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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8118

21 December 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 37
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Ten companies fined for carbonless paper cartel

Brussels, 20/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - As reported in brief yesterday, the Commission has imposed fines totalling EUR 313.7 million on a cartel of ten European companies in the carbonless paper industry. The individual fines are as follows (in EUR million): Arjo Wiggins Appletone Plc (UK, 184.27); Papierfabriek August Koehler AG (Germany, 33.07 million); Zanders Feinpapiere AG (Germany, 29.76 million); Bolloré SA (France, 22.68 million); Mitsubishi HiTech Paper Bielefeld GbmH (Germany,...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
: Dear Readers, Our offices will be closed from 21 to 26 December 2001 inclusive for the Christmas break
(EU) EU/UNITED STATES: USA on Middle East - Mr Verhofstadt stresses community of views
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE: Mr Reynders calls on Convention to discuss political aspects of Euro-zone and unanimity at Council on tax questions
(EU) EP/REGULATION: Corbett Report proposes amendments to rules on composition of political groups
(EU) EP/PRESIDENCY: Council, commission and parliament pay hommage to Nicole Fontaine
(EU) EU/CFSP:
(EU) EU/PORTUGAL:
(EU) EU/ARMS EXPORTS:
(EU) EU/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EU/FRANCE:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/COMMUNITY PATENT: Lisbon ambition of making Europe the most competitive economy on planet still held back by national conservatism
(EU) EU/AUSTRIA/ECOPOINTS: Commission extends current system
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Commission prepared linguistic services for enlargement
(EU) EU/GALILEO:
(EU) EU/EURO/COMMISSION: European Commissioners explain what euro means to them - If we want influence, we have to be in
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commission introduces its action plan in fight against slow throttling of gas and electricity infrastructures
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Ten companies fined for carbonless paper cartel
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Conditional clearance of Südzucker's acquisition of Saint Louis Sucre
(EU) EU/TAXPAYERS:
(EU) EU/EMPLOYMENT: Task Force recommends greater fluidity of European labour markets
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/REFORM:
(EU) EU/AIR TO AIR TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AID TO AIR TRANSPORT:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE COUNCIL: Byrne announces he will soon improve traceability and epidemiological surveillance of sheep
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Six Member States present ambitious "protein plan"
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Investigation into Dutch state aid for pig slaughterhouses
(EU) EU/AFGHANISTAN: Donor Conference tries to reach agreement on priority rapid impact projects for rebuilding the country in the short-term
(EU) EU/ALGERIA: Association agreement is initialled - Prodi and Bouteflika's hopes
(EU) EU/EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament calls for ambitious and compulsory emission limits to be fixed for 2006 for 2 and 3-wheeled vehicles
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission gives warm welcome to results of Basel Committee
(EU) EU/EURO: Commission sets up Changeover Information Network
(EU) EU/ENERGY: EEA research into renewable energy sources
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission publishes study on future of car distribution
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Travel agents request protection cover for travellers if airlines go under
(EU) EU/EFTA: Impact of EU enlargement centre of EFTA autumn Ministerial meeting
(EU) COUNCIL OF EUROPE: For subsidiary and non-temporary protection of non-refugee asylum seekers
VALUE OF THE EURO IN DIFFERENT CURRENCIES 20/12/2001: