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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1586/2003 of 10 September 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

11.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 227/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1586/2003

of 10 September 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 28,074/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 September 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 September 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1585/2003 of 10 September 2003 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2003-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, refrigerated product

L 227/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.9.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1585/2003

of 10 September 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

for

All applications

1.
from 1 to 5
import
September 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.

licences

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of October 2003 for 3 585,134 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 September 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 September 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.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3263 — 3i Group/Refresco) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: company with share capital, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, non-alcoholic beverage, venture capital

C 215/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.9.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3256 — Liberty Insurance/Metlife Iberia)

(2003/C 215/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 September 2003 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in Spanish and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CES’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3256. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3263 — 3i Group/Refresco)

(2003/C 215/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 September 2003 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3263. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

10.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 215/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 September 2003

(2003/C 215/01)

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

1,1135

129,57

7,4293

0,7025

9,1328

1,5437

89,75

8,256

1,9465

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

0,58245

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,785

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,637

0,4269

4,4257

37 679

235,01

41,64

1 542 000

1,7038

1,5253

8,6847

1,92

1,9555

256,22

KRW

South Korean won

1 301,68

3,4531

ZAR

South African rand

8,3506

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2003 of 10 September 2003 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational funds, operational programmes and financial assistance
Date: 2003-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, financial aid, fruit, fund (EU), operational programme, producer organisation, professional association, vegetable

11.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 227/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1582/2003

of 10 September 2003

correcting Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards operational funds, operational programmes and financial
assistance

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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 48 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In Article 28(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1433/2003 (3),
laying down transitional provisions, a
deadline is fixed for the requests made by producer orga-
nisations of the necessary amendments to the opera-
tional programmes approved before the entry into force
of that regulation and which continue to apply in 2004.

A check has shown that this date is not consistent with
the measure presented for an opinion to the Manage-
ment Committee;
should be
corrected,

this date

therefore,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 28(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003,
September 2003’ is replaced by ‘15 October 2003’.

‘15

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, 10 September 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 203, 12.8.2003, p. 25.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1581/2003 of 10 September 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

11.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 227/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1581/2003

of 10 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 11 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 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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Official Journal of the European Union

11.9.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 10 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)

052
060
064
094
999

052
999

052
999

388
524
528
999

052
064
999

388
400
508
512
528
720
800
804
999

052
388
720
999

052
999

052
060
064
066
068
093
094
512
624
999

117,9
111,3
67,1
90,7
96,7

120,2
120,2

85,7
85,7

65,2
52,4
50,6
56,1

81,2
62,1
71,7

64,6
52,5
71,7
94,2
44,5
50,7
163,0
84,5
78,2

106,8
85,1
56,8
82,9

117,5
117,5

78,6
62,4
49,9
65,8
54,5
70,3
58,5
67,0
126,2
68,8

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3256 — Liberty Insurance/Metlife Iberia) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, insurance, merger control

C 215/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.9.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3256 — Liberty Insurance/Metlife Iberia)

(2003/C 215/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 September 2003 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in Spanish and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CES’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3256. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3263 — 3i Group/Refresco)

(2003/C 215/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 September 2003 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3263. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3231 — Apollo/Soros/Goldman Sachs/Cablecom) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, transmission network

10.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 215/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3231 — Apollo/Soros/Goldman Sachs/Cablecom)

(2003/C 215/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 September 2003 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3231. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
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WRITTEN QUESTION P-2730/03 by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission. Compliance with European legislation in connection with the privatisation of VOEST in Austria.
Date: 2003-09-10
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Austria, application of EU law, competition law, privatisation

13.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 65 E/205

(2004/C 65 E/220)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-2730/03

by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission

(10 September 2003)

Subject: Compliance with European legislation in connection with the privatisation of VOEST in Austria

Media reports suggest that agreements exist between individual interested parties in connection with the
imminent privatisation of VOEST via the stock exchange. The Austrian newspaper ‘Der Standard’ reported
on 1 September 2003 an alleged ‘secret meeting’ between existing Austrian VOEST shareholders for the
purpose of allocating amongst themselves the maximum possible stockholding when the shares are sold.
Those invited to this meeting are said to include the managing committee of the Vienna stock exchange,
banking representatives, a member of the VOEST management board, a member of the VOEST works
council and politicians from Upper Austria.

Are such internal agreements in the run-up to the privatisation of a public-sector undertaking via the stock
exchange in conformity with European law?

If not, what countermeasures will the Commission be taking?

Does EU law contain provisions preventing the disposal of a public sector undertaking at less than its
value and hence to the detriment of the public interest?

Does a general legal framework exist at EU level that compels Austria to privatise VOEST or other public-
sector undertakings?

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(23 October 2003)

The Commission does not have enough information at its disposal to offer the Honourable Member a
satisfactory answer. In the absence of details and established facts which would enable the Commission to
carry out
the necessary investigation into possible breaches of Community stock exchange law or
Community competition law, the Commission regrets that it is unable at the moment to reply to the first
and third questions. It therefore asks the Honourable Member to provide it with whatever information he
has on this matter.

The Commission cannot answer the second question while the first question remains unanswered.

With regard to the fourth question, Article 295 of the EC Treaty gives the Member States the option of
determining whether a given undertaking should belong to the public sector or the private sector.

(2004/C 65 E/221)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2738/03

by Glyn Ford (PSE) to the Commission

(11 September 2003)

Subject: Transit visas in the EU

Is the Commission aware that some Member States are adopting a new practice and requiring travellers to
purchase a Transit Visa costing GBP 40 for ‘not landing’? Could the Commission indicate whether it
believes that (a) this charge is wholly unjust and (b) it threatens to distort the travelling patterns of
travellers as they move through the EU and try to avoid those Member States?