do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2690 — Solvay/Montedison-Ausimont) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, plastics industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

27.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 153/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2690 — Solvay/Montedison-Ausimont)

(2002/C 153/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 April 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2815 — Sanmina-SCI/Hewlett Packard)

(2002/C 153/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 May 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1127/2002 of 27 June 2002 on the opening of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of some 5814 tonnes of rice held by the Greek intervention agency
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, award of contract, intervention agency, rice, sale, single market

L 169/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.6.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1127/2002

of 27 June 2002

on the opening of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of some
5 814 tonnes of rice held by the Greek intervention agency

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 Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular the last indent of Article 8(b)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 of 11 January
1991 laying down the procedures and conditions for the
disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies (3)
lays down requirements relating to those procedures and
conditions.

For a very long time now the Greek intervention agency
has been storing a very large quantity of long-grain pad-
dy rice A. A standing invitation to tender should be
opened for the resale on the internal market of some
5 814 tonnes of paddy rice held by the Greek interven-
tion agency.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in ac-
cordance with the opinion of the Management Commit-
tee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

tender for the resale on the internal market of some 5 814
tonnes of long-grain paddy rice A held by that agency.

Article 2

The closing date for the submission of tenders in response

1.
to the first partial invitation to tender shall be 10 July 2002.

The closing date for the submission of tenders in response

2.
to the last partial invitation to tender shall be 31 July 2002.

Tenders must be lodged with the Greek intervention

3.
agency at the following address:

OPEKEPE
Acharnon Street 241
GR-10446 Athens
Tel.: (30-10) 212 47 87 or 212 47 89
Fax: (30-10) 862 93 73.

Article 3

By no later than Tuesday of the week following the closing date
for the submission of tenders, the Greek intervention agency
shall notify the Commission of the quantities and the average
prices of the various lots sold.

Article 4

The Greek intervention agency shall open, on the terms laid
down in Regulation (EEC) No 75/91, a standing invitation to

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 27 June 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 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1124/2002 of 27 June 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 44th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, award of contract, export refund, maximum price, white sugar

28.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 169/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1124/2002

of 27 June 2002

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 44th 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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
680/2002 (2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July
2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine le-
vies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 693/2002 (4), for the
invitations
2001/2002 marketing year, requires partial
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

(3)

(4)

and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in re-
sponse to the 44th partial invitation to tender, the provi-
sions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in ac-
cordance with the opinion of the Management Commit-
tee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 44th 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 48,746 EUR/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 June 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 107, 24.4.2002, p. 5.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1139/2002 of 27 June 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, award of contract, export, offer price, rye

L 169/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.6.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1139/2002

of 27 June 2002

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in
Regulation (EC) No 900/2002

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 cer-
eals (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 applica-
tion 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 third countries excluding Estonia, Lithuania
and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 900/2002 (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.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Reg-
ulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not
be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in ac-
cordance with the opinion of the Management Commit-
tee for cereals,

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 21 to 27
June 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund
for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 June 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 June 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 142, 31.5.2002, p. 14.
2002/529/EC: Commission Decision of 27 June 2002 concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations (notified under document number C(2002) 2234)
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air quality, form, industrial pollution, organic chemical, solvent

2.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 172/57

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 27 June 2002

concerning a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 1999/
13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic
solvents in certain activities and installations

(notified under document number C(2002) 2234)

(2002/529/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

The Committee established in accordance with Article 6
of Directive 91/692/EEC did not deliver an opinion on
these measures within the time limit laid down by the
chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The questionnaire in the Annex is hereby adopted.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2002.

For the Commission

Margot WALLSTRÖM

Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

Having regard to Council Directive 1999/13/EC of 11 March
1999 (1), on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic com-
pounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities
and installations, and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 11(1) of Directive 1999/13/EC requires that re-
ports on the implementation of the Directive be drawn
up on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by
the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 6 of Council Directive 91/692/EEC (2),

Member States, which implement national plans in ac-
cordance with Article 6 of Directive 1999/13/EC already
are required to submit these plans to the Commission,

The questionnaire or outline shall be sent to the Member
States six months before the start of the period covered
by the report,

The first report will cover the period 1 January 2003 to
31 December 2004 inclusive,

(1) OJ L 85, 29.3.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 48.

L 172/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

2.7.2002

ANNEX

2.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 172/59

L 172/60

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

2.7.2002
Corrigendum to Council Directive 1999/36/EC of 29 April 1999 on transportable pressure equipment (OJ L 138 of 1.6.1999)
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EC conformity marking, pressure equipment, roadworthiness tests, safety standard, transport of dangerous goods, transport safety

L 168/58

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.6.2002

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Directive 1999/36/EC of 29 April 1999 on transportable pressure equipment

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 138 of 1 June 1999)

On page 36 in Annex IV, Part I, Module B1:

point 5, first paragraph:

— for:
— read:

‘… EC type-examination …’,
‘… EC design-examination …’;

point 5, third paragraph:

— for:
— read:

‘… EC type-examination …’,
‘… EC design-examination …’;

point 6, first and last sentences:

— for:
— read:

‘… EC type-examination …’,
‘… EC design-examination …’;

and point 7, second paragraph:

— for:
— read:

‘… EC type-examination …’,
‘… EC design-examination …’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2779 — Imperial Tobacco/Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, tobacco industry

C 153/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.6.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2002/C 153/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 May 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2836 — Achmea/Royal & Sun Alliance Benelux)

(2002/C 153/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 June 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

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Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 153/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.6.2002

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

26 June 2002

(2002/C 153/02)

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Exchange
rate

0,9917

118,54

7,4304

0,6491

9,0965

1,4658

87,07

7,365

1,9462

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58011

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

29,91

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5942

0,4174

3,975

33107

226,1586

44,38

1625000

1,727

1,4995

7,7352

1,996

1,7466

244,5

KRW

South Korean won

1183,1

3,4522

ZAR

South African rand

10,2448

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2832 — General Motors/Daewoo Motors) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry

27.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 153/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2832 — General Motors/Daewoo Motors)

(2002/C 153/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 June 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 General Motors Corporation (GM, US), acquires, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of parts of the undertaking Daewoo Motor Company Ltd (Daewoo,
Korea), by way of purchase of assets through a newly created company.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— GM: Design, manufacture, marketing and supply of automotive vehicles, and interests in telecommuni-
cations, aerospace and defence, financial and insurance services, locomotives, automotive systems and
heavy-duty automatic transmissions,

— Daewoo: Design, manufacture and supply of automotive vehicles.

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.2832 — General Motors/Daewoo Motors, 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 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever (OJ L 316 of 1.12.2001)
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: animal plague, health control, swine

27.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 168/59

Corrigendum to Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of
classical swine fever

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 316 of 1 December 2001)

On page 17, second subparagraph of Article 17(4):

for:
read:

‘… before 1 January 2003 …’,
‘… before 1 May 2003 …’;

on page 21, first subparagraph of Article 28(1), first and second lines:

for:
read:

‘… listed in Annex VII, Part A, are hereby repealed as from 1 July 2002, …’,
‘… listed in Annex VIII, Part A, are hereby repealed as from 1 November 2002, …’;

and in the last line:

for:
read:

‘… Annex VII, Part B.’,
‘… Annex VIII, Part B…’;

in the second subparagraph of Article 28(1):

for:
read:

‘… the correlation table set out in Annex VIII.’,
‘… the correlation table set out in Annex IX.’;

in Article 29(2), second subparagraph:

for:
read:

‘… before 1 October 2002, …’,
‘… before 1 February 2003, …’;

in Article 29(3), second subparagraph:

for:
read:

‘… before 1 January 2003, …’,
‘… before 1 May 2003, …’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2836 — Achmea/Royal & Sun Alliance Benelux) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU control, economic concentration, financial management, insurance, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 153/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.6.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2002/C 153/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 May 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it
compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2836 — Achmea/Royal & Sun Alliance Benelux)

(2002/C 153/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 June 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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