do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

3.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 238/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

2 October 2002

(2002/C 238/01)

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

0,9835

120,94

7,4275

0,6279

9,07

1,4604

84,89

7,302

1,9464

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

0,57303

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,363

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5945

0,4127

4,0764

32555

228,435

42,065

1615000

1,8067

1,5556

7,6709

2,0732

1,7556

243,6

KRW

South Korean won

1205,18

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

10,2363

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2984 — Sofinco/CBG/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, consumer credit, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

3.10.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 238/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2984 — Sofinco/CBG/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 238/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 September 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 (2), by which the French undertaking Sofinco SA, belonging to the Crédit Agricole Group, and
the Greek undertaking Commercial Bank of Greece SA, belonging to the Commercial Bank Group, acquire,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the Greek undertaking Emporiki
Credicom Bank SA by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Sofinco SA: consumer financing in France (and other countries),

— Crédit Agricole Group: banking services and products,

— Commercial Bank of Greece SA: banking services and products in Greece (and other countries),

— Commercial Bank Group: banking services and products,

— Emporiki Credicom Bank SA: consumer financing in Greece.

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. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under
the procedure set out in the notice.

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.2984 — Sofinco/CBG/JV, 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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1771/2002 of 3 October 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
Date: 2002-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rye, third country

L 267/20

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Official Journal of the European Communities

4.10.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1771/2002

of 3 October 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)

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,

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 27
September to 3 October 2002 in response to the invitation to
tender for the refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation
(EC) No 900/2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 October 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1773/2002 of 3 October 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
Date: 2002-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

L 267/22

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Official Journal of the European Communities

4.10.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1773/2002

of 3 October 2002

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
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)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation 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).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
fied,

Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix
a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 27 September to 3 October 2002,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 899/2002,
the maximum refund on exportation of
common wheat shall be EUR 0,00/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 October 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. 11.
(7) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 18.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections
Date: 2002-10-03
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, air transport, airport, insurance, insured risk, terrorism, transport company, war damage

3.10.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 238/17

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3)
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2002/C 238/08)

Date of adoption:
EFTA State:
Aid No:
Title:

Objective:
Legal basis:
Aid intensity:

Duration:

31 May 2002
Norway
020.500.041
On the notifications of a proposal for amended depreciation rules of the Petroleum
Tax Act for production equipment and pipelines for gas linked to new large-scale
liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities located in Finnmark County or the munici-
palities of Kåfjord, Skjervøy, Nordreisa or Kvænangen in Troms County and the
application of these rules to the Snøhvit project
The objective of the aid is regional development
Ot.prp. no 84 (2001-2002)
Depending on the discount rate and provisions concerning interest deductability.
Applying the authority's reference rate of interest of 6,32 % as discount factor, the
aid intensity will be 5,8 % or less. A discount rate of 10 % gives a maximum aid
intensity of 8 %. Applicable regional aid ceiling for the area is 25 % (Article 61(3)(c)
EEA)
The rules on accelerated depreciation, which are designed as a regional aid scheme,
are based on the current regional aid map of Norway, which will expire by the end
of 2006

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3)
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2002/C 238/09)

Date of adoption:

31 May 2002

EFTA State:

Norway

Aid No:

Title:

Objectives:

Legal basis:

SAM 030.01.009

Prolongation of supplementary insurance cover for third-party damage due to acts
of war and terrorism (‘war insurance’) in support of Norwegian airline companies
and airports

Maintenance of adequate insurance cover to aircraft licensed in Norway following
exceptional circumstances (Article 61(2)(b) EEA Agreement)

Parliamentary Decisions on Government proposals St. prp. nr. 103 (2000-2001), St.
prp. nr. 27 (2001-2002) and St. prp. nr. 38 (2001-2002) authorising the
insurance policies underwritten
Norwegian Government to offer ‘war insurance’;
by the State

Form of aid:

Guarantee/insurance

Amount of aid:

Exposure due to supplementary insurance provided by the Norwegian State; remun-
eration for State insurance through premiums

Duration:

24 October 2001 to 31 May 2002
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections
Date: 2002-10-03
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, State aid, air transport, carrier, freight rate, insurance, insured risk, terrorism, transport company, war damage

C 238/18

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3.10.2002

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3)
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2002/C 238/10)

Date of adoption:

31 May 2002

EFTA State:

Iceland

Aid No:

Title:

Objectives:

Legal basis:

SAM 030.01.008

Prolongation of supplementary insurance cover for third-party damage due to acts
of war and terrorism (‘war insurance’) in support of Icelandic airline companies and
cargo operators

Maintenance of adequate insurance cover to aircraft licensed in Iceland following
exceptional circumstances (Article 61(2)(b) EEA Agreement)

Parliamentary Acts No 120/2001, No 156/2001, No 5/2002 and No 26/2002
authorising the National Treasury to offer reinsurance for ‘war insurance’; rein-
surance agreements with commercial insurance undertaking

Form of aid:

Guarantee/reinsurance

Amount of aid:

100 % reinsurance for supplementary ‘war insurance’
million and up to a ceiling of USD 700/600 million per damage or
damage during insurance period; remuneration through premium income

in excess of USD 50/150
total

Duration:

24 October 2001 to 31 May 2002
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1770/2002 of 3 October 2002 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
Date: 2002-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

4.10.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 267/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1770/2002

of 3 October 2002

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002

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
barley to all third countries except the United States of
America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/
2002 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/
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 27
September to 3 October 2002 in response to the invitation to
tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 901/2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 October 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 3 October 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 127, 9.5.2002, p. 11.
(7) OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 3.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2778/02 by Giovanni Pittella (PSE) to the Commission. European identity card.
Date: 2002-10-03
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU national, competence of the Member States, free movement of persons, identity document, nationality, passport, residence, residence permit

C 137 E/118

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

12.6.2003

Most of the British trunks roads are already represented in accident rate maps. Similarly, maps exist for
trunk roads of the Netherlands and for a few roads in Sweden. To date, EuroRAP has not received finance
from the Union, but EuroRAP plans to develop further their approach and transfer it to three more
countries in cooperation with local automobile clubs during the next months. For this work, a grant
application has been submitted to the Commission. At this point in time, no concrete plans exist to extend
it to Belgium, but in the medium term this could be feasible.

To reduce the number of fatalities by 2010 by half, the Commission has proposed a set of measures in its
White Paper on ‘European transport policy for 2010 (1)’, such as best practice of a more harmonised road
engineering, black spot management and road safety audits.

(1) COM(2001) 370 final.

(2003/C 137 E/134)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2778/02

by Giovanni Pittella (PSE) to the Commission

(3 October 2002)

Subject: European identity card

Article 17 of the EC Treaty confers citizenship of the Union on every citizen of a Member State. In the
absence of a European identity card Community legislation stipulates that only two documents can be used
to prove the nationality of a European citizen in the event of a check inside the Community (cid:1) a national
identity card or passport.

In this context, does the Commission not consider that the relevant documents should also include the
residence permit?

Does it not consider that a residence permit, precisely because it is issued by the public authorities of the
place of residence on the basis of data taken from the national identity card or passport, is as valid and
official as identity papers?

issued by virtue of a
Does the Commission not consider that not recognising the residence permit,
European legislative act, as valid evidence of identity would mean undermining the concept of European
citizenship enshrined in the EC Treaty?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(18 October 2002)

The Commission would refer
Mr Bodrato (1).

(1) OJ C 110 E, 8.5.2003, p. 40.

the Honourable Member

to its answer

to written E-2300/02 by

(2003/C 137 E/135)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2782/02

by Avril Doyle (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(3 October 2002)

Subject: Fluoride in public water supply

Is it permissible for a minister for health in any of the EU Member States to forcibly medicate any part of a
population with random doses of a medicinally unproven and unlicensed substance, i.e. fluosilic acid?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1767/2002 of 3 October 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the ninth partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
Date: 2002-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

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Official Journal of the European Communities

4.10.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1767/2002

of 3 October 2002

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the ninth 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 ninth 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 ninth partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum
amount of the export refund is fixed at 48,062 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 October 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.