do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 143/2002 of 8 November 2002 amending Annex XVI (Procurement) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: administrative procedure, award of contract, form, public contract

23.1.2003

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 19/11

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 143/2002

of 8 November 2002

amending Annex XVI (Procurement) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XVI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 20/2000 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 25 February 2000 (1).

Commission Directive 2001/78/EC of 13 September 2001 amending Annex IV to Council Directive
93/36/EEC, Annexes IV, V and VI to Council Directive 93/37/EEC, Annexes III and IV to Council
Directive 92/50/EEC, as amended by Directive 97/52/EC, and Annexes XII to XV, XVII and XVIII to
Council Directive 93/38/EEC, as amended by Directive 98/4/EC (Directive on the use of standard
forms in the publication of public contract notices) (2), as corrected by OJ L 214, 9.8.2002, p. 1, is
to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in points 2 (Council Directive 93/37/EEC), 3 (Council Directive
93/36/EEC), 4 (Council Directive 93/38/EEC) and 5b (Council Directive 92/50/EEC) of Annex XVI to the
Agreement:

(cid:145)(cid:151) 32001 L 0078: Commission Directive 2001/78/EC of 13 September 2001 (OJ L 285, 29.10.2001,

p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 214, 9.8.2002, p. 1.(cid:146)

Article 2

The text of Directive 2001/78/EC, as corrected by OJ L 214, 9.8.2002, p. 1,
Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of
Communities, shall be authentic.

in the Icelandic and
the European

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 November 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 103, 12.4.2001, p. 41.
(2) OJ L 285, 29.10.2001, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kjartan J(cid:211)HANNSSON
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 144/2002 of 8 November 2002 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European standard, European symbol, consumer information, eco-label, environmental protection, footwear industry, quality label, television equipment

23.1.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 19/13

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 144/2002

of 8 November 2002

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 134/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 27 September 2002 (1).

Commission Decision 2002/231/EC of 18 March 2002 establishing revised ecological criteria for
the award of the Community eco-label to footwear and amending Decision 1999/179/EC (2) is to
be incorporated into the Agreement.

Commission Decision 2002/255/EC of 25 March 2002 establishing the ecological criteria for the
award of the Community eco-label to televisions (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1.

the following indent shall be added in point 2eo (Commission Decision 1999/179/EC):

(cid:145)(cid:151) 32002 D 0231: Commission Decision 2002/231/EC of 18 March 2002 (OJ L 77, 20.3.2002,

p. 50).(cid:146);

2.

the following point shall be inserted after point 2et (Commission Decision 2001/607/EC):

(cid:145)2eu. 32002 D 0255: Commission Decision 2002/255/EC of 25 March 2002 establishing the
ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to televisions (OJ L 87, 4.4.2002,
p. 53).(cid:146)

Article 2

The texts of Decisions 2002/231/EC and 2002/255/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be
published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

(1) OJ L 336, 12.12.2002, p. 34.
(2) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 50.
(3) OJ L 87, 4.4.2002, p. 53.

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This Decision shall enter into force on 9 November 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kjartan J(cid:211)HANNSSON

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2003/2002 of 8 November 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

9.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 308/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2003/2002

of 8 November 2002

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(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 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is
to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference
to the historical relationship between the price recorded
for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned
cotton. That historical relationship has been established
in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 of 2 August 2001 (3), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1486/2002 (4). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined in respect of a product of specific
characteristics and by reference to the most favourable

offers and quotations on the world market among those
considered representative of the real market trend. To
that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and
European
recorded on one or more
quotations
exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the
Community and coming from the various supplier coun-
tries considered the most representative in terms of
there is provision for
international
adjusting the criteria for determining the world market
price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by
the quality of the product delivered and the offers and
quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

trade. However,

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined herein-
after,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling EUR 24,719/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/2002 of 8 November 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

9.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 308/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1993/2002

of 8 November 2002

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in
connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
the
in the maximum export
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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
1896/2002 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders
submitted, a maximum export refund.
In fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002 is
hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 4 to 7
November 2002 at 163,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 November 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1996/2002 of 8 November 2002 fixing, for 2003, the reduction percentages to be applied to applications for an allocation by non-traditional operators under the tariff quotas for imports of bananas
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, tariff quota, tariff reduction, tropical fruit

L 308/8

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Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1996/2002

of 8 November 2002

fixing, for 2003, the reduction percentages to be applied to applications for an allocation by non-
traditional operators under the tariff quotas for imports of bananas

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 404/93 of 13
February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in
bananas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2587/
2001 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of
7 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council
Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for
importing bananas into the Community (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 349/2002 (4), and in particular Article 9(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Member States' notifications under Article 9(1) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 896/2001 indicate that the sum of alloca-
tions applied for is 12 276 727,76 tonnes for all non-
traditional operators A/B and 650 916,000 tonnes for
all non-traditional operators C.

The percentages to be applied for determining the allo-
cations for non-traditional operators under the tariff
quotas A/B and C should therefore be fixed.

(3)

the operators have sufficient

So that
time to lodge
licence applications for the first quarter of 2003, this
Regulation must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the tariff quotas A/B and C provided for in Article 18 of
Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, the allocation to be granted to
each non-traditional operator under Article 9(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 896/2001 shall be the following percentage of the allo-
cation applied for:

(a) for each non-traditional operator A/B: 3,67370 %,

(b) for each non-traditional operator C: 12,67444 %.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 8 November 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 55, 26.2.2002, p. 17.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2002/2002 of 8 November 2002 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, deep-frozen product, export licence, fresh meat, product quality

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2002/2002

of 8 November 2002

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1524/2002 (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal originating in and imported from the United States
of America and Canada which may be imported on
special terms for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June
2003 at 11 500 t.

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

for

All applications

1.
from 1 to 5
import
November 2002 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef
and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No
936/97 shall be granted in full.

licences

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of December 2002 for 5 327,812 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 229, 27.8.2002, p. 7.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 153/2002 of 8 November 2002 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, confidentiality, dissemination of EU information, information system, statistical method

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Official Journal of the European Communities

23.1.2003

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 153/2002

of 8 November 2002

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the Agreement(cid:146), and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 110/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 12 July 2002 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 of 17 May 2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC)
No 322/97 on Community statistics, concerning access
scientific
purposes (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

to confidential data for

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 17a (Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97) of Annex XXI
to the Agreement:

(cid:145)17b. 32002 R 0831: Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 of 17 May 2002 implementing
Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community statistics, concerning access to confidential
data for scientific purposes (OJ L 133, 18.5.2002, p. 7).(cid:146)

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 November 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 298, 31.10.2002, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 133, 18.5.2002, p. 7.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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L 19/51

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kjartan J(cid:211)HANNSSON
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2002 of 8 November 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 902/2002 as regards the particulars of the inspection body
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, import, marketing standard, product quality

L 308/10

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Official Journal of the European Communities

9.11.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1998/2002

of 8 November 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 902/2002 as regards the particulars of the inspection body

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
545/2002 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 902/2002 of 30 May
2002 approving operations to check conformity with
the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and
vegetables carried out in the Czech Republic prior to
import into the European Community (3)
includes the
particulars of
inspection body responsible for
carrying out these checks, in this case the Czech Agricul-
tural and Food Inspectorate.

the

The Czech authorities have informed the Commission
that, under Czech Law No 146/2002 of 20 March 2002,
the name and address of the inspection body will be
amended with effect from 1 January 2003. The Annex
to Regulation (EC) No 902/2002 must be amended as a
result.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

Article 1

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 902/2002, the particulars of
the inspection body referred to in Article 7(2) of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 (4)
replaced by the
following:

are

‘CAFIA
The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority
(Státní zemìdìlská a potravináøská inspekce)
Kvìtná 15
CZ-603 00 Brno
Tel.: (420-5) 43 54 02 03/02 49
Fax: (420-5) 43 54 02 10
E-mail: fruveg@cafia.cz fruveg@cafia.cz’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from 1 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 20.

(4) OJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 150/2002 of 8 November 2002 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2002-11-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European accounting system, national accounts, prices policy, regional accounting

23.1.2003

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 19/23

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 150/2002

of 8 November 2002

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision No 110/2002 of the EEA Joint Committee
of 12 July 2002 (1):

Commission Decision 98/715/EC of 30 November 1998 clarifying Annex A to Council Regulation
(EC) No 2223/96 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the Community as
concerns the principles for measuring prices and volumes (2)
is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 19da (Commission Regulation (EC) No 264/2000) of
Annex XXI to the Agreement:

(cid:145)19db. 398 D 0715: Commission Decision 98/715/EC of 30 November 1998 clarifying Annex A to
Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 on the European system of national and regional accounts
in the Community as concerns the principles for measuring prices and volumes (OJ L 340,
16.12.1998, p. 33).

The Provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with
the following adaptation:

Article 3 (classification of methods by product) applies to Iceland and Norway as from 1
January 2006.(cid:146)

Article 2

The text of Decision 98/715/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement of the Official Journal of the European Communities, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 9 November 2002, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 298, 31.10.2002, p. 35.
(2) OJ L 340, 16.12.1998, p. 33.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Communities.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 8 November 2002.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

Kjartan J(cid:211)HANNSSON