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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1947/2003 of 4 November 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

5.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 287/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1947/2003

of 4 November 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 5 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 November 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 287/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.11.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 4 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

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
653
999

052
628
999

052
204
999

204
999

052
464
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
388
400
508
999

052
060
064
388
400
404
512
720
800
804
999

052
060
064
388
400
512
528
720
999

58,0
57,2
47,8
47,7
52,4
52,6

127,5
139,3
133,4

106,4
73,9
90,2

83,4
83,4

79,4
124,6
102,0

63,9
92,5
51,7
81,9
72,5

112,8
94,8
203,8
316,6
182,0

51,0
34,8
47,9
62,9
85,1
86,3
77,5
41,6
128,7
95,3
71,1

72,1
51,6
60,2
68,4
67,2
55,8
52,2
51,0
59,8

(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’.
2003/789/EC: Council Decision of 4 November 2003 appointing a Netherlands alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2003-11-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Netherlands, appointment of staff

L 294/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.11.2003

COUNCIL DECISION

of 4 November 2003

appointing a Netherlands alternate member of the Committee of the
Regions

(2003/789/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 Netherlands Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alter-
nate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the
resignation of Mr Piet JANSEN, of which the Council was notified on 17 October 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr H.A. AALDERINK, gedeputeerde van de provincie Gelderland, is hereby appointed a member of the
Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Piet JANSEN for the remainder of his term of office, which ends
on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 4 November 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. TREMONTI

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1950/2003 of 4 November 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1918/2003 fixing the export refunds in the milk and milk products sector
Date: 2003-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, milk, milk product

5.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 287/17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1950/2003

of 4 November 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 1918/2003 fixing the export refunds in the milk and milk products
sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003 (2), and in
particular Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2003 (3) sets export refunds on products in the milk and milk
products sector. A check has shown that its Annex is not consistent with the measures presented for an
opinion to the management committee; therefore, the Regulation should be corrected,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1918/2003,
0406 20 90 9915 and 0406 90 15 9100 are replaced by the following:

the amount of

refund for product codes

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

0406 20 90 9915

0406 90 15 9100

400

A01

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

20,51

107,78

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

It is applicable from 31 October 2003 for the product code 0406 90 15 9100.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 November 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 121.
(3) OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 37.
2003/788/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 4 November 2003 appointing a member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2003-11-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, United Kingdom, appointment of staff

12.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 294/7

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 4 November 2003

appointing a member of the European Economic and Social Committee

(2003/788/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article
167 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2002/758/EC, Euratom of 17 September 2002 appointing the members
of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002 to 20 September
2006 (1),

Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Robert
BAIRD, of which the Council was informed on 3 February 2003,

Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Government of the United Kingdom,

Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Ms Sally SCUTT is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee in place
of Mr Robert BAIRD for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 2006.

Done at Brussels, 4 November 2003.

For the Council

The President

G. TREMONTI

(1) OJ L 253, 21.9.2002, p. 9.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3268/03 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Commission employees.
Date: 2003-11-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU statistics, European Commission, personnel administration, professional career, servant (EU)

C 78 E/246

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

27.3.2004

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(11 December 2003)

The Commission is aware of the debate that is taking place in the Netherlands regarding national policy on
cannabis, in particular relating to ‘coffee shops’.

In line with the subsidiarity principle, it would not be appropriate for the Commission to participate or
intervene in debates taking place at national level regarding Member States’ policies on this subject.

The Commission will, however, undertake the appropriate action in case of a possible infringement of the
Treaties.

(2004/C 78 E/0249)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3268/03

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(4 November 2003)

Subject: Commission employees

Will the Commission state the proportion of employees by nationality in each of the top ten grades within
the Commission establishment plan?

Will it further state the number of employees by nationality in each of the top ten grades within the
Commission establishment plan?

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(8 December 2003)

The Commission interprets the question as referring to the entire A category (grades 8 to 1) and the two
highest grades in the B category (grades 1 and 2) to be the ‘top ten’ grades of its career system.

Table 1 which is sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat shows the number
of personnel in the A category together with the two highest grades of the B category by nationality.
Table 2 which is also sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat gives the
proportion of this personnel against the total of each grade within the establishment plan for operation
and research budgets.

(2004/C 78 E/0250)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3273/03

by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(5 November 2003)

Subject: Emissions of refrigerant gases from (Dutch) ships

On 27 August 2003 the Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning, Housing and the Environment (VROM)
presented a study on leakage of refrigerant gases from cutters and trawlers (http://www.vrom.nl/docs/
milieu/koudemiddelen_het_schip_in_juni2003.pdf). These are said to leak ten times as many such gases as
refrigeration systems on land. The refrigerant gases attack the ozone layer and contribute to the
greenhouse effect.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,04 % on 1 November 2003 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-11-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

4.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 265/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

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

2,04 % on 1 November 2003

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 November 2003

(2003/C 265/01)

Exchange
rate

1,1589

127,71

7,4335

LVL

MTL

PLN

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Exchange
rate

0,6452

0,4261

4,6585

0,68365

ROL

Romanian leu

39 455

9,073

1,5545

88,23

8,227

1,9477

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58309

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,02

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

235,78

41,425

1 708 440

1,6381

1,5391

8,9996

1,892

2,0185

262,80

KRW

South Korean won

1 374,05

3,4523

ZAR

South African rand

7,9469

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

___________
(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.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3269/03 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Repeal of legislation.
Date: 2003-11-04
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU act, activity report, repeal

20.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 70 E/249

Pending examination of these plans and consultations with the Member States concerned it is premature to
indicate the precise structural measures that may be required. However, such measures may be carried out
within the current financial framework for the financial instrument for fisheries guidance (IFOP).

The Commission is studying various options permitting the Community NAFO fleet to re-organise its
activities, including alternative fishing opportunities. The possibilities needed in this regard will, however,
depend on the content of the fishing plans.

(2004/C 70 E/268)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3269/03

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(4 November 2003)

Subject: Repeal of legislation

How many pieces of legislation (directives, regulations, decisions) have been repealed in each year for the
last five years?

Answer given by Mr Prodi on behalf of the Commission

(20 November 2003)

The number of legislative instruments which are repealed or expire each year are listed in the General
Report on the Activities of the European Union:

(cid:1) 2002 General Report, Point 1095, (http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/rg/en/2002/pt1095.htm);

(cid:1) 2001 General Report, Point 1212, (http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/rg/en/2001/pt1212.htm);

(cid:1) 2000 General Report, Point 1154, (http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/rg/en/2000/pt1154.htm);

(cid:1) 1999 General Report, Point 1036, (http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/rg/en/1999/pt1036.htm);

(cid:1) 1998 General Report, Point 1090, (http://europa.eu.int/abc/doc/off/rg/en/1998/pt0028.htm);

The data are extracted mid-January from the interinstitutional automated documentation system for
Community law, CELEX, and do not include instruments not published in the Official Journal of the
European Union or published in light type (routine management instruments valid for a limited period).

The data are summarised in the table which has been sent direct to the Honourable Member and
Parliament’s Secretariat.

(2004/C 70 E/269)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3271/03

by Marianne Thyssen (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(5 November 2003)

Subject: The carcinogenic substance bisphenol A in babies’ plastic feeding bottles

On 26 September 2003 an international conference was held in Antwerp, Belgium, on the subject of
fertility. The American scientist and hormone specialist Frederick vom Saal reported, inter alia, on the
results of his research into the health effects of bisphenol A, a chemical which is used, among other things,
in the manufacture of plastic babies’ bottles.