do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2502/03 by Martin Callanan (PPE-DE) to the Commission. The Draft EU REACH Regulation.
Date: 2003-07-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community certification, European Commissioner, chemical product, environmental risk prevention, public statement, scientific report

C 65 E/164

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

13.3.2004

(cid:1) application of a national corporate governance code;

(cid:1) transactions between issuers and directors or others in positions of influence within such an

issuer (‘related party transactions’);

(cid:1) major transactions undertaken by listed companies outside their ordinary course of business

(‘Class tests’).

The Commission will communicate any possible findings as soon as possible.

(1) COM(2003) 138 final.

(2004/C 65 E/179)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2502/03

by Martin Callanan (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(29 July 2003)

Subject: The Draft EU REACH Regulation

Following the interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on 10 July, can the Commission explain
whether a comment made by Commissioner Wallström:

Of course we should not test every chemical, only those that need testing and those that could cause
risks to human health and the environment …

reflects the Commission’s new policy on the Draft EU REACH Regulation?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(16 September 2003)

the Member of

the Commission in charge of Environment does indeed reflect

The reply of
the
Commission’s policy on Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH), as set out in
the White Paper on the Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy of February 2001 (1) and subsequently
developed in the draft that formed the basis of the recent Internet consultation. There is no need to test
chemicals for which adequate information is already available or for which adequate information can be
obtained by other means. Furthermore, when the exposure to a chemical
is very limited, such as for
certain types of intermediates, the potential risk does not generally merit the performance of tests.

(1) COM(2001) 88 final.

(2004/C 65 E/180)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2506/03

by Mauro Nobilia (UEN) to the Commission

(29 July 2003)

Subject: Governance: tripartite environmental contracts

Knowing that:

(cid:1) on 11 December 2002 the Commission issued a communication entitled ‘A framework for target-
based tripartite contracts and agreements between the Community, the States and regional and local
authorities, dealing with the subject of tripartite contracts;’ (1)
Commission opinion of 29 July 2003 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the operation of the radioactive waste conditioning and storage facility (CEDRA) at the Cadarache site in France, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty
Date: 2003-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, nuclear accident, nuclear safety, radioactive effluent, radioactive pollution, radioactive waste, storage of waste, waste disposal

C 182/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.8.2003

COMMISSION OPINION

of 29 July 2003

concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the operation of the radio-
in
active waste conditioning and storage facility (CEDRA) at the Cadarache site in France,

accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty

(2003/C 182/07)

(Only the French text is authentic)

On 23 January 2003 the European Commission received from the French Government, in accordance with
Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, general data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste
arising from the operation of the radioactive waste conditioning and storage facility (CEDRA).

On the basis of these data and additional information provided by the French Government on 28 May
2003, and following consultation with the group of experts, the Commission has drawn up the following
opinion:

(a) the distance between the installation and the nearest border with another Member State, in this case

Italy, is around 110 km; Spain is approximately 230 km away;

(b) under normal operating conditions, the discharges of liquid and gaseous effluents will not cause an
exposure of the population in other Member States that is significant from the point view of health;

(c) solid radioactive waste arising from the treatment of waste will be stored in the facility or removed to

licensed sites in France;

(d) in the event of unplanned discharges of radioactive waste, which may follow an accident of the type
and magnitude considered in the general data, the doses likely to be received by the population in
other Member States would not be significant from the point of view of health.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of
radioactive waste in whatever form arising from the operation of the radioactive waste conditioning and
storage facility (CEDRA) at the Cadarache site in France, both in normal operation and in the event of an
accident of the type and magnitude considered in the general data, is not liable to result in the radioactive
contamination, significant from the point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another
Member State.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2515/03 by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission. Opinion of the OLAF Supervisory Committee on the Eurostat Task Force.
Date: 2003-07-29
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, Eurostat, administration of the Institutions, administrative transparency, management audit, operation of the Institutions, powers of the institutions (EU)

C 84 E/28

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

3.4.2004

interactions in the Community. Consequently, and since the EP’s amendments correspond to a compromise
agreement reached by the Council, the Regulation is adopted in the form of the Council’s Common
Position thus amended.

The Regulation provides a multiannual framework covering initially a 6-year period from 2003 to 2008.
It aims at adapting the scope of existing Council Regulations (EEC) No 3528 /86 and (EEC) No 2158/92 to
provide a flexible monitoring scheme to assess forest ecosystem conditions in a broader context. It also
simplifies existing activities by regrouping elements of both Regulations under a single framework
Regulation covering the protection and monitoring of forests.

(2004/C 84 E/0030)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2498/03

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(25 July 2003)

Subject: Investment

Further to the Commission’s very interesting answer to my question E-1350/03 (1) on 22 May 2003
concerning foreign direct investment into the eurozone countries and the non-eurozone EU Member
States, is the Commission now in a position to update those figures given in its tables to include last year
(2002)? If not, when will it be able to do so?

(1) See page 8.

Answer given by Mr Solbes Mira on behalf of the Commission

(3 September 2003)

Updated tables are sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat. The data for
2002 are preliminary estimates sent by Member States to Eurostat in June 2003 together with revised
2001 data. For Denmark and Spain, data exclude reinvested earnings. For Greece and Sweden, data exclude
reinvested earnings in some cases. Aggregates include estimated reinvested earnings in all these cases.
Preliminary data for 2002 and revised data for 2001 are not available for partner ‘Eurozone countries’.

(2004/C 84 E/0031)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2515/03

by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission

(29 July 2003)

Subject: Opinion of the OLAF Supervisory Committee on the Eurostat Task Force

On 9 July 2003 the Commission decided to set up a Task Force to investigate the complaints against
Eurostat. The Task Force is intended to speed up the internal and external enquiries previously managed by
the OLAF Anti-Fraud Office alone.

This infringes OLAF’s powers to conduct investigations independently, which Parliament and the Council
expressly guaranteed in Regulation (EC) 1073/1999 (1) of 25 May 1999.

Before the decision of 9 July 2003, did the Director and/or the Commission consult the OLAF Supervisory
Committee, which has the task of safeguarding the independence of the Anti-Fraud Office?

If not, why not?

(1) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3199 — Bank One Corporation/Quintiles) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

29.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 178/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3199 — Bank One Corporation/Quintiles)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 178/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 July 2003 the Commission received a 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 One Equity Partners LLC (‘OEP’, USA), controlled by the Bank One Corporation
(‘Bank One’, USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
Quintiles Transnational Corporation (‘Quintiles’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— OEP: private equity investments,

— Bank One: banking and finance services,

— Quintiles: product and commercial development services for pharmaceutical industries.

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. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a 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 to the Commission.

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 COMP/M.3199 — Bank One Corporation/Quintiles, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1346/2003 of 29 July 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

30.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 190/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1346/2003

of 29 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 30 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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 190/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.7.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 29 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

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

060
999

052
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
999

052
220
400
600
624
999

388
400
508
512
528
720
800
804
999

052
388
512
528
999

052
064
066
068
999

052
400
404
999

052
064
094
999

064
068
094
999

56,0
56,0

103,8
103,8

74,2
74,2

53,6
65,3
55,5
54,1
57,1

119,2
167,2
192,1
184,6
137,6
160,1

79,8
91,0
80,3
65,2
69,2
69,1
184,8
93,6
91,6

75,0
109,0
54,2
63,6
75,5

151,6
127,1
109,1
72,1
115,0

309,9
241,0
249,1
266,7

136,7
92,6
123,1
117,5

83,4
81,4
70,3
78,4

(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 communication under Article 3(1) of Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section
Date: 2003-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, closing of accounts, power of attorney, staff

C 178/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.7.2003

Commission communication under Article 3(1) of Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994
setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section

(2003/C 178/04)

The Commission has renewed the term of office of the following members of the Conciliation Body for
one year from 1 September 2003 to 31 August 2004:

Mr José Luis SÁENZ GARCÍA-BAQUERO

Mr Michael C. DOWLING.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 178/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 July 2003

(2003/C 178/01)

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

1,1489

137,23

7,4308

0,7068

9,1666

1,5481

87,71

8,208

1,9467

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

0,58751

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6522

0,4285

4,408

37 180

234,6

42,055

1 630 000

1,7322

1,5901

8,9604

1,9522

2,0108

263,94

KRW

South Korean won

1 354,27

3,4534

ZAR

South African rand

8,4689

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2003/562/CFSP: Council Decision 2003/562/CFSP of 29 July 2003 appointing the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and repealing Decision 2002/922/CFSP
Date: 2003-07-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: appointment of staff, cooperation policy, fact-finding mission, the EU's international role

30.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 190/19

(Acts adopted pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL DECISION 2003/562/CFSP

of 29 July 2003

appointing the Head of Mission of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and repealing
Decision 2002/922/CFSP

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 23(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2002/921/CFSP of 25
November 2002 extending the mandate of the European Union
Monitoring Mission (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

By Decision 2002/922/CFSP of 26 November 2002 (2),
the Council extended the mandate of Mr Antóin MAC
UNFRAIDH as Head of Mission of the European Union
Monitoring Mission (EUMM) until 31 December 2003.

On 21 July 2003 the Council decided to appoint Ms
Maryse DAVIET as Head of Mission of
the EUMM
following the resignation of Mr Antóin MAC UNFRAIDH.

(3)

Decision 2002/922/CFSP should therefore be repealed,

Council Decision 2002/922/CFSP is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on 1 September 2003.

It shall apply until 31 December 2003.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Done at Brussels, 29 July 2003.

Article 1

Ms Maryse DAVIET is hereby appointed Head of Mission of the
EUMM.

For the Council

The President

F. FRATTINI

(1) OJ L 321, 26.11.2002, p. 51.
(2) OJ L 321, 26.11.2002, p. 53.
Corrigendum to the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (OJ C 256 of 23.10.2002)
Date: 2003-07-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, customs regulations, tariff nomenclature

C 178/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.7.2003

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities

(Official Journal of the European Communities C 256 of 23 October 2002)

(2003/C 178/06)

On page 180, heading 4107:

for:

‘The leather covered by this heading may be further dressed (curried, dyed, grained or stamped, treated to give a
suède finish, printed, glazed, satin finished, varnish-coated,
lacquer-coated, metal-coated, etc.), or parchment-
dressed (see the HS General Explanatory Notes to this chapter, (III)).’

read:

‘The leather covered by this heading may be further dressed (curried, dyed, grained or stamped, treated to give a
suède finish, printed, glazed, satin finished, etc.), or parchment-dressed (see the HS General Explanatory Notes to
this chapter, (III)).’