do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

23.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 313/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 December 2003

(2003/C 313/01)

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

1,2434

133,53

7,4407

0,7054

9,0927

1,5565

89,58

8,327

1,9552

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

0,58531

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,46

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6673

0,4312

4,6524

40 625

236,85

41,175

1 781 315

1,692

1,6584

9,6534

1,9337

2,1236

262,75

KRW

South Korean won

1 485,30

3,4524

ZAR

South African rand

8,6351

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2292/2003 of 23 December 2003 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 17th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

L 340/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.12.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2292/2003

of 23 December 2003

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 17th partial
invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2196/2003 (2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 of 18 July
2003 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (3), for
the 2003/2004 marketing year, requires partial
invita-
tions to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar
to certain third countries.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/
2003 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community
and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
invitation to tender, the
response to the 17th partial
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 17th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed
at 52,952 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 328, 17.12.2003, p. 17.
(3) OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2293/2003 of 23 December 2003 concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, rice

24.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 340/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2293/2003

of 23 December 2003

concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the
refund

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003
laying down special detailed rules for the
of 28 July 2003,
application of the system of import and export licences for
cereals and rice (3), and in particular the second subparagraph
of Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 provides,
where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an
export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working
days between the day of submission of applications and
the granting of export licences with advance fixing of
the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a
uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if appli-
cations for export licences exceed the quantities which
may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No
2224/2003 (4)
the procedure
provided for
in the abovementioned paragraph for
2 000 tonnes for the destination R01 defined in the
Annex to that Regulation.

refunds under

fixes

For the destination R01, quantities applied for on 22
December 2003 are in excess of the available quantity.
A percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for
export licence applications submitted on 22 December
2003.

(3)

In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect
from the day of its publication in the Official Journal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the destination R01 defined in the Annex to Regulation
(EC) No 2224/2003, applications for export licences for rice
and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund submitted
pursuant to that Regulation on 22 December 2003 shall give
rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to
which a percentage reduction of 76,45 % has been applied.

Article 2

For the destination R01 defined in the Annex to Regulation
(EC) No 2224/2003, applications for export licences for rice
and broken rice submitted from 23 December 2003 shall not
to that
give rise to the issue of export
Regulation.

licences pursuant

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December 2003.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 332, 19.12.2003, p. 29.
2004/59/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 on the continuation in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating material of ornamental plants of Chamaecyparis, Ligustrum vulgare and Euphorbia fulgens under Council Directive 98/56/EC started in 2002
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: horticulture, plant health control, plant propagation, seed, testing

17.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 12/51

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2003

on the continuation in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating
material of ornamental plants of Chamaecyparis, Ligustrum vulgare and Euphorbia fulgens under
Council Directive 98/56/EC started in 2002

(2004/59/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998
on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental
plants (1),

Having regard to Commission Decision 2001/898/EC of 12
December 2001 setting out the arrangements for Community
comparative trials and tests on propagating material of orna-
mental plants under Council directive 98/56/EC (2), and in par-
ticular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Decision 2001/898/EC sets out the arrangements for the
comparative trials and tests to becarried out under Direc-
tive 98/56/EC as regards ornamental plants of Chamaecy-
paris, Ligustrum vulgare and Euphorbia fulgens from 2002
to 2004.

(2)

Tests and trials carried out in 2002 and 2003 should be
continued in 2004,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

Community comparative trials and tests which began in 2002
on propagating material of ornamental plants of Chamaecyparis,
Ligustrum vulgare and Euphorbia fulgens shall be continued in
2004 in accordance with Decision 2001/898/EC.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 226, 13.8.1998, p. 16. Directive as last amended by Directive

2003/61/EC (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23).

(2) OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p. 101.
Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 on the continuation in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica under Council Directive 92/34/EEC started in 2002
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: comparative analysis, crop production, parasitology, plant propagation, protection of plant life, seed, testing

L 12/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.1.2004

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2003

on the continuation in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating
and planting material of Prunus domestica under Council Directive 92/34/EEC started in 2002

(2004/56/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April
1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and
fruit plants, intended for fruit production (1),

Having regard to Commission Decision 2001/896/EC of 12
December 2001 setting out the arrangements for Community
comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting mate-
rial of fruit plants under Council directive 92/34/EEC (2), and in
particular Article 2 thereof,

(2)

Tests and trials carried out in 2002 and 2003 should be
continued in 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Community comparative trials and tests which began in 2002
on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica shall
be continued in 2004 in accordance with Decision 2001/896/
EC.

Whereas:

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

(1)

Decision 2001/896/EC sets out the arrangements for the
comparative trials and tests to be carried out under
Directive 92/34/EEC as regards Prunus domestica from
2002 to 2006.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive

2003/61/EC (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23).

(2) OJ L 331, 15.12.2001, p. 95.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2288/2003 of 23 December 2003 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

24.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 340/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2288/2003

of 23 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 24 December 2003.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 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 340/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.12.2003

to the Commission Regulation of 23 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
204
212
999

052
220
628
999

052
204
999

204
388
999

052
204
999

052
999

052
528
600
999

052
060
400
404
512
720
800
999

052
064
400
528
720
999

71,7
51,6
133,5
85,6

63,2
122,9
126,9
104,3

89,4
52,2
70,8

59,8
46,8
53,3

62,0
59,4
60,7

77,4
77,4

75,6
24,5
73,9
58,0

53,6
40,3
90,2
86,0
61,9
79,3
125,9
76,7

107,2
58,8
93,1
79,8
48,7
77,5

(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’.
2004/19/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 amending Decision 2003/812/EC drawing up lists of third countries from which Member States are to authorise imports of certain products for human consumption subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5046)
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, health certificate, import, third country, veterinary inspection

L 5/84

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.1.2004

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2003

amending Decision 2003/812/EC drawing up lists of third countries from which Member States are
to authorise imports of certain products for human consumption subject to Council Directive 92/
118/EEC

(notified under document number C(2003) 5046)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/19/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17
December 1992 laying down animal health and public health
requirements governing trade in and imports into the Com-
munity of products not subject to the said requirements laid
down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(1) to
Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive
90/425/EEC (1), as last amended by Commission Decision
2003/721/EC (2), and in particular Article 10(2)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Decision 2003/812/EC (3) draws up lists of
from which Member States are to
third countries
authorise
for human
consumption subject to Council Directive 92/118/EEC.

certain products

imports of

(1)

(2)

(3)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 3 of Decision 2003/812/EC ‘1 January 2004’
replaced by ‘1 May 2004’.

is

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

In order to bring this legislation into force at the same
time as other legislation laying down the lists of coun-
tries
and certification for animal by-products not
intended for human consumption it is necessary to post-
pone the date of application of Decision 2003/812/EC
from 1 January 2004 to 1 May 2004.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 260, 11.10.2003, p. 21.
(3) OJ L 305, 22.11.2003, p. 17.
2004/60/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 on the continuation in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating material of ornamental plants of Chamaecyparis, Ligustrum vulgare, Euphorbia fulgens and bulbs of flowers (Narcissus) under Council Directive 98/56/EC started in 2003
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: floriculture, horticulture, plant health control, plant propagation, seed, testing

L 12/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.1.2004

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2003

on the continuation in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating
material of ornamental plants of Chamaecyparis, Ligustrum vulgare, Euphorbia fulgens and bulbs of
flowers (Narcissus) under Council Directive 98/56/EC started in 2003

(2004/60/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998
on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental
plants (1),

Having regard to Commission Decision 2002/744/EC of 5
September 2002 setting out the arrangements for Community
comparative trials and tests on propagating material of orna-
mental plants under Council directive 98/56/EC (2), and in par-
ticular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Decision 2002/744/EC sets out the arrangements for the
comparative trials and tests to be carried out under
Directive 98/56/EC as regards ornamental plants of
Chamaecyparis, Ligustrum vulgare, Euphorbia fulgens and
bulbs of flowers (Narcissus) from 2003 to 2005.

(2)

Tests and trials carried out in 2003 should be continued
in 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Community comparative trials and tests which began in 2003
on propagating material of ornamental plants of Chamaecyparis,
Ligustrum vulgare, Euphorbia fulgens and bulbs of
flowers
(Narcissus) shall be continued in 2004 in accordance with Deci-
sion 2002/744/EC.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 226, 13.8.1998, p. 16. Directive as last amended by Directive

2003/61/EC (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23).

(2) OJ L 240, 7.9.2002, p. 63.
2004/58/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 on the continuation in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica under Council Directive 92/34/EEC started in 2003
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: fruit-growing, plant health control, plant propagation, seed, stone fruit, testing

L 12/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.1.2004

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2003

on the continuation in the year 2004 of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating
and planting material of Prunus domestica under Council Directive 92/34/EEC started in 2003

(2004/58/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April
1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating material and
fruit plants, intended for fruit production (1),

Having regard to Commission Decision 2002/745/EC of 5
September 2002 setting out the arrangements for Community
comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting mate-
rial of fruit plants under Council directive 92/34/EEC (2), and in
particular Article 3 thereof,

(2)

Tests and trials carried out in 2003 should be continued
in 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Community comparative trials and tests which began in 2003
on propagating and planting material of Prunus domestica shall
be continued in 2004 in accordance with Decision 2002/745/
EC.

Whereas:

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2003.

(1)

Decision 2002/745/EC sets out the arrangements for the
comparative trials and tests to be carried out under
Directive 92/34/EEC as regards Prunus domestica from
2003 to 2007.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 157, 10.6.1992, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Directive

2003/61/EC (OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 23).

(2) OJ L 240, 7.9.2002, p. 65.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Denmark, State aid, export, small and medium-sized enterprises, tourism, vessel

23.12.2003

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 313/3

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2003/C 313/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 26.11.2003

Aid No: N 529/01

Member State: Denmark

Aid No: N 286/03

Title: CIRR ship financing scheme for the export of ships

Objective: This scheme makes it possible for ship owners to
benefit from Commercial Interest Reference Rate (commonly
referred to as ‘CIRR’) financing in accordance with the OECD
New Sector Understanding on Export Credits for ship financing
(Shipbuilding)

Duration: Up to the 31 December 2006

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Title: Prolongation of supplement to Programme ‘Guarantees
for Tourism’ 2001-2006

Objective: To support restructuring of SMEs in tourism (SMEs
in tourism and entertainment)

Legal basis: Bundesgesetz über besondere Förderung von klei-
nen und mittleren Unternehmen i. V. m. Richtlinien des Bun-
desministeriums für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten für die
TOP-Tourismus-Förderung 2001—2006

Budget: Less that 1 MEUR per year

Aid intensity or amount: Not calculable

Duration: Until 31 December 2006

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.9.2003

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

Member State: Austria

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids