do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

12.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 166/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 July 2002

(2002/C 166/01)

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

0,9836

115,43

7,4279

0,6379

9,2757

1,4673

85,17

7,285

1,9461

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

0,57813

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

29,275

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5918

0,4151

4,0965

32537

226,161

44,651

1649000

1,766

1,5001

7,6719

2,047

1,724

249,1

KRW

South Korean won

1160,11

3,4527

ZAR

South African rand

9,9184

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2002 of 12 July 2002 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: administrative formalities, harbour installation, harmonisation of standards, maritime transport, transport document, vessel

31.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 298/27

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 106/2002

of 12 July 2002

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 56/2002
of 31 May 2002 (1).

(2)

Directive 2002/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 February 2002 on
reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of the
Community (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 56k (Directive 2001/96/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘56l.

32002 L 0006: Directive 2002/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
18 February 2002 on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports
of the Member States of the Community (OJ L 67, 9.3.2002, p. 31).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2002/6/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

(1) OJ L 238, 5.9.2002, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 67, 9.3.2002, p. 31.

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Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 13 July 2002, provided that all
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

the notifications under

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. GUNNARSSON

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 107/2002 of 12 July 2002 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: consumer information, eco-label, household electrical appliance, polishing and scouring preparations, quality label, textile product

31.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 298/29

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 107/2002

of 12 July 2002

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 91/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 25 June 2002 (1).

Commission Decision 2002/172/EC of 25 February 2002 prolonging the period validity of
Decision 1999/476/EC establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-
label to laundry detergents (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2002/173/EC of 25 February 2002 prolonging the period of validity of
Decision 1999/427/EC establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-
label detergents for dishwashers (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following shall be added in point 2ef (Commission Decision 1999/476/EC):

‘, as amended by:

— 32002 D 0172: Commission Decision 2002/172/EC of 25 February 2002 (OJ L 56, 27.2.2002,

p. 32).’;

2.

The following shall be added in point 2eq (Commission Decision 1999/427/EC):

‘, as amended by:

— 32002 D 0173: Commission Decision 2002/173/EC of 25 February 2002 (OJ L 56, 27.2.2002,

p. 33).’

(1) OJ L 266, 3.10.2002, p. 65.
(2) OJ L 56, 27.2.2002, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 56, 27.2.2002, p. 33.

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Article 2

The texts of the Decisions Nos 2002/172/EC and 2002/173/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages,
to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be
authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 13 July 2002, provided that all
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

the notifications under

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. GUNNARSSON

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, inland transport, provision of services, public service, transport planning

12.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 166/7

Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within
France

(2002/C 166/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. France has decided to alter the public service obligation in
respect of scheduled air services between Roanne (Renaison)
and Paris (Orly) published in the Official
the
European Communities C 91 of 30 March 2000 pursuant to
Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of
23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-
Community air routes.

Journal of

Flight bookings

Flights must be bookable through at least one computerised
reservation system.

The carrier bears the costs of setting up booking systems.

2. The new public service obligation is as follows:

Continuity of service

Minimum frequency

The minimum level of service provided must be two return
trips per day, morning and evening, from Monday to Friday,
except on public holidays, 220 days a year.

The services must be operated without a stopover between
Roanne (Renaison) and Paris (Orly).

Timetables

Timetables must be such as
business
round trip within the day and to spend at
hours at their destination, whether Paris or Roanne.

to enable passengers on
trips during the working week to make the
least eight

Slots from Monday to Friday have been reserved at Paris
(Orly) airport for the scheduled Roanne (Renaison)–Paris
(Orly) service pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for
the allocation of slots at Community airports. Air carriers
interested in this route can obtain information about these
slots from the Paris airports coordinator.

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights
cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier
must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled
in any year.

In accordance with Article 4(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No
2408/92, any carrier intending to operate this services must
undertake to do so for at least 12 consecutive months.

The carrier must give at least six months' notice before
discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation
of air services without regard to the abovementioned public
service obligation may result
in administrative and/or
criminal penalties.

3. This public service obligation replaces, with effect from 28
October 2002, those set out in the Commission notice
published in OJ C 91, 30.3.2000.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1280/2002 of 12 July 2002 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Denmark, Greece, award of contract, butter, purchase

13.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 184/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1280/2002

of 12 July 2002

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 509/2002 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards
intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001 (4), and in parti-
cular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 756/2002 suspending
the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (5)
establishes the most recent
list of Member States in
which intervention is suspended. This list must be
adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated
by Sweden under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/
1999.
In the interests of clarity, the list in question
should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 756/2002
should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby
suspended in Denmark, Greece and Austria.

(1)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down
that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or
suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as
appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in
succession, the market price in that Member State is
below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention
price.

Regulation (EC) No 756/2002 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2002.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 20.

(5) OJ L 116, 3.5.2002, p. 4.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/2002 of 12 July 2002 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 273rd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, award of contract, butter, farm price support

L 184/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.7.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1279/2002

of 12 July 2002

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 273rd special invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 509/2002 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

(2)

(3)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-
use security determined accordingly.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invita-
tion to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended
for direct consumption in the Community (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the inter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation to
tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;
Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of
the tenders received in response to each special invita-
tion to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed
for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of
96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the
end-use security must be fixed accordingly.

Article 1

For the 273rd special invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90,
the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall
be as follows:

— maximum aid:
— end-use security:

EUR 105/100 kg,
EUR 116/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2894 — Axa Private Equity/Bonna Sabla) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, concrete, economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance, investment, merger control

C 166/10

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12.7.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2894 — Axa Private Equity/Bonna Sabla)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 166/07)

(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 Axa Investment Managers Private Equity Europe (France) (Axa Private Equity),
controlled by the group Axa, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of
the whole of the undertaking Bonna Sabla (France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Axa: Insurance and financial services,

— Axa Private Equity: Private equity funds,

— Bonna Sabla: Concrete products for building trade and service engineering.

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. 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.2894 — Axa Private Equity/Bonna Sabla, 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.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 109/2002 of 12 July 2002 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Community, economic activity, statistical nomenclature

31.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 298/33

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 109/2002

of 12 July 2002

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 92/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 25 June 2002 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2002 of 19 December 2001 amending Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3037/90 on the statistical classification of economic activities in the European
Community (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1.

the following indent shall be added in point 20 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90):

‘— 32002 R 0029: Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2002 of 19 December 2001 (OJ L 6,

10.1.2002, p. 3.)’;

2.

in point 2 of the sectoral adaptations the words ‘as subsequently amended,’ shall be inserted after
the words ‘Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statistical classification
of economic activities in the European Community,’.

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 29/2002 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 13 July 2002, provided that all
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

the notifications under

(1) OJ L 266, 3.10.2002, p. 67.
(2) OJ L 6, 10.1.2002, p. 3.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

G. S. GUNNARSSON
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, tungsten

C 166/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.7.2002

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2002/C 166/02)

The Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following
1.
procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table
below, as provided in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on
protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of
the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify,
rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the
European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Division B-1), J-79 5/16, B-1049 Brussels (2) at
any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before
the date mentioned in the table below.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of

4.
22 December 1995.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Tungsten carbide and
fused tungsten carbide

People's Republic of China Duty

Regulation (EC) No 771/98
(OJ L 111, 9.4.1998)

10.4.2003

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2).
(2) Telex: COMEU B 21877; fax (32-2) 295 65 05.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1278/2002 of 12 July 2002 fixing the maximum buying-in price for skimmed-milk powder for the second invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
Date: 2002-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, market support, maximum price, purchase price, skimmed milk powder

13.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 184/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1278/2002

of 12 July 2002

fixing the maximum buying-in price for skimmed-milk powder for the second invitation to tender
carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 214/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 509/2002 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as
in skimmed-milk
regards intervention on the market
powder (3) provides that,
the tenders
received for each invitation to tender, a maximum
buying-in price is to be fixed by reference to the inter-
vention price applicable and that it may also be decided
to make no award under the round.

in the light of

(2)

(3)

As a result of
buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.

the tenders received,

the maximum

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the second invitation to tender issued under Regulation
(EC) No 214/2001, for which tenders had to be submitted not
later than 9 July 2002, the maximum buying-in price shall be
EUR 200,38/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 July 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100.