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Commission Regulation (EC) No 66/2003 of 16 January 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 66/2003

of 16 January 2003

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 17 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 January 2003.

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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to the Commission Regulation of 16 January 2003 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 10 00

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
212
999

052
220
628
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
999

204
999

052
204
220
464
624
999

052
220
600
999

060
400
404
720
999

400
528
999

70,2
44,5
104,8
73,2

137,6
166,2
139,2
147,7

84,8
84,8

136,3
145,7
141,0

46,6
52,4
53,9
42,2
48,8

85,0
85,0

61,1
60,4
54,6
142,2
77,6
79,2

64,4
80,7
88,2
77,8

42,4
96,6
105,6
130,2
93,7

116,6
82,9
99,8

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2851 — Intracom/Siemens/STI) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: communications industry, economic concentration, electronic equipment, energy industry, exchange of information, medical device, merger control, technology, telecommunications

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2851 — Intracom/Siemens/STI)

(2003/C 10/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 8 January 2003 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 undertaking Intracom SA (Intracom, Greece) and Siemens AG (Siemens, Germany) acquire,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Siemens Tele
Industrie AE (STI, Greece), previously solely controlled by Siemens, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Intracom: public telephone networks, integrated business networks, satellite applications, telematics,

energy management and defence systems,

— Siemens: energy, transportation, medical engineering, information and communication, automotive and

buildings technologies,

— STI: manufacturing of telecommunications and electronic equipment.

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.2851 — Intracom/Siemens/STI, 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.
Decisions by Norway to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, air transport, carrier, transport licence

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Decisions by Norway to grant or revoke operating licences pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers

(2003/C 10/15)

Category B: Operating licences including the restriction of Articles 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

Name of air carrier

Address of air carrier

Decision effective since

Air Team AS

Merdeveien 188
N-3676 Notodden

1.3.2002
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3014 — Logica/CMG) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer system, economic concentration, information technology, merger control, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation

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Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.2903 — DaimlerChrysler/Deutsche Telekom/JV)

(2003/C 10/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 11 November 2002 the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after
finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common
market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regards to the notified
concentration. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concen-
tration.

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 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.2903 — DaimlerChrysler/Deutsche
Telekom/JV, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Directorate B — Merger Task Force,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3014 — Logica/CMG)

(2003/C 10/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 December 2002, 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 302M3014. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3013 — Carlyle Group/Edscha) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, spare part

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C 10/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3013 — Carlyle Group/Edscha)

(2003/C 10/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 December 2002, 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 302M3013. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 73/2003 of 16 January 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 73/2003

of 16 January 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002

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 Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002 (4), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (5), and in parti-
cular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of
common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion
of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/
2002 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/
2002 (7).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
fied,

Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix
a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 10 to 16 January 2003, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/
2002, the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat
shall be EUR 10,00/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 January 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 11.
(7) OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 19.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement, Article 1(3) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, film production

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EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3)
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2003/C 10/11)

Date of adoption:

25 September 2002

EFTA State:

Norway

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

SAM 030.02.002

Tax deduction for expenses of research and development (R & D)

To stimulate enterprises to increase their efforts regarding R & D

Statute 16-40 in the Tax Law of 26 March 1999 No 14 and the Regulation to this
paragraph

Amount of aid:

NOK 510 million (approximately EUR 70 million)

Duration:

Unlimited (scheme is subject to annual budget appropriations by the Norwegian
Parliament)

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement, Article 1(3) of
Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2003/C 10/12)

A copy of the decision may be obtained in the authentic language version upon request addressed to:

EFTA Surveillance Authority
Competition and State Aid Directorate
Rue de Trèves/Trierstraat 74
B-1040 Brussels.

Date of adoption:

18 September 2002

EFTA State:

Norway

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

SAM 030.02.004

Support for film production companies

Culture (promotion of production and marketing of films), SMEs

Annual budgetary allocation (State Budget, Chapter 334, post 50), Regulation on
support to film production companies (‘Forskrift om tilskudd til produksjonssels-
kaper’)

Form of aid:

Grant, interest-free loan

Amount of aid:

Budgetary allocation for 2002 (5 % of allocations to Norwegian Film Fund):
approximately NOK 10 million (approximately EUR 1,4 million)

Aid intensity:

‘Project development grants’: 50 %;
consultancy services to SMEs and 15 %/7,5 % for investment aid to SMEs

‘business development

loans’: 50 % for

Duration:

Five years
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3064 — Ahlström Capital/CapMan/Nordkalk) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Northern Europe, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, stone

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3064 — Ahlström Capital/CapMan/Nordkalk)

(2003/C 10/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 8 January 2003 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 Ahlström Capital Oy (Finland) and CapMan Capital Management Ltd (Finland),
CapMan Ltd (Guernsey) and CapMan Sweden AB (Sweden) (together ‘CapMan’) acquire, within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Nordkalk Corporation (Finland) by
way of purchase of shares in a pre-existing company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Ahlström Capital Oy: private investment company,

— CapMan: private equity company,

— Nordkalk: manufacture of limestone-based products in northern Europe.

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.3064 — Ahlström Capital/CapMan/Nordkalk, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 71/2003 of 16 January 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 71/2003

of 16 January 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 901/2002

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 Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002 (4), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (5), and in parti-
cular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to all third countries except for the United States
of America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/
2002 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/
2002 (7).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
fied,

Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix
a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 10 to 16 January 2003, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/
2002, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be
EUR 12,94/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 January 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 17.
(7) OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 72/2003 of 16 January 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
Date: 2003-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rye, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 72/2003

of 16 January 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in
Regulation (EC) No 900/2002

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 Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002 (4), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (5), and in parti-
cular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
rye to all third countries excluding Hungary, Estonia,
Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 900/2002 (6), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2330/2002 (7).

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 10 to 16
January 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/
2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 16 January 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 14.
(7) OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 18.