do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2002/252/EC: Commission Decision of 26 March 2002 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community, as regards Canada (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1214)
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, animal breeding, cattle, embryo and foetus, health control, import (EU)

L 86/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3.4.2002

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 March 2002

amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams approved in third
countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community, as regards Canada

(notified under document number C(2002) 1214)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/252/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions
governing intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic animals
of the bovine species (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/113/EC (2), and in particular Article 8
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The competent veterinary services of the Canada have forwarded a request for the addition to the list,
established by Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended by Decision 2002/46/EC (4), of
teams officially approved in their territories for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the
bovine species to the Community.

Guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/
556/EEC have been provided to the Commission by the competent veterinary services of Canada.
The collection team concerned has been officially approved in Canada for exports to the
Community.

Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, the following row is added concerning Canadian teams:

‘CA

E 1298

Dr Alain Gironne’

Clinique vétérinaire
Témiscamingue
19, rue principale Nord
St-Bruno-de-Guigues
Quebec
JOZ 2GO

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 53, 24.2.1994, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40.
(4) OJ L 21, 24.1.2002, p. 21.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2779 — Imperial Tobacco/Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, tobacco industry

C 75/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

26.3.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2779 — Imperial Tobacco/Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken)

(2002/C 75/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 19 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 British undertaking Imperial Tobacco Group plc (Imperial Tobacco) acquires, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the German undertaking Reemtsma
Cigarettenfabriken GmbH (Reemtsma) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Imperial Tobacco: tobacco products,

— Reemtsma: tobacco 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.2779 — Imperial Tobacco/Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — 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: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

26.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 75/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 March 2002

(2002/C 75/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4337

Danish krone

9,0038

Swedish krona

0,6135

Pound sterling

0,8759

United States dollar

1,3871

Canadian dollar

116,66

Japanese yen

1,4608

Swiss franc

7,7025

Norwegian krone

87,86

Icelandic króna (2)

1,6477

Australian dollar

1,9941

New Zealand dollar

10,0947

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2735 — TotalFinaElf/MMH/TSG/EMB) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, oil industry

26.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 75/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2735 — TotalFinaElf/MMH/TSG/EMB)

(2002/C 75/04)

(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 undertaking TotalFinaElf Deutschland, Berlin, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertakings Michel Mineralölhandel GmbH (MMH),
Duisburg, Total Saarberg GmbH (TSG), Duisburg, Elf Mineralöl Berlin GmbH (EMB), Berlin, by way of
purchase of assets. Currently the target undertakings are jointly controlled by TotalFinaElf Deutschland and
RAG.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— TotalFinaElf Deutschland: trade in refined mineral products,

— MMH: trade in refined mineral products,

— TSG: trade in refined mineral products;

— EMB: trade in refined mineral 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.2735 — TotalFinaElf/MMH/TSG/EMB, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — 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.
Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, in respect of the consolidation of the internal market, genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources, Directives 66/400/EEC, 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed, fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (OJ L 25 of 1.2.1999)
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural product nomenclature, crop production, genetically modified organism, marketing, single market

L 82/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

26.3.2002

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Directive 98/95/EC of 14 December 1998 amending, in respect of the consolidation of
the internal market, genetically modified plant varieties and plant genetic resources, Directives 66/400/EEC,
66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 66/403/EEC, 69/208/EEC, 70/457/EEC and 70/458/EEC on the marketing of beet seed,
fodder plant seed, cereal seed, seed potatoes, seed of oil and fibre plants and vegetable seed and on the common
catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 25 of 1 February 1999)

On page 21, Article 7(3) (amendment of Directive 70/458/EEC):

for:

‘Article 2(1b) shall be repealed;’

read:

‘Article 2(1c) shall be repealed;’.
2002/727/EC: Commission Decision of 26 March 2002 amending Decision C(2001) 2842 approving the single programming document for structural assistance under Objective 1 to technical assistance in France (notified under document number C(2002) 154)
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Structural Funds, financing plan, regional aid, technical cooperation

L 241/128

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.9.2002

COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 March 2002

amending Decision C(2001) 2842 approving the single programming document for structural
assistance under Objective 1 to technical assistance in France

(notified under document number C(2002) 154)

(Only the French text is authentic)

(2002/727/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of
21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the
Structural Funds (1), and in particular Article 34(3) thereof,

Whereas:

2.
The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the
priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and
the Member State at EUR 3 632 000 for the whole period and
the financial contribution from the ERDF at EUR 3 087 000.

Article 3

(1)

(2)

single programming

By Decision C(2001)2842, the Commission approved
the
structural
assistance under Objective 1 to technical assistance in
France.

document

for

request

to allocate

On 13 November 2001 the French authorities sent the
Commission a
to Priority 3
(cid:145)Promoting national and Community priorities’ of the
single programming document for structural assistance
under Objective 1 to technical assistance in France an
amount of EUR 1 650 000 remaining unallocated under
Objective 1.

1.
The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted
under the single programming document amounts to EUR
3 087 000. The procedure for granting the financial assistance,
including the financial contribution from the Funds for the
single programming
various priorities
document,
is set out in the financing plan annexed to this
Decision.

included

in the

The financial tables annexed to Decision C(2001)2842

2.
shall be replaced by those annexed to this Decision.

Article 4

(3)

Decision C(2001)2842 should therefore be amended,

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision C(2001)2842 is amended as follows:

Articles 2(2) and 3(1) are replaced by:

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2002.

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2002 of 26 March 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

27.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 83/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 539/2002

of 26 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 27 March 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 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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27.3.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 26 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
624
999
052
600
999
060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
388
400
512
528
999

202,2
153,6
185,6
212,2
188,4
130,1
27,7
78,9
137,7
45,5
91,6
68,6
54,0
45,9
47,8
29,6
77,0
53,8
52,2
49,9
51,0
38,2
102,2
124,2
94,8
78,7
85,1
92,0
84,2
112,4
123,2
93,5
85,1
83,8
70,5
71,2
77,6

(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’.
Acknowledgement of receipt of complaint No 2002/4303-SG(02)A/02625
Date: 2002-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, complaint to the Commission, hydrology

C 75/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

26.3.2002

Acknowledgement of receipt of complaint No 2002/4303-SG(02)A/02625

(2002/C 75/05)

The European Commission has registered a complaint about the National Hydrological Plan of Spain

1.
under No 2002/4303-SG(02)A/02625.

It has received several thousand copies of this complaint so, in order to ensure a rapid response and
2.
to keep those concerned informed while making economical use of its administrative resources,
it is
publishing this acknowledgement of receipt in the Official Journal of the European Communities and on
the Internet at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sg1/receipt/

The complaint will be examined by the Commission in the light of the applicable Community
3.
legislation. The complainants will be kept informed, by the same means, of the results of this examination
and of any follow-up action that the Commission may decide to take.

4.
The Commission will endeavour to take a decision on the substance of the case (opening of
infringement proceedings or closing of the case without further action) within 12 months from the
date of registration of the complaint in its Secretariat-General.

Should the Commission need to contact the authorities of the Member State against which the
5.
complaint is directed,
it will do so without mentioning the identiy of the complainants in order to
protect their rights. The complainants may, however authorise fthe Commission to reveal their identity
in any contacts with the authorities of the Member State against which the complaint is directed.