natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
For at omstrukturere EF-bestemmelserne for beskatning af energiprodukter vedtog Ra˚det den 27. oktober direktiv 2003/96/EF, som fastsætter minimumsafgiftssatser for benzin, kul, naturgas og elektricitet, na˚r disse produkter anvendes som motorbrændstof eller brændsel til opvarmning (tab. II).
By decision of 2 April under Article 81 of the EC Treaty, the Commission prohibited an agreement between six federations in the beef and veal sectorin France setting a minimum purchase price for certain categories of cattle and suspending,or at least restricting, imports of all types of beef and veal (4).
I en beslutning af 6. november (1) om Kommissionens meddelelse om beskatning af personbiler i EU (2) gik Europa-Parlamentet ind for en hurtig omlægning af de berørte afgifter og opfordrede Kommissionen til at tage initiativ til lovgivning pa˚ omra˚det.
The Commission found on 16 July that Yamaha Corporation Japan,Yamaha Europa GmbH, Yamaha Musica Italia SpA, Yamaha Musique France SA and Yamaha Scandinavia AB had infringed Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty and Article 53(1)of the EEA Agreement (5). The Commission took the view that the agreements and prac-
(2) KOM(2002) 431 og den almindelige beretning 2002, nr. 184.
4-2003, point 1.3.24.Bull. 7/8-2003, point 1.3.75.
Den 22. september ( blev den bebudede handlingsplan hilst velkommen af Ra˚det, som bl.a. anerkendte dens betydning for udarbejdelsen af et regelsæt i overensstemmelse med gennemførelsen af det indre marked og for styrkelsen af virksomhedernes konkurrenceevne.
By decision of 1 October under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53of the EEA Agreement, the Commission prohibited a cartel of sorbate producers aimed at fixing prices and market shares (1).
Den 10. december (2) godkendte ogsa˚ Det Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg Kommissionens planer.
The Commission imposed fines totalling EUR 138.4 million on four companies (2).
Den 18. november forelagde Kommissionen et forslag til direktiv om grænseoverskridende fusioner af kapitalselskaber (tab. I).
Another company to which the decision is addressed was granted full immunity under the 1996 leniency notice (3).
Statutten for det europæiske andelsselskab, som har været undervejs siden 1991, blev endelig vedtaget den 22. juli ved Ra˚dets forordning (EF) nr. 1435/2003 (tab. II).
On 3 December the Commission, acting under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement, imposed fines totalling EUR101.44 million on Carbone Lorraine, SGL, Schunk and two other companies for operatinga cartel in the market for electrical and mechanical carbon and graphite products in the European Economic Area between 1988 and 1999 (4).
Instrumentet, som bygger pa˚ forordningen om det europæiske selskab fra 2001 (3), med de nødvendige ændringer, som følger af de særlige forhold, der gælder for andelsselskaber, skal gøre det muligt at oprette en ny retlig enhed i forbindelse med økonomiske transaktioner i mindst to medlemsstater.
Morgan Crucible, which also participated in the cartel, received immunity from fines for being the first to denounce the illegalbehaviour to the Commission. During the same period, SGL and Carbone Lorraine tookpart in two other cartels against which the Commission has also acted.
Statutten er blevet suppleret med direktiv 2003/72/EF, som Ra˚det vedtog samme dato, for sa˚ vidt anga˚r medarbejderindflydelse (tab. II).
The fines imposedwere not, however, increased for this since the collusive behaviour was broadly contemporaneous.
Ved direktiv 2003/58/EF ændrede Europa-Parlamentet og Ra˚det den 15. juli direktiv 68/151/EØF, for sa˚ vidt anga˚r offentlighed vedrørende visse selskabsformer, for at give de berørte parter lettere adgang til oplysninger om selskaber og forenklede formaliteter, der er pa˚lagt selskaber (tab. I). Ændringerne vedrører muligheden for at anvende elektroniske hjælpemidler og for at tillade frivillig registrering af dokumenter og oplysninger pa˚ andre sprog.
On 10 December the Commission, acting under Article 81 of the EC Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement, imposed fines totalling EUR 69.5 millionon Atofina, Peroxid Chemie, Degussa UK Holdings, Perorsa and AC Treuhand for operatinga cartel in the market for organic peroxide products within the European Economic Areabetween 1971 and 1999 (5).
Arbejdet vedrørende forslaget til direktiv om overtagelsestilbud fortsatte i 2003 (tab. I).
On 16 December the Commission imposed a total of EUR 79 millionin fines on Outokumpu, Wieland Werke and the KME group, the main copper tube producersin Europe (6).
Regnskabslovgivningen gennemgik store ændringer i 2003. Ved direktiv 2003/38/EF, som Ra˚det vedtog den 13. maj (5),
The cartel was organised within the framework of the Cuproclima Quality Association for ACR Tubes, established in Switzerland, and involved
) EUT L 120 af 15.5.2003 og Bull. 5-2003, punkt 1.3.36.
12-2003, point 1.3.74.Bull.
109 blev direktiv 78/660/EØF om a˚rsregnskaber for visse selskabsformer (1) ændret for at undtage sma˚ og mellemstore virksomheder fra forskellige krav pa˚ omra˚det.
109 regular price-fixing and market-sharing talks under the cover of official trade meetings organised by the Swiss-based association.
I), hvormed Europa-Parlamentet og Ra˚det gav medlemsstaterne mulighed for gradvist at tilnærme de nationale regnskabskrav til de internationale regnskabsstan- darder (IAS), der blev godkendt ved forordning (EF) nr. 1606/2002 (2).
DT charged new entrants higher fees for wholesale accessto the local loop than what its subscribers paid for fixed-line subscriptions.
Det nye direktiv ændrede tillige direktiv 83/349/EØF (3), 86/635/EØF (4) og 91/674/EØF (5) om hhv. konsoliderede regnskaber, bankers og andre penge- og finansieringsinstitutters a
This deterrednew companies from entering the market and reduced the choice of suppliers of telecomsservices as well as price competition for consumers.
˚ r s regnskaber og konsoliderede regnskaber og forsikringsselskaber sa
In view of the gravity and duration ofthe abuse, the Commission imposed a fine of EUR 12.6 million.
I sine konklusioner af 15. juli (6) noterede Ra˚det, som understregede, at EU’s regnskabsstrategi kun kan blive en succes, hvis de internationale regnskabsstandarder er af højeste kvalitet, sig, at Kommissionen vil søge at sikre, at European Financing Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) fa˚r de fornødne midler og procedurer for bedst muligt at kunne varetage de europæiske interesser ved udarbejdelsen af de internationale regnskabsstandarder i International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).
This practice restricted market entry andexpansion by competitors, to the detriment of consumers, in a market which is essentialfor the development of the information society. In view of the seriousness and duration ofthe abuse, the Commission imposed a fine on Wanadoo Interactive of EUR 10.35 million.
I en meddelelse af 21. maj om styrkelse af den lovpligtige revision i EU (8) anbefalede Kommissionen en række nye initiativer, bl.a. for at modernisere
By decision of 13 August (3) the Commission withdrew its interimmeasures decision of 3 July 2001 (4) against IMS Health (IMS) concerning data collection on pharmaceutical sales and prescriptions in Germany.
9), styrke den offentlige kontrol med revisorer- det ottende selskabsretlige direktiv ( hvervet pa˚ EU-plan, øge gennemsigtigheden af revisionsfirmaer og deres netværk,
Following a substantial change inthe situation, the threat of the disappearance of a competitor, which could have harmed thepublic interest, was no longer sufficiently urgent as to justify the maintenance of interimmeasures.
Den 10. december ( kede Det Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg op om Kommissionens planer.
On 28 August the Commission took a decision under Article 82 of the EC Treaty against Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), the Italian national railwaycompany, on the basis of a complaint by Georg Verkehrsorganisation GmbH (GVG), asmall German railway company (5).
Den 30. januar forelagde Kommissionen et forslag til direktiv med to forma˚l: dels at harmonisere midlerne til at sikre overholdelsen af intellektuelle ejendomsrettigheder i medlemsstaterne, særlig ved hjælp af effektive, proportionelle og afskrækkende sanktioner, dels at fastlægge en overordnet ramme for samarbejdet mellem de kompetente myndigheder (tab. I).
On 27 February the Commission authorised Pfizer Inc., subjectto compliance with the undertakings given by the parties, to acquire Pharmacia Corporation, thereby creating the largest pharmaceutical company in the world (7). The Commis- sion having raised serious doubts about the compatibility with the common market of
Intellektuel Ejendomsret (WIPO) at na˚ frem til vedtagelse af en traktat, der sikrer audiovisuelle kunstneres rettigheder, og til at informere Parlamentet om den udvikling, der har været pa˚ omra˚det siden WIPO’s diplomatiske konference i december 2000.
The Commissionconcluded that the comprehensive corrective package proposed by Newscorp, whichincluded commitments in respect of both structure and conduct, created the right conditions for effective competition, and it therefore decided not to oppose the merger.
Det mente, at manglen pa˚ en sa˚dan beskyttelse i mange lande er til stor skade for udbredelsen af europæiske værker pa˚ internationalt plan.
The Commission feared that the deal would place DaimlerChrysler in a dominant position onthe emerging market for telematic systems in Germany.
Kommissionen, som ligesom medlemsstaterne er enig med Parlamentet om vigtigheden af en sa˚dan traktat, deltog sa˚ledes i et møde organiseret af WIPO den 6. og 7. juni samt i WIPO’s generalforsamling den 24. september, hvor dette spørgsma˚l blev behandlet.
While removing the Commission’s competition concerns and creating a level playing field for all competitors, theundertakings given by DaimlerChrysler and Deutsche Telekom will form a basis for thedevelopment of the emerging market in telematic systems and, in particular, will meetconsumer needs.
(6) EUT L 89 af 5.4.2003 og Bull. 1/2-2003, punkt 1.3.84.
4-2003, point 1.3.19.Bull.
(7) EFT L 77 af 27.3.1996 og den almindelige beretning 1996, nr. 142.
4-2003, point 1.3.22.Bull.
(8) EFT L 8 af 12.1.2001 og den almindelige beretning 2001, nr. 183.
6-2003, point 1.3.50.
For statsstøttekontrollens vedkommende pa˚begyndte Kommissionen en omlægning af de relevante reglers anvendelse i praksis for at kunne koncentrere sig om de former for statsstøtte, der risikerer at pa˚virke konkurrencevilka˚rene mest negativt.
In order to secure regulatory approval in the European Union, GE undertook to sell Instrumentarium’s Spacelabs business, to enter into a series of supply agreements with its acquirer and to ensure that itsanaesthesia equipment, patient monitors and clinical information systems would interoperate with third parties’ devices.
Udover andre beslutninger om bekæmpelse af karteller vedtog Kommissionen flere vigtige beslutninger vedrørende de problemer, der skyldes den adfærd, som visse virksomheder i dominerende stilling udviser.
269.Alcan/Pechiney (II). The Commission decided on 29 September to clear the takeover bid by the Canadian company Alcan for the French aluminium producer Pechiney,subject to compliance with the undertakings given by the parties (2).
Kommissionen forsvarede tillige i flere beslutninger betydningen af en sammenhængende og upartisk statsstøttekontrol pa˚ europæisk plan.
The remedies offered involved divesting a number of businesses and other conditions that would ensure acomparable level of competition in the supply of aluminium sheets for the beverages andcosmetics industries after the merger.
Kommissionen vedtog den 25. april XXXII Beretning om Konkurrencepolitikken (3), som gør sta- tus over indsatsen pa˚ omra˚det i løbet af 2002.
The Commission’s investigation highlighted serious concerns in the market forportable ultrasound NDT devices, but GE was able to address these concerns by offeringto divest the ultrasound NDT business of its subsidiary Panametrics.
Det Europæiske Økonomiske og
State aid (3)General policy (
Sociale Udvalg afgav sin udtalelse om den forega˚ende beretning (
271.The Brussels European Council of 20 and 21 March called for a further reductionin State aid, the simplification and modernisation of State aid arrangements, and the redirection of aid to horizontal objectives (5).
Generelle regler (6
272.Legislation.
7) EUT C 243 af 10.10.2003.
10-2003, point 1.3.51.RAPP. GÉN. UE 2002
Tilladte samarbejdsformer
THE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AREA
(3) EUT L 53 af 28.2.2003 og Bull. 1/2-2003, punkt 1.3.100.
276.Research and development.
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278.Tax aid.
I henhold til beslutningen giver netværksdelingen ikke i sig selv anledning til konkurrenceproblemer.
Final negative decisions were taken on the tax concessions granted by the schemes for coordination centres in Belgium, international financing activities in the Netherlands and foreign income in Ireland.
Endvidere blev national vandring (roaming) mellem udbydere af anerkendte net anset for at være til fordel for forbrugerne, da den gør det muligt at tilbyde en bedre og hurtigere dækning, navnlig i afsidesliggende og svagt befolkede regioner iDet Forenede Kongerige.
Since the schemes constituted existing aid which had at the time been authorised,the Commission did not require the aid to be repaid and allowed the Member States a transitional period for adapting their schemes.
Systemet a˚bner endvidere for lanceringen af de nye 3G-tjenester.
279.Restructuring aid. On 23 July the Commission decided to initiate a formal investigation into restructuring aid granted by the United Kingdom government to British Energyplc (BE).
Vandringen vedrører ikke det i største byer iDet Forenede Kongerige, men vil være begrænset til de mindre byer og landomra˚derne.
According to the restructuring plan, the UK government is to take responsibilityfor financing previous commitments in the nuclear field, with special reference to themanagement of fuel loaded before the restructuring and the decommissioning of BE’snuclear plants.
Den nationale vandring i de mindste byer vil kunne være genstand for en undtagelse fra konkurrencebestemmelserne indtil den 31. december 2007. For landomra˚derne udløber undtagelsen den 31. december 2008.
Several other measures, such as the renegotiation of fuel supply and spentfuel management contracts between BE and British Nuclear Fuel, the introduction of amoratorium, several financial restructuring agreements with BE’s main creditors and thedivestment of its North American assets, have enabled the necessary confidence to berestored for the company to return to viability within a reasonable timescale.
Denne beslutning, som Kommissionen vedtog den 16. juli (2), er den anden positivbeslutning omdeling af mobilnet af
International cooperation (2
Den bekræfter, at deling af antennesteder ikke i sig selv giver anledning til konkurrenceproblemer, og at national vandring (roaming) mellem licenshavende ope-
It noted that the agreements had continued to provide a framework for constructive cooperation between the parties, in particular through the effective resolutionof a number of cases.
Kunderne hos O2 er den mindste operatør i Tyskland, kan foretage roaming pa˚ T-Mobiles net, idet der ogsa˚ kan gives dispensation for byomra˚derne, men for en mere begrænset periode.
On 10 July the Community and Japan signed an agreement concerningcooperation on combating anticompetitive practices (Table III).
Med sin beslutning af 23. juli (3) indrømmede Kommissionen en undtagelse for fælles salg af de kommercielle rettigheder til UEFA’s Champions League.
On 24 November, on the occasion of his visit to Beijing, Commissioner Monti agreed with the Chinese authorities on the terms of reference for future cooperationbetween the Community and China in the field of competition policy.
De nye regler for fælles salg forbedrer ligeledes udviklingen af nye medier.
283.International competition network.
Bestemmelserne i EF-traktatens artikel 81, stk. 1 og EØS-aftalens artikel 53, stk. 1 erklæres uanvendelige fra den 13. maj 2002 til den 31. juli 2009.
The Commission presented to the ICN annualconference in June, in conjunction with the South African Competition Tribunal, a report
Ved beslutning af 23. oktober (2) i henhold til EF-traktatens artikel 81, stk. 3, indrømmede Kommissionen 17 europæiske postoperatører en ny fritagelse for deres system til gensidig kompensation for omdeling af grænseoverskridende post i modtagerlandene (»REIMS II-aftalen«).
285.Developments in enterprise policy in 2003 continued to be determined by the objective, set in Lisbon in 2000, of making the economy of the European Union the world’s mostcompetitive economy by 2010. In this connection, at its meeting in March the European Council made a particular appeal for competitiveness to be made a central concern of the European Union, and at its October meeting it advocated an integrated strategy for European competitiveness.
Aftalen var allerede genstand for Kommissionens fritagelse i 1999 (3).
With this in view, the Commission recommended a series of urgentmajor measures to meet this objective.
Den nye fritagelse indrømmes for en periode pa˚ fem a˚r at regne fra datoen for udløbet af den tidligere fritagelse, nemlig den 31. december 2001.
At sectoral level, the Commission fleshed out, particularly by means of the‘REACH’ system, the strategy outlined in 2001 in the field of chemical products.
Kommissionen vedtog den 29. december (4) en fritagelsesbeslutning og en delvis negativattest i medfør af EF-traktatens artikel 81, stk. 1, og EØS-aftalens artikel 53, stk. 1, for flere distributionsaftaler mellem beta- lings-tv-kanaler med særlig populært indhold og tv-kanaler med »pay-per-view« og samarbejdsaftaler mellem Canal+ Nordic, førende leverandør til betalings-tv-kanaler med særlig populært indhold, og Telenor/Canal Digital, førende satellitdistributør for tv-kanaler i de nordiske lande.
The Brussels European Council of 20 and 21 March called forcompetitiveness to be made the central concern of the European Union (3) and for efforts to be pursued to improve the general business environment in order to reduce the administrative burden on firms and promote the creation and growth of small businesses (4).
Kommissionen traf sin beslutning om aftalernes fritagelse fra den 21. juni 2002 til den 21. juni 2007 under hensyntagen til de effektivitetsgevinster og fordele for forbrugerne, som konkurrenceklausulerne medfører.
It called on the Member States to play an active role in the consultation process followingthe presentation by the Commission of its Green Paper on entrepreneurship in Europe (5).
Produkter pa˚ basis af kulstof og grafit.
3-2003, point I.7.Bull. 3-2003, point I.8.Bull.
Morgan Crucible, som ogsa˚ deltog i kartellet, blev fritaget fra bøden, da virksomheden havde været den første til at angive den ulovlige adfærd. I samme tidsrum deltog SGL og Carbone Lorraine i to andre karteller, som Kommissionen ligeledes har iværksat sanktioner over
3-2003, point I.9; Internet (http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/entrepreneurship/green_paper/index.htm).COM(2003) 27; Bull.
Denne omstændighed medførte dog ikke en forhøjelse af bøderne, idet overtrædelserne fandt sted i samme tidsrum.
It gave rise to a large-scale debate among the parties concerned, not only in Europe but also further afield.
Akzo blev imidlertid fritaget fra bøden, da virksomheden havde været den første til at angive kartellet.
2003 version of the enterprise policy scoreboard (4) were published in October.
De høje bødebeløb til de tre selskaber skyldes, at det ikke var første gang, sa˚dan praksis var blevet pa˚talt over for dem.
The mainfindings of the Competitiveness Report and the study on ‘European productivity andcompetitiveness: a European perspective’ were presented and discussed at a high-levelconference held by the Commission on 9 December in Brussels.
Ved sin beslutning af 16. december (2), idømte Kommissionen bøder for et samlet beløb pa˚ 79 mio. EUR til selskaberne Outokumpu og Wieland Werke samt til koncernen KME, som er førende producenter af kobberrør i Europa.
This was in response to a request by the European Council, which had considered at its meetingon 16 and 17 October (6) that an integrated strategy for competitiveness in Europe required horizontal action to ensure that a range of policies were pursued with a view to systematically enhancing the factors of competitiveness for enterprises and industry.
Selskaberne og deres datterselskaber havde iværksat et hemmeligt kartel mellem 1988 og 2001 inden for sektoren industrielle rør.
This communication identified a number of urgent major lines of action to be pursued by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission itself.
Pa˚ grund af misbrugets alvorlighed og varighed idømte Kommissionen en bøde pa˚ 12,6 mio. EUR.
) also noted with interest the progress made in defining an integrated across-the-board approach to competitiveness.
119 detailpriser, Wanadoo anvendte mellem marts 2001 og oktober 2002, la˚ under kostpriserne, og at denne praksis begrænsede konkurrenternes markedsadgang og udviklingsmuligheder til skade for forbrugerne pa˚ et marked, der er væsentligt for udviklingen af informationssamfundet.
25 September (1) the European Economic and Social Committee assessed the current situation and future trends with regard to industrial change.
Ved sin beslutning af 13. august (1) trak Kommissionen beslutningen om midlertidige forholdsregler af 3. juli 2001 (2) mod IMS Health (IMS) vedrø- rende indsamling af oplysninger om salg inden for medicinalindustrien i Tyskland tilbage.
) called on the Council and the Commission to address the needs of specific industrial sectors, especially the manufacturing sector, to enable them toenhance their competitiveness.
Tilbagetrækningen skete efter, at situationen havde ændret sig betydeligt, og truslen om en konkurrents forsvinden, hvilket kunne være til skade for almenvellet, ikke længere havde den presserende karakter, der var nødvendig for at berettige opretholdelsen af de midlertidige forholdsregler.
In a communication dated 21 November (3), the Commis- sion recognised that the horizontal approach in industrial policy needed to be complemented with specific sectoral approaches such as the ‘LeaderSHIP 2015’ initiative, whichrepresents the application of this principle to the strategically highly important shipbuilding industry.
Kommissionen vedtog den 28. august (3) i medfør af EF-traktatens artikel 82 en beslutning mod det italienske nationale jernbaneselskab Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) pa˚ grundlag af en klage fra det lille tyske jernbaneselskab Georg Verkehrsorganisation GmbH (GVG).
In its recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May (4), the Commissiondefined the terms micro-, small and mediumsized enterprises used in Community policies and the thresholds for distinguishing them.
Kommissionen vurderede, at FS havde misbrugt sin dominerende stilling, da selskabet siden 1995 har forhindret GVG i at levere en international jernbanetransportydelse til rejsende mellem Basel og Milano.
290.Unfair commercial practice. On 13 March (5) the European Parliament expressedits concern about unfair practices involving, for example, the relocation of companies toother countries once public financial aid has been granted, breaching the employment andlocal development obligations entered into by the heads of the companies receiving thefunding.
Da sagen imidlertid var ny, og FS havde givet væsentlige tilsagn, idømte Kommissionen ikke nogen bøde.
It called on the Commission to take a number of measures to combat such practices.
Generelle regler (5) 255. Det udkast til retningslinjer for vurdering af fusioner, som Kommissionen fore-
292.In a communication dated 19 May, the Commission explained how it intends tosupport business development in nonmember countries (→ point 824).
7) genstand for en positiv lagde ved udgangen af 2002 ( udtalelse fra Det Europæiske Økonomiske og Sociale Udvalg, som i øvrigt opfordrede Kommissionen til i højere grad at basere sig pa˚ de situationer, der opsta˚r i praksis.
Operation of the internal market, regulatory policy, standardisation, impact assessment