do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2478/01 by Esko Seppänen (GUE/NGL) to the Council. School milk subsidies.
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EU aid, aid system, educational institution, milk, milk product

18.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 93 E/139

(2002/C 93 E/167)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2478/01

by Esko Seppänen (GUE/NGL) to the Council

(14 September 2001)

Subject: School milk subsidies

In the Community budget for 2001, € 89 m was allocated to school milk. This has been cut from next
year’s draft budget. Does this mean that the Council no longer considers it necessary to provide this
subsidy, and if it does consider the subsidy necessary, what is done to ensure that the funds are used only
for school milk and not for other purposes? How are the funds distributed among the Member States? If
some countries do not use the subsidy, might it be appropriate to increase the shares of those countries
which do use it by the amount available to countries which decline to do so?

Reply

(10 December 2001)

Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 (1) on the common organisation of the market in milk and
milk products provides for the grant of Community aid for supplying milk and certain processed milk
products to pupils in educational establishments.

To that end, as the Honourable Member has pointed out, an amount of EUR 89 million intended to
finance that aid in 2001 was entered in the Community budget under the heading ‘milk products’.

It would appear that for the financial year 2002 this expenditure has been transferred from the heading
‘milk products’ to the heading ‘food programme’, Chapter 31, budget heading 312, and that for 2002 an
amount of EUR 81 million appears under that heading (2).

Moreover, Article 15 of the aforementioned Regulation states that the detailed rules for its application,
relating, in particular, to the conditions under which the aids may be granted, their amounts, the list of
products concerned and the other decisions and measures are to be adopted by the Commission in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 42 (Management Committee procedure).

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) Smaller amount than in 2000 following the decision taken in 2000 to reduce the Community contribution from

95 % to 75 %.

(2002/C 93 E/168)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2479/01

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(13 September 2001)

Subject: Abolition of ‘duty-free’ goods

Those campaigning against the abolition of ‘duty-free’ goods prophesied that the measure would result in
the loss of tens of thousands of jobs.

Is the Commission able to estimate what has in fact been the net loss in jobs, if any, across Europe as a
result of the measure?
2001/694/EC: Commission Decision of 14 September 2001 amending Decision 2001/550/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Spain (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2684)
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, animal plague, health certificate, health control, pigmeat, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 September 2001

amending Decision 2001/550/EC on marking and use of pigmeat in application of Article 9 of
Council Directive 80/217/EEC concerning Spain

(notified under document number C(2001) 2684)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/694/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 80/217/EEC of 22 January
1980 introducing Community measures for the control of
classical swine fever (1), as last amended by the Act of Acces-
sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article
9(6)(g) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Outbreaks of classical swine fever in Spain were declared
by the Veterinary Authorities of Spain.

In accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 80/217/EEC
protection and surveillance zones were immediately
established around outbreak sites in Spain.

The provisions for the use of a health mark on fresh
meat are given in Council Directive 64/433/EEC on
health conditions for the production and marketing of
fresh meat (2), as
last amended by Directive 95/
23/EEC (3).

Following a request of Spain, by means of Decision
2001/550/EC (4)
the Commission adopted a specific
solution concerning marking and use of pigmeat coming
from pigs kept on holdings situated in the surveillance
zones established in the Province of Lérida and slaugh-
tered.

(5)

(6)

Spain has then requested to prolong these measures.
therefore be amended
Decision 2001/550/EC must
accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
In Article 1 of Decision 2001/550/EC the words ‘before
11 July 2001’ are replaced by the words ‘ before 11 September
2001’.

2.
In Article 6 of Decision 2001/550/EC the words ‘until 15
September 2001’ are replaced by the words ‘until 15 October
2001’.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 14 September 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 47, 21.1.1980, p. 11.
(2) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.
(3) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p. 41.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2595 — Stora Enso/Stora Enso Timber) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, wood industry

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2595 (cid:151) Stora Enso/Stora Enso Timber)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 256/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 September 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 undertaking Stora Enso Oyj (Stora Enso) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, joint control of the whole of the undertaking Stora Enso Timber by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Stora Enso: production and sale of forest industry products, newsprint, magazine paper, fine paper and

packing boards,

(cid:151) Stora Enso Timber: production and sale of sawn timber.

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 simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
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.2595 (cid:151) Stora Enso/Stora Enso Timber, 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.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2001/468/EC of 8 June 2001 authorising methods for grading pig carcasses in Italy (OJ L 163 of 20.6.2001)
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, carcase, cattle, classification, pigmeat, statistical method

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2001/468/EC of 8 June 2001 authorising methods for grading pig
carcasses in Italy

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 163 of 20 June 2001)

On page 32 in Article 2, the equation:

for:

read:

‘Y = X − /(X * a
/(100 − a
))’,
2
1
1/(100 − a2)]’.

‘Y = X − [X * a
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1817/2001 of 14 September 2001 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 254th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid system, award of contract, butter

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Official Journal of the European Communities

15.9.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1817/2001

of 14 September 2001

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 254th special invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1670/2000 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

(2)

(3)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the level specified below and the
end-use security determined accordingly.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invita-
tion to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended
for direct consumption in the Community (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the inter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation to
tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;
Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of
the tenders received in response to each special invita-
tion to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed
for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of
96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the
end-use security must be fixed accordingly.

Article 1

For the 254th special invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90,
the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall
be as follows:

— maximum aid:
— end-use security:

EUR 105/100 kg,
EUR 116/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 September 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1818/2001 of 14 September 2001 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 35th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, maximum price, purchase price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1818/2001

of 14 September 2001

fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 35th invitation to tender carried out under
the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1670/2000 (2), and in particular Article 10
thereof,

Whereas:

tion price applicable and that it may also be decided not
to proceed with the invitation to tender.

(2)

(3)

As a result of
buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.

the tenders received,

the maximum

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/
1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/
1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter
and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1614/2001 (4), provides that, in the light of the tenders
received for each invitation to tender, a maximum
buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the interven-

For the 35th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not
later than 11 September 2001, the maximum buying-in price is
fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 14 September 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 20.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

13 September 2001

(2001/C 256/02)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4437

Danish krone

9,5832

Swedish krona

0,6169

Pound sterling

0,906

United States dollar

1,4158

Canadian dollar

107,88

Japanese yen

1,504

7,999

Swiss franc

Norwegian krone

90,44

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,7607

Australian dollar

2,134

7,822

New Zealand dollar

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1821/2001 of 14 September 2001 fixing the maximum purchase price for beef under the 10th partial invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, maximum price, purchase price

15.9.2001

EN

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L 246/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1821/2001

of 14 September 2001

fixing the maximum purchase price for beef under the 10th partial invitation to tender pursuant to
Regulation (EC) No 690/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1512/
2001 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of
3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef
sector (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1648/2001 (4),
and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(3)

(4)

(5)

Because of the need to support the market for beef in a
reasonable way a maximum purchase price should be
fixed in the Member States concerned. In the light of the
different level of market prices in those Member States,
different maximum purchase prices should be fixed.

Due to the urgency of the support measures, this Regu-
lation should enter into force immediately.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

In application of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No
690/2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/2001
of 10 April 2001 on the purchase of beef under Regula-
tion (EC) No 690/2001 (5), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1764/2001 (6), establishes the list of
Member States in which the tendering is open for the
10th partial invitation to tender on 10 September 2001.

In accordance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No
690/2001, where appropriate, a maximum purchase
price for the reference class shall be fixed in the light of
the tenders received, taking into account the provisions
of Article 3(2) of that Regulation.

Under the 10th partial invitation to tender on 10 September
2001 opened under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 the
following maximum purchase prices shall be fixed:
— Germany: EUR 160,00/100 kg,
— Ireland: EUR 188,50/100 kg,
— Spain: EUR 157,45/100 kg,
— France: EUR 209,00/100 kg,
— Luxembourg: EUR 161,14/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 14 September 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 95, 5.4.2001, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 219, 14.8.2001, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 239, 7.9.2001, p. 13.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2001 of 14 September 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

15.9.2001

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1810/2001

of 14 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 15 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 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.

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to the Commission Regulation of 14 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
508
512
528
804
999
052
999
052
999
052
060
064
066
068
094
999

73,7
73,7
99,7
99,7
85,5
85,5
71,5
79,1
63,6
71,4
67,0
67,0
127,6
75,7
89,0
72,0
72,0
49,4
99,1
83,5
106,4
106,4
111,0
111,0
64,0
55,9
48,0
60,2
52,4
49,0
54,9

(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’.
Information concerning the extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1992
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: international agreement, sugar

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(Information)

COUNCIL

Information concerning the extension of the International Sugar Agreement, 1992

(2001/C 256/01)

The International Sugar Organisation agreed unanimously, under the provisions of the International Sugar
Agreement, 1992 (1), to extend the convention for two years until 31 December 2003.

(1) OJ L 379, 23.12.1992, p. 15 (Council Decision 92/580/EEC).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1819/2001 of 14 September 2001 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2001-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, purchase

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15.9.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1819/2001

of 14 September 2001

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1670/2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as
regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down
that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or
suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as
appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in
succession, the market price in that Member State is
below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention
price.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1745/2001 of 31
August 2001 suspending the buying-in of butter in
certain Member States (5) establishes the most recent list

of Member States in which intervention is suspended.
This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices
communicated by Portugal under Article 8 of Regulation
(EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in
question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No
1745/2001 should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby
suspended in Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Germany,
France, Greece,
the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden,
Spain and the United Kingdom.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1745/2001 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 September 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 20.
(5) OJ L 234, 1.9.2001, p. 47.