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Burde der ud fra et konkurrencepolitisk og konkurrenceretsligt synspunkt i forbrugernes interesse ikke indføres bestemmelser, der udtrykkeligt fastlægger en turnusordning vedrørende valg af kreditvurderingsinstitutter?
Would it not be appropriate, from the point of view of competition policy and competition law, to introduce provisions establishing a set rotation system for the selection of accountancy firms in order to safeguard the interests of consumers?
(12. marts 2003)
(12 March 2003)
Kommissionen er enig med det ærede medlem i, at kreditvurderings- og revisionsinstitutterne har stor betydning for vore økonomiers funktion og især investorernes tillid, navnlig i lyset af den seneste tids begivenheder.
The Commission agrees with the Honourable Member on the importance of rating agencies and accountancy firms for the well functioning of our economies, and in particular for investor confidence in light of recent events.
Kommissionen takker, fordi dens opmærksomhed henledes på markedet for kreditvurderingsinstitutterne.
In particular, the Commission thanks the Honourable Member for having brought the rating agencies' market to its attention.
Kommissionen har indtil nu ikke modtaget klager vedrørende disse institutters konkurrencebegrænsende adfærd, og der har heller ikke været nogen fusion inden for denne sektor, som Kommissionen har skullet vurdere.
So far, the Commission has received no complaints regarding anti-competitive behaviour of rating agencies nor has there been any merger in this sector, which fell upon the Commission to review.
Den har derfor endnu ikke skullet tage stilling til konkurrenceproblemer på dette marked.
Therefore, the Commission has not taken any position so far concerning any competition problems in this market.
Det forhold, at der kun findes ganske få kreditvurderingsinstitutter på internationalt plan, indebærer ikke automatisk, at de alene eller i fællesskab indtager en dominerende stilling.
The existence of few rating agencies world-wide does not automatically imply that they hold, separately or jointly, a dominant position.
Selv et begrænset antal konkurrenter kan gøre markedet konkurrencedygtigt, hvis de konkurrerer kraftigt med hinanden.
In fact, even a reduced number of competitors may make the market competitive if they compete vigorously with one another.
Kommissionen har indtil nu ikke gennemført nogen undersøgelser og kan ikke konkludere, at der mangler en konkurrencemekanisme mellem dem .
The Commission has not investigated up to now and could not conclude that there is a lack of competitive mechanisms between them .
Tilstedeværelse af en dominerende stilling medfører ikke i sig selv misbrug.
In any case, having a dominant position is not per se an abuse.
Hvis det ærede medlem råder over oplysninger om konkrete tilfælde, hvor kreditvurderingsinstitutternes adfærd kan betragtes som konkurrencebegrænsende, vil Kommissionen meget gerne modtage disse.
If the Honourable Member has any information on precise behaviour of the rating agencies that could be construed as anti-competitive, she is welcome to share it with the Commission.
På basis af de forelagte oplysninger vil den tage stilling til, om der skal iværksættes en undersøgelse.
On the basis of the elements presented, the Commission might decide to launch an investigation.
Den amerikanske Securities and Exchange Commission udsendte i januar 2003 en rapport om kreditvurderingsorganernes rolle og funktion for værdipapirmarkedet (Role and Function of Credit and Rating Agencies in the Operation of the Securities Market).
The American Securities and Exchange Commission in January 2003 has issued a report on the Role and Function of Credit and Rating Agencies in the Operation of the Securities Market.
I denne rapport konkluderes det, at American Securities and Exchange Commission skal undersøge, om påstandene om, hvorvidt de store kreditvurderingsinstitutter udviser konkurrencebegrænsende og unfair praksis, er begrundede, og, hvis det er tilfældet, vurdere hvorledes disse spørgsmål skal behandles, samt om, hvorvidt der er mulighed for at reducere eventuelle lovgivningsmæssige hindringer for adgang til markedet.
This report concludes that the American Securities and Exchange Commission will explore the extent to which allegations of anti-competitive or unfair practices by large credit rating agencies have merit and, if so, how to address them, as well as if there is scope for reducing potential regulatory barriers to entry.
Kommissionen vil nøje følge udviklingen på dette område.
The Commission will monitor the developments of these investigations.
Det internationale marked for revisionsinstitutter blev senest undersøgt af Kommissionen i sommeren 2002, da den undersøgte tre transaktioner under EU-fusionsforordningen, der involverede det tidligere revisionsfirma Andersen .
Concerning the international market for accountancy services, the Commission has looked at this market most recently in the summer of 2002, when it analysed three transactions under the Community Merger Regulation involving the former accountancy firm Andersen .
Kun tre transaktioner havde EU-dimension, nemlig i UK, Tyskland og Frankrig.
Only three transactions had Community dimension: the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
Disse tre fusioner blev godkendt i første fase.
These three mergers were cleared in first phase.
De endelige beslutninger kan findes på internettet: —
The final decisions can be found on the Internet: —
M. 2810, Deloitte & Touche/Andersen UK, artikel 6, stk. 1, litra b), i beslutning af 1. juli 2002
M.2810 Deloitte & Touche/Andersen UK, Article 6(1)(b) decision on 1 July 2002;
M. 2824, Ernst & Young/Andersen Germany, artikel 6, stk. 1, litra b), i beslutning af 27. august 2002
M.2824 Ernst & Young/Andersen Germany Article 6(1)(b) decision on 27 August 2002;
M. 2816, Ernst & Young/Andersen France, artikel 6, stk. 1, litra b), i beslutning af 5. september 2002. http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/index/by_cy_a.html#an_.
M.2816 Ernst & Young /Andersen France, Art. 6(1)(b) decision on 5 September 2002. http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/index/by_cy_a.html#an_
Kommissionen havde allerede undersøgt denne sektor i 1998, da Price Waterhouse og Coopers & Lybrand fusionerede.
The Commission had already looked at this industry in 1998, when Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand merged.
På det pågældende tidspunkt blev der gennemført en fem måneders lang undersøgelse for at analysere de mulige risici ved, at de store aktører tilsammen indtager en dominerende stilling, men der blev ikke fastslået nogen sådan risiko.
At the time, a five-month investigation had taken place to look at the possible risks of collective dominance between the large players but no such risk had been found.
Da Kommissionen skulle behandle endnu en fusion, undersøgte den nøje den eksisterende struktur inden for denne sektor.
So, when confronted with another concentration, the Commission had a careful look at the structures of the industry.
Denne gang var der imidlertid ikke tale om en global fusion, men en række nationale fusioner, og Kommissionen var derfor især opmærksom på de særlige forhold, der gør sig gældende på de nationale markeder.
However, this time it was not a global merger, but a series of national mergers and the Commission paid particular attention to the specifics of each national market.
Transaktionerne blev hovedsagelig godkendt, fordi Andersen under alle omstændigheder ikke alene ville være i stand til at beholde sine store kunder.
The transactions were cleared mainly on the basis that, in any case, Andersen would not be able on its own to keep its large customers.
Derfor ville fusionerne ikke i sig selv kunne påvirke en mulig forværring af konkurrencen, fordi et af de fem store revisionsinstitutter forsvandt.
Therefore, the mergers, on its own, would not impact the possible worsening of competition resulting from the loss of one of the Big Five auditors.
Der kan være tale om eventuelle finansielle, forretningsmæssige, beskæftigelsesmæssige eller andre forbindelser eller eventuelle situationer, hvor revisoren yder samme klient andre tjenester ud over revision.
This may include any financial, business, employment or other link, or any situations where the auditors provide to the same client services additional to the audit.
Henstillingen behandler to nøglespørgsmål i forbindelse med uafhængighed, der er forårsaget af Enrons konkurs, nemlig revisorers udbud af yderligere tjenesteydelser og ansættelse hos revisionsklienten .
The Recommendation deals with two key independence issues raised by the collapse of Enron, namely provision of additional services by auditors and their employment with the audit client .
I henstillingen anbefales der endvidere, at revisorerne roterer hvert syvende år.
The Recommendation also recommends a rotation of auditors every seven years.
Selv om henstillingen ikke er juridisk bindende, vil den fungere som klart eksempel på god praksis, som Kommissionen forventer vil blive fulgt i hele EU's revisionssektor.
Although the Recommendation is not legally binding, it will serve as a clear benchmark of good practice that the Commission expects to be immediately applied throughout the Community's audit industry.
I 2005 vil Kommissionen undersøge, hvorledes henstillingen er anvendt i praksis, og vil så overveje, om der er behov for bindende EU-lovgivning.
In 2005 the Commission will review how the Recommendation has been applied in practice and will consider whether binding Community legislation may then be required.
Kommissionen kan imidlertid gribe ind tidligere, hvis den ikke er tilfreds med den måde, medlemsstaterne anvender henstillingen på.
However, the Commission may act earlier if it is not satisfied with Member States' application of the Recommendation.
2004/C 58 E/012
2004/C 58 E/012
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0048/03
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0048/03
Om: Vilkårene vedrørende den frie bevægelighed for borgere fra ansøgerlandene efter tiltrædelsen
Subject: Conditions surrounding the freedom of movement of citizens of the applicant countries following accession
En række medlemsstater har udtalt, at godkendelsen af udvidelsen er betinget af, at der indføres en begrænset ret til fri bevægelighed for borgerne fra ansøgerlandene i en overgangsperiode på syv år efter tiltrædelsen i maj 2004.
A number of Member States have indicated that acceptance of enlargement is conditional upon restricted rights of movement for citizens of applicant countries for a transitional period of seven years after accession in May, 2004.
En række medlemsstater, bl.a. Det Forenede Kongerige, Irland, Danmark, Sverige og Grækenland, har derimod udtalt, at de ikke vil forsøge at indføre nogen begrænsninger.
By contrast, a number of Member States, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and Greece, have indicated that they will not seek to impose any restrictions.
Kan Kommissionen bekræfte, at de medlemsstater, som f.eks. Tyskland og Østrig, som har anført, at de ønsker at indføre begrænsninger, i henhold til de forslag, der er vedtaget med ansøgerlandene på det seneste topmøde i København, vil have mulighed for at slække på kravene i løbet af overgangsperioden, og at de medlemsstater, som har sagt noget andet, vil have mulighed for at indføre begrænsninger i overgangsperioden, dersom de finder det nødvendigt eller ønskværdigt at gøre dette?
Can the Commission confirm that under the proposals agreed with the applicant countries at the recent summit in Copenhagen that those Member States such as Germany and Austria which have indicated that they wish to impose restrictions will have the option of relaxing them during the transitional period and that those Member States which have indicated otherwise will have the option of imposing restrictions during the transitional period should they find it necessary or desirable to do so?
Under tiltrædelsesforhandlinger blev der vedtaget følgende bestemmelser for fri bevægelighed for arbejdstagere mellem de nye og de nuværende medlemsstater for alle de tiltrædende lande undtagen Malta og Cypern.
During accession negotiations the following measures related to the free movement of workers from new into current Member States have been agreed for all acceding countries, except Malta and Cyprus.
Det bør understreges, at bestemmelserne kun gælder for fri bevægelighed for lønarbejdere.
It should be stressed that these measures will only apply to free movement of salaried workers, and that in relation to other categories of citizens (self-employed, students, inactive or retired people), Community provisions regarding right to free movement and residence will apply from the day of accession.
For de andre kategorier af borgere (selvstændige, studerende, ikke-erhvervsaktive og pensionister) gælder EU-bestemmelserne for retten til fri bevægelighed og ophold fra tiltrædelsesdagen, med en mindre undtagelse for servicevirksomhed over grænserne, der involverer midlertidige bevægelser af arbejdstagere til Tyskland og Østrig.
There is a minor exception relating to the transnational provision of services involving the temporary movement of workers into Germany and Austria.
De første to år efter tiltrædelsen vil de nuværende medlemsstater anvende deres nationale regler og ikke EU-reglerne til at regulere adgangen for arbejdstagere fra de kommende medlemsstater.
For the first two years after accession, the current Member States will admit workers from the future Member States under national rules, rather than under Community rules on free movement.
De nuværende medlemsstater kan fuldstændig liberalisere adgangen til deres arbejdsmarkeder i disse to år ved national lovgivning, men ikke via EU-retten.
Current Member States may completely liberalise access to their labour markets during these two years, but under national, not Community, law.
To år efter tiltrædelsen vil Kommissionen udarbejde en rapport over situationen, og de nuværende medlemsstater skal da meddele, om de fortsat vil anvende nationale bestemmelser i de kommende tre år af den vigtigste overgangsperiode, eller om de vil anvende EU-reglerne for fri bevægelighed for arbejdstagere.
Two years after accession, the Commission will report on the situation and the current Member States will have to announce whether they intend to continue with national measures for the remaining three years of the main transitional period, or whether they intend to apply Community rules on the free movement of workers.
De sidstnævnte medlemsstater vil kun bevare en beskyttelsesklausul, som giver dem mulighed for midlertidigt at genindføre restriktioner i tilfælde af uforudsete forstyrrelser på arbejdsmarkedet, eventuelt kun i et bestemt område eller inden for et bestemt fag.
Those Member States would only maintain a safeguard ; this means that they could, in cases of unexpected disturbance on the labour market, or in some region or profession, re-introduce restrictions temporarily.
De nuværende medlemsstater, som ved udgangen af de første to år beslutter at opretholde restriktionerne, kan bevare dem i yderligere tre år.
Those current Member States which decide, at the end of the first two years, to maintain restrictions, may do so for a further three years.
I denne treårsperiode kan de nuværende medlemsstater når som helst meddele Kommissionen, at de vil ophøre med at anvende nationale restriktioner.
At any time during this three year period a current Member State may notify the Commission that it intends to stop applying national restrictions.
Under alle omstændigheder ophører overgangsperioden ved udgangen af denne treårsperiode, hvorefter EU-reglerne for fri bevægelighed for arbejdstagere vil finde anvendelse.
In any event, at the end of that three years period, the transitional period is foreseen to end and the Community rules on free movement of workers will apply.
I tilfælde af alvorlige forstyrrelser på arbejdsmarkedet eller trussel om sådanne forstyrrelser kan medlemsstaterne dog forlænge deres nationale politik i yderligere to år.
However, in case of serious disturbances in the labour market, or a threat of such disturbances, Member States may prolong their national policies for a further two years.
Der findes endvidere en standstill-klausul , som fastsætter, at adgangen til de nuværende medlemsstaters arbejdsmarkeder for arbejdere fra de nye medlemsstater ikke må forringes i forhold til tidspunktet for tiltrædelsestraktatens undertegnelse.
Furthermore, a standstill clause will apply, whereby access to current Member State labour markets by workers from the new Member States cannot be more restricted than that prevailing at the time of the signature of the Accession Treaty.
De nuværende medlemsstater skal ved ansættelsen give arbejdstagere fra de nye medlemsstater forrang frem for arbejdstagere fra ikke-EU-lande.
Current Member States must give preference to nationals of the new Member States over non-Community labour.
Tyskland og Østrig har endvidere ret til at anvende supplerende nationale bestemmelser i tilfælde af alvorlige forstyrrelser eller trussel derom, som kan opstå i særligt følsomme servicesektorer (som f.eks. byggeri eller virksomhedsrengøring) i visse områder som følge af servicevirksomhed over grænserne, der involverer bevægelser af arbejdstagere.
In addition, Germany and Austria have the right to apply flanking national measures to address serious disturbances or the threat thereof, in specific sensitive service sectors (such as construction or industrial cleaning) on their labour markets, which could arise in certain regions from cross-border provision of services involving the movement of workers.
En erklæring til tiltrædelsestraktaten fastsætter, at de nuværende medlemsstater skal bestræbe sig på at øge adgangen til deres arbejdsmarkeder gennem deres nationale lovgivning for at accelerere tilnærmelsen til EU-retten, og opfordrer endog til at øge adgangen inden tiltrædelsen.
A declaration to the Accession Treaty states that current Member States shall endeavour to grant increased labour market access under national law, with a view to speeding up the approximation to the acquis and even an encouragement to improve access before accession.
Disse overgangsordninger giver de nuværende medlemsstater størst mulig fleksibilitet i spørgsmålet om markedsadgang for arbejdstagere fra de nye medlemsstater, både via nationale regler og via EU-retten for fri bevægelighed for arbejdstagere.
These transitional arrangements allow maximum flexibility to the current Member States to admit workers from the new Member States, whether under national rules or under Community law on the free movement of workers.
2004/C 783 E/008
2004/C 783 E/008
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0064/03
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0064/03
(22. januar 2003)
(22 January 2003)
Om: Europæisk støtte til at hæve færgen Le Joola ud for Senegals kyst
Subject: European assistance for the raising of the Le Joola ferry which sank off the coast of Senegal
Mange af de omkomnes familiemedlemmer både i Afrika, Europa og Nederlandene nærer ønske om, at ofrene bliver bjærget og begravet.
Very many family members in Africa and Europe and the Netherlands want to recover the bodies of the victims and bury them on land.
Er det korrekt, at Kommissionen allerede har tilbudt at finansiere omkostningerne til at hæve skibet med midler fra den 8. europæiske udviklingsfond?
Is the correct that the European Commission has already offered to fund the raising of the ship from the eighth European Development Fund?
Hvorfor har Senegals regering endnu ikke accepteret dette tilbud, og hvad afholder den senegalesiske regering fra at hæve skibet og således give ofrene en værdig begravelse i deres families kreds?
Why has the government of Senegal still not accepted the offer and what is preventing the Senegalese government from raising the ship so that the victims can be given a dignified burial by their families?
Kommissionen har ikke tilbudt at finansiere omkostningerne til at hæve det omtalte skib, da en sådan finansiering falder uden for de målsætninger for udviklingssamarbejdet med landene i Afrika, Vestindien og Stillehavsområdet (AVS-landene), der er fastlagt i EF-traktatens artikel 177 og i Cotonou-aftalen.
The Commission has not made the offer mentioned by the Honourable Member since such funding falls outside the objectives of development co-operation with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States as defined in Article 177 of the EC Treaty and the Cotonou Agreement.
2004/C 78 E/013
2004/C 78 E/013
SKRIFTLIG FORESPØRGSEL E-0072/03
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0072/03
Om: Risiciene i forbindelse med kød, der har været dybfrosset og derefter sælges i optøet tilstand som frisk kød, samt en forpligtelse til at advare forbrugere mod genindfrysning
Subject: The dangers of selling thawed deep-frozen meat as fresh meat and a requirement to warn consumers against refreezing it
Er det Kommissionen bekendt, at importeret dybfrosset kød sælges inden for EU i optøet tilstand som frisk kød, og f.eks. det i begyndelsen af 2002 fra Kina til Nederlandene importerede kaninkød, der blev solgt i supermarkeder ved juletid, men som viste sig at være fordærvet?
Is the Commission aware that deep-frozen meat imported into the EU is thawed and sold as fresh, as was the case with the rabbit meat imported into the Netherlands from China at the beginning of 2002 and sold in supermarkets around Christmas 2002 which then proved to have decayed?
Kan Kommissionen tilslutte sig oplysningerne fra den nederlandske instans for varegodkendelse, ifølge hvilke det er ganske normalt, at dybfrosset kød bliver importeret og dernæst solgt som frisk kød, uden at køberne får noget at vide herom?
Is the Dutch Food Inspection Service right to say that it is quite common to import deep-frozen meat and sell it as fresh without informing buyers of the fact?
Er det Kommissionen bekendt, at det samme gør sig gældende med vildtlevende dyr, som i årets løb bliver skudt af jægere og først efter lang tids opbevaring i fryser bliver solgt som frisk kød i løbet af helligdagene ved årets slutning?
Is the Commission aware that the same is true of meat from wild animals which hunters shoot throughout the year and which is then sold as fresh during the holiday period at the end of the year after having been frozen for a long period?
Kan Kommissionen bekræfte, at et sådant hændelsesforløb fremfor alt giver problemer, når køberen lægger det optøede kød i sin fryser, fordi det først skal konsumeres på et senere tidspunkt, hvorved kvaliteten hurtigt falder?
Can the Commission confirm that this procedure particularly causes problems if the buyer refreezes the thawed meat at home with the intention of eating it later, which causes a rapid deterioration in its quality?
Er der medlemsstater i EU, hvor det nu er obligatorisk at anføre det på emballagen, at kødet allerede har været nedfrosset?
Are there EU Member States where it is now compulsory to indicate on packaging that meat has already been frozen?
I bekræftende fald hvilke medlemsstater?
If so, which?
Vil Kommissionen medvirke til, at det over alt i EU bliver obligatorisk ved salg af emballeret kød at sondre mellem kød, som tidligere har været opbevaret i dybfryser, og kød fra dyr, som er blevet slagtet kort tid forinden, samt at det bliver obligatorisk at advare mod genindfrysning af kød, som tidligere har været nedfrosset?
Will the Commission take measures to ensure that a requirement exists throughout the EU for vendors of packaged meat to distinguish clearly between meat which has already been stored in a deep-freeze and meat from freshly slaughtered animals, and to warn buyers against refreezing meat which has already been frozen?
Kilde: Rotterdams Dagblad den 28. december 2002.
Source: Rotterdams Dagblad , 28 December 2002.
(17. marts 2003)
(17 March 2003)
Kommissionen har ikke kendskab til klager over eller rapporter om markedsføring af fordærvet kaninkød, der er importeret fra Kina.
The Commission is not aware of any complaints or reports concerning the marketing of decayed rabbit meat imported from China.
Hvis noget sådant var blevet markedsført, må man gå ud fra, at de ansvarlige myndigheder i Nederlandene ville gennemføre passende beskyttelsesforanstaltninger.
If such marketing took place, it is assumed that the competent authorities of the Netherlands took the appropriate protective measures.