do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-3320/02 by Dana Scallon (PPE-DE) to the Council. EU competency.
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU competence, cooperation policy, development policy

C 155 E/136

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

3.7.2003

Moreover, the Commission issued a Communication entitled More Research for Europe: Towards 3 % of
GDP (2) on 11 September 2002. The action plan that will follow the Communication will address the issue
of Research and Technological Development (R & D) financing, taking into account the impact of Basel II
on the European economy.

(1) OJ C 240, 6.8.1997.
(2) COM(2002) 499 final.

(2003/C 155 E/150)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3320/02

by Dana Scallon (PPE-DE) to the Council

(19 November 2002)

Subject: EU competency

the implementation,
Regarding development policy can the European Union implement or support
including with financial assistance, of activities carried out by organisations working in non-EU countries
on matters in which the EU does not have any legal competence?

Reply

(20 February 2003)

The Council would refer the Honourable Member to Articles 3(1)(r) and 177 to 181 of the TEC, which set
out the Community competences in the sphere of development cooperation.

(2003/C 155 E/151)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3329/02

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Procedure for examining state aid to Olympic Airways

(19 November 2002)

In its oral reply of 11 June 2002 to my question (H-0369/02) concerning developments regarding its
investigations into Greek state aid to Olympic Airways, the Commission indicated that its final decision
would follow a detailed examination of observations by the Greek authorities and other interested parties.

Given that the Commission decision is particularly important, not to say critical, to the future of Olympic
Airways and that six months have elapsed since the parties concerned submitted their observations, when
will the Commission formulate its final opinion regarding aid granted to Olympic Airways? Can it
comment on the facts already at its disposal?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(16 January 2003)

On 6 March 2002, the Commission initiated the formal investigation procedure laid down in Article 88(2)
of the EC Treaty (1) with regard to the possible payment of State aid to the Greek air carrier Olympic
Airways and the potential misuse of aid authorised for it by the Commission in 1998 (2).

On 11 December 2002, the Commission concluded that the aid previously granted by Greece to Olympic
Airways was not compatible with the EC Treaty (3). Olympic Airways had misused the aid authorised by
the Commission in 1994 and 1998 and had also received new unlawful aid. The aid had given Olympic
Airways an unjustifiable advantage over its competitors. The Commission asked the Greek authorities to
recover the incompatible aid granted after 1998.
Corrigendum to Decision No 184 of 10 December 2001 on the model forms necessary for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 (E 201 to E 207, E 210, E 213 and E 215) (OJ L 304 of 6.11.2002)
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers, European Commission
Subjects: civil servant, form, self-employment, social-security benefit, social-security harmonisation, student, wage earner

L 315/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19.11.2002

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Decision No 184 of 10 December 2001 on the model forms necessary for the application of
Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 (E 201 to E 207, E 210, E 213 and E 215)

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 304 of 6 November 2002)

Model forms E 211 and E 212 were incorrectly included in the above publication and should, therefore, be deleted.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2051/2002 of 19 November 2002 applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, export licence, export refund, primary product, processed foodstuff

L 316/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20.11.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2051/2002

of 19 November 2002

applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the
Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6
December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable
to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the
application of the system of granting export refunds on certain
agricultural products exported in the form of goods not
covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the
amount of such refunds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1052/2002 (4), and in particular Article 8(5),

Whereas:

(1)

The total amount of applications for refund certificates
valid from 1 December 2002 exceeds the maximum
referred to in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/
2000.

A reduction coefficient shall be calculated on the basis
of Article 8(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/
2000. Such coefficient should therefore be applied to
amounts requested in the form of refund certificates
valid from 1 December 2002 as established in Article
8(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amounts for applications of refund certificates valid from 1
December 2002 are subject to a reduction coefficient of 0,62.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2002.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 160, 18.6.2002, p. 16.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 281/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 November 2002

(2002/C 281/01)

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

1,0065

121,98

7,4263

0,6374

9,0725

1,4676

85,82

7,3135

1,9483

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

0,57215

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

30,583

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6028

0,4149

3,9353

33725

229,09

41,619

1593000

1,7896

1,5934

7,8503

2,0241

1,7753

237,03

KRW

South Korean won

1209,61

3,4527

ZAR

South African rand

9,6473

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2047/2002 of 19 November 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

20.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 316/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2047/2002

of 19 November 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 1947/2002 (2), and in parti-
cular 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 20 November 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2002.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17.

L 316/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20.11.2002

to the Commission Regulation of 19 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50,
0805 20 70, 0805 20 90

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
204
999
052
628
999
052
204
999
204
999

052
999
052
388
600
999
052
400
508
999
400
404
720
800
804
999
052
400
720
999

53,6
47,0
50,3
101,3
147,3
124,3
85,4
110,3
97,8
76,7
76,7

67,1
67,1
65,8
47,5
63,3
58,9
171,1
306,5
294,9
257,5
104,7
102,2
104,4
167,0
36,0
102,9
59,6
131,8
46,7
79,4

(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’.
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, anti-dumping measure, import, originating product, piping, tube

19.11.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 281/3

Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2002/C 281/03)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1), following which no request for a review was
received, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will shortly
expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22
December 1995 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European
Community.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Seamless pipes and tubes
of iron or non-alloy steel

Hungary

Duty

Regulation (EC) No 2320/97
(OJ L 322, 25.11.1997)
as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 190/2000
(OJ L 23, 28.1.2000)

26.11.2002

Undertaking

Decision 97/790/EC
(OJ L 322, 25.11.1997)

(1) OJ C 51, 26.2.2002, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2).
Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/37.978 — Methylglucamine (pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: application of EU law, audit, chemical industry, economic concentration, pharmaceutical industry, report

10.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 36/7

Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/37.978 — Methylglucamine

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms
of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21))

(2004/C 36/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

During the oral and written procedures, no real problem concerning the right to be heard was raised by
the parties.

In view of the written replies to the statement of objections and the results of the hearing, the Directorate-
General for Competition has decided to consider the infringement to have ceased on 31 December 1999
as clear evidence of it existed only up to that date, whereas the statement of objections referred to
September 2000. Account is taken of this in the calculation of the fine.

The draft final decision does not contain any objections on which the firms did not have to comment.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2002.

Serge DURANDE

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3350 — Norsk Hydro/Wingas/Hydrowingas JV)

(2004/C 36/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 February 2004 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 304M3350. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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WRITTEN QUESTION P-3321/02 by Mikko Pesälä (ELDR) to the Commission. Proposed end to intervention for rye.
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Finland, agricultural guidance, common agricultural policy, common organisation of markets, market, rye, single market

8.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 110 E/203

In its forthcoming Report to the Parliament and the Council on the safety of consumer services, the
Commission will assess the needs and possibilities for Community action addressing the safety of services.
In this context,
it is likely that tourism as well as sports and leisure activities will receive particular
attention given the potential risks involved in some of these activities, such as off-piste skiing. However, it
seems that
the
Community from imposing legally binding obligations upon Member States for the organisation of off-
piste skiing.

the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality would prevent

the application of

(1) OJ C 147 E, 20.6.2002.

(2003/C 110 E/225)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3321/02

by Mikko Pesälä (ELDR) to the Commission

(19 November 2002)

Subject: Proposed end to intervention for rye

The Commission’s draft interim report proposes a complete end to market intervention in rye. Rye is used
for fodder in several countries, but for others it has a much wider significance. In Finland, for example, rye
with its high fibre content and positive effect on health has been a fundamental ingredient of dietary foods
such as rye bread and rye porridge. Finns obtain 40 % of their total dietary fibre requirement from rye, and
the situation is almost the same in the other Nordic countries.

How does the Commission propose to take account in its interim report of the fact that in some countries
rye is of considerable importance to health policy, and that without continued intervention in rye used as a
particularly high-quality foodstuff, it would not be possible to produce it in future?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(10 December 2002)

The market in rye shows a structural imbalance between the current volume of production and outlets on
the internal market.

In addition, sales on the world market require a disproportionate refund rate and demand is limited. In this
situation accumulation of intervention stocks is inevitable.

The amount of rye used in the Community is estimated at 4 million tonnes, of which 1,5 million goes for
human consumption.

In proposing that intervention be ended the Commission wishes to align production on the capacity of
internal outlets, including human consumption.

Intervention is merely a safety net. Stopping it will affect only the surplus of production over outlets.

(2003/C 110 E/226)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3330/02

by Ioannis Marínos (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(26 November 2002)

Subject: Taxation of pleasure boats in Greece

According to a report in ‘Agence Europe’ (bulletin of 24 July 2002), the Commission has decided to bring
proceedings against Greece in the Court of Justice for imposing a special tax on private pleasure boats
WRITTEN QUESTION P-3351/02 by Jean Lambert (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. EC Petition 566/2000.
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Central and Eastern European countries, European Union, competition, furnace, market research

C 161 E/84

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

10.7.2003

(2003/C 161 E/088)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3351/02

by Jean Lambert (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(19 November 2002)

Subject: EC Petition 566/2000

The Commission claimed (letter 19.6.2002) that a study of the microwave market in EU and EFTA
countries was not required. At the Petition hearing on 21.2.2002 the Commission said that such a study
had been made by the Commission. Can a definitive answer be given on whether or not it has been done,
and such a survey sent immediately to Parliament?

Answer given by Mr Monti on behalf of the Commission

(6 December 2002)

The Commission would inform the Honourable Member that the term ‘study’ referred to in the Committee
on Petitions was used to mean an analysis of the market situation and included the facts as presented to it
in any matter relating to competition.

(2003/C 161 E/089)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3355/02

by Antonios Trakatellis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(27 November 2002)

Subject: Ban on concluding public contracts with media companies

A new law adopted by the Greek Parliament
(No. 3021, Greek Government Gazette 19/0672002)
prohibits the conclusion of public contracts with natural or legal persons who are primary shareholders in
media companies. The same law defines a primary shareholder as anyone holding as little as 5 % of the
total share capital of a media company.

Given the difficulty of identifying ‘primary shareholders’ at both Community and international level, will
the Commission say:

(cid:1) whether the new law is consistent with Community law and to what extent it infringes the principle
of equality as a general principle of law in view of the fact that it will not be possible to scrutinise
either companies with registered offices in a Member State or off-shore companies as opposed to
domestic companies,

(cid:1) whether the Member States are required to cooperate with the corresponding national authorities in
identifying primary shareholders (provide information, carry out inquiries, etc), especially when no
corresponding scrutiny is provided for in their national legislation,

(cid:1) whether any delay in carrying out checks on Community companies constitutes an infringement of
the principle of equality and discrimination against them in relation to domestic companies, and to
what extent it is practicable and legally valid to preclude Community companies from concluding
public contracts if it is impossible to scrutinise them effectively?
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2002-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Indonesia, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, magnetic medium, originating product

C 281/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

19.11.2002

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2002/C 281/02)

The Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following
1.
procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table
below, as provided in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on
protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of
the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify,
rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the
European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Division B-1), J-79 5/16, B-1049 Brussels (2) at
any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before
the date mentioned in the table below.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of

4.
22 December 1995.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Certain magnetic disks
(3,5'' microdisks)

Indonesia

Duty

Regulation (EC) No 1821/98
(OJ L 236, 22.8.1998)
as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2537/1999
(OJ L 307, 2.12.1999)

23.8.2003

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2).
(2) Telex: COMEU B 21877; fax (32-2) 295 65 05.