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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1353/2003 of 30 July 2003 prohibiting fishing for capelin by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
Date: 2003-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, fishing rights, fishing vessel, sea fish, ship's flag

L 192/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1353/2003

of 30 July 2003

prohibiting fishing for capelin by vessels flying the flag of a Member State

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 806/2003 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December
2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1091/2003 (4), lays down the shares of the total allow-
able catches of capelin available to the Community for
2003.

In order
to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the total
allowable catches allocated to the Community.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of capelin in the waters of zone V, XIV
(Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member

State or registered in a Member State have exhausted the
share of
the total allowable catches allocated to the
Community for 2003. Greenland has prohibited fishing
for this stock from 13 July 2003. This date should be
adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of capelin in the waters of zone V, XIV (Greenland
waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or regis-
tered in a Member State are hereby deemed to have exhausted
the share of
the total allowable catches allocated to the
Community for 2003.

Fishing for capelin in the waters of zone V, XIV (Greenland
waters) by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or regis-
tered in a Member State is hereby prohibited, as are the reten-
tion on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught
by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regula-
tion.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 13 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2003.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General for Fisheries

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 157, 26.6.2003, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

30.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 179/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 July 2003

(2003/C 179/01)

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

1,1462

137,26

7,4313

0,7062

9,184

1,5484

87,62

8,248

1,9464

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

0,58754

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,971

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6518

0,4284

4,3797

37 325

234,6

41,95

1 650 000

1,726

1,5876

8,9392

1,944

2,0107

262,67

KRW

South Korean won

1 350,91

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

8,4177

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3219 — Nortel/NNG-NNF) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications

30.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 179/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3219 — Nortel/NNG-NNF)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 179/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 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 Nortel Network Limited (‘Nortel’, Canada), acquires, within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of Nortel Network Germany (‘NNG’) and Nortel
Network France (‘NNF’), by way of acquisition of shares. NNG and NNF are currently jointly controlled by
Nortel and the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, EADS NV (the Netherlands).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Nortel: developing, producing, selling and servicing civil telecommunication equipment, systems and

networks,

— NNG: distribution, marketing and servicing of civil/commercial

telecommunication products in

Germany,

— NNF: distribution, marketing and servicing of civil/commercial telecommunication products in France.

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.3219 — Nortel/NNG-NNF, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1355/2003 of 30 July 2003 amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2003-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, white sugar

31.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 192/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1355/2003

of 30 July 2003

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 680/2002 (2), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and
(15) thereof,

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 760/2003 to the information at
the export
present available to the Commission that
refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown
in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 July 2003 to
the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form
of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were
fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/2003 (3).

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 760/2003 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2003.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.
(3) OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 44.

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31.7.2003

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 July 2003 altering the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from
the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

Product

White sugar

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg (1)

In case of advance fixing of
refunds

45,51

Other

45,51

(1) With effect from 1 July 2003 these rates are not applicable to goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty when exported to the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia or Slovenia, and to the goods referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No
999/2003 when exported to Hungary.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3220 — EADS/EADS Telecom) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications

30.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 179/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3220 — EADS/EADS Telecom)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 179/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 18 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 European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV (‘EADS’, the
Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation of the whole of
EADS Telecom SAS (France) by way of acquisition of shares. EADS Telecom is currently jointly controlled
by EADS and Nortel Network Limited (Canada).

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— EADS: civil and military aircraft, space activities, military systems, telecommunications and defense

electronics,

— EADS Telecom: military and civil telecommunication system and equipment.

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.3220 — EADS/EADS Telecom, 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 1348/2003 of 30 July 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

31.7.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 192/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1348/2003

of 30 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 31 July 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 30 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
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
53,1
54,9
54,8
54,1

126,5
168,2
192,1
150,1
137,6
154,9

79,1
97,7
73,1
78,1
50,3
66,1
184,8
93,1
90,3

75,0
64,3
59,5
63,8
65,7

164,7
127,1
109,1
133,6

297,1
261,0
250,6
269,6

157,1
92,6
123,1
124,3

82,7
76,9
70,3
76,6

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3240 — Liberty Media/QVC) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distance selling, economic concentration, exchange of information, mass media, merger control

C 179/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.7.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3240 — Liberty Media/QVC)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 179/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 22 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 Liberty Media Corporation (‘Liberty Media’, USA) acquires, within the meaning
of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the undertaking QVC, Inc. (‘QVC’, USA) by way of purchase
of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Liberty Media: media, entertainment, technology and communications,

— QVC: home shopping.

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.3240 — Liberty Media/QVC, 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.