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WRITTEN QUESTION P-1512/03 by Mario Mauro (PPE-DE) to the Commission. The case of Oriel de Armas Peraza.
Date: 2003-04-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Cuba, foreign national, political asylum, political refugee, residence permit, right of asylum

C 58 E/74

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

6.3.2004

(2004/C 58 E/090)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-1512/03

by Mario Mauro (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 April 2003)

Subject: The case of Oriel de Armas Peraza

The Cuban exile Oriel de Armas Peraza, who has been living for a year in Vicenza (Italy) with his wife and
four-year-old daughter, is an active member of the human rights association ‘Cuban Patriotic Alliance’ and
is awaiting a reply to an application for political asylum lodged with the relevant Italian authorities. There
is no doubt that, because of his frequent criticisms of the Castro regime, Mr Oriel de Armas will be
arrested for his political activities if he is sent back to Cuba.

His situation is posing a problem, however, because he does not have health insurance and is unable to
secure treatment for his daughter, who suffers from asthma.

The residence permit issued to Mr Oriel de Armas Peraza, which expired on 18 August 2002, was
extended by the Vicenza police until 14 February 2003 pending a decision on his application for political
asylum.

Will the Commission take steps to ensure that, in similar cases involving severe human rights abuses,
‘European political asylum’ can be granted to enable those such as Cuban exile Oriel de Armas Peraza and
his family to renew their residence permits?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(21 May 2003)

In the field of asylum, there are no Community provisions in place based on Article 63 of the EC Treaty
related to the matter raised in this question. The proposal for a Directive on minimum standard for the
qualification as a refugee or as a person otherwise in need of international protection (1) is still under
discussion in the Council. Therefore, the Commission has no power to intervene on that basis with the
Italian authorities.

(1) OJ C 51 E, 26.2.2002.

(2004/C 58 E/091)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1515/03

by André Brie (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(6 May 2003)

Subject: Extensive clearing of trees and bushes in FFH areas in the Elbe-Elster district, Brandenburg,

Germany

For some time now extensive clearing of trees and bushes has been taking place on the rivers Schwarze
Elster, Pulsnitz and Röder (Elbe-Elster district, Brandenburg). The competent authority (Brandenburg
Regional Environment Office) has justified this work on the grounds of the necessary renovation and
maintenance work on the dykes.

These operations have been or are being carried out in the following designated FFH areas:

(cid:1) FFH area 509 ‘Pulsnitz and flood plains’;

(cid:1) FFH area 495 ‘Middle reach of the Schwarze Elster’;

(cid:1) FFH area 231 ‘Arnsnestea flood plains’;

(cid:1) FFH area 498 ‘Kleine Röder’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2275 — Pepsico/Quaker) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, merger control, processed food product, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 102/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2275 — Pepsico/Quaker)

(2003/C 102/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 March 2001, 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 English 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),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 301M2275. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3161 — CVRD/Caemi) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, logistics, merger control, mining industry

29.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 102/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3161 — CVRD/Caemi)

(2003/C 102/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 22 April 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 Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD), Brazil, acquires, within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Caemi Mineração e Metalurgia
SA (Caemi), Brazil, currently jointly controlled by CVRD and the Japanese company Mitsui & Co, Ltd, by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CVRD: mining activities and related logistics operations,

— Caemi: mining activities and related logistics operations.

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.3161 — CVRD/Caemi, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2003 of 29 April 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 as regards the number of pigs intended to support livestock farming in the French overseas departments
Date: 2003-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, EU production, French overseas department and region, livestock farming, swine

30.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 107/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 753/2003

of 29 April 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 as regards the number of pigs intended to support livestock
farming in the French overseas departments

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 of 28
June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural
products for the French overseas departments, amending Direc-
tive 72/462/EEC and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 525/77
and (EEC) No 3763/91 (Poseidom) (1), and in particular Article
6(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 of 20 January
2003 establishing the supply balances and Community
aid for the supply of certain essential products for
human consumption, for processing and for agricultural
inputs and for the supply of live animals and eggs to the
outermost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No
1452/2001,
(EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/
2001 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 457/
2003 (3), establishes the number of animals qualifying
for aid based on the provisional forecasts for 2003.

(2)

(3)

In order to develop the production potential of
the
French overseas departments and satisfy the increase in
local demand, the number of breeding pigs should be
increased.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Part 3 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 98/2003 is replaced
by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11.
(2) OJ L 14, 21.1.2003, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 69, 13.3.2003, p. 21.

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ANNEX

‘Part 3

Pig farming

Nu mbe r of a n i ma ls a n d a i d f or sup ply i ng a ni ma ls fr om the Commu ni ty pe r ca l en da r y e a r

Description

CN code

Department

Quantity

Aid
(EUR/animal)

Breeding pigs:

— female animals

— male animals

0103 10 00,
ex 0103 91 10,
ex 0103 92 19

0103 10 00,
ex 0103 91 10,
ex 0103 92 19

Total

228

Total

35

380

440’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 754/2003 of 29 April 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products
Date: 2003-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, milk, milk product

30.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 107/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 754/2003

of 29 April 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and
milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular Article 31(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Memorandum of Understanding concluded between
the European Community and the Dominican Republic,
approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (3), provides
for a quota for milk powder exported to the Dominican
Republic. As the products exported under this quota are
subject to a reduced rate of import duty by virtue of the
Memorandum of Understanding, and the operators
involved benefit
from special arrangements ensuring
them some price stability, Commission Regulation (EC)
No 174/1999 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
186/2003 (5), lays down a lower refund rate for these
products than that applicable to the products exported
outside this quota.

The growing difference in the market price for milk
powder on the internal and external markets and the
growth in demand and prices in the Dominican Republic
require the refund rates applying to this scheme to be
amended.

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 should be amended as a
result.

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 20a(8) of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 is hereby
replaced by the following:

The refund rate for products intended for export to
‘8.
the Dominican Republic under the quota referred to in
paragraph 1 shall be the following percentages of the rate
fixed by the Commission in accordance with Article 31(3)
of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 and applicable on the
first day of the lodgement period for the licence applica-
tions referred to in paragraph 7:

(a) 65 % for products falling within CN code 0402 10;

(b) 80 % for products falling within CN codes 0402 21

and 0402 29.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 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 218, 6.8.1998, p. 45.
(4) OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.
(5) OJ L 27, 1.2.2003, p. 11.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 102/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 April 2003

(2003/C 102/01)

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

1,1025

132,54

7,4245

0,6914

9,1337

1,5039

82,85

7,756

1,9462

0,5877

31,556

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

0,6344

0,4252

4,274

36 685

232,5525

40,965

1 749 000

1,7759

1,5951

8,5989

1,9776

1,9589

245,55

KRW

South Korean won

1 348,03

3,4531

ZAR

South African rand

7,8511

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Amendment by France of public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari, on the one hand, and Marseille and Nice, on the other (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Corsica, France, air transport, airline, inland transport, passenger tariff, public service

29.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 102/7

(b) Hearings

All interested parties may also apply to be heard by the
Commission within the same 40 day time limit.

7. Written submissions, questionnaire replies and corre-

spondence

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must
be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise
specified), and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address,
telephone and fax, and/or telex numbers of the interested party.

Commission address for correspondence:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate B

J-79 — 05/16
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
Telex: COMEU B 21877.

8. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or
otherwise does not provide the necessary information within
the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation,
findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance
with Article 28 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the
facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or
misleading information, the information shall be disregarded
and use may be made of the facts available.

Amendment by France of public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between
Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari, on the one hand, and Marseille and Nice, on the other

(2003/C 102/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
France, acting pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on access for
Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, has decided to amend the public service obligations
imposed on scheduled air services between Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi and Figari, on the one hand, and Marseille
and Nice, on the other, as published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 9 of 15 January
2003, page 4.

2.

The said public service obligations are amended as follows:

On scheduled flights between Marseille and Nice, on the one hand, and Ajaccio and Bastia, on the other,
the maximum fare for the categories of passengers listed in point in 2.2 of the abovementioned publi-
cation is EUR 93.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3156 — EADS/Astrium (II)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 102/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3156 — EADS/Astrium (II))

(2003/C 102/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 April 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 European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV (EADS), acquires,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Astrium
NV (Astrium), by way of purchase of shares. This transaction is a modification of the transaction notified
on 21 November 2002 under COMP/M.2924 which was not implemented.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— EADS: research, design, development, procurement, manufacture, modification, assembly, integration,
testing, marketing, sale, supply, servicing and support of commercial aircraft, telecommunications
equipment, civil and military helicopters, space vehicles and orbital infrastructures, guided weapons
and guided weapons subsystems, drones, military aircraft and defence electronics and systems,

— Astrium: design, development and manufacture and supply of space systems, including satellites and
their payloads, subsystems for launchers and manned space flight vehicles, ground stations, and various
other subsystems and technologies.

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.3156 — EADS/Astrium (II), 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 752/2003 of 29 April 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

30.4.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 107/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 752/2003

of 29 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 30 April 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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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30.4.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 29 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
204
212
999

052
068
096
204
628
999

052
204
999

052
204
220
600
624
999

400
999

060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
999

74,2
91,4
120,5
95,4

138,6
110,0
51,8
97,2
143,3
108,2

100,2
95,7
98,0

98,8
39,7
29,4
43,1
62,6
54,7

65,0
65,0

64,5
78,2
107,2
112,7
80,7
85,5
72,9
79,6
130,1
111,2
92,3

76,1
81,1
69,5
75,6

(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’.