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2001/704/EC: Commission Decision of 26 September 2001 repealing Decision 97/150/EC on the setting-up of a European consultative forum on the environment and sustainable development (notified under document number C(2001) 2863)
Date: 2001-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), environmental policy, sustainable development

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Official Journal of the European Communities

27.9.2001

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 September 2001

repealing Decision 97/150/EC on the setting-up of a European consultative forum on the environ-
ment and sustainable development

(notified under document number C(2001) 2863)

(2001/704/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Under these circumstances it is appropriate to close the
European consultative forum on the environment and
sustainable development which has fulfilled its advisory
role in a satisfactory way during its term,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The European consultative forum on the environment
and sustainable development was
created by the
Commission by Decision 97/150/EC (1).

The members of the European consultative forum on the
environment
development were
sustainable
appointed by the Commission through Decision 97/
307/EC (2).

and

The Commission put forward a proposal for the sixth
environmental action programme (3) on 24 January
2001 and a strategy for sustainable development (4) on
15 May 2001.

for a European Union strategy for
In its proposal
sustainable development
to the Göteborg European
Council the Commission committed itself to establishing
a sustainable development round table which will report
directly to the Commission President.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Decision 97/150/EC is repealed.

Article 1

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of adoption by the
Commission.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2001.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 58, 27.2.1997, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 131, 23.5.1997, p. 28.
(3) OJ C 154, 29.5.2001.
(4) Com(2001) 264, 15.5.2001.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2680/01 by Hans-Gert Poettering (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Implementation of the Habitats Directive.
Date: 2001-09-26
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Germany, environmental protection, national implementing measure, protected area, protection of animal life, protection of plant life

4.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 81 E/201

It should be noted that this patent seems to be of scientific interest. It should enable improved screening
for female breast cancer. However, as a result of the appeals lodged against this patent by third parties, it is
for the Opposition Division and Boards of Appeal to decide on the patentability of the patent awarded and
on the scope of protection to be granted.

The Commission will study in detail the question of the scope of protection for inventions relating to
genetic sequences and will send its observations to the Council and to the Parliament in the reports
provided for under Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on
the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (1).

(1) OJ L 213, 30.7.1998.

(2002/C 81 E/240)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2680/01

by Hans-Gert Poettering (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(26 September 2001)

Subject: Implementation of the Habitats Directive

Since Parliament(cid:146)s resolution of 16 March 2000, a number of Member States have complied with their
obligations to designate Natura 2000 areas.

1. Which Member States have now complied with their obligations under the directive?

As regards Germany in particular, has Germany complied with its obligation to designate areas, and

2.
when was the Commission informed of them?

3. What areas were designated in Lower Saxony?

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

(17 October 2001)

To date, none of the Member States has met all its obligations under Council Directive 92/43/EEC of

1.
21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (1).

2.
Over the last few months, the Member States, and especially Germany, have made significant
progress in proposing sites pursuant to Article 4 of the Habitats Directive. Germany put forward its
proposals in a series of separate notifications during that period. Over the next few months the proposals
will be assessed at biogeographical seminars organised by the Commission, inter alia to determine whether
enough proposals have been received to set up the (cid:145)Natura 2000(cid:146) network. Depending on the outcome of
this assessment, Germany and other Member States might have to be asked to submit further proposals.

For Lower Saxony, 172 sites covering a total of more than 5 000 km2 have been proposed as sites of
3.
Community interest. Given that the Commission has not yet adopted the Community list, it would ask the
Honourable Member to contact the German authorities for details of the proposed sites.

(1) OJ L 206, 22.7.1992.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1876/2001 of 26 September 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

27.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 258/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1876/2001

of 26 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 27 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 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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Official Journal of the European Communities

27.9.2001

to the Commission Regulation of 26 September 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining
the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

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
064
388
512
524
528
999
052
400
999
060
388
400
508
512
528
800
804
999
052
999
052
624
999
052
060
064
066
624
999

104,3
104,3
96,4
96,4
58,2
71,5
63,0
65,9
58,4
60,5
62,9
74,9
239,2
157,1
34,2
65,9
88,2
70,2
87,3
42,0
225,2
93,8
88,3
105,4
105,4
124,6
144,0
134,3
64,9
58,2
79,2
63,9
202,9
93,8

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2611 — Schroder Ventures/Goldman Sachs/Cognis) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control

C 271/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

26.9.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2611 (cid:151) Schroder Ventures/Goldman Sachs/Cognis)

(2001/C 271/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 19 September 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 Schroder Ventures European Fund Managers II LP (SVEF II), belonging to the
Schroder Ventures Limited Group and The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
(GSGI) acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of Cognis BV (Cognis) by way of purchase
of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) SVEF II (UK): venture capital,

(cid:151) GSGI (US): investment banking and securities,

(cid:151) Cognis (Netherlands): specialty chemicals.

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.2611 (cid:151) Schroder Ventures/Goldman Sachs/Cognis, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2573 — A & C/Grossfarma) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

26.9.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 271/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2573 (cid:151) A & C/Grossfarma)

(2001/C 271/05)

(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 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),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CEN(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2573. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1882/2001 of 26 September 2001 on the issuing of system B export licences for fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, fruit vegetable, grape, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 258/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.9.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1882/2001

of 26 September 2001

on the issuing of system B export licences for fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/96 of
14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
298/2000 (2), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1185/2001 (3) fixed the
indicative quantities laid down for the issue of export
licences other than those requested in the context of
food aid.

information now available to the
In the light of
Commission,
quantities have been
exceeded in the case of oranges, lemons, table grapes,
apples and peaches.

indicative

the

(1)

(2)

(3)

refund for all products covered by licences applied for
under system B from 1 July to 16 September 2001
should be the indicative rate,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The percentages for the issuing of system B export licences, as
referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, and
applied for between 1 July and 16 September 2001, by which
the quantities applied for and the rates of refund applicable
must be multiplied, are as fixed in the Annex hereto.

The above subparagraph does not apply to licences applied for
in connection with food-aid operations as provided for in
the Agreement on Agriculture concluded
Article 10(4) of
during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.

Those overruns are without prejudice to compliance
with the limits resulting from the agreements concluded
in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty. The rate of

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 34, 9.2.2000, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 161, 16.6.2001, p. 26.

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ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 26 September 2001 on the issuing of system B export licences for fruit and
vegetables

Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied for between 1
July and 16 September 2001

Product

Percentage for the
issuing of
licences

Rate of refund
(EUR/t net)

Tomatoes

Oranges

Lemons

Table grapes

Apples

Peaches

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

18,0

45,0

35,0

23,0

25,0

27,0
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

26.9.2001

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 September 2001

(2001/C 271/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4382

Danish krone

9,8338

Swedish krona

0,6275

Pound sterling

0,9176

United States dollar

1,4382

Canadian dollar

107,53

Japanese yen

1,46

8,045

Swiss franc

Norwegian krone

93,17

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,861

Australian dollar

2,2503

New Zealand dollar

8,0545

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.