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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2284/2001 of 23 November 2001 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

24.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 307/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2284/2001

of 23 November 2001

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third
countries of wholly milled medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001 (2),
and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/
2001 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 (5),
allows the Commission to decide,
in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted,
to make no award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 16 to
22 November 2001 in response to the invitation to tender for
the export refund on wholly milled medium and long grain A
rice to certain third European countries issued in Regulation
(EC) No 2009/2001.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 272, 13.10.2001, p. 17.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 129/2001 of 23 November 2001 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, information network, invitation to tender, live animal, on line data service, veterinary inspection

24.1.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 22/11

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 129/2001

of 23 November 2001

amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex I to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 102/2001 of
26 October 2001 (1).

Commission Decision 2000/288/EC of 4 April 2000 amending Decision 92/486/EEC on the form
of cooperation between the ANIMO host centre and the Member States (2) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2000/351/EC of 3 May 2000 on the procedure for the designation of a new
common host server for the integrated computerised veterinary system (3) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

(4)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Part 1.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

The following indent shall be added in point 12 (Commission Decision 92/486/EEC):

‘— 32000 D 0288: Commission Decision 2000/288/EC of 4 April 2000 (OJ L 98, 19.4.2000,

p. 37).’

2.

The following point shall be inserted after point 103 (Commission Decision 2000/350/EC) in:

‘104.

32000 D 0351: Commission Decision 2000/351/EC of 3 May 2000 on the procedure for
the designation of a new common host server for the integrated computerised veterinary
system (OJ L 124, 25.5.2000, p. 61).

This act applies also to Iceland.’

(1) OJ L 322, 6.12.2001, p. 6.
(2) OJ L 98, 19.4.2000, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 124, 25.5.2000, p. 61.

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Article 2

The texts of Commission Decisions 2000/288/EC and 2000/351/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall
be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 November 2001, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

E. BULL

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2283/2001 of 23 November 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries, in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Europe, award of contract, export, export refund, rice

L 307/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

24.11.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2283/2001

of 23 November 2001

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be
exported to certain European third countries, in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organization of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001 (2),
and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
in the maximum export refund being fixed at
the
amount specified in Article 1.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
2008/2001 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95 (5),
allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a
maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the
criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum export refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain
and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third
countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 2008/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders
submitted from 16 to 22 November 2001 at
218,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 272, 13.10.2001, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2099 — Hutchison/NTT Docomo/KPN Mobile/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 328/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.11.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2099 (cid:151) Hutchison/NTT Docomo/KPN Mobile/JV)

(2001/C 328/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 September 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 300M2099. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
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L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2605 (cid:151) Mead/Westvaco)

(2001/C 328/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 November 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 301M2605. 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2642 — BT/Concert) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications

23.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 328/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2642 (cid:151) BT/Concert)

(2001/C 328/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 November 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 the UK-based undertaking British Telecommunications plc (BT) acquires, within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of parts of Dutch-based undertaking Concert
BV (Concert), jointly controlled by BT and the US-based undertaking AT & T Corp. (AT & T) by way of
purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) BT: provision of telecommunications services,

(cid:151) Concert: provision of telecommunications services.

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.2642 (cid:151) BT/Concert, 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3260/01 by Jan Wiersma (PSE) to the Council. Roma activist Rudko Kawczynski.
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Germany, Roma, arrest, competence of the Member States, national law

C 134 E/212

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

6.6.2002

Geese seem to suffer in all kinds of ways, for example for the production of the luxury article foie gras, by
the obscene and indefensible practice of force feeding to the extent that they cannot even walk. The
Community must therefore tackle this problem without delay.

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(28 January 2002)

As mentioned by the Honourable Member, the plucking of live geese is in contravention of Article 23(3) of
the recommendation T-AP(95)20 concerning geese adopted on 22 June 1999 by the Standing Committee
of the European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes. Poland did not
ratify the Convention and as a consequence, for the moment is not bound to the same rules on geese
farming as the Community and its Member States. It should be mentioned that animal welfare legislation is
part of the ‘acquis communautaire’ and that farming systems in Poland would have to apply Community
welfare standards when the country will become a Member of the Union.

In the Community, the transposition of Council Directive 98/58/EC of 20 July 1998 concerning the
protection of animals kept for farming purposes (1) enables the Member States to give effect to the
Recommendations adopted under the Convention. Furthermore, according to Article 5 of the Directive the
Commission shall submit
to the Council any proposals which may be necessary for the uniform
application of the Convention and, on the basis of a scientific evaluation, any recommendation made
under this Convention.

The Commission is not aware of cases of non-compliance with the recommendation concerning geese
within the Union, which would make specific Community legislation necessary to ensure its uniform
application.

The Commission has no proposals at present to inform European consumers on the way goose feather
products are obtained and is not aware of any such proposals in the Member States. The situation will be
kept under review.

(1) OJ L 221, 8.8.1998.

(2002/C 134 E/223)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3260/01

by Jan Wiersma (PSE) to the Council

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Roma activist Rudko Kawczynski

Is the Council aware of the German authorities’ intention to imprison the Roma activist Rudko Kawczynski
on 19 November for taking part in a human rights demonstration in 1990?

Will the Council urge the German authorities not to do so?

Reply

(14 February 2002)

The Council would inform the Honourable Member that
administration of justice in a Member State.

it has no authority to interfere in the
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3257/01 by Nirj Deva (PPE-DE) to the Council. Self-determination.
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Gibraltar, international law, self-determination

4.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 160 E/91

Decentralisation may not be possible in all ten candidate countries benefitting from ISPA at the same time.
The Commission has encouraged the use of the Technical Assistance (TA) funds under ISPA to promote
the reform of management and control functions in preparation for decentralisation. TA projects are
underway in a number of candidate countries, and the objective is to put
in place an extended
implementation system in the course of 2002 in a number of countries and for sectors (subject to progress
in the different sectors % transport and environment % it is conceivable that the ex-ante waiver is not
granted to both sectors at the same time).

For some aspects of this exercise the candidate countries can also rely on TA already provided through
PHARE and Sigma.

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999.

(2002/C 160 E/119)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3257/01

by Nirj Deva (PPE-DE) to the Council

(23 November 2001)

Subject: Self-determination

Will the Council please confirm its support for the principles of self-determination of peoples, particularly
with regard to the British territory of Gibraltar.

Reply

(25/26 March 2002)

The Council would remind the Honourable Member that it is for the United Kingdom and Spain to find an
agreed solution for Gibraltar in accordance with international law and the interests of the Parties involved.

The Council would also remind the Honourable Member that the United Kingdom and the Spanish
Permanent Representatives to the European Union informed the Council in a letter dated 3 September
2001 of the meeting in London on 26 July 2001 of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the two countries. At
that meeting the Ministers agreed to restart talks on Gibraltar in the context of the Brussels Declaration
included in the joint communiqué of 27 November 1984.

(2002/C 160 E/120)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3281/01

by Isidoro Sánchez García (ELDR) to the Council

(28 November 2001)

Subject: Council common position with regard to Cuba

Under Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union concerning relations between the European Parliament
and the Council as regards foreign policy, it would be very useful to know what the Council’s opinion is
regarding the common position on Cuba which was adopted in 1996 (1). What chance is there that the
common position might be amended following the emergence of a new world order and in pursuit of
international cohesion, an objective which should be a hallmark of the European Union’s foreign policy?

(1) OJ L 322, 12.12.1996, p. 1.
2001/828/EC: Commission Decision of 23 November 2001 amending Decisions 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to imports of equidae vaccinated against West Nile Fever (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3709)
Date: 2001-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, equidae, health certificate, health control, import (EU), vaccination

27.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 308/41

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 November 2001

amending Decisions 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC with regard to imports of equidae vaccinated
against West Nile Fever

(notified under document number C(2001) 3709)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/828/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing
the movement and import from third countries of equidae (1), as last amended by Decision 2001/
298/EC (2), and in particular Article 13(2)(a) and Article 19(i) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Commission Decision 92/260/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 2001/619/EC (4), laid down the
animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses.

Commission Decision 93/197/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 2001/619/EC, laid down the
animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae
for breeding and production.

The United States of America have recorded cases of West Nile Fever in equidae during the past two
years. Recently a formaline-inactivated vaccine has received conditional approval by the competent
authorities. Because equidae vaccinated against West Nile Virus infection do not present an animal or
public health risk, imports into the Community of such equidae should be permitted, subject to
certain conditions.

In order to allow imports of equidae vaccinated against West Nile Virus from countries included in
Group C of the relevant animal health requirements it is necessary to adapt the animal health
conditions by modifying Decisions 92/260/EEC and 93/197/EEC accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

A new paragraph is inserted in Annex II(C)(III) to Decision 92/260/EEC:

Article 1

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 102, 12.4.2001, p. 63.
(3) OJ L 130, 15.5.1992, p. 67.
(4) OJ L 215, 9.8.2001, p. 55.
(5) OJ L 86, 6.4.1993, p. 16.

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27.11.2001

A new paragraph is inserted in Annex II(C)(III) to Decision 93/197/EEC:

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 23 November 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission