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Commission Regulation (EC) No 264/2003 of 12 February 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 37/18

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Official Journal of the European Union

13.2.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 264/2003

of 12 February 2003

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 27,802/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2003.

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.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (13767/2002 - COM(2002) 536 - C5-0589/2002 - 2002/0239(AVC))
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Chile, association agreement (EU), cooperation policy, political cooperation, ratification of an agreement, trade agreement

19.2.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 43 E/205

TEXTS ADOPTED

Wednesday 12 February 2003

P5_TA(2003)0043

EC-Chile Association Agreement ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclu-
sion of an Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States of
the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (13767/2002 (cid:1) COM(2002) 536 (cid:1)
C5-0589/2002 (cid:1) 2002/0239(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2002) 536),

(cid:1) having regard to the draft association agreement between the European Community and its Member

States of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (13767/2002),

(cid:1) having regard to the Council’s request for Parliament’s assent pursuant to Article 300(3), second sub-

paragraph, in conjunction with Article 310 of the EC Treaty (C5-0589/2002),

(cid:1) having regard to Rules 86 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common

Security and Defence Policy (A5-0017/2003),

1.

Gives its assent to the conclusion of the agreement;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, the governments and

2.
parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Chile.

P5_TA(2003)0044

Modinis programme (2003 (cid:1) 2005) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
decision adopting a multi-annual programme (2003-2005) for the monitoring of e-Europe, dissemi-
nation of good practices and the improvement of network and information security (Modinis)
(COM(2002) 425 (cid:1) C5-0425/2002 (cid:1) 2002/0187(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2002) 425 (1)),

(cid:1) having regard to Articles 251(2) and 157(3) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0425/2002),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and
the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights,
Justice and Home Affairs (A5-0007/2003),

(1) OJ C 291 E, 26.11.2002, p. 243.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 262/2003 of 12 February 2003 laying down special measures concerning the application of Regulation (EC) No 2179/2002 in the pigmeat sector
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export, pigmeat, private stock, quantitative restriction, storage premium, suspension of aid

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 37/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 262/2003

of 12 February 2003

laying down special measures concerning the application of Regulation (EC) No 2179/2002 in the
pigmeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3444/90 of
27 November 1990 laying down detailed rules for granting
private storage aid for pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 3533/93 (2), and in particular Article 11(b)
thereof,

Whereas:

An examination of the situation has indicated a risk that there
will be an excessively large number of applications for the
private storage aid scheme introduced by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 2179/2002 (3). Therefore,
is necessary to
suspend application of the Regulation and reject the applica-
tions in question,

it

Article 1

Application of Regulation (EC) No 2179/2002 is hereby

1.
suspended for the period 13 to 19 February 2003.

2.
Applications submitted from 7 to 12 February 2003 for
which acceptance decisions would have had to be taken during
that period, are hereby rejected.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 February 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 333, 30.11.1990, p. 22.
(2) OJ L 321, 23.12.1993, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 11.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3053 — Blackstone Group/TRW Automotive) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, investment transaction, merger control, motor car, restrictive-practice authorisation, service industry, spare part

12.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 33/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3053 — Blackstone Group/TRW Automotive)

(2003/C 33/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 February 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 303M3053. CELEX

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3043 — Emerson/Dana/JV)

(2003/C 33/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 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 303M3043. CELEX

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 258/2003 of 12 February 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

13.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 37/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 258/2003

of 12 February 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 13 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 February 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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13.2.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 12 February 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
220
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

204
512
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
999

052
600
999

400
404
508
720
728
999

388
400
512
528
720
999

101,6
47,4
114,9
88,0

119,6
49,4
244,4
137,8

123,8
123,8

149,2
176,7
162,9

56,2
44,4
41,5
39,9
82,9
53,0

79,1
64,2
71,7

62,2
56,5
61,6
134,1
57,5
68,0
73,3

61,0
69,8
65,4

94,4
97,7
97,2
89,4
112,0
98,1

101,7
114,3
83,7
81,2
39,3
84,0

(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’.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2003 of 23 January 2003 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal and amending Regulations (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds and (EC) No 1445/97 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (OJ L 20 of 24.1.2003)
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product nomenclature, beef, export licence, export refund, import licence

L 36/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.2.2003

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 118/2003 of 23 January 2003 fixing the export refunds on
beef and veal and amending Regulations (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature
for export refunds and (EC) No 1445/97 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and
veal sector

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 20 of 24 January 2003)

On page 4 in Article 2, third line:

for:
read:

‘… product CN code …’,
‘… product code …’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

12.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 33/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 February 2003

(2003/C 33/01)

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

1,0706

130,04

7,4322

0,6606

9,145

1,4669

82,85

7,466

1,9521

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

0,58021

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,803

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6213

0,4203

4,1395

35167

231,33

42,041

1770000

1,818

1,6366

8,35

1,9525

1,8813

245,04

KRW

South Korean won

1290,13

3,4523

ZAR

South African rand

9,0969

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Declaration by the Community on the attendance of Slovenian representatives at committee meetings
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: European Community
Subjects: Slovenia, approval, association agreement (EU), industrial product, product safety, protocol to an agreement

L 36/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.2.2003

Declaration by the Community on the attendance of Slovenian representatives at committee
meetings

In order to ensure a better understanding of the practical aspects of the application of the acquis commu-
nautaire, the Community declares that the Republic of Slovenia is invited, under the following conditions,
to the meetings of the committees established or referred to under the Community law on electrical safety,
electromagnetic compatibility, machinery and gas appliances.

This participation shall be limited to meetings or parts thereof during which the application of the acquis
is discussed; it shall not entail attendance at meetings intended to prepare and issue opinions on implemen-
tation or management powers delegated to the Commission by the Council.

This invitation may be extended, on a case-by-case basis, to groups of experts convened by the Commis-
sion.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3043 — Emerson/Dana/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, electrical industry, electronics industry, industrial product, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, vehicle

12.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 33/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3053 — Blackstone Group/TRW Automotive)

(2003/C 33/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 February 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 303M3053. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3043 — Emerson/Dana/JV)

(2003/C 33/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 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),

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is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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WRITTEN QUESTION E-0358/03 by Baroness Sarah Ludford (ELDR) to the Council. Iraq.
Date: 2003-02-12
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Iraq, United States, common foreign and security policy, international affairs, military intervention, the EU's international role

21.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280 E/51

(2003/C 280 E/052)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0358/03

by Baroness Sarah Ludford (ELDR) to the Council

(12 February 2003)

Subject: Iraq

Were the Presidency, the High Representative and the Prime Ministers of all existing and candidate states
consulted or even informed before the publication on 30 January of the letter from eight European leaders
calling on Europe to rally behind the US over Iraq? If not, why not?

Reply

(21 July 2003)

The Council would refer the Honourable Member to the statement made on this subject by the Presidency,
on behalf of the Council, at the plenary part-session in Strasbourg in March 2003.

(2003/C 280 E/053)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0361/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(12 February 2003)

Subject: Holding company called ‘Newco’ set up by Rome City Council (cid:1) suspected infringement of

competition rules

In September 2002 Rome City Council drew up a draft decision aimed at setting up a limited company to
be responsible for the unified management of all the companies in which the Council has shares. The
transaction was supposed to be completed by the transfer of all the shares in the 83 companies controlled
by the Council to the new company, 97 % of the shares in which would be held by the City Council.

Since the purpose of the new company is to manage the Council’s moveable and immovable property and
provide publicity services,
the transaction described above raises a number of doubts as regards
compliance with rules on competition and the concentration of companies.

The new holding would, as a result of the transfer from the Council, have a significant holding in all the
companies which currently carry out public services on behalf of Rome City Council, but the company
itself states in its statutes, that its purpose is to ‘provide services to Rome City Council and the companies
controlled by it’.

The remaining 3 % would be held by the company ‘Risorse per Roma S.p.A.’, which is one of the
companies controlled by the Council and hence by the future holding company. It would therefore have a
share in a company which in its turn has a 96,94 % holding in the former, which would constitute a sort
of underwriting of its own shares.

In view of all this, can the Commission answer the following questions:

1. Does the purpose stated in the statutes of the new company not infringe Articles 81 and 82 of the EC

Treaty, Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1) and Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2)?

2. Does the transfer of shares described above not infringe Community rules on company law,

in

particular Directive 77/91/EEC (3), in particular Article 18 thereof?

3. What is the Commission’s opinion on the matter?

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 1.