do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2003/860/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 28 November 2003 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2004 (ECB/2003/15)
Date: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, issuing of currency

11.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 324/57

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 28 November 2003

on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2004

(ECB/2003/15)

(2003/860/EC)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 106(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right from 1 January 1999 to approve the
volume of coins issued by the Member States that have adopted the euro (the participating Member
States).

The participating Member States have submitted to the ECB for approval their estimates of the
volume of euro coins to be issued in 2004, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting
methodology,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2004

The ECB hereby approves the volume of coins to be issued by the participating Member States in 2004 as
described in the following table:

Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins (not intended for
circulation) in 2004

(EUR million)

Belgium

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Austria

Portugal

Finland

203,0

1 035,0

207,4

860,0

668,9

151,0

170,8

70,0

175,0

212,0

230,0

60,0

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11.12.2003

Article 2

Final provision

This Decision is addressed to the participating Member States.

This Decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 28 November 2003.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3312 — Nestlé SA/Ingman Foods OY AB) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dairy ice cream, economic concentration, exchange of information, foodstuff, merger control, milk product

C 285/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.11.2003

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3312 — Nestlé SA/Ingman Foods OY AB)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2003/C 285/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 November 2003 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration
1.
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 Nestlé Sverige AB (‘Nestlé’, Sweden), belonging to the Nestlé
Group (Switzerland) and Ingman Glass AB (‘Ingman’, Sweden), belonging to the Ingman Group (Finland)
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Svenska
Glasskiosken AB (‘Svenska Glasskiosken’, Sweden) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created
company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Nestlé: production, marketing and sale of a large variety of food products such as dairy products,
instant food and diet

soluble coffee, roast and ground coffee, mineral water, beverages, cereals,
products, frozen food, ice cream, chocolate and pet care,

— Ingman: production of dairy products,

liquid milk products,

ice-cream products as well as cheese,

butter and powder,

— Svenska Glasskiosken: sale, marketing and distribution of ice-cream products in 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. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under
Regulation (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.3312 — Nestlé SA/Ingman Foods OY AB, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2102/2003 of 28 November 2003 fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 84th invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, maximum price, purchase price

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 316/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2102/2003

of 28 November 2003

fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 84th invitation to tender carried out under
the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
806/2003 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/
1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/
1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter
and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
359/2003 (4), provides that, in the light of the tenders
received for each invitation to tender, a maximum
buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the interven-
tion price applicable and that it may also be decided not
to proceed with the invitation to tender.

(2)

(3)

As a result of
buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.

the tenders received,

the maximum

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 84th invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later
than 25 November 2003, the maximum buying-in price is
fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 17.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2099/2003 of 28 November 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

29.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 316/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2099/2003

of 28 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 particu-
lar 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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 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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29.11.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 28 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
628
999

052
204
999

204
999

052
388
999

052
388
528
600
999

060
064
388
400
404
720
800
999

052
060
064
400
720
999

71,1
54,2
41,3
55,5

143,2
139,2
139,2
140,5

116,6
39,5
78,1

56,2
56,2

70,3
48,7
59,5

75,7
55,8
81,9
72,8
71,6

39,7
50,7
87,1
68,8
92,5
70,2
133,4
77,5

102,3
49,6
60,8
80,7
40,8
66,8

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6). Code ‘999’ stands for

‘of other origin’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2096/2003 of 27 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: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: abolition of customs duties, award of contract, import, maize

L 313/56

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.11.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2096/2003

of 27 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 accord-
ance 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 21 to 27
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 28 November 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 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.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, continuing education, control of State aid

C 285/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.11.2003

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the
EC Treaty to training aid

(2003/C 285/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XT 19/03

Date of implementation: 3 March 2003

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: West Midlands

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: GKN Hardy-Spicer, Erdington, Birmingham,
and the local supply chain

Legal basis:

— Employment Act 1973, Sections 2(1) and 2(2) as substan-
tiated by Section 25 of the Employment and Training Act
1998

— Learning and Skills Act 2000

— Regional Development Agencies Act 1998, Sections 5 and 6

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
amount of individual aid granted to the company:

— Total public expenditure: GBP 491 000

— 2003: GBP 491 000

Maximum aid intensity: GKN Hardy Spicer is located in an
assisted area and the percentages thus comprise a 5 % bonus.

Specific training: 30 %/max. aid of GBP 35 000.

General training: 55 %/max. aid of GBP 456 000.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31
December 2003

skills of

the management

Objective of aid: To provide specific training to support the
management
team. To provide
general
training in teambuilding and to process operative
skills in order to improve the skills of the individuals and
thereby improve the general economic productivity of
the
assisted area.

Training supported under this programme will be general
training for NVQs in performing manufacturing operations
(level 2) and business improvement techniques (level 3) and
will be transferable between economic sectors.

Supply chain enterprises will participate in training in business
improvements and teambuilding

Economic sector(s) concerned: Manufacturing: motor vehicle
supply chain

Name and address of the granting authority:

Patrick Cross, Project Manager, Skills Strategies and Workforce
Development, Birmingham and Solihull LSC
Chaplin Court, 80 Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4TG
United Kingdom
Tel. 0121 345 45 61

Where the supply chain participates in training, no SME will
receive more than GBP 4 000 within the relevant aid ceilings
for training for SMEs

Other information: The LSC is the source of funds for the
specific and general training. The RDA is the source of funds
for the release costs
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

28.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

27 November 2003

(2003/C 285/01)

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

1,1902

129,99

7,4397

0,6947

9,0373

1,5489

89,25

8,1645

1,9498

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

0,58408

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,03

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6529

0,4284

4,6611

40 322

236,45

40,95

1 741 412

1,6477

1,5567

9,2421

1,8638

2,0528

264,29

KRW

South Korean won

1 431,87

3,4526

ZAR

South African rand

7,6396

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3289 — Interbrew/Spaten-Franziskaner/Löwenbräu/Dinkelacker) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beer, beverage, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

28.11.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 285/23

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3289 — Interbrew/Spaten-Franziskaner/Löwenbräu/Dinkelacker)

(2003/C 285/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 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 Interbrew Deutschland Holding GmbH belonging to Interbrew
SA, Belgium, (‘Interbrew’) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the
whole of the beverage business of Gabriel Sedlmayr Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu KGaA, Germany (‘Spaten’),
comprising the Spaten-Franziskaner Beverage Division, the Löwenbräu AG and the Dinkelacker-Schwaben
Bräu AG, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Interbrew: worldwide production, marketing and supply of beer and other beverages,

— Spaten: production, marketing and supply of beer and other beverages mainly in Southern Germany.

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.3289 — Interbrew/Spaten-Franziskaner/Löwenbräu/Dinkelacker, 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.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3529/03 by Claude Moraes (PSE) to the Commission. Amnesty International and Oxfam report on arms control.
Date: 2003-11-28
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Amnesty International, EU financing, aid policy, arms control, arms trade, report

C 78 E/578

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

27.3.2004

(2004/C 78 E/0610)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3529/03

by Claude Moraes (PSE) to the Commission

(28 November 2003)

Subject: Amnesty International and Oxfam report on arms control

Has the European Commission seen or does it have any plans to respond to the report by Amnesty
International and Oxfam entitled ‘Shattered Lives: The Case for Tough International Arms Control’?

Answer given by Mr Patten on behalf of the Commission

(6 January 2004)

The Commission has received a copy of the report which it has acknowledged.

Member States have up to now, on the basis of Article 296 (ex-Article 223) of the EC Treaty exempted the
trade in arms from the scope of application of treaty rules. Thus, there is for the time being no
Community legislation on trade in arms. The arms trade is currently considered in the context of the
Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), to which the Commission is fully associated.

The Commission is active in broader Union work against the spread of small arms. The report refers to a
number of Union initiatives and projects. The Union recognises the need for continued action and has
earmarked substantial funds for the provision of financial and technical assistance to programmes around
the world implemented by the Commission. In May 2003, moreover, a EUR 2 million small arms project
in Tanzania was financed from the European Development Fund. Similar projects in African, Caribbean
and Pacific countries may be supported upon request by recipient countries.

In this context, the Commission will carefully examine the steps proposed in the report.

The Commission has assured the authors of its continued support of their goal of a safer future for all.

(2004/C 78 E/0611)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3536/03

by Ilda Figueiredo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(28 November 2003)

Subject: Problems with the recognition of educational and professional qualifications in France

Social service graduates from various EU Member States, namely Portugal, Spain and Germany, living in
France and wishing to follow their profession there, are faced with the French authorities’ refusal to
recognise their qualifications without further ado.

Instead, the authorities demand that the graduates do a six-month unpaid traineeship, and be registered
with a teaching institution, for which they themselves have to pay. Thereafter, they are subject to an
assessment, without which, the Ministry of Social Affairs will not authorise them to work professionally in
France.

What measures are planned to make the freedom of movement of workers a reality within the European
Union, and resolve the issue of the equivalence of educational and professional qualifications?