do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1596/2003 of 12 September 2003 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 79th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2003-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, maximum price, purchase price

13.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 229/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1596/2003

of 12 September 2003

fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 79th invitation to tender carried out under
the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
806/2003 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/
1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/
1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter
and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
359/2003 (4), provides that, in the light of the tenders
received for each invitation to tender, a maximum
buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the interven-
tion price applicable and that it may also be decided not
to proceed with the invitation to tender.

(2)

(3)

As a result of
buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.

the tenders received,

the maximum

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 79th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later
than 9 September 2003, the maximum buying-in price is fixed
at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 September 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 17.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

12.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 217/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

11 September 2003

(2003/C 217/01)

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

1,1217

131,33

7,4295

0,7036

9,084

1,5532

89,18

8,26

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

0,58316

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,725

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6403

0,4272

4,4324

38 032

235,165

41,475

1 555 000

1,7025

1,5345

8,7482

1,9284

1,9657

255,4

KRW

South Korean won

1 311,55

3,4532

ZAR

South African rand

8,2217

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1601/2003 of 12 September 2003 prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
Date: 2003-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Netherlands, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

13.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 229/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1601/2003

of 12 September 2003

prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands

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 Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1407/2003 (4),
for
whiting for 2003.

lays down quotas

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 whiting in the waters of ICES division
Vb (Faroese waters), by vessels flying the flag of the

Netherlands or
registered in the Netherlands have
exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. The Netherlands
has prohibited fishing for this stock from 13 August
2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation
also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of whiting in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faroese
waters), by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or regis-
tered in the Netherlands are hereby deemed to have exhausted
the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 2003.

Fishing for whiting in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faroese
waters), by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or regis-
tered in the Netherlands 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 August 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1606/2003 of 12 September 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 229/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.9.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1606/2003

of 12 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 29,541/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 September 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 12 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 1604/2003 of 12 September 2003 prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2003-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU waters, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

L 229/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.9.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1604/2003

of 12 September 2003

prohibiting fishing for whiting by vessels flying the flag of Belgium

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 Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 1407/2003 (4),
for
whiting for 2003.

lays down quotas

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 whiting in the waters of ICES zone VIII
by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in

Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003.
Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 1
September 2003. This date should be adopted in this
Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of whiting in the waters of ICES zone VIII by vessels
flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby
deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for
2003.

Fishing for whiting in the waters of ICES zone VIII by vessels
flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium 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 1 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1603/2003 of 12 September 2003 prohibiting fishing for ling by vessels flying the flag of Germany
Date: 2003-09-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Germany, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

13.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 229/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1603/2003

of 12 September 2003

prohibiting fishing for ling by vessels flying the flag of Germany

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 ling
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 ling in the waters of ICES divisions I and
II (EC waters and waters not falling under the sover-
eignty or within the jurisdiction of third countries), by

vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in
Germany have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003.
Germany has prohibited fishing for this stock from 29
August 2003. This date should consequently be adopted
in this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of ling in the waters of ICES divisions I and II (EC
waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or within
the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the flag of
Germany or registered in Germany are hereby deemed to have
exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 2003.

Fishing for ling in the waters of ICES divisions I and II (EC
waters and waters not falling under the sovereignty or within
the jurisdiction of third countries), by vessels flying the flag of
Germany or registered in Germany 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 29 August 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 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.