do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards aid for the local production of crop products in the outermost regions of the European Union (OJ L 7 of 11.1.2003)
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, agricultural product, aid per hectare, aid system, aid to agriculture, marketing, peripheral region

6.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 62/27

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 µg/kg
‘3 000 µg/kg

Fat’,
Liver’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for
applying Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards aid for
the local production of crop products in the outermost regions of the European Union

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 7 of 11 January 2003)

On page 41, in the first subparagraph of Article 54(3):

for:
read:

‘… within three months …’,
‘… within four months …’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

6.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

5 March 2003

(2003/C 52/01)

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

1,0966

128,77

7,4273

0,6876

9,189

1,459

84,45

7,7775

1,9537

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

0,58146

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,845

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6295

0,4245

4,2948

36047

231,7425

41,854

1757000

1,7778

1,6157

8,5524

1,9455

1,9007

245,33

KRW

South Korean won

1314,99

3,4535

ZAR

South African rand

8,6879

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2995 — APAX Europe V/Goldman Sachs/Providence/Telekom Cable/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cable distribution, commercial bank, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 52/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.3.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2995 — APAX Europe V/Goldman Sachs/Providence/Telekom Cable/JV)

(2003/C 52/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 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 303M2995. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3068 — Ascott Group/Goldman Sachs/Oriville)

(2003/C 52/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 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 303M3068. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3103 — General Electric Consumer Finance/Abbey National) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control, processing industry, service, technology

C 52/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.3.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3103 — General Electric Consumer Finance/Abbey National)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 52/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 February 2003 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking General Electric Company (GE), United States of America, acquires, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of parts of the undertaking Abbey National plc
(Abbey National), United Kingdom, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— GE: diversified company active in various manufacturing, technology and services business activities,

including financial services,

— Abbey National: provision of personal

financial services,

including mortgages, savings products,

investment products, banking, general insurance and life insurance,

— business to be acquired by GE: provision of secured and unsecured loans.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the notice.

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.3103 — General Electric Consumer Finance/Abbey National, 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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 422/2003 of 6 March 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export refund, market intervention, oats

7.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 422/2003

of 6 March 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 28
February to 6 March 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 7 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 March 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 424/2003 of 6 March 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: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction, third country

7.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 64/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 424/2003

of 6 March 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 28 February to 6 March 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 37,88 EUR/t and be valid for a total
maximum quantity of 120 000 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 March 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3115 — ABN AMRO Capital/PizzaExpress) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, catering industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, management, merger control

6.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/11

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3115 — ABN AMRO Capital/PizzaExpress)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 52/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 February 2003 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
1.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
by which the undertaking ABN AMRO Capital Limited (ABN AMRO Capital), United Kingdom, belonging
to the ABN AMRO Group (ABN AMRO), the Netherlands, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of
the undertaking PizzaExpress plc (PizzaExpress), United
Kingdom, by way of purchase of shares.

the Regulation, control of the whole of

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— ABN AMRO Capital: management of the ABN AMRO LBO Fund, an English registered limited part-

nership belonging to ABN AMRO,

— ABN AMRO: provision of financial services throughout Europe and the world,

— PizzaExpress: restaurant group operating mainly in the United Kingdom.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the notice.

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.3115 — ABN AMRO Capital/PizzaExpress, 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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 423/2003 of 6 March 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

L 64/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.3.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 423/2003

of 6 March 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 28 February to 6 March 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 12,94/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 March 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.
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: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, food processing, foodstuffs legislation, health policy, pharmaceutical product, veterinary drug

6.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 62/27

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 µg/kg
‘3 000 µg/kg

Fat’,
Liver’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2003 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for
applying Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001 as regards aid for
the local production of crop products in the outermost regions of the European Union

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 7 of 11 January 2003)

On page 41, in the first subparagraph of Article 54(3):

for:
read:

‘… within three months …’,
‘… within four months …’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3068 — Ascott Group/Goldman Sachs/Oriville) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clock and watch industry, commercial bank, conglomerate, economic concentration, financing, information technology, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, technology

C 52/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.3.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2995 — APAX Europe V/Goldman Sachs/Providence/Telekom Cable/JV)

(2003/C 52/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 28 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 303M2995. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3068 — Ascott Group/Goldman Sachs/Oriville)

(2003/C 52/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 13 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 303M3068. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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