do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2785 — Publicis/BCOM3) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advertising, database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, merger control, theory of marketing

C 163/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.7.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2785 — Publicis/BCOM3)

(2002/C 163/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 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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is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2703 — Merloni/GE/GDA JV)

(2002/C 163/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 March 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),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2703. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1052/2002 of 17 June 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 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 amounts of such refunds (OJ L 160 of 18.6.2002)
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, export refund, primary product, processed foodstuff

9.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 179/31

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1052/2002 of 17 June 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No
1520/2000 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 amounts of such refunds

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 160 of 18 June 2002)

On page 16,

in Article 1(1), first line:

for:
read:

‘1.
‘1.

The following paragraph 1a is added to Article 6(1):’,
In Article 6a(1), the following paragraph 1a is added:’;

on page 17,

in Article 1(2), first line:

for:
read:

‘2.
‘2.

Paragraph 1 of Article 8 is replaced by the following:’,
In Article 8(1), the first subparagraph is replaced by the following:’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1238/2002 of 9 July 2002 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, grape, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 180/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.7.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1238/2002

of 9 July 2002

on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing
Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds
on fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1176/2002 (2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1128/2002 (3) opens an
invitation to tender setting the indicative refund rates
and indicative quantities for system A3 export licences
other than those tendered for as part of food aid.

In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum
refund rates and the percentages for reducing the quanti-
ties awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates
should be set.

In the case of oranges, table grapes, apples and peaches,
the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the

indicative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is
more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund
rate.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the case of oranges, table grapes, apples and peaches, the
maximum refund rates and the percentages for reducing the
quantities awarded under the invitation to tender opened by
Regulation (EC) No 1128/2002 shall be as set out in the
Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69.
(3) OJ L 169, 28.6.2002, p. 19.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 180/19

ANNEX

Product

Maximum refund rate
(EUR/t net)

Percentage awarded of quantities
tendered for quoting the maximum
refund rate

Oranges

Table grapes

Apples

Peaches

34

15

15

15

100 %

79 %

24 %

27 %
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 163/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.7.2002

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 July 2002

(2002/C 163/02)

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

0,9828

116,8

7,4283

0,6422

9,1587

1,4688

84,96

7,305

1,947

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

0,57931

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

29,333

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5926

0,4156

4,0938

32597

226,2177

44,424

1630000

1,7445

1,497

7,6657

2,0059

1,7327

251,18

KRW

South Korean won

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

1169,53

9,998

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1229/2002 of 9 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

10.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 180/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1229/2002

of 9 July 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 10 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.

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10.7.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 9 July 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 50 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999
052
999
052
999
388
524
528
804
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
388
512
528
800
804
999
052
064
999
052
060
061
068
400
616
999
064
999

83,4
83,4
83,4
83,4
73,3
73,3
49,6
77,1
59,6
121,8
77,0
88,1
105,8
75,2
83,3
85,7
46,9
79,2
91,2
97,8
83,7
98,4
81,7
76,6
92,6
117,9
93,4
188,9
146,4
167,7
339,2
140,2
238,7
140,2
247,1
275,4
230,1
150,2
150,2

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2703 — Merloni/GE/GDA JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: database, dissemination of EU information, economic concentration, electrical engineering, household electrical appliance, industrial enterprise, merger control

C 163/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.7.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2785 — Publicis/BCOM3)

(2002/C 163/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 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),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2785. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2703 — Merloni/GE/GDA JV)

(2002/C 163/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 March 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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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2808 — BLSI/GeoPost) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Europe, European Commission, delivery, economic concentration, exchange of information, freight rate, merger control, third country

9.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 163/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2808 — BLSI/GeoPost)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 163/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 July 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 undertaking GeoPost SA (GeoPost, France), belonging to the group La Poste (France),
acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of the undertaking
Masterlink Express Sp.Zoo (Masterlink, Poland), controlled by Baltic Logistic System International AB
(BLSI, Sweden), belonging to the group Posten (Sweden), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— GeoPost: Holding company of La Poste for the subsidiaries which provide rapid and express document,

parcel and freight delivery services in France and several other European countries,

— BLSI: Holding company of Posten AB for the subsidiaries engaged in domestic and international parcel

services in the Baltic States, Poland and Russia,

— Masterlink: Domestic and international rapid parcel services and domestic express parcel services in

Poland.

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.2808 — BLSI/GeoPost, 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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/2002 of 9 July 2002 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, poultrymeat

10.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 180/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1236/2002

of 9 July 2002

fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organization of the market in
poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 493/2002 (2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 provides that
the difference between prices on the world market for
the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and
prices for those products within the Community may be
covered by an export refund.

It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the
present situation on the market in poultrymeat that the
refund should be fixed at an amount which would
permit Community participation in world trade and

would also take account of the nature of these exports
and their importance at the present time.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The list of product codes for which, when they are exported,
the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2777/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund shall be
as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77.
(2) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 7.

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10.7.2002

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 9 July 2002 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

0105 11 11 9000
0105 11 19 9000
0105 11 91 9000
0105 11 99 9000
0105 12 00 9000
0105 19 20 9000
0207 12 10 9900
0207 12 10 9900
0207 12 90 9190
0207 12 90 9190
0207 12 90 9990
0207 12 90 9990

V04
V04
V04
V04
V04
V04
V01
A24
V01
A24
V01
A24

EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg

0,80
0,80
0,80
0,80
1,70
1,70
44,00
44,00
44,00
44,00
44,00
44,00

NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ

L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.
The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001,
p. 6).

The other destinations are defined as follows:
V01 Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq,

Iran

V04 all destinations except the United States of America and Estonia.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1231/2002 of 9 July 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2002-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

L 180/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.7.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1231/2002

of 9 July 2002

prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2846/98 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December
2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required (3), lays down quotas for cod for 2002.

to ensure compliance with the provisions
In order
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIa (EC
waters), North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

or registered in Sweden have exhausted the quota allo-
cated for 2002. Sweden has prohibited fishing for this
stock from 24 June 2002. This date should be adopted
in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIa (EC waters),
North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in
Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allo-
cated to Sweden for 2002.

Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division IIa (EC waters),
North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in
Sweden is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board,
transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above
vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 24 June 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.