do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2045/2003 of 20 November 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of barley held by the German intervention agency
Date: 2003-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, award of contract, barley, intervention agency, sale, single market

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2045/2003

of 20 November 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation
to tender for the resale on the internal market of barley 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 1509/2003 (2) opened a
for the resale on the
standing invitation to tender
internal market of 82 500 tonnes of barley held by the
German intervention agency.

In the present situation on the market the quantities of
barley held by the German intervention agency put up
for sale on the internal market of the Community should
be increased to 136 000 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 1509/2003 is amended as follows:

1. the title is replaced by the following:

‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2003 of 27 August
2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale
on the Community market of barley held by the German
intervention agency.’;

2.

in Article 1(1),
tonnes’;

‘82 500 tonnes’

is replaced by ‘136 000

3. Annex I

is replaced by the text

in the Annex to this

Regulation;

4.

in the title of Annex II,
‘136 000 tonnes’.

‘82 500 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, 20 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. 8.

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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

69 500

21 500

45 000’
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 November 2003

(2003/C 279/01)

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

1,191

129,82

7,438

0,7021

8,9969

1,5518

89,74

8,186

1,9477

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

0,58374

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,84

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6532

0,4293

4,6112

40 037

236,05

40,94

1 737 828

1,6484

1,5502

9,2376

1,8754

2,0431

258,35

KRW

South Korean won

1 401,51

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

7,8257

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2043/2003 of 20 November 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

21.11.2003

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2043/2003

of 20 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 21 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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 20 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

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
204
999

052
220
999

052
204
999

204
999

052
388
464
999

052
388
400
528
600
999

060
064
400
404
720
800
999

052
060
064
400
720
999

86,7
54,2
50,3
63,7

147,8
139,2
143,5

114,4
53,4
83,9

60,3
60,3

72,3
66,8
140,7
93,3

80,8
49,1
46,9
81,9
73,1
66,4

38,2
48,5
92,1
90,6
55,9
100,4
71,0

94,5
53,5
70,6
87,9
41,8
69,7

(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3311 — Van Oord/BHD/Bagger Holding JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building, civil engineering, dredging, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, technology

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20.11.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3311 — Van Oord/BHD/Bagger Holding JV)

(2003/C 279/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 10 November 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 Dutch undertakings Koninklijke BAM Groep NV (‘BAM’), MerweOord BV
and NPM Capital NV acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of a
newly created company, Bagger Holding, constituting a joint venture. BAM will contribute Ballast Ham
Dredging BV (‘BHD’) to the JV, and MerweOord and NPM will contribute the jointly-owned Van Oord
Groep NV (‘Van Oord’) to the JV.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— BAM: building, civil engineering, engineering consulting

— MerweOord: family-owned holding company holding the majority of the shares in Van Oord

— NPM: private equity company

— Van Oord and BHD: dredging activities

— Bagger Holding (JV): dredging activities

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.3311 — Van Oord/BHD/Bagger Holding JV, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2050/2003 of 20 November 2003 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003
Date: 2003-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, award of contract, import, maize, originating product, suspension of customs duties, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2050/2003

of 20 November 2003

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued
in Regulation (EC) No 1620/2003

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 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in
the duty should not be fixed.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Spain from third coun-
tries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1620/2003 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/
95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/
2000 (5), allows the Commission to decide,
in accor-
dance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of
Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the
tenders notified, to make no award.

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 14 to 20
November 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the
reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation
(EC) No 1620/2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 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 231, 17.9.2003, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.
(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2047/2003 of 20 November 2003 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2003-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2047/2003

of 20 November 2003

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22
May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is
to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference
to the historical relationship between the price recorded
for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned
cotton. That historical relationship has been established
in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 of 2 August 2001 (3), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1486/2002 (4). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined in respect of a product of specific
characteristics and by reference to the most favourable

offers and quotations on the world market among those
considered representative of the real market trend. To
that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and
European
recorded on one or more
quotations
exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the
Community and coming from the various supplier coun-
tries considered the most representative in terms of
there is provision for
international
adjusting the criteria for determining the world market
price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by
the quality of the product delivered and the offers and
quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

trade. However,

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined herein-
after,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling EUR 35,072/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 November 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10.
(4) OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive on market access to port services (PE-CONS 3670/2003 — C5-0461/2003 — 2001/0047(COD))
Date: 2003-11-20
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: common ports policy, harbour installation, market access, provision of services, services contract

7.4.2004

EN

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C 87 E/471

Thursday 20 November 2003

P5_TA(2003)0510

Market access to port services ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Commit-
tee for a European Parliament and Council directive on market access to port services (PE-CONS
3670/2003 (cid:1) C5-0461/2003 (cid:1) 2001/0047(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant Commission

statement (PE-CONS 3670/2003 (cid:1) C5-0461/2003),

(cid:1) having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2001) 35) (2),

(cid:1) having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 101) (3),

(cid:1) having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5),

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the common position

(COM(2003) 208 (cid:1) C5-0182/2003) (6),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0364/2003),

1.

2.

Rejects the joint text;

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 140 E, 13.6.2002, p. 283.
(2) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 290.
(3) OJ C 181 E, 30.7.2002, p. 160.
(4)
(5) OJ C 299 E, 3.12.2002, p. 1.
(6) Not yet published in the OJ.

‘Texts Adopted’, 11.3.2003, P5_TA(2003)0078.

P5_TA(2003)0511

Organisations promoting equality equality between men and women ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council establishing a Community action programme to promote organisations
active at European level in the field of equality between men and women (COM(2003) 279 (cid:1)
C5-0261/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0109(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2003) 279) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 13(2) and Article 251 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0261/2003),

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
Imposition by France of a public service obligation on scheduled air services within France (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, inland transport, provision of services, public service, transport capacity

20.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 279/3

Imposition by France of a public service obligation on scheduled air services within France

(2003/C 279/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. France has decided to impose a public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between
Bourges and Lyon Saint-Exupéry, pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92
of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes.

2. As from 1 April 2004, the public service obligation in respect of scheduled air services between

Bourges and Lyon Saint-Exupéry will be as follows:

— Minimum frequency

The minimum level of service provided must be two return trips per day, morning and evening,
from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, 220 days a year.

The services must be non-stop between the airports of Bourges and Lyon Saint-Exupéry.

— Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The service must be operated with a pressurised aircraft having a seating capacity of at least
nineteen.

— Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business trips during the working week to
make the round trip within the day and to spend at least seven hours at their destination, whether
Bourges or Lyon.

— Commercial policy

Flights must be marketed by means of at least one computerised reservation system.

— Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to
the carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any year. The carrier must
give six months' notice before discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to these
public service obligations may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.
Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, inland transport, provision of services, public service, transport capacity

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20.11.2003

Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within
France

(2003/C 279/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. France has decided to alter the public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between
Paris (Orly) and Carcassonne, published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 227 of 1
September 1995, and amended on 29 December 1995 (Official Journal of the European Communities C
349) and on 14 June 1997 (Official Journal of the European Communities C 180) pursuant to Article
4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air carriers
to intra-Community air routes.

2. The public service obligations are now as follows:

— Minimum frequency

The services must be operated all year round with two outward and inward trips per day, morning
and evening, from Monday to Friday inclusive, one outward and inward trip on Saturday morning
and one outward and inward trip on Sunday evening.

The services must be non-stop between Paris (Orly) and Carcassonne.

— Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The service must be operated with a pressurised aircraft having a seating capacity of at least
nineteen.

— Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business trips during the working week to
make the round trip within the day and to spend at least eight hours in Paris and at least six hours
in Carcassonne.

— Commercial policy

Flights must be marketed by means of at least one computerised reservation system.

— Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to
the carrier must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any year. In addition, the
carrier must give six months' notice before discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to these
public service obligations may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

3. Slots have been reserved at Paris (Orly) airport for the scheduled Paris (Orly)–Carcassonne service
pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of
slots at Community airports. Air carriers interested in this route can obtain information about these
slots from the Paris airports coordinator.