do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1356/2003 of 31 July 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

1.8.2003

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1356/2003

of 31 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 1 August 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 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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to the Commission Regulation of 31 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 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
400
404
999

052
064
999

064
068
094
999

56,0
56,0

103,8
103,8

74,2
74,2

46,3
57,8
46,6
54,4
51,3

122,1
115,5
192,1
151,5
137,6
143,8

81,6
97,7
84,6
81,6
59,8
66,1
183,5
84,5
92,4

75,0
64,7
57,8
89,3
71,7

292,9
260,8
250,9
268,2

157,3
92,6
125,0

78,9
72,5
66,2
72,5

(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’.
2003/605/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision DRC/3/2003 of 31 July 2003 amending the Political and Security Committee Decision DRC/1/2003 on the acceptance of third States' contributions to the EU military operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, European Union, Hungary, South Africa, military cooperation

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Official Journal of the European Union

15.8.2003

POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION DRC/3/2003

of 31 July 2003

amending the Political and Security Committee Decision DRC/1/2003 on the acceptance of third
States' contributions to the EU military operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

(2003/605/CFSP)

THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in parti-
cular Article 25, last paragraph, thereof,

Having regard to Council Joint Action 2003/423/CFSP of 5
June 2003 on the European Union military operation in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (1), and in particular Article
10(2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Pursuant to Decision DRC/1/2003 (2) of 1 July 2003, the
Political and Security Committee (PSC) accepted third
States' contributions to the EU military operation in the
Democratic Republic of Congo.

By letter dated 17 July 2003, the Ambassador of Cyprus
to the European Union offered a contribution to the EU
Military Operation in the Democratic Republic of
Congo.

On 28 July 2003, following the recommendation of the
the European Union Military
Operation Commander,
Committee (EUMC) agreed to recommend to the PSC to
accept one officer from Cyprus.

is therefore necessary to amend Decision DRC/1/

It
2003,

Article 1

Article 1 of Decision DRC/1/2003 on the acceptance of third
States' contributions to the EU military operation in the Demo-
cratic Republic of Congo shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

Third States' contributions

Following Force Generation and Manning Conferences,
contributions from the following third States are accepted
for the EU military operation in the Democratic Republic
of Congo:

Brazil,

Canada,

Cyprus,

Hungary,

South Africa.’

Article 2

Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its signature.

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2003.

For the Political and Security Committee

The President

M. MELANI

(1) OJ L 143, 11.6.2003, p. 50.
(2) OJ L 170, 9.7.2003, p. 19.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 July 2003

(2003/C 180/01)

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

1,142

136,97

7,4312

0,7044

9,178

1,5494

87,58

8,2065

1,9466

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

31,983

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6504

0,428

4,374

37 247

234,66

41,835

1 631 000

1,7373

1,5922

8,9065

1,9526

2,0058

263,38

KRW

South Korean won

1 347,45

3,4532

ZAR

South African rand

8,4333

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1361/2003 of 31 July 2003 correcting Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004)
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cattle, import, tariff quota

L 194/38

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Official Journal of the European Union

1.8.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1361/2003

of 31 July 2003

correcting Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 opening and providing for the administration of an
import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 9(6) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 977/
2003 (3) contains a clerical error which needs to be
corrected.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

Article 1

Article 9(6) of Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 is corrected to
read:

For the purposes of this Article, Articles 4 to 8 shall
‘6.
apply. However,
the date of application mentioned in
Article 4(2) shall be 27 February 2004 and the date of
communication mentioned in Article 4(5) shall be 5 March
2004.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 31 July 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 141, 7.6.2003, p. 5.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/2003 of 31 July 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the first partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

1.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 194/61

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1371/2003

of 31 July 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the first partial
invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 680/2002 (2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
invitation to tender, the
response to the first partial
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Sugar,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 of 18 July
2003 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 432/2003 (4), for the
2003/2004 marketing year, requires partial
invitations
to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to
certain third countries.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/
2003 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community
and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the first partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 the maximum
amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed
at 49,535 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

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 181, 19.7.2003, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 21.
Opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank of 31 July 2003 on a recommendation from the Council of the European Union on the appointment of the President of the European Central Bank (CON/2003/13)
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of staff, president of an institution

C 187/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.8.2003

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

OPINION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 31 July 2003

on a recommendation from the Council of the European Union on the appointment of the
President of the European Central Bank

(CON/2003/13)

(2003/C 187/12)

1. On 18 July 2003, the Council of the European Union requested the Governing Council of the European
Central Bank (ECB) to deliver its opinion on Council Recommendation 2003/518/EC of 15 July 2003
on the appointment of the President of the European Central Bank (1).

2. The abovementioned recommendation, which will be submitted to the Heads of State or Government of
the Member States that have adopted the euro for their decision, after consultation of the Governing
Council of the ECB and the European Parliament, recommends that Jean-Claude Trichet be appointed
President of the ECB for a term of office of eight years with effect from 1 November 2003. Willem F.
Duisenberg, President of the ECB, stated in earlier correspondence with the President of the Council his
intention not to complete the eight-year term of office to which he had been appointed on 3 May 1998
but to resign on 9 July 2003. Subsequently, he decided to resign at a convenient date to ensure a
smooth transition of the ECB Presidency.

3. The Governing Council of the ECB is of the opinion that the proposed candidate is a person of
recognised standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters as required by
Article 112(2)(b) of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

4. The Governing Council of

the ECB has no objection to the Council's Recommendation on the

appointment of the proposed candidate as President of the ECB.

5. The Governing Council of the ECB has adopted this opinion in accordance with Article 112(2)(b) of the
Treaty and Article 11.2 and Article 43.3 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of
the European Central Bank.

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

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 31 July 2003.

On behalf of the Governing Council of the ECB

The President

Willem F. DUISENBERG

(1) OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 45.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1370/2003 of 31 July 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 38th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

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1.8.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1370/2003

of 31 July 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 38th partial
invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 680/2002 (2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
invitation to tender, the
response to the 38th partial
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Sugar,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July
2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 432/2003 (4), for the
2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial
invitations
to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to
certain third countries.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/
2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community
and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 38th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
pursuant
to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum
amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed
at 49,034 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 July 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

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 195, 24.7.2002, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 21.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/2003 of 31 July 2003 fixing the final amount of aid for dried fodder for the marketing year 2002/03
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid to agriculture, fodder, marketing

L 194/34

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Official Journal of the European Union

1.8.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1359/2003

of 31 July 2003

fixing the final amount of aid for dried fodder for the marketing year 2002/03

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95 of 21
February 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
dried fodder (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

(3)

(4)

It should therefore be laid down that the aid provided
for in Regulation (EC) No 603/95 for dehydrated fodder
should be reduced in accordance with Article 5 of that
Regulation. The aid for sun-dried fodder should be paid
to recipients in full.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Dried Fodder,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 603/95 fix
the amounts of aid to be paid to processors for dehy-
drated fodder and sun-dried fodder produced during the
2002/03 marketing year up to the maximum guaranteed
quantities laid down in Article 4(1) and (3) of that Regu-
lation.

The information forwarded to the Commission by the
Member States under the second indent of Article 15(a)
of Commission Regulation (EC) No 785/95 of 6 April
1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 603/95 on the common
organisation of the market in dried fodder (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1413/2001 (4), indicates
that the maximum guaranteed quantity for dehydrated
fodder has been exceeded, and that the maximum guar-
anteed quantity for sun-dried fodder has not been
exceeded.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The aid for dehydrated fodder and sun-dried fodder provided
for in Article 3(2) and (3) respectively of Regulation (EC) No
603/95 shall be paid as follows for the 2002/2003 marketing
year:

(a) the amount of aid for dried fodder shall be reduced to

EUR 67,27 per tonne in all the Member States;

(b) the aid for sun-dried fodder shall be paid in full.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following 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, 31 July 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 63, 21.3.1995, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 131, 15.6.1995, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 79, 7.4.1995, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 191, 13.7.2001, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1366/2003 of 31 July 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

1.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 194/51

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1366/2003

of 31 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 25,840/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 31 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.