do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1906/02 by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission. Settled status test for student loans in the UK.
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: United Kingdom, citizens' Europe, education grant, foreign student, free movement of persons, school fees, student mobility

7.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268 E/3

(2003/C 268 E/002)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1906/02

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(2 July 2002)

Subject:

‘Settled status’ test for student loans in the UK

Does the Commission consider the test of ‘settled status’ applied by the UK authorities in the determination
of eligibility for student loans to be in conformity with the Treaties?

Supplementary answer
given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(29 January 2003)

Under Community law, Union workers and their children have a right to equal treatment with nationals as
regards any assistance, whether in the form of a grant or a loan, granted for access to education and/or for
maintenance.

Students who are not workers nor children of workers have a right to equal treatment with nationals with
regard to assistance given by a Member State to its nationals for the purpose of vocational training,
including university studies, only in so far as assistance is intended to cover registration or other fees, in
particular tuition fees charged for access to education. Assistance given to students for maintenance falls
outside the scope of the EC Treaty for the purposes of article 12 of the EC Treaty (cases 39/86 Lair, C-357/
89 Raulin, etc.). In application of this case law, article 3 of Council Directive 93/96/EEC of 29 october
1993 on the right of residence for students (1) provides that
this Directive does not establish any
entitlement to the payment of maintenance grants.

Following examination of the British legislation on financial support for students it appears that the ‘settled
status’ condition does not apply to Union nationals. The latter are only submitted to a condition of prior
residence in the European Economic Area (EEA) of three years.

(1) OJ L 317, 18.12.1993.

(2003/C 268 E/003)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2407/02

by Charles Tannock (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(7 August 2002)

Subject: Human rights violations in Guatemala

Does the Commission have any information regarding the allegations of intimidation by armed men in the
streets of Guatemala against those working for the children’s rights organisation Casa-alianza and the
Rigoberta Menchu Tum Foundation, which dedicate themselves to defending the rights of neglected and
abused children?

Does the Community have any aid programmes in Guatemala, and, if so, are there funds available which
can be used to help abused children?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2890 — EDF/Seeboard) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, energy distribution, exchange of information, merger control

C 157/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

2.7.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2890 — EDF/Seeboard)

(2002/C 157/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 June 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking London Electricity Group plc (LEG, United Kingdom), belonging to the group
Electricité de France (EDF Group, France), in turn owned and controlled by the French State, acquires,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of Seeboard plc (Seeboard,
United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares through a newly created company.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— LEG: Generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity and gas in the United Kingdom,

— Seeboard: Generation, distribution and supply of electricity and gas in the United Kingdom.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2890 — EDF/Seeboard, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

Notice under Section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984

Proposed modifications to the licence of British Telecommunications plc (BT)

(2002/C 157/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Published in the Belfast, Edinburgh and London Gazette on Friday 31 May 2002.

The link to the notice on Oftel's website is:

http://www.oftel.gov.uk/ind_info/licensing/mods/2002/galvin31502.htm
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1189/2002 of 2 July 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

3.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 173/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1189/2002

of 2 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
Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 of 2 August 2001 (3). Where the world market
price cannot 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
European
recorded on one or more
quotations
exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the
Community and coming from the various supplier coun-
tries considered the most representative in terms of inter-
national trade. However, there is provision for adjusting
the criteria for determining the world market price for
ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the
quality of the product delivered and the offers and quota-
tions concerned. 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 22,563/kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 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.
Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 69/208/EEC on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (COM(2002) 232 - C5-0301/2002 - 2002/0105(CNS))
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: labelling, marketing standard, oleaginous plant, seed, textile plant

12.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 271 E/79

Tuesday 2 July 2002

P5_TA(2002)0335

TEXTS ADOPTED

Seed of oil and fibre plants * (procedure without report)

Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 69/208/EEC on the marketing of seed of oil
and fibre plants (COM(2002) 232 — C5-0301/2002 — 2002/0105(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was approved.

P5_TA(2002)0336

Interbus Agreement *** (procedure without debate)

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclu-
sion of the INTERBUS Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach
and bus (13262/1/2001 — COM(2001) 540 — C5-0087/2002 — 2001/0242(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2001) 540 (1)),

— having regard to the INTERBUS Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers

by coach and bus (13262/1/2001),

— having regard to the Council's request for Parliament's assent pursuant to Article 300(3), second
subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 71(1) and 93 of the EC Treaty (C5-0087/2002),

— having regard to Rules 86 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-

0235/2002),

1.

Gives its assent to conclusion of the agreement;

2.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments
and parliaments of the Member States and third countries in Central and Eastern Europe which are
members of the Conference of Ministers of Transport.

(1) OJ C 51 E, 26.2.2002, p. 193.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the INTERBUS Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (13262/1/2001 - COM(2001) 540 - C5-0087/2002 - 2001/0242(AVC))
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, agreement (EU), carriage of passengers, international road transport, liberalisation of trade, transport authorisation, transport company

12.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 271 E/79

Tuesday 2 July 2002

P5_TA(2002)0335

TEXTS ADOPTED

Seed of oil and fibre plants * (procedure without report)

Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 69/208/EEC on the marketing of seed of oil
and fibre plants (COM(2002) 232 — C5-0301/2002 — 2002/0105(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The proposal was approved.

P5_TA(2002)0336

Interbus Agreement *** (procedure without debate)

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclu-
sion of the INTERBUS Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach
and bus (13262/1/2001 — COM(2001) 540 — C5-0087/2002 — 2001/0242(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2001) 540 (1)),

— having regard to the INTERBUS Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers

by coach and bus (13262/1/2001),

— having regard to the Council's request for Parliament's assent pursuant to Article 300(3), second
subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 71(1) and 93 of the EC Treaty (C5-0087/2002),

— having regard to Rules 86 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-

0235/2002),

1.

Gives its assent to conclusion of the agreement;

2.
Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments
and parliaments of the Member States and third countries in Central and Eastern Europe which are
members of the Conference of Ministers of Transport.

(1) OJ C 51 E, 26.2.2002, p. 193.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1908/02 by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Guinea Bissau.
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, EU financing, Guinea-Bissau, activity report, aid policy, exchange of information, statistics

17.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 92 E/107

(2003/C 92 E/122)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1882/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 June 2002)

Subject: Guinea

With respect to Guinea, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding from the
EU budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/123)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1883/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 June 2002)

Subject: Equatorial Guinea

With respect to Equatorial Guinea, can the Commission specify the projects funded from the EU budget in
2000? Can it state the total amounts granted in aid over 2000 under all the headings referring to that
country?

(2003/C 92 E/124)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1884/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 June 2002)

Subject: Equatorial Guinea

With respect to Equatorial Guinea, can the Commission supply a list of the projects approved for funding
from the EU budget in 2001 and indicate that year’s investment total?

(2003/C 92 E/125)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1908/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(2 July 2002)

Subject: Guinea Bissau

With regard to Guinea Bissau, what projects received funding under the EU Budget in 2000?

How much aid did that country receive, in total, in 2000?

(2003/C 92 E/126)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1909/02

by Fernando Fernández Martín (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(2 July 2002)

Subject: Guinea Bissau

With regard to Guinea Bissau, could the Commission list the projects approved for funding under the
2001 EU budget and specify the total level of investment for this year?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1184/2002 of 2 July 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

3.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 173/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1184/2002

of 2 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
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 3 July 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 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.

L 173/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3.7.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 2 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

0808 20 50

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
388
512
528
999
052
999
052
060
066
068
400
999
624
999

78,8
52,8
65,8
105,5
143,3
124,4
77,3
77,3
64,4
57,8
61,1
83,7
101,9
94,4
84,0
88,1
64,1
75,9
144,6
97,7
92,7
96,2
73,4
81,0
83,5
184,7
184,7
370,3
185,3
210,0
140,2
253,8
231,9
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’.
Notice under Section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 — Proposed modifications to the licence of British Telecommunications plc (BT) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, telecommunications, trade licence

C 157/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

2.7.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2890 — EDF/Seeboard)

(2002/C 157/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 24 June 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking London Electricity Group plc (LEG, United Kingdom), belonging to the group
Electricité de France (EDF Group, France), in turn owned and controlled by the French State, acquires,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of Seeboard plc (Seeboard,
United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares through a newly created company.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— LEG: Generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity and gas in the United Kingdom,

— Seeboard: Generation, distribution and supply of electricity and gas in the United Kingdom.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.2890 — EDF/Seeboard, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.

Notice under Section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984

Proposed modifications to the licence of British Telecommunications plc (BT)

(2002/C 157/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Published in the Belfast, Edinburgh and London Gazette on Friday 31 May 2002.

The link to the notice on Oftel's website is:

http://www.oftel.gov.uk/ind_info/licensing/mods/2002/galvin31502.htm
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

2.7.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 157/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

1 July 2002

(2002/C 157/01)

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Exchange
rate

0,9913

118,72

7,4278

0,6469

9,079

1,4699

85,89

7,414

1,951

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,57954

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

29,253

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5969

0,4171

4,0072

33041

226,1959

43,909

1567000

1,7667

1,504

7,732

2,04

1,7509

244,13

KRW

South Korean won

1190,55

3,4526

ZAR

South African rand

9,8094

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.