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Court of Justice - Lists for the purposes of determining the composition of the formations of the Court
Date: 2003-10-09
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, judge

C 255/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.10.2003

Assignment of the Judges to the Chambers

(2003/C 255/10)

At its meeting on 9 October 2003, the Court decided to assign the Judges to the Chambers as follows:

First Chamber:

P. Jann, President of Chamber,
and D. A. O. Edward, A. La Pergola, S. von Bahr, A. Rosas, R. Silva de Lapuerta and K. Lenaerts, Judges.

Second Chamber:

C. W. A. Timmermans, President of Chamber,
and C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, F. Macken, N. Colneric and J. N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges.

Third Chamber:

A. Rosas, President of Chamber,
and D. A. O. Edward, R. Schintgen and N. Colneric, Judges.

Fourth Chamber:

J. N. Cunha Rodrigues, President of Chamber,
and J.-P. Puissochet, F. Macken and K. Lenaerts, Judges.

Fifth Chamber:

C. Gulmann, President of Chamber,
and A. La Pergola, S. von Bahr and R. Silva de Lapuerta, Judges.

Lists for the purposes of determining the composition of the formations of the Court

(2003/C 255/11)

At its meeting on 9 October 2003, the Court drew up the list, referred to in Article 11b(2) of the Rules of
Procedure, for the purposes of determining the composition of the Grand Chamber as follows:

— C. Gulmann,

— K. Lenaerts,

— D. A. O. Edward,

— R. Silva de Lapuerta,

— A. La Pergola,

— A. Rosas,

— J.-P. Puissochet,

— J. N. Cunha Rodrigues,

— R. Schintgen,

— S. von Bahr,

— F. Macken,

— N. Colneric.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 255/7

At its meeting on 9 October 2003, the Court drew up the lists, referred to in the first subparagraph of
Article 11c(2) of the Rules of Procedure, for the purposes of determining the composition of the Chambers
of five Judges as follows:

First Chamber:

— D. A. O. Edward,

— K. Lenaerts,

— A. La Pergola,

— R. Silva de Lapuerta,

— S. von Bahr,

— A. Rosas.

Second Chamber:

— C. Gulmann,

— J. N. Cunha Rodrigues,

— J.-P. Puissochet,

— N. Colneric,

— R. Schintgen,

— F. Macken.

At its meeting on 14 October 2003, the Court drew up the lists, referred to in the second subparagraph of
Article 11c(2) of the Rules of Procedure, for the purposes of determining the composition of the Chambers
of three Judges as follows:

Third Chamber:

— D. A. O. Edward,

— R. Schintgen,

— N. Colneric.

Fourth Chamber:

— J.-P. Puissochet,

— F. Macken,

— K. Lenaerts.

Fifth Chamber:

— A. La Pergola,

— S. von Bahr,

— R. Silva de Lapuerta.

Appointment of the First Advocate General

(2003/C 255/12)

Under the third subparagraph of Article 10(1) of the Rules of Procedure, the Court of Justice appointed Mr
Tizzano as First Advocate General for a period of one year from 7 October 2003.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1775/2003 of 9 October 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the ninth partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003
Date: 2003-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

10.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 258/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1775/2003

of 9 October 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the ninth 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
invitation to tender, the
response to the ninth partial
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 ninth partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed
at 52,776 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 October 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 October 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.
Court of Justice - Assignment of the Judges to the Chambers
Date: 2003-10-09
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, member of the Court of Justice (EU)

C 255/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.10.2003

Assignment of the Judges to the Chambers

(2003/C 255/10)

At its meeting on 9 October 2003, the Court decided to assign the Judges to the Chambers as follows:

First Chamber:

P. Jann, President of Chamber,
and D. A. O. Edward, A. La Pergola, S. von Bahr, A. Rosas, R. Silva de Lapuerta and K. Lenaerts, Judges.

Second Chamber:

C. W. A. Timmermans, President of Chamber,
and C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, R. Schintgen, F. Macken, N. Colneric and J. N. Cunha Rodrigues, Judges.

Third Chamber:

A. Rosas, President of Chamber,
and D. A. O. Edward, R. Schintgen and N. Colneric, Judges.

Fourth Chamber:

J. N. Cunha Rodrigues, President of Chamber,
and J.-P. Puissochet, F. Macken and K. Lenaerts, Judges.

Fifth Chamber:

C. Gulmann, President of Chamber,
and A. La Pergola, S. von Bahr and R. Silva de Lapuerta, Judges.

Lists for the purposes of determining the composition of the formations of the Court

(2003/C 255/11)

At its meeting on 9 October 2003, the Court drew up the list, referred to in Article 11b(2) of the Rules of
Procedure, for the purposes of determining the composition of the Grand Chamber as follows:

— C. Gulmann,

— K. Lenaerts,

— D. A. O. Edward,

— R. Silva de Lapuerta,

— A. La Pergola,

— A. Rosas,

— J.-P. Puissochet,

— J. N. Cunha Rodrigues,

— R. Schintgen,

— S. von Bahr,

— F. Macken,

— N. Colneric.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, environmental protection

C 242/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.10.2003

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 242/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.9.2003

Aid No: N 593/01

Member State: United Kingdom (Isle of Man)

Aid No: N 340/02

Title: Management Agreements on Designated Conservation
Areas

Objective: To assure
land of
significant wildlife importance by its owners or occupiers,
without causing them financial disadvantage due to these
special management commitments

effective management of

Title: Regional law No 32 of 23 December 2000: ‘Provisions
relating to the implementation of the MAGP 2000-06 and the
restructuring of the aid schemes for enterprises’ (Articles 131,
132, 133 and 134)

Objective: Aid for insurance premiums, aid to compensate
damage caused by poor weather conditions and aid to
compensate slaughter and losses of
income due to the
implementation of the plan for the eradication of brucellosis

Legal basis: The Manx Wildlife Act 1990, Section 27

Budget: Maximum amount EUR 250 000 per year

Legal basis: Legge regionale 22 dicembre 2000, n. 32 —
«Disposizioni per l'attuazione del POR 2000-2006 e di riordino
dei regimi di aiuto alle imprese» (articoli 131, 132, 133 e 134)

Aid intensity or amount: Variable

Duration: Until 2011

Budget: Maximum of around EUR 260 million for all
measures and for the duration of the aid scheme

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

Aid intensity or amount: Varies according to the measures

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Duration: Until 2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 8.9.2003

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

Member State: Italy (Sicily)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
2003/786/EC: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2003 on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in accordance with point 3 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (fires in Portugal)
Date: 2003-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: Portugal, adaptation of financial perspectives, emergency aid, financing, fire, fund (EU)

8.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 290/41

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 9 October 2003

on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund in accordance with point 3 of the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 7 November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commis-
sion on the financing of the European Union Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional
Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure
(fires in Portugal)

(2003/786/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

The fire-related disaster in Portugal meets the conditions
for mobilising the Fund,

Having regard to the
Interinstitutional Agreement of 7
November 2002 between the European Parliament, the Council
and the Commission on the financing of the European Union
Solidarity Fund, supplementing the Interinstitutional Agreement
of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of
the budgetary procedure (1), and in particular point 3 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11
November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity
Fund (2),

HAVE DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

For the general budget of the European Union for the financial
year 2003, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobi-
lised to provide the sum of EUR 48,539 million in commit-
ment appropriations.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 2

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The European Union has created a European Union Soli-
darity Fund (the ‘Fund’)
to show solidarity with the
population of regions struck by disasters.

Portugal submitted an application to mobilise the Fund
on 13 August 2003, concerning a fire-related disaster.

The Interinstitutional Agreement of 7 November 2002
allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual
ceiling of EUR 1 billion.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 9 October 2003.

For the European Parliament

For the Council

The President

P. COX

The President

F. FRATTINI

(1) OJ C 283, 20.11.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3245 — Vodafone/Singlepoint) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, mobile phone, service

9.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 242/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3245 — Vodafone/Singlepoint)

(2003/C 242/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 16 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 303M3245. 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.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, waste management

9.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 242/3

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 242/03)

Date of adoption of the decision:

15.9.2003

Member State:

United Kingdom

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget:

N 800/02

Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Grants Scheme (Scotland)

farmers

in NVZs

The aim of the Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Grants Scheme is to
enable
in Scotland to comply with
restrictions on the spreading of livestock manures on land
within the NVZs. Aid is available towards
the cost of
investments in new or improved farm waste storage and
handling facilities for livestock waste and silage effluent

Sections 28 and 29 of Agriculture Act 1970, The Nitrate
Vulnerable Zones (Grants) (Scotland), Scheme Regulations

GBP 29,4 million

Aid intensity or amount:

Duration:

40 %

5 years

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 1772/2003 of 9 October 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

10.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 258/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1772/2003

of 9 October 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 10 October 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 October 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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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.10.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 9 October 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

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
060
064
068
096
204
999

052
999

052
999

052
382
388
524
528
999

052
064
508
999

060
388
400
508
512
720
800
804
999

052
064
388
720
999

99,9
95,9
110,4
67,7
72,9
138,6
97,6

101,8
101,8

92,6
92,6

81,6
58,3
63,5
77,8
62,7
68,8

106,4
114,9
301,7
174,3

46,8
74,9
52,1
103,4
110,4
43,7
187,5
105,0
90,5

105,0
55,0
170,0
40,2
92,5

(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: 2003-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 242/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 October 2003

(2003/C 242/01)

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

1,1781

129,36

7,4288

0,7083

8,9845

1,5492

89,73

8,213

1,9483

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

0,58449

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,969

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6523

0,4296

4,5338

38 615

235,77

41,34

1 626 000

1,7038

1,5675

9,1126

1,9705

2,0318

253,99

KRW

South Korean won

1 354,7

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

8,0963

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