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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1823/2003 of 15 October 2003 prohibiting fishing for bluefin tuna by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2003-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, France, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

L 267/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.10.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1823/2003

of 15 October 2003

prohibiting fishing for bluefin tuna by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 806/2003 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December
2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels,
in waters where catch limitations
are required (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1754/2003 (4),
lays down quotas for bluefin tuna for
2003.

In order
to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
sion, catches of bluefin tuna in the waters of the Atlantic
Ocean east of longitude 45° W and in the Mediterranean

by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. France has
prohibited fishing for this stock from 4 October 2003.
This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of bluefin tuna in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean east
of longitude 45° W and in the Mediterranean by vessels flying
the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to
have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2003.

Fishing for bluefin tuna in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean east
of longitude 45° W and in the Mediterranean by vessels flying
the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited,
as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this
stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application
of this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 4 October 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 October 2003.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General of Fisheries

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 252, 4.10.2003, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1806/2003 of 15 October 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 265/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.10.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1806/2003

of 15 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 16 October 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 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

L 265/7

to the Commission Regulation of 15 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
096
204
999

052
999

052
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
624
999

060
096
388
400
508
512
720
800
804
999

052
064
720
999

103,2
93,7
66,2
115,9
94,8

111,0
111,0

109,7
109,7

91,0
55,5
84,0
55,2
71,4

111,0
194,0
230,3
178,4

38,7
41,3
74,7
84,5
108,4
36,1
48,9
170,8
102,5
78,4

104,0
55,8
85,2
81,7

(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 1813/2003 of 15 October 2003 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 determining the intervention centres for cereals
Date: 2003-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cereals, intervention agency

16.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 265/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1813/2003

of 15 October 2003

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 determining the intervention centres for cereals

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 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The intervention centres are set out in the Annex to
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1938/2002 (4). Certain
Member States have submitted requests to make amend-
ments to some of those centres.

(2)

Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 should be amended
accordingly.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 is hereby amended
in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following that of 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, 15 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 207, 18.8.1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 297, 31.10.2002, p. 6.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

16.10.2003

ANNEX

The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2273/93 is amended as follows:

1. In the BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND-Schleswig-Holstein section, the ‘Burg auf Fehmarn’ centre is renamed

‘Fehmarn’.

2. In the SUOMI/FINLAND section, the ‘Loviisa’ centre is replaced by ‘Kaipiainen’.

3. In the FRANCE section, in the department ‘Loiret-45’, ‘maize’ is deleted from the ‘Patay’ centre and ‘barley’ is added to

the ‘Meung-sur-Loir’ centre.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, potato, storage premium

15.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 247/15

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 247/05)

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2003

Member State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Italy

N 327/03

Inter-trade agreement 2003 for potatoes for industrial processing and
aid for private storage of ware potatoes

Aid for the stocking of potatoes

Accordo interprofessionale 2003 per le patate destinate alla trasfor-
mazione industriale e aiuto all'ammasso privato di patate alimentari

Budget:

EUR 7 600 000

Aid intensity or amount:

Depending on the measure

Duration:

One year

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
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 247/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.10.2003

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

14 October 2003

(2003/C 247/02)

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

1,1634

127,79

7,4291

0,702

8,959

1,5467

88,87

8,2375

1,9464

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

32,105

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6463

0,4284

4,5289

38 786

235,65

41,26

1 642 000

1,6996

1,5474

9,0204

1,9588

2,029

255,48

KRW

South Korean won

1 360,6

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

8,1754

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2003 of 15 October 2003 prohibiting fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Date: 2003-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Spain, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

16.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 265/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1808/2003

of 15 October 2003

prohibiting fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 806/2003 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December
2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels,
in waters where catch limitations
are required (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1754/2003 (4), lays down quotas for horse mackerel for
2003.

In order
to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

According to the information received by the Commis-
in the waters of ICES
sion, catches of horse mackerel
divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa,b,d,e, XII and XIV,

by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain
have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Spain has
prohibited fishing for this stock from 7 October 2003.
This date should consequently be adopted in this
Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb
(EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa,b,d,e, XII and XIV, by vessels flying
the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are hereby deemed to
have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 2003.

Fishing for horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb
(EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa,b,d,e, XII and XIV, by vessels flying
the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is hereby prohibited, as
are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this
stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application
of this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 7 October 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 15 October 2003.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General for Fisheries

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 252, 4.10.2003, p. 1.