do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2970 — GE/ABB Structured Finance) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financing plan, goods and services, hire purchase, machinery, merger control, technology

C 244/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.10.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2970 — GE/ABB Structured Finance)

(2002/C 244/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 1 October 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 undertaking General Electric Capital Corporation (GE Capital), a wholly owned subsidiary of
General Electric Company, USA (GE) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
control of the businesses, companies and assets comprising ABB Structured Finance (ABB SF).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— GE: diversified manufacturing, technology and services company with activities in a broad range of

sectors,

— ABB SF: structured finance business.

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.2970 — GE/ABB Structured Finance, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1800/2002 of 10 October 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

11.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 274/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1800/2002

of 10 October 2002

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(2)

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
import arrangements
last
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 11 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 October 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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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.10.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 10 October 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

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
999
052
999
052
999
052
388
524
528
999
052
064
400
999
096
388
400
512
800
804
999
052
720
999

41,0
24,5
32,8
103,8
103,8
81,9
81,9
76,6
78,4
62,2
54,2
67,8
107,6
124,7
219,4
150,6
38,5
85,0
59,1
85,4
205,3
95,1
94,7
114,3
40,1
77,2

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2002 of 10 October 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

11.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 274/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1808/2002

of 10 October 2002

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common
wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting
of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in
the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002 (4), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (5), and in particular Article 4
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to all third countries, with the exclusion
of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/
2002 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1520/
2002 (7).

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 4 to 10
October 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation
(EC) No 899/2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 133, 16.5.2001, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1805/2002 of 10 October 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the tenth partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

L 274/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.10.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1805/2002

of 10 October 2002

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the tenth partial invitation to tender issued
within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1331/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
680/2002 (2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July
2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3), for
the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invita-
tions to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/
2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community
and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
response to the tenth partial
invitation to tender, the
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the tenth partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum
amount of the export refund is fixed at 47,484 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1806/2002 of 10 October 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

11.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 274/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1806/2002

of 10 October 2002

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting
of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in
the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002 (4), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (5), and in particular Article 4
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to all third countries except the United States of
America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/
2002 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/
2002 (7).

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 4 to 10
October 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No
901/2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 127, 9.5.2002, p. 11.
(7) OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 3.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

10.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 244/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 October 2002

(2002/C 244/01)

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

0,9814

121,89

7,4275

0,6318

9,1561

1,4666

85,78

7,262

1,9461

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

0,57277

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,65

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5958

0,4131

4,0923

32462

228,59

42,14

1619000

1,7925

1,5668

7,6546

2,0461

1,7555

245,95

KRW

South Korean won

1218,41

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

10,2949

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission opinion of 10 October 2002 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the Hunterston A power station located in the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, decommissioning of power stations, nuclear power station, nuclear safety, radioactive effluent, radioactive pollution

16.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 249/21

COMMISSION OPINION

of 10 October 2002

concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the
Hunterston A power station located in the United Kingdom, in accordance with Article 37 of
the Euratom Treaty

(2002/C 249/15)

(only the English text is authentic)

On 2 May 2002, the European Commission received from the Government of the United Kingdom, in
accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, general data relating to the plan for the disposal of
radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the Hunterston A power station.

On the basis of these data, and following consultation with the group of experts, the Commission has
drawn up the following opinion:

(a) The distance between the plant and the nearest point of another Member State, in this case Ireland, is

approximately 140 km.

(b) Under normal operating conditions, the discharges of liquid and gaseous effluents will not cause an
exposure of the population in other Member States significant from the point of view of health.

(c) Solid intermediate level radioactive wastes are stored at the site. Low-level radioactive wastes are stored
at the site before being transported off-site for disposal in facilities within the UK. Non-radioactive solid
waste or residual materials which are released from regulatory control will be released for disposal as
conventional waste or for reuse or recycling, in all cases complying with the criteria laid down in the
Basic Safety Standards (Council Directive 96/29/Euratom).

(d) In the event of unplanned discharges of radioactive waste, which may follow an accident of the scale
considered in the general data, the doses likely to be received by the population in other Member
States would not be significant from the point of view of health.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of
radioactive waste in whatever form arising from the dismantling of the Hunterston A power station in the
United Kingdom, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the type and magnitude
considered in the general data, is not liable to result in radioactive contamination, significant from the
point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2001/171/EC of 19 February 2001 establishing the conditions for a derogation for glass packaging in relation to the heavy metal concentration levels established in Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 62 of 2.3.2001)
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dangerous substance, derogation from EU law, environmental protection, glass industry, packaging, waste recycling

10.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 272/35

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2000 of 17 July 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 800/
1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural
products

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 179 of 18 July 2000)

On page 6, in Article 1(3):

The provisions of Article 5 shall not apply to deliveries covered by this Article. However, the Member States

for:

read:

‘4.
may take appropriate action to allow checks on the products.’,
‘4.
States may take appropriate action to allow checks on the products.’

The provisions of Article 5(7) shall not apply to deliveries covered by this Article. However, the Member

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2001/171/EC of 19 February 2001 establishing the conditions for a dero-
gation for glass packaging in relation to the heavy metal concentration levels established in Directive 94/62/EC
on packaging and packaging waste

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 62 of 2 March 2001)

On page 20, Article 5:

for:

‘Where the average heavy metals concentration levels …, the manufacturer or this authorised representative …’,

read:

‘Where the average heavy metals concentration levels …, the manufacturer or his authorised representative …’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2857/02 by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission. Use by the municipality of Rome of funding under the Daphne programme.
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, Latium, children's rights, use of aid, women's rights

C 137 E/128

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

12.6.2003

The Commission will give its third progress report to the Parliament and the Council under Council
Decision 93/389/EEC (as amended by Decision 1999/296/EC) for a monitoring mechanism of Community
CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions later this year.

(1) OJ L 167, 9.7.1993.
(2) COM(2001) 708 final.

(2003/C 137 E/145)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2857/02

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(10 October 2002)

Subject: Use by the municipality of Rome of funding under the Daphne programme

In September 2002 the supervisory committee of the Italian Ministry for Economic Affairs presented a
report on how EU funding has been spent.

The inquiry revealed the worrying slowness and inefficiency in the award of contracts by local authorities:
commitments for 2000 accounted for only 2 % of the whole CSF.

Alarm at the inadequate use of European funding by local authorities has also been expressed by the
Commission on various occasions.

A number of local authorities, such as the municipality of Rome, very much need to use European funding
to combat abuse of women and children.

In view of all this, can the Commission say:

1. whether the municipality of Rome has submitted projects under the Daphne programme;

2. whether the municipality of Rome has obtained funding for such projects;

3. whether the funding has been used?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(21 November 2002)

Since 1997 the following departments of the municipality of Rome have presented three proposals under
the Daphne programme:

(cid:1) in 2000: the Cultural Office of District VI;

(cid:1) in 2002: Department V (cid:1) Social health policies;

(cid:1) in 2002: Department XVIII (cid:1) Public safety policies.

The first two proposals were turned down. The third is on the list of potential candidates for financing in
2002 provided that it is accepted by the Commission’s financial department. The Commission could
contribute a total of EUR 246 829 for a maximum of two years.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2940/02 by Mikko Pesälä (ELDR) to the Commission. Delivery of aid to Afghanistan.
Date: 2002-10-10
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Afghanistan, EU aid, aid policy, food aid, freight rate

7.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268 E/21

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2851/02 and E-3088/02
given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(14 November 2002)

Since a complete ban on the production, use, trade and import of cat and dog furs (cid:1) as intended by
certain Member States and frequently demanded in the Union (cid:1) would apply, regardless of the conditions
under which the animals are kept and killed, it is evident that such measures are not motivated by animal
welfare concerns. The motivation is rather an ethical question, whether to use products derived from
animals which are mainly regarded as companion animals. A measure, which aims mainly to protect
public morality, could be seen as lying within the competence of the Member States.

The Commission has no proposals at present to inform European consumers on the way fur products are
obtained and is not aware of any such proposals in the Member States. The situation will be kept under
review.

(2003/C 268 E/024)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2940/02

by Mikko Pesälä (ELDR) to the Commission

(10 October 2002)

Subject: Delivery of aid to Afghanistan

The EU is one of the main donors of funding for reconstruction in Afghanistan. By 2006 around
EUR 1 billion will have been supplied in aid.

It is hard to deliver the aid to its destination reliably in the difficult circumstances. Air freight often costs
too much.

What plans does the Commission have regarding the delivery of aid to its destination and the timing of
deliveries?

Has the Commission considered the alternative of sending the aid by rail via Finland? In that case the rail
gauge would be the same all the way from an EU Member State’s ports to the Afghan border; storage
facilities in the regions around South-East Finnish logistics centres are excellent, the reliability of delivery
via Russia has been proved over many years, and relations have been built up with Russians and Afghans.

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(25 November 2002)

Indeed the Commission is one of the significant donors to Afghanistan. Purchase of bulk quantities on
European markets destined for Afghanistan, is rather exceptional. It is not expected that this will change in
the future, as implementing partners also seek to purchase commodities in the sub-region so as to limit the
costs of transport. In this regard, the Commission responded favorably to requests by the World Food
Programme to purchase wheat in Kazakhstan for Afghan destined food aid.

The Commission applies its standard rules and regulations, for tenders. The delivery route is a decision for
suppliers and traders in making their offer. The Commission, for its part, is obliged to choose the most
advantageous offer without being influenced by the way suppliers and traders prepare their tenders
including transport provisions.