do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 157/2003 of 7 November 2003 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: carriage of passengers, maritime transport, safety standard, technical standard, transport regulations, transport safety

12.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 41/53

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 157/2003

of 7 November 2003

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement', and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 119/2003
of 26 September 2003 (1).

Directive 2003/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2003 on specific
stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 56ca (Council Directive 1999/35/EC) of Annex XIII to the
Agreement:

‘56cb. 32003 L 0025: Directive 2003/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14
April 2003 on specific stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships (OJ L 123, 17.5.2003,
p. 22).'

Article 2

The text of Directive 2003/25/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 November 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 331, 18.12.2003, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 22.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH PRINZ NIKOLAUS von LIECHTENSTEIN
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3295/03 by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission. Statute of European Schools.
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European school, United Kingdom, appointment of staff, pay, pay policy, promotion, staff regulations (EU), teacher

C 70 E/252

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

20.3.2004

(2004/C 70 E/271)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3295/03

by Graham Watson (ELDR) to the Commission

(7 November 2003)

Subject: Statute of European Schools

Whilst I acknowledge receipt of the Commission’s answer to my Parliamentary Question E-2583/03 (1),
I should like to ask the Commission what their position is with regard to the following:

1. UK teachers in the European Schools who were awarded the threshold prior to appointment, but have

not been paid the salary increment by the DfES;

2. UK European School teachers who have been recommended for promotion by their director (head

teacher) and consistently refused by the DfES;

3.

teachers who have had allowances they were previously paid on their national salary removed by the
DfES on appointment to the European Schools.

(1) OJ C 65 E, 13.3.2004, p. 180.

Answer given by Mr Kinnock on behalf of the Commission

(8 December 2003)

The Commission attaches the utmost importance to the respect of all terms of employment by employers
and would be concerned about any unfair treatment and discrimination. The Commission is not, however,
in a position to have a substantiated view on the hypothetical situations presented by the Honourable
Member in the absence of any more specific information. If the Honourable Member has particular cases
in mind, he is invited to write to the Commission with details and the relevant accompanying material, so
that the cases can be examined by the Commission and, if necessary, appropriate follow-up action be
taken. Naturally, personal details of specific individuals would be treated with discretion.

(2004/C 70 E/272)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3307/03

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(10 November 2003)

Subject: Free-standing ovens

Will the Commission state whether there is any EU legislation that prevents the retail and manufacture of
free-standing ovens (with a shoulder height oven/grill compartment) on the grounds of safety?

Answer given by Mr Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(11 December 2003)

Electrical equipment (e.g. electrical ovens) placed on the European market has to fulfil the essential health
and safety requirements of Council Directive 73/23/EEC (1).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1967/2003 of 7 November 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 290/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.11.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1967/2003

of 7 November 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain
third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/
2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1877/2003 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders
submitted, a maximum export refund.
In fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled
long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1877/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders
submitted from 3 to 6 November 2003 at 290,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 20.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 159/2003 of 7 November 2003 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: chemical product, environmental protection, health policy, maritime safety, paints and varnishes, pollution control, vessel

12.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 41/57

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 159/2003

of 7 November 2003

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement', and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 119/2003
of 26 September 2003 (1).

Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2003 on
the prohibition of organotin compounds on ships (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point
Parliament and of the Council) in Annex XIII to the Agreement:

is inserted after point 56o (Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 of

the European

‘56p. 32003 R 0782: Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

14 April 2003 on the prohibition of organotin compounds on ships (OJ L 115, 9.5.2003, p. 1).'

The text of Regulation (EC) No 782/2003 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 November 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH PRINZ NIKOLAUS von LIECHTENSTEIN

(1) OJ L 331, 18.12.2003, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 115, 9.5.2003, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1963/2003 of 7 November 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

8.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 290/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1963/2003

of 7 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 8 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 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.

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to the Commission Regulation of 7 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
063
096
204
653
999

052
220
999

052
204
999

204
512
999

052
464
504
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
508
999

060
064
388
400
404
720
800
804
999

052
060
064
400
720
999

54,4
93,3
47,8
49,8
52,4
59,5

140,1
139,2
139,7

102,1
139,4
120,8

77,1
116,3
96,7

61,2
124,6
97,5
94,4

78,6
67,9
80,9
69,3
74,2

114,4
234,4
298,3
215,7

38,3
45,4
67,6
75,6
84,1
49,4
174,1
238,9
96,7

113,9
49,9
60,2
71,1
52,4
69,5

(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’.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2003 of 7 November 2003 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: carriage of passengers, maritime transport, physically disabled person, safety standard, transport safety

12.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 41/55

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 158/2003

of 7 November 2003

amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement', and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 119/2003
of 26 September 2003 (1).

Directive 2003/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2003 amending
Council Directive 98/18/EC on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (2)
is to be
incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following is added in point 56f (Council Directive 98/18/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32003 L 0024: Directive 2003/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April

2003 (OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 18).'

Article 2

The text of Directive 2003/24/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 November 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 331, 18.12.2003, p. 42.
(2) OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 18.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.2.2004

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH PRINZ NIKOLAUS von LIECHTENSTEIN
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1969/2003 of 7 November 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 290/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.11.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1969/2003

of 7 November 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in
connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
the
in the maximum export
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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 export refund on rice was
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
1875/2003 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders
submitted, a maximum export refund.
In fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003 is
hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 3 to 6
November 2003 at 158,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 14.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 154/2003 of 7 November 2003 amending Annex XII (Free movement of capital) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: bank charges, consumer information, credit transfer, euro, euro area, frontier region

12.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 41/47

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 154/2003

of 7 November 2003

amending Annex XII (Free movement of capital) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement', and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 48/2003 of
16 May 2003 (1).

Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December
2001 on cross-border payments in euro (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point is inserted after point 2 (Directive 2000/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council) of Annex XII to the Agreement:

‘3.

32001 R 2560: Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 19 December 2001 on cross-border payments in euro (OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 13).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with
the following adaptation:

Credit institutions authorised in Liechtenstein shall be exempted from the obligations provided
for in Article 3 of the Regulation until 1 July 2005.'

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 2560/2001 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 8 November 2003, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 193, 31.7.2003, p. 20.
(2) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 13.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.

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12.2.2004

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2003.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH PRINZ NIKOLAUS von LIECHTENSTEIN
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 268/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.11.2003

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 November 2003

(2003/C 268/03)

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

1,1449

125,90

7,4356

0,683

9,003

1,5662

87,25

8,2425

1,9472

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

0,58299

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,967

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6401

0,4256

4,5984

39 633

236

41,32

1 710 600

1,612

1,5251

8,8935

1,8563

1,9956

257,73

KRW

South Korean won

1 352,07

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

8,0103

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3291 — Preem/Skandinaviska Raffinaderi) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, fuel oil, merger control, motor fuel, oil refining

7.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 268/25

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3291 — Preem/Skandinaviska Raffinaderi)

(2003/C 268/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 28 October 2003 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 (2), by which the undertaking Preem Petroleum AG (‘Preem’, Sweden) belonging to the group
Moroncha Holdings Company Limited (Cyprus) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Skandinaviska Raffinaderi AB (‘Skanraff’, Sweden)
by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Preem: oil refining, sales of gasoline, diesel, gasoil and fuel oil,

— Skanraff: oil refinery located in Lysekil, Sweden.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3291 — Preem/Skandinaviska Raffinaderi, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.