do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Removal from the register of Cases C-427/99 P and C-371/00 P
Date: 2002-11-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Germany, action for annulment (EU), appeal, coal industry, production aid

C 274/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2002

AB Svenska Spel contends that the company had no
knowledge of the databases and obtained the data for the
from other sources and that what
pools coupons
appeared on the pools coupons was not the whole or a
substantial part of the fixture lists. Fixtures Marketing
Limited, for its part, argues that it was irrelevant to the
assessment whether the data were obtained from sources
other than the fixture lists since the data originally came
from them.

Removal from the register of Case C-413/00 (1)

(2002/C 274/42)

By order of 2 July 2002 the President of the First Chamber of
the Court of Justice of the European Communities ordered the
removal from the register of Case C-413/00: Commission of
the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

5. How should the

terms

‘normal

exploitation’

and

‘unreasonably prejudice’ in Article 7(5) be interpreted?

(1) OJ C 28, 27.1.2001.

Fixtures Marketing Limited argues that AB Svenska Spel
has repeatedly and systematically extracted and re-utilised
the contents of the database for commercial purposes, in
a manner which conflicts with a normal exploitation of
that database and thereby unreasonably prejudiced the
football leagues. AB Svenska Spel, for its part, contended
that it is wrong to look at several pools coupons together
in making an assessment and disputes that their use is in
breach of Article 7(5) of the directive.

( 1) OJ L 77, 27.3.1996, p. 20.

Removal from the register of Cases C-427/99 P (1) and
C-371/00 P (2)

(2002/C 274/41)

By order of 1st August 2002 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal
from the register of Cases C-427/99 P and C-371/00 P: RJB
Mining plc v Commission of the European Communities.

( 1) OJ C 20, 22.1.2000.
( 2) OJ C 355, 25.11.2000.

Removal from the register of Case C-303/01 (1)

(2002/C 274/43)

By order of 31 July 2002 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-303/01: Alexandros K. Kefalas and Others v
Elliniko Dimosio (the Greek State) and Others.

(1) OJ C 56, 31.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-44/02 (1)

(2002/C 274/44)

By order of 2 July 2002 the President of the Court of Justice of
the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-44/02: Commission of the European Com-
munities v Portuguese Republic.

(1) OJ C 97, 20.4.2002.
Removal from the register of Case C-44/02
Date: 2002-11-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, air quality, motor vehicle, pollution control measures, technical regulations, tractor

C 274/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2002

AB Svenska Spel contends that the company had no
knowledge of the databases and obtained the data for the
from other sources and that what
pools coupons
appeared on the pools coupons was not the whole or a
substantial part of the fixture lists. Fixtures Marketing
Limited, for its part, argues that it was irrelevant to the
assessment whether the data were obtained from sources
other than the fixture lists since the data originally came
from them.

Removal from the register of Case C-413/00 (1)

(2002/C 274/42)

By order of 2 July 2002 the President of the First Chamber of
the Court of Justice of the European Communities ordered the
removal from the register of Case C-413/00: Commission of
the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

5. How should the

terms

‘normal

exploitation’

and

‘unreasonably prejudice’ in Article 7(5) be interpreted?

(1) OJ C 28, 27.1.2001.

Fixtures Marketing Limited argues that AB Svenska Spel
has repeatedly and systematically extracted and re-utilised
the contents of the database for commercial purposes, in
a manner which conflicts with a normal exploitation of
that database and thereby unreasonably prejudiced the
football leagues. AB Svenska Spel, for its part, contended
that it is wrong to look at several pools coupons together
in making an assessment and disputes that their use is in
breach of Article 7(5) of the directive.

( 1) OJ L 77, 27.3.1996, p. 20.

Removal from the register of Cases C-427/99 P (1) and
C-371/00 P (2)

(2002/C 274/41)

By order of 1st August 2002 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal
from the register of Cases C-427/99 P and C-371/00 P: RJB
Mining plc v Commission of the European Communities.

( 1) OJ C 20, 22.1.2000.
( 2) OJ C 355, 25.11.2000.

Removal from the register of Case C-303/01 (1)

(2002/C 274/43)

By order of 31 July 2002 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-303/01: Alexandros K. Kefalas and Others v
Elliniko Dimosio (the Greek State) and Others.

(1) OJ C 56, 31.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-44/02 (1)

(2002/C 274/44)

By order of 2 July 2002 the President of the Court of Justice of
the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-44/02: Commission of the European Com-
munities v Portuguese Republic.

(1) OJ C 97, 20.4.2002.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 273/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 November 2002

(2002/C 273/01)

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

1,0107

121,95

7,4292

0,6375

9,1215

1,4633

86,93

7,332

1,9477

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

0,57179

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,961

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,604

0,4151

3,9716

33912

229,265

41,266

1635000

1,7861

1,5752

7,8827

2,0299

1,7808

239,03

KRW

South Korean won

1212,84

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

9,8694

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3015 — Crédit Suisse/Blackstone/Nycomed) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial market, merger control, pharmaceutical product, provision of services

C 273/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3015 — Crédit Suisse/Blackstone/Nycomed)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 273/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 October 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 Crédit Suisse Group (USA) and Blackstone Group Holdings (USA) acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of Nycomed Holdings A/S (Denmark) by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Crédit Suisse Group: financial services,

— Blackstone Group Holdings: financial services,

— Nycomed Holdings A/S: pharmaceuticals.

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.3015 — Crédit Suisse/Blackstone/Nycomed, 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.
Removal from the register of Case C-413/00
Date: 2002-11-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Netherlands, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, carriage of passengers, crew, maritime transport

C 274/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2002

AB Svenska Spel contends that the company had no
knowledge of the databases and obtained the data for the
from other sources and that what
pools coupons
appeared on the pools coupons was not the whole or a
substantial part of the fixture lists. Fixtures Marketing
Limited, for its part, argues that it was irrelevant to the
assessment whether the data were obtained from sources
other than the fixture lists since the data originally came
from them.

Removal from the register of Case C-413/00 (1)

(2002/C 274/42)

By order of 2 July 2002 the President of the First Chamber of
the Court of Justice of the European Communities ordered the
removal from the register of Case C-413/00: Commission of
the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

5. How should the

terms

‘normal

exploitation’

and

‘unreasonably prejudice’ in Article 7(5) be interpreted?

(1) OJ C 28, 27.1.2001.

Fixtures Marketing Limited argues that AB Svenska Spel
has repeatedly and systematically extracted and re-utilised
the contents of the database for commercial purposes, in
a manner which conflicts with a normal exploitation of
that database and thereby unreasonably prejudiced the
football leagues. AB Svenska Spel, for its part, contended
that it is wrong to look at several pools coupons together
in making an assessment and disputes that their use is in
breach of Article 7(5) of the directive.

( 1) OJ L 77, 27.3.1996, p. 20.

Removal from the register of Cases C-427/99 P (1) and
C-371/00 P (2)

(2002/C 274/41)

By order of 1st August 2002 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal
from the register of Cases C-427/99 P and C-371/00 P: RJB
Mining plc v Commission of the European Communities.

( 1) OJ C 20, 22.1.2000.
( 2) OJ C 355, 25.11.2000.

Removal from the register of Case C-303/01 (1)

(2002/C 274/43)

By order of 31 July 2002 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-303/01: Alexandros K. Kefalas and Others v
Elliniko Dimosio (the Greek State) and Others.

(1) OJ C 56, 31.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-44/02 (1)

(2002/C 274/44)

By order of 2 July 2002 the President of the Court of Justice of
the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-44/02: Commission of the European Com-
munities v Portuguese Republic.

(1) OJ C 97, 20.4.2002.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2960 — Keolis/AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik/Busslink) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, exchange of information, means of public conveyance, merger control, transport company

9.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 273/17

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2960 — Keolis/AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik/Busslink)

(2002/C 273/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 4 November 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 Keolis SA (Keolis), controlled by the French SNCF Participations, acquires, within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Busslink i Sverige AB
(Busslink) by way of purchase of shares. The other shareholder is AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Keolis: mainly public passenger transport services,

— SL: public transport authority in Sweden,

— Busslink: provider of public passenger transport services in Sweden.

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.2960 — Keolis/AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik/Busslink, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate D — 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.2897 — Sita Sverige AB/Sydkraft Wegener/Interlanden) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, waste management, waste recycling

9.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 273/19

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2952 — Sumitomo/Takeda/JV)

(2002/C 273/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 October 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 302M2952. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2897 — Sita Sverige AB/Sydkraft Wegener/Interlanden)

(2002/C 273/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 October 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 302M2897. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Removal from the register of Case C-303/01
Date: 2002-11-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Greece, State aid, capital increase, interpretation of the law, public limited company, share capital

C 274/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2002

AB Svenska Spel contends that the company had no
knowledge of the databases and obtained the data for the
from other sources and that what
pools coupons
appeared on the pools coupons was not the whole or a
substantial part of the fixture lists. Fixtures Marketing
Limited, for its part, argues that it was irrelevant to the
assessment whether the data were obtained from sources
other than the fixture lists since the data originally came
from them.

Removal from the register of Case C-413/00 (1)

(2002/C 274/42)

By order of 2 July 2002 the President of the First Chamber of
the Court of Justice of the European Communities ordered the
removal from the register of Case C-413/00: Commission of
the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands.

5. How should the

terms

‘normal

exploitation’

and

‘unreasonably prejudice’ in Article 7(5) be interpreted?

(1) OJ C 28, 27.1.2001.

Fixtures Marketing Limited argues that AB Svenska Spel
has repeatedly and systematically extracted and re-utilised
the contents of the database for commercial purposes, in
a manner which conflicts with a normal exploitation of
that database and thereby unreasonably prejudiced the
football leagues. AB Svenska Spel, for its part, contended
that it is wrong to look at several pools coupons together
in making an assessment and disputes that their use is in
breach of Article 7(5) of the directive.

( 1) OJ L 77, 27.3.1996, p. 20.

Removal from the register of Cases C-427/99 P (1) and
C-371/00 P (2)

(2002/C 274/41)

By order of 1st August 2002 the President of the Court of
Justice of the European Communities ordered the removal
from the register of Cases C-427/99 P and C-371/00 P: RJB
Mining plc v Commission of the European Communities.

( 1) OJ C 20, 22.1.2000.
( 2) OJ C 355, 25.11.2000.

Removal from the register of Case C-303/01 (1)

(2002/C 274/43)

By order of 31 July 2002 the President of the Court of Justice
of the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-303/01: Alexandros K. Kefalas and Others v
Elliniko Dimosio (the Greek State) and Others.

(1) OJ C 56, 31.7.2002.

Removal from the register of Case C-44/02 (1)

(2002/C 274/44)

By order of 2 July 2002 the President of the Court of Justice of
the European Communities ordered the removal from the
register of Case C-44/02: Commission of the European Com-
munities v Portuguese Republic.

(1) OJ C 97, 20.4.2002.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2952 — Sumitomo/Takeda/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agro-industry, chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, petrochemicals, pharmaceutical industry, raw chemical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

9.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 273/19

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2952 — Sumitomo/Takeda/JV)

(2002/C 273/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 October 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 302M2952. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2897 — Sita Sverige AB/Sydkraft Wegener/Interlanden)

(2002/C 273/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 October 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 302M2897. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.