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Council recommendation of 8 May 2003 on a model agreement for setting up a joint investigation team (JIT)
Date: 2003-05-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Eurojust, European Anti-fraud Office, Europol, agreement (EU), judicial cooperation, judicial inquiry, team work

23.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/1

(Acts adopted under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION

of 8 May 2003

on a model agreement for setting up a joint investigation team (JIT)

(2003/C 121/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAVING REGARD to Article 13 of the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the
Member States of the European Union of 29 May 2000 (1) (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) and
to the Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on joint investigation teams (2) (hereinafter referred
to as the Framework Decision),

RECALLING the outcome of the conference on ‘A Strategic European Initiative on the development of policy
and legislation covering joint investigation teams’ (7 to 9 October 2002 Dublin) organised by the Irish
Police (An Garda Síochána) with the support of the European Community under the Grotius programme,

CONVINCED of the need for a model agreement to facilitate the setting up of joint investigation teams in
order to implement swiftly the Framework Decision, which has brought forward the implementation of
Article 13 of the Convention,

BEARING in mind that such a model agreement should be comprehensive but also flexible so as to ensure
that the competent authorities may adapt it to the particular circumstances of each case,

MINDFUL of the fact that Eurojust and Europol will conclude an agreement on cooperation, which will be
of importance to the participation of both bodies in joint investigative teams,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS Member State Governments:

to encourage those of their competent authorities that wish to set up a Joint Investigation Team in
accordance with the terms of the Framework Decision and the Convention with competent authorities
from other Member States, to use the model agreement where appropriate set out in the Annex to this
Recommendation in order to agree upon the modalities for the joint investigation team.

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2003.

For the Council

The President

M. CHRISOCHOÏDIS

(1) OJ C 197, 12.7.2000, p. 3.
(2) OJ L 162, 20.6.2002, p. 1.

C 121/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.5.2003

MODEL AGREEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT INVESTIGATION TEAM

ANNEX

23.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/3

C 121/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.5.2003

23.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/5

C 121/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.5.2003

APPENDIX TO THE MODEL AGREEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT INVESTIGATION TEAM
2003/440/EC: Council Decision of 8 May 2003 on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia concerning the system of ecopoints to be applied to Croatian transit traffic through Austria as from 1 January 2003
Date: 2003-05-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, Croatia, agreement (EU), tradeable emission permit, transit, transport policy

L 150/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.6.2003

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 8 May 2003

on the signing, on behalf of the Community, and provisional application of an Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia
concerning the system of ecopoints to be applied to Croatian transit traffic through Austria as
from 1 January 2003

(2003/440/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 71(1), in conjunction with the
first sentence of
the first subparagraph of Article 300(2)
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Commission has negotiated an Agreement in the
form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
Community and the Republic of Croatia concerning the
system of ecopoints to be applied to Croatian transit
traffic through Austria.

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the
Agreement initialled on 15 November 2002 should be
signed.

Provision should be made for the provisional application
of the Agreement from 1 January 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the
Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Agree-
ment.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of
the Community, subject to its conclusion.

Article 3

Subject to reciprocity, the Agreement referred to in Article 1
shall be applied on a provisional basis from 1 January 2003,
pending the completion of
the procedures for its formal
conclusion.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 1

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2003.

The signing of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of
Letters between the European Community and the Republic of
Croatia concerning the system of ecopoints to be applied to
Croatian transit traffic through Austria as from 1 January 2003

For the Council

The President

M. CHRISOCHOÏDIS
Commission Regulation (EC) No 790/2003 of 8 May 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 29th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
Date: 2003-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export levy, export refund, third country, white sugar

L 115/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.5.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 790/2003

of 8 May 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 29th 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 29th 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 29th 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 49,930 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 May 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.
Commission communication — Review of the guidelines on national regional aid for the period after 1 January 2007
Date: 2003-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid system, control of State aid, employment aid, regional aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 110/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.5.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2922 — Pfizer/Pharmacia)

(2003/C 110/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 February 2003 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(2) of Council Regu-
lation (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 303M2922. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Review of the guidelines on national regional aid for the period after 1 January 2007

Commission communication

(2003/C 110/11)

The Commission published the guidelines on national regional aid in March 1998 (1).

On the basis of the guidelines, the Commission approved the regional aid maps of the present Member
States for the period from 2000 to 2006 and numerous regional aid schemes expiring at the end of that
In addition, the Regulation on State aid for SMEs (2), and the Regulation on State aid for
period.
employment (3) follow in whole or in part the approach set out in the guidelines.

The guidelines were adopted for an unlimited period. However, point 6.4 stipulates that the Commission
will review them within five years of their becoming applicable.

The Commission has carried out such a review and concluded that a revision of the guidelines does not
appear to be necessary.

The Commission, however, decided to carry out such revision in due course in order to give the Member
States and the Commission time before the end of 2006 to draw up, notify and approve the regional maps
for the period after 1 January 2007.

(1) OJ C 74, 10.3.1998.
(2) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001.
(3) OJ L 337, 13.12.2002; corrigendum (OJ C 349, 24.12.2002, p. 126).
2003/604/EC: Decision No 1/2003 of the EU-Romania Association Council of 8 May 2003 extending the double-checking system established by Decision No 3/2002 of the Association Council for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision up to the date of accession by Romania to the European Union
Date: 2003-05-08
Institutions: EC–Romania Association Council
Subjects: Romania, association agreement (EU), customs inspection, export

15.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 206/31

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

DECISION No 1/2003 OF THE EU-ROMANIA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL

of 8 May 2003

extending the double-checking system established by Decision No 3/2002 of the Association
Council for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision up to the date of acces-
sion by Romania to the European Union

(2003/604/EC)

THE ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,

Whereas:

(1)

The Contact Group referred to in Article 11 of Protocol
2 to the Europe Agreement establishing an association
between the European Communities and their Member
States, of
the other
the one part, and Romania, of
part (1), which entered into force on 1 February 1995,
met on 23 October 2002 and agreed to recommend to
the Association Council established under Article 106 of
the Agreement that the double-checking system intro-
duced in 1996 by Decision No 3/95 of the Association
Council (2) and reintroduced for the period from 1 July
to 31 December 2002 by Decision No 3/2002 (3),
should be extended for the period from the date of entry
into force of this Decision up to the date of accession by
Romania to the European Union.

(2)

The Association Council, having been supplied with all
relevant information, has agreed with this recommenda-
tion,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The double-checking system established by Decision No 3/
2002 of the Association Council shall continue to apply for the
period from the date of entry into force of this Decision up to

the date of accession by Romania to the European Union. In
the preamble and Article 1(1) of the Decision, references to the
period ‘1 July to 31 December 2002’ shall be replaced by refer-
ences to ‘25 August 2003 up to the date of accession by
Romania to the European Union’.

Article 2

Goods shipped to the Community as from 1 January 2003
until the date of entry into force of this Decision shall be
excluded from the scope of this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the 10th day following
that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2003.

For the Association Council

The President

G. PAPANDREOU

(1) OJ L 357, 31.12.1994, p. 2.
(2) OJ L 325, 30.12.1995, p. 51.
(3) OJ L 227, 23.8.2002, p. 38.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.2922 — Pfizer/Pharmacia) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-05-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical product, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 110/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.5.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.2922 — Pfizer/Pharmacia)

(2003/C 110/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 February 2003 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(2) of Council Regu-
lation (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 303M2922. 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 29-4 24 55, fax (+352) 29 29-4 27 63.

Review of the guidelines on national regional aid for the period after 1 January 2007

Commission communication

(2003/C 110/11)

The Commission published the guidelines on national regional aid in March 1998 (1).

On the basis of the guidelines, the Commission approved the regional aid maps of the present Member
States for the period from 2000 to 2006 and numerous regional aid schemes expiring at the end of that
In addition, the Regulation on State aid for SMEs (2), and the Regulation on State aid for
period.
employment (3) follow in whole or in part the approach set out in the guidelines.

The guidelines were adopted for an unlimited period. However, point 6.4 stipulates that the Commission
will review them within five years of their becoming applicable.

The Commission has carried out such a review and concluded that a revision of the guidelines does not
appear to be necessary.

The Commission, however, decided to carry out such revision in due course in order to give the Member
States and the Commission time before the end of 2006 to draw up, notify and approve the regional maps
for the period after 1 January 2007.

(1) OJ C 74, 10.3.1998.
(2) OJ L 10, 13.1.2001.
(3) OJ L 337, 13.12.2002; corrigendum (OJ C 349, 24.12.2002, p. 126).
Council Act of 8 May 2003 appointing two Deputy Directors of Europol
Date: 2003-05-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Europol, appointment of staff, decision-making body (EU)

13.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 113/1

(Acts adopted under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL ACT

of 8 May 2003

appointing two Deputy Directors of Europol

(2003/C 113/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Convention on the establishment of a
European Police Office
and in
particular Article 29(2) thereof,

(Europol Convention) (1)

applicants who, according to the Management Board, meet
all the requirements of the vacant positions of Deputy
Directors,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Acting as the authority vested with the power to appoint the
Director and Deputy Directors of Europol,

Article 1

Having regard to the opinion of the Management Board,

1. Mr Jens Henrik HØJBJERG is hereby appointed Deputy
Director of Europol from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2007.

2. Mr Kevin Phillip O'CONNELL is hereby appointed Deputy
Director of Europol from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2007.

Article 2

This Act shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 May 2003.

For the Council

The President

M. CHRISOCHOÏDIS

Whereas:

(1) Due to the expiry of the terms of office of two Deputy
Directors of Europol appointed by Council Act of 29 April
1999 (2), it is necessary to appoint two Deputy Directors.

(2) The Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees (3),
their Appendix 8, establish special
the

and in particular
provisions on the procedure for
Director or a Deputy Director of Europol.

the selection of

(3) The Management Board presented the Council with a short
list of suitable applicants for appointment, together with
the full file of each of those applicants, as well as the full
list of the applicants.

(4) On the basis of all relevant information provided by the
Management Board, the Council wishes to appoint the two

(1) OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 2.
(2) OJ C 149, 28.5.1999, p. 18.
(3) See Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regu-
lations applicable to Europol employees (OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p.
23), as amended by Council Act of 19 December 2002 (OJ C 24,
31.1.2003, p. 1).