do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-1425/03 by Dorette Corbey (PSE) to the Commission. Directive on packaging and packaging waste.
Date: 2003-04-15
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: application of EU law, packaging product, waste recycling

13.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65 E/81

(2004/C 65 E/090)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1425/03

by Dorette Corbey (PSE) to the Commission

(15 April 2003)

Subject: Directive on packaging and packaging waste

The Directive on packaging and packaging waste (94/62/EC (1)) is currently undergoing revision. Article 6
of the Directive sets quantitative targets for the recovery and recycling of packaging waste. The beginning
of Article 6 reads as follows:

In order to comply with the objectives of this Directive, Member States shall take the necessary
measures to attain the following targets covering the whole of their territory …

Can the Commission confirm that there is a firm obligation on the Member States to attain the targets for
recovery and recycling?

Can the Commission confirm that, as the guardian of the legal framework responsible for ensuring that EC
legislation is properly transposed, complied with and implemented, it will initiate proceedings against any
Member State which does not attain the targets contained in Article 6?

Does the Commission agree that the measures to be taken by the Member States are only a means of
fulfilling the obligation laid down in Article 6 and are not the objective per se?

(1) OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10.

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(3 June 2003)

The achievement of the recovery and recycling targets are legal obligations for the Member States, required
under Article 6 of Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994, on packaging and
packaging waste. The Commission can confirm that it will fulfil its role as guardian of the EC Treaty and
follow-up cases of non-compliance with the targets of the Directive. This will, if necessary, include the
initiation of infringement proceedings under Article 226 of the EC Treaty.

Article 6 of Directive 94/62/EEC stipulates that the Member States shall take the necessary measures to
attain the targets set out by that provision. The Member States have the possibility to choose the means
they use to achieve these targets provided that Community legislation is complied with.

(2004/C 65 E/091)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1448/03

by Chris Davies (ELDR) to the Commission

(28 April 2003)

Subject: Radioactive fuel and waste

What requirements does the Commission make to ensure the safety and security of shipments by sea in
European waters of radioactive fuel and radioactive waste?

Has the Commission expressed any particular concerns with regard to the movement of MOX shipments
to and from the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing facility in Cumbria, United Kingdom?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 689/2003 of 15 April 2003 on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (apples)
Date: 2003-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, pip fruit

16.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 98/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 689/2003

of 15 April 2003

on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 47/2003 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1176/2002 (4), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 307/2003 (5) fixes the
indicative quantities for which system B export licences
may be issued.

In the light of the information available to the Commis-
sion today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities
laid down for the current export period for apples will

shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the
proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit
and vegetables sector.

(3)

To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences
for apples after 15 April 2003 should be rejected until
the end of the current export period,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for system B export licences for apples submitted
pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 307/2003, export
declarations for which are accepted after 15 April 2003 and
before 14 May 2003, are hereby rejected.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 April 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.
(3) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69.
(5) OJ L 45, 19.2.2003, p. 4.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 588/2003 of 31 March 2003 fixing the export refunds on syrups and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state (OJ L 83 of 1.4.2003)
Date: 2003-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, sugar, sugar product, syrup

15.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 97/83

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 588/2003 of 31 March 2003 fixing the export refunds on syrups
and certain other sugar products exported in the natural state

(Official Journal of the European Union L 83 of 1 April 2003)

On page 53, the Annex should be replaced by the following Annex:

‘ANNEX

EXPORT REFUNDS ON SYRUPS AND CERTAIN OTHER SUGAR PRODUCTS EXPORTED WITHOUT
FURTHER PROCESSING

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

1702 40 10 9100

1702 60 10 9000

1702 60 80 9100

1702 60 95 9000

1702 90 30 9000

1702 90 60 9000

1702 90 71 9000

1702 90 99 9900

2106 90 30 9000

2106 90 59 9000

S00

S00

S00

S00

S00

S00

S00

S00

S00

S00

EUR/100 kg dry matter

EUR/100 kg dry matter

EUR/100 kg dry matter

EUR/1 % sucrose × net 100 kg of
product

EUR/100 kg dry matter

EUR/1 % sucrose × net 100 kg of
product

EUR/1 % sucrose × net 100 kg of
product

EUR/1 % sucrose × net 100 kg of
product

EUR/100 kg dry matter

EUR/1 % sucrose × net 100 kg of
product

44,49 (1)

44,49 (1)

84,53 (2)

0,4449 (3)

44,49 (1)

0,4449 (3)

0,4449 (3)

0,4449 (3) (4)

44,49 (1)

0,4449 (3)

NB The product codes and the “A” series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ

L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1).
The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002 (OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p.
6).

The other destinations are defined as follows:
S00: all destinations (third countries, other territories, victualling and destinations treated as exports from the
Community) with the exception of Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro
(including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999) and
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, except for sugar incorporated into the products referred to in
Article 1(2)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 (OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 29).

(1) Applicable only to products referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2135/95.
(2) Applicable only to products referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2135/95.
(3) The basic amount is not applicable to syrups which are less than 85 % pure (Regulation (EC) No 2135/95). Sucrose content is deter-

mined in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2135/95.

(4) The basic amount is not applicable to the product defined under point 2 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3513/92

(OJ L 355, 5.12.1992, p. 12).’
WRITTEN QUESTION P-1423/03 by Jorge Hernández Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Safety at sea.
Date: 2003-04-15
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: carriage of goods, maritime safety, maritime transport, petroleum, tanker, transport regulations

C 11 E/182

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

15.1.2004

Under both the Research and Education policy areas, the Commission is pursuing a range of activities
aiming at attracting young researchers,
including: steps towards the establishment of a pan-European
initiative for enhancing science education in schools as part of the Science and Society action line; work
with Member States on co-ordinating actions in the area of science education and on benchmarking skills
requirements; and the preparation of a Communication on researchers careers in the European Research
Area.

(2004/C 11 E/207)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1423/03

by Jorge Hernández Mollar (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(15 April 2003)

Subject: Safety at sea

On 27 March 2003 the Council of Transport Ministers reached a series of conclusions on safety at sea.
Can the Commission say what the results are?

Does the ban on transport of heavy fuel oil in single-hull tankers also include vessels anchored in a bay
close to a port area?

Which Member States voted against this proposal by the Commission?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(15 May 2003)

With regard to the conclusions of the Transport Council, the Commission refers the Honourable Member
to the Council website (1), which features the press release on the Council meeting of 27 March 2003. The
press release explains in detail the decisions taken with regard to single-hull tankers.

The ban on the transport of heavy fuel oil in single-hull tankers applies to vessels calling at or leaving a
port or offshore terminal, or anchoring in a zone within the jurisdiction of a Member State, whatever the
flag it is flying.

These important decisions were taken by unanimous consent.

(1) http://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htm.

(2004/C 11 E/208)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1426/03

by Ulrich Stockmann (PSE) to the Commission

Subject: EU support for urban renewal and redevelopment

(23 April 2003)

Some 1,3 million flats in east Germany are currently standing empty, mainly as a result of high
unemployment, migration caused by unemployment, and the demographic trend. The redevelopment of
empty houses and whole districts is expensive: not only do buildings need to be demolished, but existing
supply networks (water, sewage, gas etc.) for the whole city have to be rescaled, schools closed and
administrative capacities reduced. Municipal authorities are in no position to take on this financial burden,
as their budget, and their room for manoeuvre, are restricted, mainly because of a decrease in income tax
revenue. Large-scale urban redevelopment resulting from a fall in population is not solely an east German
problem, however. It is growing more and more prevalent in the applicant countries of Eastern European
and can only worsen in the coming years. Therefore it constitutes a problem for the whole of Europe.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3145 — Xstrata/MIM) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, mining industry, mining operation

C 90/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.4.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3145 — Xstrata/MIM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 90/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 8 April 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 undertaking Xstrata plc (‘Xstrata’, Switzerland) controlled by Glencore International AG
(‘Glencore’, Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the
whole of the undertakings MIM Holdings Limited (‘MIM’, Australia) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Xstrata: Natural resources group, mainly active in coal, zinc and ferroalloys.

— MIM: Mining and mineral processing company producing copper, coal, lead, zinc, silver and gold.

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 a 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 to the Commission.

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.3145 — Xstrata/MIM, 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-1421/03 by Pernille Frahm (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Agricultural policy.
Date: 2003-04-15
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: agricultural policy, agricultural production policy, aid system, aid to agriculture, farm price support, market support

C 222 E/248

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

18.9.2003

(2003/C 222 E/278)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1363/03

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(10 April 2003)

Subject:

‘Troubled Waters’

Can the Commission confirm how much the recently published ‘Troubled Waters’ comic cost to

1.
produce?

2. Where has this comic been circulated? Where will it eventually be circulated?

3. What is the intention of this publication?

Answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

(25 April 2003)

For all information concerning the ‘Troubled Waters’ comic, the Honourable Member should contact the
Directorate-General for Information and Public Relations of the European Parliament’s Secretariat.

The Publications Office was responsible only for printing and binding the comic in question on behalf of
the Parliament.

1.

2.

3.

The Publications Office does not know the total cost of producing the publication.

The copies produced were delivered to the requesting department.

The Publications Office is unable to answer the Honourable Member’s third question.

(2003/C 222 E/279)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1421/03

by Pernille Frahm (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(15 April 2003)

Subject: Agricultural policy

How much does the Commission assess the producer support estimate to be as a result of the EU’s
agricultural policy, how much of this is market price support and what proportion of these amounts can
be attributed to various products such as sugar, beef, dairy products, wheat and vegetables?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(7 May 2003)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 688/2003 of 15 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

16.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 98/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 688/2003

of 15 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 16 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 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 98/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.4.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 15 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 10 00

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
096
204
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
600
624
999

060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
720
999

115,0
78,4
129,8
107,7

111,9
75,4
40,0
75,8

190,1
190,1

83,4
50,7
67,1

86,7
38,8
70,3
47,0
46,8
49,6
68,6
58,3

64,5
85,4
104,0
86,6
83,9
81,7
68,3
86,1
83,5
128,6
87,3

76,6
82,6
67,0
46,0
68,0

(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’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1386/03 by Claude Moraes (PSE) to the Council. Statistics for immigration and asylum.
Date: 2003-04-15
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, action programme, administrative expenditure, financial year, immigration, national statistics

C 51 E/84

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

26.2.2004

(2004/C 51 E/095)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1386/03

by Claude Moraes (PSE) to the Council

(15 April 2003)

Subject: Statistics for immigration and asylum

Can the Council please provide statistics or comparable figures of actual expenditure incurred by the
Immigration and Asylum Departments or Directorates or Interior Ministries of the Member States in
relation to their asylum, immigration and citizenship programmes in the last available financial year.

(Explanatory note:
processing of applications.)

‘programmes’ refers to all the costs pertaining to welfare, accommodation and/or

Reply

(29 September 2003)

The Council does not have the information requested by the Honourable Member.

(2004/C 51 E/096)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1397/03

by Caroline Lucas (Verts/ALE) to the Council

(11 April 2003)

Subject: Effects from depleted uranium

Have the UK armed forces used depleted uranium munitions during the invasion of Iraq?

Given that DU weapons cause widespread and long-lasting contamination liable to cause injury, chronic
illness, slow death or severe birth defects to both civilians and UK soldiers for years to come, does the
Council consider that the use of DU munitions would be in breach of the Additional Protocol I to the
Convention on Prohibition or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be
Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (the Protocol 1 is on ‘non-detectable
fragments’) and its relevant articles on deployment, use and effect upon civilians?

Article 11 of the European Parliament’s Resolution adopted on 13 February 2003 on depleted uranium
requested the Council to support independent and thorough investigations into the possible harmful effects
of the use of depleted uranium ammunition (and other types of uranium warheads) in military operations
such as in the Balkans, Afghanistan and other regions. Such investigations should concern the effects on
the soldiers in affected areas as well as the effects on civilians and their land, with the results of these
investigations to be presented to Parliament. What steps does the Council plan to take to initiate such an
independent and thorough investigation following the cessation of hostilities in Iraq?

Will the Council press for an immediate moratorium on the use of DU munitions by Member States?

Reply

(7 October 2003)

No reports on the use of depleted uranium ammunition by the UK armed forces during the conflict in Iraq
have been submitted to the Council. The Council has not addressed the issue raised by the Honourable
Member concerning Protocol I to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-04-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

15.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 90/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

14 April 2003

(2003/C 90/01)

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

1,0737

129,68

7,4261

0,6827

9,1275

1,4966

83,28

7,876

1,9461

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

0,58665

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,568

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6249

0,4231

4,2522

36 630

232,3652

41,055

1 751 000

1,7826

1,5657

8,3742

1,9705

1,9124

245,52

KRW

South Korean won

1 314,21

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

8,4018

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