do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
List of appointments made by the Council (August, September and October 2003 (social field)
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), appointment of staff, free movement of workers, occupational health, occupational safety, social security, vocational training

I

(Information)

COUNCIL

LIST OF APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE COUNCIL

(August, September and October 2003 (social field)

(2003/C 280/01)

Committee

End of term
of office

Publication
in OJ

Person replaced

Resignation

Member/
Alternate

Category

Country

Person appointed

Affiliation

Advisory Committee on
Freedom of Movement for
Workers

6.5.2004

C 119,
22.5.2002

Mr Johannes KOPF

Resignation Member

Employers

Austria

29.9.2004 C 243,

Ms T. DORSMAN

Resignation Member

Government Netherlands

9.10.2002

Mr Wolfgang
TRITREMMEL

Ms
Charlotte VAN TRIER

Vereinigung der
österreichischen
Industrie

Ministerie van
Sociale Zaken en
Werkgelegenheid

Date of
Council
Decision

2.10.2003

2.10.2003

29.9.2004 C 243,

Mr Michael HUPKES

Resignation Member

Government Netherlands

9.10.2002

Mr Peter
VAN IJSSELMUIDEN

Ministerie van
Onderwijs, Cultuur
en Wetenschappen

2.10.2003

22.9.2004 C 245,

Mr Alexandre MESTRE

Resignation Alternate

Employers

Portugal

11.10.2002

Ms Cristina
NAGY MORAIS

CAP

13.10.2003

17.12.2003 C 1,

4.1.2001

Ms H. L. BASTIAAN-
SCHONEWILLE

Resignation Alternate

Workers

Netherlands

Mr
P. F. VAN KRUINING

—

2.10.2003

17.12.2003 C 1,

Mr Mel DRAPER

Resignation Member

Government United

Mr Peter BROWN

4.1.2001

Kingdom

Health and Safety
Executive

2.10.2003

Advisory Committee on
Vocational Training

Advisory Committee on
Vocational Training

Advisory Committee on
Social Security for Migrant
Workers

Advisory Committee on
Safety, Hygiene and Health
Protection at Work

Advisory Committee on
Safety, Hygiene and Health
Protection at Work

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Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on "in vitro diagnostic medical devices" (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, medical device, technical standard

21.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/11

Commission communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 98/79/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on ‘in vitro diagnostic medical
devices’ (1)

(2003/C 280/07)

(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 13975:2003

Sampling procedures used for acceptance testing of in vitro diagnostic medical
devices — Statistical aspects

CEN

EN ISO 18153:2003

In vitro diagnostic medical devices — Measurement of quantities in biological
samples — Metrological traceability of values for catalytic concentration of
enzymes assigned to calibrators and control materials (ISO 18153:2003)

(1) ESO (European standardisation organisations):

— CEN: rue de Stassartstraat 36, B-1050 Bruxelles, tel. (32-2) 519 08 11, fax (32-2) 519 08 19 (www.cenorm.be)
— Cenelec: rue de Stassartstraat 35, B-1050 Bruxelles, tel. (32-2) 519 68 71, fax (32-2) 519 69 19 (www.cenelec.org)
— ETSI: 650, routes des Lucioles, F-06921 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, tel. (33-4) 92 94 42 00, fax (33-4) 93 65 47 16 (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 (2) 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 331, 7.12.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 1.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3468/03 by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE),Phillip Whitehead (PSE), Catherine Stihler (PSE)and Margrietus van den Berg (PSE) to the Council. Post-polio syndrome.
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU action, EU financing, EU programme, competence of the Member States, disease of the nervous system, health policy, medical research, public awareness campaign, public health, therapeutics

C 84 E/242

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

3.4.2004

(2004/C 84 E/0286)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3468/03

by Bart Staes (Verts/ALE),
Phillip Whitehead (PSE), Catherine Stihler (PSE)
and Margrietus van den Berg (PSE) to the Council

(21 November 2003)

Subject: Post-polio syndrome

During two meetings of the Council of the European Union, the 2384th (Health, 15.11.2001, Brussels)
and the 2470th (Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs, 2-3.12.2002), the Council took
note of statements made by the Belgian Presidency and the Irish delegation on the need for action at EU
level to provide an adequate response to sufferers of post-polio syndrome (PPS).

Can the Council comment on the kind of action which has already been taken on this matter, more
specifically, on the level of:

1.

2.

information about the incidence of PPS within the EU, its onset, and availability of current research;

treatment available in the Member States for PPS sufferers to rehabilitate them and remedy their
condition.

3. What funds for research and treatment have been made available from the Community budget?

In the absence of any such action hitherto, what is the justification for this lack of follow-up?

Reply

(11 March 2004)

The Honourable Members’ attention is drawn to the fact that the organisation and delivery of health
is not
services and medical care is the Member States’ responsibility and that therefore the Council
competent to comment on any action already taken on post-polio syndrome at the national or regional
levels.

As regards any information on the incidence of post-polio syndrome and funding for research at the
European level, the Honourable Members may wish to address their specific questions on this matter
directly to the Commission, which is responsible for, inter alia, the implementation of the programme of
Community action in the field of public health (2003-2008). The scope of this programme includes
actions and support measures aimed at improving health information and knowledge.

(2004/C 84 E/0287)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3495/03

by José Ribeiro e Castro (UEN) to the Council

(24 November 2003)

Subject: Colombia (cid:1) ELN hostages

In a video recording released by Reuters, the Colombian guerrillas of the Ejército de Liberación National
(ELN) has shown that the seven tourists kidnapped on 12 September whilst visiting Indian ruins are alive.

Three of the seven are citizens of EU Member States (Spain, UK and Germany) and four are Israelis.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2053/2003 of 21 November 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

22.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 305/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2053/2003

of 21 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
last
import arrangements
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 22 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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 305/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.11.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 21 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

88,3
54,2
47,6
63,4

147,8
139,2
143,5

122,5
52,0
87,3

60,0
60,0

80,9
66,8
140,7
96,1

77,3
49,1
46,9
81,9
71,8
65,4

38,3
48,5
90,1
97,3
48,3
99,6
70,4

91,9
52,5
59,8
77,9
41,5
64,7

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2055/2003 of 21 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: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

22.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 305/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2055/2003

of 21 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 17 to 20 November 2003 at 290,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3464/03 by Catherine Stihler (PSE) to the Commission. The use of Tetrapol technology in the EU.
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: health risk, non-ionising radiation, telecommunications, transmission network

3.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 84 E/735

The following table sets out total public expenditure of each Member State for every year for the last
2.
five years, according to national accounts figures officially communicated by the Member States to
Eurostat. For the sake of comparison the outturn figures of the EU budget in payments have also been
added.

MemberStates

Total expenditure of general government (cid:1) ESA 1995 (2)

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

(million euros) (1)

BE

DK

DE

EL

ES

FR

IE

IT

LU

NL

AT

PT

FI

SE

UK

113 498

88 741

935 280

52 101

217 333

698 788

27 155

533 571

7 089

166 014

102 674

44 283

61 015

134 482

505 529

118 090

91 459

964 530

56 085

227 329

725 799

31 005

541 648

7 730

175 554

106 797

48 906

62 458

142 295

537 702

122 352

94 050

125 609

97 890

131 281

101 989

928 470

1 001 380

1 023 870

61 357

242 456

747 982

32 994

546 939

8 187

182 228

108 302

52 196

63 773

149 381

576 172

62 582

257 288

775 817

38 947

591 793

8 604

200 033

109 984

57 015

66 445

139 920

647 452

66 266

276 507

814 435

43 070

599 804

9 909

211 162

112 094

59 572

69 795

149 349

686 190

EUR-15

3 687 551

3 837 387

3 916 839

4 180 760

4 355 293

EU Budget (3)

80 713

80 310

83 331

79 987

85 144

Figures in national currency have been converted into euro according to average annual exchange rates.
European System of Accounts 1995.

(1)
(2)
(3) Outturn of payment appropriations of the year and of appropriations carried forward from the previous year.

(2004/C 84 E/0828)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3464/03

by Catherine Stihler (PSE) to the Commission

(21 November 2003)

Subject: The use of Tetrapol technology in the EU

The Commission has acknowledged that there may be some effects on health arising from the use of GSM
and TETRA, and that Member States are obliged to comply with Council Recommendation 1999/519/
EC (1) on limits of exposing the public to electromagnetic fields. The Commission has also acknowledged
that the UK authorities apply health regulations regarding telephone masts in accordance with the Council
Regulation. Could the Commission provide information on the use of the alternative Tetrapol technology
within the EU?

(1) OJ L 199, 30.7.1999, p. 59.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2058/2003 of 21 November 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1876/2003
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 305/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.11.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2058/2003

of 21 November 2003

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A
rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1876/2003

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
1876/2003 (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 grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third
countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regula-
tion (EC) No 1876/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the
tenders submitted from 17 to 20 November 2003 at 158,00
EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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. 17.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.2768 — Generali/Banca Intesa/JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, insurance company, merger control

C 280/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.11.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.2768 — Generali/Banca Intesa/JV)

(2003/C 280/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 13 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 undertakings Assicurazioni Generali SpA (‘Generali’, Italy) and Banca Intesa
SpA (‘Banca Intesa’, Italy) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of
the undertaking Intesa Vita SpA (‘Intesa Vita’, Italy) constituting a joint venture, by way of purchase of
shares and transfer of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Generali: insurance and reinsurance products and services,

— Banca Intesa: banking and other financial products and services,

— Intesa Vita: bankinsurance products and services (production of life insurance products for distribution

via banking channels).

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.2768 — Generali/Banca Intesa/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.
Notification of Titles of Qualification in Specialised Medicine (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, Portugal, physician, recognition of diplomas, vocational training

C 280/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.11.2003

Notification of Titles of Qualification in Specialised Medicine

(2003/C 280/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Council Directive 93/16/EEC to facilitate the free movement of doctors and the mutual recognition of their
diplomas, certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications as amended recently by Directive
2001/19/EC and particularly Article 42a thereof foresees that Member States shall notify the Commission
of the laws, regulations or administrative provisions they adopt as regards the award of diplomas,
certificates and other evidence of
formal qualifications in the field covered by this Directive. The
Commission shall publish an appropriate notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, listing the
names adopted by the Member States for the training qualifications concerned and, where applicable, for
the corresponding professional title.

The Portuguese Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have notified amendments to designations in
the list of titles of training courses in specialised medicine for that Member State.

Annex C of Directive 93/16/EEC as amended by Directive 2001/19/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1. Under general (internal) medicine, the entry for the Netherlands should read:

‘Interne geneeskunde’.

2. Under gastro-enterology, the entry for the Netherlands should read:

‘Leer van maag-darm-leverziekten’.

3. Under community medicine, the entry for Portugal should read:

‘Saúde pública’.

4. Under communicable diseases, the entry for Portugal should read:

‘Infecciologia’.

5. Under maxillo-facial surgery (basic medical training), the entry for Portugal should read:

‘Cirurgia maxilo-facial’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3323 — Cardinal/Intercare) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, medical device, merger control, pharmaceutical product

21.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 280/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3323 — Cardinal/Intercare)

(2003/C 280/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 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 undertaking Cardinal, Inc. (‘Cardinal’, USA) acquires, within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, control of the whole of the undertaking The Intercare Group plc
(‘Intercare’, United Kingdom) by way of public bid announced on 29 October 2003.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Cardinal: manufacture, sale and distribution of medical and surgical products; contract manufacture of

pharmaceutical products,

— Intercare: manufacture, contract manufacture and distribution of pharmaceuticals in the EEA.

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.3323 — Cardinal/Intercare, 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.