do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1682/2003 of 25 September 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

26.9.2003

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1682/2003

of 25 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 26 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 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 25 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

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

123,7
97,0
127,4
75,1
72,9
99,2

114,8
114,8

64,5
62,8
53,8
63,0
61,0

93,8
105,0
99,4

82,9
85,9
112,5
98,8
71,2
150,4
86,0
98,2

104,8
51,6
72,7
91,0
80,0

105,4
141,3
123,4

63,2
59,0
78,1
99,6
75,0

(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 1692/2003 of 25 September 2003 fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
Date: 2003-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, production refund, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1692/2003

of 25 September 2003

fixing production refunds on cereals and rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 Regulation (EC) No 1104/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (4), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of
30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the arrangements
concerning production refunds
and rice
sectors (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1786/
2001 (6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

in the

cereals

Whereas:

tion. The refund thus calculated must be fixed once a
month and may be altered if the price of maize and/or
wheat changes significantly.

The production refunds to be fixed in this Regulation
should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex
II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact
amount payable.

The Management Committee for Cereals has not deliv-
ered an opinion within the time limit
set by its
chairman,

(2)

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from maize,
wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice, shall be
EUR 18,56/t.

(1)

Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the conditions
for granting the production refund. The basis for the
calculation is established in Article 3 of the said Regula-

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 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 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(4) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(5) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112.
(6) OJ L 242, 12.9.2001, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1697/2003 of 25 September 2003 amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2003-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1697/2003

of 25 September 2003

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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 last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 680/2002 (2), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and
(15) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 September
2003 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in
the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty,
were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1541/
2003 (3).

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 1541/2003 to the information at
the export
present available to the Commission that
refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown
in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1541/2003 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 25 September 2003.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

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 218, 30.8.2003, p. 39.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 25 September 2003 altering the rates of refunds applicable to certain
products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

Product

White sugar

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg (1)

In case of advance fixing of
refunds

48,88

Other

48,88

(1) With effect from 1 July 2003 these rates are not applicable to goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty when exported to the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia or Slovenia, and to the goods referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No
999/2003 when exported to Hungary.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1696/2003 of 25 September 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003
Date: 2003-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, import, maize, tariff reduction

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1696/2003

of 25 September 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued
in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 Regulation (EC) No 1104/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in
the duty should not be fixed.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Spain from third coun-
tries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1620/2003 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/
95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/
2000 (5), allows the Commission to decide,
in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the
tenders notified, to make no award.

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 19 to 25
September 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the
reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1620/2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 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 231, 17.9.2003, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1685/2003 of 25 September 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the seventh partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003
Date: 2003-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1685/2003

of 25 September 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the seventh
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 seventh 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 seventh partial
invitation to tender for white sugar
to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 the
issued pursuant
maximum amount of the export refund to certain third coun-
tries is fixed at 51,970 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 September 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

25.9.2003

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

24 September 2003

(2003/C 229/01)

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

1,1466

127,81

7,4293

0,693

8,9385

1,5533

88,73

8,078

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

0,58418

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,75

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6429

0,4268

4,4755

38 272

235,36

41,23

1 551 553

1,694

1,555

8,899

1,9246

1,9856

253,42

KRW

South Korean won

1 319,11

3,4527

ZAR

South African rand

8,2039

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1687/2003 of 25 September 2003 authorising the acidification of grape must and wine produced in wine-growing zones A and B for the 2003/04 wine year
Date: 2003-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: food chemistry, fruit product, marketing year, wine

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1687/2003

of 25 September 2003

authorising the acidification of grape must and wine produced in wine-growing zones A and B for
the 2003/04 wine year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
in
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market
wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (2),
and in particular Article 46(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The Member States concerned should be permitted
therefore to authorise the acidification of grape must
and wine from zones A and B for the 2003 harvest
under the conditions laid down in points E.2, E.3 and
E.7 of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.

The measure provided for in this Regulation is in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee
for Wine,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

The exceptional weather conditions during the period of
ripening of the grapes in wine-growing zones A and B
have resulted in a significant and irreversible reduction
in the acidity of the grapes and grape must. The parti-
cular weather conditions observed during the summer of
2003 are similar to those normally found in wine-
growing areas located much further south.

level of acidity of the grapes harvested on
The total
maturity in the regions concerned is abnormally low and
incompatible with good winemaking and the satisfactory
conservation of the wine.

Article 1

In derogation from the rules laid down in Annex V, point E.1,
to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, the Member States may
authorise the acidification of grape must and wine from the
2003 harvest in wine-growing zones A and B under the condi-
tions laid down in points E.2, E.3 and E.7 of that Annex.

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, 25 September 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2845/03 by Isabelle Caullery (UEN) to the Commission. EU enlargement and air transport.
Date: 2003-09-25
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: accession to the European Union, air transport, airline, carrier, intra-EU transport, market access

C 78 E/176

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EN

27.3.2004

The Commission adopted a proposal on 29 July 2003 (1), to amend Directive 90/435/EEC and in particular
the list of companies to which it applies. Among the new entries in the list, the SAS is included. Thus, if
the Council adopts this proposal, the SAS will enjoy the benefits of the Directive.

taxation applicable to mergers, divisions,

Moreover, the same issue concerns Council Directive 90/434/EEC of 23 July 1990 on the common system
of
transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concernin
companies of different Member States (2). The Commission services are currently working on a proposal to
amend this Directive in order, inter alia, to extend its scope to the SAS.

(1) COM(2003) 462 final.
(2) OJ L 225, 20.8.1990.

(2004/C 78 E/0181)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2845/03

by Isabelle Caullery (UEN) to the Commission

(25 September 2003)

Subject: EU enlargement and air transport

Can the Commission state whether, on the basis of the Treaty of Athens, air routes between the airports of
the 10 new Member States and the airports of current Member States will, from 1 May 2004, be
considered intra-Community air routes as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 (1) of 23 July
1992?

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8.

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(23 October 2003)

Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-
Community air routes (1) will apply fully to the ten new Member States as of 1 May 2004, the date on
which they are due to accede to the Union. As of that date, routes to/from the airports of those States will
be considered to be intra-Community routes within the meaning of the Regulation.

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992.

(2004/C 78 E/0182)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2846/03

by Isabelle Caullery (UEN) to the Commission

(25 September 2003)

Subject: European directive on transport infrastructure charging

Regarding the draft European directive on transport infrastructure charging, can the Commission state
whether airport operators in general are likely to be affected by this law and, if so, to what extent?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2842/03 by Ria Oomen-Ruijten (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Introduction of deposit system for beverage packagings in Germany.
Date: 2003-09-25
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Germany, beverage, deposit on a polluting product, packaging

C 65 E/232

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EN

13.3.2004

However, the Commission considers that it is the sole competence of the Member States to grant to Union
citizens permanent residence permits. As long as the right of Union citizens to be granted the residence
permits with limited duration is equally provided for, it is up to the Member State to decide if and under
which conditions it will grant permanent residence permits. The Commission therefore considers that the
Dutch legislation in question is not violating Community law.

(1) OJ L 180, 13.7.1990.

(2004/C 65 E/247)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2842/03

by Ria Oomen-Ruijten (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(25 September 2003)

Subject: Introduction of deposit system for beverage packagings in Germany

Is the Commission aware of the leaked report by the independent German institute Prognos concerning
the impact of the introduction in Germany of a deposit system for non-returnable beverage packagings
(cost: up to EUR 1,2 billion and nearly 10 000 jobs)?

Does the Commission conclude from this that even greater efforts are needed to improve or secure the
abolition of the German deposit system?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(23 October 2003)

The Commission’s position on the German deposit system was explained in the replies given by the
Commission on 3 July 2003 to Written Question E-1549/03 by Mr Manders (1) and on 29 August 2003 to
Written Question E-2519/03 by the Honourable Member and Mrs Grossetête (2). Currently, measures are
being prepared in Germany to introduce a return and collection system for one-way packaging affected by
the German deposit system. The Commission is closely monitoring this process. The study mentioned by
the Honourable Member will be taken into account in the assessment of the German system. Based on the
results of this assessment, the Commission will not hesitate to take the appropriate action to ensure
compliance with Community law.

(1) OJ C 11 E, 15.1.2004, p. 192.
(2) OJ C 33 E, 6.2.2004, p. 267.

(2004/C 65 E/248)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2852/03

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(26 September 2003)

Subject: Italian projects submitted in the context of the Community action programme for public health

Data supplied by the Commission concerning the projects funded by the Community action programme
for public health reveal that 171 projects worth a total of approximately EUR 37 million were approved
and financed between 1996 and 2002. Only two of these were Italian projects and they accounted for only
about EUR 500 000.

Can the Commission say how many Italian projected were submitted under this programme, in order to
show whether
there were reasons for repeatedly
considering the projects unsuitable?

few Italian projects were submitted or whether