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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0502/02 by Armin Laschet (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Mutual obligation for municipalities to inform each other of projects.
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: environmental impact, environmental policy, external border of the EU, frontier region, municipality, town and country planning

C 277 E/56

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

14.11.2002

(2002/C 277 E/058)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0502/02

by Armin Laschet (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(22 February 2002)

Subject: Mutual obligation for municipalities to inform each other of projects

1. When planning and carrying out projects affecting other municipalities and citizens
in a
neighbouring EU Member State, are municipalities obliged to provide advance notice of these projects or
coordinate them with the local administration in the neighbouring municipality?

In what cases are municipalities obliged to provide neighbouring municipalities in other EU countries

2.
with advance notice of their projects? In what cases is cross-border coordination of projects required?

If advance notice and coordination is not required, does the Commission consider that it would be

3.
desirable to draw up European regulations?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(26 April 2002)

The Honourable Member is reminded that matters pertaining to spatial planning fall under the authority of
the Member States.

Where the environment is concerned, if the project is of the types listed in Annexes I and II to Council
Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 amending Directive 85/337/EEC on assessment of the effects of
certain public and private projects on the environment (1), the Member State in which it will be located
must, if it is likely to have a significant impact across its border, consult the neighbouring Member States
in question.

In the event of confirmation of a significant impact these Member States and the general public concerned
must be properly informed of
in order to enable their
the project and its environmental
observations to be registered within a reasonable time. Member States generally consult one another on
cross-border impact and the minimisation action planned.

impact

There is no other provision apart from this requiring a local authority to inform, prior to execution of a
project, a local authority in a neighbouring Member State.

(1) OJ L 73, 14.3.1997.

(2002/C 277 E/059)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0503/02

by Anna Karamanou (PSE) to the Council

(22 February 2002)

Subject: Accidents caused by non-edible contents of chocolate eggs

Using the European Home and Leisure Injury Surveillance System (EHLASS) to record accidents caused by
non-edible objects contained in chocolate eggs, the Athens University Accident Research and Prevention
Centre has found that these products are dangerous and continue to cause accidents, primarily to children.
Moreover, other studies carried out in Germany, Israel and the USA confirm the Athens findings.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2710 — 3i/CapMan/Pretax) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, application of EU law, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control

22.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 49/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2710 (cid:151) 3i/CapMan/Pretax)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 49/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 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 3i Group plc (3i), United Kingdom, and CapMan Capital Management Oy
(CapMan), Finland, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the
undertaking Pretax Oy (Pretax), Finland, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) 3i: venture capital company listed on the London Stock Exchange,

(cid:151) CapMan: venture capital company listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange,

(cid:151) Pretax: financial administration services in Finland.

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. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
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.2710 (cid:151) 3i/CapMan/Pretax, 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.
Inapplicability of the Regulation to a notified operation (Case COMP/M.2638 — 3i/Consors/100 World) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 49/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.2.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2686 (cid:151) DMData/Stralfors/JV)

(2002/C 49/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 7 February 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 302M2686. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Inapplicability of the Regulation to a notified operation

(Case COMP/M.2638 (cid:151) 3i/Consors/100 World)

(2002/C 49/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 December 2001, the Commission decided that the notified operation in the above case does not fall
within the scope of the application of the Merger Regulation because it does not constitute a concentration
within the meaning of Article 3 of the said Regulation. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(a) of the
Merger Regulation. The full text of the decision is available only 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 of Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

(cid:151) in electronic form in the (cid:145)CDE(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document number 301M2638.

CELEX is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Opinion pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 245 of the EC Treaty on the draft Council Decision amending Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Schengen Agreement, application of EU law, association agreement (EU)













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Commission opinion pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 245 of the EC Treaty on the draft Council Decision amending Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice  /* SEC/2002/0201 final */  









COMMISSION OPINION pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 245 of the EC Treaty on the draft Council Decision amending Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice1. As the Court indicated in the statement of grounds accompanying its request of 17 October 2001, [1] the proposed amendment has become necessary following the entry into force of the Agreement concluded by the Council in 1999 with the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning their association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 176, 10.7.1999).  Article 9(2) of the Agreement allows the two non-Member States to participate in preliminary ruling proceedings before the Court of Justice.[1]  Council document No 12991/01 of 19 October 2001.2. A similar amendment to the one proposed here was made to Article 20 of the Statute of the Court in order to enable Member States party to the EEA Agreement, as well as the EFTA Surveillance Authority, to participate in preliminary ruling proceedings before the Court of Justice.3. The proposed wording will avoid the need to amend Article 20 on the entry into force of any new agreements providing for the participation of non-Member States in preliminary ruling proceedings.The Commission approves the text proposed by the Court of Justice.
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Commission Directive 97/17/EC — July 2001 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, energy consumption, household electrical appliance, technical standard

22.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 49/11

Commission communication in the framework of

the implementation of

the Commission

Directive 97/17/EC

July 2001

(2002/C 49/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the Directive)

ESO (1)

Reference and title of the standard

Reference document

Reference of the superseded
standard

Date of cessation of use of
the superseded standard
Note 1

Cenelec

EN 50242:1998

Electric dishwashers
methods for measuring the performance

for household use (cid:151) Test

Amendment A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998

Amendment A2:2001 to EN 50242:1998

None

Note 3

Note 3

(cid:151)

Date expired
(1.8.2001)

Date expired
(1.8.2001)

(1) ESO: (European standardisation organisation):

(cid:151) CEN: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be);
(cid:151) Cenelec: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenorm.be);
(cid:151) ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 00, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org).

Note 1: Generally the date of cessation of use will be the date of withdrawal (dow), set by the European standardisation organisation,
but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

Note 3: In case of amendments, the referenced standard is EN CCCCC:YY, its previous amendments, if any, and the new, quoted
amendment. The superseded standard (column 4) therefore consists of EN CCCCC:YYYY and its previous amendments, if any,
but without the new quoted amendment. On the date stated, the superseded standard cannot be used any longer in the
context of the Directive.

Example: For EN 50242:1998, the following applies:

Cenelec

EN 50242:1998

Electric dishwashers
methods for measuring the performance
(The referenced standard is EN 50242:1998)

for household use (cid:151) Test

Amendment A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998
(The referenced standard is EN 50242:1998
+ A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998)

Amendment A2:2001 to EN 50242:1998
(The referenced standard is EN 50242:1998
+A1:1999 to EN 50242:1998
+A2:2001 to EN 50242:1998)

None
(There
standard)

is no superseded

Note 3
(The superseded standard
is EN 50242:1998)

Note 3
(The superseded standard
is EN 50242:1998
+A1:1999 to
EN 50242:1998)

(cid:151)

Date expired
(1.8.2001)

Date expired
(1.8.2001)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 342/2002 of 22 February 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, beef, intervention buying

L 53/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.2.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 342/2002

of 22 February 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No
690/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2345/
2001 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of
3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef
sector (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2595/2001 (4),
and in particular Article 2(2),

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 provides in its Article 2(2)
in particular for the opening or the suspension of
tendering for purchase of beef depending on the average
market prices for the reference class during the two
most recent weeks with price quotations preceding the
tender.

The application of Article 2 referred to above results in
the opening of purchase by tender in a number of
Member States. Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/
2001 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 228/
2002 (6), on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC)
No 690/2001 should be amended accordingly.

(3)

Since this Regulation should be applied immediately it is
necessary to provide for its entry into force on the day
of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 is replaced by the
Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 February 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 95, 5.4.2001, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 33.

(5) OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 38, 8.2.2002, p. 14.

23.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 53/19

ANEXO — BILAG — ANHANG — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BĲLAGE — ANEXO —
LIITE — BILAGA

Estado miembro

Medlemsstat

Mitgliedstaat

Κράτος µέλος

Member State

État membre

Stati membri

Lidstaat

Estado-Membro

Jäsenvaltiot

Medlemsstat

Belgique/België

Deutschland

Österreich

Nederland

España

France

Finland

Luxembourg

Ireland
Commission Regulation (EC) No 335/2002 of 22 February 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

23.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 53/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 335/2002

of 22 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 23 February 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 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.

L 53/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.2.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 22 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 10 00

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
068
220
624
628
999
220
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
220
508
600
624
999
052
204
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
662
999
052
600
999
060
388
400
404
508
528
720
728
999
388
400
512
528
720
999

173,2
135,4
198,3
156,1
165,8
179,3
130,1
175,4
237,7
171,8
178,9
242,2
242,2
167,5
161,6
164,6
52,6
52,5
45,9
44,9
22,3
63,2
74,5
50,8
83,4
85,3
84,3

63,6
93,9
59,3
114,9
114,3
87,4
33,9
81,0
51,3
60,3
55,8
41,6
126,2
126,2
94,8
112,1
104,2
124,4
130,0
107,4
102,4
103,3
87,8
82,4
116,7
98,5

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2621 — SEB/Moulinex) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Publications Office of the European Union, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 49/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

22.2.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2621 (cid:151) SEB/Moulinex)

(2002/C 49/17)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 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(2) of Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in French 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)CFR(cid:146) version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2621. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2002 of 22 February 2002 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001
Date: 2002-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

23.2.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 53/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 341/2002

of 22 February 2002

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long
grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001

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 10(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of
rice to Réunion (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/
1999 (4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no
award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3
of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy
should not be fixed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001 (5) opens
an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported
to Réunion.

Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 18 to
21 February 2002 in response to the invitation to tender
referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001 for the subsidy
on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling within
CN code 1006 20 98.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 February 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2002.

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 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 272, 13.10.2001, p. 21.