do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2705/02 by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission. Natura 2000 — Cyprus.
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Cyprus, EU environmental policy, protected area

C 92 E/200

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

17.4.2003

(2003/C 92 E/259)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2705/02

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(26 September 2002)

Subject: Natura 2000 (cid:1) Cyprus

Has the Commission now received proposals for Natura 2000 sites from the Cyprus Government?

If so, is the Commission satisfied with these, particularly in respect to the extent of designations within and
around the Akamas Peninsular?

Answer given by Mr Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(25 October 2002)

The Commission has financed a LIFE-Third countries project in Cyprus to assist with the elaboration of the
list of sites for the Natura 2000 network and the collection of
lead to the
development of the necessary Standard Data Forms and maps of the sites. The project is expected to finish
by the end of 2002. So far, the Commission has received the project’s progress reports and a preliminary
list of sites, maps and information, which includes the area of the Akamas Peninsula.

information that will

According to existing arrangements, candidate countries have to submit their proposals for Natura 2000
by the date of accession at the latest. The Commission will then assess the adequacy of these proposals at
biogeographical region level,
through the procedures that have been established to this effect. The
assessment of the Akamas Peninsular site that has been proposed for designation will therefore only be
possible at that stage.

(2003/C 92 E/260)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2708/02

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(26 September 2002)

Subject: Spanish national hydrological plan

Has the Commission now received a full response from the Spanish Government to all the questions asked
by the Director-General Environment on 23 May 2002 regarding the Strategic Environmental Assessment
supplied?

Have any questions not been answered to the Commission’s satisfaction?

(2003/C 92 E/261)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2819/02

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(8 October 2002)

Subject: Spanish Government’s response to the Commission concerning the Spanish National Hydrological

Plan

When is the Commission likely to take a decision in the light of the Spanish Government’s letter of July
2002 to the Commission’s queries about the Spanish National Hydrological Plan?

Is the Commission satisfied with the Spanish Government’s answer, does it intend to release structural
funds on this basis, and is it satisfied that the plan will not adversely affect the environment?
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2002/659/EC of 19 August 2002 on the eligibility of expenditure to be incurred by certain Member States in 2002 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 224 of 21.8.2002)
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, common fisheries policy, data collection, data processing, expenditure, shareholding

26.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 258/35

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2002 of 18 September 2002 imposing provisional anti-
dumping duties on imports of certain filament yarns of cellulose acetate originating in Lithuania and the United
States of America

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 251 of 19 September 2002)

On page 18, in recital 105:

for:
read:

‘Lithuania Dirtiness Pluostas 20,1 %’,
‘Lithuania Dirbtinis Pluostas 20,1 %’.

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2002/659/EC of 19 August 2002 on the eligibility of expenditure to be
incurred by certain Member States in 2002 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct
the Common Fisheries Policy

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 224 of 21 August 2002)

On page 56 in the table in Annex I under the column heading ‘Max. Community contribution’, against the entry for
‘ΕΛΛΑ∆Α’:
for:
read:

‘722 381’,
‘772 381’.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2002 of 18 September 2002 imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of certain filament yarns of cellulose acetate originating in Lithuania and the United States of America (OJ L 251 of 19.9.2002)
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, United States, anti-dumping duty, import, originating product, textile fibre

26.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 258/35

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1662/2002 of 18 September 2002 imposing provisional anti-
dumping duties on imports of certain filament yarns of cellulose acetate originating in Lithuania and the United
States of America

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 251 of 19 September 2002)

On page 18, in recital 105:

for:
read:

‘Lithuania Dirtiness Pluostas 20,1 %’,
‘Lithuania Dirbtinis Pluostas 20,1 %’.

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2002/659/EC of 19 August 2002 on the eligibility of expenditure to be
incurred by certain Member States in 2002 for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct
the Common Fisheries Policy

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 224 of 21 August 2002)

On page 56 in the table in Annex I under the column heading ‘Max. Community contribution’, against the entry for
‘ΕΛΛΑ∆Α’:
for:
read:

‘722 381’,
‘772 381’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2002 of 26 September 2002 establishing the estimated production of unginned cotton for the 2002/2003 marketing year and the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Portugal, Spain, cotton, marketing, norm price, production

L 259/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1702/2002

of 26 September 2002

establishing the estimated production of unginned cotton for the 2002/2003 marketing year and
the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in parti-
cular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regula-
tion (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 19(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton
aid scheme (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1486/2002 (4), lays down that the estimated production
of unginned cotton referred to in the first subparagraph
of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 and
the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price
must be
the
marketing year concerned.

established before 10 September of

Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 lays
down that account must be taken of crop forecasts when
establishing the estimated production. Based on the
available data for the 2002/2003 marketing year, that
production should be fixed as indicated below.

The provisional reduction of the guide price is calculated
in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, replacing, however, actual production with

estimated production plus 15 %. This reduction should
accordingly be fixed at the levels indicated below.

(4)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Natural Fibres,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2002/2003 marketing year, estimated production

1.
of unginned cotton is fixed at:

— 1 061 978 tonnes for Greece,

— 313 828 tonnes for Spain,

— 1 664 tonnes for Portugal.

For the 2002/2003 marketing year, the provisional reduc-

2.
tion of the guide price is fixed at:

— 36,992 EUR/100 kg for Greece,

— 23,918 EUR/100 kg for Spain,

— 14,669 EUR/100 kg for Portugal.

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, 26 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(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.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2002/758/EC of 10 October 2001 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP/36.264 — Mercedes-Benz) (OJ L 257 of 25.9.2002)
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: competition law, dominant position, fine, motor vehicle industry, restriction on competition, trade regulations

L 258/36

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26.9.2002

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2002/758/EC of 10 October 2001 relating to a proceeding under Article
81 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP/36.264 — Mercedes-Benz)

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 257 of 25 September 2002)

In the contents and under the title of the Decision on page 1:

for:
read:

‘2002/758/EC’,
‘2002/760/EC’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1709/2002 of 26 September 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rye, third country

L 259/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1709/2002

of 26 September 2002

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in
Regulation (EC) No 900/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting
of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in
the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002 (4), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (5), and in particular Article 7
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
rye to all third countries excluding Hungary, Estonia,
Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 900/2002 (6), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1632/2002 (7).

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 20 to 26
September 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/
2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 September 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 14.
(7) OJ L 247, 14.9.2002, p. 3.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2867 — UPM-Kymmene/Morgan Adhesives) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: adhesive, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, packaging, pulp and paper industry, thin sheet

C 229/2

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26.9.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2867 — UPM-Kymmene/Morgan Adhesives)

(2002/C 229/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 18 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 UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPM-Kymmene, Finland) acquires,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of Morgan Adhesive
Company (MACtac, USA), belonging to Bemis Company Inc. group, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— UPM-Kymmene: paper industry, manufacture of self-adhesive label stock, siliconised papers, industrial

wrappings and packaging films and wood products,

— MACtac: manufacture of self-adhesive label stock, self-adhesive graphics and decorative products and

self-adhesive technical and industrial tapes.

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.2867 — UPM-Kymmene/Morgan Adhesives, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1711/2002 of 26 September 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

L 259/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

27.9.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1711/2002

of 26 September 2002

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common
wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting
of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in
the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002 (4), as amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (5), and in particular Article 4
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
common wheat to all third countries, with the exclusion
of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/
2002 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1520/
2002 (7).

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 20 to 26
September 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation
(EC) No 899/2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 September 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 133, 16.5.2001, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1698/2002 of 26 September 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

27.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 259/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1698/2002

of 26 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 27 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 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 26 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
999
052
999
052
388
524
528
999
052
064
400
999
388
400
512
800
804
999
052
388
720
999
052
999
052
060
066
624
999

116,0
76,1
11,5
67,9
101,8
101,8
79,5
79,5
77,9
60,5
48,8
53,3
60,1
92,5
105,0
189,1
128,9
81,1
110,5
95,9
225,3
80,8
118,7
89,7
69,1
93,5
84,1
110,1
110,1
115,5
124,6
123,2
199,6
140,7

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

26.9.2002

EN

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C 229/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

25 September 2002

(2002/C 229/01)

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

0,9771

119,99

7,4272

0,6271

9,1035

1,4645

85,37

7,3145

1,9471

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

0,57386

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,377

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5922

0,4124

4,051

32280

228,2565

41,929

1612000

1,7913

1,5495

7,621

2,0737

1,7431

243,95

KRW

South Korean won

1197,44

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

10,4281

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1701/2002 of 26 September 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the eighth partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
Date: 2002-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

27.9.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 259/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1701/2002

of 26 September 2002

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the eighth partial invitation to tender issued
within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1331/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
680/2002 (2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July
2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3), for
the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invita-
tions to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/
2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community
and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
response to the eighth partial invitation to tender, the
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the eighth partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund is fixed at 49,005 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 September 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6.