do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1890/02 by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission. Regional coding of DVD players.
Date: 2002-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: audiovisual piracy, competition law, consumer protection, cryptography, disc drive, film industry, intellectual property, interpretation of the law, marketing, restriction on competition, video disc

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(2003/C 137 E/038)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1890/02

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(1 July 2002)

Subject: Regional coding of DVD players

Following my written questions regarding the regional coding of DVD players in June 2000 (E-1509/00,
E-1510/00 (1)) and the decision to investigate this further in June 2001, could the Commission please
provide an update on work being carried out on this subject and any advances that have been made.

(1) OJ C 53 E, 20.2.2001, pp. 157-158.

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(6 September 2002)

As the Honourable Member is aware, the Commission opened an investigation into the digital video disc
(DVD) regional coding system in June 2001. The position of the major film production companies is that
the basic purpose of this system is to allow them to protect their copyrighted intellectual property and the
traditional pattern of releasing their films at different times in different parts of the world, as well as to
protect against piracy.

The Commission understands the Honourable Member’s concerns (as outlined in his written question
E-1510/00) that this system may prevent consumers from benefiting from DVDs at potentially cheaper
prices. In the course of its investigation, the Commission has obtained significant amounts of information
relating to the establishment and ongoing operation of the regional coding system from a broad range of
film studios, DVD equipment manufacturers, and commercial
retailers. The Commission is now
completing its analysis of
the file with a view to ascertaining the system’s compatibility with the
Community competition rules.

(2003/C 137 E/039)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1897/02

by Brice Hortefeux (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(1 July 2002)

Subject: Competitiveness

According to figures published in the annual report on competitiveness, the gap in relation to the United
States is steadily widening, which suggests that the European Union is liable not to achieve the economic
objectives set in the Lisbon strategy, i.e. the aim of becoming the most dynamic area in 2010.

EU labour productivity was 0,5 % in 2001, whereas it
is 1,2 % in the US despite the recession.
The European Union is particularly lagging behind in the information and communication technologies
sector. It is also faced with a worrying shortage of skills. Educational standards are no doubt rising among
European citizens, but not rapidly enough in comparison with the United States and Japan.

In view of these alarming developments, what strategy can the Commission adopt to help remedy the
shortcomings and reverse this negative trend?
WRITTEN QUESTION P-1985/02 by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission. Commission investigation into sugar cartel.
Date: 2002-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU control, cartel, complaint to the Commission, industrial production, report, sugar

C 28 E/168

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EN

6.2.2003

law would be a long-term project. The Member States
The codification of Community environmental
which have begun to do this have usually set up a specialist committee to draft a codified text; the work
normally takes several years.

Community environmental law has developed in such a way that a simple consolidation of texts would
probably not be enough, as it would be necessary to establish consistency between provisions which can
sometimes be divergent, fill
in any gaps, review the terminology and amend the substance of some
provisions. A private attempt to do this just in the waste sector produced a text of some 120 Articles of
Community law.

Despite all these difficulties, the Commission is willing to examine the Honourable Member’s proposal
more closely and will inform her of its conclusions.

(1) Eur-Lex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/index.html; Celex: http://www.europa.eu.int/celex/htm/celex_fr.htm, provides

additional services and there is a charge for this reason.

(2003/C 28 E/191)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1985/02

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(1 July 2002)

Subject: Commission investigation into sugar cartel

In reply to Oral Question H-0401/02 (1), by the author of the present question, Commissioner Monti stated
that the Commission had conducted an investigation, finishing in 2001, following which it had concluded
that there is no cartel in the sugar industry in the EU.

Can the Community provide copies of the relevant documents?

(1) Oral reply of 11.6.2002.

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(5 August 2002)

In reply to Oral Question H-0401/02 by the Honourable Member during question time at Parliament’s
June 2002 part-session, the Commission stated that it had received a complaint at the end of 2000 and
had investigated the matter in the course of 2001.

The complainant claimed to have been the victim of a refusal to supply on the part of sugar producers
from a certain Member State. As such, the allegation did not concern a price agreement and/or market
sharing at European level.

The complainant subsequently withdrew his complaint and, given that the circumstances of the case did
not justify continuing the investigation on an ipso jure basis, the Commission decided to regard the matter
as closed. In these circumstances, the Commission is unable to provide the documents requested by the
Honourable Member.

(2003/C 28 E/192)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1994/02

by Samuli Pohjamo (ELDR) and Mikko Pesälä (ELDR) to the Commission

(8 July 2002)

Subject: Guaranteeing legal security for farmers in the light of ever-changing agricultural legislation

EU legislation in the agricultural sector by nature changes all the time. The amendments and adjustments
make the acts more difficult to enforce. Given the continual changes, local authorities do not dare to take
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1183/2002 of 1 July 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2002-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

2.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 172/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1183/2002

of 1 July 2002

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22
May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is
to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to
the historical relationship between the price recorded for
ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton.
That historical relationship has been established in Arti-
cle 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001
of 2 August 2001 (3). Where the world market price can-
not be determined in this way, it is to be based on the
most recent price determined.

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined in respect of a product of specific
characteristics and by reference to the most favourable
offers and quotations on the world market among those

considered representative of the real market trend. To
that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quo-
tations recorded on one or more European exchanges
for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community
and coming from the various supplier countries consid-
ered the most representative in terms of international
trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the cri-
teria for determining the world market price for ginned
cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the
product delivered and the offers and quotations con-
cerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined herein-
after,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling EUR 24,067/kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 July 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1182/2002 of 1 July 2002 deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain areas of the Community in the 2002/03 marketing year
Date: 2002-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, crop production, marketing year, seed

2.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 172/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1182/2002

of 1 July 2002

deferring the final date for sowing certain arable crops in certain areas of the Community in the
2002/03 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 of 17
May 1999 establishing a support system for producers of cer-
tain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1038/2001 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 provides
that, in order to qualify for area payments for cereals
and linseed under the support system for certain arable
crops, producers must have sown the seed at the latest
by 31 May preceding the relevant harvest.

As a result of the particular weather conditions applying
this year in certain areas of Italy, it will not be possible
to meet the final dates for sowing set. Consequently, the
final date for sowing arable crops for the 2002/03 mar-
keting year should, where necessary, be deferred for cer-
tain specific areas. To that end, a derogation from Regu-
lation (EC) No 1251/1999 should be provided for in

accordance with the eleventh indent of Article 9 of that
Regulation.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in ac-
cordance with the opinion of the Management Commit-
tee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The final dates for sowing for the 2002/03 marketing year shall
be as set out in the Annex as regards the crops, Member States
and areas shown.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply to area payments in respect of the 2002/03 mar-
keting year.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 July 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 16.6.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 16.

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ANNEX

FINAL DATES FOR SOWING FOR THE 2002/03 MARKETING YEAR

Crops

Member State

Area

Final date

Maize, soya beans, sunflower,
flax, sorghum

Italy

Piedmont, Liguria, Lombardy, Veneto,
Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia

15 June 2002
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1185/2002 of 1 July 2002 amending the list of competent courts in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 of 29 May 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility for children of both spouses
Date: 2002-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: judicial cooperation, jurisdiction, matrimonial law, parental responsibility, single market

3.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 173/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1185/2002

of 1 July 2002

amending the list of competent courts in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 of 29
May 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial
matters and in matters of parental responsibility for children of both spouses

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 of 29
May 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement
of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental
responsibility for children of both spouses (1), and in particular
Article 44 thereof,

Whereas:

An application for a declaration of enforceability of a
judgment on the exercise of parental responsibility for
children of both spouses should be submitted to the
courts listed in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1347/
2000.

(1)

(2)

The Netherlands has notified the Commission of an
amendment to the list of courts set out in Annex I.
Therefore, Council Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000
should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The eleventh indent of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1347/
2000 shall be replaced by the following:

‘— in the Netherlands, the “voorzieningenrechter van de

rechtbank”.’

Article 2

Article 44 of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 provides
that Member States should notify the Commission of
texts amending the list of courts set out in Annex I.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 July 2002.

For the Commission

António VITORINO

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 19.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1894/02 by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Deaths of young people in traffic accidents in Finland.
Date: 2002-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Finland, accident prevention, public awareness campaign, road safety, transport accident

C 309 E/172

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

12.12.2002

(2002/C 309 E/199)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1894/02

by Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Deaths of young people in traffic accidents in Finland

(1 July 2002)

The number of young motorists (aged 21-25) involved in fatal road accidents increased dramatically in
Finland in 2001. The number of fatal accidents in 2001 was 38, whereas the corresponding figure for
2000 was 21.

What measures does the Commission propose to take to reduce the number of road accidents leading to
the death of young drivers?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(22 August 2002)

The provisional estimates available to the Commission indicate the Union average to be 104 persons killed
on the road per million inhabitants in 2001.

In Finland, where the corresponding rate is 85, the absolute figure (total number of road deaths) has since
1995 fluctuated between 400 and 440. The poor figure for 2001, which not only involved young drivers,
does not reveal any significant statistical trend.

Over the last ten years, the mortality of young people in road accidents in the Union as a whole has
followed the same trend as that of other age groups. The Commission nonetheless shares the Honourable
Member’s concern regarding young people, who die on the roads in particularly high numbers.

In addition to planned or existing measures not aimed at specific groups, the Commission is currently
providing financial support for several measures aimed specially at young drivers, including drink-driving
campaigns (‘Euro-Bob’) and a campaign to improve behaviour, coordinated among all the Red Cross
organisations of the Member States.

In addition, the Commission is pursuing an on-going in-depth discussion of the training of novice drivers
after they have obtained their licence. This includes the ANDREA and DAN projects (now completed) and
ADVANCED (still under way), designed to assess the impact of educational measures on the behaviour of
young drivers (compulsory training after obtaining the driving licence and re-education courses for
offenders). ANDREA looked in particular at measures for drink-driving offenders.

(2002/C 309 E/200)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1905/02

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(2 July 2002)

Subject: Intrusive and percussive sounds affecting the hard of hearing

Is the Commission aware of intrusive or percussive sounds on television, which cause problems for the
hard of hearing?

Is the Commission intending to research the subject of intrusive and percussive sounds emitted by
televisions?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(20 September 2002)

The Commission has not been informed of the existence of hearing impairments linked to noise emissions
specifically from television sets.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-1984/02 by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Convention financing.
Date: 2002-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, association, budgetary control, non-governmental organisation, professional association, trade union

C 52 E/118

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

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The Commission has made formal and informal contacts with the competent Romanian authorities, in
particular the Romanian Minister for Agriculture. The Commission has made it clear that measures
introduced must not be a barrier to legitimate trade and is pressing for the order to be repealed or brought
into line with Community norms.

The Commission will continue and intensify its actions as long as excessive measures remain in place, as
non-tariff trade barriers go counter to the provisions of the Europe Agreement, signed between the
Community and its Member States of the one part, and Romania of the other part.

The Commission will also provide assistance to the Romanian authorities in the drafting of new legislation
in the framework of Romania’s preparations for accession to the Union.

(2003/C 52 E/133)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1984/02

by Christopher Heaton-Harris (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(1 July 2002)

Subject: Convention financing

Further to written question E-0486/02 (1) (Subject: ‘Civil Society’), would the Commission, now that a list
of organisations participating in the forum on the Convention of the Future of Europe has been published
on the Internet
(http://europa.eu.int/futurum/forum_convention/organlist_en.htm#list), please indicate
which of these organisations have received European Community funds in the past five years?

Could the Commission please indicate how much money each of these Community funded organisations
has received in each of the past five years?

Could the Commission please indicate from which budget line each organisation derived/derives its funds?

Finally, which organisations have money ‘earmarked’ from the Community’s budget?

(1) OJ C 28 E, 6.2.2003, p. 32.

Answer given by Mrs Schreyer on behalf of the Commission

(12 August 2002)

The Commission would draw the Honourable Member’s attention to the fact that for the last five years
Parliament has been informed annually of the appropriations earmarked for grants (A-30) and of the use
to which they have been put.

As regards the Honourable Member’s precise request, the Commission’s departments are undertaking more
detailed research, the findings of which will be the subject of a supplementary answer.

(2003/C 52 E/134)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2012/02

by Hiltrud Breyer (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(9 July 2002)

Subject: Iodisation

In the light of the deliberations on the proposal to amend Directive 2000/13/EC (1) concerning the
indication of additives contained in food, is the Commission aware that the iodisation of foodstuffs, even
in the smallest concentrations, may result in numerous ailments ranging from allergies, Basedow’s disease
and hyperthyroidism to anaphylactic shocks resulting in death?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1178/2002 of 1 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 172/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

2.7.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1178/2002

of 1 July 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 im-
port values must be fixed at the levels set out in the An-
nex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
import arrangements
last
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 re-
spect of the products and periods stipulated in the An-
nex 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 2 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 July 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(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 1 July 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 50 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
070
999
052
220
999
052
999
388
528
999
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999
052
999
052
060
066
068
400
999
624
999

58,6
52,8
55,7
106,6
143,3
125,0
75,5
75,5
63,1
57,2
60,2
86,8
109,5
94,4
84,8
88,9
64,1
77,6
144,6
93,1
93,8
193,2
193,2
340,7
210,0
210,0
156,6
203,9
224,2
234,4
234,4

(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’.