do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2770 — First Aqua Holdings Limited/Southern Water plc) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, water management

C 74/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.3.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2770 (cid:151) First Aqua Holdings Limited/Southern Water plc)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 74/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 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 Coll (Coll), belonging to the Citigroup, TBH Investments Ltd (TBH), Marquis
Limited (MRQ), Tavistock Capital Investments Inc. (TCI), Morgan Ventures Limited (MVL) and a private
equity investor, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of the
undertaking Southern Water plc (Southern Water), controlled by Scottish Power UK plc, by way of
purchase of shares through a jointly controlled special purpose vehicle First Aqua Holdings Limited.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Coll: provision of financial services,

(cid:151) TBH: investment company,

(cid:151) MRQ: investment company,

(cid:151) TCI: investment company,

(cid:151) MVL: investment company,

(cid:151) Southern Water: provision of water and sewerage services.

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.2770 (cid:151) First Aqua Holdings Limited/Southern Water plc, 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.
Communication from the Commission under Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within Portugal (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, Portugal, air transport, inland transport, public service, transport price

C 74/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.3.2002

Communication from the Commission under Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2408/92

Amendment of public service obligations imposed on certain scheduled air services within
Portugal

(2002/C 74/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. The

Portuguese Government,

accordance with
Commission communication (2001/C 271/03) of 26
September 2001, has revised the fares and freight tariffs
for the following routes:

in

(cid:151) Lisbon/Ponta Delgada/Lisbon,

(cid:151) Lisbon/Terceira/Lisbon,

(cid:151) Lisbon/Horta/Lisbon,

(cid:151) Funchal/Ponta Delgada/Funchal,

(cid:151) Oporto/Ponta Delgada/Oporto.

2. Fares

The fare structure must include:

(i) EUR 202 return on flights between the mainland

and the Azores;

(ii) EUR 148 return on flights between Funchal and the

Azores;

(c) reduced fares for residents of the autonomous region of
the Azores and for students whose place of residence is
within the autonomous region of the Azores and who
study elsewhere in Portugal or vice versa of:

(i) EUR 168 return for residents, on flights between

the Azores and the mainland;

(ii) EUR 131 return for students, on flights between

the Azores and the mainland;

(iii) EUR 92 return for students, on flights between

Ponta Delgada and Funchal;

(a) a fully flexible economy reference fare which may not

exceed:

(d) freight tariffs on services between the mainland and the
autonomous region of the Azores shall be as follows:

(i) between Lisbon and Ponta Delgada, Horta and

Terceira: EUR 321 return;

(ii) between Oporto and Ponta Delgada: EUR 321

return;

(iii) between Funchal and Ponta Delgada: EUR 228

return;

(b) a range of special fares with special conditions adapted
to demand (e.g. excursion etc.), including at least one
Pex fare of:

Minimum

Normal

Quantity

Perishables

LIS, OPO/Azores

FNC/Azores

EUR 7,80

EUR 7,80

EUR 0,94/kg

EUR 0,75/kg

EUR 0,83/kg

EUR 0,57/kg

EUR 0,58/kg

EUR 0,49/kg

Special products (1)

EUR 0,73/kg

EUR 0,54/kg

Special products/
quantity (1)

EUR 0,68/kg

(cid:151)

(1) In accordance with IATA regulations.
Uniform application of the combined nomenclature (CN) (Classification of goods)
Date: 2002-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, packaging, preparation for market

23.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 74/13

UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE (CN)

(Classification of goods)

(2002/C 74/07)

Publication of explanatory notes made in accordance with Article 10 of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common
Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2433/2001 (2).

The explanatory notes to the combined nomenclature of the European Communities (3) are amended as
follows:

On page 253

7010

Carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials, ampoules and other containers, of glass,
of a kind used for the conveyance or packing of goods; preserving jars of glass;
stoppers, lids and other closures, of glass

7010 90 21

Made from tubing of glass

These containers are of circular cross-section and have a regular, uniform wall thickness
which is generally below 2 mm. They bear no embossed marks, such as numbers, logos,
lines or roughening. The visual examination shows almost no optical distortion in the
glass.

The volumetric capacity of these containers generally ranges from 1 to 100 millilitres.

They are used primarily for the packaging of pharmaceutical or diagnostic products.

(1) OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 329, 14.12.2001, p. 4.
(3) OJ C 199, 13.7.2000, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 472/2002 of 12 March 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs (OJ L 75 of 16.3.2002)
Date: 2002-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food contamination, food standard, foodstuff, public health, toxic substance

L 80/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.3.2002

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 472/2002 of 12 March 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No
466/2001 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 75 of 16 March 2002)

On page 20,

in the Annex,

in the second part of the table,

in columns 3 and 4:

for:

‘Directive 2002/27/EC’,

read:

‘Directive 2002/26/EC’

and in the footnote to the second part of the table:

for:

‘OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 44.’,

read:

‘OJ L 75, 16.3.2002, p. 38.’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2707 — Wienerberger/Hanson) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

23.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 74/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2707 (cid:151) Wienerberger/Hanson)

(2002/C 74/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 March 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 Austrian undertaking Wienerberger AG acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, control of the business line (cid:145)bricks(cid:146) in continental Europe of the British undertaking Hanson
plc, by purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

(cid:151) Wienerberger: building material,

(cid:151) Hanson-Gesch(cid:228)ftsbereich: production and sale bricks.

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.2707 (cid:151) Wienerberger/Hanson, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

23.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 74/5

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 March 2002

(2002/C 74/02)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4339

Danish krone

9,0175

Swedish krona

0,6169

Pound sterling

0,8795

United States dollar

1,3859

Canadian dollar

116,76

Japanese yen

1,4602

Swiss franc

7,693

Norwegian krone

87,93

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,6536

Australian dollar

1,9989

New Zealand dollar

10,1714

South African rand (2)

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