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2002/844/EC: Commission Decision of 23 October 2002 amending Directive 2001/14/EC in respect of the date for changing the working timetable for rail transport (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3997)
Date: 2002-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: rail transport, technical regulations, transport capacity, transport policy

L 289/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

26.10.2002

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 October 2002

amending Directive 2001/14/EC in respect of the date for changing the working timetable for rail
transport

(notified under document number C(2002) 3997)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/844/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation
of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for
the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (1), and
in particular Article 34(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Annex III to Directive 2001/14/EC establishes the sche-
dule for the process of allocating rail infrastructure capa-
city and stipulates that changes to the working timetable
are to take place each year at midnight on the last
Saturday in May.

reasons of commercial operation,

For
infrastructure
managers and rail companies are proposing that the date
for changes to the working timetable be moved to
December of each year.

Annex III to Directive 2001/14/EC should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures laid down in this Decision are in confor-
mity with the opinion of the Committee set up pursuant
to Directive 2001/14/EC,

‘2. The change of working timetable shall take place at
midnight on the second Saturday in December. Where
a change or adjustment is carried out after the winter,
in particular to take account, where appropriate, of
changes in regional passenger traffic timetables, it shall
take place at midnight on the second Saturday in June
and at such other intervals between these dates as are
required.
agree on
Infrastructure managers may
different dates and in this case they shall inform the
Commission if international traffic may be affected.’

Article 2

This Decision shall be applied for the 2003 timetable, starting
the specific regulatory
on 14 December 2002. Because of
system in Great Britain, the United Kingdom may apply it from
the 2004 timetable, starting in December 2003, provided that
the other provisions of the Directive, and in particular those
relating to international cooperation, are not affected.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Done at Brussels, 23 October 2002.

Article 1

Paragraph 2 of Annex III to Directive 2001/14/EC is hereby
replaced by the following:

For the Commission

Loyola DE PALACIO

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 75, 15.3.2001, p. 29.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3011/02 by Eluned Morgan (PSE) to the Commission. CAP subsidies to the UK royal family.
Date: 2002-10-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU aid, United Kingdom, access to EU information, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, confidentiality, head of State

C 161 E/60

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

10.7.2003

Since the Shipbuilding Regulation, like other state aid rules, provides for maximum aid limits, it may be
that some Member States decide to provide less aid than that which is allowed or no aid at all. This is
normal and fully in line with Community state aid policy.

2.
If aid has been approved by the Commission based on the Shipbuilding Regulation, and provided
it is the view of the
accordingly,
Commission that the aid does not adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common
interest.

including compliance with any conditions set by the Commission,

(1) OJ L 202, 18.7.1998.

(2003/C 161 E/062)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3011/02

by Eluned Morgan (PSE) to the Commission

(23 October 2002)

Subject: CAP subsidies to the UK royal family

How much does Queen Elizabeth II receive in CAP subsidies? How much does Prince Charles receive in
CAP subsidies?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(26 November 2002)

The Honourable Member is requesting information on Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) subsidies paid to
certain individuals.

Member States are required to send to the Commission certain accounting information every year, whose
content and form is precisely described by Community rules. However, according to Regulation (EC)
No 45/2001 (1), the Commission is obliged to ensure that this information in question is kept confidential
and secure. Therefore, the Commission is not allowed by Community rules to provide the requested
information to the Honourable Member.

is recommended to the Honourable Member to address his request direct

It
concerned, who holds all the necessary information for answering to the Honourable Member.

to the Member State

(1) Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of
individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free
movement of such data, OJ L 8, 12.1.2001.

(2003/C 161 E/063)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3014/02

by Isidoro Sánchez García (ELDR) to the Commission

(23 October 2002)

Subject: Official Commission delegation to Morocco: situation regarding the EU-Morocco Action Plan

Recent media reports have revealed that an official Commission delegation is visiting Morocco in order to
assess the situation regarding the Action Plan which has been devised by the European Union and the
Moroccan Government for the purpose of dealing with immigration from Africa.

In view of the fact that this issue is of significance in social terms to a number of EU regions (such as the
Canary Islands, on account of their geographical proximity and the fact that they constitute one of the
EU’s external borders), what does the Commission think of the report drawn up by the official delegation?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2990/02 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission. Measures to reduce fisheries accidents.
Date: 2002-10-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: fisherman, fishing vessel, invitation to tender, maritime safety, occupational safety, protective equipment, vocational training

C 155 E/72

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

3.7.2003

Under Point II.7 of this Resolution the Council calls on the Commission to submit to it, by way of the
Commission’s right of initiative, any proposal needed for achieving the health and safety objectives set out
in the new strategy and in particular those needed to consolidate, simplify and nationalise the existing legal
framework, so that it can be better enforced.

(2003/C 155 E/081)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2990/02

by Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission

(23 October 2002)

Subject: Measures to reduce fisheries accidents

Paragraph 12 of the EP’s resolution of 5 April 2001 on Fisheries: safety and causes of accidents (1) ‘calls on
the Commission to finance a tender for EU safety equipment manufacturers to design different models of
personal flotation device for fishermen that are capable of being used in the different working conditions
on fishing vessels and with the objective of promoting their use’.

Has the Commission taken any steps in this connection?

Does it not believe that improving safety equipment and making the use of the most appropriate
equipment standard practice would help cut the number of fisheries accidents?

(1) OJ C 21 E, 24.1.2002, p. 359.

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(19 December 2002)

Although improving safety equipment and making use of the most suitable equipment standard practice
would be undoubtedly be a big help in reducing the risk and the gravity of accidents at sea, the
Commission’s functions do not extend to financing a tender for safety equipment manufacturers to design
various models of personal flotation device for fishermen.

The Commission has however, in its call for proposals for transnational projects of an innovatory nature in
the fish sector for 2002, invited interested parties to propose projects on ongoing professional training in
safety at sea. The proposals are under examination.

(2003/C 155 E/082)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3007/02

by Patricia McKenna (Verts/ALE) to the Council

(23 October 2002)

Subject: West Papuan self-determination

The Council should be aware of the fact that the people of West Papua have since 1963 been at the mercy
of the Indonesian military (cid:1) the same military that so brutalised the people of East Timor.

Has the Council committed itself to supporting the international campaign to call on the Secretary-General
of the UN, Kofi Annan, to review the UN-sponsored ‘Act of Free Choice’ so that West Papuans may have a
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2752 — Kingfisher/Castorama Dubois) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, electrical engineering, electronics industry, hand tool, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

23.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 255/21

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2894 — AXA Private Equity/Bonna Sabla)

(2002/C 255/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 August 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in French and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CFR’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2894. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2752 — Kingfisher/Castorama Dubois)

(2002/C 255/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 August 2002, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2752. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-3009/02 by Charlotte Cederschiöld (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Data retention.
Date: 2002-10-23
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: approximation of laws, data processing, data protection, document storage, fight against crime, personal data, public safety

8.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 110 E/149

(2003/C 110 E/168)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3009/02

by Charlotte Cederschiöld (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(23 October 2002)

Subject: Data retention

The issue of keeping information must be addressed with a balanced approach as many interests are
involved: industry, combating crime, fundamental rights and, not least, cost aspects. Instead of continuing
down a road which risks not leading to a constructive result, would it not be better to try to address the
matter through data preservation and by amending the data protection directives?

Reply by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(11 December 2002)

The Commission takes the Honorable Member’s question to refer to the possibility of resolving the
sensitive debate on the retention of traffic data in the fight against crime. The measures would be more
limited and would not automatically involve the ‘preservation’ of all such data. The Honorable Member
also suggests amending the data protection directives.

The Commission does not think it is necessary to amend the directives in order to permit ‘preservation’ of
traffic data since they already permit the Member States to adopt legislative measures to restrict the scope
of certain rights and obligations for reasons of public policy.

The Commission would also remind the Honorable Member that the question of the retention of traffic
data has already been extensively discussed in connection with the adoption of the recent Parliament and
Council Directive 2002/58/EC of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the
protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic
communications (1)). The Commission does not consider it appropriate to resume the debate.

Finally, the Commission stresses that measures aimed at harmonising the obligations of Member States in
the fight against crime come under the third pillar.

(1) OJ L 201, 31.7.2002.

(2003/C 110 E/169)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3012/02

by Eluned Morgan (PSE) to the Commission

(23 October 2002)

Subject: Accounting for CAP

Whilst there is a system of shared responsibility between the Commission and Member States, will it
always be impossible to develop a proper system of accountancy and accountability? Is it possible to say in
relation to the CAP where EU funding is at any time?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(28 November 2002)

The method to implement the budget by means of shared responsibility between the Commission and the
Member State is explicitly foreseen in the current and the new Financial Regulation (1). In this case,
implementation operations are entrusted to Member States and the Commission may delegate measures of
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

23.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 255/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 October 2002

(2002/C 255/01)

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

0,9768

122,32

7,4315

0,6315

9,109

1,4693

86,45

7,434

1,9463

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

0,57228

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,577

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5959

0,413

4,03

32593

228,8993

41,438

1618000

1,7643

1,527

7,6181

2,0205

1,7445

242,25

KRW

South Korean won

3,4525

ZAR

South African rand

1208,59

10

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2876 — Newscorp/Telepiù) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: broadcasting, cable distribution, economic concentration, exchange of information, film production, merger control, pay television, press, satellite

C 255/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

23.10.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2876 — Newscorp/Telepiù)

(2002/C 255/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 October 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 The News Corporation Limited (‘Newscorp’, AUS), acquires, within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, (via a special purpose vehicle company) control of the whole of the
undertaking Telepiù (an Italian pay-TV so far belonging to the Canal+/Vivendi Group) and Stream (an
Italian pay-TV so far belonging to the Newscorp and Telecom Italia) by way purchase of shares. Telecom
Italia will hold a minority stake in the combined pay-TV platform.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Newscorp: company active in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America and the
Pacific Basin. Its activities concern the whole spectrum of multimedia sector including production and
distribution of motion pictures, television satellite and cable broadcasting; newspapers magazines etc.,

— Telepiù: pay-TV broadcasting via digital satellite and, to a lesser extent via cable in Italy,

— Stream: pay-TV broadcasting via digital satellite and, to a lesser extent via cable in Italy.

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.2876 — Newscorp/Telepiù, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2894 — AXA Private Equity/Bonna Sabla) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, concrete, economic concentration, insurance, investment, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

23.10.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 255/21

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2894 — AXA Private Equity/Bonna Sabla)

(2002/C 255/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 August 2002 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in French and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CFR’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2894. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2752 — Kingfisher/Castorama Dubois)

(2002/C 255/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 August 2002, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 302M2752. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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