do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 421/2003 of 6 March 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, participating country (euro area)

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 421/2003

of 6 March 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002

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)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to all third countries except the United States of
America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/
2002 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/
2002 (7).

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
and on the basis of the tenders notified, 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 barley issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 901/2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 March 2003.

Article 2

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 127, 9.5.2002, p. 11.
(7) OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 3.
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 6 March 2003 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank (ECB/2003/3)
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Germany, accountant, appointment of staff, central bank

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EN

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C 75/11

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 6 March 2003

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank

(ECB/2003/3)

(2003/C 75/11)

annual accounts starting from the financial year 2003,
and it has therefore requested the ECB to recommend the
appointment of a second auditor.

(5) The Deutsche Bundesbank has

selected the proposed
auditors in accordance with the public procurement rules
applicable to the Deutsche Bundesbank, and the ECB
considers that the proposed auditors fulfil the necessary
requirements,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS:

PwC Deutsche Revision AG as one of the two external auditors
of the Deutsche Bundesbank (in addition to the continued
mandate of Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand
AG) from the financial year 2003 for a renewable period of
one year.

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

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 6 March 2003.

The President of the ECB

Willem F. DUISENBERG

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

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

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank and of the
national central banks of the Eurosystem are audited by
independent
the
auditors
Governing Council and approved by the Council of the
European Union.

recommended by

external

(2) Pursuant

to the Council Decision of 13 March 2000
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external
auditors of the national central banks (2000/223/EC) (1)
Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG and
KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG were approved
as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the
annual accounts starting from the financial year 2000.

(3) The Deutsche Bundesbank decided in 2002 to maintain
Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG as its
sole external auditor
the annual accounts starting
from the financial year 2002.

for

(4) The Deutsche Bundesbank considers it advisable to once
the

two external auditors appointed for

again have

(1) OJ L 71, 18.3.2000, p. 24.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 426/2003 of 6 March 2003 providing for reallocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, beef, food processing, frozen product, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 426/2003

of 6 March 2003

providing for reallocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 opening and
providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 of
11 June 2002 opening and providing for the administration of
an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing
(1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003) (1), and in particular Article 6(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 provides for the opening of a
tariff quota for 50 700 tonnes of frozen beef
intended for
processing from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003. Article 6 of that
Regulation provides for the reallocation of unused quantities
on the basis of the actual utilisation of import rights for A
products and B products respectively by the end of February
2003,

Article 1

The quantities referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation

1.
(EC) No 995/2002 amount to 8 663,6 tonnes.

The breakdown referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation

2.
(EC) No 995/2002 shall be as follows:

— 5 200 tonnes intended for A-products,

— 3 463,6 tonnes intended for B-products.

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

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 37.
Amendments to the list of hop certification centres and codes
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, approval, hops

6.3.2003

EN

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C 52/15

Amendments to the list of hop certification centres and codes

(2003/C 52/08)

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 1 of 4 January 2003)

On pages 7 and 8, Certification centres in Germany, under ELBE-SAALE, centres 1 and 6 are hereby
replaced as follows:

1. Hopfenlager Reichenbach, Agrar GmbH Scharfenberg, D-01665 Scharfenberg

6. MFP Landwirtschaftliche Produktions GmbH, D-39164 Blumenberg

82D

87D
Commission Regulation (EC) No 425/2003 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 60/2003
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 425/2003

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 60/2003

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 Portugal from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 60/2003 (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 60/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
imported shall be 34,69 EUR/t and be valid for a total
maximum quantity of 21 738 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 11, 16.1.2003, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.
2003/156/EC: Commission Decision of 6 March 2003 amending Decision 2003/153/EC concerning protection measures in relation to avian influenza in the Netherlands (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 767)
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, animal disease, health control, poultry, poultry farming, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 March 2003

amending Decision 2003/153/EC concerning protection measures in relation to avian influenza in
the Netherlands

(notified under document number C(2003) 767)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/156/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June
1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable
in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products
with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last
amended by Council Directive 2002/33/EC (2), and in particular
Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The Netherlands have declared several outbreaks of avian
influenza.

In view of the high mortality and the rapid spread of the
infection the Dutch authorities have taken immediate
action as foreseen by Council Directive 92/40/EEC (3)
introducing Community measures for the control of
avian influenza;
live
poultry and hatching eggs within the Netherlands and
their dispatch to other Member States and third coun-
tries was prohibited.

furthermore, all movement of

For the sake of clarity and transparency the Commission
has taken an interim Decision 2003/153/EC (4) in coop-
eration with the Dutch authorities,
reinforcing the
measures taken by the Netherlands and granting some
specific derogation for movements of slaughter poultry
and day-old chicks within the Netherlands.

The protection measures laid down in Decision 2003/
153/EC shall be prolonged in view of the development
of the disease.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1.
In Article 2 of Decision 2003/153/EC the time and date
‘24.00 on 6 March 2003’ shall be replaced by ‘12.00 on 13
March 2003’.

In Article 3 the text shall be replaced by the following

2.
text:

‘Member States shall amend the measures which they apply
to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this
Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publi-
city to the measures adopted. They shall
immediately
inform the Commission thereof.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 March 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 315, 19.11.2002, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 167, 22.6.1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 59, 4.3.2003, p. 32.
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology between the European Community and Ukraine
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, cooperation agreement (EU), research and development, scientific cooperation, technical cooperation

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II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement on cooperation in science and tech-
nology between the European Community and Ukraine (1)

The completion of the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement on cooperation in
science and technology between the European Community and Ukraine, signed in Copenhagen on 4 July
2002, having taken place on 11 February 2003, this Agreement entered into force on 11 February 2003
in accordance with Article 12(a) thereof.

(1) OJ L 36, 12.2.2003, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2003 of 6 March 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

7.3.2003

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 416/2003

of 6 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 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

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 6 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
624
999

052
600
999

039
388
400
404
512
528
720
728
999

388
512
528
999

112,1
70,8
125,1
138,6
111,7

135,8
135,6
74,2
209,9
151,4
141,4

104,7
104,7

147,8
108,7
128,3

72,7
44,8
53,6
38,5
61,9
54,3

58,6
60,8
59,7

111,1
89,6
91,4
101,0
89,0
93,1
125,1
107,5
101,0

75,5
63,5
65,3
68,1

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3098 — Nissho Iwai/Nichimen) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, machinery, merger control, metals, wholesale trade

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C 52/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3098 — Nissho Iwai/Nichimen)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 52/05)

(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 Japanese companies Nissho Iwai Corporation (NIC) and the Nichimen Corporation (NC) enter
into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Regulation.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— NIC: trading of machinery, metals and other products,

— NC: trading of machinery, metals and other products.

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.3098 — Nissho Iwai/Nichimen, 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.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(1) of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision to propose appropriate measures
Date: 2003-03-06
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, regional development, social-security contribution

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6.3.2003

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(1) of
Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision to propose appropriate measures

(2003/C 52/09)

Date of adoption: 25.9.2002

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: 95-010

Title: To propose appropriate measures to Norway with regard to State aid in the form of regionally
differentiated social security taxation (Geografisk differensiert arbeidsgiveravgift)

Objective: Regional development

Legal basis: Act relating to national insurance (Lov om folketrygd av 17.6.1966, No 12)

Budget: Unspecified

Aid intensity: Norway is divided into five geographical zones with differentiated social security taxation
(Zone 1: 14,1 %, Zone 2: 10,6 %, Zone 3: 6,4 %, Zone 4: 5,1 %, Zone 5: 0,0 %)

Duration: Until 1.1.2004

Other information: The appropriate measures, as accepted by the Norwegian authorities by letter dated
25.10.2002, are as follows:

(a) The Norwegian authorities shall take any legislative, administrative and other measures necessary to
eliminate any State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) EEA resulting from the system of regionally
differentiated social security tax, or to render such aid compatible with Article 61 of the EEA
Agreement,

(b) The Norwegian authorities shall eliminate any such aid or render it compatible with effect from
1.1.2004 unless the Authority agrees to a later date should that be considered objectively necessary
and justified by the Authority in order to allow an appropriate transition for the undertakings in
question to the adjusted situation; and

(c) The Norwegian authorities shall communicate to the Authority the relevant measures adjusting the aid

scheme as soon as possible and in any event no later than 25 March 2003.

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:
http://www.eftasurv.int