do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on waste statistics (COM(2001) 137 — C5-0096/2001 — 1999/0010(COD))
Date: 2001-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU statistics, environmental protection, technological change, waste, waste management

21.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 72 E/57

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Tuesday 4 September 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 28
Annex II, Section 8, point 4, subparagraph 1

4.
Statistical units are Local Units or Kind of Activity Units,
as defined in Council Regulation 696/93 (EEC) on the statistical
units for the observation and analysis of the production system
in the Community, according to each Member State(cid:146)s statistical
system.

4.
Statistical units are Local Units, as defined in Council
Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 on the statistical units for the
observation and analysis of the production system in the Com-
munity, according to each Member State(cid:146)s statistical system.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the amended proposal for a European Parliament
and Council regulation on waste statistics (COM(2001) 137 (cid:129) C5-0096/2001 (cid:129) 1999/0010(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal and the amended proposal to the European Parliament and

the Council (COM(1999) 31) (1) and (COM(2001) 137) (2),

(cid:129) having regard to Articles 251(2) and 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0052/1999 and C5-0096/2001),

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

(A5-0267/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend the proposal substantially or

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 87, 29.3.1999, p. 22.
(2) OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 202.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2526 — GE Insurance Holdings/National Mutual Life) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, industrial enterprise, insurance company, merger control

C 246/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.9.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2526 (cid:151) GE Insurance Holdings/National Mutual Life)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 246/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 24 August 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the UK-based undertaking GE Insurance Holdings Limited (GE Insurance), belonging to the US
group General Electric Company (GE), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
control of the whole of the UK-based National Mutual Life Assurance Society (National Mutual), by way of
purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) GE Insurance: insurance and savings business,

(cid:151) GE: diversified industrial corporation active in numerous fields including aircraft engines, transpor-
tation systems, industrial systems, power systems, plastics, lighting, medical systems, appliances, media
services, software and Internet services,

(cid:151) National Mutual: life insurance and pension products.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2526 (cid:151) GE Insurance Holdings/National Mutual Life, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Draft Council directive supplementing the Statute for a European Company with regard to the involvement of employees (14732/2000 – C5-0093/2001 — 1989/0219(CNS))
Date: 2001-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European company, exchange of information, labour law, worker consultation, worker participation

21.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 72 E/67

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COUNCIL

Tuesday 4 September 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 10
Annex, Part 3, point (b), subparagraph 1a (new)

The election or appointment of employees to the SE(cid:146)s admin-
istrative or supervisory organ shall take place according to
relevant national customs or legal provisions of the Member
States governing the appointment of employees to the bodies
of joint stock companies.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Draft Council directive supplementing the Stat-
ute for a European Company with regard to the involvement of employees (14732/2000 (cid:129)
C5-0093/2001 (cid:129) 1989/0219(CNS))

(Consultation procedure (cid:129) renewed consultation)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the draft Council directive (14732/2000),

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(1989) 268) (1) amended in 1991 by

COM(1991) 174) (2),

(cid:129) having regard to its position at first reading of 24 January 1991 (3) confirmed on 2 December 1993 (4)

and 27 October 1999 (5),

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council again under Article 308 of the EC Treaty (C5-0093/2001),

(cid:129) having regard to Rules 67 and 71(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of
the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market including its position on the legal basis
(A5-0231/2001),

1.

Approves the Council draft as amended;

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC

2.
Treaty;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by

3.
Parliament;

4.

5.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the draft directive substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 263, 16.10.1989, p. 69.
(2) OJ C 138, 29.5.1991, p. 8.
(3) OJ C 48, 25.2.1991, p. 113.
(4) OJ C 342, 20.12.1993, p. 30.
(5) OJ C 154, 5.6.2000, p. 46.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 4,50 % on 1 September 2001 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest, national currency

4.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 246/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

4,50 % on 1 September 2001

1 euro

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 September 2001

(2001/C 246/01)

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4444

Danish krone

9,5099

Swedish krona

0,6235

Pound sterling

0,9072

United States dollar

1,4075

Canadian dollar

107,92

Japanese yen

1,5156

Swiss franc

8,0305

Norwegian krone

89,62

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (3)

1,7225

Australian dollar

2,076

New Zealand dollar

7,6681

South African rand (3)

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(3) Source: Commission.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on rail transport statistics (COM(2000) 798 — C5-0052/2001 — 2001/0048(COD))
Date: 2001-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: carriage of goods, combined transport, common transport policy, rail transport, transport statistics

21.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 72 E/59

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Tuesday 4 September 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

I.

1.2.5

Passenger transport: metro or light rail

yes/no

Amendment 5
Annex I, Table I 1, point 2.5

Deleted

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
regulation on rail transport statistics (COM(2000) 798 (cid:129) C5-0052/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0048(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2000) 798) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to Articles 251(2) and 285 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission sub-

mitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0052/2001),

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0265/

2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend the proposal substantially or

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 94.

3. Statute for a European company *

A5-0243/2001

Draft Council regulation on the Statute for a European Company (SE) (14886/2000 (cid:129) C5-0092/
2001 (cid:129) 1989/0218(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COUNCIL

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Citations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 308 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 95 thereof,
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2418/01 by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (PPE-DE) to the Council. Falsification of statistical data in Greece.
Date: 2001-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Greece, employment statistics, fraud, statistics

C 134 E/32

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

6.6.2002

(2002/C 134 E/032)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2418/01

by Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (PPE-DE) to the Council

(4 September 2001)

Subject: Falsification of statistical data in Greece

Economic and social policy-makers in the European Union attach special importance to statistical data to
acquire an accurate picture of the situation, to make comparisons between Member States, to monitor
progress and to draw up guidelines.

This policy depends therefore on the consistency and reliability of the Member States’ statistical services.

What action does the Council intend to take vis-à-vis Greece where, in addition to the frequent delays and
shortcomings in the gathering of statistical data on employment and unemployment among men and
women, the National Statistics Service has recently been accused of falsifying data in this area?

Reply

(12 February 2002)

It is not for the Council to deal directly with Member States regarding their statistics: that is a matter for
the Commission.

However, the importance which the Council and the Commission 3 in common, moreover, with the
European Parliament 3 attach to a proper statistical framework for the European employment strategy is
illustrated by the proposal for a Decision on Community incentive measures in the field of employment
which is currently being examined by those institutions.

The European Council
indicators should be defined and collated.

itself has stated on several occasions that comparable, reliable statistics and

(2002/C 134 E/033)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2421/01

by Baroness Sarah Ludford (ELDR) to the Commission

(3 September 2001)

Subject: Vietnam

The use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War was a humanitarian disaster, the effects of which are
still being felt today.

Can the Commission explain exactly what assistance is being given to the victims of the Vietnam War who
were affected by the use of Agent Orange by Western forces?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(8 October 2001)

According to the information available to the Commission, assistance to persons affected by Agent Orange
in Vietnam is mainly provided by the International Federation of the Red Cross, working in partnership
with the Vietnam Red Cross,
‘the Agent Orange Fund: Assistance and
rehabilitation for disabled people’. This is a nation-wide programme, aimed at providing community-based
services. The programme is supported by the American, German and Swiss national Red Cross societies.
No request for assistance has been received by the Commission.

through a designated fund:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1754/2001 of 4 September 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

5.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 236/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1754/2001

of 4 September 2001

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
last
import arrangements
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98 (2), and in particular
Article 4(1) thereof,

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 September 2001.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 September 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.

L 236/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

5.9.2001

to the Commission Regulation of 4 September 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0709 90 70

0805 30 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999
388
524
528
999
052
999
388
400
512
528
804
999
052
999
052
999
052
060
064
066
068
094
999

79,6
79,6
73,5
70,1
61,3
68,3
72,1
72,1
79,0
77,8
66,4
64,0
105,7
78,6
107,1
107,1
114,8
114,8
74,3
55,9
55,6
68,4
49,0
57,3
60,1

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2000 (OJ L 243, 28.9.2000, p. 14). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.