do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations to prospect for, exploit and extract hydrocarbons (Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the Bleue Lorraine license) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Lorraine, hydrocarbon, mineral prospecting, mining extraction, mining operation

1.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/83

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using author-
isations to prospect for, exploit and extract hydrocarbons (1)

(Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated
the ‘Bleue Lorraine’ license)

(2003/C 153/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

By request of 17 July 2002, supplemented and amended on 15 January and 19 February 2003, Heritage
Petroleum plc, with registered offices at 15 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LS (United Kingdom),
applied for an exclusive five-year licence, designated the ‘Bleue Lorraine licence’, to prospect for liquid and
gaseous hydrocarbons in an area of approximately 821 km2 forming part of the department of Moselle.

The area covered by this licence is contained within a perimeter made up of the meridian and parallel arcs
successively joining the vertices defined below by their geographical coordinates, the original meridian
being that of Paris:

Vertices

1

Longitude

Latitude

4,60 degrees E

54,80 degrees N

Vertex 2 = Intersection of parallel 54,80 degrees N and the Franco-German border.

Vertex 3 = Intersection of meridian 5,30 degrees E and the Franco-German border.

Vertices

4

5

Longitude

Latitude

5,30 degrees E

4,60 degrees E

54,50 degrees N

54,50 degrees N

2 to 3 = Franco-German border.

Interested companies may, within 90 days of
this notice, submit a competing
application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of
mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in the Official Journal of the European CommunitiesC 374
of 30 December 1994, page 11, and established by Decree 95-427 of 19 April 1995 regarding mining
rights (Journal officiel de la République française of 22 April 1995).

the publication of

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Finance and Industry (Direc-
torate-General for Energy and Raw Materials, Directorate for Energy and Mineral Resources, Bureau of
Mining Legislation), 61, Boulevard Vincent Auriol, Télédoc 133, F-75703 Paris Cedex 13,
(33)
144 97 02 30, fax (33) 144 97 05 70).

(tel.

(1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.
Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency [8241/1/2003 — C5-0276/2003 — 2002/0181(COD)]
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Aviation Safety Agency, air safety, approximation of laws, civil aviation, technical regulations

24.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74 E/43

Tuesday, 1 July 2003

P5_TA(2003)0298

TEXTS ADOPTED

European Environment Protection Agency and the European Environment
Information and Observation Network ***II

Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament
and the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 on the establishment of the
Information and
European Environment Protection Agency and the European Environment

Observation Network [8239/1/2003 — C5-0274/2003 — 2002/0169(COD)]

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The common position was approved. The act was accordingly deemed adopted in accordance with the
common position.

P5_TA(2003)0299

European Food Safety Authority ***II

Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament
and the Council amending Regulation (EC) 178/2002 laying down the general principles and
requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down
procedures in matters of food safety [8240/1/2003 — C5-0275/2003 — 2002/0179(COD)]

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The common position was approved. The act was accordingly deemed adopted in accordance with the
common position.

P5_TA(2003)0300

European Aviation Safety Agency ***II

Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament
and the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 on common rules in the field of civil
aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency [8241/1/2003 — C5-0276/2003 —
2002/0181(COD)]

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The common position was approved. The act was accordingly deemed adopted in accordance with the
common position.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

1.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 June 2003

(2003/C 153/01)

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

1,1427

137,32

7,4299

0,6932

9,2488

1,5544

87,61

8,2935

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

0,58637

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,572

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6489

0,4267

4,4775

37 660

233,952

41,55

1 618 000

1,7116

1,5506

8,911

1,9569

2,0149

266,61

KRW

South Korean won

1 364,38

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

8,5422

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation (EC) 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety [8240/1/2003 — C5-0275/2003 — 2002/0179(COD)]
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Food Safety Authority, food inspection, food safety, foodstuffs legislation, human nutrition

24.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 74 E/43

Tuesday, 1 July 2003

P5_TA(2003)0298

TEXTS ADOPTED

European Environment Protection Agency and the European Environment
Information and Observation Network ***II

Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament
and the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90 on the establishment of the
Information and
European Environment Protection Agency and the European Environment

Observation Network [8239/1/2003 — C5-0274/2003 — 2002/0169(COD)]

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The common position was approved. The act was accordingly deemed adopted in accordance with the
common position.

P5_TA(2003)0299

European Food Safety Authority ***II

Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament
and the Council amending Regulation (EC) 178/2002 laying down the general principles and
requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down
procedures in matters of food safety [8240/1/2003 — C5-0275/2003 — 2002/0179(COD)]

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The common position was approved. The act was accordingly deemed adopted in accordance with the
common position.

P5_TA(2003)0300

European Aviation Safety Agency ***II

Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament
and the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 on common rules in the field of civil
aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency [8241/1/2003 — C5-0276/2003 —
2002/0181(COD)]

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The common position was approved. The act was accordingly deemed adopted in accordance with the
common position.
2003/898/EC: Commission Decision of 1 July 2003 concerning the conclusion of an agreement amending the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Australia, trade agreement (EU), wine

23.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 336/99

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 July 2003

concerning the conclusion of an agreement amending the Agreement between the European Com-
munity and Australia on trade in wine

(2003/898/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 94/184/EC of 24 January 1994 concerning the conclusion of the Agree-
ment between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine (1), and in particular Article 3
thereof,

Having regard to the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in wine signed
in Brussels and Canberra respectively on 26 and 31 January 1994 (2), as last amended by the Agreement of
6 August 2002 (3), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, an amendment to the above Agree-
ment aimed at extending until 30 June 2004 the provisional authorisation granted in respect of
Australian wines treated with cation exchange resins.

The Management Committee for Wine has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its
Chairman,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Agreement amending the Agreement between the European Community and Australia on trade in
wine is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Done at Brussels, 1 July 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 86, 31.3.1994, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 86, 31.3.1994, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 213, 9.8.2002, p. 43.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3187 — Ente Vasco de la energía/Hidrocantábrico/Naturcorp) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy production, exchange of information, gas, merger control

C 153/82

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3187 — Ente Vasco de la energía/Hidrocantábrico/Naturcorp)

(2003/C 153/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 Spanish 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 ‘CES’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3187. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3159 — Rheinmetall/STN Atlas) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, exchange of information, merger control, military aircraft, military equipment, motor vehicle industry, simulation

C 153/80

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3159 — Rheinmetall/STN Atlas)

(2003/C 153/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 23 June 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 Rheinmetall AG (Rheinmetall), Germany, acquires sole control, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, over STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH (STN Atlas), currently
jointly controlled by Rheinmetall and BAE Systems plc (United Kingdom).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Rheinmetall: automotive, electronics and defence,

— STN Atlas: production of electronic systems for land and air forces, simulation systems.

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.3159 — Rheinmetall/STN Atlas, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
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.
Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency [8242/1/2003 — C5-0277/2003 — 2002/0182(COD)]
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Maritime Safety Agency, accident prevention, cooperation policy, pollution from ships, prevention of pollution

C 74 E/44

Tuesday, 1 July 2003

P5_TA(2003)0301

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

24.3.2004

European Maritime Safety Authority ***II

Common position of the Council with a view to adopting a regulation of the European Parliament
and the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety
Agency [8242/1/2003 — C5-0277/2003 — 2002/0182(COD)]

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The common position was approved. The act was accordingly deemed adopted in accordance with the
common position.

P5_TA(2003)0302

Good laboratory practice for tests on chemical substances ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive on the harmonisation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the
application of the principles of good laboratory practice and the verification of their applications
for tests on chemical substances (codified version) (COM(2002) 530 — C5-0444/2002 — 2002/
0231(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2002)

530) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0444/2002),

— having regard to Rules 67, 89 and 158(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0206/

2003),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

(1) Not yet published in the Official Journal.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3222 — United Technologies/Chubb) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, fire protection, holding company, merger control, safety device

1.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 153/81

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3222 — United Technologies/Chubb)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 153/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 20 June 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 undertaking United Technologies Corporation, United States of America, acquires, within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of Chubb plc, United Kingdom, by way
of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— United Technologies: industrial equiment,

— Chubb: fire protection and security products and services.

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 a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (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.3222 — United Technologies/Chubb, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
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.
2003/500/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision DRC/1/2003 of 1 July 2003 on the acceptance of third States' contributions to the European Union military operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Brazil, Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU military mission, Hungary, South Africa, military cooperation

9.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 170/19

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION DRC/1/2003

of 1 July 2003

on the acceptance of third States' contributions to the European Union military operation in the
Democratic Republic of Congo

(2003/500/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in parti-
cular Article 25, last paragraph, thereof,

Article 1

Third States' contributions

Having regard to the Council Joint Action 2003/423/CFSP of 5
June 2003 on the European Union military operation in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (1), and in particular Article
10(2) and (3) thereof on the participation of third States,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Upon request of the Political and Security Committee
and in accordance with the tasking by the European
Union Military Committee (EUMC), the EU Operation
Commander and EU Force Commander have conducted
the Force Generation and Manning Conferences on 10
and 11 June 2003 respectively.

On 25 June 2003, following the recommendation of the
Operation Commander on third States' contributions,
the EUMC agreed to recommend to the Political and
Security Committee to accept these third States' contri-
butions,

Following Force Generation and Manning Conferences, contri-
butions from the following third States are accepted for the EU
military operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo:

Brazil

Canada

Hungary

South Africa.

Article 2

Entry into force

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

Done at Brussels, 1 July 2003.

For the Political and Security Committee

The Chairperson

M. MELANI

(1) OJ L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 50.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1173/2003 of 1 July 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-07-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

2.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 164/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1173/2003

of 1 July 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 2 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 July 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.

L 164/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.7.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 1 July 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)

096
999

052
628
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
999

388
400
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
064
999

052
060
068
400
616
999

052
624
999

56,2
56,2

78,4
119,5
99,0

68,9
68,9

60,1
61,0
80,7
65,4
66,8

84,0
99,8
83,8
88,8
46,9
71,4
134,5
102,1
88,9

205,2
190,8
198,0

306,2
156,6
95,0
335,0
181,2
214,8

203,9
193,6
198,8

(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’.