do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1907/2002 of 24 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: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rye, third country

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25.10.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1907/2002

of 24 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 appli-
cation 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 parti-
cular 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 18 to 24
October 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 25 October 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 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 1906/2002 of 24 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: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1906/2002

of 24 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 appli-
cation 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 parti-
cular 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 18 to 24
October 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No
901/2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 October 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 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-3042/02 by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission. Regularisation of past situations in Portugal.
Date: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Portugal, commitment of expenditure, gross domestic product, implementation of the budget, national accounts, public accounting, public expenditure

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authorities (cid:1) and not the Commission (cid:1) are responsible for ensuring conformity with national law. The
question of the incorrect application of the decree-law is a separate matter from its conformity or lack of it
with Community law which is the subject of the infringement procedure.

(1) OJ L 364, 12.12.1992.

(2003/C 155 E/088)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3042/02

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(24 October 2002)

Subject: Regularisation of past situations in Portugal

According to press reports, it is estimated that in Portugal in 2002 an amount in public expenditure
corresponding to 3 % of GDP has been excluded from the budget, on the grounds that this is expenditure
intended to regularise past situations and does not concern the 2002 budget year.

Can the Commission confirm whether this is the case? Can it confirm whether this practice is consistent
with the accumulation of deferred payments by a number of state organs over 2002?

(2003/C 155 E/089)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3043/02

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(24 October 2002)

Subject: Definition of extra-budgetary public sector deficit

On 10 October 2002, the newspaper ‘Público’ reported that the deficit of the Portuguese Ministry of
Education was EUR 312 million in 2002, and that the Minister of Education had stated:

We shall be spending more than the amount which appeared in the supplementary budget. Despite a
number of measures taken to combat the deficit, it has continued to increase at a considerable rate.

The Ministry of Education is not the only one to have spoken of an extra-budgetary deficit, but it is the
first where that notion has been validated by the Minister himself.

Can the Commission explain how it takes account of this kind of ‘sectoral deficit’ in its definition of the
deficit of the public administrative sector, and, at all events, supply a reasoned answer based on the
existing national accountancy standards?

(2003/C 155 E/090)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3044/02

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(24 October 2002)

Subject: Extra-budgetary expenditure in the Portuguese budget for 2003

The newspaper ‘Diário Económico’ reported on 15 October 2002 that the budget deficit forecast for the
public administrative sector in the Portuguese budget for 2003 is 3 % of GDP, and not 2,4 % (the figure
stated in the budget report and hitherto always cited).

The same newspaper stated that the Secretary of State for the Budget has confirmed the above, justifying
his position on the grounds that this additional expenditure of EUR 754 million, which is not mentioned
in the official budget report, corresponds to spending which will only take place if the state receives
extraordinary revenues which are not provided for in the budget.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3043/02 by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission. Definition of extra-budgetary public sector deficit.
Date: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Portugal, budget deficit, education policy, ministry, public accounting, public administration

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EN

3.7.2003

authorities (cid:1) and not the Commission (cid:1) are responsible for ensuring conformity with national law. The
question of the incorrect application of the decree-law is a separate matter from its conformity or lack of it
with Community law which is the subject of the infringement procedure.

(1) OJ L 364, 12.12.1992.

(2003/C 155 E/088)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3042/02

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(24 October 2002)

Subject: Regularisation of past situations in Portugal

According to press reports, it is estimated that in Portugal in 2002 an amount in public expenditure
corresponding to 3 % of GDP has been excluded from the budget, on the grounds that this is expenditure
intended to regularise past situations and does not concern the 2002 budget year.

Can the Commission confirm whether this is the case? Can it confirm whether this practice is consistent
with the accumulation of deferred payments by a number of state organs over 2002?

(2003/C 155 E/089)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3043/02

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(24 October 2002)

Subject: Definition of extra-budgetary public sector deficit

On 10 October 2002, the newspaper ‘Público’ reported that the deficit of the Portuguese Ministry of
Education was EUR 312 million in 2002, and that the Minister of Education had stated:

We shall be spending more than the amount which appeared in the supplementary budget. Despite a
number of measures taken to combat the deficit, it has continued to increase at a considerable rate.

The Ministry of Education is not the only one to have spoken of an extra-budgetary deficit, but it is the
first where that notion has been validated by the Minister himself.

Can the Commission explain how it takes account of this kind of ‘sectoral deficit’ in its definition of the
deficit of the public administrative sector, and, at all events, supply a reasoned answer based on the
existing national accountancy standards?

(2003/C 155 E/090)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3044/02

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(24 October 2002)

Subject: Extra-budgetary expenditure in the Portuguese budget for 2003

The newspaper ‘Diário Económico’ reported on 15 October 2002 that the budget deficit forecast for the
public administrative sector in the Portuguese budget for 2003 is 3 % of GDP, and not 2,4 % (the figure
stated in the budget report and hitherto always cited).

The same newspaper stated that the Secretary of State for the Budget has confirmed the above, justifying
his position on the grounds that this additional expenditure of EUR 754 million, which is not mentioned
in the official budget report, corresponds to spending which will only take place if the state receives
extraordinary revenues which are not provided for in the budget.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1908/2002 of 24 October 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: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 287/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1908/2002

of 24 October 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 appli-
cation 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 parti-
cular 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 18 to 24
October 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 25 October 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 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 133, 16.5.2001, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 18.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3046/02 by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission. Definition of the Portuguese public debt.
Date: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European accounting system, Portugal, interpretation of the law, management, public accounting, public administration, public debt

14.8.2003

EN

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C 192 E/91

(2003/C 192 E/090)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3046/02

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(24 October 2002)

Subject: Definition of the Portuguese public debt

It appears that,
in reply to repeated requests from local authorities and the autonomous regions, the
Portuguese Ministry of Finance, according to widely-circulating press reports of 10/13 October 2002, has
authorised those public administrative bodies to issue ‘guarantees’ instead of registering sums as public
debt, on the grounds that such guarantees ‘cannot be defined as forming part of the debt of the “public
administration”’ (‘Diário Económico’, 10 October 2002).

Can the Commission state whether these guarantees have been taken into account in the definition of the
public debt, and, at all events, supply a reasoned answer based on the existing national accountancy
standards?

Can the Commission also take account in its reply of the criteria of transparency, coherence and rigour in
the context of the evaluation of public accounts?

Answer given by Mr Solbes Mira on behalf of the Commission

(22 November 2002)

According to the rules as they are laid down in the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure and
regulation 3605/93 (1) as amended (2), debt guaranteed by entities of the general government sector do not
belong to the general government debt, as long as they are not called.

Moreover, the ESA 95, which is the manual of national accounts for the European Union, does not record
debt guaranteed in the financial balance sheets as liability for the unit granting the guarantee, except in
some very specific cases. This rule is applicable for all Member States, which report national accounts data
to Eurostat.

(1) OJ L 332, 31.12.1993.
(2) OJ L 58, 3.3.2000.

(2003/C 192 E/091)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3057/02

by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(25 October 2002)

Subject: Motor vehicle block exemption regulation

The Commission has now adopted the motor vehicle block exemption regulation. This has led to contracts
between car dealers and manufacturers being terminated across the EU. The new block exemption will
result in a considerable restructuring of the automobile industry and lead inevitably to closures, reopenings
and diversification.

1. Will the Commission support the restructuring process, made necessary by the new block exemption,
with accompanying measures, such as aid programmes for small and medium-sized enterprises?

In view of state aid law, what is the Commission’s position on possible restructuring aid and support

2.
measures, to be provided at national, regional or local level?

3.

Is the Commission aware of any existing programmes of this kind in the Member States?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1894/2002 of 24 October 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

25.10.2002

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1894/2002

of 24 October 2002

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(2)

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 25 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 October 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 24 October 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

Third country
code (1)

Standard import
value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
204
999
052
628
999
052
999
052
220
388
524
528
600
999
052
400
508
999
052
388
400
404
512
800
804
999
052
999

46,3
31,5
68,8
48,9
83,4
143,3
113,4
90,7
90,7
68,7
92,2
76,6
50,5
53,1
85,9
71,2
104,2
275,4
321,7
233,8
104,3
95,9
75,2
94,1
87,8
231,4
91,2
111,4
106,2
106,2

(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: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 257/10

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24.10.2002

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 October 2002

(2002/C 257/02)

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

0,9775

121,17

7,4319

0,6313

9,14

1,4662

86,69

7,4015

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

30,807

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5955

0,4129

4,025

32555

228,895

41,531

1628000

1,7668

1,5331

7,6235

2,015

1,737

241,83

KRW

South Korean won

1199,29

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

9,9753

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC to extend the facility allowing Member States to apply reduced rates of VAT to certain labour-intensive services" (COM(2002) 525 final — 2002/0230 (CNS))
Date: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: VAT, VAT rate, employment policy, provision of services, tax harmonisation

14.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 61/193

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council
Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC to extend the facility allowing Member States to apply
reduced rates of VAT to certain labour-intensive services’

(COM(2002) 525 final — 2002/0230 (CNS))

(2003/C 61/32)

On 7 October 2002 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal.

Owing to the urgent nature of the opinion, the European Economic and Social Committee decided, at its
394th Plenary Session of 24 October 2002, to appoint Mr Ladrille rapporteur-general, and adopted the
following opinion by 68 votes to two with no abstentions.

1.
The Committee agrees with the Commission’s proposal
to extend by one year the period of validity of the authorisation
granted tothose Member Stateswhichhaveintroduced the measure,
to apply reduced VAT ratesto certain labour-intensive services.

2.
The Committee restates the view, expressed in its opinion
of 26 May 1999 (1), that the measure introduced by Directive
1999/85/EC (2), amending the 6th VAT Directive 77/388/

EEC (3), provides a means of creating jobs and, at the same
time, of more effectively combating the black economy.

3.
The Committee calls upon the Member States to draw
up assessment reports on the measure in good time, so that
the European Parliament and Council can take a final decision
on the VAT rate applicable to labour-intensive services.

( 1) OJ C 209, 22.7.1999, p. 20.
( 2) OJ L 277, 28.10.1999, p. 34.

(3) OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1.

Brussels, 24 October 2002.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Roger BRIESCH