do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 84/2002 of 17 January 2002 on the issuing of export licences for products processed from fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, fruit product, stone fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 84/2002

of 17 January 2002

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 293 tonnes of glacé cherries
in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2029/2001, reduced
or increased by the quantities referred to in Article 4(1)

of Regulation (EC) No 1429/95, would be exceeded if
licences were issued with advanced fixing of refunds
without restriction in response to applications submitted
since 11 January 2002. A reducing factor should accord-
ingly be applied to the quantities applied for on 11
January 2002, 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 glacé
cherries for which applications were submitted on 11 January
2002 pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2029/2001
shall be issued for 37,6 % of the quantities applied for.

Applications for export licences with advance fixing of refunds
for the above product submitted after 11 January 2002 and
before 22 February 2002 shall be rejected.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2002.

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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 81/2002 of 17 January 2002 concerning the issue of A licences for the import of garlic
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bulb vegetable, import licence, originating product, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 81/2002

of 17 January 2002

concerning the issue of A licences for the import of garlic

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001
of 30 May 2001 introducing a system of import licences and
certificates of origin and establishing the method for managing
the tariff quotas for garlic imported from third countries (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1865/2001 (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 provides
that if quantities covered by applications for A licences
exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix
a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of
such licences covered by subsequent applications.

Quantities applied for on 14 and 15 January 2002
under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for
products originating in all third countries other than
China and Argentina exceed the quantities available. The
extent to which A licences can be issued, and whether
the issue of those licences should be suspended for any
subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,

Article 1

A import licences covered by applications under Article 1(1), of
Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in all
third countries other than China and Argentina on 14 and 15
January 2002 and forwarded to the Commission on 16 January
2002 shall be issued, with the entry referred to in Article 1(2)
of that Regulation, at the rate of:
— 19,966 % of the quantity applied for, for traditional impor-

ters,

— 5,372 % of the quantity applied for, for new importers.

Article 2

The issue of A import licences relating to the quarter running
from 1 March 2002 to 31 May 2002 covered by applications
under Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating
in all third countries other than China and Argentina is hereby
suspended for applications lodged after 16 January 2002.
Applications for the quarter running from 1 June 2002 to 31
August 2002 may be lodged from 8 April 2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2002.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 254, 22.9.2001, p. 3.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3684/01 by Nicholas Clegg (ELDR) to the Commission. Animal testing.
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: animal experimentation, chemical product, dangerous substance, research method, research policy, research project

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(2002/C 172 E/116)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3684/01

by Nicholas Clegg (ELDR) to the Commission

(17 January 2002)

Subject: Animal testing

Is the Commission taking steps to introduce new non-animal tests into Annex V of the Dangerous
Substances Directive in preparation for implementation of the chemicals policy?

What steps are being taken to ensure that the current process of validation and acceptance of new non-
animal tests is speeded up so that existing animal tests can be replaced in time for implementation of the
chemicals policy?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(28 February 2002)

The Commission supports the development and validation of non-animal tests, in particular through the
work of the European Centre for Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM), a part of the Joint Research
Centre. Once such methods have been validated, they are then included into Annex V of Council Directive
67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions
relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (1). This effort will continue
both during the preparation of the new chemicals legislation and after it comes into force. Work is also
continuing on the revision of existing animal test methods in Annex V to reduce, where possible, the
number of animals used.

The progress on the validation of new non-animal test methods is under review, in order to establish
which methods will be available on the timescales referred to in the White Paper on a ‘Strategy for a future
Chemicals Policy’ (2).

(1) OJ P 196, 16.8.1967.
(2) COM(2001) 88 final.

(2002/C 172 E/117)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3686/01

by Nicholas Clegg (ELDR) to the Commission

(17 January 2002)

Subject: Toxicological tests

Has the Commission ever carried out or funded any toxicological testing to ascertain the safety of the
silicofluorides used in artificial water fluoridation schemes? If so, when were they carried out and what are
the results of the tests?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(5 March 2002)

The Commission has not carried out or funded toxicological testing on silicofluorides.

intended for human
Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water
consumption (1) has fixed a maximum level for fluoride at 1,5 miligramm per liter; this level has been
established in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines to protect human health.

(1) OJ L 330, 5.12.1998.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 75/2002 of 17 January 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 75/2002

of 17 January 2002

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 18 January 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2002.

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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to the Commission Regulation of 17 January 2002 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 50 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
212
624
999
052
220
628
999
052
204
220
999
052
204
212
220
508
999
052
204
999

052
204
464
624
999
052
600
999
060
400
404
720
728
999
400
512
720
999

116,2
111,3
110,5
242,6
145,2
199,9
249,0
242,2
230,4
205,3
311,1
212,2
242,9
53,9
57,1
51,3
48,4
13,4
44,8
58,3
98,8
78,5

56,6
85,3
94,0
77,0
78,2
53,8
47,7
50,8
39,6
109,8
96,7
110,9
105,5
92,5
118,4
64,6
88,1
90,4

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 82/2002 of 17 January 2002 on issuing A2 export licences for fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, fruit vegetable

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 82/2002

of 17 January 2002

on issuing A2 export licences for 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 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 3(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2427/2001 (2) set the
indicative refund rates and the indicative quantities for
A2 export licences, other than those applied for in the
context of food aid.

For tomatoes,
in view of the economic situation and
taking account of information received by operators via
their applications for A2 licences, the definitive refund
rate should be set at a different rate from the indicative
rate. The percentage for the issuing of licences for the
quantities applied for should also be set. The definitive
rate may not be more than 50 % more than the indic-
ative rate.

(3)

Pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/
the cor-
2001, applications for

rates in excess of

responding definitive rates shall be considered null and
void,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For A2 export licences for which applications have been
1.
submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2427/
2001 the actual date of application referred to in the second
subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
is hereby set at 18 January 2002.

2.
The licences referred to in the first paragraph shall be
issued at the definitive refund rate and at the percentage for the
quantities applied for as indicated in the Annex to this Regula-
tion.

3.
Pursuant to Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1961/
2001, applications referred to in the first paragraph for rates in
excess of the corresponding definitive rate set out in the Annex
shall be considered null and void.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 22.

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Product

Tomatoes

ANNEX

Definitive
refund rates
(EUR/t net)

20

Percentages
for the issuing of
licences

100 %
Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2002 of 17 January 2002 concerning the issue of A licences for the import of garlic
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, bulb vegetable, import licence, originating product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 80/2002

of 17 January 2002

concerning the issue of A licences for the import of garlic

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001
of 30 May 2001 introducing a system of import licences and
certificates of origin and establishing the method for managing
the tariff quotas for garlic imported from third countries (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1865/2001 (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 provides
that if quantities covered by applications for A licences
exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix
a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of
such licences covered by subsequent applications.

Quantities applied for on 14 and 15 January 2002
under Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for
products originating in Argentina exceed the quantities
available. The extent to which A licences can be issued,
those licences should be
and whether the issue of
suspended for any subsequent applications,
should
therefore be determined,

Article 1

A import licences covered by applications under Article 1(1), of
Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating in
Argentina on 14 and 15 January 2002 and forwarded to the
Commission on 16 January 2002 shall be issued, with the
entry referred to in Article 1(2) of that Regulation, at the rate
of:
— 48,594 % of the quantity applied for, for traditional impor-

ters,

— 5,110 % of the quantity applied for, for new importers.

Article 2

The issue of A import licences relating to the quarter running
from 1 March 2002 to 31 May 2002 covered by applications
under Regulation (EC) No 1047/2001 for products originating
in Argentina is hereby suspended for applications lodged after
16 January 2002. Applications for the quarter running from 1
June 2002 to 31 August 2002 may be lodged from 8 April
2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2002.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 254, 22.9.2001, p. 3.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2625 — B. Braun/Acordis/MAT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, medical device, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2625 (cid:151) B. Braun/Acordis/MAT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 13/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 January 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertakings B. Braun Melsungen AG (B. Braun Germany) and Acordis AG (Acordis,
Germany), controlled by CVC Capital Partners, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, joint control of the undertakings MAT Adsorption Technologies GmbH & Co. KG and MAT
Adsorption Technologies Verwaltungs GmbH (both MAT, Germany, hitherto under the sole control of
Acordis) by way of transfer of securities.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) B. Braun: medical technology and pharmaceutical products,

(cid:151) Acordis: fibres and related products (e.g. membranes),

(cid:151) Acordis’ subsidiary MAT is active in the development and production of adsorbers for medical and

biotechnological use.

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.2625 (cid:151) B. Braun/Acordis/MAT, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B (cid:151) Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 83/2002 of 17 January 2002 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 83/2002

of 17 January 2002

on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for imple-
menting Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards
export refunds on fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular
Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2427/2001 (2) opens
an invitation to tender setting the indicative refund rates
and indicative quantities for system A3 export licences
other than those tendered for as part of food aid.

In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum
refund rates and the percentages for reducing the quant-
ities awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates
should be set.

In the case of oranges, lemons and apples, the maximum
the indicative
rate necessary to award licences for

quantity up to the quantities tendered for is not more
than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

lemons and apples, the maximum
In the case of oranges,
refund rates and the percentages for reducing the quantities
awarded under the invitation to tender opened by Regulation
(EC) No 2427/2001 shall be as set out in the Annex.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2002.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Product

Maximum refund rate
(EUR/t net)

Percentage awarded of quantities
tendered for quoting the maximum
refund rate

Οranges

Lemons

Apples

37

19

17

66 %

100 %

22 %

(1) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 22.
Corrigenda Corrigendum to Special Report No 12/2001 of the Court of Auditors concerning certain structural measures to improve the employment situation: the impact of ERDF aid on employment and ESF measures to combat long-term unemployment, together with the Commission's replies
Date: 2002-01-17
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, employment aid, job creation, long-term unemployment

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Corrigendum to Special Report No 12/2001 of the Court of Auditors concerning certain structural measures to
improve the employment situation: the impact of ERDF aid on employment and ESF measures to combat
long-term unemployment, together with the Commission’s replies

CORRIGENDA

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 334 of 28 November 2001)

(2002/C 14/02)

On page 3, ‘ABBREVIATIONS’:

add: ‘LTU – Long-term unemployed’;

and on page 8, title of Table 2:

for: ‘Rate of unemployment in the European Union ...’,

read: ‘Rate of employment in the European Union ...’.