do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Corrigendum to Decision No 185 of 27 June 2002 amending Decision No 153 of 7 October 1993 (form E 108) and Decision No 170 of 11 June 1998 (compilation of the lists provided for in Article 94(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 (OJ L 55 of 1.3.2003)
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community migration, form, residence, self-employment, social security, wage earner

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Decision No 185 of 27 June 2002 amending Decision No 153 of 7 October 1993 (form E 108)
and Decision No 170 of 11 June 1998 (compilation of the lists provided for in Article 94(4) of Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972

(Official Journal of the European Union L 55 of 1 March 2003)

On page 75, in the Annex, point (b)(ii) should read as follows:

‘(ii) in point 4 the existing paragraphs (d) and (e) becomes (e) and (f), and a new paragraph (d) is added as follows:

“(d) the date of suspension or withdrawal of entitlement notified by the institution of the place of residence to
the competent institution. This date shall be stated on form E 108 and shall be the date on which form E
121 ceases to apply.”;’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1242/2003 of 10 July 2003 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1242/2003

of 10 July 2003

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 649/2003 (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal originating in and imported from the United States
of America and Canada which may be imported on
special terms for the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June
2004 at 11 500 t.

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 July
2003 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as
referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be
granted in full.

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of August 2003 for 1 799,667 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 July 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 95, 11.4.2003, p. 13.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 July 2003

(2003/C 162/01)

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

1,1342

133,51

7,4354

0,6981

9,1255

1,5489

87,55

8,32

1,9466

0,5873

31,634

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

HKD

NZD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,645

0,427

4,452

37 200

234,435

41,595

1 598 000

1,7357

1,5724

8,8458

1,9417

1,9863

261,73

KRW

South Korean won

1 336,6

3,4525

ZAR

South African rand

8,5061

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 95/2003 of 11 July 2003 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), sample survey, working population

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23.10.2003

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 95/2003

of 11 July 2003

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 62/2003 of
16 May 2003 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 246/2003 of 10 February 2003 adopting the programme of ad
hoc modules, covering the years 2004 to 2006, to the labour force sample survey provided by
Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

This Decision does not apply to Liechtenstein,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 18ac (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2002) of
Annex XXI to the Agreement:

‘18ad. 32003 R 0246: Commission Regulation (EC) No 246/2003 of 10 February 2003 adopting the
programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2004 to 2006, to the labour force sample
survey provided by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 3).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with
the following adaptations:

(a) This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.

(b) Norway shall provide the information required by this Regulation at the latest as from

2005.’

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 246/2003 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 July 2003, provided that all the notifications in Article 103(1) of
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

(1) OJ L 193, 31.7.2003, p. 50.
(2) OJ L 34, 11.2.2003, p. 3.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H. S. H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 91/2003 of 11 July 2003 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Eurocontrol, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), air traffic, air traffic control, technical standard

23.10.2003

EN

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L 272/27

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 91/2003

of 11 July 2003

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 81/2003 of
20 June 2003 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 980/2002 of 4 June 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2082/
2000 adopting Eurocontrol standards (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in the second indent of point 66c (Council Directive 93/65/EEC) of Annex
XIII to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32002 R 0980: Commission Regulation (EC) No 980/2002 of 4 June 2002 (OJ L 150, 8.6.2002,

p. 38).’

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 980/2002 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 July 2003, provided that all the notifications in Article 103(1) of
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H. S. H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 257, 9.10.2003, p. 33.
(2) OJ L 150, 8.6.2002, p. 38.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 96/2003 of 11 July 2003 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU programme, European Economic Area, action programme, agreement (EU), education

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23.10.2003

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 96/2003

of 11 July 2003

amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement on cooperation in specific fields outside the four
freedoms

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in parti-
cular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 85/2003
of 20 June 2003 (1).

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include
Decision No 451/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003
amending Decision No 253/2000/EC establishing the second phase of the Community action
programme in the field of education ‘Socrates’ (2),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in the third indent of Article 4(2c)
European Parliament and of the Council) of Protocol 31 to the Agreement:

(Decision No 253/2000/EC of the

‘, as amended by:

— 32003 D 0451: Decision No 451/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27

February 2003 (OJ L 69, 13.3.2003, p. 6).’

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 July 2003, provided that all the notifications in Article 103(1) of
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H. S. H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 257, 9.10.2003, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 69, 13.3.2003, p. 6.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 93/2003 of 11 July 2003 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), consumer information, eco-label, polishing and scouring preparations, product quality

23.10.2003

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 93/2003

of 11 July 2003

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in parti-
cular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 57/2003 of
16 May 2003 (1).

Commission Decision 2003/31/EC of 29 November 2002 establishing revised ecological criteria for
the award of the Community eco-label to detergents for dishwashers and amending Decision 1999/
427/EC (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1. Present point 2eq (Commission Decision 1999/427/EC) becomes point 2eqa.

2. The following indent is added in point 2eqa (Commission Decision 1999/427/EC):

‘— 32003 D 0031: Commission Decision 2003/31/EC of 29 November 2002 (OJ L 9, 15.1.2003,

p. 11).’

3. The following point is inserted after point 2epa (Commission Decision 1999/205/EC, deleted):

‘2eq. 32003 D 0031: Commission Decision 2003/31/EC of 29 November 2002 establishing revised
ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to detergents for dishwashers and
amending Decision 1999/427/EC (OJ L 9, 15.1.2003, p. 11).’

4. Point 2eqa (Commission Decision 1999/427/EC) is deleted with effect from 31 May 2004.

The texts of Decision 2003/31/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 12 July 2003, provided that all the notifications in Article 103(1) of
the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

(1) OJ L 193, 31.7.2003, p. 38.
(2) OJ L 9, 15.1.2003, p. 11.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of
the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

H. S. H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN
Corrigendum to Decision No 185 of 27 June 2002 amending Decision No 153 of 7 October 1993 (form E 108) and Decision No 170 of 11 June 1998 (compilation of the lists provided for in Article 94(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 (OJ L 55 of 1.3.2003)
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers, European Commission
Subjects: Community migration, form, residence, self-employment, social security, wage earner

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11.7.2003

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Decision No 185 of 27 June 2002 amending Decision No 153 of 7 October 1993 (form E 108)
and Decision No 170 of 11 June 1998 (compilation of the lists provided for in Article 94(4) of Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972

(Official Journal of the European Union L 55 of 1 March 2003)

On page 75, in the Annex, point (b)(ii) should read as follows:

‘(ii) in point 4 the existing paragraphs (d) and (e) becomes (e) and (f), and a new paragraph (d) is added as follows:

“(d) the date of suspension or withdrawal of entitlement notified by the institution of the place of residence to
the competent institution. This date shall be stated on form E 108 and shall be the date on which form E
121 ceases to apply.”;’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3141 — Cementbouw/ENCI/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cement, concrete, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3141 — Cementbouw/ENCI/JV)

(2003/C 162/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 1 July 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 Dutch undertakings Cementbouw Betonmortel BV (Cementbouw), controlled by CVC Group,
and ENCI Holding NV (ENCI), belonging to the Heidelberg Cement group, acquire, within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the undertaking ENCI Zand en Grind BV, (JV), by way of
purchase of shares in a newly created company.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CVC Group: investment and management advice to and management of investment funds,

— Cementbouw: production and transport of ready-mixed concrete, asphalt granules and concrete

products, production and trade of building materials,

— Heidelberg Cement: production and sale of cement,

(ready-mixed) concrete, mortar and building

materials,

— ENCI: production and sale of cement, ready-mixed concrete, mortar and related construction products,

— JV: production and sale of aggregates for the concrete and asphalt industry.

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.3141 — Cementbouw/ENCI/JV, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1243/2003 of 10 July 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1243/2003

of 10 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 28,289/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 July 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2003 of 11 July 2003 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, table grapes and apples)
Date: 2003-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, fruit vegetable, grape, pip fruit

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12.7.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1249/2003

of 11 July 2003

on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, table
grapes and apples)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 47/2003 (2), and in particular the third subpara-
graph of Article 35(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1074/2003 (3) opens an
invitation to tender setting the indicative refund rates
and indicative quantities for system A3 export licences,
which may be issued, other than those tendered for as
part of food aid.

In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum
refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be
awarded for
tenders quoting those maximum rates
should be set.

In the case of tomatoes, table grapes and apples, the
maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indi-
cative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is not
more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund
rate,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the case of tomatoes, table grapes and apples, the maximum
refund rates and the percentages for reducing the quantities
awarded under the invitation to tender opened by Regulation
(EC) No 1074/2003 shall be fixed in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 July 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69.
(3) OJ L 42, 15.2.2003, p. 25.

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ANNEX

Issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetable sector (tomatoes, table grapes and apples)

Product

Maximum refund rate
(EUR/t net)

Percentage awarded of quantities tendered
for quoting the maximum refund rate

Tomatoes

Table grapes

Apples

25

19

19

100 %

4 %

9 %