do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2681 — Conoco/Phillips Petroleum) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, oil industry

C 39/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.2.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2681 (cid:151) Conoco/Phillips Petroleum)

(2002/C 39/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 5 February 2002 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 Conoco Inc. (US) enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a)
of the Regulation with Phillips Petroleum Company (US).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Conoco Inc.: exploration, development, production, sale of crude oil and natural gas, including gas

gathering, processing, and marketing and the refining and sale of refined petroleum products,

(cid:151) Phillips Petroleum Company: exploration, development, production, sale of crude oil and natural gas,
including gas gathering, processing, and marketing and the refining and sale of refined petroleum
products.

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.2681 (cid:151) Conoco/Phillips Petroleum, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2672 — SAS/Spanair) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, Sweden, air transport, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

13.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 39/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2672 (cid:151) SAS/Spanair)

(2002/C 39/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 4 February 2002 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 Scandinavian Airlines Systems (SAS, Sweden) acquires, within fhe meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, sole control of the undertaking Spanair (Spain) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) SAS: air transport and related activities,

(cid:151) Spanair: air transport and related activities.

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.2672 (cid:151) SAS/Spanair, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2609 — HP/Compaq) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

13.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 39/23

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2667 (cid:151) Utilicorp/DB Australia/Midlands Electricity/JV)

(2002/C 39/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 January 2002 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 302M2667. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2609 (cid:151) HP/Compaq)

(2002/C 39/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 January 2002 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 302M2609. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 265/2002 of 13 February 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2742/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90
Date: 2002-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: market prices, milk by-product, sales aid, skimmed milk powder

14.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 43/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 265/2002

of 13 February 2002

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2742/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90 of 24
July 1990 laying down additional general rules on the common
in milk and milk products as
organization of
regards cheese (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2583/
2001 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90 provides
for a penalty in cases where caseins and/or caseinates are
used without authorisation in the manufacture of cheese.
The Community penalty is equal to 110 % of the differ-
ence between the value of the skimmed milk needed to
make 100 kg of caseins and/or caseinates resulting from
the market price for skimmed-milk powder on the one
hand and for caseins and caseinates on the other.

Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2742/
90 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 78/96 (4),
fixes the sum due for the quantities of casein and/or
caseinates used without authorisation in the manufac-
ture of cheese at EUR 183 per 100 kg, having regard to
the prices for caseins and caseinates recorded on the
markets in the second half of 1995. That sum should be
reduced in view of the market price of skimmed-milk

(3)

(4)

powder and the market price of caseins and caseinates
recorded in the last quarter of 2001.

The prices recorded on the markets in the last quarter of
2001 are EUR 206,96 per 100 kg for skimmed-milk
powder and EUR 562,00 per 100 kg for caseins and
caseinates.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/90 is replaced by the
following:

‘1.
The sum due in accordance with Article 3(3) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90 shall be EUR 65,00 per
100 kg of caseins and/or caseinates, having regard to the
price of skimmed-milk powder and the price of caseins and
caseinates recorded on the market in the last quarter of
2001.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the fifth day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 201, 31.7.1990, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 264, 27.9.1990, p. 20.
(4) OJ L 15, 20.1.1996, p. 15.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 267/2002 of 13 February 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2002-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

14.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 43/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 267/2002

of 13 February 2002

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 23,995/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2002.

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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2673 — Swerock/Jehander/Aros) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, building materials, concrete, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 39/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.2.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2673 (cid:151) Swerock/Jehander/Aros)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 39/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 February 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 undertaking Swerock AB, Sweden, belonging to the Group Peab AB, Sweden, acquires, within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of the undertakings Aros Grusf(cid:246)r(cid:228)dling AB
and Aros Grusf(cid:246)r(cid:228)dling KB (Aros), Sweden, by way of purchase of shares in an existing company
constituting a joint venture. Aros is currently owned and controlled by the undertakings Jehander,
Sweden, and AB F(cid:228)rdig, Sweden.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Swerock AB: production of aggtegates and ready-mixed concrete,

(cid:151) Jehander AB: production and distribution of aggregates,

(cid:151) Aros: production of aggregates.

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.2673 (cid:151) Swerock/Jehander/Aros, 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 260/2002 of 13 February 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

14.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 43/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 260/2002

of 13 February 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 14 February 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 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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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

14.2.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 13 February 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
608
999
052
628
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
220
421
508
624
999
052
204
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
999
052
220
600
999
060
400
404
720
728
999
388
400
528
999

112,6
74,8
144,5
21,1
88,3
181,1
223,4
202,3
184,6
115,0
149,8
53,2
49,7
39,5
45,7
30,4
23,9
50,8
41,9
92,6
79,4
86,0

64,7
78,8
59,3
140,4
103,4
78,1
87,5
60,0
43,3
47,4
50,2
41,6
129,0
94,7
114,7
116,6
99,3
106,4
114,6
112,7
111,2

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, national currency, third country

13.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 39/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 February 2002

(2002/C 39/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4297

Danish krone

9,25

Swedish krona

0,6136

Pound sterling

0,8753

United States dollar

1,393

Canadian dollar

116,95

Japanese yen

1,4766

Swiss franc

7,832

Norwegian krone

88,87

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,721

Australian dollar

2,0943

New Zealand dollar

10,114

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2667 — Utilicorp/DB Australia/Midlands Electricity/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

13.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 39/23

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2667 (cid:151) Utilicorp/DB Australia/Midlands Electricity/JV)

(2002/C 39/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 January 2002 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 302M2667. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2609 (cid:151) HP/Compaq)

(2002/C 39/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 January 2002 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 302M2609. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
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