do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1721/2002 of 27 September 2002 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 277th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, maximum price, product quality, purchase price

L 260/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1721/2002

of 27 September 2002

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 277th 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 277th 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 28 September 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1725/2002 of 27 September 2002 establishing the quantity of certain pigmeat products available for the first quarter of 2003 under the arrangements provided for by the free trade agreements between the Community, of the one part, and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic States, CCT duties, free-trade agreement, pigmeat

L 260/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1725/2002

of 27 September 2002

establishing the quantity of certain pigmeat products available for the first quarter of 2003 under
the arrangements provided for by the free trade agreements between the Community, of the one
part, and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 of
29 September 1995 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in
the free trade agreements between the Community, of the one
part and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1539/2002 (2), and in
particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

In order to ensure distribution of the quantities available, the
quantities carried forward from the period 1 October to 31

December 2002 should be added to the quantities available for
the period 1 January to 31 March 2003,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantity available for the period 1 January to 31 March
2003 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 is set out in the
Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 233, 30.9.1995, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 233, 30.8.2002, p. 3.

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ANNEX

(t)

Total quantity available
for the period
1 January to 31 March 2003

1 350,0
270,0
1 125,0
135,0
1 500,0
720,0
75,0

Group

18
L1
19
20
21
22
E1
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1727/2002 of 27 September 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2002 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, import licence, interim agreement (EU), pigmeat

L 260/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1727/2002

of 27 September 2002

determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2002 for import licences for
certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the
Community with Slovenia can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/97 of
26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application
in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the
Interim Agreement between the Community, of the one part,
and Slovenia, of the other part (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in particular Article 4(4)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The applications for import
licences lodged for the
fourth quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the
quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to
the fact that licences may only be used for products

which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force
in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 October
to 31 December 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC)
No 571/97 shall be met as referred to in the Annex.

Licences may only be used for products which comply

2.
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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ANNEX

Percentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 October to 31 December 2002

100,00

100,00

100,00

100,00

Group No

23

24

25

26
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2939 — JCI/Bosch/VB Autobatterien JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, technology, vehicle parts

C 230/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.9.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2939 — JCI/Bosch/VB Autobatterien JV)

(2002/C 230/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 September 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 US-based undertaking Johnson Controls Inc.
(JCI) acquires, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the German undertaking VB Autobatterien
GmbH (VB), currently controlled by the German-based companies Varta AG (Varta AG) and Robert Bosch
GmbH (Bosch), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— JCI: supply of automotive systems (including starter batteries); building control and management

systems,

— Bosch: automotive technology, consumer goods, building technology and industrial technology,

— VB: manufacture and supply of automotive starter batteries.

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.2939 — JCI/Bosch/VB Autobatterien JV, 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.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 131/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: carriage of goods, inland waterway fleet, inland waterway shipping, inland waterway transport, transport regulations

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/31

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 131/2002

of 27 September 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 parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2002
of 12 July 2002 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 336/2002 of 22 February 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No
805/1999 laying down certain measures for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 718/1999
on a Community-fleet capacity policy to promote inland waterway transport (2) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 45b (Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/1999) of Annex
XIII to the Agreement:

‘— 32002 R 0336: Commission Regulation (EC) No 336/2002 of 22 February 2002 (OJ L 53,

23.2.2002, p. 11).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 336/2002 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 28 September 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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, 27 September 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar Snorri GUNNARSSON

(1) OJ L 298, 31.10.2002, p. 27.
(2) OJ L 53, 23.2.2002, p. 11.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1728/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1706/2002 fixing the export refunds in the milk and milk products sector
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, milk, milk product

L 260/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1728/2002

of 27 September 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 1706/2002 fixing the export refunds in the milk and milk products
sector

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 organization of
the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 509/2002 (2), and in
particular Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1706/2002 (3) sets export refunds on products in the milk and milk
products sector. A check has shown that its Annex is not consistent with the measures presented for an
opinion to the management committee; therefore, the Regulation should be corrected,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1706/2002, the amount of refund for product code 0402 29 15 9300
is replaced by the following:

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

0402 29 15 9300

L06

EUR/kg

0,9682

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 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 259, 27.9.2002, p. 36.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 133/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: airport, environmental protection, harmonisation of standards, noise level, noise protection

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 336/33

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 133/2002

of 27 September 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 parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2002
of 12 July 2002 (1).

Directive 2002/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 March 2002 on the
establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating
restrictions at Community airports (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 925/1999 shall be deleted,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of point 66f (Council Regulation (EC) No 925/1999) of Annex XIII to the Agreement shall be
replaced with the following:

‘32002 L 0030: Directive 2002/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 March
2002 on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related
operating restrictions at Community airports (OJ L 85, 28.3.2002, p. 40).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2002/30/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 5 October 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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, 27 September 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar Snorri GUNNARSSON

(1) OJ L 298, 31.10.2002, p. 27.
(2) OJ L 85, 28.3.2002, p. 40.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2974 — ABN AMRO Private Equity UK/Jessops) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control, retail selling, service, visual arts

27.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 230/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2974 — ABN AMRO Private Equity UK/Jessops)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 230/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 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 undertaking ABN AMRO LBO Fund (UK), acting by its manager ABN
AMRO Private Equity (UK) Limited, belonging to the AMRO Group (AMRO) and through certain
subsidiaries, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of
the group of companies owned by Jessops Limited (Jessops) (UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— AMRO: financial services throughout Europe and the world,

— Jessops: retail sales and services of photo-imaging 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 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.2974 — ABN AMRO Private Equity UK/Jessops, 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 130/2002 of 27 September 2002 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: commercial vehicle, inland transport, international transport, road transport, weights and measures

L 336/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.12.2002

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 130/2002

of 27 September 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 parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 106/2002
of 12 July 2002 (1).

Directive 2002/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 February 2002 amending
Council Directive 96/53/EC laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community
the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international
traffic and the maximum
authorised weights in international traffic (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 15a (Council Directive 96/53/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32002 L 0007: Directive 2002/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 February

2002 (OJ L 67, 9.3.2002, p. 47).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2002/7/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 5 October 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

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, 27 September 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Gunnar Snorri GUNNARSSON

(1) OJ L 298, 31.10.2002, p. 27.
(2) OJ L 67, 9.3.2002, p. 47.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1724/2002 of 27 September 2002 determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2002 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 October to 31 December 2002 can be accepted
Date: 2002-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota

L 260/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1724/2002

of 27 September 2002

determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2002 for import licences under
the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1
October to 31 December 2002 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 of
28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in
particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The applications for import
licences lodged for the
fourth quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the
quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the
following period should be determined,

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 October
1.
to 31 December 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC)
No 1486/95 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2.
For the period 1 January to 31 March 2003, applications
may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 for
import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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Group No

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7

ANNEX I

Percentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 October to 31 December 2002

100

100

100

100

100

100

ANNEX II

Group No

Total quantity available
for the period
1 January to 31 March 2003

(t)

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7

22 690,0

2 957,0

2 155,0

4 575,0

11 250,0

2 822,5