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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2003 of 4 September 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the fourth partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003
Date: 2003-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

5.9.2003

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1565/2003

of 4 September 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the fourth 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,

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), for
the 2003/2004 marketing year, requires partial
invita-
tions 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.

(3)

(4)

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

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the fourth partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed
at 50,351 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 September 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1563/2003 of 4 September 2003 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2003-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Sweden, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1563/2003

of 4 September 2003

prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden

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 catch limitations
are required (3), as last amended by Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1407/2003 (4), lays down quotas for cod
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 quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIa
(EC waters), North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of

Sweden or registered in Sweden have exhausted the
quota allocated for 2003. Sweden has prohibited fishing
for this stock from 2 June 2003. This date should be
adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIa (EC waters),
North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in
Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allo-
cated to Sweden for 2003.

Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division IIa (EC waters),
North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in
Sweden is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board,
transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above
vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

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 2 June 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 September 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 201, 8.8.2003, p. 3.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

4.9.2003

EN

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I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

3 September 2003

(2003/C 209/01)

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

1,0783

125,4

7,4257

0,69

9,149

1,5318

88,42

8,235

1,9469

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

0,58312

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,39

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,625

0,4241

4,3467

37 283

235,035

41,935

1 503 000

1,6938

1,5051

8,4092

1,9079

1,896

256,88

KRW

South Korean won

1 265,92

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

7,8866

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(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Luxembourg, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection

4.9.2003

EN

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C 209/29

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 209/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

11.7.2003

Member State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Luxembourg

N 73/03

Environmental protection aid scheme

Environmental protection

Projet de loi instaurant un régime d'aide à la protection de
l'environnement, à l'utilisation rationnelle de l'énergie et à la
production d'énergie de sources renouvelables

Budget:

EUR 13 million

Aid intensity or amount:

(a) investment by SMEs to comply with new Community

standards: 15 % gge

(b) investment

enabling
applicable: 30 % gge

firms

to exceed the

standards

(c) energy investment: 40 % gge

The aid ceilings at (b) and (c) are increased by 10 percentage
points gross in the case of SMEs.

Duration:

Until 31 December 2007

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/2003 of 4 September 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

5.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1559/2003

of 4 September 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 5 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 September 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 4 September 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 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

060
096
999

052
096
999

052
999

388
524
528
999

052
064
999

388
400
508
512
720
800
804
999

052
388
999

052
999

052
060
064
066
093
094
624
999

66,6
45,5
56,0

106,9
16,4
61,7

65,0
65,0

50,5
54,8
55,1
53,5

74,8
64,8
69,8

77,4
78,7
70,7
93,3
49,8
198,9
83,7
93,2

99,2
88,8
94,0

107,8
107,8

78,6
63,5
63,6
71,5
70,3
54,9
129,3
76,0

(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 1561/2003 of 4 September 2003 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied as regards the time limit for delivery into intervention for the 2002/2003 marketing year
Date: 2003-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: delivery, derogation from EU law, intervention agency, rice

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5.9.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1561/2003

of 4 September 2003

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention
agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied as
regards the time limit for delivery into intervention for the 2002/2003 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The conditions governing the taking over of paddy rice
by the intervention agencies are laid down in Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 708/98 (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 610/2001 (4). Article 6(1) of that
Regulation stipulates that delivery must take place by the
end of the second month following receipt of the offer
and in any case not later than 31 August of the current
marketing year.

As a result of the exceptionally large quantities of paddy
rice currently offered for buying in, it is difficult for the
intervention agencies to meet
the time limit for the
delivery of
the products. Consequently, Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1045/2003 (5) provides for a deroga-
tion from the delivery deadline at the end of the second

month. In addition, because of the technical difficulties
caused by the recent heatwave conditions, there should
also be a derogation,
the current 2002/2003
for
marketing year, from the time limit requiring delivery by
31 August.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Notwithstanding Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 708/98,
the delivery of paddy rice for taking over by the intervention
agency in respect of the 2002/2003 marketing year must take
place no later than 30 September 2003.

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, 4 September 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 98, 31.3.1998, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 90, 30.3.2001, p. 17.
(5) OJ L 151, 19.6.2003, p. 34.