do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-3642/02 by Emmanouil Bakopoulos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Detention of Mr Apostolos Mangouras.
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Spain, competence of the Member States, criminal procedure, public order, right to justice

C 192 E/126

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EN

14.8.2003

12/13 December 2002 recognised the Commission’s diligence and welcomed the action it had taken to
deal with the consequences of the accident.

Regarding the inspections carried out on the Prestige in the framework of port State control, the
Commission would inform the Honourable Member that the Prestige had sailed not from a port in
northern Spain but from Russia and Latvia, and was heading for Singapore.

The ship’s last port State inspection was in September 1999 in Rotterdam. After this it entered several
ports belonging to EU Member States or Paris Memorandum countries, including Gibraltar.

In this respect, the Commission, acting within its jurisdiction, has written to the authorities of various
States for information on why inspections were not carried out during the ship’s recent calls into ports
under their jurisdiction.

(1) COM(2002) 539 final.
(2) COM(2002) 681 final.

(2003/C 192 E/125)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3642/02

by Emmanouil Bakopoulos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Detention of Mr Apostolos Mangouras

(10 December 2002)

Mr Apostolos Mangouras, the captain of the tanker the Prestige, has been held in custody in a Spanish
prison for the past ten days. According to press reports, he has not been officially charged other than
being accused of not following orders, though there has been no clarification of what those orders were or
who gave them.

Moreover, the Spanish authorities are not allowing Mr Mangouras to receive a visit from representatives of
the Bahamas (the flag country) who are there to take his testimony.

Will the Commission make representations to the Spanish Government to allow the captain of the Prestige
to enjoy the democratic rights of which he is at present deprived?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(20 January 2003)

The detention of Mr Apostolos Mangouras by the Spanish authorities must be considered as a question
internal security. Pursuant to
law and order and the safeguarding of
regarding the maintenance of
Article 33 of the Treaty on the European Union, it is the Member States, which are responsible for what
action should be taken to maintain law and order and to safeguard their internal security. The Commission
has therefore no competence to intervene in individual cases that are dealt with by the competent
authorities of the Member States.

(2003/C 192 E/126)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3653/02

by Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: Black tide in Galicia: restrictions on single-hull vessels

(18 December 2002)

Following the Prestige accident, the Governments of Spain and France agreed to expel single-hull oil
tankers more than 15 years old from the zone between 12 and 200 miles, i.e. to keep them out of their
territorial waters, even if they complied with International Maritime Organisation standards.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 3,25 % on 1 December 2002 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

10.12.2002

EN

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C 306/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

3,25 % on 1 December 2002

Euro exchange rates (2)

9 December 2002

(2002/C 306/01)

Exchange
rate

1,0093

123,65

7,4267

0,6393

9,0655

1,4737

85,22

7,308

1,9528

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

0,57307

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,08

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6021

0,4153

3,9928

34013

229,87

41,735

1582000

1,7927

1,5752

7,8712

2,0052

1,781

236,36

KRW

South Korean won

1218,73

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

9,2417

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

___________
(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3040 — CapVis/Quadriga/Zellweger Uster) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, exchange of information, investment, investment company, merger control, qualitative analysis, textile industry

10.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 306/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3040 — CapVis/Quadriga/Zellweger Uster)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2002/C 306/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 December 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 undertakings CapVis, Switzerland, and Quadriga, United Kingdom, acquire, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Zellweger Uster Switzerland,
by way of purchase of shares and assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CapVis: investment company,

— Quadriga: investment fund,

— Zellweger Uster: manufacture of electronic quality monitoring and measuring systems and equipment

for textile production.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
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
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.3040 — CapVis/Quadriga/Zellweger Uster, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2191/2002 of 10 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, grubbing premium, plantation, production, viticulture

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11.12.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2191/2002

of 10 December 2002

amending Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards
production potential

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market
in
wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001 (2),
and in particular Article 80 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In order to resolve a particular practical problem, the
time limit laid down in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 1493/1999 for derogating from Article 2(2) should
be amended. Applying the various provisions regarding
the grant of
the derogation imposes a serious and
complex administrative burden, particularly as regards
checks and penalties. In the interests of sound adminis-
tration, the date in question should thus be postponed
to 31 March 2003.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Wine,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 is hereby
replaced by the following:

The deadline of 31 July 2002 laid down in Article
‘1.(a)
2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be postponed
to 31 March 2003.’

Article 2

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1342/2002 (4), should
therefore be amended accordingly.

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, 10 December 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 143, 16.6.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 23.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3506/02 by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Council. Siham Qandah and her treatment in Jordan.
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Christian, EU relations, Jordan, association agreement, child, freedom of religious beliefs, human rights, illegal restraint, religious conflict

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EN

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It is up to each acceding State to take the necessary steps in this regard, including redeployment and
re-training and to approach to the Commission concerning the funding of relevant initiatives.

is suggested to the Honourable Member to address questions related to practical details to the

It
Commission.

(2003/C 222 E/086)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3505/02

by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Council

(10 December 2002)

Subject: Continued imprisonment of Ngawang Sangdrol

Is the Council aware of the continued detention (since 1992) and ill treatment of Ngawang Sangdrol?

Her sentences were based on her peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression.

Has the Council taken any further action to improve her conditions of confinement and ultimately to
secure her release?

Reply

(5 and 6 May 2003)

On 18 October 2002, the Chinese authorities informed the EU that Ngawang Sangdrol had been released
the previous day on good behaviour parole from the Tibet Autonomous Region prison Number One. They
also pointed out that the Court’s decision to grant her parole due to good behaviour had been influenced
by the fact that she had been convicted before the age of 18.

Prior to her release, the EU had repeatedly expressed concern to the Chinese authorities about the situation
of Ngawang Sangdrol, and had requested her immediate release.

(2003/C 222 E/087)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3506/02

by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Council

(10 December 2002)

Subject: Siham Qandah and her treatment in Jordan

Is the Council aware of the plight of Siham Qandah in Jordan? I have been contacted by constituents who
are concerned by reports that she has been forced to take her children into hiding. She fears that they will
be taken from her after she was declared unfit to be their custodian as she was raising them as Christians.

Will the Council undertake to raise this matter with the authorities in Jordan and seek an end to this
unhappy situation?

Reply

(5 and 6 May 2003)

The Council has no knowledge of the facts referred to by the Honourable Member. However it has always
stressed, at meetings with Jordan in the framework of the Association Agreement, that relations with
Jordan are based on shared respect of democratic principles and fundamental rights, which constitutes an
essential element of the Agreement in accordance with Article 2 thereof. Freedom of religion is one of the
fundamental freedoms that must be respected.
Notice concerning the anti-dumping duty in force in respect of imports into the Community of ethanolamines originating in the United States of America: modification of the name of a company subject to an individual anti-dumping duty
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, organic chemical, registration of a company

C 306/2

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10.12.2002

Notice concerning the anti-dumping duty in force in respect of imports into the Community of
ethanolamines originating in the United States of America: modification of the name of a company
subject to an individual anti-dumping duty

(2002/C 306/02)

Imports of ethanolamines originating in the United States of America are subject to a definitive anti-
dumping duty, imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1603/2000 (1).

The Dow Chemical Company, a company located in the USA, whose exports of ethanolamines to the
Community are subject to an individual anti-dumping duty of EUR 69,40 per ton by the aforementioned
Regulation, has informed the Commission that it has changed its name into Ineos LLC. The company has
asked the Commission to confirm that the change of name does not affect the right of the company to
benefit from the individual duty rate applied to the company under its previous name of Dow Chemical
Company.

The Commission has examined the information supplied, which demonstrates that all the company's
activities linked to the manufacturing, sales and exports of ethanolamines are unaffected by the change
of name. The Commission therefore concludes that the change of name in no way affects the findings of
Regulation (EC) No 1603/2000. In view of the absence of any substantive change of circumstances, the
reference to Dow Chemical Company should be read as Ineos LLC, 21225A Louisiana Highway 1, PO Box
718, Plaquemine, Louisiana 70765-0718, USA, in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1603/2000.

The Taric additional code A145 previously attributed to Dow Chemical Company shall apply to Ineos LLC.

(1) OJ L 185, 25.7.2000, p. 1.

Conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding with Lithuania on its participation in the
Community programmes MEDIA-Plus and MEDIA-Training

(2002/C 306/03)

On 29 November 2002 the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Commission, on behalf
of the European Community, and the Government of Lithuania on Lithuania's participation in the
Community programmes MEDIA-Plus and MEDIA-Training has been signed.

The full text in English of the Memorandum of Understanding can be found on the following web page:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/enlarg_en.html
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2194/2002 of 10 December 2002 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 334/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

11.12.2002

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2194/2002

of 10 December 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 25,618/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 December 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 2192/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality

11.12.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 334/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2192/2002

of 10 December 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
December 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 January 2003 for 6 221,836 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December 2002.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 December 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3505/02 by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Council. Continued imprisonment of Ngawang Sangdrol.
Date: 2002-12-10
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: China, EU relations, barring of penalties by limitation, freedom of expression, imprisonment, prison system, release on licence

C 222 E/76

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EN

18.9.2003

It is up to each acceding State to take the necessary steps in this regard, including redeployment and
re-training and to approach to the Commission concerning the funding of relevant initiatives.

is suggested to the Honourable Member to address questions related to practical details to the

It
Commission.

(2003/C 222 E/086)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3505/02

by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Council

(10 December 2002)

Subject: Continued imprisonment of Ngawang Sangdrol

Is the Council aware of the continued detention (since 1992) and ill treatment of Ngawang Sangdrol?

Her sentences were based on her peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression.

Has the Council taken any further action to improve her conditions of confinement and ultimately to
secure her release?

Reply

(5 and 6 May 2003)

On 18 October 2002, the Chinese authorities informed the EU that Ngawang Sangdrol had been released
the previous day on good behaviour parole from the Tibet Autonomous Region prison Number One. They
also pointed out that the Court’s decision to grant her parole due to good behaviour had been influenced
by the fact that she had been convicted before the age of 18.

Prior to her release, the EU had repeatedly expressed concern to the Chinese authorities about the situation
of Ngawang Sangdrol, and had requested her immediate release.

(2003/C 222 E/087)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3506/02

by Robert Evans (PSE) to the Council

(10 December 2002)

Subject: Siham Qandah and her treatment in Jordan

Is the Council aware of the plight of Siham Qandah in Jordan? I have been contacted by constituents who
are concerned by reports that she has been forced to take her children into hiding. She fears that they will
be taken from her after she was declared unfit to be their custodian as she was raising them as Christians.

Will the Council undertake to raise this matter with the authorities in Jordan and seek an end to this
unhappy situation?

Reply

(5 and 6 May 2003)

The Council has no knowledge of the facts referred to by the Honourable Member. However it has always
stressed, at meetings with Jordan in the framework of the Association Agreement, that relations with
Jordan are based on shared respect of democratic principles and fundamental rights, which constitutes an
essential element of the Agreement in accordance with Article 2 thereof. Freedom of religion is one of the
fundamental freedoms that must be respected.