do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/2003 of 20 March 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 504/2003

of 20 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 21 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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 20 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
060
204
212
624
999

052
096
204
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

052
999

039
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
728
999

388
512
528
999

94,3
137,3
53,9
122,4
101,8
101,9

118,8
84,2
89,8
97,6

190,1
190,1

109,0
119,4
114,2

71,4
49,5
47,9
42,5
67,5
55,8

46,0
46,0

111,1
96,9
110,4
98,8
77,6
81,0
80,5
88,2
83,0
96,2
92,4

70,1
61,5
57,9
63,2

(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 506/2003 of 20 March 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
Date: 2003-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, pigmeat, quantitative restriction, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 506/2003

of 20 March 2003

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences for certain
pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94
opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and
certain other agricultural products can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of
22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in
the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in
Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for
the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for
pigmeat and certain other agricultural products (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in parti-
cular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The applications for import
licences lodged for the
second quarter of 2003 are for quantities less than the
quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

The quantity available for the following period should be
determined.

It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to
the fact that licences may only be used for products
which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force
in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to
1.
30 June 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1432/
94 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2.
For the period 1 July to 30 September 2003, applications
may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 for
import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

Licences may only be used for products which comply

3.
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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ANNEX I

Group No

1

Percentage of acceptance of import
licences submitted for the period 1
April to 30 June 2003

100,00

ANNEX II

(t)

Group

1

Total quantity available
for the period
1 July to 30 September 2003

5 078,0
Commission Regulation (EC) No 508/2003 of 20 March 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community with Slovenia can be accepted
Date: 2003-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, agreement (EU), import licence, pigmeat, quantitative restriction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 508/2003

of 20 March 2003

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences for certain
pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Community
with Slovenia can be accepted

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 571/97 of
26 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application
in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in the
Interim Agreement between the Community and Slovenia (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in
particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The applications for import
licences lodged for the
second quarter of 2003 are for quantities less than the
quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the
following period should be determined.

It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to
the fact that licences may only be used for products
which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force
in the Community,

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to
1.
30 June 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/
97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

For the period 1 July to 30 September 2003, applications
2.
may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 571/97 for
import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

Licences may only be used for products which comply

3.
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 85, 27.3.1997, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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ANNEX I

Group No

Percentage of acceptance of import licences
submitted for the period 1 April to 30 June 2003

23

24

25

26

100,00

100,00

100,00

100,00

ANNEX II

(t)

Total quantity available
for the period
1 July to 30 September 2003

287,8

107,8

95,8

609,8

Group No

23

24

25

26
Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2003 of 20 March 2003 applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
Date: 2003-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, export restriction, primary product, processed foodstuff

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 509/2003

of 20 March 2003

applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the
Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6
December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable
to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the
application of the system of granting export refunds on certain
agricultural products exported in the form of goods not
covered by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the
amount of such refunds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1052/2002 (4), and in particular Article 8(5),

Whereas:

(1)

The total amount of applications for refund certificates
valid from 1 April 2003 exceeds the maximum referred
to in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.

A reduction coefficient shall be calculated on the basis
of Article 8(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/
2000. Such coefficient should therefore be applied to
amounts requested in the form of refund certificates
valid from 1 April 2003 as established in Article 8(6) of
Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amounts for applications of refund certificates valid from 1
April 2003 are subject to a reduction coefficient of 0,853.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2003.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5.
(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 160, 18.6.2002, p. 16.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 518/2003 of 20 March 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 518/2003

of 20 March 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 29,575/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 512/2003 of 20 March 2003 on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products
Date: 2003-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, export licence, export refund, quantitative restriction, viticulture

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 512/2003

of 20 March 2003

on the issuing of export licences for wine-sector products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of
24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing
Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with
third countries in products in the wine sector (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2380/2002 (2), and in parti-
cular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999
of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the
market in wine (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2585/2001 (4), limits the grant of export refunds for
wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure
contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded
during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotia-
tions.

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the
conditions under which the Commission may take
specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity
laid down or the budget available under the said Agree-
ment.

On the basis of information on export licence applica-
tions available to the Commission on 19 March 2003,
the quantity still available for the period until 30 April

2003, for destination zone 3: eastern Europe, referred to
in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could
be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with
advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a
single percentage for the acceptance of applications
submitted from 16 to 18 March 2003 should be applied
and the submission of applications and the issue of
licences suspended for this zone until 1 May 2003,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for
wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from
16 to 18 March 2003 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001
shall be issued in concurrence with 7,15 % of the quantities
requested for zone 3: eastern Europe.

The issue of export

2.
licences for wine-sector products
referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted
from 19 March 2003 and the submission of export licence
applications from 21 March 2003 for destination zone 3:
eastern Europe shall be suspended until 1 May 2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 128, 10.5.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 117.
(3) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 March 2003

(2003/C 67/01)

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

1,057

126,08

7,4288

0,6787

9,196

1,4713

84,49

7,8785

1,95

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

0,58377

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,57

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6175

0,422

4,3032

35 395

231,9725

41,725

1 796 000

1,7863

1,5675

8,2437

1,9212

1,8697

245,33

KRW

South Korean won

1 328,65

3,4523

ZAR

South African rand

8,6616

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(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3067 — Intesa/Capitalia/IMI Investimenti/Unicredito/Fidis Retail) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, financing, holding company, insurance, merger control, motor car, purchase

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3067 — Intesa/Capitalia/IMI Investimenti/Unicredito/Fidis Retail)

(2003/C 67/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 11 March 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 Italian banks Banca Intesa SpA (‘Intesa’), Capitalia SpA (‘Capitalia’), IMI Investimenti SpA
(‘IMI’) and Unicredito Italiano SpA (‘Unicredito’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of that
Regulation, joint control of Fidis Retail Italia SpA (‘FRI’) by way of purchase of shares through a newly
created vehicle company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Intesa: banking and insurance, financial brokerage, assets management, leasing and factoring,

— Capitalia: holding of a group active in the banking and financial sectors,

— IMI: banking and financial sectors, insurance, financial brokerage and leasing,

— Unicredito: holding of a group active in the banking sector (national and local), investment banking

and assets management, factoring, leasing, consumer financing, bank assurance,

— for FRI: car purchase financing for consumers.

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 to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference COMP/M.3067 — Intesa/Capitalia/IMI Investimenti/Unicredito/Fidis Retail, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 507/2003 of 20 March 2003 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 April to 30 June 2003 can be accepted
Date: 2003-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 507/2003

of 20 March 2003

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import licences under the
regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1
April to 30 June 2003 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 of
28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001 (2), and in
particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged for the second
quarter of 2003 are for quantities less than the quantities avail-
able and can therefore be met in full,

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30
June 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95
shall be met as referred to in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 March 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 140, 24.5.2001, p. 13.

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ANNEX

Percentage of acceptance
of import licences submitted
for the period
1 April to 30 June 2003

100

100

100

100

100

100

Group No

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7