do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/7

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 October 2003

(2003/C 260/05)

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

1,1673

126,69

7,4315

0,6904

9,0377

1,5516

89,19

8,236

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

0,58425

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,024

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6479

0,4271

4,64

38 992

235,68

41,351

1 778 000

1,6602

1,5356

9,0553

1,9092

2,0381

256,2

KRW

South Korean won

1 383,25

3,4523

ZAR

South African rand

8,0895

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the notified measure is compatible with the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, audiovisual production, control of State aid

C 11/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.1.2004

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the notified measure is compatible with the
EEA Agreement

Date of adoption of the decision:

29 October 2003

(2004/C 11/08)

EFTA State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget:

Norway

SAM 030.03004

Proposed support measures for audiovisual production

To support the production of television series and the devel-
opments of interactive productions on cultural grounds

Forskrift om tilskudd til audiovisuelle produksjoner

NOK 35 million in 2003 for television series production,
NOK 3 million in 2003 for interactive production (devel-
opment phase)

Duration:

Until 8 February 2007

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

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the notified measure is compatible with the
EEA Agreement

Date of adoption of the decision:

29 October 2003

(2004/C 11/09)

EFTA State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget:

Duration:

Norway

SAM 030.02003

Refund scheme for offshore vessels and shuttle tankers
registered in the Ordinary Norwegian Shipping Register

To preserve Norway's maritime interests by enhancing the
competitiveness of the shipping industry

Tax Act, Chapter 909, post 72 and Forskrift om forvaltning av
tilskudd til sysselsetting av sjøfolk

NOK 150 million in 2003

Unlimited (subject
Parliament)

to annual budget

appropriation by

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

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3218 — Cerberus/ANC Rental) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, vehicle rental

29.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3218 — Cerberus/ANC Rental)

(2003/C 260/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 October 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 303M3218. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3141 — Cementbouw/ENCI/JV)

(2003/C 260/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 August 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 303M3141. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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L-2985 Luxembourg.
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3141 — Cementbouw/ENCI/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

29.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3218 — Cerberus/ANC Rental)

(2003/C 260/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 October 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 303M3218. 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.3141 — Cementbouw/ENCI/JV)

(2003/C 260/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 1 August 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 303M3141. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
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Indicative calendar of maintenance periods for 2004
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Economic and Monetary Union, European Central Bank, euro, information

29.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 260/13

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

Indicative calendar of maintenance periods for 2004

(2003/C 260/10)

In accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation ECB/2003/9 of 12 September 2003 on the application of
minimum reserves (1), the indicative calendar of maintenance periods for 2004 is hereby published.

Taking into account the 2004 schedule for the meetings of the Governing Council of the ECB and the
indicative calendar for the Eurosystem's tender operations in 2004, the indicative calendar of maintenance
periods for 2004 is as follows:

Indicative calendar of maintenance periods for 2004

Relevant Governing
Council meeting

Start of maintenance
period

End of maintenance
period

Reserve base data for
credit institutions reporting
monthly

Reserve base data for
credit institutions reporting
quarterly

Length of the
maintenance
period
(days)

—

24 January 2004

9 March 2004

December 2003

September 2003

4 March 2004

10 March 2004

6 April 2004

January 2004

December 2003

1 April 2004

7 April 2004

11 May 2004

February 2004

December 2003

6 May 2004

12 May 2004

8 June 2004

March 2004

December 2003

3 June 2004

9 June 2004

6 July 2004

April 2004

March 2004

1 July 2004

7 July 2004

10 August 2004

May 2004

March 2004

5 August 2004

11 August 2004

7 September 2004

June 2004

March 2004

2 September 2004

8 September 2004

11 October 2004

July 2004

June 2004

7 October 2004

12 October 2004

8 November 2004

August 2004

June 2004

4 November 2004

9 November 2004

7 December 2004

September 2004

June 2004

2 December 2004

8 December 2004

19 January 2005

October 2004

September 2004

46

28

35

28

28

35

28

34

28

29

43

(1) OJ L 250, 2.10.2003, p. 10.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the notified measure is compatible with the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, maritime transport, tanker, vessel

C 11/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.1.2004

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the notified measure is compatible with the
EEA Agreement

Date of adoption of the decision:

29 October 2003

(2004/C 11/08)

EFTA State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget:

Norway

SAM 030.03004

Proposed support measures for audiovisual production

To support the production of television series and the devel-
opments of interactive productions on cultural grounds

Forskrift om tilskudd til audiovisuelle produksjoner

NOK 35 million in 2003 for television series production,
NOK 3 million in 2003 for interactive production (devel-
opment phase)

Duration:

Until 8 February 2007

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

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I
of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the notified measure is compatible with the
EEA Agreement

Date of adoption of the decision:

29 October 2003

(2004/C 11/09)

EFTA State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget:

Duration:

Norway

SAM 030.02003

Refund scheme for offshore vessels and shuttle tankers
registered in the Ordinary Norwegian Shipping Register

To preserve Norway's maritime interests by enhancing the
competitiveness of the shipping industry

Tax Act, Chapter 909, post 72 and Forskrift om forvaltning av
tilskudd til sysselsetting av sjøfolk

NOK 150 million in 2003

Unlimited (subject
Parliament)

to annual budget

appropriation by

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

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1901/2003 of 29 October 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

30.10.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 280/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2003

of 29 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 30 October 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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.

L 280/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.10.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 29 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
204
999

052
204
388
524
528
600
999

052
400
508
999

052
060
064
388
400
404
508
720
800
804
999

052
064
720
999

55,5
37,8
66,2
61,5
55,3

101,8
101,8

103,2
73,9
88,6

91,1
84,1
47,9
51,1
81,9
76,5
72,1

112,9
188,0
349,2
216,7

100,2
38,7
41,6
76,8
74,6
77,3
31,9
39,9
168,2
98,6
74,8

101,5
59,3
43,9
68,2

(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’.
Information points in the EU Member States concerning the protection of public figures
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU police cooperation, crime against individuals, exchange of information, information network

C 260/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.10.2003

Information points in the EU Member States concerning the protection of public figures

(2003/C 260/04)

Member States

Information points in the Member States concerning the protection of public figures (Council Decision
2002/956/JHA of 28 November 2002 setting up a European network for the protection of
public figures, Article 1(2) (OJ L 333, 10.12.2002, p. 1))

A

B

DK

FIN

F

D

GR

IRL

I

L

NL

P

E

S

UK

Bundesministerium für Inneres, Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung,
(43-1) 531 26 43 42;
Herrengasse
BMI-II-BVT-3@bmi.gv.at

7, A-1014 Wien, Tel.

(43-1) 531 26 43 01,

Fax

Federal Public Service of Interior, Crisis Centre Directorate, Hertogstraat 53, B-1000 Bruxelles, tél.
(32-2) 50 64-814, -715, -747(24/24), fax (32-2) 513 63 82

National Commissioner of the Danish Police, G Department, Clausdalsbrovej 1, DK-2860 Søborg,
tlf. (45) 33 14 88 88, fax (45) 33 43 01 90

Helsinki Police Department, fax (358-9) 189 42 39

Service de protection des hautes personalités, Salle d'information et de commandement, Place
Beauvau, F-75008 Paris, tél. (33-1) 45 64 47 61, fax (33-1) 42 56 71 14

Bundeskriminalamt
536 12 99 99, Fax (49-30) 536 12 90 24 (24h service)

(BKA), SG 23, Am Treptower Park 5—8, D-12435 Berlin, Tel.

(49-30)

Ministry of Public Order, Headquarters of Hellenic Police,
International Police Cooperation
Division, 4, P. Kanellopoulou Street, GR-101 77 Athens, tel. (30-210) 69-7 75 62, -7 75 63; fax
(30-210) 699 76 13; registry@ipcd.gr

Assistant Commissioner, Crime & Security, An Garda Síochána, Dublin,
666 28 01, Fax (353-1) 666 28 82; accb@iol.ie

Ireland, Tel.

(353-1)

Ministero dell'Interno, Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza, Ufficio Centrale Interforze per la
Sicurezza Personale, Via Panisperna, 200, I-00100 Roma, tel. (39-06) 465 35-597, fax (39-06)
465 35-424

Police Grand-Ducale, Unité de Garde et de Réserve Mobile (UGRM), L-2957 Luxembourg, Tel.
(352) 49 97 28-01, fax (352) 49 97 28-99, ugrm@police.etat.lu

Korps Landelijke Politiediensten (KLPD), Dienst Koninklijke en Diplomatieke Beveiliging, Noord-
einde 70-72, 2514 GL 's-Gravenhage, Nederland, tel. (31-70) 302 43 00, fax (31-70) 345 21 50

Corpo de Segurança Pessoal, Av. António Augusto de Aguiar, 20, P-1050-016 Lisboa, tel. (351)
21 358 83 83, fax (351) 21 358 83 13; depop@psp.pt

Dirección General de la Policía, Comisaría General de Seguridad Ciudadana, Unidad Central de
Protección, Francos Rodríguez, 104, E-28039 Madrid, Tel.
fax (34)
913 22 72-31; cgsc.planoper@policia.es

(34) 913 22 72-27,

Swedish Security Service, Dignitary Protective Division, Box 8304, S-104 20 Stockholm, tfn (46-8)
401-26 00, fax (46-8) 401-48 85

Contact for European Network: Crime Reduction and Community Safety Group, Home Office, 6th
Floor West Wing, 50 Queen Anne's Gate, London SW1H 9AT, United Kingdom, Tel. (44-020)
72 73 35 39
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3267 — CRH/Cementbouw) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

C 260/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.10.2003

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3267 — CRH/Cementbouw)

(2003/C 260/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 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 303M3267. 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.