do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2002/657/EC of 12 August 2002 implementing Council Directive 96/23/EC concerning the performance of analytical methods and the interpretation of results (OJ L 221 of 17.8.2002)
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, evaluation method, qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, research body, research method, veterinary legislation

L 239/66

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6.9.2002

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2002/657/EC of 12 August 2002 implementing Council Directive 96/23/
EC concerning the performance of analytical methods and the interpretation of results

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 221 of 17 August 2002)

In the contents, on page 8 in the title and in the closing formula:

for:
read:

‘12 August 2002’,
‘14 August 2002’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/2002 of 6 September 2002 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, butter, purchase

L 240/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

7.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1595/2002

of 6 September 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 Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 509/2002 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation 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 parti-
cular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1521/2002 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 Germany 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 1521/2002
should be repealed,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
the Netherlands,
suspended in Denmark, Germany, Greece,
Austria and Sweden.

(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 1521/2002 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 September 2002.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 6 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 214, 8.8.2001, p. 20.

(5) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 19.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2480/02 by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission. Growth hormones in dairy cattle.
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: United States, World Trade Organisation, dairy cow, health risk, hormone, marketing restriction, protection of animals

C 28 E/246

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

6.2.2003

(2003/C 28 E/277)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2480/02

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(6 September 2002)

Subject: Growth hormones in dairy cattle

When does the current EU moratorium on the use of growth hormones in dairy cattle expire?

Does the Commission intend to renew this moratorium?

What is the current position of the US Administration and World Trade Organisation on this matter?

Will the Commission please formally restate the reasons for the position it takes?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(10 October 2002)

It is assumed that the question of the Honourable Member refers to the previous moratorium on the use of
bovine somatotrophin (BST) which was replaced by a formal prohibition on its use under the provisions of
Council Decision 1999/879/EC of 17 December 1999 concerning the placing on the market and
administration of bovine somatotrophin (BST) and repealing Decision 90/218/EEC (1). The prohibition of
the use of BST laid down in this Decision has no time limit.

Decision 1999/879/EC does not apply to food and animals imported from third countries. Consequently
neither the United States nor other members of the World Trade Organisation have raised this issue.

Decision 1999/879/EC was proposed by the Commission and adopted by the Council in order to protect
animal health and welfare, following the opinion the Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal
Welfare of 10 March 1999. The Committee concluded that BST should not be used in dairy cows because
it increases the risk of clinical mastitis as well as the duration of treatment of mastitis, it increases the
incidence of foot and leg disorders, it can induce severe reactions at the injection site and it can adversely
affect reproduction. These effects, some of which are both painful and debilitating, lead to poorer animal
welfare and greater animal morbidity.

The Commission has no plans to review this decision.

(1) OJ L 331, 23.12.1999.

(2003/C 28 E/278)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2537/02

by Nicholas Clegg (ELDR) to the Commission

(5 September 2002)

Subject: Sarbanes-Oxley Act

What response is the European Commission considering to the US authorities’ decision to apply the full
financial reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on European companies listed in the US stock
exchange? Since this represents an unjustified extraterritorial extension of US domestic regulations which
will prove costly to European companies, what retaliation is being considered by the EU? In addition what
action is being considered by the European Commission in light of the full force of the regulatory
authority of the Public Accounting Oversight Board (cid:1) established by Sarbanes-Oxley (cid:1) being applied to
European accounting firms who audit a foreign subsidiary of a listed US company?
Corrigendum to the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (OJ C 210 of 4.9.2002)
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

C 212/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

6.9.2002

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 210 of 4 September 2002)

(2002/C 212/09)

In the contents and in the title on page 1:

for:

‘. . . 1 August 2002 . . .’

read:

‘. . . 1 September 2002 . . .’.
Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/C 2/38.014 — IFPI Simulcasting (pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 18.6.2001, p. 21) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audit, broadcasting, communications industry, investment company, record, report, trade agreement, trade licence, transmission network

C 104/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2002

Lagen (1997:479) i dess lydelse enligt SFS 2000:1155

Member State: Sweden

Budget: SEK 2 200 million (about EUR 241 million)

Aid No: NN 3A/01 and NN 4A/01

Title: Prolongation of CO2 tax scheme

Duration: 1,2 % rule: until 31 December 2003; 0,8 % rule:
until 31 December 2009; general tax reduction for the manu-
facturing industry, including steel: until 3 February 2011

the international competitiveness of

Objective: Protect
the
manufacturing industry in general, and of energy intensive
companies in particular, while at the same time maintaining
high energy tax levels

Other information: Annual report

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

Legal basis: Lagen (1994:1776) om skatt på energi

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

Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/C 2/38.014 — IFPI Simulcasting

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of
Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 18.6.2001, p. 21)

(2003/C 104/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

A Statement of Objections was not issued in relation to the cooperation agreement
Commission proposes an exemption under Article 81(3) of the EC Treaty.

to which the

Interested third parties made comments following the publication (OJ C 231 of 17.8.2001, p. 18) of the
Commission's intention, in accordance with Article 19(3) of Regulation No 17/62 to grant an exemption
to this agreement.

The rights of the parties to be heard have been fully respected.

Brussels, 6 September 2002.

Serge DURANDE
Notice pursuant to section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984 — Proposed modification to the licences of 51° Limited, France Telecom Network Services (UK) Limited and Telekom Malaysia (UK) Limited
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dissemination of information, regulation of telecommunications, telecommunications, trade licence, transmission network

6.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 212/9

Final Report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/E-1/36.604 — Citric Acid, pursuant to Article 15
of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing
Officers in certain competition proceedings

(2002/C 212/04)

The draft Decision does not give rise to observations as to the right of being heard.

The proceedings, in their written phase, took a normal course. An oral hearing was not requested by the
parties.

The rights of defence were fully respected.

The draft Decision dealt only with objections in respect of which the parties were afforded the opportunity
of making known their views.

Done at Brussels on 15 November 2001.

Serge DURANDE

Notice pursuant to section 12(2) of the Telecommunications Act 1984

Proposed modification to the licences of 51o Limited, France Telecom Network Services (UK)
Limited and Telekom Malaysia (UK) Limited

(2002/C 212/05)

Published on Friday 23 August 2002 in the Belfast, London and Edinburgh Gazettes

The link to the notice on Oftel's web site is:

http://www.oftel.gov.uk/ind_info/licensing/mods/2002/christina230802.htm
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

6.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 212/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

5 September 2002

(2002/C 212/01)

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Exchange
rate

0,9975

117,34

7,4269

0,6354

9,2951

1,4582

86,85

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Norwegian krone

7,3815

AUD

Australian dollar

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

1,9477

0,5732

30,327

CAD

HKD

NZD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

245,19

KRW

South Korean won

1183,04

3,4526

ZAR

South African rand

10,5496

Exchange
rate

0,5954

0,4143

4,1269

32902

227,8874

43,364

1622000

1,832

1,5691

7,7805

2,1375

1,7406

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2478/02 by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission. Implementation of Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC.
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: application of EU law, environmental protection, exchange of information, infringement procedure (EU), national implementing measure, storage of waste, waste management

C 28 E/244

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

6.2.2003

(2003/C 28 E/275)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2478/02

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(6 September 2002)

Subject: Implementation of Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC

On what date were the first requirements of the EU Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC (1) due to enter into
force?

What initial requirements does the Directive impose on Member States?

Which Member States had informed the Commission by the due date that the provisions of the Directive
had been transposed into national legislation?

What action, if any, is the Commission taking against any Member States which have failed so to inform it
or to comply with the initial requirements of the Directive?

(1) OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1.

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(8 October 2002)

Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste entered into force on 16 July
1999 and had to be transposed into national law by 16 July 2001.

The Directive lays down technical requirements for the design, operation, closure and after-care of landfills
in order to control emissions and protect the environment. New landfills must comply with these
requirements since July 2001. Existing landfills must be adapted to the requirements at the latest by 2009.
Shorter transition periods apply to landfills for hazardous waste.

By 16 July 2001 the Commission had received the transposition measures only from Austria. Since then
Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland and Sweden have notified their
implementing measures.

The Commission is pursuing infringement proceedings against Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg
and the United Kingdom for non-communication of the national transposition measures.

(2003/C 28 E/276)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2479/02

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(6 September 2002)

Subject: Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC: Hazardous waste

Can the Commission confirm that, pursuant to Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC (1), old television sets became
categorised as hazardous waste in January 2002?

For how long have Member States been aware that this was likely to happen?

From what date must Member States ensure that all hazardous waste is collected by specially licensed
operators and disposed of in tips reserved exclusively for hazardous waste?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1594/2002 of 6 September 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 240/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

7.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1594/2002

of 6 September 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
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
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 7 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 September 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.

7.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 240/31

to the Commission Regulation of 6 September 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

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
064
999
052
999
052
999
388
524
528
999
052
064
999
052
388
400
512
720
800
804
999
052
388
720
999
052
999
052
060
064
066
068
094
624
999

45,0
38,5
41,8
137,9
137,9
87,7
87,7
52,8
51,4
60,5
54,9
70,0
105,0
87,5
60,0
86,5
93,0
92,7
71,5
208,1
88,3
100,0
104,8
71,8
56,6
77,7
104,7
104,7
82,7
54,5
53,2
60,5
42,9
44,1
189,0
75,3

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1596/2002 of 6 September 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2760/98 concerning the implementation of a programme for cross-border cooperation in the framework of the PHARE programme
Date: 2002-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern European countries, EU aid, EU programme, accession to the European Union, cross-border cooperation, economic development

7.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 240/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1596/2002

of 6 September 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 2760/98 concerning the implementation of a programme for cross-
border cooperation in the framework of the PHARE programme

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 of 18
December 1989 on economic aid to certain countries of central
and eastern Europe (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2500/2001 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The PHARE 2000 review communication ‘Strengthening
a more
preparation for membership’
programme-oriented approach through the use of
‘schemes’ (measures) which allows PHARE cross-border
cooperation to co-finance projects similar in size and
nature to Interreg projects.

announced

The Commission communication of 28 April 2000 on
Interreg III guidelines (3) provides in point 11 and Annex
II an indicative list of priority topics and eligible
measures related to cross-border cooperation (Interreg III
strand A).

The experience gained since the entry into force of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2760/98 (4), notably
through setting up joint cooperation committees and

(4)

(5)

implementing joint programming documents, has high-
lighted the need for a further alignment of the eligible
actions with Interreg.

Regulation (EC) No 2760/98 should therefore be
amended in order to remove the second subparagraph of
Article 5(1) thereof, under which certain actions could
only be financed under the terms of Article 5(2).

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Committee for
Economic Restructuring in Certain Countries of Central
and Eastern Europe,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2760/98 the second
subparagraph is deleted.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
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, 6 September 2002.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 375, 23.12.1989, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 342, 27.12.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 143, 23.5.2000, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 345, 19.12.1998, p. 49.