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Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2003 of 5 June 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 934/2003
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export, export refund

6.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 139/29

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 972/2003

of 5 June 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common
wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 934/2003

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),

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
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No 934/
2003 (6).

(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 3 to 5
June 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund
for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No
934/2003.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 June 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 June 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 133, 29.5.2003, p. 42.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 of 14 April 2003 adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (qualified majority) (OJ L 122 of 16.5.2003)
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Commission, capacity to exercise rights, committee (EU), executive competence, power of implementation, powers of the institutions (EU)

5.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 138/49

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 of 14 April 2003 adapting to Decision 1999/468/EC the
provisions relating to committees which assist the Commission in the exercise of its implementing powers laid
down in Council instruments adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure (qualified majority)

(Official Journal of the European Union L 122 of 16 May 2003)

Page 34, Annex III, point 52

Point 52 and the footnote 2 shall be deleted.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 968/2003 of 5 June 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 31st partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

L 139/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.6.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 968/2003

of 5 June 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 31st 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 31th 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 31st 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 51,201 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 June 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 Regulation (EC) No 971/2003 of 5 June 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, oats

L 139/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.6.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 971/2003

of 5 June 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 30 May to 5 June 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 6 June 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 5 June 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3169 — Bridgepoint Capital/SVL/Holmes Place) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, sport

C 131/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.6.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3169 — Bridgepoint Capital/SVL/Holmes Place)

(2003/C 131/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 May 2003 the Commission received a 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 undertakings Bridgepoint Capital Group Limited (‘BC’, United Kingdom) and Schroder
Ventures Limited (‘SVL’, Channel Islands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation joint control of the undertaking Holmes Place plc (‘HP’, United Kingdom) by way of public bid
announced on 22 May 2003.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— BC: management of equity and investment funds,

— SVL: investment management and investment advice service,

— HP: operation of fitness clubs.

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.3169 — Bridgepoint Capital/SVL/Holmes Place, 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3145 — Xstrata/MIM) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Australia, Switzerland, economic concentration, merger control, mining of ore, ore processing

5.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 131/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3091 — Konica/Minolta)

(2003/C 131/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 27 May 2003 the Commission received a 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 Konica Corporation (Konica), Japan, acquires, within the meaning of Article
3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Minolta Co. Ltd (Minolta), Japan, by way
of exchange of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Konica: imaging technology and the development, manufacture and sale of imaging equipment, e.g.

copiers, cameras and photometers,

— Minolta: imaging technology and the development, manufacture and sale of imaging equipment, e.g.

copiers, printers, cameras and photometers.

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.3091 — Konica/Minolta, 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.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3145 — Xstrata/MIM)

(2003/C 131/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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:

— 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 303M3145. CELEX

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Amending Budget of Europol for 2003
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Europol, amending budget

C 152/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.6.2003

AMENDING BUDGET OF EUROPOL FOR 2003 (1)

(2003/C 152/05)

Title
Chapter
Article

Description

Budget 2003

Amending
Budget
2003

Revised
Budget
2003

Commentary

1

REVENUE

New Article. This Article is intended for project
funding from EU programmes.

Notwithstanding Article 35 of
the Europol
Convention and Article 16 of the Financial Regu-
lation, the Management Board may, acting unani-
mously and on the basis of a proposal from the
Director, amend the amount of appropriations
provided the total revenue covers the total expen-
diture (see Article 321).

Europol's own contribution to any projects will
be financed out of other Articles.

New Article. This Article is intended for expen-
diture in relation to projects funded from EU
programmes.

Notwithstanding Article 35 of
the Europol
Convention and Article 16 of the Financial Regu-
lation, the Management Board may, acting unani-
mously and on the basis of a proposal from the
Director, amend the amount of appropriations
provided the total revenue covers the total expen-
diture (see Article 121).

Europol's own contribution to any projects will
be financed out of other Articles.

121

Project
European Commission

funding

from the

—

p.m.

p.m.

TOTAL TITLE 1

—

p.m.

p.m.

3

OTHER EXPENDITURE

321

Project expenditure funded by
the European Commission

—

p.m.

p.m.

TOTAL TITLE 3

TOTAL REVENUE

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

BALANCE

—

—

—

—

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

—

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

—

(1) Adopted by the Council on 5 June 2003.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3148 — Siemens/Alstom Gas & Steam Turbines) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas, industrial enterprise, industrial equipment, merger control, turbine

C 131/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.6.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3148 — Siemens/Alstom Gas & Steam Turbines)

(2003/C 131/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 May 2003 the Commission received a 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 German undertaking Siemens AG (‘Siemens’) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Regulation, through a first transaction sole control over the Small Gas Turbines business of Alstom
and through a second transaction sole control over Alstom's Medium Gas Turbines business and Industrial
Steam Turbines business, by way of the purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Siemens: diversified industrial corporation active in numerous fields including information and
transmission products and related

communication, automation and control, power generation,
services, transportation, lighting and medical applications,

— Alstom (France): production of equipment for energy generation, transmission and distribution, power

conversion, shipbuilding and railway.

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.3148 — Siemens/Alstom Gas & Steam Turbines, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3162 — Hearst/De Telegraaf Tijdschriften/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, Netherlands, United States, economic concentration, mass media, merger control

5.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 131/3

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3162 — Hearst/De Telegraaf Tijdschriften/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 131/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 27 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 HMI International Holdings, Inc., belonging to the Hearst Corporation (‘HMI’,
USA), and De Telegraaf Tijdschriften Groep BV belonging to the De Telegraaf group (‘TTG’,
the
Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of
the undertaking TTG Hearst BV (‘JV’, the Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares in a newly created
company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— HMI: communications, newspaper, magazine and business publishing, TV and radio stations, TV

productions and distribution, cable network, internet activities,

— TTG: diversified media, newspapers, consumer magazines,

— JV: publishing and distribution of Dutch edition of Cosmogirl magazine in the Netherlands and

Belgium.

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 Regu-
lation (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.3162 — Hearst/De Telegraaf Tijdschriften/JV, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

5.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 131/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 June 2003

(2003/C 131/01)

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

1,1691

138,6

7,4248

0,7172

9,1055

1,5366

85,51

8,078

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

0,58716

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,495

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6563

0,4303

4,4348

37 995

233,345

41,394

1 669 000

1,7582

1,586

9,1172

2,0073

2,0171

263,5

3,453

KRW

ZAR

South Korean won

1 403,39

South African rand

9,5102

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