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WRITTEN QUESTION E-1997/03 by Mihail Papayannakis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Unsolicited e-mail (spamming).
Date: 2003-06-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU law, United States, consumer protection, cooperation policy, electronic mail, trade information

C 51 E/178

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

26.2.2004

(2004/C 51 E/197)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-1997/03

by Mihail Papayannakis (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(16 June 2003)

Subject: Unsolicited e-mail (spamming)

The USA recently adopted legislation to curb spam e-mail. Some states enable recipients to sue spammers
for up to USD 25 000 a day, while the possibility of prison sentences is also being considered.

Given that millions of Europeans with e-mail facilities are plagued by spamming and that the Community
institutions are also frequently affected, is the Commission considering taking measures to stamp it out
and, in general terms, does the Commission consider it appropriate to adopt Community legislation to
combat the phenomenon?

(2004/C 51 E/198)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2085/03

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(24 June 2003)

Subject: Spam email

What measures has the Commission taken to reduce the amount of unsolicited emails or spam reaching
inboxes Europe-wide?

Will the Commission consider introducing legislation to assist with the monitoring of junk mail?

Does the Commission envisage any joint action with the US government on this issue?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-1997/03 and E-2085/03
given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(24 July 2003)

The Honourable Members ask in substance whether (and if so which) measures are being considered by
the Commission as regards unsolicited e-mails or spam.

As a preliminary remark, while it is true that many American States have indeed adopted legislation
addressing spamming, the United States does not have specific federal legislation on spamming. The United
States Congress
legislation, and the Federal Trade
Commission can decide to act against certain cases of spam where these constitute fraudulent or deceptive
practices.

is, however, currently discussing such federal

In contrast, the Parliament and the Council have already adopted legislation in July 2002 prohibiting the
sending of e-mails without prior consent, except in very limited circumstances (see Article 13 of Directive
2002/58/EC of the Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal
data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (1)). This Directive has to be
transposed by Member States by 31 October 2003 at the latest.
Council Joint Action 2003/447/CFSP of 16 June 2003 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the African Great Lakes Region
Date: 2003-06-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: East Africa, appointment of staff, diplomatic profession, power of attorney

L 150/72

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.6.2003

COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2003/447/CFSP

of 16 June 2003

extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the African Great Lakes
Region

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in parti-
cular Article 14, Article 18(5) and Article 23(2) thereof,

Whereas:

Council Joint Action 2002/962/CFSP of 10 December
2002 amending and extending the mandate of
the
Special Representative of the European Union for the
African Great Lakes Region (1) applies until 30 June
2003.

On the basis of a review of
mandate of
extended.

the Special Representative

that

Joint Action,

the
should be

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 1

The mandate of Mr Aldo AJELLO as the European Union Special
Representative for the African Great Lakes Region as set out in
Joint Action 2002/962/CFSP is hereby extended until 31
December 2003.

This Joint Action shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.

Article 2

Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2003.

On 30 March 2000 the Council adopted guidelines on
the appointing procedure and administrative arrange-
ments
for European Union Special Representatives
(EUSRs),

For the Council

The President

G. PAPANDREOU

(1) OJ L 334, 11.12.2002, p. 5.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1027/2003 of 16 June 2003 granting no award with regard to beef put up for sale under the fourth invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 604/2003
Date: 2003-06-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, sale, selling price

17.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 149/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1027/2003

of 16 June 2003

granting no award with regard to beef put up for sale under the fourth invitation to tender
referred to in Regulation (EC) No 604/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2345/2001 (2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,

sale by tender should be fixed,
taking into account
tenders submitted. Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 604/2003, a decision may be taken not to
proceed with the tendering procedure.

(3)

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef
fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 604/2003 of 2
April 2003 on periodical sales by tender of beef held by
certain intervention agencies and intended for processing
within the Community (3).

Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of
application for the disposal of beef bought in by inter-
vention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No
216/69 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/
95 (5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No award is made against the fourth invitation to tender held
in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 604/2003 for which
the time limit for the submission of tenders was 10 June 2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 86, 3.4.2003, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 251, 5.10.1979, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 248, 14.10.1995, p. 39.