do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3102 — Thomesto/SCA Holz JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, packaging, pulp and paper industry, restrictive-practice authorisation, silviculture, supply, toiletries, wood industry

15.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 115/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.1501 — GKN Westland/Agusta/JV)

(2003/C 115/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 November 2000, 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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3102 — Thomesto/SCA Holz JV)

(2003/C 115/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 May 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(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:

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 835/2003 of 15 May 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

16.5.2003

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 835/2003

of 15 May 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 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

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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to the Commission Regulation of 15 May 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

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
999

052
999

052
999

052
204
220
388
600
624
999

400
528
999

388
400
404
508
512
528
720
804
999

125,0
49,6
87,3

109,0
109,0

93,7
93,7

41,2
43,9
43,3
70,8
53,6
52,2
50,8

53,4
56,9
55,1

80,6
102,1
128,4
80,7
77,4
72,6
97,9
90,8
91,3

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 844/2003 of 15 May 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export, export refund, oats, third country

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16.5.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 844/2003

of 15 May 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002

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,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
of 5 September 2002 on a special
intervention measure for
cereals in Finland and Sweden (6), and in particular Article 8
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from
Finland or Sweden to all third countries was opened
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002, except for
Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia und Hungary.

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 provides
that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders
notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix
a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

For tenders notified from 9 to 15 May 2003, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002,
the maximum refund on exportation of oats
shall be
EUR 9,95/t.

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 243, 13.9.2001, p. 15.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 842/2003 of 15 May 2003 laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under tariff subquota III for common wheat of a quality other than high quality opened by Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common wheat, import licence, import restriction, tariff quota, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 842/2003

of 15 May 2003

laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under tariff subquota III for common wheat of
a quality other than high quality opened by Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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 2375/2002
of 27 December 2002 opening and providing for the adminis-
tration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a
quality other than high quality from third countries and dero-
gating from Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 531/2003 (4), and in particular
Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 opens an annual tariff
quota of 2 981 600 tonnes of common wheat of a
quality other than high quality. That quota is divided
into three subquotas.

Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 fixes a
quantity of 592 900 tonnes for subquota III for the
period 1 April 2003 to 30 June 2003.

The quantities applied for on 12 May 2003, in accor-
dance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/
to
2002, exceed the quantities available. The extent
which licences may be issued should therefore be deter-
mined and a reduction coefficient
laid down to be
applied to the quantities applied for,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each application for an import licence for subquota III for
common wheat of a quality other than high quality lodged and
forwarded to the Commission on 12 May 2003 in accordance
with Article 5(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002
shall be accepted at a rate of 1,141742 % of the quantity
applied for.

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

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 88.
(4) OJ L 79, 26.3.2003, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 845/2003 of 15 May 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund, third country

16.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 121/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 845/2003

of 15 May 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 899/2002

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)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund on exportation of
common wheat to all third countries with the exclusion
of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/
2002 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/
2002 (7).

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 provides that
the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders noti-
in accordance with the procedure laid down in
fied,

Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix
a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

(3)

(4)

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 899/2002,
the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall
be EUR 15,00/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 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. 11.
(7) OJ L 349, 24.12.2002, p. 19.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3171 — Computer Sciences Corporation/Royal Mail Business Systems) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology, merger control, provision of services

C 115/4

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15.5.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3171 — Computer Sciences Corporation/Royal Mail Business Systems)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 115/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 May 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 undertakings Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), United States of America, acquires,
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of Royal Mail Business Systems (Royal
Mail), United Kingdom, currently controlled by the United Kingdom-based Royal Mail Group plc, by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CSC: information technology services,

— Royal Mail: provision of information technology services to the Royal Mail Group plc.

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 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.

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.3171 — Computer Sciences Corporation/Royal Mail Business Systems, 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 E-1633/03 by Mario Borghezio (NI) to the Commission. Commemoration of Saint Mark of Aviano, symbol of European identity.
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Christianity, European identity, cultural identity, peace

C 58 E/82

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EN

6.3.2004

The planned reform will allow the Member States to subdivide their base area using objective criteria. In
that case, it will be up to them to decide whether to subdivide their base area so that the impact of any
reductions can differentiated by region of production.

In any case, agri-environmental aid may be granted over and above specific aid for rural development in
accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain
Regulations (1).

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999.

(2004/C 58 E/099)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1633/03

by Mario Borghezio (NI) to the Commission

(15 May 2003)

Subject: Commemoration of Saint Mark of Aviano, symbol of European identity

Pope John Paul II has canonised the Capuchin priest Mark of Aviano, emphasising his prophetic mission as
a man of peace, and holding him up as a symbol of a common European cultural identity.

Can the Commission state what initiatives the EU intends to undertake, at a time when a Constitution
affirming Europe’s Christian cultural and spiritual roots is being prepared, to celebrate (together with Saint
Benedict, Patron Saint of Europe) Mark of Aviano, a great European, defender of Vienna and an
extraordinary man of peace?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(16 June 2003)

The notable merits of Marco d’Aviano unfortunately do not alter the fact that the Commission must
confine its work to its areas of competence, so no specific action to commemorate the life and testimony
of this Saint will be launched on the Commission’s own initiative. As a matter of record, Honourable
Members have drawn the attention of the Commission to the merits of individual Saints before, and the
Commission’s response has been the same. The Commission could draw the Honourable Member’s
attention for example to the reply given to question E-0559/93 by Mr Fernandez-Albor (1).

(1) OJ C 320, 26.11.1993.

(2004/C 58 E/100)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1638/03

by Bernard Poignant (PSE) to the Commission

(16 May 2003)

Subject: Combating marine pollution caused by the sinking of the ‘Prestige’

Southern Brittany is now having to deal with the problem of pellets of fuel oil from the ‘Prestige’, which
sank off the Galician coast over six months ago, being washed up along its shores. The hulk is still leaking
oil, and we now have proof that the decision to tow the ‘Prestige’ away from the Spanish coast helped
ensure more extensive and widespread pollution of the European coastline.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.1501 — GKN Westland/Agusta/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, armed forces, automation, economic concentration, energy industry, helicopter, merger control, motor car, restrictive-practice authorisation

15.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 115/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.1501 — GKN Westland/Agusta/JV)

(2003/C 115/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 November 2000, 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),

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is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3102 — Thomesto/SCA Holz JV)

(2003/C 115/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 May 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(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:

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