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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2656 — Cinven/Klöckner) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, plastics industry, venture capital

C 319/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14.11.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2656 (cid:151) Cinven/Kl(cid:246)ckner)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 319/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 November 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 Cinven Ltd (Cinven), belonging to the Cinven Group Ltd, acquires, within the meaning of Article
3 (1)(b) of the Regulation, control of Kl(cid:246)ckner Pentaplast GmbH and Kl(cid:246)ckner Capital Corporation Inc.
(Kl(cid:246)ckner) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Cinven (UK): venture capital financing,

(cid:151) Kl(cid:246)ckner (UK and US): rigid and flexible plastic films (including sheets).

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.2656 (cid:151) Cinven/Kl(cid:246)ckner, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2070 — Tietoenator/EDB Business Partner/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

14.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 319/15

UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE (CN)

(Classification of goods)

(2001/C 319/08)

Explanatory notes adopted in accordance with Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common
Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2001 (2)

The explanatory notes to the combined nomenclature of the European Communities (3) are amended as
follows:

On page 315 under 8520, the following text is inserted:

(cid:145)The term (cid:147)sound recording(cid:148) also includes recording by methods other than those making use of the effects
of acoustic vibrations, e.g. by recording data sound files, downloaded from an Internet page or a compact
disc by an automated data-processing machine, onto the internal memory (e.g. flash memory) of a digital
audio device (MP3 player).

This heading does not include apparatus that only reproduces sound from an external sound medium
(flash memory cards; heading 8519)(cid:146).

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 276, 19.10.2001, p. 8.
(3) OJ C 199, 13.7.2000, p. 1.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2070 (cid:151) Tietoenator/EDB Business Partner/JV)

(2001/C 319/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 October 2000 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 300M2070. 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2449 — Goldman Sachs/SJPC/SCP De Milo/Nascent) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 319/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14.11.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2449 (cid:151) Goldman Sachs/SJPC/SCP De Milo/Nascent)

(2001/C 319/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CEN(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2449. 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 communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 in relation to medical devices and Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in-vitro diagnostic medical devices (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, artificial reproduction, harmonisation of standards, medical device, medical diagnosis

14.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 319/13

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive
93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 in relation to medical devices (1) and Directive 98/79/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in-vitro diagnostic medical
devices (2)

(2001/C 319/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the Directive)

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

Year of ratification

CEN

EN 455-1

Medical gloves for single use (cid:151) Part 1: Requirements and
testing for freedom from holes

CEN

EN ISO 9360-1

CEN

EN ISO 10993-15

Anaesthesic and respiratory equipment (cid:151) Heat and moisture
exchangers (HMEs) for humidifying respired gases in humans
(cid:151) Part 1: HMEs for use with minimum tidal volumes of
250 ml (ISO 9360-1:2000)

Biological evaluation of medical devices (cid:151) Part 15: Identifi-
cation and quantification of degradation products
from
metals and alloys (ISO 10993-15:2000)

2000

2000

2000

(1) ESO (European standardisation organisation):

(cid:151) CEN: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel.
(32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be);
(cid:151) Cenelec: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org);
(cid:151) ETSI: F-06561 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 00, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org).

NOTE:

(cid:151) any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed to
the Directive 98/34/EC (3) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998,

(cid:151) publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Communities does not imply that the

standards are available in all the Community languages,

(cid:151) the Commission ensures the updating of this list.

(1) OJ L 169, 12.7.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 331, 7.12.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
Uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) (Classification of goods)
Date: 2001-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, recording equipment, statistical nomenclature, tariff nomenclature

14.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 319/15

UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE (CN)

(Classification of goods)

(2001/C 319/08)

Explanatory notes adopted in accordance with Article 10(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common
Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2001 (2)

The explanatory notes to the combined nomenclature of the European Communities (3) are amended as
follows:

On page 315 under 8520, the following text is inserted:

(cid:145)The term (cid:147)sound recording(cid:148) also includes recording by methods other than those making use of the effects
of acoustic vibrations, e.g. by recording data sound files, downloaded from an Internet page or a compact
disc by an automated data-processing machine, onto the internal memory (e.g. flash memory) of a digital
audio device (MP3 player).

This heading does not include apparatus that only reproduces sound from an external sound medium
(flash memory cards; heading 8519)(cid:146).

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 276, 19.10.2001, p. 8.
(3) OJ C 199, 13.7.2000, p. 1.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2070 (cid:151) Tietoenator/EDB Business Partner/JV)

(2001/C 319/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 October 2000 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 300M2070. 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.
Notification of a joint venture (Case COMP/F-1/38.207/CNH Global NV and Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Ltd) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: construction equipment, distributor, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, production

14.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 319/17

(Case COMP/F-1/38.207/CNH Global NV and Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Ltd)

Notification of a joint venture

(2001/C 319/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 30 July 2001 the Commission received the notification of agreements pursuant to Article 4 of
Council Regulation 17 (1) involving CNH Global NV and Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. The
the
companies in question have agreed to create a joint venture,
production and distribution of construction equipment products.

for the purpose of carrying out

2.
The joint venture will enable the parties to exploit synergies and complementary assets and skills,
allowing them to reduce costs and compete effectively in the manufacture and sale of heavy excavators and
light construction equipment worldwide. The parties will acquire cross-shareholdings in various companies
of their respective groups. Kobelco Construction Machinery Co. Ltd will license technology to CNH Global
NV for the manufacture of excavators.

Upon preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified agreements could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation 17.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

5.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publi-
cation. Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 295 01 28) or by post under reference number
COMP/F-1/38.207, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Anti-trust Registry,
Rue Josef II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 Brussels.

(1) OJ 13, 21.2.1962, p. 204/62.