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Acts adopted under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union

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Draft Budget 2005 (1)

(2004/C 187/01)

Europol

Host State

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(1)  Adopted by the Council on 28 June 2004.

(2)  Due to the TECS personnel the total sum of both revenue and expenditure for 2003 are EUR 1 470 208 higher than indicated. This does however not affect the balance for the year.

(3)  This is the total of the original adopted Budget 2004 excluding the SAB and transfers related to the increased counter terrorism activities which have not been adopted and approved yet.

(4)  See note 1.

(5)  See note 2.

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ANNEX A

Draft establishment plan 2005

Title 2 Europol (1)

Title 4 Bodies and Organs

Total

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(1)  The SAB 2004 has not been adopted yet.

(2)  The posts in these scales will be local staff insofar as required by the Staff Regulations.

(3)  The posts in these scales will be local staff insofar as required by the Staff Regulations

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ANNEX B

Member States' contributions

Draft Budget 2005

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

21 July 2004

(2004/C 187/02)

1 euro= 

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(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Notice to importers in the European Union in 2005 of controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer, regarding Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1)

(2004/C 187/03)

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(1)OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) 1804/2003, (OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 1).

(2)  Controlled substances or mixtures which are imported in a manufactured product (other than a container used for the transport or storage of the substance) are excluded from the scope of this notice.

(3)  For mixtures: only the quantity of the controlled substances in the mixture should be included in the ODP quantity. 1,1,1-trichloroethane is always put on the market with stabilisers. Importers should establish from their supplier what is the percentage of stabiliser to be deducted before calculating the ODP-weighted tonnage.

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ANNEX I

SUBSTANCES COVERED

NEW SUBSTANCES

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(1)  These ozone-depleting potentials are estimates based on existing knowledge and will be reviewed and revised periodically in the light of decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

(2)  This formula does not refer to 1,1,2-trichloroethane.

(3)  Identifies the most commercially-viable substance as prescribed in the Protocol.

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ESPAŇA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

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LIETUVA

LUXEMBOURG

MAGYARORSZÁG

MALTA

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Notice to exporters of controlled substances that may deplete the ozone layer in the European Union in 2005 regarding Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on ‘Substances that deplete the ozone layer’ (1)

(2004/C 187/04)

This notice is addressed to undertakings that intend to export the following substances from the European Union during the period 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005.

Exports of chlorofluorocarbons, other fully halogenated chlorofluorocarbons, halons, carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and hydrobromofluorocarbons and bromochloromethane or products and equipment, other than personal effects containing those substances or whose continuing function relies on the supply of these substances, are prohibited. Note that exceptions to this prohibition are exports of:

Pursuant to Article 11(2), export of:

Pursuant to Article 11(3), export of:

Article 12 requires the authorisation of exports of the substances listed under Groups I to IX of Annex I to this notice (see also Annex I to the Regulation). Such export authorisations should be issued by the European Commission after verification of compliance with Article 11 (2).

For the purposes of the Regulation, quantities are measured in ODP kilograms to reflect the ozone depleting potential of the substance (3).

A user that wishes to export controlled substances listed under Group I to IX of Annex 1 of this Notice for the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005, should make itself known to the European Commission, preferably no later than 3 September 2004.

Other applicants that have been issued with an export authorisation in 2004 should complete and submit the relevant form(s) according to the export substance(s) on the ODS website http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ods/index.htm in order to receive an export authorisation number (EAN).

A copy of the application should also be sent to the competent authority of the Member State (see Annex II).

An EAN will be provided and the applicant notified providing the application meets the eligibility criteria for an Export Authorisation Number. A user may export the controlled substances listed in Annex I to this Notice during the course of 2005 only if it is in possession of an EAN issued by the European Commission. The European Commission reserves the right to withhold issuing an EAN where it is not satisfied with the information provided.

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(1)OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Decision 2004/232/EC (OJ L71, 10.3.2004, p. 28).

(2)  Amended by Regulation (EC) 1804/2003 (OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 1).

(3)  For mixtures: only the quantity of the controlled substances in the mixture should be included in the quantity. 1,1,1-trichloroethane is always put on the market with stabilisers. Exporters should establish from their supplier what is the percentage of stabiliser to be deducted before calculating the weighted tonnage.

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ANNEX I

SUBSTANCES COVERED

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(1)  These ozone-depleting potentials are estimates based on existing knowledge and will be reviewed and revised periodically in the light of decisions taken by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer.

(2)  This formula does not refer to 1,1,2-trichloroethane.

(3)  Identifies the most commercially-viable substance as prescribed in the Protocol.

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ANEXO II/PŘÍLOHA II/BILAG II/ANHANG II/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II/ANNEX II/LISA II/ANNEXE II/II. MELLÉKLET/ALLEGATO II/II PRIEDAS/II PIELIKUMS/ANNESS II/BIJLAGE II/ZAŁĄCZNIK II/ANEXO II/PRÍLOHA II/PRILOGA II/LIITE II/BILAGA II

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ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND

EESTI

ΕΛΛΑΣ

ESPAŇA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

LATVIJA

LIETUVA

LUXEMBOURG

MAGYARORSZÁG

MALTA

NEDERLAND

ÖSTERREICH

POLSKA

PORTUGAL

SLOVENIJA

SLOVENSKO

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UNITED KINGDOM

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Notice to users of controlled substances in the European Union allowed for essential uses in the Community in 2005 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1)

(2004/C 187/05)

This Notice concerns the following substances:

This notice is addressed to users that intend to:

Controlled substances for essential uses may be obtained from production within the Community and, if necessary, by import from sources outside the Community.

Decision IV/25 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer sets out criteria and a procedure for determining ‘essential uses’ for which continued production and consumption is allowed after phase-out.

Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2038/2000, requires the determination of quantities for essential uses of the abovementioned controlled substances which may be permitted in the Community in 2004, in accordance with Decision IV/25 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

Decision XV/4 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol authorised the levels of production and consumption necessary to satisfy essential uses of CFCs for metered dose inhalers (MDIs) for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases as specified in annex I, subject to the conditions established by the meeting of the Parties in paragraph 2 of its Decision VII/28. For the production of MDIs in the European Community in 2005, the quantity of CFCs 11, 12, 113 and 114 authorised by the Parties in Decision XV/4 is 1 030 000,00 kilograms (one million thirty thousand ODP-kilograms).

In accordance with Decision X/19 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, the purity of controlled substances for laboratory purposes should be at least 99,0 % for 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 99,5 % for CFCs and carbon tetrachloride. These high purity substances and mixtures containing controlled substances shall be supplied only in re-closable containers or high pressure cylinders smaller than three litres or in 10 millilitre or smaller glass ampoules, marked clearly as substances that deplete the ozone layer, restricted to laboratory use and analytical purposes and specifying that used or surplus substances should be collected and recycled, if practical. The material should be destroyed if recycling is not practical.

Decision XV/8 of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol authorises the production and consumption necessary to satisfy essential uses of controlled substances listed in Annexes A, B and C (Group II and III substances) of the Montreal Protocol for laboratory and analytical uses as listed in Annex IV to the report of the Seventh Meeting of the Parties, subject to the conditions set out in Annex II to the report of the Sixth Meeting of the Parties.

The procedures for allocating quantities of controlled substances for the above essential uses carried out under Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 and Regulation (EC) No 2038/2000 is the following:

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(1)OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) 1804/2003 (OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 1).

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ANEXO/PŘÍLOHA/BILAG/ANHANG/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/LISA/ANNEXE/MELLÉKLET/ALLEGATO/PRIEDAS/PIELIKUMS/ANNESS/BIJLAGE/ZAŁĄCZNIK/ANEXO/PRÍLOHA/PRILOGA/LIITE/BILAGA

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ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

DANMARK

DEUTSCHLAND

EESTI

ΕΛΛΑΣ

ESPAŇA

FRANCE

IRELAND

ITALIA

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

LATVIJA

LIETUVA

LUXEMBOURG

MAGYARORSZÁG

MALTA

NEDERLAND

ÖSTERREICH

POLSKA

PORTUGAL

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SVERIGE

UNITED KINGDOM

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3493 — YAMANOUCHI/FUJISAWA)

(2004/C 187/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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(1)OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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