do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1679/2003 of 24 September 2003 establishing the estimated production of unginned cotton for the 2003/2004 marketing year and the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Portugal, Spain, cotton, crop production, marketing, norm price, tariff reduction

25.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 238/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1679/2003

of 24 September 2003

establishing the estimated production of unginned cotton for the 2003/2004 marketing year and
the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in parti-
cular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regula-
tion (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
the first indent of Article 19(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for
applying the cotton aid scheme (3), as amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1486/2002 (4), lays down that the esti-
mated production of unginned cotton referred to in the
first subparagraph of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001 and the resulting provisional reduction of
the guide price must be established before 10 September
of the marketing year concerned.

Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 lays
down that account must be taken of crop forecasts when
establishing the estimated production.

The provisional reduction of the guide price is calculated
in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article
14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001,
replacing,
however, actual production with estimated production
plus 15 %.

(4)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2003/2004 marketing year, estimated production

1.
of unginned cotton is hereby fixed at:

— 1 065 668 tonnes for Greece,

— 334 247 tonnes for Spain,

— 1 108 tonnes for Portugal.

For the 2003/2004 marketing year, the provisional reduc-

2.
tion of the guide price is hereby fixed at:

— EUR 37,418/100 kg for Greece,

— EUR 34,654/100 kg for Spain,

— EUR 0/100 kg for Portugal.

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, 24 September 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(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.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund (Codified version)" (COM(2003) 352 final — 2003/0129 (AVC))
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, EC Regulation, codification of EU law

C 10/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

14.1.2004

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council
Regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund (Codified version)’

(COM(2003) 352 final — 2003/0129 (AVC))

(2004/C 10/09)

On 30 June 2003 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 262 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion, which was
responsible for preparing the Committee’s work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 11 September
2003. The rapporteur was Mr Silva.

At its 402nd plenary session of 24 and 25 September 2003 (meeting of 24 September), the European
Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 123 votes to 1 with 3 abstentions.

1.
The Committee approves the Commission’s initiative to
undertake the codification of Council Regulation (EC)
No 1164/94 establishing a Cohesion Fund.

2.
This exercise will help to simplify and improve under-
standing of Community legislation in an area that is of
particular significance at the current stage of European inte-
gration.

Brussels, 24 September 2003.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Roger BRIESCH
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the "Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version)" (COM(2003) 241 final — 2003/0099 (COD))
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: application of EU law, approximation of laws, codification of EU law, consumer protection, infringement procedure (EU)

14.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 10/7

Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers’ interests
(codified version)’

(COM(2003) 241 final — 2003/0099 (COD))

(2004/C 10/03)

On 6 June 2003, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under
Article 95 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the above-mentioned proposal.

The Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption, which was responsible for preparing
the Committee’s work on the subject, adopted its opinion on 3 September 2003. The rapporteur was
Mr Burani.

At its 402nd plenary session on 24 and 25 September 2003 (meeting of 24 September), the European
Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion by 124 votes to one.

The purpose of

1.
is to undertake the
this proposal
codification of Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on injunctions for the
protection of consumers’
interests. The new Directive will
supersede various other Directives incorporated in it; their
content is fully preserved, and they are brought together
with only such formal amendments as are required by the
codification exercise itself.

2.
The Committee obviously supports the codification of
Community rules, undertaken by the Commission in accord-
ance with the decision of 1 April 1987 (1), and its opinion on

(1) COM(87) 868 PV.

Brussels, 24 September 2003.

the proposal for a directive is therefore favourable, as in
previous cases regarding such initiatives.

The Committee notes that under the interinstitutional
3.
agreement dated 20 December 1994 between the European
Parliament, the Council and the Commission, no changes of
substance may be made to the instruments affected by codifi-
cation, and that respect for this condition is guaranteed by the
Commission in the text of the proposal. However, the Committee
has a duty to verify the changes made before approving them.
The rapporteur has done this and has found no cause for any
specific reservations or comments. The Committee recommends
that in future, for practical reasons and to save time, proposals for
directives in all similar cases should contain an annex including a
detailed list of differences — even the slightest ones — between
the original texts and the codified versions.

The President

of the European Economic and Social Committee

Roger BRIESCH
2003/694/EC: Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 24 September 2003 appointing a member of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of staff

L 254/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.10.2003

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

CONFERENCE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

DECISION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES

appointing a member of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities

of 24 September 2003

(2003/694/EC)

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER
STATES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 224 thereof,

Mr Franklin DEHOUSSE is hereby appointed a member of the
Court of First Instance of the European Communities from 7
October 2003 until 31 August 2004.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 140 thereof,

Article 2

This Decision is published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

in conjunction with
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 5 and 7,
Article 47, of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice
and following the resignation of Mr Koen LENAERTS, a member
of the Court of First Instance should be appointed, for the
remainder of his term of office, which runs until 31 August
2004,

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2003.

The President

U. VATTANI
Communication — Notification of the Professional Title of General Medical Practitioners in accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, physician, recognition of diplomas

24.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/9

Communication — Notification of the Professional Title of General Medical Practitioners in
accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EEC

(2003/C 228/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications and particularly Article 41 thereof
provides that Member States shall notify the Commission of the measures it has taken in conformity
with Article 30. The Commission shall publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European
Union,
indicating the designations adopted by that Member State for the diploma, certificate or other
evidence of formal qualifications and, where appropriate, the professional title in question.

Germany has notified the amendment to a designation in the list of professional titles published in the
Official Journal C 393/4 of 31 December 1996.

The list of designations of diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications as a general
medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Council Directive 93/16/EEC is hereby
amended as follows:

The entry for Germany under ‘Point 2 Designations of professional titles’ should read:

‘Facharzt/Fachärztin für Allgemeinmedizin’

Communication — Notification of Titles of Qualification in Specialised Medicine

(2003/C 228/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications as amended recently by Directive
2001/19/EC and particularly Article 42a thereof foresees that Member States shall notify the Commission
of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions they adopt as regards the award of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications in the field covered by this Directive. The
Commission shall publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, listing the
names adopted by the Member States for the training qualifications concerned and, where applicable, for
the corresponding professional title.

The Italian Republic and the United Kingdom have each notified one amendment to a designation in the
list of titles of training courses in specialised medicine for that Member State.

Annex C of Directive 93/16/EEC as amended by Directive 2001/19/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. under community medicine, the entry for Italy should read:

‘Igiene e medicina preventiva’;

2. under general haematology, the entry for the United Kingdom should read:

‘haematology’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3252 — Generali/Continent Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, life assurance, merger control

C 228/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.9.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3252 — Generali/Continent Holding)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 228/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 September 2003 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1310/97 (2), by which the company Assicurazioni Generali SpA (‘Generali’, Italy) acquires, within
the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking Continent
Holding SA (‘Continent’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Generali: life and non-life insurance world-wide,

— Continent: life and non-life insurance.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Regu-
lation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3),
it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3252 — Generali/Continent Holding, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1701/2003 of 24 September 2003 adapting Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU office or agency, air safety, approximation of laws, civil aviation

27.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 243/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1701/2003

of 24 September 2003

adapting Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of
the
European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2002 on
common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a
European Aviation Safety Agency (1), and in particular Article
6(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 requires
products, parts and appliances to comply with the envir-
onmental protection requirements of Annex 16 to the
Convention on International Civil Aviation (hereinafter
Chicago Convention) as issued in November 1999,
except for its Appendices.

The Chicago Convention and its annexes have been
amended since the adoption of Regulation (EC) No
1592/2002 requiring adaptation of Article 6(1) thereof
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
54(3) of the same Regulation.

The measures provided for in the present Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the European Avia-
tion Safety Agency Committee established by Article 54
of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002, the first para-
graph is replaced by the following:

‘1.
Products, parts and appliances shall comply with the
environmental protection requirements contained in Annex
16 to the Chicago Convention as issued in March 2002 for
Volume I and November 1999 for Volume II, except for
the Appendices to Annex 16.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2003.

For the Commission

Loyola DE PALACIO

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 240, 7.9.2002, p. 1.
Communication — Notification of Titles of Qualification in Specialised Medicine (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, United Kingdom, physician, recognition of diplomas

24.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/9

Communication — Notification of the Professional Title of General Medical Practitioners in
accordance with Article 41 of Directive 93/16/EEC

(2003/C 228/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of formal qualifications and particularly Article 41 thereof
provides that Member States shall notify the Commission of the measures it has taken in conformity
with Article 30. The Commission shall publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European
Union,
indicating the designations adopted by that Member State for the diploma, certificate or other
evidence of formal qualifications and, where appropriate, the professional title in question.

Germany has notified the amendment to a designation in the list of professional titles published in the
Official Journal C 393/4 of 31 December 1996.

The list of designations of diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications as a general
medical practitioner published in accordance with Article 41 of Council Directive 93/16/EEC is hereby
amended as follows:

The entry for Germany under ‘Point 2 Designations of professional titles’ should read:

‘Facharzt/Fachärztin für Allgemeinmedizin’

Communication — Notification of Titles of Qualification in Specialised Medicine

(2003/C 228/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications as amended recently by Directive
2001/19/EC and particularly Article 42a thereof foresees that Member States shall notify the Commission
of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions they adopt as regards the award of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications in the field covered by this Directive. The
Commission shall publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, listing the
names adopted by the Member States for the training qualifications concerned and, where applicable, for
the corresponding professional title.

The Italian Republic and the United Kingdom have each notified one amendment to a designation in the
list of titles of training courses in specialised medicine for that Member State.

Annex C of Directive 93/16/EEC as amended by Directive 2001/19/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. under community medicine, the entry for Italy should read:

‘Igiene e medicina preventiva’;

2. under general haematology, the entry for the United Kingdom should read:

‘haematology’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1676/2003 of 24 September 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

25.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 238/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1676/2003

of 24 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 25 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 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 238/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

25.9.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 24 September 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 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
060
064
070
096
999

052
999

382
388
524
528
800
999

052
064
999

388
400
508
512
720
800
804
999

052
064
388
720
999

052
624
999

052
060
066
624
999

122,3
120,2
127,4
75,1
72,9
103,6

115,6
115,6

58,3
65,1
70,4
55,4
63,0
62,4

95,7
105,0
100,3

82,7
73,5
112,5
98,2
71,2
167,4
93,1
99,8

109,1
62,7
72,3
91,0
83,8

110,1
141,3
125,7

52,9
59,0
77,9
99,6
72,3

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

24.9.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 September 2003

(2003/C 228/01)

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

1,1464

127,93

7,4277

0,6936

9,03

1,5533

88,44

8,1385

1,9473

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

0,58421

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,86

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6431

0,4269

4,4933

38 275

235,375

41,23

1 552 100

1,693

1,5495

8,8814

1,9273

1,9852

254,7

KRW

South Korean won

1 318,93

3,4534

ZAR

South African rand

8,242

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.