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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 00-05-02
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Spokesman's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi du Service Presse et Communicationb
02/05/2000
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] La Commission autorise la reprise des activités de téléphonie mobile
de Robert Bosch GmbH par Siemens AG
[02] Commission authorises acquisition of Hoesch Spundwand und Profil GmbH
by Salzgitter AG
[03] Commission clears joint venture between Woco group and Michelin for
the manufacture of anti-vibration systems for automobiles
[04] Adoption of testing scheme to monitor and survey BSE
[05] Conférence sur l'éducation de la Fondation Asie-Europe
[01] La Commission autorise la reprise des activités de téléphonie mobile
de Robert Bosch GmbH par Siemens AG
La Commission européenne a autorisé un projet de reprise, par Siemens AG,
des activités de téléphonie mobile de Bosch GmbH, regroupées dans ses
filiales Bosch-Tochtergesellschaften Bosch Telecom A/S Pandrup, Danemark,
(BTP) et Bosch Telecom GmbH Stuttgart, Allemagne, (BTS). Ces deux
entreprises développent, produisent et commercialisent des téléphones
mobiles ainsi que des accessoires pour la communication mobile, de marque
Bosch. L'opération ne suscite pas d'inquiétude sur le plan du droit de la
concurrence.
[02] Commission authorises acquisition of Hoesch Spundwand und Profil GmbH
by Salzgitter AG
The European Commission has authorised the acquisition of Hoesch Spundwand
und Profil GmbH, a subsidiary of Thyssen Krupp Group, by Salzgittter AG, as
it will not create a dominant position in the steel markets concerned.
[03] Commission clears joint venture between Woco group and Michelin for
the manufacture of anti-vibration systems for automobiles
The European Commission has authorised under the EU's merger control rules
the formation of a joint venture called Woco Michelin ABS B.V. between the
German company Woco and the French company Michelin. The joint venture will
combine the parents' activities in the manufacture of anti-vibration
systems for automobiles. The joint venture will produce anti-vibration
systems for use in automobile suspension systems, decouplings, mass dampers,
engine mountings, and exhaust hangers. The market share of the joint
venture at the EU level is not such as to cause competition concerns,
particularly in view of the existence of strong competitors and the buying
power of automobile manufacturers. In view of the above the Commission has
decided to clear the operation.
[04] Adoption of testing scheme to monitor and survey BSE
The European Commission today formally adopted a decision to reinforce the
epidemic surveillance of BSE in cattle by introducing a monitoring
programme from 1st January 2001, through rapid post mortem tests. Three
post-mortem tests have been validated by the Commission last year to this
end. Annual monitoring programmes will be carried out on a targeted sample
of animals, with a particular focus on animals which die on farms, sick
animals slaughtered as emergencies and animals displaying behavioural or
neurological signs. Around 65000 tests will be carried out amongst the
cattle population most at risk. The test results should provide more
accurate picture of the incidence of BSE in the EU and of the patterns of
infectivity in the animal population. The testing programme will be
evaluated after six months to see if any further adjustments are needed.
David Byrne, Commissioner responsible for Health and Consumer Protection
welcomed the formal adoption of this decision. He added that, as a next
step in the protection against BSE, he would like to see Member States move
ahead with the adoption of a decision to remove specific risk material
(SRM).
[05] Conférence sur l'éducation de la Fondation Asie-Europe
Mme Viviane Reding, commissaire européenne responsable de l'Education,
participe aujourd'hui à Luxembourg à une conférence sur "l'éducation dans
une économie fondée sur la connaissance" organisée par la Fondation Asie-
Europe et le gouvernement luxembourgeois et soutenue par la Commission.
Conformément à la mission de la Fondation Asie-Europe, créée en 1997 par
les membres de l'ASEM, cette conférence va réunir pendant deux jours des
responsables politiques, économiques et éducatifs d'Asie et d'Europe pour
confronter leurs expériences et leurs projets. Parmi les intervenants à
cette conférence figurent le premier ministre luxembourgeois, Jean-Claude
Juncker, le ministre de l'Education de la République populaire de Chine,
Chen Zhili, et le prix Nobel Ilya Prigogine.
MIDDAY EXPRESS
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