do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Opinion 2/00 of the Court of 6 December 2001 (Cartagena Protocol — Conclusion — Legal basis — Articles 133 EC, 174(4) EC and 175(1) EC — Living modified organisms — Environmental protection — Common commercial policy)
Date: 2002-03-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: biotechnology, common commercial policy, environmental protection, genetically modified organism, protocol to an agreement, public safety

2.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 56/1

I

(Information)

COURT OF JUSTICE

COURT OF JUSTICE

OPINION 2/00 OF THE COURT

Colomer, J. Mischo, A. Tizzano, L.A. Geelhoed and C. Stix-
Hackl, Advocates General,gives the following Opinion:

of 6 December 2001

Competence to conclude the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety is shared
between the European Community and its Member States.

(Cartagena Protocol — Conclusion — Legal basis —
Articles 133 EC, 174(4) EC and 175(1) EC — Living
modified organisms — Environmental protection — Com-
mon commercial policy)

(1) JO C 355 of 9 December 2000.

(2002/C 56/01)

The Court of Justice has received a request for an Opinion,
lodged at the Court Registry on 27 October 2000 (1) by
the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to
Article 300(6) EC, on the following questions:

(1) Do Articles 133 and 174(4), in conjunction with the
relevant provisions of Article 300 of the EC Treaty,
constitute the appropriate legal basis for the act conclud-
ing, on behalf of the European Community, the Cartagena
Biosafety Protocol?

(2)

If the reply to the first question is in the affirmative, are
the powers that the Member States retain in matters of
environmental protection — and which might justify
their participation in the Cartagena Biosafety Protocol
— residual powers in relation to the preponderant
competence held by the Community to enter into inter-
national commitments regarding the matters dealt with
by the Protocol?

The Court, composed of: G.C. Rodrı´guez Iglesias, President,
P. Jann, F. Macken, N. Colneric, S. von Bahr, Presidents of
Chambers, C. Gulmann, D.A.O. Edward, A. La Pergola,
(Rapporteur),
J.-P. Puissochet, L. Sevo´ n, M. Wathelet
R. Schintgen and V. Skouris, Judges, after hearing S. Alber,
First Advocate General, F.G. Jacobs, P. Léger, D. Ruiz-Jarabo

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Fifth Chamber)

13 December 2001

in Case C-235/00 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from
the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (Queen’s
Bench Division)): Commissioners of Customs & Excise v
CSC Financial Services Ltd (1)

(Sixth VAT Directive — Article 13B(d)(5) — Exempt
transactions — Transactions in securities — Negotiation —
Provision of a ‘call centre’ service)

(2002/C 56/02)

(Language of the case: English)

In Case C-235/00: Reference to the Court under Article 234
EC by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (Queen’s
Bench Division) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings
pending before that court between Commissioners of Customs
Address at which the Secretariat of the European Police College (CEPOL) can provisionally be reached
Date: 2002-03-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European school, police, secretariat of an Institution

2.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 55/1

I

(Information)

COUNCIL

Address at which the Secretariat of the European Police College (CEPOL) can provisionally be
reached

(2002/C 55/01)

Pending a decision of the Council on the location of the seat of the permanent secretariat of CEPOL (1), the
Secretariat of CEPOL can, as from 1 March 2002, be reached at the following address:

CEPOL
c/o Politiskolen
Brłndbyłster Boulevard 30
DK-2605 Brłndby
Tel. (45) 33 14 88 88 (ext. 66 02)
Fax (45) 33 43 00 49

(1) OJ L 336, 30.12.2000, p. 1.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 3,29 % on 1 March 2002 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

C 55/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

2.3.2002

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

3,29 % on 1 March 2002

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 March 2002

(2002/C 55/02)

1 euro

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=

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=

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7,4309

Danish krone

9,089

Swedish krona

0,6103

Pound sterling

0,8679

United States dollar

1,3886

Canadian dollar

115,69

Japanese yen

1,4759

Swiss franc

7,706

Norwegian krone

87,01

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (3)

1,6783

Australian dollar

2,0575

New Zealand dollar

9,8723

South African rand (3)

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(3) Source: Commission.