do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2942 — Toyota/Toyota España) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, means of transport, merger control, motor vehicle industry, spare part

C 196/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.8.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2942 — Toyota/Toyota España)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 196/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 August 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 Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC, Japan), acquires, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Toyota España SL (TES, Spain), by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— TMC: mainly engaged in manufacture, sale,

leasing and repair of motor vehicles, ships and other

transport equipment,

— TES: exclusive wholesale distributor for Toyota and Lexus motor vehicles and spare parts in Spain

(except the Canary Islands).

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 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.2942 — Toyota/Toyota España, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

17.8.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 196/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 August 2002

(2002/C 196/01)

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

0,9825

115,37

7,4264

0,6403

9,2356

1,4645

84,09

7,374

1,9463

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

0,57326

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,163

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,589

0,4153

4,1111

32417

227,2656

43,695

1607000

1,802

1,5315

7,6634

2,1138

1,7161

246,45

3,453

KRW

ZAR

South Korean won

1163,18

South African rand

10,4735

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 196/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.8.2002

Euro exchange rates (1)

15 August 2002

(2002/C 196/02)

Exchange
rate

0,9777

114,82

7,4276

0,6381

9,2153

1,4626

83,94

7,429

1,9461

0,5729

31,307

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

HKD

NZD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5886

0,414

4,0812

32366

227,3593

44,3

1622000

1,8069

1,5252

7,6268

2,105

1,7085

245,78

KRW

South Korean won

1159,55

3,4531

ZAR

South African rand

10,3959

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

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature
Date: 2002-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: classification, customs regulations, information, tariff nomenclature

C 196/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.8.2002

Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October
1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning
the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

(2002/C 196/04)

Binding tariff information ceases to be valid from this day if it becomes incompatible with the inter-
pretation of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Amendments to the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes and the Compendium of Classification
Opinions approved by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC document No NC 0510, report of the
28th session of the HS Committee)

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER AN ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF
THE HS CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE
WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANISATION

(28th HSC session in November 2001)

DOC. NC 0510

Amendments to the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

22.08

Chapter 29 Table of chemical structures

33.07

44.18

48.10

4810.11 Subheading Explanatory Note (1)

4810.12 Subheading Explanatory Note (1)

4810.21 Subheading Explanatory Note (1)

4810.22 Subheading Explanatory Note (1)

4810.29 Subheading Explanatory Note (1)

56.06

63.06

63.10

Chapter 72 Sub-Chapter II

72.07

Chapter 72 Sub-Chapter IV

76.10

84.36

84.41

84.43

84.51

84.71

84.72

84.72

M/3

M/6

M/12

M/6

M/6

M/6

M/6

M/6

M/6

M/6

M/5

M/9

M/6

M/4

M/4

M/4

M/6

M/6

M/10

M/10

M/11

M/10

M/10

M/6

___________
(1) HS Nomenclature 1.1.2002: nos 4810.13; 4810.14; 4810.19; 4810.22 and 4810.29.

17.8.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 196/7

84.83

85.18

85.41

87.03

87.04

90.18

95.03

M/4

M/2

M/10

M/7

M/7

M/2

M/9

Classification Opinions approved by the 28th session of the HS Committee

3824.90/11

9503.90/2

M/8

M/9

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for
Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels)
or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/taxation_customs/index_en.htm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2943 — Vestar Capital Partners/Cardo Rail) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, safety device, vehicle on rails

17.8.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 196/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2943 — Vestar Capital Partners/Cardo Rail)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 196/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 August 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 Vestar Capital Partners IV, United States of America, acquires, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Cardo Rail,
Sweden, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Vestar Capital Partners IV: one of three funds in the private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners,

— Cardo Rail: produces and supplies brake systems for rail vehicles and related products.

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 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.2943 — Vestar Capital Partners/Cardo Rail, 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.
Projects that may benefit from a Eurostat grant in 2002
Date: 2002-08-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: co-financing, economic support, invitation to tender, terms for aid

C 196/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.8.2002

Projects that may benefit from a Eurostat grant in 2002

(2002/C 196/05)

The public is hereby informed of projects that may benefit from a Eurostat grant in 2002.

The electronic file, which compiles the actions concerned (classified by statistical theme, unit and accom-
panied by a description, more detailed information as well as the name and details of the project officer) is
to be found on the Europa server (http://europa.eu.int).

In concrete terms, you can reach the page concerned via ‘Institutions’, ‘Commission’, ‘Statistics’, ‘Calls for
tenders and grants’ and then enter the file ‘Eurostat Grants’.

Please read the information accompanying this file carefully, as the difference between the category of
actions reserved for the ‘European Statistical System (ESS)’ (for information) and the category of actions
open for competition (for action) is explained.

For the latter category only, you are kindly requested to inform us of your interest in carrying out these
(or some of these) actions by contacting the address below, referring to the relevant topic(s) and giving a
description of your experience:

European Commission
Eurostat
Unit R-3
BECH B4/405
5, rue Alphonse Weicker
L-2920 Luxembourg (Kirchberg).

Your letter of
information will be sent to you on preparation of the file, allowing you,
more detailed proposal to carry out the project.

interest will automatically be taken into account and additional and more detailed
if desired, to introduce a

At that moment, the standard grant application form should be completed so that the usual checks can be
made of the selection and award criteria defined by the Commission.

It should be noted that co-financing of the project is always required. The rate for such co-financing will
be determined per project and in relation to the credits available in the units but with a minimum of 10 %
of the eligible costs. This rate will be announced beforehand when sending out the application forms.

Deadline for sending in proposals of interest to participate: up until 15 September 2002 inclusive.

Non-respect of this delay will automatically result in refusal of your application.