do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2137/03 by Marco Cappato (NI) to the Council. Declaration by Umberto Bossi, the Italian Minister for Institutional Reform, on immigration policy.
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU migration policy, Italy, immigration, minister, public statement

26.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 51 E/205

temporary basis to allow the UNSG to reinforce the presence of the United Nations Organisation Mission
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in Bunia. Answering to this call from the UNSC, the
Council of the EU on 5 June 2003 decided to conduct a EU military operation in the DRC, named
Artemis, in accordance with the mandate set out in UNSCR 1484(2003).

The mandate, limited geographically and in time, is thus designed to stabilise the situation in Bunia until
the UNSG can deploy a reinforced UN presence to Bunia by mid-August 2003. The discussion of such a
deployment of a reinforced MONUC, both in terms of manpower and mandate, is taking place in the
UNSC for the moment with the active support of EU Member States sitting in the SC. MONUC’s mandate
already covers the whole of the DRC.

(2004/C 51 E/226)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2137/03

by Marco Cappato (NI) to the Council

(19 June 2003)

Subject: Declaration by Umberto Bossi, the Italian Minister for Institutional Reform, on immigration policy

On 16 June 2003, Umberto Bossi, the Italian minister for Institutional Reform, publicly stated that ‘Illegal
immigrants should be thrown out, full stop. Only people with employment contracts should be allowed in.
Out with the rest. There comes a time when one has to use force. The navy and Guardia di Finanza should
line up to defend our shores and use the gun.’ On the same occasion, Mr Bossi specified that ‘After the
second or third warning, that should be it … bang. No more mincing words. Just shoot whoever they are.
Otherwise we will never see the end of it.’

In view of the principles underlying the European common immigration and asylum policy, let alone the
rights and fundamental freedoms laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of the Treaty on European Union, does the
Council not feel, especially in consideration of Italy’s Presidency of the EU, that the Italian Government
should be asked to clarify whether the statements on immigration policy made by one of its members
represent that government’s position?

Reply

(13 October 2003)

It is not for the Council to express a view on public statements made by a member of the government of a
Member State.

(2004/C 51 E/227)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2142/03

by Adriana Poli Bortone (UEN) to the Commission

Subject: Accident at the Ilva Taranto plant (Italy)

(20 June 2003)

A few days ago, two young men aged 24 and 27 died following an accident at the Ilva Taranto plant
(Puglia, Italy).

Can the Commission state whether it intends to carry out an inquiry into the causes of this tragic event at
this plant belonging to the Riva group, with a view, notably, to ascertaining what workplace safety
measures were in place there?
Common Position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology (14089/1/2002 — C5-0130/2003 — 2001/0197(COD))
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU statistics, applied sciences, cooperation policy, innovation, statistical method, technology

C 69 E/56

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

19.3.2004

Thursday 19 June 2003

P5_TA(2003)0278

Protection of animals used for scientific purposes ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 86/609/EEC on the approxi-
mation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the
protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes (5240/1/2003 (cid:1)
C5-0134/2003 (cid:1) 2001/0277(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Council common position (5240/1/2003 (cid:1) C5-0134/2003) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2001) 703) (3),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment,

Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0185/2003),

1.

2.

Approves the common position;

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of

4.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Communities;

5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 113 E, 13.5.2003, p. 59.
(2) P5_TA(2002)0339.
(3) OJ C 25 E, 29.1.2002, p. 536.

P5_TA(2003)0279

Community statistics on science and technology ***II

Common Position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Decision of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of Community
statistics on science and technology (14089/1/2002 (cid:1) C5-0130/2003 (cid:1) 2001/0197(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The common position was approved. The act was accordingly deemed adopted in accordance with the
common position.
Judgment of the Court of 19 June 2003 in Case E-2/02: Technologien Bau- und Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH and Bellona Foundation v EFTA Surveillance Authority (Action for annulment of a decision of the EFTA Surveillance Authority — State aid — Admissibility — Locus standi)
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: EFTA Court, Norway, action for annulment (EU), gas pipeline, industrial equipment, mineral oil, production, tax system

C 222/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.9.2003

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA COURT

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 19 June 2003

in Case E-2/02: Technologien Bau- und Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH and Bellona Foundation v EFTA
Surveillance Authority

(Action for annulment of a decision of the EFTA Surveillance Authority — State aid — Admissibility — Locus
standi)

(2003/C 222/09)

In Case E-2/02: Technologien Bau- und Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH and Bellona Foundation v EFTA
Surveillance Authority — Application for annulment of the EFTA Surveillance Authority's decision No
90/02/COL of 31 May 2002 concerning the notifications of a proposal for amended depreciation rules of
the Petroleum Tax Act for production equipment and pipelines for gas linked to new large-scale liquefied
natural gas (LNG)
facilities located in Finnmark County or the municipalities of Kåfjord, Skjervøy,
Nordreisa or Kvænangen in Troms county and the application of these rules to the Snøhvit project, the
Court, composed of: Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Tresselt and Thorgeir Örlygsson (Judge-Rapporteur),
Judges, gave judgment of 19 June 2003, the operative part of which is as follows:

1. Declares the application of 30 July 2002 inadmissible.

2. Orders the Applicants to pay the costs of the Defendant.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1049/2003 of 19 June 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

20.6.2003

EN

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1049/2003

of 19 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 20 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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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to the Commission Regulation of 19 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
999

052
999

052
999

382
388
400
528
999

388
400
508
512
524
528
720
800
804
999

052
624
999

052
064
094
400
999

052
999

624
999

67,0
67,0

88,0
88,0

64,6
64,6

54,0
56,4
50,6
48,0
52,3

77,9
92,7
82,7
73,5
47,5
66,1
101,6
148,7
106,0
88,5

221,6
236,6
229,1

261,5
218,7
197,7
280,1
239,5

115,0
115,0

223,2
223,2

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3120 — ING/Entrium) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control, provision of services, telephone

19.6.2003

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C 143/3

Date of adoption of the decision: 19.3.2003

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.12.2002

Member State: Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)

Member State: Ireland

Aid No: N 703/B/02

Aid No: NN 118/2000

Title: State aid in favour of BBP Service GmbH

Title: Capital Allowances Regime for Hotels in Ireland

Objective: Rescue Aid

Legal basis: Ad hoc

Aid intensity or amount: 90 % guarantee for a credit line of
EUR 52.5 million

Duration: Six months

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Objective: Regional Aid for the Tourism Sector

Legal basis: Finance Act 1958 as amended

Budget: Approximately EUR 170 million

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of 14,52 % NGE, in case
of cumulation maximum of 54,52 % NGE

Duration: 1 January 1994 to 31 December 2001

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3120 — ING/Entrium)

(2003/C 143/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 June 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 303M3120. CELEX

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1055/2003 of 19 June 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2003
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, rye

20.6.2003

EN

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L 152/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1055/2003

of 19 June 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in
Regulation (EC) No 935/2003

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 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(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 13 to 19
June 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund
for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2003.

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
rye to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 935/2003 (6).

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, 19 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. 45.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.6.2003

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I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 June 2003

(2003/C 143/01)

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

1,1699

138,69

7,4241

0,6965

9,068

1,5463

85,92

8,178

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

0,58634

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,415

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6563

0,428

4,395

38 255

233,785

41,485

1 659 000

1,7459

1,5727

9,1238

2,0026

2,0267

265,87

KRW

South Korean won

1 386,21

3,4522

ZAR

South African rand

9,3125

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1052/2003 of 19 June 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 33rd partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export, export refund, third country, white sugar

20.6.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 152/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1052/2003

of 19 June 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 33rd 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 33rd 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 33rd 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 50,963 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2044/03 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Small and medium-sized enterprises.
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: aid system, research body, shareholding, small and medium-sized enterprises, university

15.1.2004

EN

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C 11 E/245

(2004/C 11 E/272)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2044/03

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(19 June 2003)

Subject: Small and medium-sized enterprises

The exclusion of companies owned by more than 25 % by universities from the definition of SMEs has
resulted in such companies being debarred from receiving assistance and grants available to other high-
technology start-ups, such as SMART awards, and from participating in LINK and TCS projects.

Can the Commission confirm or indicate any forthcoming amendment to the definition of SMEs so that
university companies might qualify for this type of assistance? If so, can the Commission provide any
timeframe for this?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(10 July 2003)

The Commission can confirm that it adopted on 6 May 2003 a Recommendation for a modified definition
of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (1). This modification has introduced the possibility for
enterprises to be classified as small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under certain conditions, even if
they are for more than 25 % owned by universities or non-profit research centres, thereby facilitating their
access to measures favouring SMEs.

The conditions are listed in Article 3 of the annex to the Recommendation. Further details can be
found in the following web-site: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/sme_definition/
index_en.htm.

(1) OJ L 124, 20.5.2003.

(2004/C 11 E/273)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2052/03

by Caroline Jackson (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(20 June 2003)

Subject: The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products: nationality profile of staff

Will the Commission provide a breakdown by grade of the nationality of staff employed by the European
Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA)?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(1 August 2003)

A detailed breakdown of the staff of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA)
by grade and nationality as requested by the Honourable Member is sent direct to the Honourable Member
and to Parliament’s Secretariat. The table reflects the situation as at 20 June 2003.

A general overview of
www.emea.eu.int/pdfs/general/admin/recruit/2697202en.pdf.

the EMEA staff

is

regularly published on the agency’s website http://
2003/456/EC: Commission Decision of 19 June 2003 derogating from Decision 98/235/EC on the advisory committees dealing with matters covered by the common agricultural policy
Date: 2003-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), common agricultural policy, operation of the Institutions, power of attorney, staff

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 19 June 2003

derogating from Decision 98/235/EC on the advisory committees dealing with matters covered by
the common agricultural policy

(2003/456/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Decision 98/235/EC of 11
March 1998 on the advisory committees dealing with matters
covered by the common agricultural policy (1),

(5)

(6)

the socioeconomic
After accession, representation of
organisations of the new Member States should be guar-
anteed in the advisory structure for agriculture and rural
development.

The appointments of current members in these commit-
tees should therefore end on 30 April 2004,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Article 4(3) of Decision 98/235/EC stipulates
that
members of the committees are appointed for five years.
Their appointments may be renewed and,
in specific
cases, they may be replaced.

This five-year period ends on 4 October 2003 for the
members appointed in 1998, and later on for the repla-
cing members appointed in the meanwhile.

the Copenhagen summit,

it was agreed with the
At
candidate countries
the ten new
Member States could be achieved and should take place
on 1 May 2004.

that accession of

Organisations of candidate countries take part more and
more in the existing organisations at EU level, repre-
senting civil society and social partners in consultative
committees and standing groups in the agricultural
sector.

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 4(3) of Decision 98/235/EC,
the appointment of members of
the advisory committees
dealing with matters covered by the common agricultural
policy shall end on 30 April 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 19 June 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 88, 24.3.1998, p. 59.