do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2545 — Degussa/Ausimont) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 298/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24.10.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2545 (cid:151) Degussa/Ausimont)

(2001/C 298/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 October 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 301M2545. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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L-2985 Luxembourg.
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2505 (cid:151) Tyco/CR Bard)

(2001/C 298/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 October 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 available only 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 301M2505. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2071/2001 of 24 October 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

25.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 281/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2071/2001

of 24 October 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 25 October 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 October 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 281/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25.10.2001

to the Commission Regulation of 24 October 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

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999
052
999
052
999
052
388
524
528
600
999
052
064
400
999
060
075
388
400
404
800
804
999
052
720
999

92,0
58,3
75,2
91,8
91,8
80,8
80,8
61,2
50,9
50,7
51,6
68,8
56,6
89,0
96,5
251,2
145,6
36,6
62,5
163,7
64,7
79,3
192,5
63,8
94,7
106,7
47,6
77,2

(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’.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the Guidelines for Member States' employment policies for the year 2002 (COM(2001) 511 - C5-0498/2001 - 2001/0208(CNS))
Date: 2001-10-24
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, employment policy, fight against unemployment

C 112 E/178

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

9.5.2002

Wednesday 24 October 2001

3. Employment guidelines for 2002 */Joint employment report 2001

A5-0360/2001

1.
Proposal for a Council decision on Guidelines for Member States’ employment policies for the
year 2002 (COM(2001) 511 * C5-0498/2001 * 2001/0208(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Recital 12a (new)

(12a) Account must be taken of the European Parliament’s
opinion on the guidelines for employment policies in 2002 set
out in its resolution of 24 October 2001 on the joint report
on employment for 2001.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the Guide-
lines for Member States’ employment policies for the year 2002 (COM(2001) 511 * C5-0498/2001
* 2001/0208(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

’ having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 511),

’ having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 128(2) of the EC Treaty (C5-0498/2001),

’ having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

’ having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinions of
the Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities and the Committee on Economic and
Monetary Affairs (A5-0360/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal 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;

Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to amend the Commission proposal substan-

4.
tially;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2079/2001 of 24 October 2001 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1889/2001 on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of September 2001 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
Date: 2001-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, rice

25.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 281/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2079/2001

of 24 October 2001

correcting Regulation (EC) No 1889/2001 on the issue of import licences for rice against applica-
tions submitted during the first 10 working days of September 2001 pursuant to Regulation (EC)
No 327/98

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of
10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administra-
tion of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken
rice (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 648/98 (2), and in
particular Article 5(2) thereof,

Whereas:

with the applications actually submitted for
tranche,

the October

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1889/2001 is replaced by
the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Verification revealed an error in the Annex to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1889/2001 (3). That Regulation should
therefore be corrected retroactively. The correction is in line

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 October 2001.

It shall apply from 28 September 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 37, 11.2.1998, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 88, 24.3.1998, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 260, 28.9.2001, p. 12.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

25.10.2001

ANNEX

Reduction percentages to be applied to quantities applied for under the tranche for September 2001 and quantities
available for the following tranche:

(a) quantity referred to in Article 2: semi-milled and wholly-milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30

Origin

United States of America

Thailand

Australia

Other origins

(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.

Reduction
(%)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

100

(b) quantity referred to in Article 2: husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20

Origin

Australia

United States of America

Thailand

Other origins

(1) Issue for the quantity applied for.

Reduction
(%)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

Quantity available
for the additional tranche
for October 2001
(in t)

1 173

53

215,10

—

Quantity available
for the additional tranche
for October 2001
(in t)

12,60

20,00

4,00

117,00
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2938/01 by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission. Radar systems at airports.
Date: 2001-10-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Italy, air safety, air traffic, air traffic control, airport, safety standard, traffic regulations

C 147 E/64

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

20.6.2002

The situation of the River Segura will be improved by these measures. The Spanish authorities have
informed the Commission of the Segura basin environmental recovery plan currently being drawn up by
the Ministry of the Environment and the Autonomous Communities of Murcia and Valencia, which will
include the building of purification plants, agreements between the authorities and industry, administrative
monitoring measures and major investment.

the river Segura is included under Priority 3 (Environment) of

The cleaning up of
the integrated
operational programme for the Murcia region which forms part of the Community Support Framework for
Objective 1 regions in Spain for the period 2000-2006. Community aid from the Structural Funds for all
the Priority 3 measures totals € 428,5 million. Moreover, projects concerning the cleaning up and
purification of the waters of the Segura basin are also eligible for cofinancing from the Cohesion Fund.

(1) OJ L 129, 18.5.1976.
(2)

Judgment in case C-214/96, 25.11.1998.

(2002/C 147 E/065)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2938/01

by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission

(24 October 2001)

Subject: Radar systems at airports

The serious accident that occurred on 8 October 2001 at Linate airport in Milan involving a runway
collision between a scheduled airliner and a small private jet raises serious concerns in that the airport was
not equipped with ground radar for controlling air traffic.

Although this technical equipment exists in other European airports its installation is not compulsory.

Does the Commission not think that it would be useful to require the installation of ground radar systems
to control runway movements at the larger and busier airports in the Union in order to prevent similar
disasters in the future?

(2002/C 147 E/066)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2940/01

by Massimo Carraro (PSE), Fiorella Ghilardotti (PSE),
Giovanni Fava (PSE), Giovanni Pittella (PSE), Paolo Costa (ELDR)
and Luigi Cocilovo (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(24 October 2001)

Subject: Accident at Linate airport

In view of the serious accident that occurred on 8 October 2001 at Linate airport, can the Commission
say:

1. what it intends to do to ensure adequate safety standards at European airports;

2. whether there are currently plans for European regulations to make flight authorisation conditional

upon effective radar systems;

3. whether there are plans for European regulations to ensure adequate and uniform standards for

runway signs at European airports?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2001 of 24 October 2001 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2001-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, ship's flag

25.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 281/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2073/2001

of 24 October 2001

prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001 (2), and in particular Article
21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December
2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required (3), as amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1666/2001 (4), lays down quotas for herring for
2001.

In order to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of herring in the waters of ICES division
IIIa by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in
Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001.
Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock from 8
October 2001. This date should be adopted in this
Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of herring in the waters of ICES division IIIa by vessels
flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby
deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for
2001.

Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES division IIIa by vessels
flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is hereby
prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and
landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date
of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 8 October 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 334, 30.12.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 223, 18.8.2001, p. 4.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2934/01 by Caroline Jackson (PPE-DE) to the Commission. CE marking on torture instruments.
Date: 2001-10-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EC conformity marking, arms industry, dual-use good, electrical equipment, sales promotion, torture

18.4.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 93 E/211

(2002/C 93 E/250)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2934/01

by Caroline Jackson (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(24 October 2001)

Subject: CE marking on torture instruments

Amnesty International reports that electric shock and stun gun devices are being exported from the EU
and advertised in Taiwan as having a ‘European guarantee of 2 years’. The devices also display the CE
standard mark.

Can the Commission take action to prevent the use of this CE mark to help promote the sales of weapons
used to torture or ill-treat people in many countries in the world, or is the European Union powerless to
prevent this perversion of its quality mark?

(2002/C 93 E/251)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2965/01

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(25 October 2001)

Subject: The use of the CE safety marking in the manufacture of stun weapons

Is the Commission aware of the growing concern that EU Member States are effectively allowing stun
weapon manufacturers to use the European Commission CE ‘safety’ markings on their stun batons as a
quality selling point?

Would the Commission please advise by what process European standard marks are awarded and how
many stun weapon manufacturers are using the CE markings on their products?

In the light of this, does the Commission have any plans to take action to prevent such manufacturers
from using the safety marking to promote the sale of their products?

(2002/C 93 E/252)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3012/01

by Linda McAvan (PSE) to the Commission

(23 October 2001)

Subject: CE mark on torture instruments

Human rights groups have raised concerns that certain companies are using the CE mark as an
endorsement for products such as stun guns which can be used as instruments of torture.

Can the Commission confirm that the CE mark is not intended as a selling point in the advertising and
marketing of products, and can it give some reassurance that action will be taken to ensure that any
misuse of the CE mark stops?

(2002/C 93 E/253)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3108/01

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(13 November 2001)

Subject: European CE-standard markings on stun weapons

It has been brought to my attention that non-European Union manufacturers have been advertising that
their stun weapons are marked with the CE safety-standard mark. These weapons are frequently used as
torture devices in prisons and detention centres.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

24.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 298/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 October 2001

(2001/C 298/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4362

Danish krone

9,5085

Swedish krona

0,6258

Pound sterling

0,8887

United States dollar

1,4008

Canadian dollar

109,03

Japanese yen

1,4791

Swiss franc

7,949

Norwegian krone

92,77

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,747

Australian dollar

2,1322

New Zealand dollar

8,4515

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) (COM(2001) 83 - C5-0065/2001 - 2001/0046(COD))
Date: 2001-10-24
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU statistics, data collection, regional statistics, statistical method, statistical nomenclature

9.5.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 112 E/177

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Wednesday 24 October 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 10
Annex I
España

CODE

NUTS 2

NUTS 3

CODE

NUTS 2

NUTS 3

Ceuta y Melilla

ES63

ES631

ES632

Ceuta

Melilla

ES63

ES631

ES64

ES641

Ceuta

Melilla

Ceuta

Melilla

Amendment 11
Annex II, paragraph 3

for Germany ‘Kreise/kreisfreie Städte’,

At NUTS level 3 for Belgium ‘arrondissements’, for Denmark
‘Amter’,
for Greece
‘nomoi’, for Spain ‘provincias’, for France ‘départements’, for
Ireland ‘regional authority regions’, for Italy ‘provincie’ and for
Sweden ‘län’.

for Germany ‘Kreise/kreisfreie Städte’,

At NUTS level 3 for Belgium ‘arrondissements’, for Denmark
‘Amter’,
for Greece
‘nomoi’, for Spain ‘provincias’, for France ‘départements’, for
Ireland ‘regional authority regions’,
for
Sweden ‘län’ and for Finland ‘maakunnat’.

for Italy ‘provincie’,

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of Territorial Units for
Statistics (NUTS) (COM(2001) 83 % C5-0065/2001 % 2001/0046(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

3 having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2001) 83) (1),

3 having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 285 of the EC Treaty pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0065/2001),

3 having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

3 having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0335/

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. 108.