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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2920 — Outokumpu Oy/Lennox International Inc.) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, exchange of information, heating, iron and steel product, merger control

C 181/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2920 — Outokumpu Oy/Lennox International Inc.)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 181/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 undertakings Outokumpu Oy (Outokumpu), Finland, and Lennox International
Inc.,
(Lennox), United States of America, acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of Heatcraft, a joint venture consisting of Outukumpu Heatcraft LLC (United States of
America) and Outukumpu Heatcraft BV (Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares in two newly
created companies consisting of a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Outokumpu: copper products, metallurgy, stainless steel and other operations such as mining,

— Lennox: climate control solutions, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, refrigeration and heat fransfer,

— Heatcraft: heat transfer components, pressure vessels.

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 Council
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.2920 — Outokumpu Oy/Lennox International Inc., 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.
Action brought on 30 July 2002 by Technologien, Bau- und Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH and The Bellona Foundation against the EFTA Surveillance Authority (Case E-2/02)
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: Norway
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, gas pipeline, industrial equipment, mineral oil, production, tax system

28.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 293/7

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA COURT

Action brought on 30 July 2002 by Technologien, Bau- und Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH and The
Bellona Foundation against the EFTA Surveillance Authority

(Case E-2/02)

(2002/C 293/07)

An action against the EFTA Surveillance Authority was brought before the EFTA Court on 30 July 2002
by Technologien, Bau- und Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH and The Bellona Foundation, represented by
Advokathuset Feydt & Hamborgstrøm, St. Olavs gate 21A, N-0165 Oslo.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

1. annual the decision of the EFTA Surveillance Authority of 31 May 2002 — on the notifications of a
proposal for amended depreciation rules on the Petroleum Tax Act for production equipment and
pipelines for gas linked to new large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities located in Finnmark
county or the municipalities of Kåfjord, Skjervøy, Nordreisa or Kvænangen in Troms county and the
application of these rules to the Snøhvit project (Aid No 020.500.041) (Norway); and

2. order the EFTA Surveillance Authority to pay the costs of the proceedings.

Legal and factual background and pleas in law adduced in support

— Article 5.2(1) of the EFTA Surveillance Authority's State Aid Guidelines, provides that ‘the EFTA
Surveillance Authority is obliged to open the procedure provided for in Article 1(2) of Protocol 3
to the Surveillance and Court Agreement whenever it is in any doubt about the compatibility of the aid
with the functioning of the EEA Agreement.’

— Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement provides that ‘aid to facilitate the development of certain
economic activities or of certain economic areas where such aid does not adversely affect trading
conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest’ may be considered compatible with the
functioning of the EEA Agreement.

— The applicant pleas that the EFTA Surveillance Authority has misused its powers and infringed general

principles of Community law.

Communication from the EFTA Surveillance Authority on the 34th amendment of the Procedural
and Substantive Rules in the Field of State Aid (extending the validity of the rules on aid for
research and development)

(2002/C 293/08)

By decision of 26 July 2002, the EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that paragraph 14.9(2) of
Chapter 14 of the State Aid Guidelines, Aid for Research and Development, as adopted on 15 May 1996,
shall read as follows:

‘These guidelines will apply until 31 December 2005.’

The EFTA Member States have been informed.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1385/2002 of 30 July 2002 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1270/2002 opening tendering procedure No 43/2002 EC for the sale of wine alcohol for new industrial uses
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, alcohol, award of contract, industrial product, storage, viticulture

31.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 201/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1385/2002

of 30 July 2002

correcting Regulation (EC) No 1270/2002 opening tendering procedure No 43/2002 EC for the sale
of wine alcohol for new industrial uses

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market
in
wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000
of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing
Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common orga-
nisation of the market in wine with regard to common market
mechanisms (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1315/
2002 (4), and in particular Article 80 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An error has been made as regards the location of the
vats referred to in the Annex to Commission Regulation

(EC) No 1270/2002 (5). The Annex to that Regulation
should therefore be replaced.

(2)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the Management Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1270/2002 is replaced by
the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 13 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45.
(4) OJ L 192, 20.7.2002, p. 24.

(5) OJ L 184, 13.7.2002, p. 3.

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31.7.2002

INVITATION TO TENDER No 43/2002 EC FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL USES

Place of storage, volume and characteristics of the alcohol put up for sale

ANNEX

Member State

Location

Vat No

Volume in
hectolitres of
alcohol at
100 % vol

Regulation
(EC) No
1493/1999
Article

Type of
alcohol

Alcoholic
strength
(in % vol)

France

Onivins-Longuefuye
F-53200 Longuefuye

Onivins-Port-La-Nouvelle
Av. Adolphe Turrel BP 62
F-11210 Port-La-Nouvelle

1
1
2
4
21

25
24

15 870
6 560
22 490
22 440
7 980

12 490
12 170

28
30
28
27
27

30
27

raw
raw
raw
raw
raw

raw
raw

+ 92
+ 92
+ 92
+ 92
+ 92

+ 92
+ 92

Total

100 000
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

30.7.2002

EN

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I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 July 2002

(2002/C 181/01)

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

0,9821

117,42

7,4328

0,6285

9,262

1,4529

83,77

7,505

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

0,57524

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,425

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5915

0,4135

4,0655

32227

226,8919

44,42

1667000

1,8213

1,5527

7,6602

2,107

1,7324

244,45

KRW

South Korean won

1168,7

3,4525

ZAR

South African rand

9,9968

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Sapard annual Report - Year 2001
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic States, Central and Eastern European countries, EU aid, Slovenia, accession to the European Union, activity report, aid to agriculture, budgetary resources, management audit, rural development












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REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS - SAPARD ANNUAL REPORT - Year 2001&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;
Commission notice on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, rail transport, transport company, transport licence

30.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 181/9

Commission notice on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2002/C 181/04)

Under Article 11(8) of Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway under-
takings, the Commission is obliged to inform the Member States of the situation regarding licences issued.
The main aspects of the licence issued by the office indicated in point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking:

Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF)
34, rue du Commandant Mouchotte
75699 Paris Cedex 14.

2. Issuing office:

Ministère de l'équipement, des transports et du logement

Direction des transports terrestres (DTT)

Sous-direction des transports ferroviaires (DTT/TF).

3. Date of the Decision:

5 July 2001.

Issue

Suspension

Withdrawal

Amendment

4. Licence No:

&

&

&

Ministerial Order No EQUT 0100918A, published in the Official Journal of the French Republic of 12
July 2001.

5. Terms and conditions:

Validity: Four years.

6. Observations regarding suspensions, revocations or amendments:

None.

7. Other observations:

None.

8. Person to contact at the issuing office:

(Name, telephone and fax number, email address)

Thierry Carriol, Head of the ‘Organisation of rail transport’ office (DTT/TF2).
Tel. (01 40) 81 17 49, Fax (01 40) 81 16 61,
email: thierry.carriol@equipement.gouv.fr

Philippe Lamy, Deputy Head of the ‘Organisation of rail transport’ office (DTT/TF2).
Tel. (01 40) 81 87 25, Fax (01 40) 81 16 61,
email: philippe.lamy@equipement.gouv.fr
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2824 — Ernst & Young/Andersen Germany) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accounting, audit, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control

30.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 181/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2824 — Ernst & Young/Andersen Germany)

(2002/C 181/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 July 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 German undertakings Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG, Treuhand Süd
GmbH, Ernst & Young Stiftung (Ernst & Young, Germany), belonging to the global network of
Ernst & Young (Ernst & Young, International), enter into a full merger, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(a) of the Regulation, with Arthur Andersen WPG/StBG GmbH, Andersen Luther, Arthur Andersen
Corporate Finance GmbH and Arthur Andersen Real Estate GmbH (Andersen, Germany), which were part
of the Andersen worldwide network, and the German undertaking Menold Aulinger.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Ernst & Young, Germany: auditing and related accounting services, tax advice, corporate finance and

reorganisation services,

— Ernst & Young, International: international network of audit and accounting firms,

— Andersen, Germany: auditing and related accounting services, tax advice, corporate finance, business

consulting services, legal advice,

— Menold Aulinger: legal advice.

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.2824 — Ernst & Young/Andersen Germany, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2829 — Vivendi Environment/Southern Water UK) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, water management, water supply

C 181/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

30.7.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2829 — Vivendi Environment/Southern Water UK)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 181/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 Vivendi Water UK, belonging to the Vivendi Universal group, acquires, within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertakings JVCo and of
Southern Water by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Vivendi Water UK: supply and distribution of drinking water and wastewater management,

— JVCo: parent company to Southern Water,

— Southern Water: water and sewerage service supply.

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.2829 — Vivendi Environment/Southern Water UK, 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 1391/2002 of 30 July 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 201/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

31.7.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1391/2002

of 30 July 2002

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22
May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is
to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to
the historical relationship between the price recorded for
ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton.
That historical
relationship has been established in
Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 of 2 August 2001 (3). Where the world market
price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based
on the most recent price determined.

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined in respect of a product of specific
characteristics and by reference to the most favourable
offers and quotations on the world market among those

considered representative of the real market trend. To
that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and
European
recorded on one or more
quotations
exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the
Community and coming from the various supplier coun-
tries considered the most representative in terms of inter-
national trade. However, there is provision for adjusting
the criteria for determining the world market price for
ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the
quality of the product delivered and the offers and quota-
tions concerned. Those adjustments are specified in
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined herein-
after,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling EUR 24,077/kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1384/2002 of 30 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

31.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 201/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1384/2002

of 30 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 31 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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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31.7.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 30 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry
price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0709 90 70

0805 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

064
096
999
052
999
388
524
528
999
052
064
220
508
600
624
999
388
400
508
512
528
720
804
999
052
388
512
528
804
999
052
064
999
052
400
404
999
052
064
999
064
999

75,1
30,6
52,8
76,0
76,0
59,3
58,8
55,2
57,8
144,7
114,9
121,5
75,3
140,4
191,3
131,3
91,7
113,3
81,7
92,1
79,7
143,5
105,0
101,0
120,0
85,9
80,6
92,6
66,9
89,2
139,8
144,5
142,2
385,3
285,2
337,6
336,0
112,8
88,7
100,8
58,4
58,4

(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’.