do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, national currency, third country

23.1.2002

EN

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 January 2002

(2002/C 20/01)

1 euro

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

7,43

Danish krone

9,2422

Swedish krona

0,6184

Pound sterling

0,883

United States dollar

1,4202

Canadian dollar

118,53

Japanese yen

1,4686

Swiss franc

7,903

Norwegian krone

90,31

Icelandic kr(cid:243)na (2)

1,7015

Australian dollar

2,0587

New Zealand dollar

10,1589

South African rand (2)

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
(2) Source: Commission.
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 96/48/EC — October 2001 (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, high-speed transport, rail transport, technical regulations, trans-European network, transport safety

23.1.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 20/19

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive
96/48/EC

October 2001

(2002/C 20/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the Directive)

ESO (1)

Reference and title of the standard

Reference document

Reference of the superseded
standard

Date of cessation of
presumption
of conformity of the
superseded standard
Note 1

Cenelec

EN 50119:2001

Railway applications (cid:151) Fixed installations (cid:151) Electric
traction overhead contact lines

Cenelec

EN 50122-1:1997

Railway applications (cid:151) Fixed installations (cid:151) Part 1:
Protective provisions relating to electrical safety and
earthing

Cenelec

EN 50124-2:2001

Railway applications (cid:151) Insulation coordination (cid:151)
Part 2: Overvoltages and related protection

Cenelec

EN 50125-1:1999

Railway applications (cid:151) Environmental conditions for
equipment (cid:151) Part 1: Equipment on board rolling
stock

Cenelec

EN 50149:2001

Railway applications (cid:151) Fixed installations (cid:151) Electric
traction (cid:151) Copper and copper alloy grooved contact
wires

Cenelec

EN 50159-1:2001

Railway applications (cid:151) Communication, signalling
and processing systems (cid:151) Part 1: Safety-related
communication in closed transmission systems

Cenelec

EN 50159-2:2001

Railway applications (cid:151) Communication, signalling
and processing systems (cid:151) Part 2: Safety-related
communication in open transmission systems

Cenelec

EN 50206-1:1998

Railway applications (cid:151) Rolling stock (cid:151) Pantographs:
Characteristics and tests (cid:151) Part 1: Pantographs for
main line vehicles

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

(cid:151)

(cid:151)

(cid:151)

(cid:151)

(cid:151)

(cid:151)

(cid:151)

(cid:151)

(1) ESO: (European Standardisation Organisation):

(cid:151) CEN: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be);
(cid:151) Cenelec: rue de Stassart/Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org);
(cid:151) ETSI: F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 00, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org).

Note 1: Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal ((cid:145)dow(cid:146)), set by the European
Standardisation Organisation, but attention of users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this
can be otherwise.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Finland, France, 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 20/03)

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.12.2001

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.12.2001

Member State: Austria (Burgenland)

Aid No: N 188/01

Member State: France

Aid No: N 607/01

Title: Aid towards the promotion and control of milk quality

Objective: The measure promote improvements
in milk
quality and in the quality of milk products by subsidising
quality tests and training and advice in the context of such
tests. The following costs are eligible for support:

Title: Yvelines General Council aid to agriculture

Objective: To curb property development through measures to
preserve and promote farming activities

Budget: EUR 76 000 per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

1. the costs of training and advice in the context of the intro-
duction or maintenance of quality production (aid intensity
maximally 100 %)

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

2. the costs of quality tests that are obligatory (aid intensity

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

100 %)

3. the costs of quality tests that are necessary to make use of
quality labels (aid intensity reduced progressively over a
six-year period from 100 % to 20 %, no aid after the sixth
year) as well as the costs related to the introduction quality
assurance systems or HACCP-programmes
(aid intensity
50 %)

Legal basis: Richtlinie f(cid:252)r die F(cid:246)rderung von Ma(cid:223)nahmen zur
Verbesserung und Sicherung der Qualit(cid:228)t und hygienischen
Wert von Milch und Milchprodukten

Budget: ATS 6 000 000 (EUR 436 037,1)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Unlimited

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.12.2001

Member State: Finland

Aid No: N 649/01

Title: Exemption of tax on land purchase

Objective: To improve agricultural
production costs

income by reducing

Legal basis: Varainsiirtoverolaki N:o 931/1996

Budget: EUR 60 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: 4 %

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

Duration: Unlimited

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

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
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0041/02 by Dana Scallon (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Funds for retired people engaged in educational, social, cultural and sport activities.
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, European Social Fund, retired person, social life, social participation

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(2002/C 147 E/249)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0041/02

by Dana Scallon (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(23 January 2002)

Subject: Funds for retired people engaged in educational, social, cultural and sport activities

Are there any European funds for retired people actively engaged in educational, social, cultural and
sporting activities?

These people are taking computer courses which they are paying for themselves and they also have to pay
for transport. Their only means of financial support is very often the pension, which is limited. Does
Europe have any funding which meets their needs?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(11 February 2002)

The European Social Fund (ESF) cannot finance the type of activities referred to in the question by the
Honourable Member. According to article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 (1) ‘the fund shall support
and complement the activities of Member States directed towards developing the labour market and
human resources … in particular
their multiannual national action plans for
employment’. Consequently funding from the ESF shall aim to improve employment opportunities for
workers in the internal market, i.e. the ESF is basically a labour market tool, and can therefore not be used
in support of retired people.

in the context of

(1) Regulation (EC) no 1784/1999 of the Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 1999 on the European Social Fund,

OJ L 213, 13.8.1999.

(2002/C 147 E/250)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0043/02

by Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: The ESF and training in minority languages

(23 January 2002)

Can the Commission say how much the European Social Fund spends on training in minority languages in
the EU as a whole? Can it break down the figures by country and minority language, with particular
reference to Spain?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(22 February 2002)

The Commission does not have the information required by the Honourable Member neither regarding
languages used nor taught in European Social Fund (ESF)-funded programmes. As for language teaching it
is only eligible for ESF financing if it helps improving the employability of the persons concerned.

(2002/C 147 E/251)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0044/02

by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Cooperation network for bilingual regions in the EU

(23 January 2002)

The problems faced by bilingual regions are likely to be similar in all Member States. They go beyond the
issues covered by policy on national minorities (for the promotion of which a separate set of EU projects
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0040/02 by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission. Lyme disease.
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU policy, Internet site, competence of the Member States, disease prevention, health control, infectious disease, information network, public awareness campaign

20.6.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 147 E/233

No Community provisions prohibit (cid:16) per se (cid:16) the use of cannabis as active substance for a medicinal
product.

(1) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993.
(2) OJ L 311, 28.11.2001.

(2002/C 147 E/248)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0040/02

by Luciano Caveri (ELDR) to the Commission

(23 January 2002)

Subject: Lyme disease

Lyme disease is a serious bacterial infection transmitted by a tick bite (particularly by ticks of the Ixodes
genus, which are the most common in mountain areas). Given that cases have been recorded in many
parts of Europe, appropriate information should be provided, particularly at local level, with a view to
preventing contagion and ensuring early treatment.

What action needs to be taken at European level to ensure that information on this disease is disseminated
throughout the Union?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(26 February 2002)

At European level the website owned by the European Union Concerted Action on Lyme Borreliosis,
(Eucalb) (1) provides up-to date information on lyme borreliosis for general
informational purposes.
Community funding that was provided for this Concerted Action ceased in 1996 and the website has been
updated on a voluntary basis since then.

The current website consists of short reviews on main reservoirs, hosts and transmission, risks, diagnosis
and prevention of the disease and informs on the problems of endemic areas, seasonal factors influencing
the peak of human infections throughout the year and prevention, including tick control measures and
personal precautions with guidelines on a number of steps which can be taken to greatly reduce the
possibility of coming into contacts with ticks.

Many World Wide Web sites as well as educational leaflets for the public also address this issue.

Decision No 2119/98/EC of the Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 set up a network for
the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the Community (2). However, the
Honourable Member should be aware that Member States did not consider surveillance of Lyme disease a
priority, based on specific criteria for selection listed in Commission Decision 2000/96/EC of 22 December
1999 on communicable diseases to be progressively covered by that network (3).

Appropriate measures at local level with regard to health care are subject to the responsibility of each
Member State according to Article 152 of the EC Treaty.

(1) http://www.dis.strath.ac.uk/vie/LymeEU.
(2) OJ L 268, 3.10.1998.
(3) OJ L 28, 3.2.2000.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 112/2002 of 23 January 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

24.1.2002

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 112/2002

of 23 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 24 January 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 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 23 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
212
624
999
052
628
999
052
204
999
052
204
212
220
388
508
624
999
204
999

052
204
464
624
999
052
600
999
052
060
400
404
720
999
388
400
720
999

111,8
93,2
121,5
242,6
142,3
194,6
191,7
193,1
215,9
308,1
262,0
60,0
52,2
44,3
53,6
23,9
21,1
41,6
42,4
100,4
100,4

62,1
86,2
120,2
87,3
89,0
54,0
57,3
55,6
51,3
39,0
106,5
91,1
113,4
80,3
142,0
110,9
100,7
117,9

(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’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0033/02 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Intra-EU foreign direct investment.
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, direct investment, euro area, foreign investment, non-participating country (euro area), participating country (euro area), statistics

4.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 160 E/171

(2002/C 160 E/211)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0033/02

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(23 January 2002)

Subject: Intra-EU foreign direct investment

Will the Commission provide figures for the euro-area and for the non-euro-area Member States on a
comparable basis to those given for the European Union for intra-EU foreign direct investment (in graph
12) of the report from the Commission ‘Economic Reform: Report on the functioning of Community
product and capital markets’ (1)?

(1) COM(2001) 736 final.

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(18 March 2002)

Table 1 presenting data on the value in current prices of foreign direct flows from different sources to
various targets (particularly the eurozone and non-eurozone) between 1996 and 2000 is sent direct to the
Honourable Member and to the Parliament’s Secretariat. The eurozone and the non-eurozone Member
States are identified either as source or target in order to arrive at statistics comparable to those presented
in graph 12 of the report from the Commission ‘Economic Reform: Report on the functioning of
Community product and capital markets’ (1).

The figures are arrived at by making the following assumptions:

1.

2.

3.

the figures are Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows and exclude reinvested earnings (this is the
standard approach Eurostat uses in its annual reports on foreign direct investment and in the Cardiff
Report);

the rest of the world here means the world beyond the 15 Member States;

for consistency, almost all figures given are outflows recorded from the source investor. Only in the
case of FDI flows from the rest of the world are inflows used as recorded by the target;

4.

the eurozone here always includes Greece, even though it joined later.

Table 2, presenting the same data in index form, setting 1996 = 100, is also sent direct to the Honourable
Member and to the Parliament’s Secretariat.

(1) COM(2001) 736 final.

(2002/C 160 E/212)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0034/02

by Armando Cossutta (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(23 January 2002)

Subject: Cut in support for oilseeds

The Commissioner responsible for agriculture and fisheries, Franz Fischler, recently announced that, as
provided for during the CAP reform, aid paid for oilseeds would be brought into line with that for cereals,
which means a 40 % cut in support for rape and sunflower seeds and soya beans.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 114/2002 of 23 January 2002 determining the extent to which applications submitted in January 2002 for import licences for the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 for the Republic of Slovenia can be accepted
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, beef, import licence, originating product, quantitative restriction, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 114/2002

of 23 January 2002

determining the extent to which applications submitted in January 2002 for import licences for the
tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 for the
Republic of Slovenia can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000
of 6 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in
Council Regulation (EC) No 2475/2000 for the Republic of
Slovenia (1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 fixes the
quantity of fresh or chilled beef and veal originating in
Slovenia which may be imported under special condi-
tions from 1 January to 30 June 2002. The quantity of
meat for which import licences have been submitted is
such that applications may be granted in full.

Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 lays
down that if, during the year of importation in question,
the quantity for which licence applications are submitted
for the first period specified in the preceding recital is
less than the quantity available, the remaining quantity is

to be added to the quantity available for the following
period. In view of the quantity remaining for the first
period, the quantity available for the country concerned
for the second period, from 1 July to 31 December
2002, should be specified,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Import licences shall be granted for the full quantities
covered by applications submitted for the quota referred to in
Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 for the period 1 January to 30
June 2002.

The quantity available for the period referred to in Article
2.
2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 running from 1 July to
31 December 2002 shall be 10 420 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 19.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0043/02 by Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (PSE) to the Commission. The ESF and training in minority languages.
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, European Social Fund, Spain, language teaching, minority language

C 147 E/234

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

20.6.2002

(2002/C 147 E/249)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0041/02

by Dana Scallon (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(23 January 2002)

Subject: Funds for retired people engaged in educational, social, cultural and sport activities

Are there any European funds for retired people actively engaged in educational, social, cultural and
sporting activities?

These people are taking computer courses which they are paying for themselves and they also have to pay
for transport. Their only means of financial support is very often the pension, which is limited. Does
Europe have any funding which meets their needs?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(11 February 2002)

The European Social Fund (ESF) cannot finance the type of activities referred to in the question by the
Honourable Member. According to article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 (1) ‘the fund shall support
and complement the activities of Member States directed towards developing the labour market and
human resources … in particular
their multiannual national action plans for
employment’. Consequently funding from the ESF shall aim to improve employment opportunities for
workers in the internal market, i.e. the ESF is basically a labour market tool, and can therefore not be used
in support of retired people.

in the context of

(1) Regulation (EC) no 1784/1999 of the Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 1999 on the European Social Fund,

OJ L 213, 13.8.1999.

(2002/C 147 E/250)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0043/02

by Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: The ESF and training in minority languages

(23 January 2002)

Can the Commission say how much the European Social Fund spends on training in minority languages in
the EU as a whole? Can it break down the figures by country and minority language, with particular
reference to Spain?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(22 February 2002)

The Commission does not have the information required by the Honourable Member neither regarding
languages used nor taught in European Social Fund (ESF)-funded programmes. As for language teaching it
is only eligible for ESF financing if it helps improving the employability of the persons concerned.

(2002/C 147 E/251)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0044/02

by Eija-Riitta Korhola (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Cooperation network for bilingual regions in the EU

(23 January 2002)

The problems faced by bilingual regions are likely to be similar in all Member States. They go beyond the
issues covered by policy on national minorities (for the promotion of which a separate set of EU projects