do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 7/2002 of 4 January 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 7/2002

of 4 January 2002

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
last
import arrangements
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98 (2), and in particular
Article 4(1) thereof,

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the
standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 January 2002.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 198, 15.7.1998, p. 4.

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to the Commission Regulation of 4 January 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
999
052
628
999
052
204
999
052
204
388
508
999
204
999

052
204
999
052
600
999
060
400
404
720
999
052
064
400
999

45,8
53,4
49,6
179,1
220,4
199,8
201,9
186,6
194,3
54,6
51,3
28,2
22,4
39,1
69,1
69,1

70,3
99,5
84,9
51,0
46,7
48,9
39,2
84,1
93,8
127,2
86,1
116,7
70,7
97,3
94,9

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
2002/140/EC: Decision No 1/2001 of the EC-Turkey Association Council of 4 January 2002 amending Decision No 3/64 of the Association Council setting up the Association Committee
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: EC–Turkey Association Council
Subjects: Association Council (EU), Türkiye, joint body (EU)

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DECISION No 1/2001 OF THE EC-TURKEY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 4 January 2002

amending Decision No 3/64 of the Association Council setting up the Association Committee

(2002/140/EC)

THE EC-TURKEY ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Association Agreement, and in particular Article 24(3) and (4) thereof,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The following subparagraph shall be added to Article 2 of Decision No 3/64 of the Association Council
setting up the Association Committee, as follows:

‘The Commission of the European Communities shall chair the Committee and provide the secretariat
on behalf of the European Community. The Chairman may, in agreement with the two parties, shorten
the time limits specified in Article 7(1) and (2) of Decision No 1/64 of the Association Council, in order
to take account of the requirements of a particular case.’

Done at Brussels, 4 January 2002.

For the Association Council

The President

J. PIQUÉ I CAMPS
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 3,28 % on 1 January 2002 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, Internet, euro, exchange rate, national currency, third country

4.1.2002

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I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

3,28 % on 1 January 2002

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 January 2002

(2002/C 1/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,438

Danish krone

9,2337

Swedish krona

0,6254

Pound sterling

0,9036

United States dollar

1,4422

Canadian dollar

119,02

Japanese yen

1,4856

Swiss franc

8,0105

Norwegian krone

91,48

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (3)

1,752

Australian dollar

2,1279

New Zealand dollar

11,1152

South African rand (3)

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(3) Source: Commission.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Spain, State aid, application of EU law, control of State aid

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2002/C 1/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.11.2001

Aid No: N 646/01

Member State: Spain

Aid No: NN 17/2000

Title: Measures to offset the effects of drought

Objective: To compensate farmers for the losses suffered as a
result of drought

Legal basis: Real Decreto Ley 11/1999, de 11 de junio, de
adopci(cid:243)n de medidas de carÆcter urgente para reparar los efec-
tos producidos por la sequ(cid:237)a

Budget: Special credit of ESP 2 150 million (EUR 12,92
million) and a top-up credit of ESP 612,5 million (EUR 3,68
million)

Aid intensity or amount: Less than the losses suffered

Duration: One-off aid

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.11.2001

Title: Disposal of old industrial stocks of feedingstuffs

Objective: Promote the safe disposal of old stocks of feed-
ingstuffs, which contain animal protein and which may
therefore no longer be used. The aid compenstates for part
the goods
of
disposed of

the costs of disposal and of

the value of

Legal basis: Bekanntmachung des Bundesministeriums f(cid:252)r Ver-
braucherschutz, Ern(cid:228)hrung und Landwirtschaft (cid:252)ber Aus-
gleichszahlungen des Bundes f(cid:252)r die Entsorgung von Altfutter-
mittelbest(cid:228)nden der gewerblichen Wirtschaft, die tierische Pro-
teine enthalten und die den Verboten nach den §§ 1 und 2 des
Gesetzes (cid:252)ber das Verbot des Verf(cid:252)ttern, des innergemein-
schaftlichen Verbringens und der Ausfuhr bestimmter Futter-
mittel unterliegen

Budget: The aid is to be financed out of Federal funds. The
overall budget for the measure is DEM 40 million (EUR 20,5
million) for 2001

Aid intensity or amount: The aid is in the form of direct
grants up to a maximum of two-thirds of the eligible costs
(66,6 %)

Duration: Until 31 December 2001

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

Member State: Germany

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
WRITTEN QUESTION P-3558/01 by Carlos Candal (PSE) to the Commission. Excessive household debts in the Member States.
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, consumer credit, household, indebtedness, self-employed person, statistics

20.6.2002

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Some considerable time ago, the Directorate-General for Fisheries warned the sectors concerned about
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, the implementing rules for which were approved early in
September 2001 by the Management Committee for Fisheries Products.

At the request of those sectors, the Commission agreed to introduce into the Regulation on information
for consumers the possibility of marketing until stocks were exhausted products marketed or labelled
before that date or in packaging which did not comply with the Regulation.

(1) OJ L 278, 23.10.2001.
(2) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000.

(2002/C 147 E/211)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3558/01

by Carlos Candal (PSE) to the Commission

(4 January 2002)

Subject: Excessive household debts in the Member States

In view of the significant increase in the levels of household debt in all the Member States, and given the
interest which Parliament has expressed in this subject being examined at Community level in the context
of helping make the single market a reality, it now emerges that the Commission has asked independent
experts to draw up two studies, on, respectively, the statistical and the legal aspects of this phenomenon
(see the documentation for the call for proposals No 2000/A5/0007).

Can the Commission confirm:

8 that these studies have already been supplied, and, if so, state on what dates they were received?

8 can it explain what use it intends to make of them, and, in particular, what further action it intends to

take, and through which of its DGs, on the basis of these studies?

8 can it indicate whether and when it intends to submit a proposal for a Community measure on the

subject, and what scope such a proposal would have?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(7 February 2002)

The study on the statistical aspects was submitted for final agreement on 22 October 2001. The study on
the legal aspects has not yet been drawn up. The contract concerned was terminated because the interim
reports were not of sufficient quality. The procedure will have to be restarted in the course of 2002.

The actions to be taken would be the responsibility of the Employment and Social Affairs DG (EMPL),
particularly as regards the development of over-indebtedness indicators as part of the open method of
coordination on social inclusion, and the Health and Consumer Protection DG (SANCO) with respect in
particular to the inclusion of preventive measures in the draft directive on consumer credit.

A set of Community measures for following up the problem in the Member States, and its cross-border
statistical and legal aspects, was announced in the Council resolution of 26 November 2001 on consumer
credit and indebtedness.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2480/2001 of 17 December 2001 determining the quantity available for the first half of 2002 for certain products in milk and milk products sectors under the schemes provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia, and in the Agreements on free trade between the Community and the Baltic States (OJ L 334 of 18.12.2001)
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic States, Central and Eastern Europe, free-trade agreement, milk, milk product, quantitative restriction

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2480/2001 of 17 December 2001 determining the quantity
available for the first half of 2002 for certain products in milk and milk products sectors under the schemes
provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of
Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia, and in the Agreements on free
trade between the Community and the Baltic States

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 334 of 18 December 2001)

On page 27, ANNEX, for the Republic of Lithuania,

last column, order number:

for:

‘09.4581’,

read:

‘09.4557’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 10/2002 of 4 January 2002 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, butter, purchase

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 10/2002

of 4 January 2002

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1670/2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as
regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001 (4), and in
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2281/2001 suspending
the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (5)
establishes the most recent list of Member States in
which intervention is suspended. This list must be
adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated
by Finland under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/
1999.
In the interests of clarity, the list in question
should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 2281/2001
should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby
suspended in Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Greece and
Austria.

(1)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down
that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or
suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as
appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in
succession, the market price in that Member State is
below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention
price.

Regulation (EC) No 2281/2001 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 January 2002.

Article 3

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 20.

(5) OJ L 301, 17.11.2001, p. 9.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-3557/01 by Alexander Radwan (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Withholding of tax in connection with building work.
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: building, single market, tax law, tax system

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EN

18.7.2002

(2002/C 172 E/088)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3555/01

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(8 January 2002)

Subject: Failure of Greece to comply fully with the judgment of the Court of Justice concerning used cars

In reply to my Question No E-0574/01 (1), the Commission informed me that it had addressed a reasoned
opinion to the Greek administration under Article 228 (ex-Article 171) of the EC Treaty for incomplete
in Case C-375/95, Commission v. Hellenic Republic,
application of
concerning the taxation of motor vehicles.

Justice judgment

the Court of

Can the Commission say what developments have taken place in the above matter?

(1) OJ C 318 E, 13.11.2001, p. 75.

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(5 February 2002)

Greece has replied to the reasoned opinion mentioned in the Commission’s reply to the honourable
Member’s previous written question E-574/01. In addition, the European Court of Justice has issued its
decision in case C-393/98 (Gomez-Valente), which has aspects in common with the present case. The
resultant legal position has been examined, and the Commission will decide in the near future how to
proceed further.

(2002/C 172 E/089)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3557/01

by Alexander Radwan (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Withholding of tax in connection with building work

(4 January 2002)

Income tax law in the Federal Republic of Germany provides that tax must be withheld in connection with
building work as from 1 January 2002.

Customers will be required to withhold 15 % of the invoiced amount and pay it over to the tax office
responsible for the building firm concerned. All payments to building firms or construction trade
businesses inside and outside the country are subject to this.

If, for instance, the owner of a large house containing several flats rented to private individuals has the
bathrooms renovated, he must declare and pay over 15 % of the amount invoiced by the plumbers to his
tax office. If he has his own house renovated, mandatory withholding also applies, since, as a landlord, he
is operating a business.

Customers are liable in respect of the withholding of tax, i.e. they must, in addition, pay over 15 % of the
invoiced amount to their tax office if they have made payments in full to builders without an exemption
certificate. They may also be liable to a fine of up to € 25 000.

Is this statutory provision compatible with the internal market?

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(21 January 2002)

The Commission would refer
Mrs Plooij-Van Gorsel (1).

(1) See page 17.

the Honourable Member

to its answer

to written E-2875/01 by
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, national currency, third country

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Euro exchange rates (1)

2 January 2002

(2002/C 1/02)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,4388

Danish krone

9,2825

Swedish krona

0,6262

Pound sterling

0,9038

United States dollar

1,4436

Canadian dollar

119,53

Japanese yen

1,4833

Swiss franc

8,0115

Norwegian krone

92,19

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,7603

Australian dollar

2,1469

New Zealand dollar

11,1014

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 13/2002 of 4 January 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No 690/2001
Date: 2002-01-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, beef, intervention buying

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 13/2002

of 4 January 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC) No
690/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2345/
2001 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of
3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef
sector (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2595/2001 (4),
and in particular Article 2(2),

Whereas:

The application of Article 2 referred to above results in
the opening of purchase by tender in a number of
Member States. Commission Regulation (EC) No 713/
2001 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2288/
2001 (6), on the purchase of beef under Regulation (EC)
No 690/2001 should be amended accordingly.

(3)

Since this Regulation should be applied immediately it is
necessary to provide for its entry into force on the day
of its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 provides in its Article 2(2)
in particular for the opening or the suspension of
tendering for purchase of beef depending on the average
market prices for the reference class during the two
most recent weeks with price quotations preceding the
tender.

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 713/2001 is replaced by the
Annex to this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 January 2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 95, 5.4.2001, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 33.

(5) OJ L 100, 11.4.2001, p. 3.
(6) OJ L 239, 7.9.2001, p. 13.

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ANEXO — BILAG — ANHANG — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BĲLAGE — ANEXO —
LIITE — BILAGA

Estado miembro

Medlemsstat

Mitgliedstaat

Κράτος µέλος

Member State

État membre

Stati membri

Lidstaat

Estado-Membro

Jäsenvaltiot

Medlemsstat

Belgique/België

Deutschland

Österreich

Nederland

Ireland

España

France

Portugal

Sverige