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Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2003 of 9 April 2003 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2003-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, product quality, refrigerated product

L 93/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.4.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 643/2003

of 9 April 2003

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1524/2002 (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal originating in and imported from the United States
of America and Canada which may be imported on
special terms for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June
2003 at 11 500 t.

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 April
2003 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as
referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be
granted in full.

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of May 2003 for 9 822,954 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 April 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 229, 27.8.2002, p. 7.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 and 63 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(1) of Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement (EFTA Surveillance Authority decision to propose appropriate measures)
Date: 2003-04-09
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, public sector

C 155/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.7.2003

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

(EFTA Surveillance Authority decision to propose appropriate measures)

(2003/C 155/07)

Date of adoption:

9 April 2003

EFTA State:

Norway

Aid No:

Title:

Legal basis:

SAM 070.019

EFTA Surveillance Authority's decision of 9 April 2003 to amend the Authority's
decision of 4 December 2002 to propose appropriate measures to Norway with
regard to State aid in the form of guarantees under the Act on State Enterprises
(‘Lov om statsforetak’)

Act on State Enterprises (Norwegian Act No 71 of 30 August 1991 on State
Enterprises;
‘Lov om statsforetak’) as amended by the Norwegian Parliament's
decision of 16 December 2002 (‘Odelstingsbeslutning nr. 43 (2002-03)’)

Form of aid:

State guarantee

Decision:

The appropriate measures, proposed by the Authority and accepted by the
Norwegian authorities are as follows:

(a) The Norwegian authorities shall take, without delay, any legislative, adminis-
trative and other measures necessary to eliminate any incompatible aid
resulting from Sections 4, 51 and 53 of the Act on State Enterprises. Any
such aid should be abolished with effect from 1 January 2003, with the
exception of the continued application of these provisions with respect to
State enterprises' financial obligations not linked to specific loans and which
existed prior to 1 January 2003. With respect to the latter, the abolishment
of the State guarantee resulting from Sections 4, 51 and 53 of the Act on
State Enterprises shall take effect as soon as the required legislative process
concerning the abolishment of the State guarantee has been finalised, in any
event not later than 31 July 2003;

(b) The Norwegian Government shall communicate to the Authority the legis-
lative, administrative or other proposals regarding the abolishment of the aid
referred to under point 1(a) of this decision as soon as possible and in any
event not later than 30 June 2003

Other information:

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

The Norwegian Government accepted the appropriate measures
European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the Hellenic Republic with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (6314/2003 - C5-0066/2003 - 2003/0806(CNS))
Date: 2003-04-09
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Europol, Greece, allowances and expenses, legislative initiative, pay, remuneration of work, staff regulations (EU)

C 64 E/346

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

12.3.2004

Wednesday 9 April 2003

P5_TA(2003)0165

Europol: Basic salaries and allowances *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the Hellenic Republic with a view
to the adoption of a Council Decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to
Europol staff (6314/2003 (cid:1) C5-0066/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0806(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the initiative of the Hellenic Republic (6314/2003) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 34(2)(c) of the EU Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0066/2003),

(cid:1) having regard to Rules 106 and 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home

Affairs (A5-0107/2003),

1.

2.

Rejects the initiative of the Hellenic Republic;

Calls on the Hellenic Republic to withdraw its initiative and submit a new one;

Instructs the President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the government

3.
of the Hellenic Republic.

(1) OJ C 52, 6.3.2003, p. 17.

P5_TA(2003)0166

European Police Office (Europol Convention) *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative by the Kingdom of Denmark with a
view to adopting a Council Act drawing up, on the basis of Article 43(1) of the Convention on the
Establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention), a Protocol amending that
Convention (13254/5/2002 (cid:1) C5-0001/2003 (cid:1) 2002/0814(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the initiative by the Kingdom of Denmark (10307/2002) (1) and the amended initi-

ative (13254/5/2002),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 34(2)(d) of the EU Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0352/2002 and C5-0001/2003),

(1) OJ C 172, 18.7.2002, p. 15.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 86/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 April 2003

(2003/C 86/01)

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

1,066

127,9

7,4263

0,6872

9,1691

1,4859

83,7

7,7735

1,9483

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

0,58538

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,543

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,622

0,4234

4,3255

36 437

232,1755

41,155

1 747 000

1,7768

1,576

8,3141

1,9606

1,8998

244,73

3,453

KRW

ZAR

South Korean won

1 336,12

South African rand

8,5826

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 637/2003 of 9 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

10.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 93/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 637/2003

of 9 April 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 10 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 April 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 93/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.4.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 9 April 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 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

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
999

052
064
068
096
204
628
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
600
624
999

060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
728
804
999

052
388
512
528
999

137,4
76,1
123,3
112,3

87,9
58,4
77,0
48,8
60,3
147,3
80,0

87,9
76,1
82,0

50,1
45,4
76,2
47,1
54,2
62,7
55,9

64,5
81,1
96,8
112,3
82,5
76,3
67,7
75,5
80,6
54,1
124,2
83,2

74,9
75,7
73,4
64,6
72,2

(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’.
2003/247/EC: Commission Decision of 9 April 2003 amending Decision 2000/690/EC setting up an Enterprise Policy Group (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), business policy, operation of the Institutions

10.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 93/27

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 April 2003

amending Decision 2000/690/EC setting up an Enterprise Policy Group

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/247/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Sole Article

Whereas:

(1)

By Commission Decision 2000/690/EC of 8 November
2000 setting up an Enterprise Policy Group (1) an Enter-
prise Policy Group was established, of which the Profes-
sional Chamber comprises up to 40 members. With a
view to enlargement the number of members of the
representing a wide range of
Professional Chamber,
expertise in domains of
importance to enterprises,
should be increased.

(2)

Decision 2000/690/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly,

In the second indent of Article 2(1), of Decision 2000/690/EC
the number ‘40’ is replaced by ‘45’.

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 9 April 2003.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 285, 10.11.2000, p. 24.