do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 621/2002 of 11 April 2002 applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, export refund, primary product, processed foodstuff

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 621/2002

of 11 April 2002

applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the
Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6
December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable
to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the
application of the system of granting export refunds on certain
agricultural products exported in the form of goods not
covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the
amount of such refunds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 595/2002 (4), and in particular Article 8(8),

Whereas:

(1)

The total amount of weekly applications for refund certi-
ficates, notified by Member States to 9 April 2002, when
taken together with the applications notified in accord-

ance with Article 8(2),
the
maximum referred to in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC)
No 1520/2000.

fourth indent, exceeds

(2)

A reduction coefficient, as provided for in Article 8(8),
should therefore be applied to applications for refund
certificates submitted in the course of the week of 1
April 2002 to 5 April 2002,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amounts of applications for refund certificates issued from
15 April 2002 onwards are subject to a reduction coefficient of
0,15.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2002.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 91, 6.4.2002, p. 5.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2002 of 11 April 2002 suspending the issue of refund certificates based on weekly applications for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, export refund, primary product, processed foodstuff

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 620/2002

of 11 April 2002

suspending the issue of refund certificates based on weekly applications for goods not covered by
Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6
December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable
to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the
application of the system of granting export refunds on certain
agricultural products exported in the form of goods not
covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the
amount of such refunds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 595/2002 (4), and in particular Article 8(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The cumulative amounts of refund certificates which
may be issued on the basis of notifications
from
Member States in accordance with Article 8(2), fourth

indent, and on the basis, to date, of Article 8(8) of
Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, may prevent the Euro-
pean Union from meeting its international commit-
ments.

(2)

The issue of refund certificates should therefore be
suspended, as provided for in Article 8(8),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The issue of certificates requested since 8 April 2002, under
the conditions of Article 8(8),

is suspended.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2002.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 91, 6.4.2002, p. 5.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 629/2002 of 11 April 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, rye, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 629/2002

of 11 April 2002

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
rye to all
to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1005/2001 (5).

third countries was opened pursuant

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

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

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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 notified from 5 to 11
April 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No
1005/2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 10.
Communication from the Commission
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), appointment of staff, aquaculture, fisheries policy

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

(2002/C 87/04)

By Decision of 9 April 2002, the Commission amended its Decision of 7 December 1999 appointing the
full members and substitute members of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (1).

Following the modification of the appointment to the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
of the full members for cooperative shipowners, producer organisations, processors and traders, the
Commission has decided to make the following appointments:

Interests concerned with the CFP

Seats

Members

The Committee

Full members

Substitute members

. . .

Cooperative shipowners

Producer organisations

. . .

. . .

Processors

Traders

. . .

. . .

Group II

Group III

Group IV

Working groups

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

Mr D. LANGSTRAAT

. . .

Mr C. OLESEN

Mr J. A. SUÁREZ LLANOS

Mr P. HYLDTOFT

Mr P. COMMERE

Mr J. A. MOZOS

Mr T. GEOGHEGAN

Chairman

Vice-Chairman

Mr R. FLYNN

Mr A. PEROLO

. . .

. . .

Mr J. GOODLAD

Mr G. PASTOOR

The appointments will come into force on the day following publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities and will remain in force until the date of expiry of the term of office of the other
members of the Committee, i.e. 9 December 2002.

The representative of mollusc/shellfish farmers and the representative of fish farmers will act as Chairman
and Vice-chairman alternately of Group II.

The name of
CHRISTENSEN, as indicated erroneously in notice of appointment 1999/C 357/03.

the full member for fish farmers should read Mrs V. KRISTENSEN, and not Mrs V.

(1) List of members: OJ C 357, 9.12.1999.

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ANNEX

FULL TABLE OF MEMBERS

Interests concerned with the CFP

Seats

Members

The Committee

Full members

Substitute members

Private shipowners

Cooperative shipowners

Producer organisations

Mollusc/shellfish farmers

Fish farmers

Processors

Traders

Fishermen and
employed fishermen

Consumers

Environment

Development

Working groups

Group I

Group II

Group III

Group IV

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

Mr B. DEAS

Mr P. SAN EMETERIO

Mr D. LANGSTRAAT

Mr J.-L. de FEUARDENT

Mr C. OLESEN

Mr J. A. SUÁREZ LLANOS

Mr G. BREST

Mr A. ALCAIDE NÚÑEZ

Mrs V. KRISTENSEN

Mr R. GABRIEL

Mr P. HYLDTOFT

Mr P. COMMERE

Mr J. A. MOZOS

Mr T. GEOGHEGAN

Mr M. SOUTO

Mr C. BANDEIRA

Mr J. GODFREY

Mr M. GUTIÉRREZ VALDIVIA

Mrs S. des CLERS

Mr S. LOSADA FIGUEIRAS

Mrs D. le SAUCE

Mrs B. GOREZ

Chairman

Vice-Chairman

Mr N. WICHMANN

Mr J. R. FUERTES GAMUNDI

Mr R. FLYNN

Mr A. PEROLO

Dr M. KELLER

Mr J. GOODLAD

Mr A. PARRES

Mr G. PASTOOR
Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2002 of 11 April 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 616/2002

of 11 April 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 12 April 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 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 11 April 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

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
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
220
624
999
060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
388
512
528
999

165,8
69,2
119,7
152,4
126,8
123,8
123,8
107,3
32,0
69,7
71,9
48,4
52,1
41,8
52,6
53,4
41,6
99,8
100,7
99,0
80,6
82,5
110,9
84,5
96,1
109,3
90,5
86,1
72,2
85,2
81,2

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 April 2002

(2002/C 87/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4348

Danish krone

9,0922

Swedish krona

0,6123

Pound sterling

0,8798

United States dollar

1,4023

Canadian dollar

114,74

Japanese yen

1,4666

Swiss franc

7,641

Norwegian krone

86,73

Icelandic króna (2)

1,6576

Australian dollar

2,0098

New Zealand dollar

9,867

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 628/2002 of 11 April 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, United States, award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 628/2002

of 11 April 2002

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to all third countries except the United States of
America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001 (5).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92

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

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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 notified from 5 to 11
April 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No
1558/2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.
(5) OJ L 205, 31.7.2001, p. 33.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2780 — General Electric/Enron Wind Turbine Business) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, electrical engineering, exchange of information, merger control, wind energy

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2780 — General Electric/Enron Wind Turbine Business)

(2002/C 87/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 2 April 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 US undertaking General Electric Company (GE) acquires, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the wind turbine business of Enron, an Oregon
corporation and debtor-in-possession under Chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code and
jointly administered by the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, and Enron
Wind Corp. (EWC), a Californian corporation and indirect subsidiary of Enron, by way of the purchase
of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— GE: Diversified industrial corporation active in numerous fields including aircraft engines, transpor-
lighting, medical systems,

industrial systems, power generation systems, plastics,

tation systems,
appliances, media, financial services, software and Internet services,

— Enron Wind Turbine Business: Design, manufacture and supply of wind turbines.

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.2780 — General Electric/Enron Wind Turbine Business, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 625/2002 of 11 April 2002 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 625/2002

of 11 April 2002

amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in
the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and (15)
thereof,

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 552/2002 to the information at
present available to the Commission that the export
refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown
in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 April 2002 to
the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 552/2002 (2).

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 552/2002 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2002.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 11 April 2002 altering the rates of the refunds applicable to certain products in
the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

Product

White sugar:

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg

In case of
advance fixing of
refunds

43,60

Other

43,60

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 20.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 618/2002 of 11 April 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 34th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
Date: 2002-04-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 618/2002

of 11 April 2002

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 34th partial invitation to tender issued
within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1430/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
invitation to tender, the
response to the 34th partial
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July
2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2) for
the 2001/2002 marketing year, requires partial invita-
tions to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/
2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community
and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 34th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum
amount of the export refund is fixed at 47,788 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 April 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 April 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 3.