# Official Journal C 25/1 Fe

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 481 February 2005 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 25

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 481 February 2005

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Information |
| | Commission |
| 2005/C 025/1 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2005/C 025/2 | Notice to importers — WTO Dispute Settlement proceeding concerning the US tax treatment of Foreign Sales Corporations (FSC) — Repayment or Remission of Additional Duties | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Information

Commission

2005/C 025/1

Euro exchange rates

1

2005/C 025/2

Notice to importers — WTO Dispute Settlement proceeding concerning the US tax treatment of Foreign Sales Corporations (FSC) — Repayment or Remission of Additional Duties

2

| | III   Notices |
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| | Council |
| 2005/C 025/3 | Extension of the period of validity of the shortlists of suitable candidates drawn up following open competitions Council/LA/364, Council/LA/365, Council/LA/381, Council/LA/384, Council/LA/385, Council/LA/386, Council/LA/398, Council/LA/399, Council/C/389 and EUR/C/120 | 3 |

III   Notices

Council

2005/C 025/3

Extension of the period of validity of the shortlists of suitable candidates drawn up following open competitions Council/LA/364, Council/LA/365, Council/LA/381, Council/LA/384, Council/LA/385, Council/LA/386, Council/LA/398, Council/LA/399, Council/C/389 and EUR/C/120

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I Information

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

31 January 2005

(2005/C 25/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3035 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 134,96 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4417 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,69120 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1057 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5473 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 81,13 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,2600 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5832 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 30,140 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 245,60 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6961 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4311 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0806 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 37 519 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 239,7700 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 38,170 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,7420 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6826 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6167 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,1671 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8301 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1334 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 336,87 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 7,7887 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3035

JPY

Japanese yen

134,96

DKK

Danish krone

7,4417

GBP

Pound sterling

0,69120

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1057

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5473

ISK

Iceland króna

81,13

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,2600

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5832

CZK

Czech koruna

30,140

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

245,60

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6961

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4311

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0806

ROL

Romanian leu

37 519

SIT

Slovenian tolar

239,7700

SKK

Slovak koruna

38,170

TRY

Turkish lira

1,7420

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6826

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6167

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,1671

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8301

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1334

KRW

South Korean won

1 336,87

ZAR

South African rand

7,7887

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICE TO IMPORTERS

WTO Dispute Settlement proceeding concerning the US tax treatment of Foreign Sales Corporations (‘FSC’) — Repayment or Remission of Additional Duties

(2005/C 25/02)

On 7 May 2003, the Community was authorised by the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to impose countermeasures up to a level of USD 4,043 million in the form of additional 100 % ad valorem duties on certain products originating in the United States of America. On 8 December 2003 the Community adopted Council Regulation (EC) No 2193/2003 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America (1).

Following the adoption by the United States of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the Community adopted Council Regulation (EC) No 171/2005 suspending the application of the additional customs duties set out in Council Regulation 2193/2003. Regulation 171/2005 is due to enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union but is applicable, in so far as it suspends the application of the additional duties, as from 1 January 2005.

Consequently as from 1 January 2005 the additional duties set out in Council Regulation No 2193/2003 are not legally owed. Accordingly, interested parties are hereby informed that they may apply for repayment or remission of these duties from the national customs authorities to which a payment has been made or is due in accordance with Article 236 of the Community Customs Code (2).

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(1)  OJ L 328, 17.12.2003, p. 3

(2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12.10.1992 (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1), as last amended by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33)

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III Notices

Council

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Extension of the period of validity of the shortlists of suitable candidates drawn up following open competitions Council/LA/364, Council/LA/365, Council/LA/381, Council/LA/384, Council/LA/385, Council/LA/386, Council/LA/398, Council/LA/399, Council/C/389 and EUR/C/120

(2005/C 25/03)

By decision of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union of 22 December 2004, the validity of the shortlists of suitable candidates drawn up following the open competitions listed below is extended until 1 January 2006:

| Council/LA/364 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of Spanish-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 76 A of 28 March 1995; |
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| Council/LA/365 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of Portuguese-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 253 A of 29 September 1995; |
| Council/LA/381 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of Greek-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 149 A of 15 May 1998; |
| Council/LA/384 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of Dutch-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 53 A of 20 February 1998; |
| Council/LA/385 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of Finnish-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 302 A of 1 October 1998; |
| Council/LA/386 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of Swedish-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 302 A of 1 October 1998; |
| Council/LA/398 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of English-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 198 A of 13 July 2001; |
| Council/LA/399 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of Irish- and English-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 198 A of 13 July 2001; |
| Council/C/389 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of German-, Finnish- or Swedish-speaking clerical assistants (male or female security officers and prevention officers), the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 32 A of 4 February 2000; |
| Eur/C/120 | to establish a reserve recruitment list of Greek-speaking secretaries, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 357 A of 3 December 1996. |

Council/LA/364

to establish a reserve recruitment list of Spanish-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 76 A of 28 March 1995;

Council/LA/365

to establish a reserve recruitment list of Portuguese-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 253 A of 29 September 1995;

Council/LA/381

to establish a reserve recruitment list of Greek-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 149 A of 15 May 1998;

Council/LA/384

to establish a reserve recruitment list of Dutch-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 53 A of 20 February 1998;

Council/LA/385

to establish a reserve recruitment list of Finnish-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 302 A of 1 October 1998;

Council/LA/386

to establish a reserve recruitment list of Swedish-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 302 A of 1 October 1998;

Council/LA/398

to establish a reserve recruitment list of English-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 198 A of 13 July 2001;

Council/LA/399

to establish a reserve recruitment list of Irish- and English-speaking translators, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 198 A of 13 July 2001;

Council/C/389

to establish a reserve recruitment list of German-, Finnish- or Swedish-speaking clerical assistants (male or female security officers and prevention officers), the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 32 A of 4 February 2000;

Eur/C/120

to establish a reserve recruitment list of Greek-speaking secretaries, the notice of which was published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 357 A of 3 December 1996.

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