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Commission Regulation (EC) No 721/2003 of 24 April 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
Date: 2003-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rye, third country

L 104/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.4.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 721/2003

of 24 April 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in
Regulation (EC) No 900/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002 (4), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (5), and in parti-
cular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
rye to all third countries excluding Hungary, Estonia,
Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 900/2002 (6), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2330/2002 (7).

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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 notified from 18 to 24
April 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/
2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 April 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 14.
(7) OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 720/2003 of 24 April 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
Date: 2003-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export, export refund, third country

25.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 104/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 720/2003

of 24 April 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/
2000 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002 (4), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002 (5), and in parti-
cular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to all third countries except the United States of
America, Canada, Estonia and Latvia was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 901/
2002 (6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/
2002 (7).

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no
award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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 notified from 18 to 24
April 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No
901/2002.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 April 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.
(5) OJ L 194, 23.7.2002, p. 26.
(6) OJ L 127, 9.5.2002, p. 11.
(7) OJ L 180, 10.7.2002, p. 3.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1446/03 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council. The European Union's position vis-à-vis the United states on administration of Iraq in the post-war period.
Date: 2003-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Iraq, UN Security Council, UNO, United Kingdom, United States, violence, war

26.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 51 E/93

(2004/C 51 E/104)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1440/03

by Bill Miller (PSE) to the Council

(24 April 2003)

Subject: Length of time a person should be made to spend in prison awaiting trial

Could the Presidency comment on why a young Scottish man accused and acquitted of rape by a Greek
court (cid:1) in less than one day (cid:1) nevertheless spent almost a year in prison awaiting trial, and was also
refused bail, when the charges were clearly unfounded?

Reply

(29 September 2003)

The Council cannot comment on the handling of individual criminal cases in the Member States.

(2004/C 51 E/105)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1446/03

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council

(24 April 2003)

Subject: The European Union’s position vis-à-vis the United states on administration of Iraq in the post-war

period

As we receive daily reports of the deaths of children, innocent victims of British and US army bombings,
and as journalists are murdered in the exercise of their profession, the Council representatives and the
High Representative for the CFSP are tacitly accepting, without the slightest criticism, the aggressive, illegal
and unjust action taken by the United states and the United Kingdom, submissively agreeing to a
subordinate role for the EU in the administration of Iraq and coming to the help of the victors instead of
demanding unambiguously that full responsibility be conferred on the UN, the only institution with the
necessary legitimacy to carry out such duties.

What are the reasons for this attitude on the part of the Council and the High representative for the CFSP?
Why are they not demanding unambiguously that the UN be given full responsibility, given that the
unilateral action of the United States and the United Kingdom is contrary to international law?

Reply

(7 October 2003)

The Honourable Member might well be aware of the context surrounding the definition of the
1.
position about the legitimacy and appropriateness of military action against Iraq. As regards post-war Iraq
and in particular the question of the role to be played by the UN, it is recalled that both the conclusions of
the Brussels European Council of 20/21 March and the Presidency statement made at the European
Council in Athens on 16 April call for a central role of the UN.

2.
On the occasion of the Council meeting, on 27 May 2003, the Ministers discussed the situation
regarding Iraq. They welcomed the tabling of the draft resolution on Iraq to the UNSC as a step that brings
the debate on the post-conflict situation within the UN framework.
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: 2003-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Alsace, Italy, State aid, control of State aid, early-stage capital, tourism, venture capital

C 97/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.4.2003

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of the Council directive
2000/9/EC

(2003/C 97/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under the directive)

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the standard

Reference document

Reference of the superseded
standard

Date of cessation of
presumption of conformity
of the superseded
standard (2)

CEN

EN 12385-8:2002

CEN

EN 12385-9:2002

Steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 8:
Stranded hauling and carrying-hauling
installations
cableway
ropes
designed to carry persons

for

Steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 9:
Locked coil carrying ropes for cableway
installations designed to carry persons

None

None

—

—

(1) ESO (European standardisation organisation):

— CEN: rue de Stassart/De Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (www.cenorm.be),
— Cenelec: rue de Stassart/De Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Brussels; tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (www.cenelec.org),
— ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex; tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 00, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (www.etsi.org).

(2) Generally the date of cessation of presumption of conformity will be the date of withdrawal (‘dow’), set by the European Standardisation Organisation, but attention of

users of these standards is drawn to the fact that in certain exceptional cases this can be otherwise.

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 97/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.12.2002

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 292/02

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

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

Title: Risk capital for start-up of innovative enterprises

Date of adoption of the decision: 21.1.2003

Objective: To develop and widen the venture capital market in
Italy and to support innovative enterprises in the start-up phase

Legal basis:

Member State: France

Aid No: NN 136/A/02

Legge 388 del 23.12.2000 (Legge Finanziaria 2001) art. 103
comma 1 e art. 106

Title: Measures in support of the ‘Ecomusée d'Alsace’

Objective: Tourism

DPCM 28.3.2001, artt. 5, 6, 7 e 8

Budget: Approximately EUR 7,3 million

Direttiva prevista da art. 106 L. 388/2000

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Budget:
million over the next 10 years (EUR 108 million per year)

Initially EUR 180 million (foreseen); EUR 1 150

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

Duration: 10 years

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

24.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 97/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 April 2003

(2003/C 97/01)

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

1,0944

131,63

7,4253

0,6935

9,1115

1,5068

83,08

7,835

1,9464

0,5881

31,67

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

HKD

NZD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6326

0,4251

4,2603

36 557

232,475

41,005

1 767 000

1,7646

1,5845

8,5357

1,9608

1,9457

245,63

KRW

South Korean won

1 334,02

3,4534

ZAR

South African rand

8,2698

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 709/2003 of 24 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

25.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 104/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 709/2003

of 24 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 25 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 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.

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25.4.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 24 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

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
068
204
212
999

052
068
096
204
628
999

052
068
204
999

052
204
220
520
600
624
999

400
999

060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
999

110,2
91,8
90,1
120,5
103,2

82,6
110,0
51,8
32,5
143,3
84,0

101,6
47,5
99,5
82,9

68,8
41,8
36,6
38,3
42,1
59,8
47,9

65,0
65,0

64,5
81,9
114,4
112,7
83,5
83,7
63,7
75,9
115,7
96,6
89,3

85,6
90,3
70,4
82,1

(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’.