do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 299/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

3.12.2002

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

2 December 2002

(2002/C 299/03)

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Exchange
rate

0,9871

123,14

7,4261

0,6382

9,0071

1,4774

84,95

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Norwegian krone

7,2625

AUD

Australian dollar

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

1,953

0,5731

30,82

CAD

HKD

NZD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

236,85

KRW

South Korean won

1184,52

3,4521

ZAR

South African rand

9,1257

Exchange
rate

0,5976

0,4142

3,952

33177

229,8125

41,882

1505000

1,7649

1,5364

7,6981

1,9752

1,7484

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

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(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2152/2002 of 3 December 2002 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2002-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 327/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

4.12.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2152/2002

of 3 December 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 4 December 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 December 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.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 327/3

to the Commission Regulation of 3 December 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 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 20 10

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

0805 50 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

052
388
999

052
204
999

052
464
999

052
600
999

060
400
404
720
800
999

052
400
720
999

57,3
76,7
67,0

73,1
196,3
134,7

71,2
87,4
79,3

60,8
56,0
58,4

65,2
70,1
67,7

58,8
139,5
99,2

65,9
64,7
65,3

28,7
102,6
98,5
157,1
166,0
110,6

144,8
82,8
46,2
91,3

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3042 — Sony/Philips/InterTrust) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual equipment, economic concentration, electronics, exchange of information, merger control, patent, technological change

3.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 299/19

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3042 — Sony/Philips/InterTrust)

(2002/C 299/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 21 November 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 undertakings Sony Corporation of America (SCA, United States) and Koninklijke
Philips Electronics NV (Philips, Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of that Regu-
lation, joint control of the undertaking InterTrust Technologies Corporation (InterTrust, US) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— SCA: audio and video equipment, television displays, computers, recorded music, motion pictures,

home video products, computer game consoles,

— Philips: electronic products,

including lighting products, domestic appliances, consumer electronics,

— InterTrust: development of patented technology in the area of digital rights management.

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.3042 — Sony/Philips/InterTrust to the following address:

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.
2002/954/EC: Council Decision of 3 December 2002 extending the period of application of Decision 2000/185/EC authorising Member States to apply a reduced rate of VAT to certain labour-intensive services in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 28(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC
Date: 2002-12-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, VAT, VAT rate, approximation of laws, provision of services, tax harmonisation

L 331/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

7.12.2002

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION
of 3 December 2002
extending the period of application of Decision 2000/185/EC authorising Member States to apply a
reduced rate of VAT to certain labour-intensive services in accordance with the procedure
provided for in Article 28(6) of Directive 77/388/EEC

(2002/954/EC)

(4)

The period of application of Decision 2000/185/EC
should also be extended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2000/185/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1.

in the first subparagraph of Article 1 ‘three years running
from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2002’ shall be
replaced by ‘four years running from 1 January 2000 to 31
December 2003’;
in the second subparagraph of Article 3,
2002’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2003’.

‘31 December

2.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the
Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic,
the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the
Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Portuguese Republic and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 2002.

For the Council
The President
T. PEDERSEN

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May
1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States
relating to turnover taxes — common system of value-added
tax: uniform basis of assessment (1), and in particular Article
28(6) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Under Council Decision 2000/185/EC (2), Belgium,
Greece, Spain, France,
Italy, Luxembourg, the Nether-
lands, Portugal and the United Kingdom are authorised
to apply, up to 31 December 2002, a reduced rate of
VAT on the labour-intensive services for which they
submitted an application.

Based on the reports to be drawn up by 1 October 2002
by the Member States that have applied such reduced
VAT rates,
the Commission is required to submit a
global evaluation report to the European Parliament and
the Council by 31 December 2002, accompanied if
necessary by a proposal for a final decision on the rate
to be applied to labour-intensive services.

In view of the time needed to produce a thorough global
evaluation of the national reports, the maximum period
of application set for this measure in Directive 77/388/
EEC has been extended.

(1) OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive

2002/38/EC (OJ L 128, 15.5.2002, p. 41).

(2) OJ L 59, 4.3.2000, p. 10.