do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

16.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 219/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

15 September 2003

(2003/C 219/01)

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

1,1281

132,54

7,4269

0,7038

9,142

1,5574

89,03

8,277

1,9464

0,5835

32,709

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

HKD

NZD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6424

0,4275

4,452

38 100

235,19

41,454

1 550 000

1,7004

1,5434

8,7984

1,9282

1,9793

254,85

3,453

KRW

ZAR

South Korean won

1 322,98

South African rand

8,3592

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2774/03 by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Classification of Hamas as a terrorist organisation.
Date: 2003-09-16
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Palestine question, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, terrorism, the EU's international role

C 70 E/140

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

20.3.2004

(2004/C 70 E/143)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2774/03

by Theresa Villiers (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(16 September 2003)

Subject: Classification of Hamas as a terrorist organisation

1.

2.

Does the European Commission classify Hamas as a terrorist organisation?

If it does not, how does the Commission justify its stance on this?

Does the Commission believe that refusal to label Hamas as a terrorist oganisation would constitute a

3.
dangerous obstacle to peace in the Middle East at what is a crucial stage of the peace process?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(10 October 2003)

The Union has, further to Resolution 1373(2001) of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, adopted
terrorism (1).
Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat
The Common Position provides that these specific measures apply to persons, groups and entities involved
in terrorist acts and listed in the annex to that Common Position. That list is established and updated by
Council.

In December 2001, the Council listed Izz al-Din al-Qassem, the terrorist wing of Hamas. On 12 September
2003, it decided to list Hamas in its entirety (2).

Listing essentially means that Member States offer each other the widest possible assistance in preventing
and combating terrorist acts through police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters (3), and that the
financial restrictions set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific
restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (4)
apply.

(1) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001.
(2) Common Position 2003/651/CFSP, OJ L 229, 13.9.2003.
(3) See for modalities of this co-operation Council Decision 2003/48/JHA, OJ L 16, 22.1.2003, p. 68.
(4) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001. See also Council Decision 2003/646/EC of 12 September 2003 implementing Article 2(3) of
Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a
view to combating terrorism and repealing Decision 2003/480/EC, OJ L 229, 13.9.2003.

(2004/C 70 E/144)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2783/03

by Cristiana Muscardini (UEN), Antonio Mussa (UEN)
and Adriana Poli Bortone (UEN) to the Council

(17 September 2003)

Subject: Elections in Albania

The people of Albania are to elect new members of the National Assembly 10 October 2003. The OSCE,
in an attempt to make the election process more transparent and devise an effective reform, has explicitly
requested that the national electoral committee should reflect the political situation in the country and be
composed of members of the current majority and opposition, in equal proportions (3 + 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1616/2003 of 16 September 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

17.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 231/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1616/2003

of 16 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 17 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 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.

L 231/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.9.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 16 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
512
720
800
804
999

052
064
388
999

052
624
999

052
060
064
066
094
624
999

125,3
112,2
129,8
81,8
112,3

120,2
120,2

117,2
117,2

62,8
49,5
50,8
54,4

72,0
95,2
83,6

76,1
62,2
83,0
66,8
160,2
100,1
91,4

85,8
48,7
81,8
72,1

97,0
111,9
104,5

55,4
68,0
63,4
55,3
58,5
116,8
69,6

(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 1620/2003 of 16 September 2003 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries
Date: 2003-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, abolition of customs duties, award of contract, maize, originating product, third country

L 231/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.9.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1620/2003

of 16 September 2003

opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from
third countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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 market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1104/2003 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

the Agreement on Agriculture (3) concluded
Under
during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotia-
tions, the Community has undertaken to import a quan-
tity of maize into Spain.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July
1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of
tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into
Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000 (5),
lays
down the special detailed rules necessary for imple-
menting invitations to tender.

In the light of current market needs in Spain, an invita-
tion to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports
of maize should be opened.

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

Article 1

1.
An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduc-
tion in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Spain.

Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise

2.
provided for in this Regulation.

Article 2

The invitation to tender shall be open until 27 November
2003. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued
with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invi-
tation to tender.

Article 3

Import licences issued under this invitation to tender shall be
valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning
of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.

Article 4

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, 16 September 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 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.