do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/2002 of 22 March 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2002 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 April to 30 June 2002 can be accepted
Date: 2002-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 529/2002

of 22 March 2002

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2002 for import licences under the
regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1
April to 30 June 2002 can be accepted

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 1486/95 of
28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in
particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged for the second
quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the quantities
available and can therefore be met in full,

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30
June 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95
shall be met as referred to in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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ANNEX

Percentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 April to 30 June 2002

100

100

100

100

100

100

Group No

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

21 March 2002

(2002/C 73/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4341

Danish krone

9,0139

Swedish krona

0,618

Pound sterling

0,8817

United States dollar

1,3956

Canadian dollar

116,56

Japanese yen

1,4633

Swiss franc

7,699

Norwegian krone

88,83

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,6619

Australian dollar

2,002

New Zealand dollar

10,1748

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 531/2002 of 22 March 2002 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001
Date: 2002-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 531/2002

of 22 March 2002

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third
countries of wholly milled round grain A rice 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 411/2002 (2),
and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 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 decide,
in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC)
No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted,
to make no award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 a maximum refund 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

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 15 to
21 March 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the
export refund on wholly milled round grain A rice to certain
third countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 March 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 525/2002 of 22 March 2002 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products
Date: 2002-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, milk, milk product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 525/2002

of 22 March 2002

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of
milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(2)

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1670/2000 (2), and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,

Whereas:

the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 should be
postponed.

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

(1)

Article 20a of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/
1999 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 156/
2002 (4), lays down the rules for administering the milk
powder quota for exports to the Dominican Republic
under the Memorandum of Understanding between the
European Community and the Dominican Republic,
approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (5). As a result
of difficulties with the application of that Memorandum
that could make amendments to the existing arrange-
ments necessary, the application period for the quota for

By way of derogation from Article 20a(7) of Regulation (EC)
No 174/1999, for the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June
2003, licence applications shall be lodged from 1 to 10 May
2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third 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, 22 March 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 25, 29.1.2002, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 218, 6.8.1998, p. 45.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 522/2002 of 22 March 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 522/2002

of 22 March 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 March 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 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 22 March 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 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
204
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
220
421
448
624
999
052
600
999
060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
728
999
388
400
512
528
999

199,0
153,7
239,1
212,2
201,0
134,0
27,7
80,8
144,3
60,1
102,2
62,8
50,3
49,0
45,4
29,6
26,7
73,3
48,2
43,5
49,6
46,5
40,7
104,0
114,0
96,8
81,5
88,0
75,1
86,9
113,2
131,3
93,2
75,3
120,0
71,8
72,4
84,9

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2712 — Electrabel/TotalFinaElf/Photovoltech) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, exchange of information, merger control, renewable energy, solar energy

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2712 (cid:151) Electrabel/TotalFinaElf/Photovoltech)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 73/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 March 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 Electrabel NV (Electrabel, Belgium) belonging to the Suez group, Soltech NV
(Soltech, Belgium) controlled by Electrabel, and Total Energie DØveloppement SA (TED, France) ultimately
controlled by the TotalFinaElf group, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint
control of the undertaking Photovoltech NV (Photovoltech, Belgium), by way of purchase of shares in a
newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Electrabel: production and distribution of electricity,

(cid:151) Soltech: production of solar modules and development of photovoltaic systems,

(cid:151) TED: shareholding interests in companies active in the field of renewable energy,

(cid:151) Photovoltech: production, use and sale of photovoltaic cells and modules.

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.2712 (cid:151) Electrabel/TotalFinaElf/Photovoltech, 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.
Judgment of the Court of 22 March 2002 in Case E-3/01 (request for an Advisory Opinion from Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík District Court)): Alda Viggósdóttir v Íslandspóstur hf. (Iceland Post Ltd) (Council Directive 77/187/EEC — Transfer of a State administrative entity to a State-owned limited liability company)
Date: 2002-03-22
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Iceland, labour law, private limited company, public sector, transfer of businesses

13.6.2002

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA COURT

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 22 March 2002

in Case E-3/01 (request for an Advisory Opinion from Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík
District Court)): Alda Viggósdóttir v Íslandspóstur hf. (Iceland Post Ltd)

(Council Directive 77/187/EEC — Transfer of a State administrative entity to a State-owned limited liability
company)

(2002/C 140/15)

In Case E-3/01: request for the Court under Article 34 of the Agreement between the EFTA States on the
establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice by Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík
District Court), for an Advisory Opinion in a case pending before it concerning the interpretation of the
Agreement on the European Economic Area, with particular reference to Council Directive 77/187/EEC of
14 February 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of
employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses, in particular
Articles 1 and 3 thereof, the Court, composed of: Thór Vilhjálmsson, President, Carl Baudenbacher (Judge-
Rapporteur) and Per Tresselt, Judges, gave a judgment on 22 March 2002, the operative part of which
declares as follows:

The conversion of a State entity into a wholly State-owned limited liability company may constitute a
transfer within the meaning of Council Directive 77/187/EEC of 14 February 1977 on the approxi-
mation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the
event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses. That Directive may apply when
an employee, at the time of the transfer, was protected as an employee under national employment
law. It is for the national court to assess whether that was the case or whether the employee enjoyed
protection from dismissal under public law.

An employee cannot waive the rights conferred upon him by the mandatory provisions of Directive
77/187/EEC. The Directive does not, however, preclude an agreement with the new employer to
modify the employment relationship to the extent that such modification is permitted by the
applicable national law in situations other than those involving the transfer of an undertaking.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 530/2002 of 22 March 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2002 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
Date: 2002-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 530/2002

of 22 March 2002

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2002 for import licences for certain
pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94
opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and
certain other agricultural products can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of
22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in
the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in
Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for
the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for
pigmeat and certain other agricultural products (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The applications for import
licences lodged for the
second quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the
quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

The quantity available for the following period should be
determined.

It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to
the fact that licences may only be used for products

which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force
in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to
1.
30 June 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1432/
94 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2.
For the period 1 July to 30 September 2002, applications
may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 for
import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

3.
Licences may only be used for products which comply
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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ANNEX I

Group No

Percentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 April to 30 June 2002

1

100,00

ANNEX II

(t)

Group No

1

Total quantity available
for the period
1 July to 30 September 2002

5 154
Commission Regulation (EC) No 527/2002 of 22 March 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2002 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted
Date: 2002-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, import licence, pigmeat

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 527/2002

of 22 March 2002

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2002 for import licences for certain
pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community
with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and
Romania can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 of
29 September 1997 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for by
Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000,
(EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000
and (EC) No 2851/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No
2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94 (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in particular Article 4(5)
thereof,

Whereas:

It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to
the fact that licences may only be used for products
which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force
in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to
30 June 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/
97 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.

Licences may only be used for products which comply
2.
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

(1)

The applications for import
licences lodged for the
second quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the
quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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ANNEX

Group No

Percentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 April to 30 June 2002

1
2
3
4
H1
7
8
9
T1
T2
T3
S1
S2
B1
15
16
17

100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0