do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2442/01 by Caroline Lucas (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Low Frequency Active Sonar.
Date: 2001-09-11
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: environmental impact, marine environment, marine mammal, protection of animal life, remote sensing

4.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 81 E/177

prisoners, who were employed as slave labour in German factories, were not covered by the Geneva
Convention, has apparently prompted Germany to exclude them from compensation schemes. This
discrimination is extremely serious, not least because the rights of former Italian military internees were
certainly included in the protection referred to in the European Parliament(cid:146)s resolution B2-1475/85 on
compensation for persons formerly employed as slave labour in German industry.

What urgent measures does the Council intend to take to remedy this situation?

Reply

(6 December 2001)

The Honourable Member is invited to refer to the reply to Question E-2155/01 on compensation from
Germany for former Italian military internees.

(2002/C 81 E/208)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2442/01

by Caroline Lucas (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(11 September 2001)

Subject: Low Frequency Active Sonar

There is considerable evidence that the US Navy(cid:146)s use of Low Frequency Active Sonar is having major
adverse effects on marine life, in particular Cuvier(cid:146)s beaked whales. It is strongly suspected that resonance
phenomena in the whales(cid:146) cranial airspaces, caused by LFAS, have been responsible for mass strandings in
Greece and the Bahamas in recent years.

Does the Commission have a position on the use of LFAS, and is it doing anything to try and persuade the
US to stop using it?

Answer given by Mrs Wallstr(cid:246)m on behalf of the Commission

(24 October 2001)

As the Honourable Member is no doubt aware, cetacean species are strictly protected under Council
Directive 92/43/CEE (1), which obliges Member States to take the requisite measures to avoid, inter alia, the
deliberate disturbance of these species.

Low Frequency Active Sonar (LFAS) consists of loud and low frequency sonic pulses. There is certain
evidence that this kind of noise may disturb cetaceans. For this reason, the duties established by the above
mentioned Directive should be honoured by Member States.

As far as the use of LFAS by the American Navy is concerned, the Commission has no competence and
has not raised the matter with the United States.

(1) Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora
(OJ L 206, 22.7.1992), as amended by the Accession Act of Austria, Finland and Sweden (OJ L 1, 1.1.1995).

(2002/C 81 E/209)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2458/01

by Camilo Nogueira RomÆn (Verts/ALE) to the Council

(11 September 2001)

Subject: Mass immigration across the straits of Gilbraltar: corpses washed up every day on southern

Spanish beaches

The last two months have seen no let-up in the flood of immigrants trying to reach Spain in fragile, small
vessels ((cid:146)pateras(cid:146)) in their flight from poverty and their search for the jobs which their own countries
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1786/2001 of 11 September 2001 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No 1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors respectively
Date: 2001-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund, rice, starch

12.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 242/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1786/2001

of 11 September 2001

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No 1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals
and rice sectors respectively

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

(2)

(3)

(4)

This time limit can result in speculative applications for
refund certificates where a possible revision downwards
of the amount of the refund is expected.

The time limit for introducing certificate applications
should therefore be moved forward to 3 p.m., Brussels
time.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000 (4),
and in particular Article 8(e) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

In Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 ‘5 p.m.’
replaced by ‘3 p.m.’.

is

(1)

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/
93 (5) lays down that manufacturers wishing to claim
refunds must lodge their applications each working day
before 5 p.m., Brussels time.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 September 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2446/01 by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission. Gran Paradiso and Vanoise parks.
Date: 2001-09-11
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Alpine Region, EU programme, France, Italy, frontier region, protected area, protection of animal life, protection of plant life

C 93 E/134

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

18.4.2002

(2002/C 93 E/159)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2446/01

by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission

(11 September 2001)

Subject: Gran Paradiso and Vanoise parks

In the Alpine area, straggling the Valle d’Osta, Piedmont and Savoie regions, is the largest protected area in
Western Europe, linking up the Italian national park of Gran Paradiso (the first in Italy, set up in 1922)
and the French national park of Vanoise, the first French national park, opened in 1963. A twinning
relationship and cooperation have developed since 1972 between the two parks, which have absolutely
identical flora and fauna, similar territorial problems within an identical mountain environment. However,
what is lacking is a European legal framework which would make it possible to envisage the establishment
of a fully-fledged European park, with due respect not just for environmental requirements, but also for the
principle of subsidiarity and the rights of the local populations.

What existing or future instruments could, in the Commission’s view, be used to create a single Gran
Paradiso 5 Vanoise protected area?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(26 October 2001)

The Commission believes that Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of
natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (1) provides, through the establishment of a coherent European
ecological network of special areas of conservation, the Natura 2000 network, for the kind of common
approach to nature conservation which the Honourable Member feels is needed. The same obligations
concerning management of the area from the point of view of nature conservation apply to both sides of
the border.

However, even if the Commission supports cross-border cooperation between the management structures
of the two nature parks, it cannot, under the EC Treaty, establish a legal framework for supranational land
management structures of the kind suggested by the Honourable Member. The Interreg programme is
available to support cross-border cooperation and can be used to provide Community financing for the
development of a common management approach between contiguous nature parks located in different
Member States.

(1) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992.

(2002/C 93 E/160)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2459/01

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(11 September 2001)

Subject: Involvement of Spanish and Portuguese scientists in researching the state of fishery resources in

Community waters

Galician shipowners and fishermen frequently query the scientific information used by the Commission in
relation to the state of
fishery resources in Community waters, complaining that no Spanish and
Portuguese scientists and experts are involved. Is this true? If so, why are these scientists excluded?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1785/2001 of 11 September 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

12.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 242/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1785/2001

of 11 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 12 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 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 242/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.9.2001

to the Commission Regulation of 11 September 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining
the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

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

73,7
73,7
116,0
116,0
80,8
80,8
77,3
64,2
56,3
65,9
67,5
67,5
127,6
75,7
89,0
69,6
63,2
78,9
84,0
102,4
102,4
113,7
113,7
67,5
55,9
49,9
62,5
49,3
49,0
55,7

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2403 — Schneider/Thomson Multimedia/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

11.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 251/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.1626 (cid:151) Sair Group/SAA)

(2001/C 251/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 November 1999 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2403 (cid:151) Schneider/Thomson Multimedia/JV)

(2001/C 251/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 June 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2415 — Interpublic/True North) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

11.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 251/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2404 (cid:151) Elkem/Sapa)

(2001/C 251/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 June 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2415 (cid:151) Interpublic/True North)

(2001/C 251/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 June 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2514 — Mazda Motor Corporation/MCL) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 251/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.9.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2514 (cid:151) Mazda Motor Corporation/MCL)

(2001/C 251/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 July 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2509 (cid:151) Dow/Reichhold/JV)

(2001/C 251/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 August 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2563 — EDF/Fenice) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 251/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.9.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2563 (cid:151) EDF/Fenice)

(2001/C 251/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 August 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in French and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2512 (cid:151) EQT Northern Europe/Electrolux)

(2001/C 251/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 July 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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Date: 2001-09-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

11.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 251/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.1626 (cid:151) Sair Group/SAA)

(2001/C 251/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 November 1999 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

(cid:151) as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2403 (cid:151) Schneider/Thomson Multimedia/JV)

(2001/C 251/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 June 2001 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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