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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2545/2001 of 21 December 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

L 341/100

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.12.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2545/2001

of 21 December 2001

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001

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,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
the
in the maximum export refund being fixed at
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
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
2007/2001 (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 round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001 is
hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 14 to
20 December 2001 at 199,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 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. 13.
(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.2608 — INA/FAG) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

21.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 367/29

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2660 (cid:151) NPM/ABN AMRO/Norit Personal Care Holding)

(2001/C 367/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 December 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 301M2660. 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.2608 (cid:151) INA/FAG)

(2001/C 367/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 October 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 301M2608. 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 Regulation (EC) No 2549/2001 of 21 December 2001 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 341/104

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.12.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2549/2001

of 21 December 2001

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22
May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is
to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference
to the historical relationship between the price recorded
for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned
cotton. That historical relationship has been established
in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 of 2 August 2001 (3). Where the world market
price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based
on the most recent price determined.

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined in respect of a product of specific
characteristics and by reference to the most favourable
offers and quotations on the world market among those

considered representative of the real market trend. To
that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and
quotations
recorded on one or more European
exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the
Community and coming from the various supplier coun-
tries considered the most representative in terms of
international
there is provision for
adjusting the criteria for determining the world market
price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by
the quality of the product delivered and the offers and
quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

trade. However,

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined herein-
after,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling EUR 21,764/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2547/2001 of 21 December 2001 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

L 341/102

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.12.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2547/2001

of 21 December 2001

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A
rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender 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,

(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
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 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 grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third
countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 2009/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders
submitted from 14 to 20 December 2001 at
202,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2554/2001 of 21 December 2001 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence

L 341/124

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.12.2001

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2554/2001

of 21 December 2001

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(3)

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:

proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit
and vegetables sector.

system B
situation, applications
To avoid this
licences for lemons exported after 21 December 2001
should be rejected until the end of the current export
period,

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(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 lemons will
shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the

Applications for system B export licences for lemons submitted
pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2102/2001, export
declarations for which are accepted after 21 December 2001
and before 15 January 2002, are hereby rejected.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2001.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2568/2001 of 21 December 2001 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, ship's flag

28.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 344/41

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2568/2001

of 21 December 2001

prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001 (2), and in particular Article
21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December
2000 fixing for 2001 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2425/2001 (4), lays down quotas for herring for 2001.

In order to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions I
and II, by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or

registered in the Netherlands have exhausted the quota
allocated for 2001. The Netherlands have prohibited
fishing for this stock from 16 November 2001. This
date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II, by
vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the
Netherlands are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated to the Netherlands for 2001.

Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II, by
vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the
Netherlands is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board,
transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above
vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

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 16 November 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 334, 30.12.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2530/2001 of 21 December 2001 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

22.12.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 341/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2530/2001

of 21 December 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 22 December 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 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.

L 341/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.12.2001

to the Commission Regulation of 21 December 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 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

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
063
204
212
999
052
212
220
628
999
052
204
999
052
204
208
388
508
999
052
204
999

052
204
464
624
999
052
528
600
999
052
060
400
404
720
999
052
064
400
512
720
999

84,4
85,0
78,8
110,1
89,6
159,4
95,2
167,5
207,8
157,5
177,2
196,3
186,8
72,1
58,3
60,3
23,9
15,8
46,1
86,4
72,1
79,3

68,6
66,5
95,1
85,2
78,8
49,4
23,1
54,8
42,4
75,0
38,5
91,4
96,5
113,6
83,0
97,2
64,8
101,6
71,2
126,3
92,2

(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’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3438/01 by Alexander de Roo (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Compliance with?essential requirements' with regard to packaging.
Date: 2001-12-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Netherlands, application of EU law, environmental protection, packaging, waste management

18.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 172 E/63

down minimum standards of protection and means of enforcement. TRIPS is a crucial to helping exporters
defend their interests.

(1) COM(2001) 416 final.
(2) OJ L 346, 31.12.2001.
(3) OJ L 341, 30.12.1994.
(4) OJ L 27, 2.2.1999.
(5) COM(2000) 789 final.

(2002/C 172 E/066)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3438/01

by Alexander de Roo (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(21 December 2001)

Subject: Compliance with?essential requirements’ with regard to packaging

One of the few ‘essential requirements’ laid down in the Packaging Directive stipulates that the use of
heavy metals in packaging materials must be restricted to the minimum adequate amount. However, in the
Netherlands, the Environmental Hygiene Inspectorate does not monitor compliance with that requirement,
which is not seen as a priority. The upshot is that packaging materials with an excessively high chromium
content are on the market in the Netherlands.

Is the Commission aware of this state of affairs? If so, will it call the Netherlands Government to account
over its failure to ensure compliance with the ‘essential requirements’?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(6 February 2002)

Article 9 of Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and
packaging waste (1) requires Member States to ensure that from 31 December 1997, packaging may be
placed only on the market if it complies with all essential requirements defined by the Directive, including
Annex II. One of these requirements is for packaging to be manufactured in such a way that the presence
of noxious and other hazardous substances and materials as constituents of the packaging material or of
any of the packaging components is minimised with regard to their presence in emissions, ash or leachate
when packaging or residues from management operations or packaging waste are incinerated or landfilled.
In addition, Article 11 of the Directive places an obligation on Member States to ensure that the sum of
concentration levels of
in packaging or
packaging components does not exceed 100ppm (from 30 June 2001).

lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium present

The Commission is currently not aware of cases of non-compliance to these requirements. However, the
Commission will question the Dutch authorities regarding their obligations under Articles 9 and 11 of
Directive 94/62/EC.

(1) OJ L 365, 31.12.1994.

(2002/C 172 E/067)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3458/01

by Rosa Díez González (PSE)
and Luis Berenguer Fuster (PSE) to the Commission

(4 January 2002)

Subject: SMEs and credit cards

The conflict between businesses and the banks issuing credit cards has flared up in Spain once again,
because of the high levels of commission charged by the banks,