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2001/823/EC: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council of 27 November 2001 concerning the taxation of savings in Caribbean dependent or associated territories
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: Caribbean Islands, savings, tax system

L 314/78

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.11.2001

CONFERENCE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL

concerning the taxation of savings in Caribbean dependent or associated territories

of 27 November 2001

(2001/823/EC)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNI-
TIES, MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Conclusions of the European Council in Santa Maria da Feira of 19 and 20 June 2000,
and in particular Annex IV paragraph 2(c) thereof,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Member States concerned commit themselves to promote the adoption in all the Caribbean dependent
or associated territories referred to in Annex IA of Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001
on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (1) of the same
measures that the Member States adopt and implement under any Community rules to be adopted on the
taxation of savings.

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2001.

The President

A. NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK

(1) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2677 — AngloGold/Normandy) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, mining operation, natural resources

C 332/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.11.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2677 (cid:151) AngloGold/Normandy)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2001/C 332/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 November 2001 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 (2), by which the South African undertaking AngloGold Limited (AngloGold), controlled by
Anglo American plc (Anglo American), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
control of the whole of the Australian undertaking Normandy Mining Limited (Normandy) by way of
public bid announced on 5 November 2001.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) AngloGold: production of gold, silver, uranium, sulphuric acid,

(cid:151) Anglo American: global mining and natural resources (gold, platinum, diamonds, coal, base and ferrous

metals, industrial minerals and forest products,

(cid:151) Normandy: production of gold, zinc concentrate, copper concentrate,

lead,

silver, cobalt and

magnesium.

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.2677 (cid:151) AngloGold/Normandy, 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.
2002/328/EC: Commission Decision of 27 November 2001 amending Decision of 15 May 2000 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance provided under Objective 1 in Hainaut in Belgium (notified under document C(2001) 2804)
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Province of Hainault, Structural Funds, regional aid

8.5.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 122/23

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 November 2001

amending Decision of 15 May 2000 on the approval of the single programming document for
Community structural assistance provided under Objective 1 in Hainaut in Belgium

(notified under document C(2001) 2804)

(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)

(2002/328/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of
21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the
Structural Funds (1), and in particular Article 34(3) thereof,

Whereas:

2002/320/EC (2),
By Decision
Commission
for
single programming
the
approved
Community structural assistance under Objective 1 in
Hainaut in Belgium.

document

the

Article 3 of Decision 2002/320/EC is amended as follows:

1. The financial

tables in Annex 1 are replaced by the

financial tables in Annex 1 to this Decision.

2. The indicative planned breakdown among the Structural
Funds of the total Community contribution is as follows:

ERDF

ESF

EAGGF, Guidance Section

FIFG

EUR 409 789 200

EUR 191 903 797

EUR 41 571 749

EUR

1 735 254

On 2 March 2001, the Monitoring Committee for this
single programming document considered and approved
by written procedure amendments to that document
and to its
financing plan. The Commission was
informed of the approval of those amendments by letter
dated 10 July 2001.

Belgium gave its agreement to the amendments by letter
dated 27 September 2001.

Decision 2002/320/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly,

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2001.

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
Proposal for a Council Decision amending Council Decision 1999/733/EC providing supplementary macro-financial assistance to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (COM(2001) 519 final — 2001/0213(CNS))
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community loan, EU aid, International Monetary Fund, North Macedonia, financial aid, macroeconomics

27.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 332 E/299

Proposal for a Council Decision amending Council Decision 1999/733/EC providing supplementary
macro-financial assistance to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(2001/C 332 E/16)

COM(2001) 519 final (cid:151) 2001/0213(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 19 September 2001)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1) Council Decision 1999/733/EC (1) provides supplementary
macro-financial assistance to the former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia comprising a loan component of a maximum
principal of EUR 50 million and a grant component of a
maximum of EUR 30 million.

(2) The implementation of this assistance was delayed due to
in reaching agreement on a new Stand-by
difficulties
Arrangement between former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

continues to require external financial support in addition
to what can be provided by International Financial Insti-
tutions.

(4) The existing Council decision 1999/733/EC does not
permit the commitment of grant funds beyond the year
2000.

(5) The Commission has consulted the Economic and Financial

Committee before submitting its proposal,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Decision 1999/733/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1(3) shall be replaced by the following:

(cid:145)The grant
component of this assistance shall amount to a maximum of
EUR 30 million.(cid:146)

(3) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is committed
to a continued economic stabilisation and reform path and

2. A new Article 6 shall be inserted: (cid:145)This decision expires on

31.12.2002.(cid:146)

(1) OJ L 294, 16.11.1999, p. 31.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2386 — MEI/Philips) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 332/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.11.2001

EUR 499 362

EUR 6 242 028

(SDR 400 000)

(SDR 5 000 000)

Danish krone (DKK)

Swedish krona (SEK)

Pound sterling (GBP)

3 721 201

4 347 855

308 955

46 515 012

54 348 187

3 861 932

5. For Member States participating in the euro the amounts of the thresholds in euro will apply directly.

6. The value of thresholds in national currencies will not change during the reference period.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2386 (cid:151) MEI/Philips)

(2001/C 332/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 May 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 301M2386. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2306/2001 of 27 November 2001 on the issuing of export licences for products processed from fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit juice

28.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 310/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2306/2001

of 27 November 2001

on the issuing of export licences for products processed from 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 1429/95 of
23 June 1995 on implementing rules for export refunds on
products processed from fruit and vegetables other than those
granted for added sugars (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1962/2001 (2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2029/2001 (3) specifies
the quantities which may be covered by applications
submitted for export licences with advance fixing of the
refund other than those applied for in connection with
food aid.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1429/95 lays down the
conditions under which special measures may be taken
by the Commission to prevent an overrun in the quant-
ities for which export
licence applications may be
submitted.

In view of the information available to the Commission
as of today, the quantity of 300 tonnes of orange juice
with a sugar content of not less than 10° Brix but less
than 22° Brix in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No
increased by the quantities
2029/2001,
referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1429/

reduced or

refunds without

licences were issued with
95, would be exceeded if
advanced fixing of
restriction in
response to applications submitted since 22 November
2001. A reducing factor should accordingly be applied
to the quantities applied for on 22 November 2001, and
applications for export licences with advance fixing of
refunds submitted subsequently with a view to such
licences being issued during the current period should be
rejected,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for orange
juice with a sugar content of not less than 10° Brix but less
than 22° Brix for which applications were submitted on 22
November 2001 pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
2029/2001 shall be issued for 88,9 % of the quantities applied
for.

Applications for export licences with advance fixing of refunds
for the above product submitted after 22 November 2001 and
before 22 February 2002 shall be rejected.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 November 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 19.
(3) OJ L 274, 17.10.2001, p. 11.
2001/832/EC: Commission Decision of 27 November 2001 prolonging the period of validity of Decision 1999/179/EC establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to footwear (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3681)
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, eco-label, footwear industry, product quality

L 310/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.11.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 November 2001

prolonging the period of validity of Decision 1999/179/EC establishing the ecological criteria for
the award of the Community eco-label to footwear

(notified under document number C(2001) 3681)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/832/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a
revised Community eco-label award scheme (1), and in partic-
ular Articles 4 and 6 thereof,

Whereas:

those companies that have been awarded the eco-label
to continue using the eco-label at least until the revision
of Decision 1999/179/EC is completed.

(5)

(6)

The period of validity set out in Article 3 of Decision
1999/179/EC should therefore be extended.

The measures set out in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the committee set up under Article
17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides for the award
of an eco-label to a product possessing characteristics
which enable it to contribute significantly to improve-
ments in relation to key environmental aspects.

According to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/
2000, specific eco-label criteria should be established
according to product groups, and a review of the eco-
label criteria as well as of the assessment and verification
requirements related to the criteria should take place in
due time before the end of the period of validity of the
criteria specified for each product group, resulting in a
proposal for prolongation, withdrawal or revision.

the Commission estab-
By Decision 1999/179/EC (2)
lished ecological
the
Community eco-label to footwear, which, according to
Article 3 thereof, expire on 28 February 2002.

award of

criteria

the

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The period of validity set out in Article 3 of Decision 1999/
179/EC for the product group definition and the criteria of the
product group bearing the administrative code number 017 is
prolonged until 31 August 2003.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2001.

Following the review,
it is considered appropriate to
prolong the period of validity of the definition of the
product group and the ecological criteria, unchanged,
for a period of eighteen months, in particular to allow

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 57, 5.3.1999, p. 31.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, euro, exchange rate, national currency

27.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 332/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

26 November 2001

(2001/C 332/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4412

Danish krone

9,3641

Swedish krona

0,622

Pound sterling

0,8818

United States dollar

1,41

Canadian dollar

109,33

Japanese yen

1,4663

Swiss franc

7,9495

Norwegian krone

97,22

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,7007

Australian dollar

2,1333

New Zealand dollar

8,7077

South African rand (2)

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