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Commission communication amending the notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying down guidelines for the Community Initiative for rural development (Leader+) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU initiative, cooperation policy, eligibility criteria, rural development

4.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 294/11

Commission communication amending the notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying
down guidelines for the Community Initiative for rural development (Leader+)
(2000/C 139/05)

(2003/C 294/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying down guidelines for the Community initiative for
rural development (Leader+) (1) is hereby amended as follows:

The second indent of point 18, entitled ‘Transnational cooperation’ is replaced by the following:

‘In the context of transnational cooperation between Member States, in addition to territories selected
under Leader+, cooperation may also be opened up to areas selected under Leader I and II or to other rural
areas organised according to the Leader approach and recognised by the Member State. Only operations
involving territories selected under Leader+ will be eligible for Community part-financing. However,
expenditure on organising activities will be eligible in all the areas concerned.

Where a territory selected under Leader+ enters into a cooperation project under the terms of this action
with an area outside the Community organised according to the Leader approach, associated expenditure
relating to the Leader+ area will be eligible.’

(1) OJ C 139, 18.5.2000, p. 5.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3125 — Huntsman/MatlinPatterson/Vantico)

(2003/C 294/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 June 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3125. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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European Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Efstratios Korakas (2003/2117(IMM))
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Member of the European Parliament, parliamentary immunity, politics

C 89 E/90

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

14.4.2004

Thursday 4 December 2003

P5_TA(2003)0527

TEXTS ADOPTED

Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Korakas

European Parliament decision on the request for waiver of the immunity of Efstratios Korakas
(2003/2117(IMM))

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having received a letter from Mr Athanasios Psarrakis, public prosecutor at the Athens Court of the
First Instance, forwarded on 13 January 2003, and a request for waiver of the immunity of Efstratios
Korakas, forwarded by Filippos Petsalnikos, Minister of Justice of the Greek Republic, on 6 May 2003
and announced in plenary sitting on 5 June 2003,

(cid:1) having heard Mr Efstratios Korakas, pursuant to Rule 6a(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the European

Parliament, who requested that his parliamentary immunity not be waived,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 10 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Com-
munities of 8 April 1965, and to Article 4(2) of the Act concerning the Election of Representatives to
the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976,

(cid:1) having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 12 May 1964

and 10 July 1986 (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Rules 6 and 6a of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0420/

2003),

1.

Decides not to waive the immunity of Efstratios Korakas;

Instructs its President immediately to forward this decision and the report of its committee to the

2.
appropriate authority of the Republic of Greece.

(1) See Case 101/63: Wagner v. Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR, English special edition, 195 and Case 149/85:

Wybot v. Faure [1986] ECR 2391.

P5_TA(2003)0528

Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Marchiani

European Parliament decision on the request

for waiver of the immunity of

Jean-Charles

Marchiani (2003/2071(IMM))

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having received a request for waiver of the immunity of Jean-Charles Marchiani, forwarded by the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the French Republic on 8 April 2003 and announced in plenary sitting
on 10 April 2003,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 10 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Com-
munities of 8 April 1965, and to Article 4(2) of the Act concerning the Election of Representatives to
the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976,
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid

C 294/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.12.2003

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88
of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2003/C 294/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Aid No: XE 1/03

Member State: Germany

Region: North Rhine-Westphalia

Objective of aid: The ‘Jugend in Arbeit Plus’ initiative focuses
on the difficult situation of young people on the job market
and is intended to support the integration of this target group
into
one-year
employment contracts

employment

system by

promoting

the

Title of aid scheme or name of the company receiving an
individual aid: Scheme implementing ‘Jugend in Arbeit Plus’

Economic sector(s) concerned: All EU economic sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

Legal basis: § 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung des Landes Nord-
rhein-Westfalen

Versorgungsamt Köln
Boltensternstraße 10
D-50735 Köln

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall
individual aid granted to the company:
amount of
EUR 24,7 million annual budget allocation for refinancing of
the whole programme

Maximum aid intensity: For aid under Article 5: recruitment
of disadvantaged and disabled workers (wage subsidy of 50 %
of gross employee wage costs — either collectively negotiated
or in line with local standards — plus a subsidy of
the
employer's share of the social security contribution of 20 %
the regularly paid gross employee wage costs. Aid is
of
restricted to 50 % of wage costs, including both gross wages
and statutory social charges (both the employee's and the
employer's contribution)

Date of implementation: 1 January 2003

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 31 December
2006 (end of funding period)

Other information: The scheme is partially financed with EU
Objective 3 funds.

After the exemption regulation expires on 31 December 1996,
a six-month transitional period will apply.

The aid scheme ‘Jugend in Arbeit Plus’ incorporates both an
employment and a qualification component, so two summary
information forms have been provided.

The employment component falls under Regulation (EC) No
2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of
Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid and is
set out in the summary information form.

The qualification component falls under Regulation (EC) No
68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles
87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid. Please see the
relevant summary information form for training aid
2003/4/: Decision of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States No 4/2003/SC of 4 December 2003 establishing an EEA Financial Mechanism Interim Committee
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: Standing Committee of the EFTA States
Subjects: EFTA countries, EU financing, European Economic Area, financing method

26.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 58/25

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES

DECISION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES

No 4/2003/SC

of 4 December 2003

establishing an EEA Financial Mechanism Interim Committee

THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE EFTA STATES,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the EEA Agreement,

Having regard to the Agreement on the participation of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the
Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the
Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the Euro-
pean Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as the EEA Enlargement Agreement,

Having regard to Protocol 38a on the EEA Financial Mechanism inserted into the EEA Agreement by the
EEA Enlargement Agreement,

Having regard to the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Community on a
Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2004 to 2009,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

An EEA Financial Mechanism Interim Committee, hereinafter referred to as the Interim Committee,

1.
which should be operative as soon as possible, is hereby established.

The Interim Committee shall assist the EFTA States in preparing for the implementation of the EEA

2.
Financial Mechanism for 2004 to 2009.

3.

4.

The Interim Committee shall report to the Standing Committee.

The Interim Committee may be assisted by the Missions of the EEA and EFTA States to the EU.

The Interim Committee shall, on the day of entering into force of the EEA Enlargement Agreement,

5.
be replaced by an EEA Financial Mechanism Committee.

The Interim Committee shall also discuss and assess coordination and integration between the EEA

6.
Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism.

The Interim Committee shall agree upon a President who shall be confirmed by the Standing

7.
Committee.

L 58/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.2.2004

This Decision shall take immediate effect.

Article 2

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2003.

For the Standing Committee

The President

H.S.H. Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2130/2003 of 4 December 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

5.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 320/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2130/2003

of 4 December 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 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 5 December 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 December 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 320/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.12.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 4 December 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 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

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
060
204
212
624
999

052
999

052
204
999

388
999

052
204
999

052
388
999

052
388
528
600
999

052
060
064
388
400
404
720
800
999

052
060
064
400
720
999

72,9
86,6
45,7
115,9
111,0
86,4

152,4
152,4

113,7
62,9
88,3

50,1
50,1

62,0
61,7
61,9

75,1
48,7
61,9

76,0
82,9
81,9
73,7
78,6

38,0
40,3
51,2
115,4
83,2
78,9
83,1
183,1
84,2

102,3
55,1
59,8
99,4
69,1
77,1

(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 2133/2003 of 4 December 2003 determining the extent to which applications submitted in November 2003 for import licences for the tariff quota for beef and veal bearing the order No 09.4122 provided for in Council Decision 2003/452/EC for the Republic of Slovenia can be accepted
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, beef, import licence, originating product, tariff quota

5.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 320/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2133/2003

of 4 December 2003

determining the extent to which applications submitted in November 2003 for import licences for
the tariff quota for beef and veal bearing the order No 09.4122 provided for in Council Decision
2003/452/EC for the Republic of Slovenia can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000
of 6 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of the tariff quota for beef and veal provided for in Council
Decision 2003/452/EC for the Republic of Slovenia (1), and in
particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 fixes the quantity
of beef and veal originating in Slovenia which may be imported
under special conditions from 1 July to 31 December 2003.
The quantity of meat for which import licences have been
submitted under quota order No 09.4122 is such that applica-
tions may be granted in full,

Article 1

Import licences shall be granted for the full quantities covered
by applications submitted for quota order No 09.4122 referred
to in Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 for the period 1 July to
31 December 2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 December 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 19. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1886/2003 (OJ L 277, 28.10.2003, p. 8).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3125 — Huntsman/MatlinPatterson/Vantico) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: adhesive, chemical product, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control, polymer

4.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 294/11

Commission communication amending the notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying
down guidelines for the Community Initiative for rural development (Leader+)
(2000/C 139/05)

(2003/C 294/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The notice to the Member States of 14 April 2000 laying down guidelines for the Community initiative for
rural development (Leader+) (1) is hereby amended as follows:

The second indent of point 18, entitled ‘Transnational cooperation’ is replaced by the following:

‘In the context of transnational cooperation between Member States, in addition to territories selected
under Leader+, cooperation may also be opened up to areas selected under Leader I and II or to other rural
areas organised according to the Leader approach and recognised by the Member State. Only operations
involving territories selected under Leader+ will be eligible for Community part-financing. However,
expenditure on organising activities will be eligible in all the areas concerned.

Where a territory selected under Leader+ enters into a cooperation project under the terms of this action
with an area outside the Community organised according to the Leader approach, associated expenditure
relating to the Leader+ area will be eligible.’

(1) OJ C 139, 18.5.2000, p. 5.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3125 — Huntsman/MatlinPatterson/Vantico)

(2003/C 294/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 June 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare
it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be made public after it
is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3125. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

4.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 294/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

3 December 2003

(2003/C 294/01)

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Exchange
rate

1,2102

131,25

7,4417

0,6999

8,987

1,5569

89,35

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Norwegian krone

8,1425

AUD

Australian dollar

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

1,9542

0,5836

32,445

CAD

HKD

NZD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

272,70

KRW

South Korean won

1 446,49

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

7,4707

Exchange
rate

0,6581

0,4296

4,6519

40 317

236,485

41,08

1 764 669

1,6458

1,5699

9,3956

1,8624

2,0768

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2131/2003 of 4 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed-milk powder
Date: 2003-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: intervention buying, market intervention, skimmed milk powder, storage

5.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 320/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2131/2003

of 4 December 2003

amending Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed-milk powder

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/
2001 (2) limited the quantity of skimmed-milk powder
put up for sale by the Member States' intervention agen-
cies to that taken into storage before 1 May 2002.

Given the current market situation, which is charac-
terised by low seasonal production, more skimmed-milk
powder should be released to the market from public
storage.

(3)

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

In Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, ‘1 May 2002’
shall be replaced by ‘1 June 2002’.

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, 4 December 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1787/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 121).

(2) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1787/2003.