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C 71/22 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 3.3.2001

Third amendment of the medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research
and pilot/demonstration projects (1996 to 2002)

(2001/C 71/08)

The medium-term guidelines for the ECSC steel RTD programme of research and pilot/demonstration
projects (1996 to 2002), adopted by the Commission on 3 November 1995 ( [1] ), amended on 26 November
1996 ( [2] ) and on 16 October 1998 ( [3] ), are amended as follows:

In Section 5 �Participation�, the fifth paragraph is replaced by

�Applications for the call related to the 2002 budget must be submitted to the Commission by 15
June 2001�.

( [1] ) OJ C 294, 9.11.1995, p. 4.
( [2] ) OJ C 373, 10.12.1996, p. 6.
( [3] ) OJ C 326, 24.10.1998, p. 2.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2345 �Deutsche BP/Erd�lchemie)

(2001/C 71/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. On 23 February 2001 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 BP Deutschland GmbH, controlled by BP Amoco plc, acquires, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Erd�lchemie
GmbH, by way of purchase of securities.

2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

�BP: oil and gas exploration and processing, petrochemicals and related products,

�Erd�lchemie: petrochemicals.

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.

4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the
proposed operation.

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.2345 �Deutsche BP/Erd�lchemie, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B �Merger Task Force,
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70,
B-1000 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.