# Official Journal C 271/5 No

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 475 November 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 271

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 475 November 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 271/1 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,03 % on 1 November 2004 — Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 271/2 | Communication from the Commission concerning the amendment of Decision C(2004) 959 appointing the five members of the Steering Committee of the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency | 2 |
| 2004/C 271/3 | Uniform application of the combined nomenclature (CN) (Goods classification) | 3 |
| 2004/C 271/4 | Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers — Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 | 4 |

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I   Information

Commission

2004/C 271/1

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,03 % on 1 November 2004 — Euro exchange rates

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2004/C 271/2

Communication from the Commission concerning the amendment of Decision C(2004) 959 appointing the five members of the Steering Committee of the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency

2

2004/C 271/3

Uniform application of the combined nomenclature (CN) (Goods classification)

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2004/C 271/4

Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers — Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

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| 2004/C 271/5 | MEDIA Plus (2001 to 2005) — Implementation of the programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works — Notice of call for proposals — Support for the networking of cinemas screening European films | 6 |

III   Notices

Commission

2004/C 271/5

MEDIA Plus (2001 to 2005) — Implementation of the programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works — Notice of call for proposals — Support for the networking of cinemas screening European films

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I Information

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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

2,03 % on 1 November 2004

Euro exchange rates (2)

4 November 2004

(2004/C 271/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2874 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,64 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,433 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,6966 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0793 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5304 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,58 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,154 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5769 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,481 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 245,44 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6786 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4313 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3141 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 39 684 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,81 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,885 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 883 800 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6992 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5506 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,0131 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8636 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,133 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 433,39 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,8593 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2874

JPY

Japanese yen

136,64

DKK

Danish krone

7,433

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6966

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0793

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5304

ISK

Iceland króna

87,58

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,154

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5769

CZK

Czech koruna

31,481

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

245,44

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6786

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4313

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3141

ROL

Romanian leu

39 684

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,81

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,885

TRL

Turkish lira

1 883 800

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6992

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5506

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,0131

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8636

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,133

KRW

South Korean won

1 433,39

ZAR

South African rand

7,8593

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

concerning the amendment of Decision C(2004) 959 appointing the five members of the Steering Committee of the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency

(2004/C 271/02)

On 4 October 2004, the Commission of the European Communities amended Decision C(2004) 959 concerning the appointment of the five members of the Steering Committee of the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency, as follows:

In the Sole Article,

| | ‘Ms. Catherine DAY, Director-General, Directorate-General Environment’

  is replaced by

  ‘Mr. Jos DELBEKE, Director in charge of Air and Chemicals, Directorate-General Environment’,

  and |
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‘Ms. Catherine DAY, Director-General, Directorate-General Environment’

is replaced by

‘Mr. Jos DELBEKE, Director in charge of Air and Chemicals, Directorate-General Environment’,

and

| | ‘Mr. Günther HANREICH, Director in charge of the New Energies and Demand Management, Directorate-General Energy and Transport’

  is replaced by

  ‘Mr. Alfonso GONZALEZ FINAT, Director in charge of New Sources of Energy, Demand Management and Sustainable Development, Directorate-General Energy and Transport’. |
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‘Mr. Günther HANREICH, Director in charge of the New Energies and Demand Management, Directorate-General Energy and Transport’

is replaced by

‘Mr. Alfonso GONZALEZ FINAT, Director in charge of New Sources of Energy, Demand Management and Sustainable Development, Directorate-General Energy and Transport’.

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UNIFORM APPLICATION OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE (CN)

(Goods classification)

(2004/C 271/03)

Explanatory notes drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 10, paragraph 1, of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2344/2003 (2).

The explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (3) shall be amended as follows:

Page 276

After code 7302 10 10, insert the following text:

| ‘7302 10 21 to 7302 10 29 | Vignole rails |
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| The Vignole rail, named after its inventor, is the type of rail commonly used for general and high-speed railway tracks or mountain railways or regional networks.
  They have the following shape: |
| 7302 10 40 | Grooved rails |
| Grooved rails are special-purpose rails for tramways and for industrial uses such as cranes and overhead transporters.
  The profile of the rail is designed in such a way that the flange of the wheel fits into the hollow space of the groove.
  They have the following shape:

  ’ |

‘7302 10 21 to 7302 10 29

Vignole rails

The Vignole rail, named after its inventor, is the type of rail commonly used for general and high-speed railway tracks or mountain railways or regional networks.

They have the following shape:

Image

7302 10 40

Grooved rails

Grooved rails are special-purpose rails for tramways and for industrial uses such as cranes and overhead transporters.

The profile of the rail is designed in such a way that the flange of the wheel fits into the hollow space of the groove.

They have the following shape:

Image’

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(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 38.

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(3)  OJ C 256, 23.10.2002, p. 1.

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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS

Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

(2004/C 271/04)

Article 107(1), (2), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

Reference period: October 2004

Application period: January, February and March 2005

| | EUR | DKK | SEK | GBP | CZK | CYP | EEK | HUF | PLN | SIT | LVL | LTL | MTL | SKK | NOK | ISK | CHF |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 EUR = | — | 7,43785 | 9,06197 | 0,691464 | 31,4913 | 0,575948 | 15,6466 | 246,690 | 4,31822 | 239,907 | 0,668995 | 3,45280 | 0,429705 | 39,9968 | 8,23490 | 87,5805 | 1,54260 |
| 1 DKK = | 0,134447 | — | 1,21836 | 0,0929656 | 4,23393 | 0,0774347 | 2,10364 | 33,1668 | 0,580573 | 32,2548 | 0,0899447 | 0,464220 | 0,0577727 | 5,37746 | 1,10716 | 11,7750 | 0,207399 |
| 1 SEK = | 0,110351 | 0,820777 | — | 0,0763040 | 3,47511 | 0,0635566 | 1,72662 | 27,2226 | 0,476521 | 26,4740 | 0,0738245 | 0,381021 | 0,0474185 | 4,41370 | 0,908733 | 9,66462 | 0,170228 |
| 1 GBP = | 1,44621 | 10,7567 | 13,1055 | — | 45,5430 | 0,832939 | 22,6282 | 356,765 | 6,24504 | 346,955 | 0,967505 | 4,99346 | 0,621442 | 57,8436 | 11,9094 | 126,659 | 2,23092 |
| 1 CZK = | 0,0317548 | 0,236187 | 0,287761 | 0,0219573 | — | 0,0182891 | 0,496854 | 7,83358 | 0,137124 | 7,61818 | 0,0212438 | 0,109643 | 0,0136452 | 1,27009 | 0,261497 | 2,78110 | 0,0489851 |
| 1 CYP = | 1,73627 | 12,9141 | 15,7340 | 1,20057 | 54,6774 | — | 27,1667 | 428,320 | 7,49759 | 416,543 | 1,16156 | 5,99499 | 0,746083 | 69,4451 | 14,2980 | 152,063 | 2,67838 |
| 1 EEK = | 0,0639116 | 0,475365 | 0,579165 | 0,0441926 | 2,01266 | 0,0368098 | — | 15,7664 | 0,275984 | 15,3328 | 0,0427566 | 0,220674 | 0,0274631 | 2,55626 | 0,526306 | 5,59741 | 0,0985904 |
| 1 HUF = | 0,00405367 | 0,0301506 | 0,0367342 | 0,00280297 | 0,127655 | 0,00233470 | 0,0634262 | — | 0,0175046 | 0,972503 | 0,00271189 | 0,0139965 | 0,00174188 | 0,162134 | 0,0333816 | 0,355022 | 0,00625321 |
| 1 PLN = | 0,231577 | 1,72244 | 2,09854 | 0,160127 | 7,29267 | 0,133376 | 3,62339 | 57,1277 | — | 55,5569 | 0,154924 | 0,799589 | 0,0995097 | 9,26233 | 1,90701 | 20,2816 | 0,357232 |
| 1 SIT = | 0,00416829 | 0,0310031 | 0,0377729 | 0,00288222 | 0,131265 | 0,0024007 | 0,0652195 | 1,02827 | 0,0179996 | — | 0,00278856 | 0,0143923 | 0,00179113 | 0,166718 | 0,0343255 | 0,365061 | 0,00643002 |
| 1 LVL = | 1,49478 | 11,1179 | 13,5456 | 1,03359 | 47,0726 | 0,860914 | 23,3882 | 368,747 | 6,45478 | 358,607 | — | 5,16117 | 0,642314 | 59,7863 | 12,3094 | 130,913 | 2,30585 |
| 1 LTL = | 0,289620 | 2,15415 | 2,62453 | 0,200262 | 9,12052 | 0,166806 | 4,53157 | 71,4464 | 1,25064 | 69,4818 | 0,193754 | — | 0,124451 | 11,5839 | 2,38499 | 25,3651 | 0,446769 |
| 1 MTL = | 2,32718 | 17,3092 | 21,0888 | 1,60916 | 73,2860 | 1,34033 | 36,4124 | 574,092 | 10,0493 | 558,306 | 1,55687 | 8,03528 | — | 93,0796 | 19,1641 | 203,815 | 3,58992 |
| 1 SKK = | 0,0250020 | 0,185961 | 0,226568 | 0,0172880 | 0,787347 | 0,0143999 | 0,391197 | 6,16775 | 0,107964 | 5,99815 | 0,0167262 | 0,0863270 | 0,0107435 | — | 0,205889 | 2,18969 | 0,0385682 |
| 1 NOK = | 0,121434 | 0,903210 | 1,10043 | 0,0839675 | 3,82413 | 0,0699398 | 1,90003 | 29,9566 | 0,524380 | 29,1329 | 0,0812390 | 0,419288 | 0,0521809 | 4,85698 | — | 10,6353 | 0,187325 |
| 1 ISK = | 0,0114181 | 0,0849259 | 0,10347 | 0,0078952 | 0,359570 | 0,0065762 | 0,178654 | 2,81672 | 0,0493057 | 2,73927 | 0,00763863 | 0,0394243 | 0,00490640 | 0,456686 | 0,0940267 | — | 0,0176136 |
| 1 CHF = | 0,648254 | 4,82162 | 5,87446 | 0,448245 | 20,4144 | 0,373360 | 10,1430 | 159,918 | 2,79930 | 155,521 | 0,433679 | 2,23829 | 0,278558 | 25,9281 | 5,33831 | 56,7744 | — |

EUR

DKK

SEK

GBP

CZK

CYP

EEK

HUF

PLN

SIT

LVL

LTL

MTL

SKK

NOK

ISK

CHF

1 EUR =

—

7,43785

9,06197

0,691464

31,4913

0,575948

15,6466

246,690

4,31822

239,907

0,668995

3,45280

0,429705

39,9968

8,23490

87,5805

1,54260

1 DKK =

0,134447

—

1,21836

0,0929656

4,23393

0,0774347

2,10364

33,1668

0,580573

32,2548

0,0899447

0,464220

0,0577727

5,37746

1,10716

11,7750

0,207399

1 SEK =

0,110351

0,820777

—

0,0763040

3,47511

0,0635566

1,72662

27,2226

0,476521

26,4740

0,0738245

0,381021

0,0474185

4,41370

0,908733

9,66462

0,170228

1 GBP =

1,44621

10,7567

13,1055

—

45,5430

0,832939

22,6282

356,765

6,24504

346,955

0,967505

4,99346

0,621442

57,8436

11,9094

126,659

2,23092

1 CZK =

0,0317548

0,236187

0,287761

0,0219573

—

0,0182891

0,496854

7,83358

0,137124

7,61818

0,0212438

0,109643

0,0136452

1,27009

0,261497

2,78110

0,0489851

1 CYP =

1,73627

12,9141

15,7340

1,20057

54,6774

—

27,1667

428,320

7,49759

416,543

1,16156

5,99499

0,746083

69,4451

14,2980

152,063

2,67838

1 EEK =

0,0639116

0,475365

0,579165

0,0441926

2,01266

0,0368098

—

15,7664

0,275984

15,3328

0,0427566

0,220674

0,0274631

2,55626

0,526306

5,59741

0,0985904

1 HUF =

0,00405367

0,0301506

0,0367342

0,00280297

0,127655

0,00233470

0,0634262

—

0,0175046

0,972503

0,00271189

0,0139965

0,00174188

0,162134

0,0333816

0,355022

0,00625321

1 PLN =

0,231577

1,72244

2,09854

0,160127

7,29267

0,133376

3,62339

57,1277

—

55,5569

0,154924

0,799589

0,0995097

9,26233

1,90701

20,2816

0,357232

1 SIT =

0,00416829

0,0310031

0,0377729

0,00288222

0,131265

0,0024007

0,0652195

1,02827

0,0179996

—

0,00278856

0,0143923

0,00179113

0,166718

0,0343255

0,365061

0,00643002

1 LVL =

1,49478

11,1179

13,5456

1,03359

47,0726

0,860914

23,3882

368,747

6,45478

358,607

—

5,16117

0,642314

59,7863

12,3094

130,913

2,30585

1 LTL =

0,289620

2,15415

2,62453

0,200262

9,12052

0,166806

4,53157

71,4464

1,25064

69,4818

0,193754

—

0,124451

11,5839

2,38499

25,3651

0,446769

1 MTL =

2,32718

17,3092

21,0888

1,60916

73,2860

1,34033

36,4124

574,092

10,0493

558,306

1,55687

8,03528

—

93,0796

19,1641

203,815

3,58992

1 SKK =

0,0250020

0,185961

0,226568

0,0172880

0,787347

0,0143999

0,391197

6,16775

0,107964

5,99815

0,0167262

0,0863270

0,0107435

—

0,205889

2,18969

0,0385682

1 NOK =

0,121434

0,903210

1,10043

0,0839675

3,82413

0,0699398

1,90003

29,9566

0,524380

29,1329

0,0812390

0,419288

0,0521809

4,85698

—

10,6353

0,187325

1 ISK =

0,0114181

0,0849259

0,10347

0,0078952

0,359570

0,0065762

0,178654

2,81672

0,0493057

2,73927

0,00763863

0,0394243

0,00490640

0,456686

0,0940267

—

0,0176136

1 CHF =

0,648254

4,82162

5,87446

0,448245

20,4144

0,373360

10,1430

159,918

2,79930

155,521

0,433679

2,23829

0,278558

25,9281

5,33831

56,7744

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| 1. | Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 determines that the rate for the conversion into a currency of amounts denominated in another currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and based on the monthly average, during the reference period specified in paragraph 2, of reference rates of exchange of currencies published by the European Central Bank. |
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1.

Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 determines that the rate for the conversion into a currency of amounts denominated in another currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and based on the monthly average, during the reference period specified in paragraph 2, of reference rates of exchange of currencies published by the European Central Bank.

| 2. | The reference period shall be:






  — | the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following, |
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2.

The reference period shall be:

—

the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following,

| — | the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following, |
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—

the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following,

| — | the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following, |
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—

the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following,

| — | the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following. |
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the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following.

The rates for the conversion of currencies shall be published in the second Official Journal of the European Union (‘C’ series) of the months of February, May, August and November.

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MEDIA PLUS (2001 to 2005)

Implementation of the programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works

Notice of call for proposals

Support for the networking of cinemas screening European films

(2004/C 271/05)

1.   Introduction

This call for proposals is based on Council Decision 2000/821/EC of 20 December 2000 on the implementation of a programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works (MEDIA Plus – Development, distribution and promotion – 2001 to 2005), published in the
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 13 of 17 January 2001, p. 35.

The measures to be implemented under the Decision include support for the creation and consolidation of networks of European cinema operators running joint schemes to encourage the scheduling of European films, and support for cinemas screening a significant proportion of non-domestic European films for a minimum screening period.

2.   Purpose

This notice is intended for European cinema operators whose activities contribute to the attainment of the above objectives, especially cinema networks and associations. It explains how to obtain the necessary documents in order to submit proposals and apply for financial support from the Community.

The Commission department responsible for administering this call for proposals is the ‘Support for audiovisual content’ unit in DG EAC, the Directorate-General for Education and Culture.

European companies wishing to respond to this call for proposals and receive the document ‘Guidelines for the submission of proposals to obtain a financial contribution in the sector of distribution – Support for the networking of cinemas screening European films’, should send their request by post or fax to:

| European Commission |
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| Mr Costas Daskalakis |
| Acting Head of Unit, DG EAC/C3 |
| Office B100 – 4/27 |
| B-1049 Brussels |
| Fax (32-2) 299 92 14 – E-mail: Arnaud.Pasquali@cec.eu.int |
| http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/distr_en.html. |

European Commission

Mr Costas Daskalakis

Acting Head of Unit, DG EAC/C3

Office B100 – 4/27

B-1049 Brussels

Fax (32-2) 299 92 14 – E-mail: Arnaud.Pasquali@cec.eu.int

http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/distr_en.html.

The Commission undertakes to send the above document within two working days of receiving the request.

The deadline for submitting proposals to the above address is 19 November 2004.

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