do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2669/02 by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission. European sugar cartel.
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: access to information, cartel, complaint to the Commission, document, industrial production, provision of documents, sugar

C 137 E/106

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

12.6.2003

(2003/C 137 E/119)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2669/02

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(17 September 2002)

Subject: European sugar cartel

In its answer to written question P-1985/02 (1) by the author of the present question, the Commission
stated that it had not drawn up any document of the type requested by the questioner, but nonetheless
made explicit reference to the existence of a procedure which it had decided not to continue with
officially.

there is no doubt whatever that

I believe that
the concerted refusal of sugar sales referred to by
Commissioner Monti in his address to the EP plenary is the reflection of an agreement which should be
defined as a cartel (this is not, of course, the right place to hold a discussion on the meaning of ‘cartel’).

Given these circumstances, can the Commission note my request, once again repeated, that it forward me
a copy of the procedure referred to by Commissioner Monti in his reply to written question P-1985/02,
pursuant to the terms and conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (2)?

In view of the fact that the Commissioner’s reference to the existence of the procedure was made in public,
I am presuming that the Commission will take the view that it does not fall under Article 4 of the above-
mentioned regulation.

(1) OJ C 28 E, 6.2.2003, p. 168.
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(11 October 2002)

The Honourable Member requests access to documents relating to the procedure referred to by the
Member of the Commission responsible for Competition in his reply to a previous written question
P-1985/02 by the Honourable Member (1). This request is based on Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the
Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to Parliament, Council and
Commission documents.

The Commission will assess the request of the Honourable Member according to the procedure foreseen in
that Regulation.

(1) OJ C 28 E, 6.2.2003, p. 168.

(2003/C 137 E/120)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2674/02

by Kathleen Van Brempt (PSE) to the Commission

(24 September 2002)

Subject: Environmental issues (cid:1) public access to information in the European decision-making process (cid:1)

public input into this decision making

Taking account of the environmental policies and objectives of the European Communities, including the
importance of public access to the environmental information held by the authorities,

(cid:1) and bearing in mind that the Sixth Environment Action Programme ‘Environment 2010: Our Future,
Our Choice’ again stresses the need to ‘ensure better and more accessible information on the
environment for citizens’,
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

17.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 220/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 September 2002

(2002/C 220/01)

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

0,9683

118,3

7,4266

0,628

9,1035

1,4684

84,86

7,3415

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

30,347

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5874

0,4121

4,0524

32063

228,15

43,219

1621000

1,7692

1,5318

7,5522

2,0601

1,7245

243,45

KRW

South Korean won

1176,48

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

10,3366

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2002 of 17 September 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

18.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 250/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1653/2002

of 17 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 18 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 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 250/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

18.9.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 17 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
060
096
999
052
628
999
052
999
388
524
528
999
052
064
400
999
388
400
512
800
804
999
052
388
720
999
052
999
052
060
064
066
094
624
999

49,0
64,9
40,2
51,4
102,3
143,3
122,8
78,8
78,8
57,4
57,0
48,6
54,3
66,8
84,5
166,7
106,0
84,8
108,5
86,2
163,1
86,0
105,7
92,0
51,6
50,1
64,6
119,4
119,4
74,5
63,5
58,3
103,9
53,9
145,7
83,3

(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.2942 — Toyota/Toyota España) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, means of transport, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, spare part

C 220/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.9.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2832 — General Motors/Daewoo Motors)

(2002/C 220/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 July 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2002/C 220/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 September 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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Amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of 17 September 2002
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, preliminary issue, rules of procedure

L 272/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.10.2002

COURT OF JUSTICE

AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE

of 17 September 2002

THE COURT OF JUSTICE,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 245
thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular the third paragraph of
Article 160 thereof,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of
Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community, and in
particular Article 55 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities, as amended by
Council Decision 2002/653/EC (1), permits non-member
States to take part
in preliminary-ruling proceedings
before the Court in the event that an agreement relating
to a specific subject-matter, concluded with one or more
such participation
non-member States, provides
where a court or tribunal of a Member State refers to the
Court for a preliminary ruling a question falling within
the scope of the agreement in question.

for

(2)

It is necessary to lay down the rules applicable to the
languages to be used where a non-member State takes
part in such proceedings for a preliminary ruling.

HEREBY ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO ITS RULES
OF PROCEDURE:

Article 1

The following subparagraph shall be added to Article

1.
29(3):

‘Non-member States taking part in proceedings for a pre-
liminary ruling pursuant to the final paragraph of Article
20 of the EC Statute may be authorised to use one of the
languages mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article other
than the language of the case. This provision shall apply
both to written documents and to oral statements. The
Registrar shall in each case arrange for their translation into
the language of the case.’

The following subparagraph shall be added to Article

2.
104(1):

‘Where a non-member State has the right to take part in
proceedings for a preliminary ruling pursuant to Article 20
of the EC Statute, the original version of the decision of the
national court or tribunal shall be communicated to it
together with a translation into one of
the languages
mentioned in Article 29(1), to be chosen by the non-
member State concerned.’

Article 2

These amendments to the Rules of Procedure, which are
authentic in the languages referred to in Article 29(1), shall be
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities and
shall enter into force on the day of their publication.

With the unanimous approval of the Council given on 12 July
2002,

Done at Luxembourg on 17 September 2002.

(1) OJ L 218, 13.8.2002, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2773 — Nestlé/L'Oreal/Inneov) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cosmetic product, economic concentration, food industry, merger control, pharmaceutical product, restrictive-practice authorisation

17.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 220/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2773 — Nestlé/L'Oreal/Inneov)

(2002/C 220/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 July 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.1460 — Lafarge/Titan)

(2002/C 220/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 March 1999 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 399M1460. CELEX

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2832 — General Motors/Daewoo Motors) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, economic concentration, financial institution, insurance, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, telecommunications, vehicle parts

C 220/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.9.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2832 — General Motors/Daewoo Motors)

(2002/C 220/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 July 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 302M2832. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2002/C 220/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 September 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

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Conclusion of the Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuania on its participation in the Community Programme Customs 2002
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, action programme, customs inspection, protocol to an agreement, tariff policy

17.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 220/5

Conclusion of the Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuania on its participation in the
Community Programme Customs 2002

(2002/C 220/07)

On 13 August 2002 the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission, on behalf of
the European Community, and the Government of Lithuania on its participation in the Community
Programme Customs 2002 has been signed.

The full text in English of the Memorandum of Understanding can be found on the following web page:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/pas/ocp/ocp_index.htm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2969 — Zeta 4/Monte dei Paschi/Banca Intesa/Gori & Zucchi) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, holding company, merger control, precious metal, real estate business

C 220/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

17.9.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2969 — Zeta 4/Monte dei Paschi/Banca Intesa/Gori & Zucchi)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 220/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 September 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 (2), by which the undertakings Zeta 4 SRL (Zeta 4), Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA
(Montepaschi), and Banca Intesa BCI SpA (Intesa) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Gori & Zucchi SpA (G & Z), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Zeta 4: family-owned financial and real estate holding company,

— Montepaschi: banking and financial services,

— Intesa: banking and financial services,

— G & Z: holding with stakes in companies active (in Italy and abroad) in manufacturing and distributing

gold and silver goods.

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.2969 — Zeta 4/Monte dei Paschi/Banca Intesa/Gori & Zucchi, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.1460 — Lafarge/Titan) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, building materials, cement, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

17.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 220/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2773 — Nestlé/L'Oreal/Inneov)

(2002/C 220/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 July 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 302M2773. CELEX

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.1460 — Lafarge/Titan)

(2002/C 220/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 March 1999 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 399M1460. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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