do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1678/2002 of 20 September 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2002-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1678/2002

of 20 September 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)

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), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1486/2002 (4). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

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
quotations
European
recorded on one or more
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 22,559/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 September 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.
(4) OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2781 — Northrop Grumman/TRW) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, armed forces, economic concentration, electronics, information system, merger control, motor vehicle industry, new technology

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2781 — Northrop Grumman/TRW)

(2002/C 224/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 13 September 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 Northrop Grumman Corporation (Northrop Grumman, USA)
acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of TRW Inc.
(TRW, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Northrop Grumman: products and services mainly in defence and commercial electronics,

— TRW: advanced technology products and services, especially in the automotive, space, defence and

information systems sectors.

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.2781 — Northrop Grumman/TRW, 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.
2002/876/EC: Decision No 20/2002 of 20 September 2002 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and the United States of America related to the listing of conformity assessment bodies under the sectoral Annex on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
Date: 2002-09-20
Institutions: Joint Committee
Subjects: Italy, United States, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, quality label, research method

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Official Journal of the European Communities

6.11.2002

DECISION No 20/2002

of 20 September 2002

of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on mutual recognition between the
European Community and the United States of America related to the listing of conformity assess-
ment bodies under the sectoral Annex on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

(2002/876/EC)

THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on mutual recognition between the European Community and the United
States of America and in particular Articles 7 and 14,

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a conformity assessment body or bodies under a
sectoral Annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

1. The conformity assessment bodies in Annex A are added to the list of conformity assessment bodies in
the column headed ‘EC access to the US market’ in section V of the sectoral Annex on electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC).

2. The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the confor-
mity assessment bodies indicated in Annex A have been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by
them.

3. This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are
authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall
be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.

Signed in Washington DC, 13 September 2002.

Signed in Brussels, 20 September 2002.

On behalf of the United States of America

On behalf of the European Community

James SANFORD

Philippe MEYER

EC conformity assessment bodies added to the list of conformity assessment bodies in the column headed ‘EC
access to the US market’ in section V of the sectoral Annex on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)

ANNEX A

TÜV Italia srl
Via Bettola, 32
I-20092 Cinisella Balsamo (MI)
Tel. (39) 125 52 54 00
Fax (39) 125 52 54 99

NEMKO SpA
Via Trento e Trieste, 116
I-20046 Biassono (MI)
Tel. (39) 392 20 12 01
Fax (39) 392 75 32 40
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1676/2002 of 20 September 2002 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2002-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, purchase

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1676/2002

of 20 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 1639/2002 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 Sweden 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 1639/2002
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
suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, the Nether-
lands, Austria and Luxembourg.

(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 1639/2002 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 September 2002.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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 247, 14.9.2002, p. 15.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 September 2002

(2002/C 224/01)

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

0,9814

118,85

7,429

0,6314

9,0955

1,4678

86,4

7,3245

1,9462

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

0,57333

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,1

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5919

0,4129

4,0552

32593

228,1936

43,212

1637000

1,7778

1,5416

7,6545

2,064

1,7365

242,95

KRW

South Korean won

1181,9

3,4525

ZAR

South African rand

10,3489

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2719/02 by Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Delay in establishing the European Leader+ observatory.
Date: 2002-09-20
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU initiative, award of contract, competition law, information network, rural development, rural region

C 110 E/94

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

8.5.2003

The underlying reason for the reduction of the overall fisheries research budget is the need, recognised by
all Community Institutions, to concentrate Community resources on seven key priorities; this inevitably
means less resources for other areas. Although the budget available for fisheries research has been
decreased overall, compared with that of the Fifth Framework Programme, the Commission considers that
the above three areas provide an adequate and well-balanced set of activities on fisheries research in FP6.

(2003/C 110 E/095)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2719/02

by Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(20 September 2002)

Subject: Delay in establishing the European Leader+ observatory

According to the Commission’s notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying down guidelines for
the Community initiative for rural development (Leader+) (1), Title 3, paras 23, and 40, the Commission is
to establish a European Observatory of rural areas. In most Member States the Leader+ projects have
already been set up.

Why is it then that, 9 months after the end of the tendering deadline for appointments to the European
Leader+ observatory, and two and a half years after the beginning of the programme, no official decision
has yet been taken and thus no networking is taking place at European level?

Could the Commission please inform us what stage the procedure has reached and of the results of the
steps taken in that procedure so far?

What does the Commission propose to do to ensure that the Observatory is established as soon as
possible?

(1) OJ C 139, 18.5.2000, p. 5.

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(23 October 2002)

follow-up to the statement

By way of
(in the notice to Member States of 14 April 2000) that a
Commission-led ‘Observatory of rural areas’ would be responsible for organising the network at
Community level the Commission published a call for tenders (2001/S 226-155371) dated 23 November
2001 (1), under which the contract was split into four lots and a maximum budget indicated for each.

Tenders, some for more than one lot, were then received from four bidders.

the Commission concluded that

After the committee set up to examine the bids had applied the rules on exclusion from consideration and
assignment
this open procedure had contrary to expectations not
generated enough competition for contracts to be awarded taking full account of the principles of sound
financial management, and accordingly decided not to award contracts for any of the four lots. Given the
need for a European Observatory of rural areas throughout the Leader+ period it is at present looking into
alternative ways of setting one up.

(1) OJ S 226, 23.11.2001.
Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2002/69/EC of 26 July 2002 laying down the sampling methods and the methods of analysis for the official control of dioxins ant the determination of dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs (OJ L 209 of 6.8.2002)
Date: 2002-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food inspection, foodstuff, foodstuffs legislation, public health, toxic substance

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Directive 2002/69/EC of 26 July 2002 laying down the sampling methods and the
methods of analysis for the official control of dioxins ant the determination of dioxin-like PCBs in foodstuffs

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 209 of 6 August 2002)

In the title in the contents and on page 5, and in the closing formula on page 6:

for:
read:

‘26 July 2002’,
‘30 July 2002’;

and on page 5, second citation:

for:
read:

‘… in particular Article 1 thereof,’
‘… in particular Article 1 and 4 thereof,’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1675/2002 of 20 September 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1675/2002

of 20 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
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 21 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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.

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to the Commission Regulation of 20 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
060
096
999
052
628
999
052
999
388
524
528
999
052
064
400
664
999
052
388
400
512
720
800
804
999
052
388
720
999
052
999
052
060
064
066
094
624
999

100,0
26,2
35,0
53,7
101,8
143,3
122,6
80,9
80,9
59,6
67,6
48,4
58,5
67,0
100,6
189,0
99,1
113,9
50,0
83,1
103,1
106,8
74,3
222,3
83,8
103,3
87,1
69,8
93,5
83,5
114,5
114,5
74,5
63,5
60,2
99,4
53,9
145,8
82,9

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2928 — Alcoa/Fairchild Fastener Business) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, aluminium, economic concentration, exchange of information, industrial enterprise, merger control, tool industry

20.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 224/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2928 — Alcoa/Fairchild Fastener Business)

(2002/C 224/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 11 September 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 US undertaking Alcoa Inc. (Alcoa) acquires, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of part of the US undertaking Fairchild Corporation, namely Fairchild's
Fastener Business (FFB) by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Alcoa: active in all major aspects of the aluminium industry, manufacturing of industrial and aerospace

fasteners and fastener installation tools,

— FFB: manufacturing of industrial and aerospace fastening systems.

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.2928 — Alcoa/Fairchild Fastener Business, 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.