# Official Journal L 290/11 S

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 4711 September 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2555

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 290

English edition

Legislation

Volume 4711 September 2004

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| Contents | | I   Acts whose publication is obligatory | page |
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| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2004 of 10 September 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 1 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1592/2004 of 10 September 2004 on granting import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements | 3 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/2004 of 10 September 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton | 4 |

Contents

I   Acts whose publication is obligatory

page

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2004 of 10 September 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1592/2004 of 10 September 2004 on granting import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/2004 of 10 September 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton

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| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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I Acts whose publication is obligatory

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1591/2004

of 10 September 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 particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, 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. |
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Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, 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, |
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(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 Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 September 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 September 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

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(1)  
  OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).

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ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 10 September 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

| (EUR/100 kg) |
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| CN code | Third country code (1) | Standard import value |
| 0702 00 00 | 052 | 83,4 |
| 999 | 83,4 |
| 0707 00 05 | 052 | 162,3 |
| 999 | 162,3 |
| 0709 90 70 | 052 | 77,6 |
| 999 | 77,6 |
| 0805 50 10 | 382 | 52,6 |
| 388 | 53,2 |
| 524 | 68,5 |
| 528 | 50,5 |
| 999 | 56,2 |
| 0806 10 10 | 052 | 95,2 |
| 220 | 130,6 |
| 400 | 171,5 |
| 624 | 151,8 |
| 999 | 137,3 |
| 0808 10 20 , 0808 10 50 , 0808 10 90 | 388 | 75,4 |
| 400 | 99,4 |
| 508 | 73,8 |
| 512 | 98,5 |
| 528 | 102,8 |
| 800 | 159,0 |
| 804 | 95,2 |
| 999 | 100,6 |
| 0808 20 50 | 052 | 106,4 |
| 388 | 89,4 |
| 999 | 97,9 |
| 0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90 | 052 | 109,6 |
| 999 | 109,6 |
| 0809 40 05 | 052 | 95,0 |
| 066 | 63,8 |
| 094 | 33,4 |
| 400 | 106,6 |
| 624 | 132,6 |
| 999 | 86,3 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

052

83,4

999

83,4

0707 00 05

052

162,3

999

162,3

0709 90 70

052

77,6

999

77,6

0805 50 10

382

52,6

388

53,2

524

68,5

528

50,5

999

56,2

0806 10 10

052

95,2

220

130,6

400

171,5

624

151,8

999

137,3

0808 10 20 , 0808 10 50 , 0808 10 90

388

75,4

400

99,4

508

73,8

512

98,5

528

102,8

800

159,0

804

95,2

999

100,6

0808 20 50

052

106,4

388

89,4

999

97,9

0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90

052

109,6

999

109,6

0809 40 05

052

95,0

066

63,8

094

33,4

400

106,6

624

132,6

999

86,3

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(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’.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1592/2004

of 10 September 2004

on granting import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements

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),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (3), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 lays down detailed rules on determining the delivery obligations at zero duty for products falling within CN code 1701 expressed as white sugar equivalent for imports originating in countries which are parties to the ACP Protocol and the India Agreement. |
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Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 lays down detailed rules on determining the delivery obligations at zero duty for products falling within CN code 1701 expressed as white sugar equivalent for imports originating in countries which are parties to the ACP Protocol and the India Agreement.

| (2) | The weekly totals referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/ 2003 show that some sugar is still available for the delivery obligations for preferential sugar originating in India and Swaziland for the 2004/05 delivery period which have already reached their limits. |
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The weekly totals referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/ 2003 show that some sugar is still available for the delivery obligations for preferential sugar originating in India and Swaziland for the 2004/05 delivery period which have already reached their limits.

| (3) | Under these circumstances, the Commission must indicate that the limits concerned have not been reached, |
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(3)

Under these circumstances, the Commission must indicate that the limits concerned have not been reached,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The limits for the delivery obligations for preferential sugar originating in India and Swaziland for the 2004/05 delivery period have not yet been reached.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 September 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 September 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

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(1)  
  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 2).

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(2)  
  OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.

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(3)  
  OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/2004 (OJ L 256, 3.8.2004, p. 11).

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1593/2004

of 10 September 2004

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined. |
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In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001. |
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In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

| (3) | The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter, |
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(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling 21,625 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 September 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 September 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

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(1)  
  OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.

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(3)  
  OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2002 (OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3).

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