# Official Journal C 188/23 J

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 4723 July 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 188

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 4723 July 2004

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2004/C 188/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2004/C 188/2 | List of experts appointed as members of the scientific committees | 2 |
| 2004/C 188/3 | Commission Notice — Appointment of the Chairman and members of the Conciliation Body established by Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section | 7 |
| 2004/C 188/4 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3472 — RELIANCE/TREVIRA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 8 |

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Contents

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I   Information

Commission

2004/C 188/1

Euro exchange rates

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2004/C 188/2

List of experts appointed as members of the scientific committees

2

2004/C 188/3

Commission Notice — Appointment of the Chairman and members of the Conciliation Body established by Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section

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2004/C 188/4

Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3472 — RELIANCE/TREVIRA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

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| | III   Notices |
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| | Commission |
| 2004/C 188/5 | Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize imported from non-member countries | 9 |

III   Notices

Commission

2004/C 188/5

Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize imported from non-member countries

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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I Information

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| 23.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 188/1 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

22 July 2004

(2004/C 188/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2268 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,26 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4373 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,66530 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1923 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5329 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,14 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,4800 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,58230 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,414 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 249,78 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6596 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4259 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4565 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 41 079 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 240,0200 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 39,856 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 795 900 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7120 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6199 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5690 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9074 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1046 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 425,97 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,4273 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2268

JPY

Japanese yen

134,26

DKK

Danish krone

7,4373

GBP

Pound sterling

0,66530

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1923

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5329

ISK

Iceland króna

87,14

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,4800

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,58230

CZK

Czech koruna

31,414

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

249,78

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6596

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4259

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4565

ROL

Romanian leu

41 079

SIT

Slovenian tolar

240,0200

SKK

Slovak koruna

39,856

TRL

Turkish lira

1 795 900

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7120

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6199

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5690

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9074

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1046

KRW

South Korean won

1 425,97

ZAR

South African rand

7,4273

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(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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LIST OF EXPERTS APPOINTED AS MEMBERS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES

(2004/C 188/02)

List in alphabetical order of the scientists appointed by the Commission as members of the Scientific Committees established by Decision 2004/210/EC of 4 March 2004.

| Scientific Committee on Consumer Products |
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| Dr Claire Chambers | Consultant Toxicologist, Chambers Toxicological Consulting. Research associate at the University of Dublin, Ireland. |
| Prof. Gisela Degen | Head of Biochemical-Toxicological Laboratory, Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie, University of Dortmund, Germany. |
| Prof. Ruta Dubakiene | Head of Allergy Centre, Vilnius University Antakalnis Clinical Hospital, Lithuania. |
| Prof. Corrado Galli | Director of the Laboratory of Toxicology, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy. |
| Dr Ramon Grimalt | Assistant Professor dermatologist at Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain. |
| Dr Bozena Jazwiec-Kanyion | Environmental scientist at the Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Poland. |
| Prof. Em. Vassilios Kapoulas | Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece. |
| Prof. Jean Krutmann | Director, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany. |
| Prof. Carola Lidén | Head of Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Stockholm Centre for Public Health, Sweden. |
| Prof. Em. Nicola Loprieno | Professor of Genetics, University of Pisa, Italy. |
| Prof. Jean-Paul Marty | Professor of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Dermopharmacology and Cosmetology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Paris South, France. |
| Prof. Thomas Platzek | Professor, Dr Rer. Nat., Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Germany. |
| Dr Suresh Chandra Rastogi | Senior Research Scientist, Department of Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology, National Environmental Institute, Denmark. |
| Prof. Jean Revuz | Chef de service, Service universitaire de dermatologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, France. |
| Prof. Vera Maria Rogiers | Head of Department, Department of Toxicology, Dermato-Cosmetology and Pharmacognosy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium. |
| Prof. Tore Sanner | Head of Department of Environmental and Occupational Cancer, The Norwegian Radium Hospital Institute for Cancer Research, Norway. |
| Prof. Günter Speit | Professor for Human Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, University Clinic Ulm, Germany. |
| Dr Jacqueline van Engelen | Centre for Substances and Integrated Risk Assessment, Senior scientist, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, (RIVM), Netherlands. |
| Dr Ian White | Consultant Dermatologist, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, United Kingdom. |
| Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks |
| Prof. Herman Autrup | Professor of Environmental Medicine, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, University of Arhus, Denmark. |
| Prof. Peter Calow | Guest Professor at the Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University, Denmark. |
| Prof. Dr Wolfgang Dekant | Professor at the Institut für Toxikologie Universität Würzburg, Germany. |
| Prof. Em. Helmut Greim | Professor of Toxicology at the Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Germany. |
| Prof. Hanke Wojciech | Head of Environmental Reproductive Hazard Unit, Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland. |
| Prof. Dr Colin Janssen | Professor of Ecotoxicology, Ghent University, Belgium. |
| Prof. Bo Oscar Jansson | Professor at the Institute of Applied Environmental Research, Stockholm University, Sweden. |
| Dr Hannu Komulainen | Head of Laboratory of Toxicology, Division of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, Finland. |
| Dr Ole Ladefoged | Senior Scientist Danish Food and Veterinary Research, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Denmark. |
| Dr Inge Mangelsdorf | Head of Department of Chemical Risk Assessment, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Germany. |
| Prof. Marco Nuti | Professor, Dipartimento di Chimica e Biotecnologie Agrarie, Pisa University, Italy. |
| Prof. Carl Ragnar Rylander | Professor of Environmental Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Prof. Jerzy Sokal | Director of Occupational Medecine and Environmental Health Institute, Poland. |
| Prof. Anne Steenhout | Professor of Ecotoxicology, Institute for Environmental Management and Physical Planning (GEEPSIH), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. |
| Dr Jose Tarazona | Director of Department of the Environment INIA, Spanish National Institute For Agriculture and Food Research and Technology, Spain. |
| Dr Emanuela Testai | Senior Scientist, Environment and Primary Prevention Mechanisms of Toxicity Unit, Instituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy. |
| Prof. Marco Vighi | Professor of Ecology and Applied Ecology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy. |
| Dr Matti Viluksela | Senior researcher on Toxicology, Environmental Health Department, National Public Health Institute, Finland. |
| Prof. Joseph Vos | Professor of Toxicological Pathology Laboratory for Pathology and Immunobiology, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands. |
| Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks |
| Prof. Anders Ahlbom | Professor and Head of Division of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine. Director of Division of Epidemiology, Stockholm County Council, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. |
| Prof. James Bridges | Professor of Toxicology and Environmental Health, United Kingdom. |
| Dr Wilhelmus De Jong | Toxicological Pathologist Laboratory for Toxicology Pathology and Genetics, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands. |
| Dr Donato Greco | Director of National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Instituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy. |
| Prof. Dr Jana Hajslová | Head of the Laboratory Contaminants and Toxicants, Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic. |
| Prof. Philippe Hartemann | Professeur de Santé Publique, Département Environnement et Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Nancy, France. |
| Dr Thomas Jung | Research group leader, Laboratory of Micro- and Nanostructure, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland. |
| Prof. Mats-Olof Mattsson | Professor in Biology, Department of Natural Sciences, Orebro University, Sweden. |
| Dr Jean-Marie Pagès | Directeur de Recherche, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université de Marseille, France. |
| Prof. Konrad Rydzynski | Director General Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland. |
| Dr Dorothea Stahl | Assistant Medical Director, Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Transplantation Immunology, University of Münster, Germany. |
| Dr Mogens Thomsen | Research Director, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Rangeuil, France. |
| Prof. David Williams | Director Centre for Tissue Engineering, Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. |

Scientific Committee on Consumer Products

Dr Claire Chambers

Consultant Toxicologist, Chambers Toxicological Consulting. Research associate at the University of Dublin, Ireland.

Prof. Gisela Degen

Head of Biochemical-Toxicological Laboratory, Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie, University of Dortmund, Germany.

Prof. Ruta Dubakiene

Head of Allergy Centre, Vilnius University Antakalnis Clinical Hospital, Lithuania.

Prof. Corrado Galli

Director of the Laboratory of Toxicology, Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.

Dr Ramon Grimalt

Assistant Professor dermatologist at Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain.

Dr Bozena Jazwiec-Kanyion

Environmental scientist at the Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Poland.

Prof. Em. Vassilios Kapoulas

Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece.

Prof. Jean Krutmann

Director, Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (IUF), Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Prof. Carola Lidén

Head of Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Stockholm Centre for Public Health, Sweden.

Prof. Em. Nicola Loprieno

Professor of Genetics, University of Pisa, Italy.

Prof. Jean-Paul Marty

Professor of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Dermopharmacology and Cosmetology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Paris South, France.

Prof. Thomas Platzek

Professor, Dr Rer. Nat., Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Germany.

Dr Suresh Chandra Rastogi

Senior Research Scientist, Department of Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology, National Environmental Institute, Denmark.

Prof. Jean Revuz

Chef de service, Service universitaire de dermatologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, France.

Prof. Vera Maria Rogiers

Head of Department, Department of Toxicology, Dermato-Cosmetology and Pharmacognosy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium.

Prof. Tore Sanner

Head of Department of Environmental and Occupational Cancer, The Norwegian Radium Hospital Institute for Cancer Research, Norway.

Prof. Günter Speit

Professor for Human Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, University Clinic Ulm, Germany.

Dr Jacqueline van Engelen

Centre for Substances and Integrated Risk Assessment, Senior scientist, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, (RIVM), Netherlands.

Dr Ian White

Consultant Dermatologist, St. John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, United Kingdom.

Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks

Prof. Herman Autrup

Professor of Environmental Medicine, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, University of Arhus, Denmark.

Prof. Peter Calow

Guest Professor at the Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University, Denmark.

Prof. Dr Wolfgang Dekant

Professor at the Institut für Toxikologie Universität Würzburg, Germany.

Prof. Em. Helmut Greim

Professor of Toxicology at the Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Germany.

Prof. Hanke Wojciech

Head of Environmental Reproductive Hazard Unit, Department of Environmental Epidemiology, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland.

Prof. Dr Colin Janssen

Professor of Ecotoxicology, Ghent University, Belgium.

Prof. Bo Oscar Jansson

Professor at the Institute of Applied Environmental Research, Stockholm University, Sweden.

Dr Hannu Komulainen

Head of Laboratory of Toxicology, Division of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, Finland.

Dr Ole Ladefoged

Senior Scientist Danish Food and Veterinary Research, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Denmark.

Dr Inge Mangelsdorf

Head of Department of Chemical Risk Assessment, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, Germany.

Prof. Marco Nuti

Professor, Dipartimento di Chimica e Biotecnologie Agrarie, Pisa University, Italy.

Prof. Carl Ragnar Rylander

Professor of Environmental Medicine, Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Prof. Jerzy Sokal

Director of Occupational Medecine and Environmental Health Institute, Poland.

Prof. Anne Steenhout

Professor of Ecotoxicology, Institute for Environmental Management and Physical Planning (GEEPSIH), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

Dr Jose Tarazona

Director of Department of the Environment INIA, Spanish National Institute For Agriculture and Food Research and Technology, Spain.

Dr Emanuela Testai

Senior Scientist, Environment and Primary Prevention Mechanisms of Toxicity Unit, Instituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy.

Prof. Marco Vighi

Professor of Ecology and Applied Ecology, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Milano Bicocca, Italy.

Dr Matti Viluksela

Senior researcher on Toxicology, Environmental Health Department, National Public Health Institute, Finland.

Prof. Joseph Vos

Professor of Toxicological Pathology Laboratory for Pathology and Immunobiology, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands.

Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks

Prof. Anders Ahlbom

Professor and Head of Division of Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine. Director of Division of Epidemiology, Stockholm County Council, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

Prof. James Bridges

Professor of Toxicology and Environmental Health, United Kingdom.

Dr Wilhelmus De Jong

Toxicological Pathologist Laboratory for Toxicology Pathology and Genetics, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands.

Dr Donato Greco

Director of National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, Instituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy.

Prof. Dr Jana Hajslová

Head of the Laboratory Contaminants and Toxicants, Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic.

Prof. Philippe Hartemann

Professeur de Santé Publique, Département Environnement et Santé Publique, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Nancy, France.

Dr Thomas Jung

Research group leader, Laboratory of Micro- and Nanostructure, Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland.

Prof. Mats-Olof Mattsson

Professor in Biology, Department of Natural Sciences, Orebro University, Sweden.

Dr Jean-Marie Pagès

Directeur de Recherche, Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale (INSERM), Faculté de Médecine, Université de Marseille, France.

Prof. Konrad Rydzynski

Director General Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland.

Dr Dorothea Stahl

Assistant Medical Director, Institute for Transfusion Medicine and Transplantation Immunology, University of Münster, Germany.

Dr Mogens Thomsen

Research Director, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Rangeuil, France.

Prof. David Williams

Director Centre for Tissue Engineering, Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Reserve list of experts

List in alphabetical order of the scientists constituting the reserve list of experts as set out in Article 4 of Decision 2004/210/EC of 4 March 2004.

| Dr Andrew Bailey | Manager, Viral Safety Baxter AG, Austria. |
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| Prof. Alfred Bernard | Research Director of National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. |
| Prof. Ronny Blust | Professor of Environmental Physiology and Toxicology, Biology Department, University of Antwerp, Belgium. |
| Anders Sverre Boman | Dermatoxicologist, Stockholm centre for Public Health, Stockholm County Council, Sweden. |
| Dr Paul George Brantom | Manager, Brantom Risk Assessment, United Kingdom. |
| Prof. David Briggs | Professor of of Environmental and Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. |
| Dr Samuele Burastero | Department of Allergology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. |
| Prof. Giorgio Cantelli Forti | Head of Toxicololgy Unit, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, University of Bologna, Italy. |
| Dr María Argelia Castaño | Head of Laboratory on Alternative methods in Ecotoxicology, Ministry of Science and Technology CISA-INIA, Spain. |
| Dr Leonardo Celleno | Dermatologist, Università Cattolica del sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia di Roma, Italy. |
| Dr Sydney Christian | SD Christian Limited, United Kingdom. |
| Ing. Dr Natale Consonni | Chemical engeneer, President and General Manager, Istituto Italiano Sicurezza dei Giocattoli, Italy. |
| Prof. Slawomir Czerczak | Professor, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland. |
| Prof. Kenneth Adrian Dawson | Chair of Physical Chemistry, University College Dublin, Ireland. |
| Dr Jean-François Doré | Research Director, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), France. |
| Prof. Brigitte Dreno | Professeur de Dermatologie, Université et CHU de Nantes, France. |
| Dr Tom Feijtel | Assistant Director, Corporate External Relations, Procter & Gamble Services Company, Belgium. |
| Dr Enzo Funari | Director of the Quality of the Aquatic Environment & Bathing Waters Section, Environmental and Related Primary Prevention Department, National Institute of Health, Italy. |
| Dr Antonietta Gatti | Universtiy Researcher and lecturer in Dental Materials and of Biomaterials and in Biomechanics, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy. |
| Prof. Carlo Giunta | Professor of Biochemistry Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Torino, Italy. |
| Dr Rémi Glomot | Consultant, expert toxicologist, France. |
| Prof. Charles L. Greenblatt | Professor of Parasitology, Hebrew University, Israel. |
| Prof. Dr Thomas Haertlé | Directeur de Recherches, Professeur des Sciences Biologiques, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Nantes, France. |
| Dr Monka Herrchen | Head of Department, Department of Risk Assessment and Consulting, Fraunhofer-Institute Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Germany. |
| Prof. Rolf F. Hertel | Professor of Toxicology, Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Germany. |
| Dr Walter Janssens | Teamleader, Division of Toxicology, Wetenschappelijk Instituut Volksgezondheid, Brussels, Belgium. |
| Prof. Bengt Järvholm | Head of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Department, Public Health and Clinical Medicine Department, Umea University, Sweden. |
| Dr Allan Astrup Jensen | Technical Vice President, Head Force Technology, Energy and Environment Department, Denmark. |
| Dr Dagmar Jirova | Czech Republic National Reference Centre for Cosmetics, National Institute of Public Health, Praha, Czech Republic. |
| Dr Bjorn Karlsson | Director Iceland Fire Authority, Iceland. |
| Prof. Fritz Kemper | Former Director of the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Münster, Germany. |
| Prof. Wlodzimierz Klonowski | Associate Professor, Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland. |
| Prof. Claude René Lambré | Conseiller Scientifique du Directeur Général de la Santé - Risque Chimiques, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médical (INSERM), France. |
| Dr Jan Linders | Risk evaluator, expert in Pesticides, Centre for Substances and Risk Assessment, National Institute of Public Health and Environment (IRVM), Netherlands. |
| Dr Alberto Mantovani | Senior scientist, Dipartimento di Sanità Alimentare ed Animale, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy. |
| Prof. Hans Marquardt | Director, Medical School Institute for Experimental and Clinical Toxicology, University of Hamburg, Germany. |
| Dr Gilberte Noëlle Marti-Mestres | Laboratoire de Technique Pharmaceutique Industrielle, Faculté de Pharmacie - Université de Montpellier, France. |
| Prof. Philippe, Raymond, Clément Masson | Directeur Scientifique et PDG Laboratoires EVIC, France. |
| Prof. Dieter Mayer | Pharmaceutical Technology Department, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. |
| Dr Henricus Miedema | Head of the Department Environment and Health, Organisation for applied Scientific Research (TNO), Netherlands. |
| Dr Maurizio Muraca | Head of Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Centre for Cell Therapy of Metabolic Disorders, Italy. |
| Prof. Anders Neil | Associated Professor, Division of Clinical Trials, Medical Products Agency, Sweden. |
| Prof. Benoît Nemery | Professor of Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Pneumology, Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. |
| Prof. Maud Monica Nordberg | Professor of Environmental Medicine, Environmental Medicine Institute, Karolinska Institute, Sweden. |
| Dr Claudius Nübling | Head of Molecular Pathology Section, Federal Agency for Sera and Vaccines Paul - Ehrlich –Institut, Germany. |
| Prof. Günter Oberdörster | Director UR-EPA, Department of Environmental Medicine - Medical Center, University of Rochester, United States. |
| Prof. Franz Oesch | Director of the Institute of Toxicology, University of Mainz, Germany. |
| Prof. Rodolfo Paoletti | Director, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy. |
| Prof. Hans Persson | Professor, Department of Ecology and Environmental Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Sweden. |
| Dr Claudia Pölloth | Independent Toxicology Consultant, Germany. |
| Dr Elisabeth Robert-Gnansia | Directeur Scientifique, Intitut Europeen de Génomutations, France. |
| Prof. Eduardo Rodriguez-Farré | Research Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Barcelona Institute of Biomedical Research (IIBB), Spain. |
| Dr Axel Schnuch | Universitätshautklinik Göttingen, Germany. |
| Prof. Fina Simeonova | Professor of Toxicology (retired), Bulgaria. |
| Prof Amadeu Soares | Head of Biology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal. |
| Prof. Walter Steurbaut | Professeur de Phytopharmacie, Département de Défense des Végétaux, Université de Gand, Belgium. |
| Prof. Dusan Suput | Professor of Pathophysilogy, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. |
| Prof. Benedetto Terracini | Professor of Cancer Epidemiology (retired), Italy. |
| Prof. Antonella Tosti | Director Center of Allergology, Institute of Clinical Dermatology, University of Bologna, Italy. |
| Prof. Tatiana Varadinova | Associated Professor in Virology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology Laboratory of Virology, Sofia University, Bulgaria. |
| Dr Theodorus Vermeire | Head of Integration and Exposure Department, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands. |
| Dr Martine Vigan | Head of Unit, Allergologie Dermatologie, Hôpital St Jacques, France. |
| Prof. Denis Zmirou | Directeur Scientifique, Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire Environnementale (AFSSE), France. |

Dr Andrew Bailey

Manager, Viral Safety Baxter AG, Austria.

Prof. Alfred Bernard

Research Director of National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.

Prof. Ronny Blust

Professor of Environmental Physiology and Toxicology, Biology Department, University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Anders Sverre Boman

Dermatoxicologist, Stockholm centre for Public Health, Stockholm County Council, Sweden.

Dr Paul George Brantom

Manager, Brantom Risk Assessment, United Kingdom.

Prof. David Briggs

Professor of of Environmental and Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

Dr Samuele Burastero

Department of Allergology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

Prof. Giorgio Cantelli Forti

Head of Toxicololgy Unit, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, University of Bologna, Italy.

Dr María Argelia Castaño

Head of Laboratory on Alternative methods in Ecotoxicology, Ministry of Science and Technology CISA-INIA, Spain.

Dr Leonardo Celleno

Dermatologist, Università Cattolica del sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia di Roma, Italy.

Dr Sydney Christian

SD Christian Limited, United Kingdom.

Ing. Dr Natale Consonni

Chemical engeneer, President and General Manager, Istituto Italiano Sicurezza dei Giocattoli, Italy.

Prof. Slawomir Czerczak

Professor, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland.

Prof. Kenneth Adrian Dawson

Chair of Physical Chemistry, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Dr Jean-François Doré

Research Director, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), France.

Prof. Brigitte Dreno

Professeur de Dermatologie, Université et CHU de Nantes, France.

Dr Tom Feijtel

Assistant Director, Corporate External Relations, Procter & Gamble Services Company, Belgium.

Dr Enzo Funari

Director of the Quality of the Aquatic Environment & Bathing Waters Section, Environmental and Related Primary Prevention Department, National Institute of Health, Italy.

Dr Antonietta Gatti

Universtiy Researcher and lecturer in Dental Materials and of Biomaterials and in Biomechanics, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Prof. Carlo Giunta

Professor of Biochemistry Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Torino, Italy.

Dr Rémi Glomot

Consultant, expert toxicologist, France.

Prof. Charles L. Greenblatt

Professor of Parasitology, Hebrew University, Israel.

Prof. Dr Thomas Haertlé

Directeur de Recherches, Professeur des Sciences Biologiques, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Nantes, France.

Dr Monka Herrchen

Head of Department, Department of Risk Assessment and Consulting, Fraunhofer-Institute Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology, Germany.

Prof. Rolf F. Hertel

Professor of Toxicology, Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung, Germany.

Dr Walter Janssens

Teamleader, Division of Toxicology, Wetenschappelijk Instituut Volksgezondheid, Brussels, Belgium.

Prof. Bengt Järvholm

Head of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Department, Public Health and Clinical Medicine Department, Umea University, Sweden.

Dr Allan Astrup Jensen

Technical Vice President, Head Force Technology, Energy and Environment Department, Denmark.

Dr Dagmar Jirova

Czech Republic National Reference Centre for Cosmetics, National Institute of Public Health, Praha, Czech Republic.

Dr Bjorn Karlsson

Director Iceland Fire Authority, Iceland.

Prof. Fritz Kemper

Former Director of the Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Münster, Germany.

Prof. Wlodzimierz Klonowski

Associate Professor, Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.

Prof. Claude René Lambré

Conseiller Scientifique du Directeur Général de la Santé - Risque Chimiques, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médical (INSERM), France.

Dr Jan Linders

Risk evaluator, expert in Pesticides, Centre for Substances and Risk Assessment, National Institute of Public Health and Environment (IRVM), Netherlands.

Dr Alberto Mantovani

Senior scientist, Dipartimento di Sanità Alimentare ed Animale, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy.

Prof. Hans Marquardt

Director, Medical School Institute for Experimental and Clinical Toxicology, University of Hamburg, Germany.

Dr Gilberte Noëlle Marti-Mestres

Laboratoire de Technique Pharmaceutique Industrielle, Faculté de Pharmacie - Université de Montpellier, France.

Prof. Philippe, Raymond, Clément Masson

Directeur Scientifique et PDG Laboratoires EVIC, France.

Prof. Dieter Mayer

Pharmaceutical Technology Department, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.

Dr Henricus Miedema

Head of the Department Environment and Health, Organisation for applied Scientific Research (TNO), Netherlands.

Dr Maurizio Muraca

Head of Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Centre for Cell Therapy of Metabolic Disorders, Italy.

Prof. Anders Neil

Associated Professor, Division of Clinical Trials, Medical Products Agency, Sweden.

Prof. Benoît Nemery

Professor of Toxicology and Occupational Medicine, Department of Pneumology, Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.

Prof. Maud Monica Nordberg

Professor of Environmental Medicine, Environmental Medicine Institute, Karolinska Institute, Sweden.

Dr Claudius Nübling

Head of Molecular Pathology Section, Federal Agency for Sera and Vaccines Paul - Ehrlich –Institut, Germany.

Prof. Günter Oberdörster

Director UR-EPA, Department of Environmental Medicine - Medical Center, University of Rochester, United States.

Prof. Franz Oesch

Director of the Institute of Toxicology, University of Mainz, Germany.

Prof. Rodolfo Paoletti

Director, Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.

Prof. Hans Persson

Professor, Department of Ecology and Environmental Research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Sweden.

Dr Claudia Pölloth

Independent Toxicology Consultant, Germany.

Dr Elisabeth Robert-Gnansia

Directeur Scientifique, Intitut Europeen de Génomutations, France.

Prof. Eduardo Rodriguez-Farré

Research Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Barcelona Institute of Biomedical Research (IIBB), Spain.

Dr Axel Schnuch

Universitätshautklinik Göttingen, Germany.

Prof. Fina Simeonova

Professor of Toxicology (retired), Bulgaria.

Prof Amadeu Soares

Head of Biology Department, Faculty of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Prof. Walter Steurbaut

Professeur de Phytopharmacie, Département de Défense des Végétaux, Université de Gand, Belgium.

Prof. Dusan Suput

Professor of Pathophysilogy, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Prof. Benedetto Terracini

Professor of Cancer Epidemiology (retired), Italy.

Prof. Antonella Tosti

Director Center of Allergology, Institute of Clinical Dermatology, University of Bologna, Italy.

Prof. Tatiana Varadinova

Associated Professor in Virology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology Laboratory of Virology, Sofia University, Bulgaria.

Dr Theodorus Vermeire

Head of Integration and Exposure Department, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Netherlands.

Dr Martine Vigan

Head of Unit, Allergologie Dermatologie, Hôpital St Jacques, France.

Prof. Denis Zmirou

Directeur Scientifique, Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire Environnementale (AFSSE), France.

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| 23.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 188/7 |
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C 188/7

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COMMISSION NOTICE

Appointment of the Chairman and members of the Conciliation Body established by Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section

(2004/C 188/03)

The Commission has appointed:

| — | as Chairman of the Conciliation Body:






  — | Mr Michael Dowling (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2007); |
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as Chairman of the Conciliation Body:

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Mr Michael Dowling (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2007);

| — | as members of the Body:






  — | Mr Martin Wille (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2007) |
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as members of the Body:

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Mr Martin Wille (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2007)

| — | Mr Daniel Geert Schenk (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2007) |
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Mr Daniel Geert Schenk (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2007)

| — | Mr José Luis Saenz Garcia-Baquero (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005) |
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Mr José Luis Saenz Garcia-Baquero (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005)

| — | Mr Peter Keemer (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005). |
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Mr Peter Keemer (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005).

The Commission has named as a substitute member of the Body from 1 August 2004:

Mr Gert Ingmar Jönsson.

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| 23.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 188/8 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3472 — RELIANCE/TREVIRA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 188/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

| 1. | On 25 June 2004 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Reliance Industries Ltd (‘Reliance’, India) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation the whole of Trevira GmbH (‘Trevira’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 25 June 2004 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Reliance Industries Ltd (‘Reliance’, India) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation the whole of Trevira GmbH (‘Trevira’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Reliance: oil, energy, chemicals, finance, telecoms, textiles, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

Reliance: oil, energy, chemicals, finance, telecoms, textiles,

| — | Trevira: polyester fibres, yarns, chips. |
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Trevira: polyester fibres, yarns, chips.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax No +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3472 — RELIANCE/TREVIRA, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition, |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax No +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.3472 — RELIANCE/TREVIRA, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition,

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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

(2)  OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32; Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 has been replaced by Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

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III Notices

Commission

| 23.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 188/9 |
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Notice of invitation to tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize imported from non-member countries

(2004/C 188/05)

I.   SUBJECT

| 1. | Notice is hereby given of an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports from non-member countries of maize falling within subheading 1005 90 00 of the Combined Nomenclature. |
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1.

Notice is hereby given of an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports from non-member countries of maize falling within subheading 1005 90 00 of the Combined Nomenclature.

| 2. | The total quantity in respect of which the reduction in the import duty may be fixed is 150 000 tonnes. |
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2.

The total quantity in respect of which the reduction in the import duty may be fixed is 150 000 tonnes.

| 3. | Contracts will be awarded in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1341/2004 (1). |
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3.

Contracts will be awarded in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1341/2004 (1).

II.   TIME LIMITS

| 1. | The period for submission of tenders for the first weekly invitation begins on 23 July 2004 and expires on 29 July 2004 at 10.00. |
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1.

The period for submission of tenders for the first weekly invitation begins on 23 July 2004 and expires on 29 July 2004 at 10.00.

| 2. | The period for submission of tenders for subsequent weekly invitations begins on the Friday of each week and expires on the following Thursday at 10.00.
  This notice is published only in respect of the issue of this invitation to tender. Unless amended or replaced, this notice is valid for all weekly invitations issued during the period of validity of this invitation to tender.
  However, for the periods 30 July 2004 to 5 August 2004, 13 to 19 August 2004 and 27 August 2004 to 2 September 2004, the invitation to tender is suspended. |
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2.

The period for submission of tenders for subsequent weekly invitations begins on the Friday of each week and expires on the following Thursday at 10.00.

This notice is published only in respect of the issue of this invitation to tender. Unless amended or replaced, this notice is valid for all weekly invitations issued during the period of validity of this invitation to tender.

However, for the periods 30 July 2004 to 5 August 2004, 13 to 19 August 2004 and 27 August 2004 to 2 September 2004, the invitation to tender is suspended.

III.   TENDERS

| 1. | Tenders must be submitted in writing and must either be delivered personally against a receipt or be sent by registered letter, telex, fax or telegram, arriving no later than the date and time stated in title II, to the following address:





  Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA) |
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| C/Beneficencia 8 |
| E-28004 Madrid |
| Telex 234 27 FEGA E |
| Fax (34) 91 521 98 32, (34) 91 522 43 87. |

1.

Tenders must be submitted in writing and must either be delivered personally against a receipt or be sent by registered letter, telex, fax or telegram, arriving no later than the date and time stated in title II, to the following address:

Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA)

C/Beneficencia 8

E-28004 Madrid

Telex 234 27 FEGA E

Fax (34) 91 521 98 32, (34) 91 522 43 87.

Tenders not submitted by telex, fax or telegram must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked ‘Tender for the reduction in the import duty on maize — Regulation (EC) No 1341/2004’. This envelope must itself be enclosed in another sealed envelope bearing the address in question.

Tenders submitted shall remain firm until the Member State concerned informs the interested party that his tender has been successful.

| 2. | The tender and the proof and declaration referred to in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (2) shall be written in the official language, or one of the official languages, of the Member State whose competent authority has received the tender. |
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2.

The tender and the proof and declaration referred to in Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (2) shall be written in the official language, or one of the official languages, of the Member State whose competent authority has received the tender.

IV.   SECURITY FOR TENDER

The tendering security shall be made payable to the competent authority.

V.   AWARD OF THE CONTRACT

The award of the contract shall establish:

| (a) | the successful tenderer's entitlement to be issued, in the Member State in which the tender was submitted, with an import licence stating the reduction in the import duty mentioned in the tender and awarded in respect of the quantity in question; |
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(a)

the successful tenderer's entitlement to be issued, in the Member State in which the tender was submitted, with an import licence stating the reduction in the import duty mentioned in the tender and awarded in respect of the quantity in question;

| (b) | the successful tenderer's obligation to apply, in the Member State referred to in (a), for an import licence for that quantity. |
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(b)

the successful tenderer's obligation to apply, in the Member State referred to in (a), for an import licence for that quantity.

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(1)  OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 7.

(2)  OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.

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