do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3195 — Heineken/BBAG) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beer, drinking water, economic concentration, exchange of information, fruit juice, merger control, property market

26.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 149/19

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3195 — Heineken/BBAG)

(2003/C 149/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 17 June 2003 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 undertaking Heineken International BV, The Netherlands (‘Heineken’) acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Österreichische
Brau-Beteiligung-AG, Austria (‘BBAG’) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Heineken: world-wide production, commercialisation and distribution of beer and other beverages,

— BBAG: production, commercialization and distribution of beer and non-alcoholic beverages (mineral

water and fruit juice), real estate.

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.3195 — Heineken/BBAG, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
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 1099/2003 of 25 June 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.6.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1099/2003

of 25 June 2003

determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2003 for import licences for certain
pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94
opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and
certain other agricultural products can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of
22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in
the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in
Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for
the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for
pigmeat and certain other agricultural products (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in parti-
cular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged for the third
quarter of 2003 are for quantities less than the quantities
available and can therefore be met in full.

(1)

(2)

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

Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to
1.
30 September 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
1432/94 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2.
For the period 1 October to 31 December 2003, applica-
tions may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1432/94
for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex
II.

Licences may only be used for products which comply

3.
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

The quantity available for the following period should be
determined.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 June 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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ANNEX I

Group No

1

Percentage of acceptance of import
licences submitted for the period 1
July to 30 September 2003

100,00

ANNEX II

(t)

Group

1

Total quantity available
for the period
1 October to 31 December 2003

6 754,0
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1100/2003 of 25 June 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2003 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 July to 30 September 2003 can be accepted
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota

L 157/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.6.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1100/2003

of 25 June 2003

determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2003 for import licences under the
regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1
July to 30 September 2003 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 third
quarter of 2003 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

1.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to
30 September 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
1486/95 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2.
For the period 1 October to 31 December 2003, applica-
tions 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 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 June 2003.

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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ANNEX I

Percentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 July to 30 September 2003

100

100

100

100

100

100

Group No

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7

ANNEX II

Group No

Total quantity available
for the period
1 October to 31 December 2003

(t)

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7

15 562,7

2 075,0

1 455,0

3 050,0

7 500,0

2 750,0
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1106/2003 of 26 June 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 158/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.6.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1106/2003

of 26 June 2003

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 1947/2002 (2), and in parti-
cular 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 27 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 June 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17.

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to the Commission Regulation of 26 June 2003 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

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
064
999

052
999

052
999

382
388
528
999

388
400
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
999

052
060
068
400
999

052
624
999

58,0
80,7
69,3

85,6
85,6

78,0
78,0

60,3
58,5
64,7
61,2

77,4
101,7
83,0
80,5
37,3
60,4
132,3
92,1
83,1

225,3
225,3

312,4
156,6
129,2
324,8
230,8

203,9
184,6
194,3

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1119/2003 of 26 June 2003 prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

27.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 158/43

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1119/2003

of 26 June 2003

prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

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 2341/2002 of 20 December
2002 fixing for 2003 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 catch limitations
are required (3), lays down quotas for whiting for 2003.

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 whiting in the waters of ICES division
VII b-k, by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or

registered in the Netherlands have exhausted the quota
allocated for 2003. The Netherlands has prohibited
fishing for this stock from 7 June 2003. This date should
consequently be adopted in this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division VII b-k, by
vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the
Netherlands are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated to the Netherlands for 2003.

Fishing for whiting in the waters of ICES division VII b-k, by
vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the
Netherlands 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 Union.

It shall apply from 7 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 June 2003.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General for Fisheries

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

26.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 149/11

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 June 2003

(2003/C 149/06)

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

1,1551

135,68

7,4252

0,6915

9,1535

1,5323

87,92

8,24

1,9462

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

0,58521

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,48

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6487

0,4269

4,464

37 760

233,885

41,671

1 664 000

1,7271

1,5628

9,008

1,9707

2,0084

260,73

KRW

South Korean won

1 371,33

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

8,9262

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1116/2003 of 26 June 2003 applying reduction coefficients to the third tranche of inward processing certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1488/2001
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: inward processing, primary product, quantitative restriction

L 158/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.6.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1116/2003

of 26 June 2003

applying reduction coefficients to the third tranche of inward processing certificates issued in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1488/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6
December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable
to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/2001
of 19 July 2001 laying down rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the placement
of certain quantities of certain basic products listed in Annex I
to the Treaty establishing the European Community under the
inward processing arrangements without prior examination of
the economic conditions (3), and in particular Article 23(4)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 914/2003 (4) set out
the remaining quantities of certain basic products which
may be placed under inward processing arrangements
without prior examination of the economic conditions,
in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No
1488/2001.

The total quantities for which inward processing certifi-
cates have been applied for in respect of skimmed milk
powder, butter and sugar, as notified by the Member

(3)

(4)

States by 23 June 2003, exceeds the available quantities
of those products as set out in Regulation (EC) No 914/
2003.

The total of the quantities notified to the Commission
are admissible.

Reduction coefficients should therefore be applied to the
quantities of skimmed milk powder, butter and sugar
applied for the period beginning on 28 May and ending
on 16 June 2003,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Inward processing certificates applied for during the period
beginning on 28 May and ending on 16 June 2003 shall be
subject to the following reduction coefficients:

(a) 97,10 % in respect of skimmed milk powder, CN code

ex 0402 10 19;

(b) 51,10 % in respect of butter, CN code ex 0405 10 19; and

(c) 10,00 % in respect of sugar, CN code 1701 99 10.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 June 2003.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 196, 20.7.2001, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 130, 27.5.2003, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1112/2003 of 26 June 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 opening and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for malting barley from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1766/92
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: barley, import, originating product, tariff quota

27.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 158/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1112/2003

of 26 June 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 opening and providing for the administration of a
Community tariff quota for malting barley from third countries and derogating from Council
Regulation (EC) No 1766/92

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 1104/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2003/253/EC of 19
December 2002 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in
the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT
1994 for the modification of concessions with respect
to
cereals provided for in EC schedule CXL annexed to the GATT
1994 (3), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2003/254/EC of 19
December 2002 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Commu-
nity and the United States of America relating to the modifica-
tion of concessions with respect to cereals provided for in EC
schedule CXL to the GATT 1994 (4), and in particular Article 2
thereof,

Whereas:

(2)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 was initially adopted for
a transitional period, from 1 January 2003 to 30 June
2003, pending the amendment of Regulation (EC) No
1766/92. Since the provisions of that Regulation have
operated satisfactorily during the period concerned, it is
appropriate to apply them on a permanent basis.

Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

The third paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2377/
2002 is deleted.

Article 2

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2377/2002 (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 626/2003 (6), opens a
tariff quota for the import of 50 000 tonnes of malting
barley falling within HS code 1003 00.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 26 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
(3) OJ L 95, 11.4.2003, p. 36.
(4) OJ L 95, 11.4.2003, p. 40.
(5) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 95.
(6) OJ L 90, 8.4.2003, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1102/2003 of 25 June 2003 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
Date: 2003-06-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: olive oil, preserved product, production refund

L 157/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.6.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1102/2003

of 25 June 2003

fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisa-
tion of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1513/2001 (2), and in particular Article 20a
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for
the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in
the preserving industry. Under paragraph 6 of
that
Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof,
the Commission shall fix this refund every two months.

By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regu-
lation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis
of the gap between prices on the world market and on
the Community market, taking account of the import
falling within CN
to olive oil
charge

applicable

subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing
the export refunds for those olive oils during the refer-
ence period.
It is appropriate to take as a reference
period the two-month period preceding the beginning of
the term of validity of the production refund.

(3)

The application of the above criteria results in the refund
being fixed as shown below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the months of July and August 2003, the amount of the
production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regulation
No 136/66/EEC shall be EUR 44,00/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 June 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66.
(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4.