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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2584 — Tyco/Sensormatic) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, electronics industry, exchange of information, merger control

C 247/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

5.9.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2584 (cid:151) Tyco/Sensormatic)

(2001/C 247/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 29 August 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking Tyco International Ltd (Tyco) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Regulation, control of the whole of Sensormatic Electronics Corporation (Sensormatic) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Tyco: electronic security systems, medical supplies and other speciality products, undersea cable
systems, components and multi-layered pinted circuit boards, environmental

communications
consulting services, financial services and related financial products,

(cid:151) Sensormatic: electronic article surveillance, electronic security sysems, and fire protection systems.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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.2584 (cid:151) Tyco/Sensormatic, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2559 — USG/Deutsche Perlite) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

5.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 247/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2559 (cid:151) USG/Deutsche Perlite)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 247/05)

(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 undertakings Deutsche Perlite GmbH, belonging to the Knauf group, and USG Interiors Inc.,
belonging to the USG group, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control
of the undertaking Knauf USG Systems GmbH & Co. KG, by way of purchase of partnership interests in a
newly created company constituting a joint venture and purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Deutsche Perlite GmbH: production and distribution of building materials on the basis of perlite,

(cid:151) Knauf Group: production and distribution of building materials including gypsum boards and other

wall and floor-cladding panels,

(cid:151) USG Interiors Inc. and the USG group: production and distribution of building materials including wall,

ceilings and other claddings.

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.2559 (cid:151) USG/Deutsche Perlite, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1755/2001 of 5 September 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

6.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 237/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1755/2001

of 5 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 6 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 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 237/2

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Official Journal of the European Communities

6.9.2001

to the Commission Regulation of 5 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

76,1
76,1
78,8
70,1
65,7
71,5
69,2
69,2
91,5
77,8
66,4
64,0
108,5
81,6
106,0
106,0
115,2
115,2
75,8
60,5
56,5
57,1
48,8
49,0
57,9

(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’.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2483/01 by Margrietus van den Berg (PSE) to the Council. Trade in conflict diamonds.
Date: 2001-09-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: customs document, import (EU), international standard, international trade, precious stones, war

C 134 E/36

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

6.6.2002

force, once Moroccan pressure on the Spanish Government during the critical period immediately
preceding Franco’s death had led to the territory’s being shamefully abandoned by Spain. Now, James
Baker, the American UN mediator, embracing the Moroccan position, is proposing autonomy as a solution
# an autonomy similar to the fictitious autonomy which certain regions within the authoritarian
Moroccan state may enjoy in the future. The government of the Saharan Republic will not, of course,
accept this fake solution. In view of this, and the fact that the Member States’ influence in the area could
be decisive, what is the European Union’s current position on Western Saharan self-determination?

Reply

(12 February 2002)

The Council would refer the Honourable Member to the reply given by the Council to question E-2239/01
on the Western Sahara.

(2002/C 134 E/038)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2483/01

by Margrietus van den Berg (PSE) to the Council

(5 September 2001)

Subject: Trade in conflict diamonds

International ability to curb the trade in conflict diamonds is closely linked to the success of the Kimberley
Process. At present this process is moving forward slowly, partly because the European Union does not
have a common position. How soon does the Council intend to give the Commission a mandate for the
Kimberley Process negotiations?

Furthermore, border checks on the import of diamonds, preventing conflict diamonds being imported into
the EU, require specialist knowledge on the part of the customs services. Does the Council consider that it
would be useful to limit the points through which diamonds can be imported to one per Member State so
as to concentrate the expertise in a restricted number of places?

Reply

(12 February 2002)

The Council follows with great interest the work carried out in the framework of the Kimberley process. It
will consider any draft recommendation for a mandate submitted by the Commission.

(2002/C 134 E/039)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2485/01

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Suspension of international adoptions in Romania

(5 September 2001)

The Romanian Government has suspended international adoption procedures for one year as of 21 June
this year, on the basis of Decision No 55.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, euro, exchange rate, national currency

5.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 247/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 September 2001

(2001/C 247/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,444

Danish krone

9,5517

Swedish krona

0,6197

Pound sterling

0,897

United States dollar

1,3899

Canadian dollar

107,1

Japanese yen

1,5151

Swiss franc

7,963

Norwegian krone

89,28

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,717

2,069

Australian dollar

New Zealand dollar

7,5828

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2416/01 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission. Single-room supplement.
Date: 2001-09-05
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: consumer price, consumer protection, equal treatment, hotel industry

4.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 81 E/173

This report will be presented in April 2002.

Following the second G10 meeting on 26 September 2001, it was decided, in the interests of transparency,
to launch an extensive consultation exercise. This will be concluded on 23 November 2001. The
consultation document and all documents relating to the (cid:145)G10 Medicines(cid:146) are available at the following
website: http://pharmacos.eudra.org, under the heading (cid:145)G10(cid:146).

(2002/C 81 E/202)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2416/01

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(5 September 2001)

Subject: Single-room supplement

It has long been customary for holiday operators to charge a (cid:145)single-room supplement(cid:146), whereby people
travelling on their own have to pay an extra sum of money in order to have a room to themselves.

Although the initial reason was that it enabled holiday establishments to recoup the cost of a single
traveller staying in a double room, it is nowadays frequently the case that single travellers are being
charged a supplement to stay in a single room.

What is the Commission(cid:146)s opinion on this unfair supplement, particularly when the traveller is, in any
case, staying in accommodation designed for one person (i.e. a single room)?

Does it have any plans to review this matter with a view to having this charge abolished?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(18 October 2001)

The way in which hotel rooms may be charged for varies from country to country (cid:129) for instance, the
price may be on a per capita occupancy basis or on a room basis. The Commission is, of course, aware
that it is customary for hotels to make an additional charge for single room occupancy.

However, the Commission has no competence in this issue. It is therefore a matter for the Member State
and the company concerned.

(2002/C 81 E/203)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2427/01

by Giovanni Pittella (PSE) to the Commission

(3 September 2001)

Subject: Action to combat paedophilia

On 26 August of this year, two Internet sites were discovered which contain a photographic archive
comprising over 400 images of 23 new-born babies who have been raped and tortured whilst lying in
their cots or in baby baths, surrounded by feeding bottles and nappies. The week before, another site was
discovered with images of the corpses of little children who had been subjected to vivisection, ripped apart
and cut up like animals. After the sites had been discovered the judicial authorities were alerted.

What action is the Commission planning to take in response to this outrage? Does it intend to set up a
European Authority against on-line paedophilia which, amongst other things, will enable websites to be
monitored on a continuous basis?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2566 — Shell-Cinergy/EDA/EPA JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, energy distribution, energy industry, investment company, merger control

5.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 247/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2566 (cid:151) Shell-Cinergy/EDA/EPA JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 247/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 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 Attiki Denmark ApS (Investor), controlled by Shell Gas and the US-based Cinergy, and the Greek
gas distribution company of Attiki SA (EDA) which is ultimately controlled by the Greek State, acquire,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of the Greek Attiki gas supply
company SA (EPA) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Investor: investment vehicle created to acquire the participation in EPA,

(cid:151) Shell Gas: holding company being part of the Netherlands/UK-based Royal Dutch/Shell companies
engaged in the exploration, production and sale of oil and natural gas, chemicals and power generation,

(cid:151) Cinergy: US energy company,

(cid:151) EDA: gas distribution company for the region of Attiki (Greece),

(cid:151) EPA: the joint venture company that will sell gas to small consumers (less than 10 million cubic metres

per year) in the region of Attiki.

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.2566 (cid:151) Shell-Cinergy/EDA/EPA JV, 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.