do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Directive 2003/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 February 2003 amending for the 24th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (pentabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenyl ether) (OJ L 42 of 15.2.2003)
Date: 2003-07-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: approximation of laws, dangerous substance, environmental protection, marketing restriction

9.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 170/31

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Directive 2003/11/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 February 2003
amending for the 24th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of
certain dangerous substances and preparations (pentabromodiphenyl ether, octabromodiphenyl ether)

(Official Journal of the European Union L 42 of 15 February 2003)

On page 46, the Annex

for:

‘ANNEX

The following point [XX] shall be added to Annex I of Directive 76/769/EEC:

“[XX] diphenylether, pentabromo derivative C12H5Br5O

1. May not be placed (…).

2. Articles may not be placed (…).”

The following point [XXa] shall be added to Annex I of Directive 76/769/EEC:

“[XXa] diphenylether, octabromo derivative C12H2Br8O

1. May not be placed (…).

2. Articles may not be placed (…).”’

read:

‘ANNEX

The following point 44 shall be added to Annex I of Directive 76/769/EEC:

“44. diphenylether, pentabromo derivative C12H5Br5O

1. May not be placed (…).

2. Articles may not be placed (…).”

The following point 45 shall be added to Annex I of Directive 76/769/EEC:

“45. diphenylether, octabromo derivative C12H2Br8O

1. May not be placed (…).

2. Articles may not be placed (…).”’
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/2003 of 9 July 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

10.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1222/2003

of 9 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 10 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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.

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10.7.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 9 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
999

052
999

52,8
49,8
46,1
49,6

59,5
59,5

78,8
78,8

55,9
73,9
70,8
57,2
64,5

82,0
98,3
85,1
70,0
37,7
63,1
67,5
100,3
75,5

97,4
88,5
80,2
180,2
195,3
128,3

197,9
144,8
138,5
160,4

229,1
115,5
222,3
231,2
86,8
330,8
202,6

113,6
113,6

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.7.2003

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C 160/1

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 July 2003

(2003/C 160/01)

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

1,1326

133,78

7,4359

0,6907

9,1575

1,5516

87,97

8,286

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

0,58713

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,609

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6452

0,4261

4,465

37 245

234,425

41,59

1 590 000

1,695

1,5368

8,8326

1,9094

1,9892

262,55

KRW

South Korean won

1 336,69

3,4532

ZAR

South African rand

8,6301

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2279/03 by Koenraad Dillen (NI) to the Council. Sentencing of two journalists in Laos.
Date: 2003-07-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU national, Laos, freedom of the press, government violence, right to justice

13.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65 E/125

(2004/C 65 E/138)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2279/03

by Koenraad Dillen (NI) to the Council

(9 July 2003)

Subject: Sentencing of two journalists in Laos

Today, 30 June 2003, the media were shocked to learn that the independent Belgian journalist Thierry
Falise, his French photographer, Vincent Reynaud, and their American interpreter, all three of whom were
arrested in Laos on 4 June 2003, have been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for ‘illegal possession of
arms’ and ‘obstruction of a public official’ after a show trial in which no legal principle was guaranteed.

Thierry Falise was preparing a report on the Hmong minority, who are resisting the totalitarian communist
regime in Laos.

Has the Council condemned this?

Has the Council taken any diplomatic steps vis-à-vis the authorities in Vientiane? With what results? What
pressure can the Council bring to bear to have this sentence lifted as quickly as possible?

Would it not be desirable to bring pressure to bear on the regime in Vientiane via the authorities in
Beijing, bearing in mind that Laos particularly looks to China for support?

Reply

(17 November 2003)

1.
The Council has been as worried as the Honourable MEP over the arrest and the subsequent
sentencing to 15 years of imprisonment of the Belgian journalist Thierry Falise, the French photographer
Vincent Reynaud and their American interpreter. The Council has, however, not taken official diplomatic
action towards the Laotian government in order not to interfere in the then ongoing bilateral efforts of the
French and Belgian governments, which were seeking the release of the journalists.

The Council

2.
journalists have been released in early July 2003.

is satisfied to note that these bilateral efforts have been successful and that the

(2004/C 65 E/139)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2282/03

by Elspeth Attwooll (ELDR) to the Commission

(9 July 2003)

Subject: Fishing opportunities

Can the Commission provide any information on the level of fishing opportunities used by British fishers
both within 200 miles of the British coast and beyond 200 miles?

Furthermore, could the Commission provide any information on the level of fishing opportunities used by
other EU fishers within 200 miles of the British coast and by non-EU fishers within that same area?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3213 — Umicore/OMG's Precious Metals Group) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, non-ferrous metal, precious metal, special metal

9.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 160/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3213 — Umicore/OMG's Precious Metals Group)

(2003/C 160/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 26 June 2003 the Commission received 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 Umicore SA (Umicore), Belgium, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Regulation, control of parts of the undertaking OM Group, Inc., (OMG), United States of America,
by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Umicore: producer of copper, zinc and high purity metals,

including cobalt and germanium, and

provider of recycling services for the recovering of precious non-ferrous metals,

— OMG: producer of metal-based specialty chemicals and powders,

— for the business sold: production of added-value products based on precious metals, notably auto-
motive catalysts and provider of recycling services for the recovering of precious non-ferrous metals.

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.3213 — Umicore/OMG's Precious Metals Group, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3233 — Allianz/Sole/Zanussi Elettromeccanica) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, engine, exchange of information, financial institution, household electrical appliance, merger control

C 160/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.7.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3233 — Allianz/Sole/Zanussi Elettromeccanica)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 160/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 July 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 Sole SpA (Sole), Italy, ultimately controlled by the Allianz group (Allianz),
Germany, acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the
undertaking Zanussi Elettromeccanica SpA (ZEM), Italy, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Allianz: insurance and financial services,

— Sole: production of electrical engines for white goods, namely washing machines, dishwashers and

dryers,

— ZEM: production of compressor engines for refrigerators.

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 simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
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 to the Commission by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.3233 — Allianz/Sole/Zanussi Elettromeccanica, to the following address:

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.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2281/03 by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission. Town twinning.
Date: 2003-07-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU action, EU aid, accession to the European Union, twinning

15.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 11 E/255

work of the G10 Medicines group to ensure that patients receive good quality objective information about
what drugs and treatments are available to them?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(18 July 2003)

Under the framework of the G10 Medicines initiative, the Commission will explore with stakeholders ways
to improve the provision of information on available prescription and non-prescription medicines. To take
this forward, the Commission will reflect on establishing a public private partnership involving a range of
interested parties including representatives from public bodies,
industry, health funds, health care
professionals and patients. This body could be used to advise and monitor the quality of existing
information and produce guidelines in specific areas to support the work of national and Community
regulatory authorities.

Commission work in this area will be supported by other projects including the work of the European
Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) is undertaking with patient organisations to
consider new ways of ensuring that information on medicines takes more account of patient needs.

(2004/C 11 E/284)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2281/03

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(9 July 2003)

Subject: Town twinning

What will
programmes, taking account of the lower per capita income in these countries?

the Commission do to assist

the acceding countries to participate in town twinning

Answer given by Ms Reding on behalf of the Commission

(4 August 2003)

Towns and municipalities in the candidate countries have already been taking part in the Commission’s
‘town twinning’ programme for several years, and the participation of these towns is increasing all the
time. The simplified system of awarding subsidies, which is based on flat-rate amounts, is particularly
conducive to the participation of small municipalities with limited financial and operational resources.

(2004/C 11 E/285)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2537/03

by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Net contribution to the common agricultural policy

(29 July 2003)

In the second report on economic and social cohesion in the EU the Commission stated that Portugal was
a net contributor to the common agricultural policy (CAP).

In answer to my Written Question P-0897/01 (1) the Commission produced the figures on which it had
based that assertion. According to the Commission, Portugal’s net contribution to the CAP between 1989
and 1998 amounted to EUR 2 000 m, in other words over EUR 260 per inhabitant.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2003 of 9 July 2003 determining to what extent applications for the right to import for bulls, cows and heifers of certain Alpine and mountain breeds pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 can be met
Date: 2003-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cattle, customs duties, import, slaughter animal, tariff quota

10.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 172/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1227/2003

of 9 July 2003

determining to what extent applications for the right to import for bulls, cows and heifers of
certain Alpine and mountain breeds pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 can be met

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999
of 26 May 1999 opening and providing for the administration
of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other
than for slaughter, of certain Alpine and mountain breeds,
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regula-
tion (EC) No 1143/98 (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1096/2001 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

the quantities

Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 provides
for
importers
reserved for
under the two tariff quotas to be allocated in proportion
to their imports during the period 1 July 2000 to 30
June 2003.

traditional

Allocation of
the quantities available to operators
covered by Article 2(3) of that Regulation under the two
tariff quotas is to be in proportion to the quantities
applied for. Since the quantities applied for exceed those
available, a fixed percentage reduction should be set,

Article 1

1.
Every application for the right to import lodged in accor-
dance with Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 under serial number
09.0001 shall be granted to the following extent:

(a) 22,7454 % of the quantities imported within the meaning

of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999;

(b) 4,4869 % of the quantities applied for within the meaning

of Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999.

2.
Every application for the right to import lodged in accor-
dance with Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 under serial number
09.0003 shall be granted to the following extent:

(a) 23,4978 % of the quantities imported within the meaning

of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999;

(b) 3,3723 % of the quantities applied for within the meaning

of Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 131, 27.5.1999, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 33.