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Commission Regulation (EC) No 322/2003 of 20 February 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 322/2003

of 20 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 21 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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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to the Commission Regulation of 20 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

84,3
53,9
111,3
83,2

132,5
49,4
221,4
151,4
138,7

263,0
263,0

149,3
230,0
189,7

48,7
42,7
47,5
42,9
41,0
56,8
46,6

79,2
79,2

58,1
106,5
41,9
132,4
66,5
73,8
79,9

50,3
68,7
59,5

126,2
100,7
99,4
89,0
115,8
92,5
121,0
106,4

86,1
110,1
75,4
67,8
48,1
77,5

(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 331/2003 of 20 February 2003 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 256/2003
Date: 2003-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, maize, third country

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 331/2003

of 20 February 2003

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 256/2003

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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum reduction in the import duty being
fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Spain from third coun-
tries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation
(EC) No 256/2003 (3).

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2235/2000 (5), the Commission, acting under the proce-
dure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No
1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the
import duty.
In fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract
is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 14 to 20 February 2003, pursuant to
the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 256/
2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported
shall be 33,91 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quan-
tity of 39 250 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 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 36, 12.2.2003, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

20.2.2003

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 February 2003

(2003/C 41/01)

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

1,0717

127,56

7,4317

0,6727

9,1013

1,4722

84,86

7,5255

1,9530

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

0,58045

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,588

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6208

0,4218

4,1573

34910

231,4455

42,025

1751000

1,808

1,6229

8,3587

1,94

1,8779

246,23

KRW

South Korean won

1289,26

3,4522

ZAR

South African rand

8,9796

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0484/03 by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Export of sheep from accession countries to the European Union.
Date: 2003-02-20
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, accession to the European Union, export, sheep, trade statistics

6.3.2004

EN

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(2004/C 58 E/020)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0484/03

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(20 February 2003)

Subject: Export of sheep from accession countries to the European Union

How many (i) lambs aged six months or less and (ii) adult sheep were exported from each accession
country to each European Member State in (a) 2000 and (b) 2001?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(21 March 2003)

The Honourable Member will find enclosed the information that is available from the Commission. A table
which is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat gives the export of lambs
up to one year old. Unfortunately, the statistics do not provide information on lambs aged six months or
less. Additionally, the Commission provides also the statistics on live goats.

Only four countries are mentioned. There is no export from the other Accession Countries to the
Community.

(2004/C 58 E/021)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0524/03

by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(24 February 2003)

Subject: WTO negotiations on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).

The General Agreement on Trade in Services is currently being negotiated within the WTO, following on
from the conclusions of the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha. The ‘offer’ phase, as it is termed, is due to
end on 31 March 2003.

1. What specific proposals have been submitted, both by EU Member States to non-member countries
and by non-member countries to EU Member States?

2.
How does the Commission view a new advance in the liberalisation of services (bearing in mind the
specific proposals being negotiated), not least as regards its economic, social, environmental, and political
impact, especially in terms of curbs on national sovereignty and the growing impoverishment of
democracy?

In the light of the demands being put forward by political, workers’ social, environmental, and

3.
development cooperation organisations, what would be the Commission’s attitude to:

(cid:1) suspension of the negotiations and a moratorium on the processes under way to liberalise services?

(cid:1) serious, exhaustive public debate to gauge the consequences of the liberalisation policies implemented
to date and the impact of the current rules and the new GATS proposals in, for example, restricting
the freedom of countries endeavouring to provide or develop free, universal public sectors and
services?

4.
How does the Commission view exclusion of public services (including education, health, energy,
water, transport, communications, and sanitation) from the scope of the GATS negotiations, as is being
called for by political, workers’, social, environmental, and development cooperation organisations?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 326/2003 of 20 February 2003 correcting Regulation (EEC) No 1274/91 introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs
Date: 2003-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, egg, labelling, marketing standard, preparation for market

21.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 47/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 326/2003

of 20 February 2003

correcting Regulation (EEC) No 1274/91 introducing detailed rules for implementing Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 1907/90 on certain marketing standards for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 of 26
June 1990 on certain marketing standards for eggs (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 5/2001 (2), and in particular
Article 10(3) and Article 20(1) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

The Greek authorities have suggested using more appro-
priate terms for the indications on packs and eggs
concerning the farming methods for laying hens kept on
the floor. Therefore certain terms, in Greek language, in
the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1274/91 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1651/2001 (4), should
be corrected accordingly.

(1)

(2)

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 1274/91 is corrected as follows:

1. Concerns only the Greek version.

2. In Annex II, the terms in the Greek language in column 2

are replaced by the following:
‘Αυγά Αχυρώνα
Αχυρώνα’.

Article 2

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

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

However, the Greek terms used on packs and eggs before the
entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be used
until 1 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 173, 6.7.1990, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 121, 16.5.1991, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 220, 15.8.2001, p. 5.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 329/2003 of 20 February 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
Date: 2003-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export refund, market intervention, oats

21.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 47/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 329/2003

of 20 February 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002

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,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
of 5 September 2002 on a special
intervention measure for
cereals in Finland and Sweden (6), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2329/2002 (7), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from
Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002.

(2)

(3)

(4)

According to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1582/
2002 the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders
notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide 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 14
January to 20 February 2003 in response to the invitation to
tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1582/2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 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 239, 6.9.2002, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 17.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3011 — Timken/Torrington) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, industrial infrastructure, industrial product, merger control, motor car, productivity, restrictive-practice authorisation, vehicle parts

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3011 — Timken/Torrington)

(2003/C 41/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 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

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 330/2003 of 20 February 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
Date: 2003-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 330/2003

of 20 February 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 14 to 20 February 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 21 February 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2003 of 20 February 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

21.2.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 47/39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 333/2003

of 20 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 27,844/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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.