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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7757

13 July 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 23 / 54
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Commission investigates 13-company cartel in vitamin sector

Brussels, 12/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has initiated an investigation concerning an illegal agreement on the price of vitamins that is said to have been concluded between thirteen European and Japanese companies. It has therefore sent statements of objections to the companies concerned, among which Hoffmann-La Roche (Switzerland) and BASF (Germany), in which it sets out its suspicions concerning, more specifically, an illegal agreement in the vitamins A, C, D, and E...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/TREATY: European Commission takes no stance over University of Florence survey on reorganising treaties
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Ahtissari, Frowein and Oreja instructed to examine the political situation in Austria
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA: Chancellor Schuessel convinced that report of "three wise persons" will render "referendum" unnecessary - Prodi has no confidence in sanctions
(EU) EP/AUSTRIA: Ms Stenzel welcomes appointment of Three Wise persons
(EU) EU/BALKANS: Mr. Solana assures that aim is accession to EU and underlines role that EU civil society must play - Increase support for Montenegro after revision of Constitution in Belgrade
(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: European Commission proposes to introduce into Treaty a definition of European political parties including rules of financing
(EU) EP/INSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Napolitano considers parliamentary meeting on IGC allows fears of candidate countries to be allayed
(EU) EU/TOGO: EU welcomes establishment of Independent National Electoral Commission
(EU) EU/ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Cyprus, Malta and Turkey give their support to peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/SINGLE CURRENCY: European Commission strategy for introduction of Euro
(EU) EU/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Commission proposes package to adapt Community telecommunications legislative framework to market requirements - Unbundling local loop proposed for end 2000
(EU) EU/TRADE: New European export regime for dual use (military and civilian) items and technologies strikes balance between control requirements and interests of Union industry
(EU) EU/CHINA: Prime Minister Zhu invites European industrialists to use WTO agreements for investment in China's telecommunications - reticence about mechanisms for follow-up of China's WTO commitments
(EU) EU/EUROS: European Central Bank notes defects in series of EUR 100 notes produced in Munich
(EU) EU/SWITZERLAND: European Commission wants to start new phase of negotiations with Switzerland to fight against organised fraud
(EU) EU/STRUCTURAL FUNDS: Commission proposes to enforce "financial corrections" in cases of mismanagement of aid from Structural funds
(EU) EU/REGIONAL POLICY:
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(EU) EU/INSTITUTIONS: Council maintains reservations on framework agreement relating to relations between European Parliament and Commission
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes to simplify and rationalise organisation of markets in fruit and vegetable sector
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: The protection of public health warrants Sweden's decision to ban or limit the use of trichloroethylene, even though it is an obstacle to the free movement of goods
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Monti warns Portuguese authorities in Secil/Holderbank/Cimpor case
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission investigates 13-company cartel in vitamin sector
(EU) EU/TRADE: Commission proposes further stage of liberalisation in textile imports
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Overall satisfaction, with some critical remarks from social partners over outcome of informal Social Council in Paris - One difference to overcome
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VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 12/07/2000: