do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1424/2003 of 8 August 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

9.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 202/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1424/2003

of 8 August 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 25,781/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 August 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 8 August 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2587/03 by Marco Pannella (NI) to the Council. Execution of Faramaz Mohammadi, the 19-year-old leader of the student movement at Tabriz University (Iran).
Date: 2003-08-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Iran, death penalty, international affairs, opposition, student, youth movement

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EN

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(2004/C 70 E/115)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2587/03

by Marco Pannella (NI) to the Council

(8 August 2003)

Subject: Execution of Faramaz Mohammadi, the 19-year-old leader of the student movement at Tabriz

University (Iran)

On 22 July, Xalq Qazeti, an Azerbaijan newspaper, published a report according to which:

(cid:1) some days earlier the Tabriz Revolutionary Court had sentenced a leader of the student movement,

Faramaz Mohammadi, to death;

(cid:1) Faramaz Mohammadi, a nineteen-year-old Azerbaijani citizen, was a student at Tabriz University and a

key figure in the student movement;

(cid:1) after the execution her body was taken to Ardabil;

(cid:1) she was one of the organisers of the student movement at Tabriz University and had delivered radical

speeches against Iran’s Persian and mullah regime;

(cid:1) although the court had passed the death sentence a month before, she had been executed two days

earlier.

Is the Council aware of the events described and, if so, what action has it taken or does it intend to take?
Does it not consider that all relations with Iran should be suspended and any resumption thereof be made
subject to respect for fundamental human rights and a moratorium on capital punishment?

Reply

(5 December 2003)

The Council is not aware of the events described and never comments on information contained in press
releases. The Council normally bases its decisions to act in individual cases on corroborated reports. To the
Council’s knowledge, this particular information has not been corroborated.

(2004/C 70 E/116)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2589/03

by Philip Claeys (NI) to the Council

(8 August 2003)

Subject: Possible follow-up to the ‘defence summit’ held in Brussels in April 2003

In late April 2003 in Brussels, at the invitation of the Belgian Government, something akin to a defence
policy summit was held involving only France, Germany, Luxembourg and Belgium itself. According to the
participants, the talks were being held with the ultimate aim of strengthening the European pillar of
NATO. A core set of collective capabilities was to be developed and by 2004 at the latest strategic
headquarters were to be set up at the Panquin Barracks in Tervuren.

What is the precise status of these decisions?

Have the proposals drawn up by the above-mentioned Member States since been discussed further in the
presence of the other Member States? If so, what was the outcome of those talks?

Does the Council have a timetable for possible talks on the development of a core set of collective military
capabilities?

Has the Council taken steps to ensure the availability of the Panquin Barracks? Have practical arrangements
been made with a view to financing the process of making this facility operational?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1417/2003 of 8 August 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

9.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1417/2003

of 8 August 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 9 August 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 August 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 8 August 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

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

382
388
524
528
999

052
220
400
600
624
999

039
388
400
508
512
528
720
800
804
999

052
388
512
528
999

052
400
404
999

052
094
999

064
066
093
094
624
999

34,6
34,6

75,7
75,7

58,2
51,7
49,4
57,6
54,2

133,6
126,8
181,4
122,3
151,9
143,2

65,0
60,3
81,8
77,1
65,9
51,9
58,7
61,6
88,3
67,8

128,3
97,0
83,3
87,4
99,0

308,0
256,6
258,8
274,5

134,8
65,7
100,3

75,6
71,5
67,6
67,6
183,8
93,2

(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 Regulation (EC) No 1422/2003 of 8 August 2003 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1175/2003 amending Regulations (EC) No 883/2001 and (EC) No 2805/95, respectively, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector and fixing the export refunds in the wine sector
Date: 2003-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Slovakia, export licence, export refund, viticulture

9.8.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 202/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1422/2003

of 8 August 2003

correcting Regulation (EC) No 1175/2003 amending Regulations (EC) No 883/2001 and (EC) No
2805/95, respectively, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No
1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector and fixing the
export refunds in the wine sector

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 1493/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market
in
wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (2),
and in particular Articles 63 and 64 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

There is an error in Article 1 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1175/2003 (3). That error should therefore be
corrected.

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

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1175/2003 is hereby replaced
by the following:

‘The export
licences already issued, comprising advance
fixing of the refund, shall be valid for exports to the Czech
Republic and Slovakia carried out up to 31 May 2003 only.
The security referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 883/2001 shall be released in proportion to the unused
quantities.’

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, 8 August 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 164, 2.7.2003, p. 8.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

8.8.2003

EN

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

7 August 2003

(2003/C 188/01)

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

1,1353

136,11

7,4343

LVL

MTL

PLN

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Exchange
rate

0,6489

0,4281

4,375

0,70635

ROL

Romanian leu

37 355

9,2085

1,5372

88,21

8,165

1,9463

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58706

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,06

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

234,915

41,735

1 603 000

1,7527

1,592

8,8547

1,9643

1,9952

261,32

KRW

South Korean won

1 345,27

3,4527

ZAR

South African rand

8,3036

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1419/2003 of 8 August 2003 suspending Regulation (EC) No 864/2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of rye held by the German intervention agency
Date: 2003-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, award of contract, export, intervention agency, rye, third country

L 202/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.8.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1419/2003

of 8 August 2003

suspending Regulation (EC) No 864/2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export to
certain third countries of rye held by the German intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the markets in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (4),
lays
down the procedures and conditions for the sale of
cereals held by the intervention agencies.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 864/2003 (5) opens a
standing invitation to tender for rye held by the German
intervention agency.

(3)

(4)

For economic reasons, that invitation to tender should
be suspended.

The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
ered an opinion within the time limit
set by its
chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The tendering procedure provided for in Regulation (EC) No
864/2003 is hereby suspended.

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, 8 August 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 12.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2584/03 by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Council. Import of timber from Indonesia.
Date: 2003-08-08
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU policy, Indonesia, forestry holding, forestry legislation, governance, illicit trade, import

27.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 78 E/747

(2004/C 78 E/0794)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2584/03

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Council

(8 August 2003)

Subject: Import of timber from Indonesia

What measures does the Presidency intend to take to combat the illegal import of timber from Indonesia?

Reply

(4 March 2004)

The Council attaches particular importance to combating the illegal import of timber and recognises the
need for the EU to contribute to global efforts to tackle the problem of illegal logging.

Council bodies are therefore currently studying the Communication from the Commission on Forest Law
Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT), which contains an EU Action Plan aimed notably at
combating illegal logging and the associated trade in illegal timber.

In the conclusions adopted on 13 October 2003, the Council considered that there was an urgent need for
the EU and its Member States to enter into a political dialogue with the countries most directly concerned
to instigate forest sector governance reforms and, more specifically, to engage the private sector of the
timber producing countries with a view to building a consensus on how best to tackle the problem of
illegal logging and the associated trade, in particular by exploring multilateral and regional responses and
by studying the ideas developed in the Action Plan at the appropriate international meetings, such as the
UNFF (United Nations Forum on Forests), the ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organization), the
regional FLEG processes, the Asia Forest Partnership and the Congo Basin Forest Partnership.

Furthermore, in its conclusions the Council invited the Commission to study the measures in the Action
Plan, including the drawing up of a Regulation, and to review options for, and the feasibility of, further
legislation to control imports of illegally harvested timber and conflict timber, taking account of relevant
initiatives in other areas, as well as the impact on domestic industries.

(2004/C 78 E/0795)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2614/03

by Albert Maat (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(28 August 2003)

Subject: Planting of vineyards with the help of EU funds

Is the Commission aware that in the Spanish winegrowing area of Toro, vineyards are being planted (with
irrigation) with the help of EU funds?

Does this policy not conflict with the restriction of surplus overproduction in viticulture? (1)

(1) See article in the magazine Perswijn, volume 16, issue 4 July 2003.

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(17 September 2003)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
wine (1) provides for a system of restructuring and conversion of Community vineyards to improve the
adjustment of production to market demand.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/2003 of 8 August 2003 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2003-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence

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9.8.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1423/2003

of 8 August 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 August
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 September 2003 for 2 706,800 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 August 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 8 August 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1421/2003 of 8 August 2003 correcting Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to import into the European Community
Date: 2003-08-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Africa, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, import, marketing standard, originating product, quality label

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9.8.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1421/2003

of 8 August 2003

correcting Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 approving operations to check conformity to the
marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South Africa prior to
import into the European Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(3)

(4)

It is thus necessary to correct Regulation (EC) No 2103/
2002 accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 (3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 836/2003 (4), approves
checking operations in South Africa and sets out in its
Annex II the model certificate to be used by the South
African inspection bodies.

A typing mistake has occurred while adopting Regula-
tion (EC) No 836/2003 with regard to the period of
validity for sea/land shipments of the certificate.

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2103/2002 is corrected as
follows:

In box 13 (‘period of validity days’), the figure ‘30’ is replaced
by the figure ‘40’.

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, 8 August 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64.
(3) OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 121, 16.5.2003, p. 3.