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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 251 (2) of the EC Treaty concerning the common position of the Council on the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health requirements for animal by-products
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 251 (2) of the EC Treaty concerning the common position of the Council on the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health requirements for animal by-products  /* SEC/2001/1910 final - COD 2000/0230 */  









COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 251 (2) of the EC Treaty concerning the common position of the Council on the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC as regards health requirements for animal by-products1. BACKGROUNDDate of transmission of the proposal to the EP and the Council (document COM(2000)573 final 2000/0230 COD):  //  19.10.2000.Date of the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee:  //  26.4.2001.Date of the opinion of the European Parliament, first reading:  //  12.6.2001.Date of adoption of the common position:  //  20.11.2001.2. OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMISSION PROPOSALThis proposal makes necessary changes to Directives 90/425/EEC and 92/118/EEC, consequent on the adoption of the Regulation on animal by-products not intended for human consumption, in order to avoid overlap between the Regulation and the two Directives.3. COMMENTS ON THE COMMON POSITIONAs the Council agrees with the European Parliament on an earlier date of entry into force of the Regulation on animal by-products not intended for human consumption, the Common Position establishes that the date of entry into force of this Directive must correspond to the date of application of the Regulation.Furthermore, as the Council agrees to clarify in the scope of the Regulation on animal by-products that Member States can regulate the importation and placing on the market of products for which the Annexes of the Regulation contain no rules, the Common Position amends Article 3 of directive 92/118/EEC in order to repeal the similar rule.The Commission has no objection on the above Council position.4. CONCLUSIONThe Commission supports the Presidency text on the Common Position.
2001/831/EC: Commission Decision of 27 November 2001 prolonging the period of validity of Decision 1999/178/EC establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to textile products (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3680)
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, clothing, eco-label, product quality, textile product

28.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 310/29

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 November 2001

prolonging the period of validity of Decision 1999/178/EC establishing the ecological criteria for
the award of the Community eco-label to textile products

(notified under document number C(2001) 3680)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/831/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:

(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.

By Decision 1999/178/EC (2)
the Commission estab-
lished ecological
the
to textile products, which,
Community
according to Article 3 thereof, expire on 28 February
2002.

award of

eco-label

criteria

the

for

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
those companies that have been awarded the eco-label
to continue using the eco-label at least until the revision
of Decision 1999/178/EC is completed.

The period of validity set out in Article 3 of Decision
1999/178/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,

(5)

(6)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The period of validity set out in Article 3 of Decision 1999/
178/EC for the product group definition and the criteria of the
product group bearing the administrative code number 016 is
prolonged until 31 August 2003.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 27 November 2001.

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. 21.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2308/2001 of 27 November 2001 correcting Regulation (EC) No 2300/2001 fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Middle East, Morocco, floriculture, import price, producer price

28.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 310/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2308/2001

of 27 November 2001

correcting Regulation (EC) No 2300/2001 fixing Community producer and import prices for
carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of
certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and
Gaza Strip

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21
December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of prefer-
ential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating
in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and Gaza
Strip (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (2),
and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

be amended. The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No
2300/2001 (3) must therefore be corrected,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2300/2001 is replaced by
the Annex hereto.

Article 2

Information which has been notified late has shown that the
figures given for carnations produced in the Community must

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 November 2001.

It shall apply from 28 November to 11 December 2001.

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 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 308, 27.11.2001, p. 21.

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Official Journal of the European Communities

28.11.2001

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 27 November 2001 fixing Community producer and import prices for
carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricul-
tural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Period: from 28 November to 11 December 2001

(EUR/100 pieces)

Community producer
price

Uniflorous
(bloom)
carnations

Multiflorous
(spray)
carnations

Large-flowered
roses

Small-flowered
roses

13,81

12,11

40,47

16,75

Community import
prices

Israel

Morocco

Cyprus

Jordan

West Bank and
Gaza Strip

Uniflorous
(bloom)
carnations

—

15,77

—

—

—

Multiflorous
(spray)
carnations

—

13,28

—

—

—

Large-flowered
roses

Small-flowered
roses

12,51

12,72

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2676 — Sampo/Varma Sampo/If Holding/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, insurance, merger control

27.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 332/23

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2676 (cid:151) Sampo/Varma Sampo/If Holding/JV)

(2001/C 332/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 19 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 undertakings Sampo plc (Sampo, Finland), Varma Sampo Mutual Pension
Insurance Company (Varma Sampo, Finland), F(cid:246)rs(cid:228)kringsbolaget Skandia AB (Skandia, Sweden) and
Storebrand ASA (Storebrand, Norway) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of the undertaking If Skadef(cid:246)rs(cid:228)kring Holding AB (If P & C Holding, Sweden) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Sampo: financial services and insurance services primarily in Finland,

(cid:151) Varma Sampo: employment pension insurances in Finland, which are legally required to the private

sector,

(cid:151) Skandia: financial services, unit-linked and life assurance in the EEA,

(cid:151) Storebrand:

life assurance and banking mainly in Norway; active via If & C Holding in non-life

insurance in Norway and Sweden,

(cid:151) If & C Holding: non-life insurance mainly in Sweden and the Nordic countries.

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.2676 (cid:151) Sampo/Varma Sampo/If Holding/JV, 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-3289/01 by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Tobacco subsidy.
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EAGGF, production aid, tobacco

C 115 E/248

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

16.5.2002

(2002/C 115 E/266)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3289/01

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(27 November 2001)

Subject: Tobacco subsidy

How much money has been allocated to tobacco production over each of the past 10 years?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(20 December 2001)

The total amounts of Community tobacco premiums paid to farmers during the last 10 financial EAGGF
years, running from 16 October ‘n’ to 15 October ‘n+1’, are listed below:

, 1991: ECU 1 330 million,

, 1992: ECU 1 233 million,

, 1993: ECU 1 165 million,

, 1994: ECU 1 057 million,

, 1995: ECU 993 million,

, 1996: ECU 1 026 million,

, 1997: ECU 998 million,

, 1998: ECU 870 million,

, 1999: € 908 million,

, 2000: € 988 million.

(2002/C 115 E/267)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3292/01

by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(28 November 2001)

Subject: Possible discrimination against women in Swedish industrial injury insurance scheme

The press reported in October 1999 that the Commission had decided to examine whether women in
Sweden suffered discrimination under that country’s industrial
injury insurance scheme. The Swedish
Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO) had submitted a complaint to the Commission. The
Commission subsequently asked the Swedish Government for its views on the TCO’s complaint. It also
asked the TCO to set out its position in more detail.

There were two points at issue:

1. The method used to calculate pay. The TCO believes that women working part time are unfairly
treated in this respect, particularly those who reduce their working hours to take care of children , in
practice mostly women.

2. The criteria defining an industrial injury exclude injuries which often affect women especially. 70 per

cent of those whose injuries are recognised as work-related in Sweden are men.

Can the Commission say what the outcome of this matter was and whether its conclusion was satisfactory
to all parties involved?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3285/01 by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission. Tobacco smuggling.
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, United Kingdom, activity report, fight against crime, illicit trade, tobacco

20.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 147 E/143

The Commission has just received the Spanish authorities’ reply and is in the process of examining it.
Whatever the circumstances, as guardian of the Treaties,
the Commission will be taking any steps
necessary to ensure that Community law is complied with.

The Commission will be sure to inform the Honourable Member on the results of its investigation.

(2002/C 147 E/150)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3285/01

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(27 November 2001)

Subject: Tobacco smuggling

There emerges from the OLAF annual report for the year 2000 a highly disturbing picture of fraud in the
own-resources field which is perpetrated in particular by means of tobacco smuggling.

Could the Commission confirm whether or not the country which produces the most frequently seized
tobacco brands is a Member State?

Could the Commission confirm that the country in question is the United Kingdom?

What action has the Commission taken in order to put an end to this state of affairs?

Answer given by Mrs Schreyer on behalf of the Commission

(25 January 2002)

The Commission would like to point out that, in the year 2000, approximately 50 % of the cigarette
seizures in the Community which have been notified to the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) were of
brands popular in the United Kingdom. These are brands which are produced by United Kingdom
manufacturers.

The Commission co-operates closely with the relevant services in the Member States in order to identify
the source of, and to combat, international cigarette smuggling.

(2002/C 147 E/151)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3286/01

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(27 November 2001)

Subject: CAP financial adjustments

From the reply to my written question E-2107/01 (1) I have finally been able to deduce beyond any doubt
that the Commission has not carried out any financial adjustments in respect of the improper payment by
the Dutch authorities of subsidies to facilitate sales of skimmed-milk powder, despite the fact that the
Court of Auditors had detected payments made by those authorities in respect of 3 350 kg of skimmed-
milk powder, an analysis of which (carried out prior to the payments) revealed that
it had been
adulterated.

However, in its reply to paragraph 70 of the Court of Auditors report No 4, the Commission states its
intention that Portugal should be required to make financial adjustments for having failed to carry out
computerised cross-referencing of files relating to subsidies paid in respect of suckling cows and male
bovines on its own initiative, but only when it was suggested that it should do so.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2307/2001 of 27 November 2001 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, grape

L 310/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.11.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2307/2001

of 27 November 2001

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2102/2001 (2) fixes the
indicative quantities for system B export licences other
than those sought in the context of food aid.

In the light of the information available to the Commis-
sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities
laid down for the current export period for table grapes
will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the
proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit
and vegetables sector.

To avoid this
system B
situation, applications
licences for table grapes exported after 28 November
2001 should be rejected until the end of the current
export period,

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for system B export
licences for table grapes
submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2102/
2001, export declarations for which are accepted after 28
November 2001 and before 15 January 2002, are hereby
rejected.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 November 2001.

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 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 283, 27.10.2001, p. 3.
Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signature of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and its Member States and the Republic of Croatia on behalf of the European Community (COM(2001) 371 final — 2001/0149(AVC))
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, association agreement, cooperation agreement, economic cooperation, financial cooperation, judicial cooperation, trade cooperation

27.11.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 332 E/1

II

(Preparatory Acts)

COMMISSION

Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signature of the Stabilisation and Association
Agreement between the European Communities and its Member States and the Republic of
Croatia on behalf of the European Community

(2001/C 332 E/01)

COM(2001) 371 final (cid:151) 2001/0149(AVC)

(Submitted by the Commission on 9 July 2001)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 in
conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission had been authorised by the Council on 20 November 2000 to open negotiations for
a Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member
States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part;

(2) These negotiations have been completed and the Agreement has been initialled on 14 May 2001;

(3) The commercial provisions contained in this agreement are of an exceptional nature, connected with
the policy implemented within the framework of the stabilisation and association process and will not
constitute, for the European Union, any precedent in the commercial policy of the Community with
regard to third countries other than those of the Western Balkans;

(4) The Agreement should therefore be signed on behalf of the European Community, subject to a possible

conclusion at a later stage.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign, on behalf of
the European Community,
the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European
Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part,
subject to a possible conclusion at a later stage.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2304/2001 of 27 November 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 310/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.11.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2304/2001

of 27 November 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 28 November 2001.

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 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

L 310/9

to the Commission Regulation of 27 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 30 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
204
999

052
204
464
999
052
388
524
600
999
052
060
400
404
720
999
052
064
400
720
999

78,7
77,6
78,2
157,0
157,0
139,6
139,6
60,8
73,1
66,9

60,9
62,3
173,9
99,0
51,0
63,0
50,5
56,2
55,2
30,2
33,6
85,3
88,8
114,1
70,4
101,0
73,8
111,0
99,4
96,3

(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’.