do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

17.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 141/3

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 June 2003

(2003/C 141/02)

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

1,1854

139,43

7,4244

0,7046

9,094

1,5429

86,7

8,21

1,9462

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

0,58593

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,335

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6621

0,4294

4,4015

38 368

233,715

41,36

1 677 000

1,773

1,5825

9,2446

2,0323

2,0474

261,13

KRW

South Korean won

1 410,86

3,4525

ZAR

South African rand

9,2783

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2094/03 by Amalia Sartori (PPE-DE) to the Council. Domestic accidents and definition of the workplace.
Date: 2003-06-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU law, accident in the home, health policy, housewife, workplace

C 51 E/198

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

26.2.2004

(2004/C 51 E/218)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2094/03

by Amalia Sartori (PPE-DE) to the Council

(17 June 2003)

Subject: Domestic accidents and definition of the workplace

Domestic accidents have taken on more than alarming proportions not only in Italy, but across all the
Member States. The statistical data at our disposal show that well over three million people have accidents
at work each year, more than seven thousand of which are fatal. As the World Health Organisation has
noted, these type of accidents, which affect all age groups, are the primary cause of child mortality in
developed countries, even if housewives are the group most affected overall.

The causes of these accidents are multifarious. Some are due to a lack of attention, carelessness, a lack of
awareness and/or failure to comply with safety standards, or to the presence of dangerous devices or
chemical substances in the home but others, and perhaps the vast majority, are the result of the lack of an
appropriate safety and prevention culture.

Bearing in mind that housewives fall into a category of workers which is often not afforded the level of
protection which is its due, a vitally important solution might be to consider the home as a ‘workplace’,
which is not the case with Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health
and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (1).

In Italy, Law No 493 of 3 December 1999, which lays down rules for the protection of health in the home
and the introduction of insurance against domestic accidents (2) considers the home to be a workplace.

What action does the Council intend to take in this area?

Would it consider introducing measures in favour of housewives based on the example provided in Italian
law?

(1) OJ L 131, 5.5.1998, p. 11.
(2) Official Gazette of the Italian Republic No 303, 28.12.1999.

Reply

(13 October 2003)

framework
The Council would remind the Honourable Member
Directive (cid:1) Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements
in the safety and health of workers at work (1) (cid:1) defines a worker as ‘any person employed by an
employer, including trainees and apprentices but excluding domestic servants’. The same definition applies
to all individual directives within the meaning of Article 16(1) of the Directive, including the Chemical
Agents Directive, which is the fourteenth such directive.

that Article 3(a) of

the relevant

As regards the possibility of extending the scope of these directives to housewives, the Council would
point out that the right of initiative for all new legislation falls under the exclusive competence of the
Commission. To date, the Council has not received any proposal along the lines sought by the Honourable
Member.

(1) OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1.
Notice as provided for in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 relating to the establishment of administrative cooperation between India and the European Community (Published under Article 7(8) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 (OJ L 156 of 13 June 2001, p. 9))
Date: 2003-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, administrative cooperation, marketing standard, quality label

17.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 141/19

Notice as provided for in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 relating to the estab-
lishment of administrative cooperation between India and the European Community

(Published under Article 7(8) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 (OJ L 156 of 13 June 2001, p. 9))

(2003/C 141/07)

The Commission hereby states that India has sent all the relevant information on checking operations (the
forms used for certificates of conformity, stamp imprints, the names and signatures of the authorised
inspectors) under the administrative cooperation provided for in Article 7(8) of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1148/2001, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 408/2003, and established between India and
the European Community. The Commission forwarded this information to the Member States' coor-
dination authorities on 12 May 2003.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/2003 shall apply therefore from the date on which this Notice is
published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3067 — Intesa/Capitalia/IMI Investimenti/Unicredito/Fidis Retail)

(2003/C 141/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 April 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 Italian 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 ‘CIT’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3067. CELEX

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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2003-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural equipment, anti-dumping measure, trading operation

C 141/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.6.2003

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2003/C 141/06)

1.
The Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following
procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table
below, as provided in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on
protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of
the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify,
rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the
European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Division B-1), J-79 5/16, B-1049 Brussels (2) at
any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before
the date mentioned in the table below.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22

4.
December 1995.

Product

Country(ies) of origin
or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Polypropylene binder or
baler twine

Poland
Hungary
Czech Republic

Duty

Regulation (EC) No 603/1999
(OJ L 75, 20.3.1999)
as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2011/2002
(OJ L 311, 14.11.2002)

21.3.2004

Hungary
Czech Republic

Undertaking

Decision 1999/215/EC
(OJ L 75, 20.3.1999)
as last amended by
Decision 2002/890/EC
(OJ L 311, 14.11.2002)

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002 (OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1).
(2) Telex COMEU B 21877; fax: (32-2) 295 65 05.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2078/03 by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Portuguese milk quota.
Date: 2003-06-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Commission, Italy, Portugal, agricultural quota, powers of the institutions (EU), regulation of agricultural production, sanction (EU)

8.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 88 E/65

The Honourable Member considers that the annual return required in Italy is very complicated.

According to Article 22 of the 6th VAT Directive, Member States can determine most of the rules
regarding declarations, recapitulative statements and recapitulative declarations.

Provided that certain minimum requirements are respected, Member States are therefore free to determine
the format and content of those declarations.

The Commission is, however, well aware that the complexity and diversity of VAT obligations in the
different Member States may cause serious difficulties for traders, mainly for those who have to account
for VAT in more than one Member State.

It has therefore carried out a comprehensive study on this issue, with a view to making appropriate
proposals in 2004. This study is presently available on the Commission Website (under ‘Your Voice in
Europe’): (3) for public consultation.

(1) OJ L 145, 13.6.1977. Directive as last amended by Council Directive 2002/92/EC of 3 December 2002, OJ L 331,

7.12.2002.

(2) OJ L 15, 17.1.2002.
(3) http://europa.eu.int/yourvoice/index_en.htm

(2004/C 88 E/0070)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2078/03

by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(17 June 2003)

Subject: Portuguese milk quota

In a recent meeting with milk producers in northern Portugal, the author of this question was made aware
of the unfair treatment being inflicted on Portuguese farmers who exceeded the milk quota by the end of
March.

These farmers have been penalised, whereas, by contrast,
agreement has been reached to settle the problems of Italian farmers in the same situation.

it has just been reported in Italy that an

Can the Commission provide information on the specific conditions of the Italian agreement and state
what measures it plans or intends to take to remedy the unfair treatment of the Portuguese farmers?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(7 July 2003)

The question would seem to refer to a decision taken by the Council on its own initiative, under the
special procedure provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, and falls
outside the competence of the Commission. The question should therefore be addressed to the Council.

(2004/C 88 E/0071)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2086/03

by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission

(24 June 2003)

Subject: Situation of Christians in Egypt

Is the Commission aware of the persecutions faced by the Christian minority in Egypt? Converts from
Islam to Christianity have,
in particular, been reported to have been prevented from registering their
change of faith on their passport, and thus from leaving the country.

Is the Commission taking any steps to ensure that there is freedom of worship for Egyptian Christians?
2003/499/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision FYROM/4/2003 of 17 June 2003 amending the Decision FYROM/2/2003 on the acceptance of third States contributions to the European Union military operation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Date: 2003-06-17
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Baltic States, Central and Eastern Europe, European Union, North Macedonia, Northern Europe, Türkiye, military cooperation

L 170/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.7.2003

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION FYROM/4/2003

of 17 June 2003

amending the Decision FYROM/2/2003 on the acceptance of third States contributions to the
European Union military operation in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

(2003/499/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Council Joint Action 2003/92/CFSP of 27
January on the European Union Military Operation in the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1),
in particular
Article 8(2) thereof,

Having regard to the Political and Security Committee Decision
FYROM/2/2003 of 10 March 2003 on the acceptance of third
States' contributions to the EU military operation in the Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

Whereas by letter of 29 April 2003 the Canadian Representa-
tive to the EU has informed the EU that it is unable to partici-
pate in Operation Concordia on the current terms,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Decision FYROM/2/2003 shall be replaced by the
following:

‘Article 1

Third States' contributions

Following the Force Generation and Manning Conferences,
contributions from the following third States are accepted
for the EU operation in FYROM:

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Estonia

Hungary

Iceland

Latvia

Lithuania

Norway

Poland

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Turkey.’

Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its signature.

Done at Brussels, 17 June 2003.

For the Political and Security Committee

The Chairperson

T. PARASKEVOPOULOS

(1) OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 26.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2079/03 by Mario Borghezio (NI) to the Commission. French swimming pools reserved for Muslim women — is this discrimination?.
Date: 2003-06-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: France, Islam, equal treatment, position of women, religious fundamentalism, sports facilities

C 33 E/210

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

6.2.2004

(2004/C 33 E/213)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2079/03

by Mario Borghezio (NI) to the Commission

(17 June 2003)

Subject: French swimming pools reserved for Muslim women (cid:1) is this discrimination?

According to press reports (see ‘Le Figaro’, 11 June 2003), some French public swimming pools have
created segregated areas for men and women in an attempt to win favour with the local Muslim
communities.

Does the Commission not believe that this sets a disturbing precedent and represents a surrender by public
bodies to the most extreme demands of Islamic fundamentalism?

Does the Commission not consider this forced segregation to be in clear breach of the principles of gender
equality and equal treatment, as well as being contrary to the general principles of Community law?

Answer given by Mrs Diamantopoulou on behalf of the Commission

(23 July 2003)

The Honourable Member is referring to recent press reports according to which French public swimming
pools ‘have created segregated areas for women and men in an attempt to win favour with the local
Muslim communities’.

The Commission considers that such measures facilitate the daily life of both Muslim and non-Muslim
women who prefer to use the facilities on a single-sex basis. Indeed, a number of French swimming pools
have reserved specific times of the day when women and men can use, if they wish, the facilities separately
from each other.

The Commission does not believe that this measure may be qualified as ‘a surrender by public bodies to
the most extreme demands of Islamic fundamentalism’ given that women and men are free to use the
swimming pools at any other time of the day as well. The Commission neither considers this measure as a
breach of the principles of gender equality and equal treatment but rather as a means for ensuring the
respect of both the personal preferences of certain people and the religious habits of some members of the
Muslim communities.

(2004/C 33 E/214)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2081/03

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(24 June 2003)

Subject: Government propaganda in Greece using resources from the third CSF

In recent days, we have watched in disbelief in Greece as the government has run a television propaganda
campaign using the resources of the Community Support Framework. Supposedly, the publicity was to
promote the operational programme ‘Education’ and the Community Support Framework in general.
However, both the first and, even more so, the second advertisement resemble a publicity campaign for
the governing party.

Typically, the advertisement ‘promoting’ the CSF in general, after describing at length the progress made in
recent years in Greece as well as future achievements, finally flashes up for a split second the caption ‘CSF
2000-2008’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1037/2003 of 17 June 2003 fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)
Date: 2003-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit vegetable, stone fruit

L 150/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.6.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1037/2003

of 17 June 2003

fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in
the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001
of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit
and vegetables (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/
2002 (4), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas:

The definitive rate of refund for tomatoes, oranges,
lemons and apples covered by licences applied for under
system B between 14 May and 2 June 2003 should be
fixed at the indicative rate, and the percentage of licences
to be issued for the quantities applied for should be laid
down,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For applications for B system export licences submitted under
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 773/2003 between 14 May
and 2 June 2003, the percentages of licences to be issued and
the rates of refund applicable are fixed in the Annex hereto.

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2003 (5) fixed the
indicative quantities for the issue of B system export
licences.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 17 June 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.
(3) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69.
(5) OJ L 45, 19.2.2003, p. 4.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Percentages for the issuing of licences and rates of refund applicable to system B licences applied for between
14 May and 2 June 2003 (tomatoes, oranges, lemons and apples)

ANNEX

Product

Rate of refund
(EUR/t net)

Percentages of licences to
be issued for the quantities
applied for

Tomatoes

Oranges

Lemons

Apples

20,0

19,0

14,0

9,0

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1031/2003 of 17 June 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import, import price, stone fruit

18.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 150/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1031/2003

of 17 June 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 18 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 June 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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18.6.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 17 June 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 50 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
999

052
628
999

052
999

382
388
528
999

388
400
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
624
999

052
064
068
094
400
999

052
999

052
624
999

74,9
52,4
63,7

83,4
143,3
113,4

75,0
75,0

44,5
58,4
66,2
56,4

78,0
122,7
85,8
76,1
63,7
58,8
101,6
92,1
84,8

255,9
236,6
246,3

268,9
216,2
156,6
238,7
257,1
227,5

115,0
115,0

134,1
223,2
178,6

(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’.