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Commission Regulation (EC) No 2207/2002 of 12 December 2002 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2002-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, sea fish, ship's flag

L 337/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

13.12.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2207/2002

of 12 December 2002

prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2846/98 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December
2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required (3), lays down quotas for cod for 2002.

to ensure compliance with the provisions
In order
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of cod in ICES Divisions IIIb, c, d (EC
waters) by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered

in Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002.
Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock from 11
November 2002. This date should be adopted in this
Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of cod in ICES Divisions IIIb, c, d (EC waters) by vessels
flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby
deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden
for 2002.

Fishing for cod in ICES Divisions IIIb, c, d (EC waters) by
vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden is
hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment
and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the
date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 11 November 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2977 — Compass/Onama SpA) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 309/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.12.2002

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(2002/C 309/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 November 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 302M3015. 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.2977 — Compass/Onama SpA)

(2002/C 309/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 November 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 302M2977. 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2213/2002 of 12 December 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
Date: 2002-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

13.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 337/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2213/2002

of 12 December 2002

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender 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 appli-
cation 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 parti-
cular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to all third countries except for 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).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
fied,

Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix
a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 6 to 12 December 2002, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/
2002, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be
EUR 4,99/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 December 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 December 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 142, 31.5.2002, p. 17.
(7) OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 3.
Corrigendum to the list of gold coins meeting the criteria established in Article 26b(A)(ii) of Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977, as amended by Council Directive 98/80/EC of 12 October 1998 (special scheme for investment gold) (OJ C 279 of 15.11.2002)
Date: 2002-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: VAT, gold, investment, tax exemption

C 309/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.12.2002

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the list of gold coins meeting the criteria established in Article 26b(A)(ii) of Council Directive
77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977, as amended by Council Directive 98/80/EC of 12 October 1998 (special scheme
for investment gold)

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 279 of 15 November 2002)

(2002/C 309/12)

Page 7, add the following coin:

FRANCE

20 FRANCS
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2206/2002 of 12 December 2002 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
Date: 2002-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing area, fishing regulations, sea fish, ship's flag

13.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 337/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2206/2002

of 12 December 2002

prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Denmark

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2846/98 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December
2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required (3),
lays down quotas for common sole
for 2002.

In order
to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of common sole in the waters of
the
Skagerrak and Kattegat, ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC
waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or regis-

tered in Denmark have exhausted the quota allocated for
2002. Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock
from 20 November 2002. This date should be adopted
in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of common sole in the waters of the Skagerrak and
Kattegat, ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels
flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are hereby
deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark
for 2002.

Fishing for common sole in the waters of the Skagerrak and
Kattegat, ICES divisions IIIb, c and d (EC waters) by vessels
flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is hereby
prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and
landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date
of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 20 November 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2993 — Carlyle/QinetiQ) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

12.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 309/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2993 — Carlyle/QinetiQ)

(2002/C 309/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 4 December 2002 the Commission received a 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 Carlyle Group (USA) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation, control of the whole of QinetiQ Group plc (UK) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— The Carlyle Group: investment fund with interests in consumer, industrial, energy, defence and other

sectors,

— QinetiQ Group plc: defence-related and technical services.

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.2993 — Carlyle/QinetiQ, 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.
Interinstitutional Agreement extending the Interinstitutional Agreement on the financing of the Convention on the future of the European Union
Date: 2002-12-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Parliament
Subjects: European Constitution, European Union, financing, interinstitutional agreement

20.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 320/1

I

(Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

COUNCIL

COMMISSION

INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT

extending the Interinstitutional Agreement on the financing of the Convention on the future of
the European Union

(2002/C 320/01)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
UNION
EUROPEAN
AND
COMMUNITIES,

COMMISSION OF

THE

THE

Whereas:

(1) On 28 February 2002 the European Parliament,

the
Council and the Commission signed in Brussels an Inter-
institutional Agreement on the financing of the Convention
on the future of the European Union (1), to apply until 31
December 2002.

(2) That Agreement needs to be extended until the end of the
Convention's proceedings or until the end of the 2003
budgetary year at the latest,

(3) The contribution of the European Parliament, the Council
and the Commission to the financing of the Convention
should furthermore be fixed for that period according to
another allocation,

Done at Brussels on 12 December 2002.

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The Interinstitutional Agreement on the financing of the
Convention on the future of
the European Union is
hereby extended from 1 January 2003 until the end of
the Convention's proceedings or until 31 December 2003
at the latest.

2. In Point 3 of the abovementioned Agreement, the three

indents shall be replaced by the following:

‘— European Parliament: (p.m.),

— Council: EUR 200 000 (two hundred thousand),

— Commission: EUR 750 000 (seven hundred and fifty

thousand).’

3. This Agreement shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

For the Commission

The President

p.o.

(1) OJ C 54, 1.3.2002, p. 1.