do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2003-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, Ukraine, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, ferro-alloy, import, originating product

4.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 50/5

Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2003/C 50/05)

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 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.

Product

Country(ies) of origin or
exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Ferro-silico-manganese

People's Republic of
China

Duty

Regulation (EC) No 495/98
(OJ L 62, 3.3.1998)

4.3.2003

Ukraine

Duty

as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 154/2003
(OJ L 25, 30.1.2003)

Regulation (EC) No 2413/95
(OJ L 248, 14.10.1995)

as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 154/2003
(OJ L 25, 30.1.2003)

Ukraine

Undertakings Decision 95/418/EC

(OJ L 248, 14.10.1995)

(1) OJ C 127, 29.5.2002, p. 6.
(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).
WRITTEN QUESTION P-0733/03 by Sebastiano Musumeci (UEN) to the Commission. Air transport safety and use of passengers' mother tongue.
Date: 2003-03-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, crew, mother tongue, transport safety, use of languages

C 78 E/22

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

27.3.2004

(2004/C 78 E/0022)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0733/03

by Sebastiano Musumeci (UEN) to the Commission

Subject: Air transport safety and use of passengers’ mother tongue

(4 March 2003)

The safety of air passengers partly depends on the crew’s ability to provide information and communicate
easily for preventive purposes and also in the event of an emergency.

On international flights the crew do not always speak the languages of the two countries between which
they are flying.

Furthermore, a large percentage of passengers (especially the elderly and less prosperous or less educated
people) on aircraft only speak their mother tongue.

This makes it impossible for them to communicate with the crew, increases their feelings of panic and
isolation in the event of an emergency and makes it difficult, if not impossible, to comply with the safety
instructions for the evacuation of the aircraft.

Can the Commission say:

1. whether it does not consider that this situation, caused by airlines, constitutes a serious violation of

the most basic right of passengers, the right to safety;

2. what steps it intends to take to guarantee the assistance required by passengers who have the

misfortune not to know the languages most often used by aircrew, i.e. English and French?

Answer given by Ms de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(31 March 2003)

Most airlines endeavour to employ cabin staff who speak the language of the majority of the passengers
they transport. Furthermore, international rules require them to equip their aircraft with cards bearing
safety instructions set out in the form of pictograms which allow passengers to understand the vital steps
that must be taken in an emergency regardless of their language knowledge.

The Commission does not know of any cases where passengers’ lives may have been endangered when an
accident occurred because they did not understand a particular language.

(2004/C 78 E/0023)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0883/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(21 March 2003)

Subject: Use of funds from the Customs 2002 programme by the municipality of Fiumicino

In September 2002, the monitoring committee of the Italian Ministry for Economic Affairs issued a report
on the spending of EU funds.

The report reveals the alarming slowness and inefficiency with which EU funds are allocated to projects by
some regional authorities.

The grave concerns about the inadequate use of European funds by local authorities have frequently been
echoed by the Commission.

Bearing in mind that some local authorities, such as the municipality of Fiumicino, urgently need to use
European funds for measures to enhance the spirit of partnership and cooperation created between the
Corrigendum to the Commission notice updating the list of parties under examination pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 on the exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty on imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China and lifting the suspension of payments of the extended duty to a certain party (OJ C 43 of 22.2.2003)
Date: 2003-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, Ukraine, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, import policy, originating product, spare part, two-wheeled vehicle

C 50/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2003

Amendment to the notice of invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat
to all third countries except Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech
Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia

(2003/C 50/09)

(Official Journal of the European Communities, C 129 of 31 May 2002)

Page 18, under heading I ‘Subject’, the text of point 2, reads as follows:

‘The total quantity in respect of which there may be fixed a maximum export refund as provided in
Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1163/2002 (2), is approximately 9 000 000 tonnes.

___________
(1) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(2) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.’

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the Commission notice updating the list of parties under examination pursuant
to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 on the exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty on imports
of certain bicycle parts originating in the People's Republic of China and lifting the suspension of payments of
the extended duty to a certain party

(Official Journal of the European Union C 43 of 22 February 2003)

(2003/C 50/10)

After the title, the following text should be added:

‘(This text annuls and replaces the text published in the Official Journal of the European Union C 35 of 14 February 2003,
page 3)’.
Notice
Date: 2003-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Eurofound, appointment of staff

C 50/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2003

Legal basis: Die Maßnahme basiert auf der Richtlinie der Vor-
arlberger Landesregierung zur Förderung der Tierzucht und
Viehwirtschaft

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

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

Budget: EUR 2,1 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Unlimited

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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 31.1.2003

Member State: France

Aid No: N 731/02

Date of adoption of the decision: 31.1.2003

Member State: Spain (Madrid)

Aid No: N 770/02

Title: Aid to promote investment in technological innovation
in the food industry

Objective: To promote investment in technological innovation
in the food industry

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden por la que regulan ayudas al
fomento de las inversiones para la innovación tecnológica de la
industria alimentaria en la Comunidad de Madrid

Title: Aid for sheep products with official quality mark

Budget: EUR 1 100 000 for 2003

Objective: To take over part of the inspection costs for sheep
products with an official quality mark

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the beneficiary
and the aid

Budget: EUR 1 630 000 per year

Duration: 2003

Aid intensity or amount: 100 % in the first year followed by
gradual reduction by 20 % per year

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

Duration: Six years

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

NOTICE

(2003/C 50/04)

By decision of 3 March 2003, the European Commission has appointed Mr Willy BUSCHAK as Deputy
Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for a period
of five years, from 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2008.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice (OJ L 117 of 24.5.1995)
Date: 2003-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: ACP countries, cereal product, cereals, export licence, import licence, rice

L 59/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2003

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special rules for the
application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 117 of 27 May 1995)

On page 5, in the second line of the first indent of the second subparagraph of Article 9(2):

delete: ‘rice’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1253/2002 of 11 July 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 800/
1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural
products

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 183 of 12 July 2002)

On page 21, the title of Annex X:

for:
read:

‘List of central bodies in Member States referred to in Article 16d’,
‘List of central bodies in Member States referred to in Article 16e’.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,75 % on 1 March 2003 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

C 50/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2003

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

2,75 % on 1 March 2003

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 March 2003

(2003/C 50/02)

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

1,08

127,42

7,4288

0,6853

9,193

1,4621

83,72

7,7335

1,9533

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

0,58119

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,822

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6242

0,4236

4,2423

35703

231,732

41,845

1785000

1,7653

1,6028

8,4227

1,93

1,8761

244,45

KRW

South Korean won

1280,88

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

8,7132

___________
(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1253/2002 of 11 July 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (OJ L 183 of 12.7.2002)
Date: 2003-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, agricultural product, export, export licence, export policy, export refund, import licence, transport document

L 59/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.3.2003

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995 laying down special rules for the
application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 117 of 27 May 1995)

On page 5, in the second line of the first indent of the second subparagraph of Article 9(2):

delete: ‘rice’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1253/2002 of 11 July 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 800/
1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural
products

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 183 of 12 July 2002)

On page 21, the title of Annex X:

for:
read:

‘List of central bodies in Member States referred to in Article 16d’,
‘List of central bodies in Member States referred to in Article 16e’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 404/2003 of 4 March 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-03-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

5.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 60/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 404/2003

of 4 March 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 5 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 March 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 60/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.3.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 4 March 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 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
624
999

052
068
204
220
628
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
600
624
999

052
600
999

039
388
400
404
512
524
528
720
728
999

388
400
512
528
720
999

141,1
76,9
124,2
106,4
112,1

120,2
138,5
91,5
209,9
151,4
142,3

116,5
116,5

151,9
173,9
162,9

54,8
41,9
51,9
40,4
40,4
68,2
49,6

58,6
66,2
62,4

117,6
105,0
97,0
77,9
83,0
75,1
92,8
101,4
107,5
95,3

78,6
105,7
68,3
63,2
58,6
74,9

(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-0641/03 by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Closing of a Basque daily newspaper.
Date: 2003-03-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Basque Country, European Court of Human Rights, cessation of trading, fundamental rights, judicial power, legal system, newspaper, rule of law, separation of powers, terrorism

21.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280 E/75

(2003/C 280 E/078)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0641/03

by Michl Ebner (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(4 March 2003)

Subject: Closing of a Basque daily newspaper

The only daily newspaper published in the Basque language was closed down in Bilbao on the night of 19
to 20 February 2003, and eleven senior members of its staff were arrested. Hundreds of heavily armed,
masked police seized advertising and administrative material, as well as personal documents and items
belonging to staff working for the paper.

Is the Commission aware of this situation?

Does it intend to verify these facts?

Is it permissible and proportionate that a daily newspaper should have to close down completely on
suspicion of aiding and abetting terrorist activities?

Is this acceptable according to principles based on political democracy and freedom?

Does this not require a special evaluation?

(2003/C 280 E/079)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0672/03

by Mario Borghezio (NI) to the Commission

(7 March 2003)

Subject: Respect for press freedom in the Basque Country

On 21 February the Spanish judiciary ordered the closure of
‘Euskaldunon Egunkaraia’ and the arrest of those running it.

the Basque nationalist newspaper

This action on the part of the Spanish authorities has aroused opposition and confusion among various
politicians and representatives of civil society. The Basque regional government has expressed support for
the newspaper.

What does the Commission think about this action on the part of the Spanish authorities?

What steps will the Commission take to uphold the rights (cid:1) above all press freedom (cid:1) of the Basque
people?

(2003/C 280 E/080)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0801/03

by Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso (NI) to the Commission

(17 March 2003)

Subject: Freedom of expression

‘Euskaldunon Egunkaria’, the only daily the newspaper of the world in Euskara (Basque language) was
closed last week by order of the Audiencia Nacional, a special court in Madrid which deals with cases
related to big crimes. According to the court Egunkaria ‘belongs to or collaborates with ETA’.

Egunkaria was founded in 1990 after PTAS 150 million (EUR 900 000) were raised in a popular campaign.
On Saturday, 22 February, a massive demonstration took place in the streets of Donostia (San Sebastian).
Marchers were brandishing a new newspaper called ‘Egunero’ published by the journalists of Egunkaria.
The first day they sold 50 000 issues, next day 75 000. Both the demonstration and the Egunero issues’
success prove the social concern and clear solidarity of the Basques with the newspaper.