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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 02-09-30

Midday Express: News from the EU Commission Spokesman's Briefings Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>


CONTENTS / CONTENU

  • [01] Distribution automobile : publication d'une brochure explicative sur les nouvelles règles de concurrence
  • [02] Commission clears joint venture between Agere, Infineon and Motorola
  • [03] Commission clears joint control of SLEC (Formula One) by three financial institutions
  • [04] Commission clears joint purchase of German explosives firm DynITEC by Rheinmetall and Diehl
  • [05] Insurance : major step to integrated EU financial market as Insurance Mediation Directive approved
  • [06] Public procurement : Council agreement is a step towards making utilities procurement more transparent
  • [07] Estimation rapide - septembre 2002 : l'inflation de la zone euro estimée à 2,2%
  • [08] Second notification of deficit and debt data for 2001 - Euro-zone government deficit at 1.4% of GDP and public debt at 69.2% of GDP
  • [09] Commission adapts steel safeguard safety net
  • [10] Korea rejects EU call to put an end to unfair shipbuilding practices
  • [11] Autre matériel diffusé Midday Express 30/09/2002 TXT: FR ENPDF:DOC:Midday Express 30/09/2002

  • [01] Distribution automobile : publication d'une brochure explicative sur les nouvelles règles de concurrence

    La Direction générale de la concurrence de la Commission européenne publie aujourd'hui une brochure explicative sur les nouvelles règles de la concurrence applicables à la distribution automobile et au service après vente qui entrent en vigueur le 1er octobre 2002. Cette brochure est destinée à informer le grand public sur les nouveaux droits et obligations du nouveau régime plus strict qui devrait créer plus de concurrence pour la vente de voitures et leur réparation, au bénéfice des consommateurs. Comme l'annonce le Commissaire à la Concurrence Mario Monti dans la préface de la brochure : "Cette brochure explicative a pour but d'informer clairement toutes les parties intéressées sur le contenu du règlement. L'information substantielle est d'autant plus primordiale au vu des modifications profondes introduites par le règlement. Les parties intéressées regroupent différentes catégories ayant chacune des besoins spécifiques d'information."

    [02] Commission clears joint venture between Agere, Infineon and Motorola

    The European Commission has cleared a proposed joint venture - StarCore LLC - between Agere, Infineon and Motorola, which will be contributed the present activities of the three parents within the field of DSP Cores developing and licensing.

    [03] Commission clears joint control of SLEC (Formula One) by three financial institutions

    The European Commission has granted clearance under the Merger Regulation to the acquisition of control of the SLEC Holdings Ltd company, which controls a number of Formula One companies, by German bank Bayerische Landesbank and US investment banks J.P. Morgan Chase Bank and Lehmann Commercial Paper Inc. The banks are taking over control from German media group Kirch. (The operation, notified on 02 September, was examined under the simplified merger review procedure)

    [04] Commission clears joint purchase of German explosives firm DynITEC by Rheinmetall and Diehl

    The European Commission has granted clearance under the Merger Regulation to the acquisition of joint control of the German undertaking DynITEC GmbH, active in military explosive and initiating devices, by German undertakings Rheinmetall AG and Diehl Stiftung & Co. (The operation, notified on 30 August 2002, was examined under the simplified merger review procedure)

    [05] Insurance : major step to integrated EU financial market as Insurance Mediation Directive approved

    The European Commission has welcomed the approval by the EU's Council of Ministers of the Insurance Mediation Directive, which will improve choice and reinforce protection for customers while helping insurance intermediaries such as insurance brokers, banks and car dealers - to market their services across borders. The Directive requires that all intermediaries be registered in their home Member State. To obtain that registration, they will need to meet strict requirements. Once they have done so, they will be free to sell their services anywhere in the EU. Once it comes into force in late 2004 the Directive, which is based on a September 2000 proposal from the Commission (see IP/00/1048), will replace a 1977 Directive and become the only binding EU law covering individuals or companies selling insurance products on behalf of others. This is a priority measure under the EU's Financial Services Action Plan, which ultimately aims to establish a truly integrated European market for financial services in which customers can have confidence. The Directive will be considered formally adopted as soon as it has been signed by the Presidents of the Parliament and Council.

    [06] Public procurement : Council agreement is a step towards making utilities procurement more transparent

    The European Commission has welcomed the Council's adoption of a political agreement on the proposed Directive to simplify and modernise existing legislation on public procurement in the water, energy and transport sectors (the so-called "Utilities Directive"). The proposed Utilities Directive is part of a legislative package to bring EU public procurement rules up to date (see IP/00/461) with a changing economic environment. Once definitively adopted, the new rules will improve transparency in the award process, enhance clarity in the criteria determining the award of the contract and the selection of tenderers and facilitate electronic tendering. The Council already came to a political agreement last May on the other part of the legislative package, covering rules for the procurement of works, supplies and services in sectors other than water, energy and transport (see MEMO/02/99). The Council is due to adopt formal Common Positions on both proposals in the coming weeks, after which the proposals will return to the Parliament for their second reading.

    [07] Estimation rapide - septembre 2002 : l'inflation de la zone euro estimée à 2,2%

    Selon une estimation rapide publiée aujourd'hui par Eurostat le taux d'inflation annuel de la zone euro s'établirait à 2,2% en septembre 2002, en hausse par rapport à août 2002 où le taux était de 2,1%.

    [08] Second notification of deficit and debt data for 2001 - Euro-zone government deficit at 1.4% of GDP and public debt at 69.2% of GDP

    For the second time in 2002, the EU Member States have notified to the European Commission their data on government deficit and debt for 2001. They have been verified by Eurostat and are consistent with the Eurostat decisions on treatment of UMTS licences and securitisation operations undertaken by general government. This press release also includes data on government expenditure and revenue.

    [09] Commission adapts steel safeguard safety net

    On 27 September the European Commission adjusted the safeguard measures adopted in March 2002 to guard against a flood of steel imports resulting from the US protectionist measures. In a clear sign of the EU's respect for the multilateral rules, the measures have been strictly limited to seven out of the original twenty one products, for which the WTO requirements were fulfilled further to an in-depth six-month investigation. The EU measures will continue to allow traditional trade flows into the EU and will not affect developing countries. Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said : "This balanced approach keeps our market open to normal trade flows ; we have thus acted in the best interests of the EU and international trade. We urge other countries, which have taken or are considering taking safeguard action to take a similarly restrained approach. The Council has already decided that countermeasures of €2.3 billion will be immediately applied unless the US withdraws their measures within five days of the WTO ruling, which is of course what we want to see if they are condemned by the WTO, as we expect. In that case, the measures adopted will be immediately withdrawn."

    [10] Korea rejects EU call to put an end to unfair shipbuilding practices

    Between 24 and 27 September the European Union and Korea held intensive high level negotiations to find a mutually agreed solution to the long- standing Korean unfair shipbuilding practices. The EU delegation was headed by Mr M.P. Carl, Trade Director General of the European Commission and the Korean delegation by Mr Kim Chil-du, Korean Vice-Minister for Trade, Industry and Energy. Despite the numerous effort made by the EU delegation to reach a mutually acceptable compromise solution, the Korean delegation rejected on 27 September all the proposals put forward by the EU until then, insisting on the lack of support of the Korean industry for such an agreement. The Commission will now report to the EU Council of Minister on 30 September 2002.

    [11] Autre matériel diffusé

    Statement by Poul Nielson to the Development Committee of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (28/09, Washington)

    Discours de Mme Reding : "Les médias dans une société démocratique: quel équilibre entre la liberté d'expression et la protection des droits humains ?" à l'ouverture de la conférence sur la liberté des médias (Luxembourg)

    Speech by Franz Fischler : "Die Berglandwirtschaft im Europäischen Agrarmodell" at the 1st Europäischer Bergbauernkongress (St Johann im Pongau)


    From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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