# Official Journal L 284/3 Se

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 473 September 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2555

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 284

English edition

Legislation

Volume 473 September 2004

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| Contents | | I   Acts whose publication is obligatory | page |
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| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1562/2004 of 2 September 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 1 |
| | * | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1563/2004 of 31 August 2004 prohibiting fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of France | 3 |

Contents

I   Acts whose publication is obligatory

page

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1562/2004 of 2 September 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

1

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1563/2004 of 31 August 2004 prohibiting fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of France

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| | | II   Acts whose publication is not obligatory |
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| | | Commission |
| | * | 2004/628/EC:Commission Decision of 2 September 2004 on the list of establishments in New Caledonia from which Member States may authorise importation of fresh meat into the Community
  (notified under document number C(2004) 3296)

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  1
  ) | 4 |
| | * | 2004/629/EC:Commission Decision of 1 September 2004 repealing Decision 2002/794/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to poultrymeat, poultrymeat products and poultrymeat preparations intended for human consumption and imported from Brazil
  (notified under document number C(2004) 3297)

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  1
  ) | 6 |

II   Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Commission

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2004/628/EC:Commission Decision of 2 September 2004 on the list of establishments in New Caledonia from which Member States may authorise importation of fresh meat into the Community
  (notified under document number C(2004) 3296)

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  1
  )

(notified under document number C(2004) 3296)

1

4

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2004/629/EC:Commission Decision of 1 September 2004 repealing Decision 2002/794/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to poultrymeat, poultrymeat products and poultrymeat preparations intended for human consumption and imported from Brazil
  (notified under document number C(2004) 3297)

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  1
  )

(notified under document number C(2004) 3297)

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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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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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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I Acts whose publication is obligatory

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1562/2004

of 2 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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(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.

| (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 3 September 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 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 2 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 |
| 0707 00 05 | 052 | 73,0 |
| 999 | 73,0 |
| 0709 90 70 | 052 | 97,2 |
| 999 | 97,2 |
| 0805 50 10 | 388 | 51,4 |
| 524 | 66,7 |
| 528 | 49,5 |
| 999 | 55,9 |
| 0806 10 10 | 052 | 90,4 |
| 624 | 164,3 |
| 999 | 127,4 |
| 0808 10 20 , 0808 10 50 , 0808 10 90 | 388 | 77,5 |
| 400 | 74,0 |
| 508 | 71,0 |
| 512 | 92,2 |
| 528 | 51,4 |
| 720 | 40,6 |
| 804 | 58,0 |
| 999 | 66,4 |
| 0808 20 50 | 052 | 115,8 |
| 388 | 110,5 |
| 999 | 113,2 |
| 0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90 | 052 | 123,9 |
| 999 | 123,9 |
| 0809 40 05 | 052 | 80,0 |
| 066 | 56,7 |
| 093 | 31,7 |
| 094 | 33,4 |
| 624 | 143,3 |
| 999 | 69,0 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0707 00 05

052

73,0

999

73,0

0709 90 70

052

97,2

999

97,2

0805 50 10

388

51,4

524

66,7

528

49,5

999

55,9

0806 10 10

052

90,4

624

164,3

999

127,4

0808 10 20 , 0808 10 50 , 0808 10 90

388

77,5

400

74,0

508

71,0

512

92,2

528

51,4

720

40,6

804

58,0

999

66,4

0808 20 50

052

115,8

388

110,5

999

113,2

0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90

052

123,9

999

123,9

0809 40 05

052

80,0

066

56,7

093

31,7

094

33,4

624

143,3

999

69,0

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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 1563/2004

of 31 August 2004

prohibiting fishing for blue whiting by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated fishing conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required, lays down quotas for blue whiting for 2004 (2). |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated fishing conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required, lays down quotas for blue whiting for 2004 (2).

| (2) | In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated. |
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(2)

In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.

| (3) | According to the information received by the Commission, catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 17 July 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also, |
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(3)

According to the information received by the Commission, catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 17 July 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of blue whiting in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2004.

Fishing for blue whiting in the waters of ICES division Vb (Faroese waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 17 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 August 2004.

For the Commission

Jörgen HOLMQUIST

Director-General for Fisheries

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(1)  
  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).

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(2)  
  OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 867/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 144).

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 September 2004

on the list of establishments in New Caledonia from which Member States may authorise importation of fresh meat into the Community

(notified under document number C(2004) 3296)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/628/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals, and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), and in particular Article 4(1) and Article 18(1)(a) and (b) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Directive 72/462/EEC provides that establishments in third countries may only be authorised to export fresh meat to the Community if they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in that Directive. |
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(1)

Directive 72/462/EEC provides that establishments in third countries may only be authorised to export fresh meat to the Community if they satisfy the general and special conditions laid down in that Directive.

| (2) | The animal health situation in New Caledonia is comparable to that existing in the Member States, particularly as regards disease transmission through meat, and that the operation of controls over the production of fresh meat is satisfactory. |
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(2)

The animal health situation in New Caledonia is comparable to that existing in the Member States, particularly as regards disease transmission through meat, and that the operation of controls over the production of fresh meat is satisfactory.

| (3) | For the purposes of Article 4(3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, New Caledonia has forwarded details concerning the establishments that should be authorised to export fresh meat to the Community. |
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(3)

For the purposes of Article 4(3) of Directive 72/462/EEC, New Caledonia has forwarded details concerning the establishments that should be authorised to export fresh meat to the Community.

| (4) | The establishments put forward by New Caledonia meet all the requirements laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC in order to be designated as slaughterhouses, cold stores and approved cutting plants from which imports into the Community may be permitted in accordance with Article 18 of that Directive. |
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(4)

The establishments put forward by New Caledonia meet all the requirements laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC in order to be designated as slaughterhouses, cold stores and approved cutting plants from which imports into the Community may be permitted in accordance with Article 18 of that Directive.

| (5) | The hygiene standards of those establishments are satisfactory and the establishments may therefore be included in the list of establishments to be drawn up in accordance with Directive 72/462/EEC, from which imports of fresh meat into the Community may be authorised. |
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(5)

The hygiene standards of those establishments are satisfactory and the establishments may therefore be included in the list of establishments to be drawn up in accordance with Directive 72/462/EEC, from which imports of fresh meat into the Community may be authorised.

| (6) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The establishments in New Caledonia listed in the Annex are hereby approved as establishments from which Member States may authorise the importation of fresh meat into the Community pursuant to the conditions laid down in Directive 72/462/EEC, including Article 18(1)(a) and (b) thereof.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 6 September 2004.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 2 September 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36).

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ANNEX

List of establishments referred to in Article 1

Country: NEW CALEDONIA

| Approval number | Establishment | Town/region | Category (*1) | SR |
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| SH | CP | CS | B | S/G | P | SP | |
| EA-3-1 | OCEF — Barandeu | Bourail Province Sud | x | x | x | x | | | | |
| EA-18-1 | OCEF | Nouméa Province Sud | | | x | x | | | | |

Approval number

Establishment

Town/region

Category (*1)

SR

SH

CP

CS

B

S/G

P

SP

EA-3-1

OCEF — Barandeu

Bourail Province Sud

x

x

x

x

EA-18-1

OCEF

Nouméa Province Sud

x

x

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(*1)

| SH | : | Slaughterhouse |
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| CP | : | Cutting premises |
| CS | : | Cold store |
| B | : | Bovine meat |
| S/G | : | Sheepmeat/goatmeat |
| P | : | Pigmeat |
| SP | : | Meat from solipeds |
| SR | : | Special remarks |

SH

:

Slaughterhouse

CP

:

Cutting premises

CS

:

Cold store

B

:

Bovine meat

S/G

:

Sheepmeat/goatmeat

P

:

Pigmeat

SP

:

Meat from solipeds

SR

:

Special remarks

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 September 2004

repealing Decision 2002/794/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to poultrymeat, poultrymeat products and poultrymeat preparations intended for human consumption and imported from Brazil

(notified under document number C(2004) 3297)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/629/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to Commission Decision 2002/794/EC (3), all consignments of poultrymeat, poultrymeat products and poultrymeat preparations (poultrymeat) imported from Brazil were to be chemically tested in order to demonstrate the absence of nitrofurans and their metabolites. |
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(1)

Pursuant to Commission Decision 2002/794/EC (3), all consignments of poultrymeat, poultrymeat products and poultrymeat preparations (poultrymeat) imported from Brazil were to be chemically tested in order to demonstrate the absence of nitrofurans and their metabolites.

| (2) | The number of consignments of poultrymeat from Brazil subject to testing was reduced from 100 % to 20 % by Decision 2002/794/EC, as amended by Commission Decision 2004/198/EC. That amendment was made on the basis of the guarantees offered by Brazil, the results of the chemical tests carried out by the Member States and the results of a mission to Brazil by the Food and Veterinary Office. |
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(2)

The number of consignments of poultrymeat from Brazil subject to testing was reduced from 100 % to 20 % by Decision 2002/794/EC, as amended by Commission Decision 2004/198/EC. That amendment was made on the basis of the guarantees offered by Brazil, the results of the chemical tests carried out by the Member States and the results of a mission to Brazil by the Food and Veterinary Office.

| (3) | Since that reduction in the number of consignments subject to the testing, the Commission, through the rapid alert system, has not received any further notification of nitrofurans and their metabolites in poultrymeat from Brazil. |
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(3)

Since that reduction in the number of consignments subject to the testing, the Commission, through the rapid alert system, has not received any further notification of nitrofurans and their metabolites in poultrymeat from Brazil.

| (4) | Decision 2002/794/EC should therefore be repealed. |
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(4)

Decision 2002/794/EC should therefore be repealed.

| (5) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, |
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(5)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2002/794/EC is repealed.

Article 2

Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 10 September 2004.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 September 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1642/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 4).

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(2)  
  OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

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(3)  
  OJ L 276, 12.10.2002, p. 66. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/198/EC (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 39).

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