do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2512/2001 of 20 December 2001 opening a second tranche of distillation as provided for in Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for the 2001/02 wine year
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, distillation, vinification, viticulture

L 339/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2512/2001

of 20 December 2001

opening a second tranche of distillation as provided for in Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No
1493/1999 for the 2001/02 wine year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 (2),
and in particular Article 33 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000
of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing
Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common
organisation of the market in wine with regard to market
mechanisms (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2047/
2001 (4), and in particular Article 63 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The third subparagraph of Article 63(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1623/2000 provides, for the 2001/02 wine
year, for the distillation of wine into potable alcohol to
be opened in two or more tranches. A first tranche of 7
million hl of table wine was opened for the period 16
October 2001 to 15 November 2001. In view of the
current demand in the potable alcohol sector and of the

budgetary possibilities, a second tranche of 3 million hl
should be opened for such distillation.

(2)

The Management Committee for Wine has not delivered
an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2001/02 wine year, distillation as provided for in
Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be opened
for a second period from 1 January 2002 to 31 January 2002.
The maximum quantity for which the contracts or declarations
referred to in Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 may
be concluded is 3 million hl.

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 1 January 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45.
(4) OJ L 276, 19.10.2001, p. 15.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2516/2001 of 20 December 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2001 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, poultrymeat, quantitative restriction, tariff quota

21.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 339/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2516/2001

of 20 December 2001

determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2001 for import licences for
certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94
opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat
and certain other agricultural products can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage
to ensure a fair distribution,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of
22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application in
the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided
for
in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and
providing for the administration of certain Community tariff
quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural prod-
ucts (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 (2),
and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
to 31 March 2002 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1431/
94 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

2.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to
30 June 2002 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
1431/94 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to
this Regulation.

The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1
January to 31 March 2002 are greater than the quantities

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2001

ANNEX

Group
No

Percentage of acceptance of import certificates
submitted for the period 1 January to 31 March 2002

Total quantity available for the period
1 April to 30 June 2002
(t)

1

2

3

4

5

1,71

1,72

1,78

2,80

2,94

1 775,00

1 275,00

825,00

450,00

175,00
2002/138/EC: Decision No 2/2001 of the EC-Cyprus Association Council of 20 December 2001 amending Decision No 1/73 of the Association Council laying down the rules of procedure of the Association Council and establishing the Association Committee and the Customs Cooperation Committee
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: EC–Cyprus Association Council
Subjects: Association Council (EU), Cyprus, committee (EU), customs cooperation, rules of procedure

20.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 48/15

DECISION No 2/2001 OF THE EC-CYPRUS ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 20 December 2001

amending Decision No 1/73 of the Association Council laying down the rules of procedure of the
Association Council and establishing the Association Committee and the Customs Cooperation
Committee

(2002/138/EC)

THE EC-CYPRUS ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Association Agreement, and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 14 of the rules of procedure attached to Decision No
1/73 of the Association Council (Article 2) setting up the Association Committee, as follows:

‘The Commission of the European Communities shall chair the Committee and provide the secretariat
on behalf of the European Community. The Chairman of the Committee may, in agreement with the
two parties, shorten the time limits specified in Article 8(1) and (2), in order to take account of the
requirements of a particular case.’

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.

For the Association Council

The President

L. MICHEL
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2620 — Enel/Viesgo) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 364/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20.12.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2411 (cid:151) Autologic/TNT/Wallenius/CAT JV)

(2001/C 364/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 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 301M2411. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2620 (cid:151) Enel/Viesgo)

(2001/C 364/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 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 301M2620. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2514/2001 of 20 December 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2001 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 can be accepted
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

21.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 339/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2514/2001

of 20 December 2001

determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2001 for import licences for
certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1474/95 and (EC) No
1251/96 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 (1)
the tariff
opening and providing for the administration of
quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin, as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 (2), and in particular Article
5(5) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of
28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 and in particular
Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter
of 2002 are, in the case of certain products, for quantities less
than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be
met in full, but in the case of other products the said applica-

tions are for quantities greater than the quantities available and
must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair
distribution,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
to 31 March 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulations (EC) No
1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 shall be met as referred to in
the Annex to this Regulation.

2.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to
30 June 2002 may be lodged pursuant to Regulations (EC) No
1474/95 and (EC) No 1251/96 for the total quantity as
referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 19.
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24.
(3) OJ L 161, 29.6.1996, p. 136.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2001

ANNEX

Group

Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted
for the period 1 January to 31 March 2002

Total quantity available for the period
1 April to 30 June 2002
(t)

E1

E2

E3

P1

P2

P3

P4

100,00

100,00

100,00

100,00

100,00

4,44

100,00

133 510,00

2 335,29

13 986,55

5 335,00

3 675,23

175,00

800,00
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2507/2001 of 20 December 2001 determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2001 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, import licence, interim agreement (EU), pigmeat, tariff quota

L 339/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

21.12.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2507/2001

of 20 December 2001

determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2001 for import licences for
certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the
Community with Slovenia can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/97 of
26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application
in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the
Interim Agreement between the Community and Slovenia (1),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in
particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The applications for import licences lodged for the first
quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the quant-
ities available and can therefore be met in full.

The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the
following period should be determined.

It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to
the fact that licences may only be used for products

which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force
in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
to 31 March 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
571/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2.
For the period 1 April to 30 June 2002, applications may
be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 for import
licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

Licences may only be used for products which comply
3.
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 339/11

ANNEX I

Percentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 January to 31 March 2002

100,00

100,00

100,00

100,00

ANNEX II

(t)

Total quantity available
for the period
1 April to 30 June 2002

192,4
65,9
66,1
444,5

Group No

23

24

25

26

Group No

23
24
25
26
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement, Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections)
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, air transport, airport, indemnification, terrorism

20.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 364/17

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement, Article 1(3) of
Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

(EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections)

Date of adoption:

EFTA State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objectives:

Legal basis:

Form of aid:

Aid amount:

(2001/C 364/16)

30 October 2001

Norway

SAM 030.01.006

provision

Temporary
for
third-party damage due to acts of war and terrorism to the
benefit of airlines and airports

supplementary

insurance

of

Maintenance of adequate insurance cover to aircraft licensed
and airports located in Norway following exceptional circum-
stances (Article 61(2)(b) EEA Agreement)

Insurance policies underwritten by the State

Guarantee/insurance

Total exposure due to supplementary insurance provided by
the Norwegian State estimated at USD 270 billion; remun-
eration for State insurance through premiums

Duration:

30 days; i.e. until 24 October 2001 at midnight
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2411 — Autologic/TNT/Wallenius/CAT JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 364/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20.12.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2411 (cid:151) Autologic/TNT/Wallenius/CAT JV)

(2001/C 364/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2620 (cid:151) Enel/Viesgo)

(2001/C 364/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 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),

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2683 — Aker Maritime/Kværner (II)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, offshore oil structure, shipbuilding

C 364/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20.12.2001

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2683 (cid:151) Aker Maritime/Kv(cid:230)rner (II))

(2001/C 364/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 December 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 undertaking Aker Maritime (Norway) acquires, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Regulation, sole control of Kv(cid:230)rner (Norway) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Aker Maritime: oil and gas (offshore platforms and related technologies) and shipbuilding,

(cid:151) Kv(cid:230)rner: oil and gas

(offshore platforms and related technologies), engineering, building and

construction (including shipbuilding).

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.2683 (cid:151) Aker Maritime/Kv(cid:230)rner (II), 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.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/E-3/37.921 — Viking Cable) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information

C 364/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20.12.2001

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2635 (cid:151) DMV II)

(2001/C 364/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 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 German 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),

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Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/E-3/37.921 (cid:151) Viking Cable)

(2001/C 364/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 11 July 2000, the Commission received a notification pursuant to Articles 2 and 4 of Regulation No
17 of three agreements concluded between PreussenElektra (now E.ON Energie), Statkraft SF, Statnett SF
and Viking Cable AS. On 10 December 2001, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they
withdraw their notification.