do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 39/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.2.2003

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

17 February 2003

(2003/C 39/06)

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

1,0716

128,83

7,4316

0,6704

9,1045

1,4725

83,94

7,515

1,9523

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

0,58038

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,473

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6218

0,4216

4,1515

35050

231,3582

41,998

1755000

1,8178

1,6315

8,3578

1,9505

1,881

245,55

KRW

South Korean won

1293,69

3,4522

ZAR

South African rand

9,0068

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Decision of 18 February 2003 appointing members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Euratom Supply Agency, advisory committee (EU), appointment of staff

4.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 50/1

I

(Information)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 February 2003

appointing members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(2003/C 50/01)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the
second and third paragraphs of Article 54 thereof,

Having regard to Article X of the Statutes of the Euratom Supply Agency (1),as last amended by Decision
95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC of 1 January 1995 (2),

Having regard to the Council Decision of 27 September 2001 appointing the members of the Advisory
Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Three members' seats on the aforementioned Committee have fallen vacant following the resignation
of Mr Javier Arana, Mr Javier Villalba and Mr José Luis González, which was brought to the Council's
attention on 2 October 2002.

(2) Those vacancies should be filled.

(3) Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Spanish Government on 2 October 2002,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr José Manuel Redondo, Mr Eduardo González and Mr Germán García Calderón are hereby appointed
members of the Advisory Committee of the Euratom Supply Agency for the remainder of the Committee's
term of office, i.e. until 28 March 2003.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.

For the Council

The President

N. CHRISTODOULAKIS

(1) OJ 27, 6.12.1958, p. 534/58.
(2) OJ L 1, 1.1.1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 281, 5.10.2001, p. 3.
Council Regulation (EC) No 313/2003 of 18 February 2003 extending Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Zimbabwe, economic sanctions, freedom of movement, international sanctions, market approval, military equipment

L 46/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.2.2003

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 313/2003

of 18 February 2003

extending Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of
Zimbabwe

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof,

Having regard to Council Common Position 2003/115/CFSP of
18 February 2003 amending and extending Common Position
against
2002/145/CFSP
Zimbabwe (1),

restrictive measures

concerning

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 of 18 February 2002
concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of
Zimbabwe (2) expires on 20 February 2003 and Article
13 of that Regulation provides expressly for the possibi-
lity of renewal.

There has been a further deterioration in the situation in
Zimbabwe, where serious violations of human rights
and freedom of opinion, association and peaceful
assembly continue to occur.

Accordingly, Common Position 2003/115/CFSP provides
for the extension until 20 February 2004 of the restric-
tive measures provided for by Common Position 2002/
145/CFSP of 18 February 2002 concerning restrictive

In particular

measures against Zimbabwe (3).
those
measures include the freezing of funds, financial assets
or economic resources of individual members of the
government and natural or legal persons associated with
them as well as a ban on the export of equipment which
might be used for internal repression, and a ban on tech-
nical advice, assistance or training related to military
activities.

(4)

Consequently, Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 needs to be
extended for a further 12 months,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The period of application of Regulation (EC) No 310/2002 is
extended by 12 months, i.e. until 20 February 2004, unless its
period of application is further renewed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 21 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.

For the Council

The President

N. CHRISTODOULAKIS

(1) See page 30 of this Official Journal.
(2) OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p 4. Regulation as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 1643/2002 (OJ L 247, 14.9.2002, p. 22).

(3) OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 1. Common Position as last amended by
Council Decision 2002/754/CFSP (OJ L 247, 14.9.2002, p. 56).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

19.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 45/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 305/2003

of 18 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 19 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 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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Official Journal of the European Union

19.2.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 18 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
628
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
600
624
999

204
512
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
999

052
600
999

388
400
404
508
512
528
720
728
999

388
400
512
528
720
999

84,0
55,2
111,3
83,5

136,9
49,4
244,4
151,4
145,5

263,0
263,0

146,5
220,5
183,5

58,4
47,0
47,9
40,9
41,0
63,2
49,7

82,9
64,2
73,6

62,3
80,5
61,7
137,4
74,8
75,0
82,0

62,1
69,2
65,7

126,2
100,1
97,5
97,2
89,0
99,1
122,1
121,0
106,5

87,3
109,3
77,9
96,7
40,9
82,4

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 306/2003 of 18 February 2003 fixing the time limit for the submission of applications for private storage aid in respect of pigmeat
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, pigmeat, private stock, storage premium

19.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 45/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 306/2003

of 18 February 2003

fixing the time limit for the submission of applications for private storage aid in respect of
pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/
2000 (2) and in particular Article 4(6) thereof,

(2)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

Private storage aid granted pursuant
to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2179/2002 of 6 December 2002 on
special conditions for the granting of private storage aid
for pigmeat (3), has had a favourable effect on the
pigmeat market. An actual stabilisation of prices is
expected. The granting of private storage aid for pigmeat
should therefore be ended.

The time limit for the submission of applications for private
storage aid for pigmeat shall be 19 February 2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 11.
2003/144/EC: Council Decision of 18 February 2003 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Portugal, appointment of staff

L 55/54

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.3.2003

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 February 2003

appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions

(2003/144/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Portuguese Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC (1) appointing the members and
alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.

The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation
of Mr Isaltino MORAIS, of which the Council was notified on 28 January 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr António Paulino SILVA PAIVA is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place
of Mr Isaltino MORAIS for the remainder of his term of office, which expires on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.

For the Council

The President

N. CHRISTODOULAKIS

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
2003/116/EC: Council Decision of 18 February 2003 concerning the external auditors of the European Central Bank and Suomen Pankki
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Central Bank, accountant, appointment of staff, bank

L 47/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2003

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 February 2003

concerning the external auditors of the European Central Bank and Suomen Pankki

(2003/116/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

KPMG

Deutsche

1.
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
auditor of
accounts starting from the financial year 2003.

Treuhand-Gesellschaft
AG
is approved as the external
the ECB for a five-year period for the annual

Ernst and Young Oy is approved as the external auditor
the annual

2.
of Suomen Pankki
accounts starting from the financial year 2003.

for a five-year period for

Article 2

This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.

For the Council

The President

N. CHRISTODOULAKIS

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European
System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,

Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central
Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ECB) of 19 December 2002
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors
of the European Central Bank and Suomen Pankki (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The accounts of the ECB and of the national central
banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by indepen-
dent external auditors recommended by the Governing
Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the
European Union.

The mandate of the current external auditor of the ECB
expires in 2003. It is therefore necessary to appoint an
external auditor from 2003. The mandate of the external
auditor should be for five years.

The mandate of Suomen Pankki's external auditor was
not renewed from 2003 due to the closure of
the
external auditor expected for the middle of 2003 and
due to the policy of inviting tenders at regular intervals.
It is therefore necessary to appoint an external auditor
from 2003. The mandate of the external auditor should
be for five years.

It is appropriate to follow the above recommendation of
the ECB and to approve the external auditors recom-
mended by them,

(1) OJ C 331, 31.12.2002, p. 56.
2003/143/EC: Council Decision of 18 February 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Committee of the Regions, alternate, appointment of staff

1.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 55/53

COUNCIL DECISION

of 18 February 2003

appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2003/143/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Austrian Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC (1) appointing the members and
alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,

The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the
resignation of Mr Peter SCHACHNER-BLAZIZEK, of which the Council was notified on 12 November
2002,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Franz VOVES is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr
Peter SCHACHNER-BLAZIZEK for the remainder of his term of office, which expires on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.

For the Council

The President

N. CHRISTODOULAKIS

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 311/2003 of 18 February 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 45/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.2.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 311/2003

of 18 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 27,776/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 February 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 18 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2596 — RMC/UMA/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, concrete, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, waste management

C 39/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.2.2003

Title: Urgent measures concerning air transport

Budget: State-issued insurance

service
Objective: Establishment
providers based in Italy of
insurance cover similar to that
existing before 11 September 2001 relating to risks of war
and terrorism

for airlines and airport

Legal basis: Decreto legge n. 354 del 28 settembre 2001.
Legge 27 novembre 2001, n. 413;
legge 27 febbraio 2002
n. 14; legge 24 maggio 2002 n. 100; decreto del presidente
del Consiglio dei ministri 2 ottobre 2002 (Gazzetta ufficiale
dell'8 ottobre — Serie Generale — n. 326)

Duration: From 28 September 2001 to 31 October 2002

Other information: Amended scheme renewed until 31
October 2002 and notified in the context of this aid

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

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

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2596 — RMC/UMA/JV)

(2003/C 39/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 11 February 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 RMC (UK) Limited (‘RMC’) United Kingdom, belonging to the RMC Group,
United Kingdom, and United Marine Aggregates Limited (‘UMA’) United Kingdom, ultimately controlled by
Anglo American plc Group, United Kingdom, and by Hanson Group, United Kingdom, acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of that Regulation joint control of the undertaking Isle of Wight Aggregates
Limited (‘IOWA’) United Kingdom, a newly created company constituting a joint venture by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— RMC: aggregate extraction, production of ready mixed concrete, concrete products, waste activities,

— UMA: processing and distribution of aggregates,

— IOWA: processing and distribution of aggregates.

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.2596 — RMC/UMA/JV, 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.