do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION P-3400/03 by Niels Busk (ELDR) to the Commission. Interpretation of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002.
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: agricultural waste, animal product, by-product, decontamination, health control, health legislation, interpretation of the law

20.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 70 E/263

In the accession negotiations, has the Commission paid any attention to the fact that Romania and
Bulgaria allow this cruelty to animals and, in this way, breach what is current European Union legislation?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(8 December 2003)

The Commission deplores cruelty to animals in all its forms. However, the Commission is only able to act
in animal welfare matters where it has the legal power to do so.

Under the relevant Protocol to the EC Treaty animal welfare considerations must be taken into account in
relation to the Community agriculture, transport and internal market and research policies. The use of
animals
falls outside the scope of Community animal welfare law.
The prevention of cruelty to such animals is a competence of individual Member States.

for entertainment purposes

It has, therefore, not been possible to raise the issue mentioned by the Honourable Member during the
accession negotiations.

(2004/C 70 E/284)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-3400/03

by Niels Busk (ELDR) to the Commission

(11 November 2003)

Subject: Interpretation of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002

Is it the Commission’s view that the wording of Article 5(g) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (1) allows
scope for the use of sanitisation methods other than heat treatment?

Is the Commission familiar with alternative sanitisation methods and when can authorisation of those
methods be expected?

(1) OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1.

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(3 December 2003)

Article 5(2)(g) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002
laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption provides
that Category 2 animal by-products may be disposed of by other means or used in other ways in
accordance with rules laid down under Comitology procedure, after consultation of the appropriate
scientific committee. These means or ways may either supplement or replace those provided for in
subparagraphs (a) to (f) of the same Article 5(2).

Therefore, methods other than heat treatment may be allowed provided that they have undergone a
scientific risk assessment and are found to be safe as a result of such assessment vis-à-vis animal and public
health and the environment.

The Commission has received a number of applications for approval of such methods, which were sent to
the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) for opinion. The SSC has issued opinions, on the basis of which
the Commission is discussing with Member States and with interested parties, the conditions for the
approval of some of the methods. Authorisation is expected in the near future.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, agricultural insurance, control of State aid

11.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/3

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 270/03)

Date of adoption of the decision:

15.10.2003

Member State:

The Netherlands

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

N 36/03

Crop damage insurance in the agricultural sector 2003

Introducing insurances covering crop damage caused by
abundant rains

Subsidieregeling nieuwe agrarische schadeverzekeringen 2003,
besluit van de minister van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Vis-
serij

Budget:

Max. EUR 50 000 000

Aid intensity or amount:

50 %

Duration:

2003-2013

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

Multiple complaint No 2003/4497

(2003/C 270/04)

Following the decision on multiple complaint No 2003/4497 taken at
the B2/2003 meeting on
infringements, on 17 October 2003 the Commission sent Italy a letter of formal notice regarding its
incorrect application of Directives 96/62/EC on ambient air quality assessment and management and
99/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate
matter and lead in ambient air. In particular, the Commission maintained that Italy had not having
measured ambient concentrations of particulate PM10 at Civitavecchia (Rome) and thus had not
provided the public with the information on the concentrations concerned.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3301 — Royal Bank of Scotland/First Active) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control

C 270/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.11.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3301 — Royal Bank of Scotland/First Active)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 270/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 3 November 2003 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1310/97 (2), by which the UK undertaking Royal Bank of Scotland Group (‘RBSG’), through its
subsidiary Ulster Bank Ireland Limited (‘Ulster Bank’), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Regulation, control of the whole of the Irish undertaking First Active plc (‘First Active’) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— RBSG: provision of banking and other financial services,

— Ulster Bank: provision of banking and other financial services,

— First Active: provision of banking and other financial services.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Regu-
lation (EEC) No 4064/89 (3),
it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the notice.

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.3301 — Royal Bank of Scotland/First Active, 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.
(3) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32.
Annual Report for 2002
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: European Ombudsman, activity report

11.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/5

THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

Annual Report for 2002

(2003/C 270/06)

The European Ombudsman has presented his Annual Report
for the year 2002 to the European
Parliament, in accordance with Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and
Article 3(8) of the Decision of the European Parliament on the Regulations and General Conditions
Governing the performance of the Ombudsman's Duties.

The Annual Report is available on the European Ombudsman's website in all 11 official languages at:
http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int

Paper copies can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office:

1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
BP 403
F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. (33) 388 17 23 13
Fax (33) 388 17 90 62
E-mail: euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int

The European Ombudsman addressed two special reports to the European Parliament (made in
accordance with Art. 3 (7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman (1)) in the year 2002

(2003/C 270/07)

Special Report of 11 December 2002 from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament
following the draft recommendation to the European Parliament in complaint 341/2001/(BB)IJH.

Special Report of 12 December 2002 from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament
the European Union in complaint
following the draft
1542/2000/(PB)SM.

recommendation to the Council of

The texts of these special reports are available on the European Ombudsman's website in all 11 official
languages at: http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int

Paper copies can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office:

1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
BP 403
F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. (33) 388 17 23 13
Fax (33) 388 17 90 62
E-mail: euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int

(1) Decision 94/262 of 9 March 1994 of the European Parliament on the Regulations and General Conditions

Governing the Performance of the Ombudsman's Duties (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15).
Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 in relation to "Active Implantable Medical Devices" and Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 in relation to "Medical Devices" (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, harmonisation of standards, medical device

C 270/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.11.2003

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive
90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 in relation to ‘Active Implantable Medical Devices’ (1) and Council
Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 in relation to ‘Medical Devices’ (2)

(2003/C 270/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(Publication of titles and references of European harmonised standards under the directive)

ESO (1)

Reference

Title of the harmonised standards

CEN

EN ISO 10993-17:2002

Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 17: Establishment of allowable
limits for leachable substances (ISO 10993-17:2002)

CEN

EN ISO 14155-1:2003

Clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects — Part 1: General
requirements (ISO 14155-1:2003)

CEN

EN ISO 14155-2:2003

Clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects — Part 2: Clinical
investigation plans (ISO 14155-2:2003)

(1) ESO (European standardisation organisations):

— CEN: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 550 08 11, fax (32-2) 550 08 19 (http://www.cenorm.be)
— Cenelec: rue de Stassart 35, B-1050 Brussels, tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (http://www.cenelec.org)
— ETSI: 650, route des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 00, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (http://www.etsi.org).

NOTE:

— Any information concerning the availability of the standards can be obtained either from the European
standardisation organisations or from the national standardisation bodies of which the list is annexed
to the Directive 98/34/EC (3) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998.

— Publication of the references in the Official Journal of the European Union does not imply that the

standards are available in all the Community languages.

— The Commission ensures the updating of this list.

(1) OJ L 189, 20.7.1990, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 169, 12.7.1993, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/2003 of 11 November 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of rye held by the German intervention agency
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, award of contract, intervention agency, rye, sale, single market

12.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 294/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1978/2003

of 11 November 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation
to tender for the resale on the internal market of rye held by the German intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 (2) opened a
for the resale on the
standing invitation to tender
internal market of 730 000 tonnes of rye held by the
German intervention agency.

In the present situation on the market the quantities of
rye held by the German intervention agency put up for
sale on the internal market of the Community should be
increased to 1 200 000 tonnes.

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

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 is amended as follows:

1. the title is replaced by the following:

‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 1510/2003 of 27 August
2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale
on the Community market of rye held by the German inter-
vention agency’;

2.

in Article 1(1), ‘730 000 tonnes’ is replaced by ‘1 200 000
tonnes’;

3. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regula-

tion;

4.

in the title of Annex II,
‘1 200 000 tonnes’.

‘730 000 tonnes’

is replaced by

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion 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, 11 November 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 11.

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12.11.2003

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Place of storage

Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg/Niedersachsen/
Bremen/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Nordrhein-Westfalen/Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/
Saarland/Baden-Württemberg/Bayern

Berlin/Brandenburg/Sachsen-Anhalt/Sachsen/
Thüringen

(tonnes)

Quantity

632 000

30 000

538 000’
The European Ombudsman addressed two special reports to the European Parliament (made in accordance with Art. 3 (7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman) in the year 2002
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: European Ombudsman, competition (EU), data protection, infringement of EU law, personal data, report

11.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/5

THE EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

Annual Report for 2002

(2003/C 270/06)

The European Ombudsman has presented his Annual Report
for the year 2002 to the European
Parliament, in accordance with Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and
Article 3(8) of the Decision of the European Parliament on the Regulations and General Conditions
Governing the performance of the Ombudsman's Duties.

The Annual Report is available on the European Ombudsman's website in all 11 official languages at:
http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int

Paper copies can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office:

1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
BP 403
F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. (33) 388 17 23 13
Fax (33) 388 17 90 62
E-mail: euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int

The European Ombudsman addressed two special reports to the European Parliament (made in
accordance with Art. 3 (7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman (1)) in the year 2002

(2003/C 270/07)

Special Report of 11 December 2002 from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament
following the draft recommendation to the European Parliament in complaint 341/2001/(BB)IJH.

Special Report of 12 December 2002 from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament
the European Union in complaint
following the draft
1542/2000/(PB)SM.

recommendation to the Council of

The texts of these special reports are available on the European Ombudsman's website in all 11 official
languages at: http://www.euro-ombudsman.eu.int

Paper copies can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office:

1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
BP 403
F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel. (33) 388 17 23 13
Fax (33) 388 17 90 62
E-mail: euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int

(1) Decision 94/262 of 9 March 1994 of the European Parliament on the Regulations and General Conditions

Governing the Performance of the Ombudsman's Duties (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1977/2003 of 11 November 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

12.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 294/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1977/2003

of 11 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 12 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 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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12.11.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 11 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
999

052
220
999

052
204
999

204
512
999

052
504
528
999

052
388
524
528
600
999

052
400
508
999

052
060
064
388
400
404
720
800
804
999

052
060
064
400
720
999

61,9
93,3
47,8
71,1
68,5

140,0
139,2
139,6

113,8
66,7
90,3

81,2
116,3
98,8

78,5
97,5
66,8
80,9

85,4
67,9
60,1
81,9
88,1
76,7

116,2
200,7
325,5
214,1

73,0
37,0
48,5
71,4
92,3
80,7
46,4
142,6
238,9
92,3

111,6
51,8
59,9
71,1
52,4
69,4

(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’.
Multiple complaint No 2003/4497
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, complaint to the Commission, disclosure of information, environmental monitoring, environmental standard, infringement of EU law

11.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/3

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 270/03)

Date of adoption of the decision:

15.10.2003

Member State:

The Netherlands

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

N 36/03

Crop damage insurance in the agricultural sector 2003

Introducing insurances covering crop damage caused by
abundant rains

Subsidieregeling nieuwe agrarische schadeverzekeringen 2003,
besluit van de minister van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Vis-
serij

Budget:

Max. EUR 50 000 000

Aid intensity or amount:

50 %

Duration:

2003-2013

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

Multiple complaint No 2003/4497

(2003/C 270/04)

Following the decision on multiple complaint No 2003/4497 taken at
the B2/2003 meeting on
infringements, on 17 October 2003 the Commission sent Italy a letter of formal notice regarding its
incorrect application of Directives 96/62/EC on ambient air quality assessment and management and
99/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate
matter and lead in ambient air. In particular, the Commission maintained that Italy had not having
measured ambient concentrations of particulate PM10 at Civitavecchia (Rome) and thus had not
provided the public with the information on the concentrations concerned.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

11.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 270/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 November 2003

(2003/C 270/01)

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

1,1483

124,80

7,4356

0,6866

8,9757

1,5729

87,98

8,232

1,9462

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

0,58261

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,033

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,64

0,4261

4,5805

39 952

235,99

41,265

1 711 243

1,6079

1,5109

8,8941

1,8522

1,9934

257,30

3,453

KRW

ZAR

South Korean won

1 348,16

South African rand

8,0131

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