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Commission Regulation (EC) No 846/2003 of 15 May 2003 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction, third country

L 121/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.5.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 846/2003

of 15 May 2003

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003

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), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum reduction in the import duty being
fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 581/2003 (3).

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2235/2000 (5), the Commission, acting under the proce-
dure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No
1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the
import duty.
In fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract
is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 9 to 15 May 2003, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003,
the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall
be 42,95 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of
37 500 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 May 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 83, 1.4.2003, p. 36.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 843/2003 of 15 May 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 901/2002
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export, export refund, third country

16.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 121/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 843/2003

of 15 May 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 9 to 15
May 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 16 May 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 15 May 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 836/2003 of 15 May 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to import into the European Community
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Africa, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, import, marketing standard, quality label

16.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 121/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 836/2003

of 15 May 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the
marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to
import into the European Community

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 (3) sets out
in its Annex II a model of certificate referred to in
Article 7(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/
2001 of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity to the
marketing standards applicable to fruit and vegetables (4),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 408/2003 (5).

The South African authorities have
informed the
Commission that the certificate used has been amended.

Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

In order to avoid practical and commercial difficulties it
should be possible to use the existing model certificate
until 30 June 2003.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 is replaced by the
text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply as from 1 June 2003. However, certificates
according to the model
in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No
2103/2002 in its version of the 28 November 2002, can also
be used until 30 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 May 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.
(3) OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 62, 6.3.2003, p. 8.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.5.2003

ANNEX

‘ANNEX II

MODEL CERTIFICATE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 7(3) OF REGULATION (EC) No 1148/2001
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

15.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 115/3

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

14 May 2003

(2003/C 115/02)

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

1,1499

134,25

7,4244

0,7118

9,1785

1,5129

83,89

7,873

1,9464

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

0,58654

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,515

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6481

0,4291

4,3302

37 518

233,09

41,075

1 707 000

1,781

1,5977

8,9677

2,002

1,9911

244,81

KRW

South Korean won

1 379,88

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

8,6012

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