do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0427/04 by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission. Residence of nationals in another Member State.
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community migration, EU Member State, EU national, foreign national, migration, population statistics, residence

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Is the Commission aware of this situation? And how does it view behaviour of this kind, which seems to
be a clear violation of a guaranteed right of all European citizens?

Answer given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission

(15 March 2004)

I would refer the Honourable Member to the Commission’s answer to written question E-0118/04 from
Ms Frassoni and Mr Cohn-Bendit (1).

(1) See page 682.

(2004/C 88 E/0716)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0427/04

by Christopher Huhne (ELDR) to the Commission

(17 February 2004)

Subject: Residence of nationals in another Member State

Will the Commission please state the number of nationals of each Member State resident in each of the
other Member States for each year for the last ten years for which figures are available?

it also state the number of non-EU nationals in each Member State in each year for ten years,

Will
indicating, if possible, the number of US nationals?

Answer given by Mr Solbes Mira on behalf of the Commission

(16 March 2004)

The tables which are sent direct to the Honourable Member and to Parliament’s Secretariat indicate the
number of non-national citizens resident in the Member States for the years 1994 to 2003. Where
possible, the number of non-nationals is disaggregated by the citizenships of the individual Member States,
by the total number of non-EU citizens and by the number of American citizens. To maximise the data
series, the table for 1994 includes figures for Austria, Finland and Sweden although these countries were
not then members of the EU.

The figures in these tables are based on the data currently available to Eurostat. The data are supplied to
Eurostat by the National Statistical Institutes in response to an annual data request relating to migration
flows and migrant stocks.

For the reasons explained below, only a partial response is possible to these questions. Statistics on non-
national population are not available for all Member States and for all years. Where figures are available,
some caution is required in their interpretation. Different data sources and definitions of residence are used
across Europe, and this can affect the comparability of statistics for different Member States.

The table for 2001 is the most complete. The 2001 round of population censuses provides additional data
that can be used to verify figures from other data sources or to provide information where no other data
are available. Statistics on non-national populations in Luxembourg and Austria are based on the census
and so are only available for 2001. Similarly, the statistics for France are only available for 1999, the year
of the last census in France.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 279/2004 of 17 February 2004 providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 for young male bovine animals for fattening
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cattle, import, tariff quota

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L 47/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 279/2004

of 17 February 2004

providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 for young
male bovine animals for fattening

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 of
6 June 2003 opening and providing for the administration of
an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for
fattening (1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004) (1), and in particular
Article 9(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 977/2003 provides for the
opening for the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2004 of a tariff
quota of 169 000 young male bovine animals of a weight not
exceeding 300 kilograms and intended for fattening. Article 9

of that Regulation provides for a further allocation of quantities
not covered by import
licence applications by 6 February
2004,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quantities referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No
977/2003 shall be 11 565 head.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 141, 7.6.2003, p. 5.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0422/04 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. High-speed Lubian to Orense rail link giving central access to Galicia.
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU financing, Galicia, Spain, high-speed transport, rail network, trans-European network, transport infrastructure

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agreed to delete from paragraph 1(c) of Article 16 the possibility to grant financial compensation to the
processing industry in general ‘where it depends for its supply on a resource covered by a recovery plan
and where imports cannot compensate for the reduced supply’.

(1) OJ L 339, 24.12.2003.
(2) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999.
(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002.

(2004/C 84 E/0455)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0422/04

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(17 February 2004)

Subject: High-speed Lubian to Orense rail link giving central access to Galicia

The Spanish Government has just announced the changing of the route of the Lubian-Orense high-speed
link in Galicia, which is now to have a double electric track. The modification raises the cost of this line to
EUR 1 608 million. Has the Spanish Government submitted a request for funding for this line? What is the
deadline for the whole of the line to be completed?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(22 March 2004)

The section of high-speed rail line between Lubián and Orense is not part of the current trans-European
rail network (TEN-T) defined in 1996 (1). Work on this section of rail line is therefore not being funded
from the TEN-T budget; nor has funding been received from the ERDF or the Cohesion Fund.

The section of high-speed rail line between Lubián and Orense is however included in the Commission’s
proposals in the current revision of the Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European
‘High-speed rail interoperability on the Iberian
transport network. It forms part of priority project 19,
peninsula’. When the revised guidelines, including project 19, are adopted by Parliament and the Council,
the section of high-speed rail line between Lubián and Orense will be eligible for Community support from
the TEN-T budget.

According to information received from the Spanish representative in the High-Level Group on the trans-
European transport network chaired by Karel Van Miert, the section will be completed in 2010.

(1) Decision No 1692/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on Community guidelines

for the development of the trans-European transport network, OJ L 228, 9.9.1996.

(2004/C 84 E/0456)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0428/04

by Brian Simpson (PSE) to the Commission

(17 February 2004)

Subject: The future of publicly-owned regional airports in the light of the recent decision on Charleroi

Airport, in Belgium, and Ryanair

In light of the recent Commission decision on Charleroi Airport and Ryanair, can the Commission
indicate:

1. How publicly-owned airports can now compete with large privately-owned airports in attracting

traffic and new routes?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3364 — ONO/Hidrocantábrico/Retecal) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications industry

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3364 — ONO/Hidrocantábrico/Retecal)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 41/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 February 2004 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
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 Grupo Corporativo ONO, SA (‘ONO’, Spain) and Hidroeléctrica
del Cantábrico SA (‘Hidrocantábrico’) acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation
joint control of the undertaking Retecal Sociedad Operadora de Telecomunicaciones de Castilla y León SA
(‘Retecal’, Spain) by way of public bid announced on 2 December 2003.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— ONO: Cable telecommunications services,

— Hidrocantábrico: Generation, distribution and supply of electricity in Spain; distribution and supply of

gas and telecommunications in Asturias (Spain),

— Retecal: Cable telecommunications services in the Region of Castilla y León (Spain).

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
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 Regu-
lation (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.3364 — ONO/Hidrocantábrico/Retecal, 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.
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: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Italy, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 41/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 15.7.2003

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 24/03

Title: Improvement of industrial areas

Objective: Regional development

Budget: EUR 100 million for the entire period 2003 to 2006

Aid intensity or amount: Regional aid intensity ceilings as
laid down in the Greek regional aid map for the period 2000
to 2006

Duration: Until 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

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

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.12.2003

Member State: Italy

Aid No: N 810/02

Incentive Scheme for Railway Freight Transport —

Title:
Article 38 of Law No 166 of 1 August 2002

transport

Objective: To reduce the competitive disadvantage of rail
freight
In
particular,
to encourage the rail
transport of goods and to achieve a tariff reduction system
for rail transport services

in comparison with road transport.

the aid scheme intends

Date of adoption of the decision: 10.12.2003

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 353/03

Title: Support for film and television production in Northern
Ireland — Northern Ireland Film Production Fund

Objective: Film production

Industrial Development

Legal basis:
(Northern Ireland) Act
2002 and the Guidelines for the Northern Ireland Film and
Television Commission for the support for film and television
production in Northern Ireland (to be finalised)

Budget: GBP 1 835 annually

Aid intensity or amount: Not exceeding 50 %

Legal basis: Articolo 38 della Legge 1o agosto 2002 n. 166
«Disposizioni in materia di trasporto ferroviario e interventi per
lo sviluppo del trasporto ferroviario di merci» (in appresso «la
Legge»)

L'articolo 38 della Legge è applicato dal progetto di decreto
«Regolamento recante la disciplina delle agevolazioni tariffarie
in materia di servizi di trasporto ferroviario di passeggeri e
dell'incentivazione del trasporto ferroviario combinato, accom-
pagnato e di merci pericolose»

Budget: A Fund of EUR 487,5 million will be established for
the three year-period

Duration: 2003 to 2005

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

Duration: To the end of 2006

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2004 of 17 February 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

18.2.2004

EN

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L 47/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 274/2004

of 17 February 2004

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,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particu-
lar Article 4(1) thereof,

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.

(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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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 18 February 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).

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to the Commission Regulation of 17 February 2004 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 10 00

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
624
999

052
204
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
600
624
999

204
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
999

600
999

052
060
400
404
512
524
528
720
999

060
388
400
512
528
720
800
999

75,8
39,5
114,0
109,5
84,7

147,8
43,2
95,5

80,1
80,1

78,1
78,5
78,3

46,1
44,8
52,4
39,0
41,4
57,6
46,9

101,3
101,3

70,8
110,4
74,5
74,2
70,2
78,0
79,7

65,3
65,3

65,0
41,6
111,3
86,5
89,9
85,9
109,3
80,6
83,8

63,8
85,1
87,6
68,1
78,8
94,5
77,5
79,3

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11). Code ‘999’ stands for

‘of other origin’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0410/04 by Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to the Commission. Aer Rianta.
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, air transport, control of State aid, transport company

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Furthermore, pursuant to Article 14, Member States have until 18 July 2004 to transpose Directive 2002/
49/EC into their national
the Commission has not received notification of
transposition from the Netherlands.

legal order. To date,

In view of the above, the Commission does not presently have the list of Dutch airports covered by the
scope of Directive 2002/49/EC but considers that it is not appropriate to launch infringement proceedings
against the Dutch Government. It wishes to thank the Honourable Member for drawing its attention to this
particular point and will see to it that the provisions of the Directive on environmental noise are applied
by the Member States to all infrastructures and agglomerations covered by its scope.

(1) OJ L 189, 18.7.2002.

(2004/C 84 E/0883)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0410/04

by Proinsias De Rossa (PSE) to the Commission

(17 February 2004)

Subject: Aer Rianta

Is the Commission aware of, and is it monitoring, the Irish Government’s plans to break up Aer Rianta,
the state-owned company responsible for the operation, management and development of Dublin,
Shannon and Cork Airports? Does the Commission believe that plans to transfer the entire Aer Rianta debt
to Dublin Airport comply with Article 92 of the EC Treaty?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(19 April 2004)

Although not aware of an assumption of debt as described by the Honourable Member, the Commission is
aware from press reports that Aer Rianta is currently building a new terminal and other supporting
infrastructures at Cork Airport. It is also reported that the cost of this investment is to be borne by the
company as a whole and it is presumed that it is to this financial arrangement that the Honourable
Member is referring.

The Commission will keep a watching brief on this situation to decide if an action under State aid rules is
appropriate.

(2004/C 84 E/0884)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0412/04

by Charles Tannock (PPE-DE) to the Commission

Subject: The regulation of exportation of timber from Indonesia

(17 February 2004)

On the western and central islands of Indonesia including Sumatra, Kalimantan and Sulawesi, organised
groups have been illegally logging parts of the rain forests and exporting timber without regard for the
environment and the local communities that depend on it. West Papua is now in danger of being targeted
by these groups.

Can the Commission outline what measures are being taken to ensure that timber imported into the EU
has been correctly logged, recorded and legally exported according to the laws of Indonesia and the trade
agreements operating between the EU, Indonesia and the World Trade Organisation?
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 February 2004

(2004/C 41/01)

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

1,2741

134,39

7,4508

0,6758

9,1719

1,5754

86,95

8,812

1,9556

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

0,58579

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,527

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6714

0,4285

4,8584

40 619

237,5

40,425

1 691 100

1,6124

1,6802

9,8997

1,8046

2,1345

263,75

KRW

South Korean won

1 476,17

3,4532

ZAR

South African rand

8,4565

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3369 — EuRailCo/TransRegio) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carriage of passengers, economic concentration, exchange of information, means of public conveyance, merger control

C 41/16

EN

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17.2.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3369 — EuRailCo/TransRegio)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 41/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 9 February 2004 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
1.
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 EuRailCo GmbH (Germany) controlled by RATP Dével-
oppement SA (France) and Transdev SA (France) and Rheinische Bahngesellschaft AG (Germany) acquire
within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the undertaking
TransRegio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

the Regulation, control of

the whole of

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— EuRailCo, RATP, Transdev: short-distance public passenger transport,

— Rheinische Bahngesellschaft: short-distance public passenger transport,

— TransRegio: short-distance public passenger transport.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
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 Regu-
lation (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.3369 — EuRailCo/TransRegio, 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.