do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 February 2003

(2003/C 40/01)

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

1,0714

127,32

7,4321

0,6713

9,1215

1,4701

84,93

7,5215

1,9535

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

31,523

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6207

0,4217

4,1425

34950

231,425

42,045

1737000

1,814

1,6325

8,3564

1,9454

1,8741

245,72

KRW

South Korean won

1285,84

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

8,9837

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/2003 of 19 February 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

20.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 46/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 314/2003

of 19 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 20 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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.

L 46/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.2.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 19 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
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
999

052
600
999

388
400
404
512
528
720
728
999

388
400
512
528
720
999

97,6
57,4
111,3
88,8

106,6
49,4
221,4
151,4
132,2

263,0
263,0

130,5
224,2
177,3

43,6
42,1
47,8
43,9
41,0
55,7
45,7

82,0
82,0

59,3
91,5
61,7
132,4
70,5
74,1
81,6

50,3
67,4
58,9

126,2
102,7
98,0
89,0
115,8
116,5
121,0
109,9

102,4
137,8
80,0
63,9
110,1
98,8

(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’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0444/03 by Bill Newton Dunn (ELDR) to the Commission. Employer liability insurance.
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, United Kingdom, employer, exchange of information, private insurance, public insurance, written question

10.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 161 E/219

In 2002 the minimum grant was EUR 1 000 per project. During that year the Commission received 2 090
applications in the category of citizens meetings. Only 118 applications (5,7 %) concerned projects for
which the calculated grant was lower than EUR 2 000. For the Candidate Countries the respective figures
were 251 applications received and only 20 (7,7 %) projects with a calculated grant under EUR 2 000. In
view of these statistics (cid:1) and taking into account the fact that for meetings of citizens the grant is divided
between the host town and the invited town(s) and paid separately to them (cid:1) the Commission considered
it useful to increase the minimum grant per project to EUR 2 000. This change affects only a small part of
the projects but improves clearly the cost effectiveness ratio of the Community action.

The idea is that meetings of citizens involve directly habitants of twinned towns and municipalities.
Therefore,
involvement of at least 10 participants from each municipality is required (cid:1) for events
involving more than five municipalities this figure is of at least five participants from each municipality.
The high number of eligible applications shows that these requirements are not difficult to meet.

The Commission will continue to have a close dialogue with the interested parties in the town-twinning
area in order to assess and improve the functioning of the system, but does not consider that the
minimum grant or the minimum number of participants would be an actual problem.

(2003/C 161 E/229)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0444/03

by Bill Newton Dunn (ELDR) to the Commission

(19 February 2003)

Subject: Employer liability insurance

In most EU Member States the national government covers employer liability insurance through national
insurance schemes. In the UK it is in the hands of the private insurance companies.

Does the Commission have plans to ensure that a level playing field for employer liability insurance exists
across the EU?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(18 March 2003)

The Commission does not have sufficient details of the matter to be able to investigate the problem raised
and is not therefore in a position to answer the question at the moment. It would ask the Honourable
Member to provide more details.

(2003/C 161 E/230)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0457/03

by Bartho Pronk (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(13 February 2003)

Subject: Assessment of Directive 96/71/EC

The Commission is currently carrying out a assessment of Directive 96/71/EC (1).

1. What problems are included in the assessment?

Is it also looking into the question of whether the provisions in the present text are practicable? If

2.
not, why not?

(1) OJ L 18, 21.1.1997, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 317/2003 of 19 February 2003 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 on the entry of certain names in the Register of certificates of specific character provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Karjalanpiirakka)
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, bakery, designation of origin, product designation

20.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 46/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 317/2003

of 19 February 2003

supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 on the entry of certain names in the
Register of certificates of specific character provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92
on certificates of specific character for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Karjalanpiirakka)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92 of 14
July 1992 on certificates of specific character for agricultural
products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 9(1)
thereof,

character and thereby protected as a traditional speciality
guaranteed within the Community pursuant to Article
13(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92.

(5)

The Annex hereto supplements the Annex to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1285/2002 (4),

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No
2082/92, Finland has forwarded an application to the
Commission for
to be
entered in the Register of certificates of specific char-
acter.

the name ‘Karjalanpiirakka’

The description ‘traditional speciality guaranteed’ can
only be used with names entered in that Register.

No objection under Article 8 of that Regulation was sent
to the Commission following the publication in the Offi-
cial Journal of the European Communities (2) of the name set
out in the Annex hereto.

As a consequence, the name set out in the Annex should
be entered in the Register of certificates of specific

Article 1

The name in the Annex hereto is hereby added to the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 2301/97 and entered in the Register of
certificates of specific character in accordance with Article 9(1)
of Regulation (EEC) No 2082/92.

It shall be protected in accordance with Article 13(2) of that
Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the 20th day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 February 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares

— Karjalanpiirakka.

ANNEX

(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 9.
(2) OJ C 102, 27.4.2002, p. 14.

(3) OJ L 319, 21.11.1997, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 187, 16.7.2002, p. 21.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2002 of 1 July 2002 amending Annex I of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin (OJ L 172 of 2.7.2002)
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, food processing, foodstuffs legislation, health policy, pharmaceutical product, veterinary drug

19.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 45/27

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2002 of 1 July 2002 amending Annex I of Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2377/90 laying down a Community procedure for the establishment of maximum residue limits
of veterinary medicinal products in foodstuffs of animal origin

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 172 of 2 July 2002)

On page 18, in the Annex, point 1.2.5., against Florfenicol, ‘Bovine, ovine, caprine’, columns headed ‘MRLs'’ and ‘Target
tissues’:

for:
read:

‘3 000 g/kg
‘3 000 g/kg

Fat’,
Liver’.
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping and countervailing measures
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Far East, India, South-East Asia, anti-dumping duty, bolt and screw industry, countervailing charge, manufactured goods, originating product, steel

19.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/11

Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping and countervailing measures

(2003/C 40/06)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no request for a review was
received, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping and countervailing measures mentioned
below will shortly expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22
December 1995 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European
Community and with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection
against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (3).

Product

Stainless steel fasteners and
parts thereof

Country(ies) of
origin or
exportation

People's Republic of
China
India
Republic of Korea
Malaysia
Taiwan
Thailand

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Anti-
dumping
duty

Regulation (EC) No 393/98
(OJ L 50, 20.2.1998)

21.2.2003

as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2570/2000
(OJ L 297, 24.11.2000)

Stainless steel fasteners and
parts thereof

Malaysia
Philippines

Counter-
vailing duty

Regulation (EC) No 1523/2000
(OJ L 175, 14.7.2000)

17.2.2003

(1) OJ C 120, 23.5.2002, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1).
(3) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1973/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 4).

Adoption of four reference documents for the purpose of Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning
integrated pollution prevention and control (1)

(2003/C 40/07)

On 11 February 2003 the Commission adopted the complete texts of the reference documents on best
available techniques in:

— tanning of hides and skins,

— mineral oil and gas refineries,

— large volume organic chemical industry,

— common waste water and waste gas treatment/management systems in the chemical sector.

These documents are available on the Internet site http://eippcb.jrc.es

(1) OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26.
Adoption of four reference documents for the purpose of Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, access to information, chemical industry, industrial pollution, leather industry, oil industry, pollution control measures, prevention of pollution

19.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/11

Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping and countervailing measures

(2003/C 40/06)

Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no request for a review was
received, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping and countervailing measures mentioned
below will shortly expire.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22
December 1995 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European
Community and with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection
against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (3).

Product

Stainless steel fasteners and
parts thereof

Country(ies) of
origin or
exportation

People's Republic of
China
India
Republic of Korea
Malaysia
Taiwan
Thailand

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Anti-
dumping
duty

Regulation (EC) No 393/98
(OJ L 50, 20.2.1998)

21.2.2003

as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2570/2000
(OJ L 297, 24.11.2000)

Stainless steel fasteners and
parts thereof

Malaysia
Philippines

Counter-
vailing duty

Regulation (EC) No 1523/2000
(OJ L 175, 14.7.2000)

17.2.2003

(1) OJ C 120, 23.5.2002, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1).
(3) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1973/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 4).

Adoption of four reference documents for the purpose of Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning
integrated pollution prevention and control (1)

(2003/C 40/07)

On 11 February 2003 the Commission adopted the complete texts of the reference documents on best
available techniques in:

— tanning of hides and skins,

— mineral oil and gas refineries,

— large volume organic chemical industry,

— common waste water and waste gas treatment/management systems in the chemical sector.

These documents are available on the Internet site http://eippcb.jrc.es

(1) OJ L 257, 10.10.1996, p. 26.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2993 — Carlyle Group/Qinetiq) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

19.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2993 — Carlyle Group/Qinetiq)

(2003/C 40/09)

(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 303M2993. 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.3074 — Acea/BTicino/Siemens Metering/JV)

(2003/C 40/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 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 Italian 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 ‘CIT’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3074. 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3097 — Maersk Data/Eurogate IT/Global Transport Solutions JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer system, economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology, information technology applications, merger control, provision of services, software, transport network

C 40/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.2.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3097 — Maersk Data/Eurogate IT/Global Transport Solutions JV)

(2003/C 40/08)

(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 Maersk Data USA Inc., belonging to the A. P. Møller Group, and Eurogate IT
Services GmbH (Germany), controlled by Eurogate GmbH & Co., KgaA, KG, acquire, within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Global Transport Solutions LLC (GTS)
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Maersk Data USA Inc: provides systems and applications for transportation networks,

— Eurogate IT Services GmbH: provides information technology services,

— GTS: retail and integration of software for the operation of container terminals.

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.3097 — Maersk Data/Eurogate IT/Global Transport Solutions 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.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain countervailing measures
Date: 2003-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, bar, countervailing charge, import, originating product, steel

C 40/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.2.2003

Notice of the impending expiry of certain countervailing measures

(2003/C 40/05)

As provided for in Article 18(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 (1) on
1.
protection against subsidised import from countries not members of the European Community, the
Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure,
the countervailing measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
subsidisation and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of
the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify,
rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the
European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Division B-1), J-79 5/16, B-1049 Brussels (2) at
any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before
the date mentioned in the table below.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6

4.
October 1997.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Stainless steel bars

India

Measures

Counter-
vailing
duty

Reference

Date of expiry

Regulation (EC) No 2450/98
(OJ L 304, 14.11.1998)
as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 298/2001
(OJ L 44, 15.2.2001)

15.11.2003

(1) OJ L 288, 21.10.1999, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1973/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 4).
(2) Telex: COMEU B 21877; fax (32-2) 295 65 05.