do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 854/2003 of 16 May 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002
Date: 2003-05-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rice, third country

L 123/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.5.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 854/2003

of 16 May 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in
connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(4)

(5)

To ensure the more balanced management of quantities
exported with a refund, an allocation coefficient should
be set for tenders presented at the level of the maximum
refund.

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 export refund on rice was
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
1896/2002 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders
submitted, a maximum export refund.
In fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund.

(3)

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

refund being fixed at

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002 is
hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 12 to
15 May 2003 at 153,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

For tenders presented at the level of the maximum refund, an
allocation coefficient is set at 75 %.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-05-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

16.5.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 116/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

15 May 2003

(2003/C 116/01)

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

1,1458

132,85

7,4243

0,7072

9,1578

1,5103

83,78

7,849

1,9461

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

0,58644

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,385

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6454

0,4287

4,327

37 520

233,1

41,065

1 702 000

1,7756

1,5759

8,9364

1,997

1,9685

244,75

KRW

South Korean won

1 370,72

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

9,0375

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 62/2003 of 16 May 2003 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-05-16
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European accounting system, agreement (EU), data collection, data transmission, expenditure, public accounting, public administration, revenue

L 193/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2003

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 62/2003

of 16 May 2003

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 17/2003
of 31 January 2003 (1).

Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 June 2002 on
quarterly non-financial accounts for general government (2)
is to be incorporated into the
Agreement.

(3)

Due to the necessity of major changes in the national statistical systems in Iceland and Norway, the
date for the first transmission of quarterly data from these countries shall be postponed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 19db (Commission Decision 98/715/EC) of Annex XXI
to the Agreement:

‘19dc. 32002 R 1221: Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 10 June 2002 on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government (OJ L 179,
9.7.2002, p. 1).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with
the follow adaptation:

The following paragraph shall be added to Article 5:

“3.

For Iceland, the first transmission of quarterly data shall relate to data for the first quarter
of 2004. Iceland shall deliver these data no later than 30 June 2004.

For Norway, the first transmission of quarterly data shall relate to data for the first quarter
of 2003. Norway shall deliver these data no later than 30 June 2003.”’

(1) OJ L 94, 10.4.2003, p. 76.
(2) OJ L 179, 9.7.2002, p. 1.

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L 193/51

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2002 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 17 May 2003, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
2003/404/EC: Decision No 1/2003 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 16 May 2003 regarding the accession of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
Date: 2003-05-16
Institutions: ACP Council of Ministers
Subjects: ACP-EU Convention, Timor, accession to an agreement

7.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 141/25

DECISION No 1/2003 OF THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

of 16 May 2003

regarding the accession of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste to the ACP-EC Partnership
Agreement

(2003/404/EC)

THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,

Article 2

Having regard to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in
Cotonou on 23 June 2000, and in particular Article 94(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Democratic Republic of Timor Leste has presented a
request for accession to the ACP-EC Partnership Agree-
ment, in accordance with Article 94(1) thereof.

Timor Leste fulfils
for membership
provided for in Article 94(1) of the Agreement and its
request for accession should be approved,

the conditions

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The accession of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste to
the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement is hereby approved.

The participation of Timor Leste in the Agreement is subject to
the temporary special arrangement that Timor Leste only bene-
fits from the Community's financial assistance to the ACP States
provided under Article 3(b) (support for regional cooperation
and integration) of the current Financial Protocol in Annex I to
the Agreement for the period of 2000-2005.

Article 3

Annex VI, Articles 1 and 5 of the Agreement shall be amended
by adding Timor Leste to the lists of Least-developed ACP
States and of Island ACP States.

Article 4

The accession of Timor Leste to the Agreement shall enter into
force on the first day of the second month following the date
of deposit of its act of accession.

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2003.

For the ACP-EC Council of Ministers

The President

Serge RIALUTH VOHOR
Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Community of polyester staple fibres originating, inter alia, in India: modification of the name of a company with an individual duty rate
Date: 2003-05-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, anti-dumping duty, import, man-made fibre, originating product

C 116/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.5.2003

VI.

Supporting documents

List any documents or evidence which is submitted in support of the complaint, and attach copies.

Whenever possible, a copy of the national law or other measure which provides the legal basis for
the payment of the alleged aid should be provided.

VII. Confidentiality

You should be aware that in order to protect the rights of defence of the Member State concerned,
the Commission may have to disclose your identity and any supporting documents, or their contents,
to the Member State. If you do not wish your identity or certain documents or information to be
disclosed, please indicate this clearly, clearly identify the confidential parts of any documents and give
your reasons.

Place, date and signature of complainant

Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Community
of polyester staple fibres originating, inter alia, in India: modification of the name of a company
with an individual duty rate

(2003/C 116/04)

Imports of polyester staple fibres originating, inter alia, in India are subject to a definitive anti-dumping
duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2852/2000 (1).

Indian Organic Chemicals Limited, a company located in India, whose exports to the Community of
polyester staple fibres are subject to an individual anti-dumping duty rate of 14,7 % by the abovemen-
tioned Regulation, has informed the Commission that it has changed its name, as from 15 November
2002, into Futura Polyesters Limited. The company has asked the Commission to confirm that the change
of name does not affect the right of the company to benefit from the individual duty rate applied to the
company under its previous name of Indian Organic Chemicals Limited.

The Commission has examined the information supplied, which demonstrates that all the company's
activities linked to the manufacturing, sales and exports of polyester staple fibres are unaffected by the
change of name. The Commission therefore concludes that the change of name in no way affects the
findings of Regulation (EC) No 2852/2000. In view of the absence of any substantive change of circum-
stances, the reference to Indian Organic Chemicals Limited should be read as Futura Polyesters Limited,
with registered office at 13 Mathew Road, Mumbai, in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2852/2000.

The TARIC additional code A148 previously attributed to Indian Organic Chemicals Limited shall apply to
Futura Polyesters Limited.

(1) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 17.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 45/2003 of 16 May 2003 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-05-16
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, International Maritime Organisation, agreement (EU), carriage of passengers, maritime safety, maritime transport, prevention of pollution, safety standard

L 193/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2003

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 45/2003

of 16 May 2003

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XIII
(Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 116/1999 of
24 September 1999 (1).

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 36/2003
of 14 March 2003 (2).

Commission Directive 2002/75/EC of 2 September 2002 amending Council Directive 96/98/EC
on marine equipment (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 96/98/EC) in Chapter XXXII of

1.
Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32002 L 0075: Commission Directive 2002/75/EC (OJ L 254, 23.9.2002, p. 1).’

The following indent shall be added in point 56d (Council Directive 96/98/EC) of Annex XIII to the

2.
Agreement:

‘— 32002 L 0075: Commission Directive 2002/75/EC (OJ L 254, 23.9.2002, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2002/75/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

(1) OJ L 325, 21.12.2000, p. 31.
(2) OJ L 137, 5.6.2003, p. 42.
(3) OJ L 254, 23.9.2002, p. 1.

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Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 17 May 2003, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 59/2003 of 16 May 2003 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-05-16
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), domestic trade, foreign trade, statistical nomenclature, statistics, third country

L 193/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2003

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 59/2003

of 16 May 2003

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 17/2003
of 31 January 2003 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002 of 4 October 2002 on the nomenclature of countries
and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between
Member States (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 9 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001) of
Annex XXI to the Agreement:

‘9a.

32002 R 1779: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002 of 4 October 2002 on the
nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and
statistics of trade between Member States (OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 6).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

(1) OJ L 94, 10.4.2003, p. 76.
(2) OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 6.

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Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 17 May 2003, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 16 May 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.