do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3073 — Nuon Deutschland/Stadtwerke Leipzig/Stadtlicht) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, type of business

21.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 68/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3112 — Aeroports de Paris/Aelia)

(2003/C 68/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 March 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 French 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3073 — Nuon Deutschland/Stadtwerke Leipzig/Stadtlicht)

(2003/C 68/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 March 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 German and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 524/2003 of 21 March 2003 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

22.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 76/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 524/2003

of 21 March 2003

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long
grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of
rice to Réunion (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/
1999 (4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002 (5) opens an
invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to
Réunion.

Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no
award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3
of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy
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 submitted from 17 to
20 March 2003 in response to the invitation to tender referred
to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002 for the subsidy on exports
to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code
1006 20 98.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 March 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 519/2003 of 21 March 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

22.3.2003

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 519/2003

of 21 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 22 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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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22.3.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 21 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

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
728
999

388
512
528
720
999

115,5
137,3
48,3
122,4
101,8
105,1

108,3
84,2
80,1
90,9

190,1
190,1

105,2
131,5
118,3

87,1
49,5
51,4
34,5
64,8
57,5

46,0
46,0

99,0
92,3
98,6
79,8
82,6
70,3
86,1
90,0
96,2
88,3

70,0
59,9
62,5
45,4
59,5

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3113 — General Electric/Jenbacher) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, engine, industrial enterprise, mechanical engineering, merger control

C 68/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.3.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3113 — General Electric/Jenbacher)

(2003/C 68/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 13 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 undertaking General Electric Company (GE), United States of America, acquires, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the Austrian undertaking Jenbacher
by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— GE: diversified industrial corporation active in numerous fields including aircraft engines, transportation
systems, industrial systems, power generation systems, plastics, lighting, medical systems, appliances,
media, financial services, software and internet services,

— Jenbacher: design, manufacture and supply of reciprocating engines.

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 by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3113 — General Electric/Jenbacher, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3112 — Aeroports de Paris/Aelia) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

21.3.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 68/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3112 — Aeroports de Paris/Aelia)

(2003/C 68/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 March 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 French 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3073 — Nuon Deutschland/Stadtwerke Leipzig/Stadtlicht)

(2003/C 68/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 14 March 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 German 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),

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 521/2003 of 21 March 2003 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, butter, purchase

L 76/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.3.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 521/2003

of 21 March 2003

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 509/2002 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards
intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 359/2003 (4), and in particular
Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 378/2003 suspending
the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (5)
establishes the most recent
list of Member States in
which intervention is suspended. This list must be
adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated
by Sweden under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/
1999.
In the interests of clarity, the list in question
should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 378/2003
should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby
the Netherlands,
suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Greece,
Austria, Luxembourg and Finland.

(1)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down
that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or
suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as
appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in
succession, the market price in that Member State is
below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention
price.

Regulation (EC) No 378/2003 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2003.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 21 March 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 17.

(5) OJ L 55, 1.3.2003, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 525/2003 of 21 March 2003 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 76/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.3.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 525/2003

of 21 March 2003

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain
third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1896/
2002 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to decide,
in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the
tenders submitted, to make no award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 submitted from 17 to
20 March 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the
export refund on wholly milled round grain A rice to certain
third countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 21 March 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0882/03 by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission. Use of funds from the Leader+ programme by the municipality of Fiumicino.
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, EU initiative, EU programme, Latium, rural development, use of aid

15.1.2004

EN

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C 11 E/153

(2004/C 11 E/174)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0882/03

by Roberta Angelilli (UEN) to the Commission

(21 March 2003)

Subject: Use of funds from the Leader+ 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 to support innovative rural development measures aimed at enhancing the cultural and
natural heritage, creating new jobs by strengthening the local economy and improving the organisational
capacity of rural communities, can the Commission state:

1. whether the municipality of Fiumicino has submitted projects for the Leader+ programme?

2. whether the municipality of Fiumicino has secured funding for these projects?

3. whether this funding has been used?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(22 April 2003)

The Honourable Member’s question concerns the use of funds from the Leader+ programme by the
municipality of Fiumicino.

In particular, he asks the Commission whether the municipality of Fiumicino submitted projects for the
Leader+ programme, whether it obtained funding for those projects and whether that funding was used.

The documents in the Commission’s possession show that the municipality of Fiumicino forms part of the
territory participating in the Leader+ CIP for Lazio, which the Commission approved by its Decision
C(2001) 3626 of 26 November 2001. The Lazio region has not yet selected the LAGs which will take part
in the Leader+ programme.

It should be noted that the Commission does not decide on specific projects or on the selection of the
LAGs. It decides to contribute to a programme which includes criteria for selecting the groups using
procedures which will guarantee the Leader approach. The final selection of the groups and the projects
part-financed is made by the Member State or regional authority responsible in accordance with the
conditions laid down in the programme.

As a result, the ‘Assessorato all’Agricoltura’ of the Lazio region, which is the authority responsible for
managing the programme, could provide specific details of the various beneficiaries and the deadlines for
the calls issued by the region, including those specifically for the municipality of Fiumicino.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 526/2003 of 21 March 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

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EN

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L 76/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 526/2003

of 21 March 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A
rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice 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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1897/2002 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders
submitted, a maximum export refund.
In fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third
countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 1897/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders submitted from 17 to 20 March 2003 at 159,00 EUR/
t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 March 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-03-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.3.2003

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 March 2003

(2003/C 68/01)

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

1,0592

127,47

7,4283

0,677

9,1857

1,4714

84,72

7,92

1,9508

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

0,58374

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,695

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6186

0,4219

4,3105

35 600

231,9048

41,945

1 806 000

1,788

1,5696

8,2607

1,9152

1,8734

246,09

KRW

South Korean won

1 319,66

3,4522

ZAR

South African rand

8,6166

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.