do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2728 — ATG/Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines/ATN Autoterminal Neuss) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, land transport, logistics, maritime transport, merger control, rail transport, restrictive-practice authorisation, road transport

4.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 210/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2728 — ATG/Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines/ATN Autoterminal Neuss)

(2002/C 210/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 August 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 German 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 ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2728. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2932 — CVC/Halfords)

(2002/C 210/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 August 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 302M2932. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1579/2002 of 4 September 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

5.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 237/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1579/2002

of 4 September 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 5 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 September 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.

L 237/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

5.9.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 4 September 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

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999
052
999
052
999
388
524
528
999
052
064
999
052
388
400
508
512
720
800
804
999
052
388
720
999
052
999
052
060
064
066
068
094
624
999

45,0
45,0
101,8
101,8
114,0
114,0
60,8
66,4
58,6
61,9
72,5
105,0
88,8
60,0
85,6
99,0
80,0
97,6
71,0
69,4
92,9
81,9
102,3
64,3
56,6
74,4
102,9
102,9
58,0
54,5
55,3
54,5
40,1
42,6
183,5
69,8

(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’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2463/02 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Aid.
Date: 2002-09-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Belarus, EU aid, Mediterranean third countries, Moldova, Türkiye, Ukraine, accession to the European Union

C 28 E/242

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

6.2.2003

(cid:1) an uninterrupted rest period of 24 hours for each seven-day period (Article 5);

(cid:1) an average working time for each seven-day period,

including overtime, not exceeding 48 hours

(Article 6);

(cid:1) paid annual leave of at least four weeks (Article 7);

(cid:1) a limit on the length of night work to an average of eight hours in any 24-hour period (Article 8).

Both Directives have been transposed into Greek law and it is up to the national authorities to assure they
are correctly applied.

Responsibility for social security entitlements remains with the Member States. Under European law it is
possible to have different social security arrangements for different categories of workers.

(1) OJ L 175, 10.7.1999.
(2) OJ L 307, 13.12.1993.
(3) OJ L 183, 29.6.1989.

(2003/C 28 E/272)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2463/02

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(4 September 2002)

Subject: Aid

1. Will the Commission give the amount of Community aid disbursed in each of the last five years in
the EU candidate countries including Turkey, and also in Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova?

2. Will it further detail the equivalent figures for disbursements to each country on the littoral of the
Mediterranean sea?

3. Will it further express the cumulative total for the five years for each country as a percentage of each
country’s GDP and as an amount per head of population of each country?

Answer given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission

(15 October 2002)

The Commission is sending direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat a table
containing the information requested.

(2003/C 28 E/273)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2464/02

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(4 September 2002)

Subject: Trade figures

Further to the Commission’s answer to questions E-0992/02 to E-0994/02 and E-1106/02 (1), will the
Commission state whether it has asked the European Central Bank for permission so that Eurostat may
publish the figures for trade in goods and services? If not, will it do so promptly?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2951 — A.S. Watson/Kruidvat) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, cosmetic product, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, mineral water, retail selling

C 210/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.9.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2951 — A.S. Watson/Kruidvat)

(2002/C 210/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 29 August 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 A.S. Watson & Co., Limited (A.S. Watson) (United Kingdom), belonging to the group Hutchinson
Whampoa Limited (Hong Kong, China), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
control of the whole of Kruidvat Holding BV (Netherlands) and Kruidvat Superdrug BV (Netherlands)
(together ‘Kruidvat’), currently controlled by Kruidvat Beheer BV (Netherlands), by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— A.S. Watson: retail sale of health and beauty products under the trade name ‘Savers’ in the United

Kingdom, supply of mineral water,

— Kruidvat: retail sale of health and beauty products under various trade names: ‘Superdrug’ in the United
in the

‘Ici Paris XL’ and ‘Trekpleister’

‘Kruidvat’ and ‘Ici Paris XL’

in Belgium;

‘Kruidvat’,

Kingdom;
Netherlands.

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.2951 — A.S. Watson/Kruidvat, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2932 — CVC/Halfords) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, motor car, restrictive-practice authorisation, retail selling, two-wheeled vehicle, vehicle parts

4.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 210/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2728 — ATG/Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines/ATN Autoterminal Neuss)

(2002/C 210/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 August 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 German 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 ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2728. CELEX

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2932 — CVC/Halfords)

(2002/C 210/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 August 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 302M2932. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 3,25 % on 1 August 2002 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

4.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 210/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

3,25 % on 1 August 2002

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 September 2002

(2002/C 210/01)

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

0,991

116,23

7,4261

0,6363

9,2835

1,4698

87,36

7,4375

1,9482

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

0,57336

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,356

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,593

0,4141

4,0893

32793

227,7253

43,235

1608000

1,8016

1,539

7,7297

2,1055

1,7316

245,18

KRW

South Korean won

1184,74

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

10,5955

___________
(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2933 — Dexia/Banco Popular Espanol/Fortior) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 210/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.9.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2933 — Dexia/Banco Popular Espanol/Fortior)

(2002/C 210/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 August 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 Spanish 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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