do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3129/02 by Jan Dhaene (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. Data relating to bicycles on the website of the Commission and Eurostat.
Date: 2002-10-30
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU publication, EU statistics, pedestrian, transport policy, two-wheeled vehicle

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EN

12.6.2003

(2003/C 137 E/185)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3129/02

by Jan Dhaene (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(30 October 2002)

Subject: Data relating to bicycles on the website of the Commission and Eurostat

‘EU Transport in figures, Statistical pocketbook 2000’, published by the European Commission, includes
data relating to bicycles in the EU: the number of bicycles sold in the EU, the number of cyclists on the
road, and the number of journeys made by bicycle as a percentage of the total number of journeys made.
That last figure does not appear in ‘EU Transport and Energy, Statistical pocketbook 2001’ or on the
website on which are published the tables that are also included in the pocketbook for 2001.

1. Why is all the data where cycling and walking are regarded as a normal mode of transport for
Europeans not included on the website or in the pocketbook?

2.

Does the Commission have any plans to remedy this omission in the near future?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(11 December 2002)

Pedestrians and cyclists make up a significant proportion of all
traffic, especially in urban areas.
The omission of tables for these categories from the 2001 edition of the pocket book ‘EU Energy and
Transport in Figures’ is simply the result of the lack of data in this area.

However, a study carried out in the meantime on behalf of the Commission has come up with new
estimates of pedestrian and cycle traffic, which will be included in the 2002 edition of ‘EU Energy and
Transport in Figures’ and will shortly be published on the website of the Directorate-General for Energy
and Transport. The statistical pocketbook will continue to include bicycle production data and statistics for
pedestrian and cyclist fatalities in road accidents.

A copy of the report in question will be forwarded directly to the Honourable Member.

(2003/C 137 E/186)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3135/02

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(28 October 2002)

Subject: Prescription-only medicines and racing pigeons

As part of the review of legislation governing all medicinal products, the Commission has laid down a
provision that medicines for farm livestock and horses must become prescription-only medicines.

What plans does the Commission have to exempt racing pigeons from this category?

Given that racing-pigeon owners currently deal with a number of minor ailments through the purchase of
off-the-shelf medicines, not to mention the fact that pigeons are not part of the food chain, does the
Commission feel that making all medicines POM would make pigeon racing more costly and reduce
interest in this activity as a sport?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1936/2002 of 30 October 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1936/2002

of 30 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 31 October 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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 30 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
624
999
052
999
052
999
052
388
528
600
999
052
400
508
999
052
388
400
404
512
720
800
804
999
052
720
999

84,3
26,2
54,9
101,8
66,8
112,8
112,8
85,3
85,3
62,4
55,3
54,7
73,3
61,4
109,3
303,3
275,2
229,3
71,0
79,9
58,8
92,1
62,8
55,0
179,0
29,0
78,4
98,9
50,8
74,8

(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’.
Commission notice concerning the Alliance between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest Airlines, Inc., (case COMP/D-2/36.111 — procedure under Article 85 (ex Article 89) of the EC Treaty) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, application of EU law, competition law, cooperation agreement

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6. Written submissions and correspondence

7. Non-cooperation

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must
be made in writing and must indicate the name, address, e-mail
address,
the
interested party.

telephone and fax, and/or

telex numbers of

Commission address for correspondence:

European Commission
J II (79) — 5/16
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
Telex COMEU B 21877.

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or
otherwise does not provide the necessary information within
the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation,
findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance
with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the
facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or
misleading information, the information shall be disregarded
and use may be made of the facts available.

Commission notice concerning the Alliance between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest
Airlines, Inc., (case COMP/D-2/36.111 — procedure under Article 85 (ex Article 89) of the EC
Treaty)

(2002/C 264/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 July 1996 the Commission opened a procedure under Article 85 (ex Article 89) of the EC Treaty (1)
in order to examine the compatibility of the Alliance between KLM and NW (the Parties) with Article 81 of
the EC Treaty (Case COMP/D-2/36.111). This procedure relates exclusively to the transatlantic services
covered by the KLM/NW Alliance.

On 30 July 2002 the Commission announced in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European
Communities its intention to take a favourable position on the cooperation agreements between KLM/NW
and to close the proceedings (2). Interested third parties have not raised any substantial new elements.

Accordingly the Commission decided on 28 October 2002 that there is no longer any reason to take
action under Article 85 of the Treaty and that the proceedings can therefore be closed.

(1) Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 (OJ L 374, 31.12.1987) being applicable only to air transport between Community

airports.

(2) OJ C 181, 30.7.2002, p. 2 to 8.
Communication from the Commission to the Council on the nomination of the Chairman of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office and his/her alternate
Date: 2002-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL on the nomination of the Chairman of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office and his/her alternateArticle 47(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights [1], as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 2506/95 of 25 October 1995 [2] stipulates that the Chairmen of the Boards of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office and their respective alternates shall be appointed by the Council from a list of candidates for each chairman and each alternate which shall be proposed by the Commission after obtaining the opinion of the Administrative Council. The term of office shall be five years. It shall be renewable.[1]  OJ No L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1.[2]  OJ No L 258, 28.10.1995, p. 3.The terms of office of the current chair and her alternate expired on 15 September 2002.With this Communication to the Council the Commission proposes, in conformity with the provisions of Article 47 of the abovementioned Regulation, the lists of candidates for the two vacant positions.The Commission has received 15 candidatures, following a call for expression of interest in the appointment as Chairman of the Board of Appeal or his/her alternate, published in the Official Journal [3]. One candidature received was not admissible.[3]  OJ No C 141 A/1, 14.6.2002, p. 1.Following its meeting on 5 September 2002, the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office has expressed his opinion on the draft lists of candidates for the chairman and his/her alternate, presented by the Commission. The Commission has decided to endorse the opinion of the Administrative Council. The lists in annex 1 and annex 2 of this Communication to the Council include 3 candidates for the chairman and 2 candidates for his/her alternate, ranked by name.ANNEX 1List of candidates for the appointment/reappointment as Chairman of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office, ranked by name:Mr. GOEBEL, Frank PeterMr. MILLETT, Timothy PatrickMrs. WINKLER, GabrieleANNEX IIList of candidates for the appointment as Alternate of the Chairman of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office, ranked by name:Mr. KÖLLER, MichaelMr. MILLET, Timothy Patrick
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3002 — Hitachi/Mitsubishi/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical equipment, electronic component, electronic equipment, exchange of information, industrial equipment, merger control

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30.10.2002

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3002 — Hitachi/Mitsubishi/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 264/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 October 2002 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the Japanese companies Hitachi Ltd and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of a joint venture for the production of semicon-
ductors by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Hitachi Ltd: electronic, power and industrial equipment,

— Mitsubishi Electrical Corporation: electrical and other products,

— JV: semiconductors.

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 Council
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.3002 — Hitachi/Mitsubishi/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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 October 2002

(2002/C 264/01)

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

0,982

121,21

7,4321

0,6307

9,1056

1,4657

86,71

7,391

1,9461

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

0,57189

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,918

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,5956

0,413

3,9748

32907

229,2013

41,605

1645000

1,7579

1,5329

7,6588

2,0125

1,7387

241,48

KRW

South Korean won

1200,4

3,4523

ZAR

South African rand

9,8624

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1938/2002 of 30 October 2002 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 determining the intervention centres for cereals
Date: 2002-10-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, intervention agency

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1938/2002

of 30 October 2002

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 determining the intervention centres for cereals

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 Commission Regulation (EC) No
1666/2000 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The intervention centres are determined in the Annex to
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1792/2001 (4). Some
Member States have requested changes to some of these
centres.

(2)

Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 should accordingly be
amended.

(3)

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

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 is amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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, 30 October 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 is amended as follows:

1. In the BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND-Brandenburg section, the ‘Fürstenwalde-Finow’ centre is named ‘Fürsten-

walde’.

2. In the UNITED KINGDOM section, the ‘Locharbriggs’ centre is replaced by ‘Henstridge’.

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 207, 18.8.1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 243, 13.9.2001, p. 25.