do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2243/03 by Christoph Konrad (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Distortions of competition by German goods-vehicle toll.
Date: 2003-06-30
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Germany, commercial vehicle, restriction on competition, tax law, tax relief, toll, transport company, transport price

3.4.2004

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C 84 E/15

The toll is obviously contrary to EU competition rules. What steps will the Commission take to find a
solution to this problem?

(2004/C 84 E/0016)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2243/03

by Christoph Konrad (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: Distortions of competition by German goods-vehicle toll

(30 June 2003)

Does the Commission consider that

1.
to be
introduced at the end of August in Germany is in fact commensurate with the necessary volume of
investment in road building?

for the goods-vehicle toll

the basis of assessment

2.
How does the Commission react to the distortions of competition in the German transport industry
(and other branches of the economy) that will result from the significant increase in transport costs caused
by this new goods-vehicle toll?

Does the Commission stand by its rejection of the Federal Government’s intention to offset the
3.
impact of the goods-vehicle toll on German transport undertakings by way of a credit against the
petroleum tax?

Does the Commission anticipate any problems with an immediate reduction in the motor-vehicle tax

4.
levied on goods-vehicles in Germany to the minimum EU tax rate?

Does the Commission expect the new toll arrangements to put non-German transport undertakings

5.
transiting through Germany at a disadvantage?

Joint answer
to Written Questions E-2141/03 and P-2243/03
given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(6 August 2003)

Germany has notified to the Commission its intention to introduce a toll reimbursement system
accompanied by the introduction of a mileage-based motorway user charge for heavy goods vehicles.
In this context, the attention of the Honourable Members is drawn to the decision of the Commission of
23 July 2003 to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.

(2004/C 84 E/0017)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2195/03

by Michael Cashman (PSE) to the Council

(2 July 2003)

Subject: Counterfeiting and piracy

It has been forecast that counterfeiting and piracy will cost EU companies with international activities
between EUR 400 and EUR 800 million per annum in the internal market and EUR 2 000 million outside
it. In addition, Member States suffer enormous loss of revenue from the smuggling of excised goods. Can
the Council give assurances that cooperation to deal with this problem will be discussed at forthcoming
meetings of Justice and Home Affairs and Internal Market Ministers?
2003/505/EC: Council Decision of 30 June 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2003-06-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, alternate, appointment of staff

10.7.2003

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 June 2003

appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2003/505/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alter-
nate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the
expiry of the term of office of Mr Udo MIENTUS, of which the Council was notified on 13 June
2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Christian WULFF, First Minister of the Land of Niedersachsen, is hereby appointed an alternate member
of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Udo MIENTUS for the remainder of his term of office,
which ends on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. PAPANDREOU

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2176/03 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Procurement.
Date: 2003-06-30
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, public contract, statistics

27.3.2004

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C 78 E/83

The Commission currently awaits the reply of the Portuguese Authorities before taking, if appropriate, any
further action.

(1) See page 37.
(2) OJ L 262, 27.9.1976.

(2004/C 78 E/0082)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2176/03

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(30 June 2003)

Subject: Procurement

Will the Commission estimate for each of the last five years the proportion of public procurement
contracts let under the public procurement directives?

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(28 July 2003)

The Commission has calculated estimates for the value of contracts advertised in the Official Journal of the
European Union in accordance with the public procurement Directives, since 1998. Estimated values for
total public procurement within the Union have also been calculated, from statistics provided to Eurostat
by national statistical Institutes.

The estimated value of contracts advertised in the Official Journal of the European Union (procurement
contracts let under the public procurement directives) as a proportion of total public procurement for the
years 1998 to 2001 are set out in the following table for all Member States. Equivalent estimates for 2002
will not be available until later this year.

Value of procurement advertised in the Official Journal
as % of total public procurement

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

EU 15

1997

10,9

13,4

6,3

42,9

11,5

8,4

19,3

11,3

9,2

5,5

7,5

15,1

8,0

12,9

17,9

10,7

1998

13,8

13,5

6,5

45,1

11,5

11,0

16,0

10,7

14,3

5,2

8,3

15,5

9,0

12,9

16,9

11,1

1999

15,6

14,3

5,2

39,5

16,8

11,7

16,7

13,2

12,8

5,9

7,0

14,6

9,6

14,0

15,1

11,2

2000

15,6

20,9

5,6

32,7

25,3

14,6

21,1

17,6

12,1

10,8

13,5

15,0

13,2

20,1

21,4

15,0

2001

18,6

16,0

5,7

35,1

23,4

16,6

18,9

15,5

10,6

12,5

14,5

17,9

15,3

26,2

21,4

15,4
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1153/2003 of 30 June 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

1.7.2003

EN

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L 162/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1153/2003

of 30 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 1 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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 30 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 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

064
999

052
628
999

052
999

382
388
528
999

388
400
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
999

052
060
068
400
999

052
999

80,7
80,7

81,1
119,5
100,3

75,0
75,0

60,3
59,5
67,6
62,5

80,0
112,6
90,1
81,4
46,9
63,2
129,4
101,9
88,2

204,4
204,4

322,0
156,6
107,3
355,0
235,2

203,9
203,9

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1170/2003 of 30 July 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, international market, market prices

1.7.2003

EN

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L 162/65

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1170/2003

of 30 July 2003

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22
May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is
to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference
to the historical relationship between the price recorded
for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned
cotton. That historical relationship has been established
in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 of 2 August 2001 (3), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1486/2002 (4). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined in respect of a product of specific
characteristics and by reference to the most favourable

offers and quotations on the world market among those
considered representative of the real market trend. To
that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and
European
recorded on one or more
quotations
exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the
Community and coming from the various supplier coun-
tries considered the most representative in terms of
there is provision for
international
adjusting the criteria for determining the world market
price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by
the quality of the product delivered and the offers and
quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

trade. However,

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined herein-
after,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling EUR 27,946/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2166/03 by Giuseppe Di Lello Finuoli (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Update regarding of the Italian State and Campania Regional Government funding of the programme contract presented by Agrifuturo.
Date: 2003-06-30
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Campania, Italy, State aid, agri-foodstuffs, aid system, control of State aid, investment project

C 78 E/82

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

27.3.2004

(2004/C 78 E/0080)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2166/03

by Giuseppe Di Lello Finuoli (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(30 June 2003)

Subject: Update regarding of

the Italian State and Campania Regional Government

funding of

the

programme contract presented by Agrifuturo

In the Commission’s reply of 5 June 2003 to Written Question P-1530/03 (1) (which was a follow-up to
Written Question P-0126/03 (2)) it is stated that relevant information has been received from the Italian
Government but has yet to be analysed.

Would the Commission state the eventual outcome of such analysis and indicate any action which it
intends to take or which it has already taken?

(1) OJ C 58 E, 6.3.2004, p. 77.
(2) OJ C 161 E, 10.7.2003, p. 180.

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(7 August 2003)

The Commission has received information on the funding of the programme contract submitted by
Agrifuturo Scarl, which it is still analysing.

Once the analysis is complete, one of two things will happen:

(cid:1) if it appears that the terms and conditions of the relevant regulations have been met, the case will be

closed,

(cid:1) if it appears that some of the terms and conditions of the relevant regulations have not been met, the
Commission will open the investigation procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.

(2004/C 78 E/0081)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2173/03

by Paulo Casaca (PSE) to the Commission

(30 June 2003)

Subject: Compliance with EU legislation on asbestos

In its reply to Written Question E-1551/03 (1) the Commission stated that it intended to contact the
Portuguese authorities with a view to ensuring that appropriate action is taken in order to enforce
Community legislation on asbestos (cid:1) thereby justifying the concern felt by the author of this question.

Would the Commission say when it intends to ‘ensure that [he Portuguese authorities] take the necessary
measures to enforce the Directive in question’?

(1) See page 37.

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(31 July 2003)

In accordance with its recent reply to the Honourable Member’s Written Question E-1551/03 (1), the
Commission has sent a letter dated 16 June 2003 to the Portuguese Authorities asking them to check the
correct and full implementation of Community law related to Asbestos in Portugal as required by Council
Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative
provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous
substances and preparations (2).
2003/504/EC: Council Decision of 30 June 2003 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2003-06-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, alternate, appointment of staff

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10.7.2003

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 30 June 2003

appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions

(2003/504/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alter-
nate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation
of Mr Wolfgang SENFF, of which the Council was notified on 27 May 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Hermann DINKLA, member of the Landtag (regional parliament) of Lower Saxony, is hereby appointed
a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Wolfgang SENFF for the remainder of his term
of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. PAPANDREOU

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1158/2003 of 30 June 2003 fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar for the 2003/04 marketing year
Date: 2003-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: intervention price, marketing, white sugar

L 162/24

EN

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1.7.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1158/2003

of 30 June 2003

fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar for the 2003/04 marketing year

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 2(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 fixes the inter-
vention price for white sugar for non-deficit areas at
EUR 63,19/100 kilograms for the 2001/02 to 2005/06
marketing years.

Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001
provides that derived intervention prices for white sugar
are to be fixed for each deficit area each year. When
those prices are fixed, account is to be taken of the
regional variations in the price of sugar, which, given a
normal harvest and free movement of sugar, may be
expected to occur under natural conditions of price
formation on the market and in view of experience
gained and the costs of transporting sugar from surplus
areas to deficit areas.

To establish whether an area is a deficit area, projections
should be made based on the data returned by the
Member States relating both to the current marketing
year as regards consumption trends, and to the prospects
for the coming marketing year as regards developments

in available production. As a result, areas should be
recognised as deficit areas only where the projections
clearly indicate that a deficit is likely to occur.

On this basis, the areas of production in Spain, Ireland
and the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal and Finland are
likely to be deficit areas.

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

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The derived intervention prices for white sugar in the deficit
areas of the Community for the 2003/04 marketing year shall
be:

(a) EUR 64,88 per 100 kilograms for all areas in Spain;

(b) EUR 64,65 per 100 kilograms for all areas in Ireland and

the United Kingdom;

(c) EUR 65,53 per 100 kilograms for all areas in Italy;

(d) EUR 64,65 per 100 kilograms for all areas in Portugal;

(e) EUR 64,65 per 100 kilograms for all areas in Finland.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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.