do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0143/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EU-Equatorial Guinea international fisheries agreement and development cooperation.
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Equatorial Guinea, European Union, cooperation agreement, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, protocol to an agreement

14.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 192 E/159

2. how much the EU pays by way of a financial contribution in exchange for fishing rights for the

Community fleet?

3. how much Community shipowners have to pay in fees for fishing licences and fishing rights?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(6 March 2003)

The Community and the Russian Federation are currently negotiating a cooperation agreement on
fisheries. The negotiations are still ongoing, however, so an agreement does not yet exist. The Community
has taken over the earlier bilateral agreements between Sweden and the Russian Federation and Finland
and the Russian Federation. Those agreements provide for an exchange of quotas rather than a financial
contribution.

(2003/C 192 E/195)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0143/03

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Equatorial Guinea international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of the current EU-Equatorial Guinea international fisheries agreement, can the Commission
indicate:

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of the fisheries sector in Equatorial Guinea?

2. how much the EU pays by way of a financial contribution in exchange for fishing rights for the

Community fleet?

3. how much Community shipowners have to pay in fees for fishing licences and fishing rights?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(6 March 2003)

A protocol covering the period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004 was initialled by both parties on 2 February
2001 but has not yet been applied.

(2003/C 192 E/196)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0144/03

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Mauritius international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of the current EU-Mauritius international fisheries agreement, can the Commission indicate:

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of the fisheries sector on Mauritius?

2. how much the EU pays by way of a financial contribution in exchange for fishing rights for the

Community fleet?

3. how much Community shipowners have to pay in fees for fishing licences and fishing rights?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0151/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EU-Mozambique international fisheries agreement and development cooperation.
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Mozambique, cooperation policy, development aid, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing industry, fishing licence

C 222 E/156

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

18.9.2003

advances are deducted from the total amount due on the basis of the catches during the preceding year,
but if the amount due is less than the advance the balance is not recoverable.

(1) OJ L 134, 22.5.2002.

(2003/C 222 E/180)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0151/03

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Mozambique international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of the current EU-Mozambique international fisheries agreement, can the Commission
indicate:

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of the fisheries sector in Mozambique?

2. how much the EU pays by way of a financial contribution in exchange for fishing rights for the

Community fleet?

3. how much Community shipowners have to pay in fees for fishing licences and fishing rights?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(6 March 2003)

fisheries agreement Community/Mozambique,

The previous
signed in 1988, was denounced by
Mozambique in 1993, and therefore there is currently no fisheries agreement in force. However, on the
21 October 2002, the Community and Mozambique have initialled a new agreement, which will come
into force in 2003, after the completion of the necessary approval procedures. The associated protocol and
annexes will come into force on the 1 January 2004.

The elements hereafter refer to the new agreement.

1. Article 2 of the first Protocol to the new fisheries agreement between the Community and the
Republic of Mozambique (1) fixes the level of financial contribution at EUR 4 090 000 per year. The
entire financial compensation will be devoted to the measures in support of the Mozambican fisheries
sector specified in Article 3 of the Protocol.

2. The financial contribution of EUR 4 090 000 per year represents the amount that is paid in exchange

for the fishing opportunities made available to the Community fleet.

3. The amounts paid by the vessel owners are fixed in points 2 and 4 of the annex to the Protocol.

For the deep-water shrimp fishery, the licence fees to be paid by the shipowners amount to EUR 600 per
tonne of shrimp quota, within the maximum allowable quota of 1 000 tonnes of deep-water shrimp
attributed to the Community.

the licence fees are EUR 25 per tonne of

For the tuna fishery,
tuna caught within the waters of
Mozambique. The licences are delivered after advance payments of EUR 3 000 for tuna seiners and of
EUR 1 500 for surface longliners. The amount of the advances are deducted from the total amount due on
the basis of the catches during the preceding year, but if the amount due is less than the advance the
balance is not recoverable.

(1) To be published.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3041 — Crédit Suisse/Safilo)
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment bank, merger control, optical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

28.1.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 20/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3026 — DMData/WM-Data/JV)

(2003/C 20/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 january 2003, 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 303M3026. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3041 — Crédit Suisse/Safilo)

(2003/C 20/05)

On 17 January 2003, 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 303M3041. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2003 of 28 January 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 24/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

29.1.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 148/2003

of 28 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 29 January 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 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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EN

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L 24/5

to the Commission Regulation of 28 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
204
628
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

204
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
999

052
220
600
999

060
400
404
720
999

388
400
720
999

96,1
71,9
118,7
95,6

119,3
114,7
151,4
128,5

43,3
43,3

134,8
177,6
156,2

57,1
53,2
41,4
51,8
86,1
57,9

80,4
80,4

62,3
60,1
56,4
138,3
76,1
78,9
78,7

66,4
94,9
64,0
75,1

43,3
101,0
107,3
127,6
94,8

112,9
110,1
46,2
89,7

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3012 — Tebodin/Lockwood Greene/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, dredging, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, technology

C 20/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

28.1.2003

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 20/02)

Date of adoption of the decision: 20.12.2002

Member State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget:

United Kingdom

N 534/01

Northern Ireland Nutrient Management Scheme

The scheme is designed to minimise the contribution made by
agriculture to the phosphate overload in soils by the provision of
technical support

Administrative Scheme,
Appropriation Order 2000-01

in accordance with the Northern Ireland

2001/2002: GBP 0,2 million

2002/2003: GBP 0,3 million

2003/2004: GBP 0,4 million

Aid intensity or amount:

Up to 100 %

Duration:

From 2002 to 2003/2004

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3012 — Tebodin/Lockwood Greene/JV)

(2003/C 20/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 January 2003, 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 303M3012. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0131/03 by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) to the Commission. Implementation of budget heading B2-1411 (Support for regions bordering candidate countries).
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community budget, accession to the European Union, commitment of expenditure, frontier region, implementation of the budget, payment appropriation

C 88 E/316

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

8.4.2004

There are currently no authorised small pox vaccines in the Community. New vaccines are in development,
but no application for marketing authorisation has been received yet. In the absence of a product that has
received market authorisation in the Community, Member States are building up national stocks from
either first generation or second generation unlicensed vaccines.

The ad hoc expert group on vaccines established at the request of the Commission by the European
Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA) developed guidance on the development of vaccinia virus vaccines
against small pox (3). This was published on the Commission and EMEA websites in July 2002. It includes
a section on the assessment of safety and post-authorisation studies.

Any new vaccine would be eligible to apply for marketing authorisation through the centralised procedure,
for which an accelerated assessment could be provided. If the necessary criteria of safety, efficacy and
quality were met this would result in a Community authorisation, immediately applicable in all Member
States.

Under the Sixth Framework Research Programme, research leading to new vaccines against potential bio
agents and novel therapeutics will be supported.

(1) COM(2001) 707 final.
(2) COM(2002) 302 final.
(3) Note for guidance on the development of vaccinia virus based vaccines against

macos.eudra.org/F2/home.html or http://www.emea.eu.int/.

smallpox. http://phar-

(2004/C 88 E/0321)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0131/03

by Joan Colom i Naval (PSE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: Implementation of budget heading B2-1411 (Support for regions bordering candidate countries)

Budget heading B2-1411 (Support for regions bordering candidate countries) was created under the 2002
budget procedure and was allocated EUR 30 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 14 million in
payment appropriations.

According to the Commission report on the implementation of commitments and payments as at
31 December 2002, the implementation rate for the commitment appropriations was 100 % but for the
payment appropriations only 14 %.

Will the Commission state the reasons for such a low rate of payment-appropriation implementation?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(4 March 2003)

The Honourable Member is requested to refer to the Commission’s answer to Written Question E-3917/02
by Mr Naranjo Escobar (1).

(1) See page 310.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0152/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EU-Norway international fisheries agreement and development cooperation.
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Norway, agreement (EU), cooperation policy, financial compensation of an agreement, fisheries policy, fishing agreement, fishing fleet, fishing licence, fishing rights, fishing vessel

C 161 E/186

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

10.7.2003

(2003/C 161 E/192)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0152/03

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Norway international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of the current EU-Norway international fisheries agreement, can the Commission indicate:

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of the fisheries sector in Norway?

2. how much the EU pays by way of a financial contribution in exchange for fishing rights for the

Community fleet?

3. how much Community shipowners have to pay in fees for fishing licences and fishing rights?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(3 March 2003)

The Honourable Member has raised three questions regarding economical transactions and fees for licences
within the Community-Norway Agreement. The Agreement contains no financial transactions between the
Community and Norway and no provisions on fees for fishing licences.

(2003/C 161 E/193)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0153/03

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-São Tomé and Príncipe international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of the current EU-São Tomé and Príncipe international
Commission indicate:

fisheries agreement, can the

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of the fisheries sector on São Tomé and

Príncipe?

2. how much the EU pays by way of a financial contribution in exchange for fishing rights for the

Community fleet?

3. how much Community shipowners have to pay in fees for fishing licences and fishing rights?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(7 March 2003)

Article 2 of the current Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement between the Community and the
1.
financial compensation at
Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
EUR 2 250 000/three years. Out of
foresees EUR 370 000 (year one),
EUR 382 500 (year two) and EUR 382 500 (year three) for the measures in support of the São Tomé
fisheries sector specified in Article 4 of the Protocol. In addition, the Commission shall also provide
financing of EUR 50 000, in the first year, for an evaluation study on deep-water crab.

this amount,

the Protocol

the level of

fixes

The financial compensation of EUR 2 250 000/three years represents the amount that is paid in

2.
exchange for the fishing opportunities made available to the Community fleet.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0137/03 by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission. EU-Côte d'Ivoire international fisheries agreement and development cooperation.
Date: 2003-01-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, European Union, cooperation agreement, financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing regulations, fishing rights

C 192 E/158

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

14.8.2003

total amount due on the basis of the catches during the preceding year, but if the amount due is less than
the advance the balance is not recoverable.

As regards the bottom longliners, the licence fee amounts to EUR 168 per gross registered tonnage (GRT)
per year.

(1) OJ L 47, 19.2.2002.

(2003/C 192 E/193)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0137/03

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Côte d’Ivoire international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of the current EU-Côte d’Ivoire international fisheries agreement, can the Commission
indicate:

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of the fisheries sector in Côte d’Ivoire?

2. how much the EU pays by way of a financial contribution in exchange for fishing rights for the

Community fleet?

3. how much Community shipowners have to pay in fees for fishing licences and fishing rights?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(6 March 2003)

Article 3 of the current Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement between the Community and the
1.
Republic of Côte d’Ivoire (1) fixes the level of financial contribution at EUR 957 500 per year. Out of this
amount, the Protocol foresees EUR 682 500/year for the measures in support of the Ivorian fisheries sector
specified in Article 4 of the Protocol.

The financial contribution of EUR 957 500 per year represents the amount that is paid in exchange

2.
for the fishing opportunities made available to the Community fleet.

3.

The amounts paid by the vessel owners are fixed in the Annex to the Protocol.

The annual licence fees for the trawlers is EUR 168 per gross registered ton per vessel per year. Fees for
half-year licences shall be 3 % higher and fees for quarterly licences 5 % higher.

The annual licence fees are EUR 25 per tonne of tuna caught within Côte d’Ivoire waters. The annual
licences are delivered after advance payments of EUR 2 750 for tuna seiners, EUR 1 000 for surface
longliners and EUR 375 for each pole and line tuna vessel.

(1) OJ L 102, 12.4.2001.

(2003/C 192 E/194)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0138/03

by Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 January 2003)

Subject: EU-Russian Federation international fisheries agreement and development cooperation

In the context of the current EU-Russian Federation international fisheries agreement, can the Commission
indicate:

1. how much the EU has earmarked for the development of

the fisheries sector in the Russian

Federation?