do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-04-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sri Lanka, State aid, calcium, control of State aid, development aid, reprography, shipbuilding, teacher training

C 87/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.4.2003

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 87/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2002

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 245/02

Title: Programme for the promotion of the improvement in
the pedagogical competencies of vocational trainers

Objective: Training of vocational trainers

Legal basis: Grundsätze zur Förderung der Erweiterung berufs-
pädagogischer Kompetenz betrieblicher Ausbilder

Budget: EUR 823 200

Aid intensity or amount: maximum 70 % for SME and
maximum 50 % for large companies

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 80,528 million, amounting to
an aid intensity of 35 % gross

Duration: 2001-2005

Other information: Commitment by Germany to comply with
the obligations regarding ex-post monitoring according to
point 6 of the Multisectoral Framework on regional aid for
large investment projects

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 5.2.2003

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Member State: Netherlands

Aid No: N 598/02

Date of adoption of the decision: 17.2.2003

Member State: Germany (Thuringia)

Aid No: N 319/02

Title: Shipbuilding — Development aid to Sri Lanka

Objective: Support the supply of a grab hopper dredger, spare
parts and a training programme to SLPA, an Sri Lanka
government body, to ensure water depth in the Sri Lanka
ports. The acquisition of the dredger is necessary to increase
the ports' capacities due to an increased flow of freight

Title: Aid in favour of Schott Lithotec AG

Legal basis: Tied aid financing programme ORET/Miliev

Objective: Realisation of a large investment under the Multi-
sectoral Framework on regional aid for the production of
calcium-fluoride crystals for the 157 nm lithography used to
produce wafer-steppers

Legal basis:

— 30. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung

der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“

Budget: grant of EUR [. . .] (1)

Aid intensity or amount: 25 %

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

— Investitionszulagengesetz 1999

(1) Business Secret.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-04-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

10.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 87/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 April 2003

(2003/C 87/01)

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

1,0742

128,86

7,4264

0,6902

9,1377

1,4878

83,55

7,802

1,9471

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

0,58558

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,355

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,625

0,424

4,2829

36 535

232,1465

41,015

1 772 000

1,7807

1,5773

8,3782

1,9667

1,9145

244,35

KRW

South Korean won

1 342,54

3,4532

ZAR

South African rand

8,5103

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 644/2003 of 10 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-04-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

11.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 95/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 644/2003

of 10 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 11 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 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 95/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.4.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 10 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
400
600
624
999

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

052
388
512
528
720
999

107,8
70,5
123,3
100,5

140,3
58,4
77,0
48,8
67,7
147,3
89,9

129,4
69,5
99,5

54,5
43,8
67,9
46,8
46,8
53,5
62,4
53,7

64,5
88,7
88,3
112,3
86,3
85,3
68,2
72,9
56,8
54,1
119,2
81,5

74,9
85,4
96,7
64,1
47,2
73,7

(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 648/2003 of 10 April 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 27th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
Date: 2003-04-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export levy, export refund, marketing, white sugar

L 95/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.4.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 648/2003

of 10 April 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 27th partial
invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 680/2002 (2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
invitation to tender, the
response to the 27th partial
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Sugar,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July
2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 432/2003 (4), for the
2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial
invitations
to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to
certain third countries.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/
2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community
and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 27th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum
amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed
at 48,597 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 April 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 21.