do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2917/03 by Gabriele Stauner (PPE-DE) to the Commission. 2 SDA, Camire, Marcom, World Systems, Ariane II Group and Sema Belgium.
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing arrangements, award of contract, computer systems, contract, information technology, provision of services

27.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 78 E/765

Reply

(4 March 2004)

1.
As concerns the matters referred to in the oral question, the Council is not in a position to intervene
on individual cases in the Member States and can thus not meet the request by the Honourable Member of
the European Parliament.

As concerns security at football matches, the Council has adopted texts to increase co-operation

2.
between the competent bodies and authorities of the Member States.

In particular, the Council has adopted:

(cid:1) the Recommendation of 22.4.1996 on guidelines for preventing and restraining disorder connected

with football matches (1),

(cid:1) the Resolution of 9.6.1997 on preventing and restraining football hooliganism through the exchange

of experience, exclusion from stadiums and media policy (2),

(cid:1) the Resolution of 6.12.2001 concerning a handbook with recommendations for international police
co-operation and measures to prevent and control violence and disturbances in connection with
football matches with an international dimension, in which at least one Member State is involved (3),
and

(cid:1) Decision 2002/348/JHA of 25.4.02 concerning security in connection with football matches with an

international dimension (4).

On the initiative of the Italian Presidency, the Council is examining a draft Resolution on the use by
Member States of bans on access to venues of football matches with an international dimension.

(1) OJ C 131, 3.5.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 193, 24.6.1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ C 22, 24.1.2002, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 121, 8.5.2002, p. 1.

(2004/C 78 E/0814)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-2917/03

by Gabriele Stauner (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(2 October 2003)

Subject: 2 SDA, Camire, Marcom, World Systems, Ariane II Group and Sema Belgium

Can the Commission provide a record for each Directorate-General of the provision of services by the six
companies 2 SDA, Camire, Marcom, World Systems, Ariane II Group and Sema Belgium, including the
following information:

(cid:1) a list of all the contracts concluded with these firms over the last 10 years, with details of each
respective contract volume and the procedure by which the contracts were awarded to these firms;

(cid:1) the volume of the individual payments to these companies?

Answer given by Ms Schreyer on behalf of the Commission

(15 October 2003)

The Commission is compiling the information it needs to reply to the Honourable Member’s question.
It will report on its findings as soon as possible.
2003/712/EC: Council Decision of 2 October 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of staff

11.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 260/11

COUNCIL DECISION

of 2 October 2003

appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2003/712/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the
resignation of Ms Karola JAMNIG-STELLMACH, of which the Council was notified on 17 September
2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Ms Sandra SPECKERT, Mitglied der Bremischen Bürgerschaft, is hereby appointed an alternate member of
the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms Karola JAMNIG-STELLMACH for the remainder of her term of
office, which ends on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. PISANU

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,05 % on 1 October 2003 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

2.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 236/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

2,05 % on 1 October 2003

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 October 2003

(2003/C 236/01)

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

1,1671

129,64

7,427

0,7047

9,085

1,5396

89,07

8,2325

1,9479

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

0,58445

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,891

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6495

0,4289

4,571

38 430

235,45

41,275

1 629 000

1,7134

1,5731

9,0368

1,958

2,017

253,95

KRW

South Korean won

1 344,27

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

8,1537

___________
(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2003/688/EC: Commission Decision of 2 October 2003 amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community as regards the list for Canada (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3427)
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, animal breeding, cattle, export, health control, veterinary inspection

3.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 251/19

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 October 2003

amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo produc-
tion teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community as regards
the list for Canada

(notified under document number C(2003) 3427)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/688/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25
September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-
Community trade in and importation from third countries of
embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (2), and in particular
Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Decision 92/452/EEC (3), as last amended
by Decision 2003/391/EC (4), provides that Member
States are only to import embryos from third countries
where they have been collected, processed and stored by
embryo collection teams and embryo production teams
listed in that Decision. Canada has requested that an
amendment be made to that list as regards entries for
that country.

(2)

(3)

(4)

Canada has provided guarantees regarding compliance
with the appropriate rules set out in Directive 89/556/
EEC and the
team concerned has been officially
approved for exports to the Community by the veter-
inary services of that country.

Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, the row for the Cana-
dian team No E 733 is replaced by the following:

‘CA

E 733

E 733 (IVF)

L'Alliance Boviteq Inc
19320 Grand Rang St-François
Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2T 5H1

Dr Daniel Bousquet
Dr Jean Durocher’

This Decision shall apply from 6 October 2003.

Article 2

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40.
(4) OJ L 135, 3.6.2003, p. 25.

L 251/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

3.10.2003

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1734/2003 of 30 October 2003 fixing 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 (OJ L 249 of 1.10.2003)
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, sugar

2.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 250/29

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1734/2003 of 30 October 2003 fixing 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

(Official Journal of the European Union L 249 of 1 October 2003)

On page 27 in the title and on page 28 in the closing formula, the date:

for:
read:

‘30 October 2003’,
‘30 September 2003’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3265 — Amcor/Amcor Flexibles Europe) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, packaging product

2.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 236/31

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3188 — ADM/VDBO)

(2003/C 236/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 July 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 303M3188. 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.3265 — Amcor/Amcor Flexibles Europe)

(2003/C 236/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 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 303M3265. 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.3188 — ADM/VDBO) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, bakery, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, raw material

2.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 236/31

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3188 — ADM/VDBO)

(2003/C 236/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 July 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 303M3188. 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.3265 — Amcor/Amcor Flexibles Europe)

(2003/C 236/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 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 303M3265. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
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Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Amending budget No 1/2003 of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA)
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Medicines Agency, amending budget

26.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 310/15

AMENDING BUDGET No 1/2003
of the European Agency for the
Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA)

(2003/801/EC, Euratom)

Pursuant to Article 26(2) of the Financial Regulation of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA),
adopted by the Management Board on 2 June 2003, ‘the budget and amending budgets, as finally adopted, shall be published in
the Official Journal of the European Union’.

The first amending budget of the EMEA for 2003 was adopted by the Management Board on 2 October 2003 (MB/37/03/rev1).

L 310/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.11.2003

Article
Item

Revenue

1 0 0

2 0 0

2 0 1

5 2 1

6 0 0

9 0 0

Expenditure

2 1 2 0

2 1 2 1

2 1 2 5

3 0 1 0

3 0 5 0

Description

Budget 2001

Budget 2002

Budget 2003

Amending budget
No 1/2003

Revised budget
2003

Fee income

45 771 000

39 000 000

48 142 000

+ 8 600 000

56 742 000

European Community contribution

14 700 000

17 135 000

22 500 000

- 3 200 000

19 300 000

Special contribution for the orphan
medicinal products

Revenue from export certificates,
parallel distributions and other simi-
lar administrative charges

Contributions to Community pro-
grammes and revenue from services

600 000

2 750 000

3 300 000

- 200 000

3 100 000

1 419 000

1 365 000

1 650 000

+ 150 000

1 800 000

2 314 360

213 000

1 430 000

+ 100 000

1 530 000

Miscellaneous revenue

—

60 000

50 000

+ 648 000

698 000

Total budget

65 866 000

61 304 000

78 081 000

+ 6 098 000

84 179 000

Purchase of new hardware for specified
projects

Purchase of new software for specified
projects

Analysis, programming and technical
assistance for specified projects

—

—

—

408 600

813 000

+ 150 000

963 000

410 000

939 000

+ 150 000

1 089 000

761 000

3 184 000

+ 1 398 000

4 582 000

Evaluation of medicinal products

20 308 000

15 521 000

18 590 000

+ 4 300 000

22 890 000

Community programmes

2 346 360

213 000

1 430 000

+ 100 000

1 530 000

Total budget

65 866 000

61 304 000

78 081 000

+ 6 098 000

84 179 000
2003/711/EC: Council Decision of 2 October 2003 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of staff

L 260/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.10.2003

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 2 October 2003

appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2003/711/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the
expiry of the term of office of Mr José Luis GONZÁLEZ VALLVÉ, of which the Council was notified
on 19 September 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Carlos Javier FERNÁNDEZ CARRIEDO, Comisionado de Acción Exterior — Gobierno de Castilla y León,
is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr José Luis
GONZÁLEZ VALLVÉ for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. PISANU

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
2003/714/EC: Council Decision of 2 October 2003 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of staff

11.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 260/13

COUNCIL DECISION

of 2 October 2003

appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions

(2003/714/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate
members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of
the term of office of Mr Francesc ANTICH I OLIVER, of which the Council was notified on 19
September 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Jaume MATAS I PALOU, Presidente — Gobierno Balear, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee
of the Regions in place of Mr Francesc ANTICH I OLIVER for the remainder of his term of office, which ends
on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. PISANU

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

2.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 236/21

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 236/05)

Date of adoption of the decision:

3.9.2003

Member State:

Belgium (Wallonia)

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

N 16B/03

Incentives from the Walloon region for SMEs in the agri-
cultural sector

investments

To promote
the
by
sustainable development policy drawn up by the Wallonian
Government

implementing

SMEs

Avant-projet de décret et projet d'Arrêté se substituant à la loi
de réorientation économique du 4 août 1978, modifiée par le
Décret du 25 juin 1992

Budget:

EUR 112,15 million of subsidies in 2003 (for all SMEs)

Aid intensity or amount:

Variable

Duration:

Until 31 December 2003

Other information:

Annual report

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1753/2003 of 2 October 2003 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003
Date: 2003-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, customs duties, import, tariff reduction

3.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 251/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1753/2003

of 2 October 2003

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender 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)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the cereal in question results
in the maximum reduction in the import duty being
fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

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

Whereas:

(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).

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2235/2000 (5), the Commission, acting under the proce-
dure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No
1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the
import duty.
In fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No
1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract
is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 26 September to 2 October 2003,
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1620/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize
imported shall be 4,72 EUR/t and be valid for a total
maximum quantity of 250 000 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 October 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 October 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.