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2003/503/EC: Commission Decision of 7 July 2003 amending Decision 2003/42/EC as regards its date of application (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, health certificate, health control, human nutrition, trading operation

L 170/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.7.2003

COMMISSION DECISION

of 7 July 2003

amending Decision 2003/42/EC as regards its date of application

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/503/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17
December 1992 laying down animal health and public health
requirements governing trade in and imports into the Commu-
nity of products not subject to the said requirements laid down
in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Direc-
tive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/
425/EEC (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/
42/EC (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 15
thereof,

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Negotiations are ongoing to find a resolution to
problems in relation to imports of collagen aimed at
allowing such imports to continue in full compliance
with the new specific health conditions.

It is appropriate to allow time for the conclusion of
those negotiations but that period should be as short as
possible.

Decision 2003/42/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

the specific health conditions

Decision 2003/42/EC amends Directive 92/118/EEC as
regards
for collagen
intended for human consumption and certification
requirements for collagen and raw material for collagen
production,
intended for dispatch to the European
Community for human consumption.

The Community imports from third countries raw mate-
rial and collagen,
including collagen meeting certain
technical requirements which is not available in the
Community.

The United Kingdom has requested a postponement of
the application of the new specific health conditions to
enable account to be taken of its producers who are
dependent on imports from third countries.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 2 of Decision 2003/42/EC, ‘30 June 2003’ is replaced
by ‘30 September 2003’.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 13, 18.1.2003, p. 24.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-2275/03 by Georges Berthu (NI) to the Commission. Agriculture — drought and set-aside land.
Date: 2003-07-07
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: France, agricultural production policy, agricultural situation, derogation from EU law, drought, fallow, fodder

6.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 33 E/245

On 19 December 2001 the Commission informed the Greek authorities that payments for the project
would be blocked since it did not appear possible to terminate it within the time limit set under the
amending decision (31 December 2001). By 31 October 2001 only 41 % of the work had been completed.

On 29 November 2002 the Commission asked the Greek authorities for detailed information on the state
of advance of the project on two fronts: physical realisation and financial management.

On 23 December 2002 the Greek authorities informed the Commission that the paying authority had
been asked to check the project on the spot and that on receiving the report they would transmit
particulars of the state of advance and prospects for completion.

These have not yet been received.

(2004/C 33 E/251)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2275/03

by Georges Berthu (NI) to the Commission

(7 July 2003)

Subject: Agriculture (cid:1) drought and set-aside land

Some parts of France are currently suffering from serious drought, and grass for use as cattle fodder is
becoming scarce. Would it be possible in such cases for derogations to be granted so that set-aside land
might be used for the growing of animal fodder crops, with a view not only to coping with the current
crisis but also to combating the droughts which are likely to occur in the future?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(29 July 2003)

The Commission is aware of the fact that the drought became worse in several regions of the Community
in June 2003 and, following a favourable opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals delivered on
3 July 2003, has decided to authorise the use of set-aside land for fodder in the regions concerned in
Germany, France, Italy and Austria in the 2003/04 marketing year. This measure applies from 4 July
2003.

The use of set-aside land for animal feed must remain an exceptional measure to be adopted only where
specific regional circumstances so require.

(2004/C 33 E/252)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2287/03

by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission

(7 July 2003)

Subject: VAT rates for soy products

Soy products are mainly used as substitutes for milk products of animal origin (often in case of lactose
intolerance or milk protein allergy) since they are able to provide an equivalent nutritional value to dairy
products, which leads to the fact that soy and dairy products are directly competing on the market.

Whereas all Member States apply reduced VAT rates on dairy products, several Member States apply the
standard VAT rate (cid:1) which is considerably higher (cid:1) on soy products (e.g. Spain and Austria).
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2250/03 by Maurizio Turco (NI), Marco Pannella (NI), Marco Cappato (NI),Benedetto Della Vedova (NI), Gianfranco Dell'Alba (NI)and Olivier Dupuis (NI) to the Commission. Violation of religious freedom in China. Arrest of Father Lu Xiaozhou of the clandestine Catholic church.
Date: 2003-07-07
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: China, EU relations, freedom of religious beliefs, government violence

27.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 78 E/99

(2004/C 78 E/0098)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2250/03

by Maurizio Turco (NI), Marco Pannella (NI), Marco Cappato (NI),
Benedetto Della Vedova (NI), Gianfranco Dell’Alba (NI)
and Olivier Dupuis (NI) to the Commission

(7 July 2003)

Subject: Violation of religious freedom in China. Arrest of Father Lu Xiaozhou of the ‘clandestine’ Catholic

church

The Catholic news agency UCA reports that Father Lu Xiaozhou of the ‘clandestine’ Catholic church was
arrested on 16 June 2003 at Wenzhou (1 416 kilometres south-east of Beijing) as he was on his way to the
hospital to attend to the sick.

The same afternoon, the security forces searched his house and seized all his belongings.

On 17 June 2003 Father Lu Xiaozhou was transferred to the Religious Affairs Bureau, with a view to
forcing him to sign a letter agreeing to join the government-recognised Catholic Patriotic Association.

According to the agency dispatch, the priest will probably not be released until he has signed that letter.

These events occurred just a few days after 12 Protestants belonging to the clandestine church were
arrested in a village in Yunnan Province.

In view of the above, can the Commission indicate:

(cid:1) what information it has on this umpteenth violation of the right to religious freedom, recognised in

Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

(cid:1) what it will do to secure the immediate release of the Catholic priest and 12 Protestants arrested in

June 2003;

(cid:1) whether it will formally censure the Chinese Government for the intimidatory practices which the
Religious Affairs Bureau uses to compel members of the clandestine churches to renounce their faith
and join the official State-recognised churches?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(7 August 2003)

The Commission know nothing about Father Lu Xiaozhou’s situation but will endeavour to find out. As it
indicated in its answer to Written Question E-2216/03 (1)
from the Honourable Members, religious
freedom is one of the priorities pursued by the European Union its dialogue with China on human rights.
It will raise, as it has already done on several occasions in the past, the cases of persons who are
persecuted for practising their faith.

(1) See page 93.

(2004/C 78 E/0099)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2251/03

by Joaquim Miranda (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(7 July 2003)

Subject: Charter for Children in Hospital

In 1988 a ‘Charter for Children in Hospital’ was drawn up in Leiden with the aim of making care services
for children more human.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1212/2003 of 7 July 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

8.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 169/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1212/2003

of 7 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 8 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 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 169/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 7 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

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
068
096
999

052
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
999

388
400
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
800
804
999

052
064
094
999

052
060
061
064
068
400
616
999

052
624
999

53,0
49,8
55,3
52,7

103,8
103,8

60,4
60,4

55,9
59,9
80,7
57,9
63,6

81,9
102,0
87,5
80,4
46,9
53,2
103,5
95,9
81,4

107,4
88,4
67,3
180,2
195,3
127,7

197,3
157,2
138,5
164,3

263,0
115,5
210,0
231,2
104,0
283,5
181,2
198,3

113,6
193,6
153,6

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1214/2003 of 7 July 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
Date: 2003-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community certification, export monitoring, import policy, international trade, precious stones, self-regulation, trade restriction

L 169/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1214/2003

of 7 July 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme
for the international trade in rough diamonds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20
December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certifica-
tion scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (1),
as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 803/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the information provided, the Commis-
sion has reached the conclusion that listing the London
Diamond Bourse and Club in Annex V to the Regulation
is justified.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee referred
to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

The Commission has received an application from the
London Diamond Bourse and Club to be listed in Annex
V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 (hereafter ‘the
Regulation’).

The London Diamond Bourse and Club has provided the
Commission with information to prove that
it has
fulfilled the requirements of Article 17 of the Regulation,
in particular by adopting a code of conduct that will be
binding for all its members.

Article 1

The text contained in the Annex to this Regulation is added to
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2003.

For the Commission

Christopher PATTEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 115, 9.5.2003, p. 53.

8.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 169/31

The following text is added to Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002:

ANNEX

The London Diamond Bourse and Club
100 Hatton Garden
London EC1N 8NX
United Kingdom
Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/38.369/C1 — "T-Mobile Deutschland/02 Germany" (pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, audit, competition law, inter-company agreement, mobile phone, report

12.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 64/5

Final report of

the Hearing Officer in case COMP/38.369/C1 — ‘T-Mobile Deutschland/02

Germany’

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of
reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21))

(2004/C 64/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 February 2002 T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH (‘T-Mobile’), and 02 Germany & Co. OHG (‘02
Germany’ formerly VIAG Interkom GmbH) notified to the Commission an agreement of 20 September
2001 concerning infrastructure sharing and national roaming for the third generation of GSM mobile
telecommunications (‘3G’) on the German market.

On 28 February 2002 the Commission published a summary of the application, inviting comments from
interested parties. On 9 August 2002 a notice pursuant to Article 19(3) of Regulation 17/62 was
published, setting out the main elements of the agreement and the Commission's preliminary position,
and inviting third parties to provide their comments. Comments were received from a number of third
parties and the German Competition Authority.

In January 2003, the parties amended the agreement in a manner which expanded the scope of their
cooperation. Third parties that had responded to the Article 19(3) notice were consulted in relation to
these amendments. In this manner, all likely interested third parties were given the opportunity to submit
observations, if any. Following discussions with the Commission services, further modifications were made
by the parties to this part of the agreement.

The rights to be heard in the present case have been respected.

Done at Brussels, 7 July 2003.

Karen WILLIAMS