alea-institute/kl3m-data-sample-004-shuffled huggingface dataset:
# C_2004245EN.01000501.xml

| 2.10.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 245/5 |
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2.10.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 245/5

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Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.3445 — Microsoft/Time Warner/Contentguard)

(2004/C 245/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 25 August 2004, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89.

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

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax: (32-2) 296 43 01 — 296 72 44) or by post, under reference COMP/M.3445 — Microsoft/Time Warner/Contentguard, to the following address:

| Commission of the European Communities |
| --- |
| Competition DG |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels. |

Commission of the European Communities

Competition DG

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels.

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# C_2004262EN.01004501.xml

| 23.10.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 262/45 |
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23.10.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 262/45

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Action brought on 22 July 2004 by Vittorio Di Bucci against the Commission of the European Communities

(Case T-312/04)

(2004/C 262/85)

Language of the case: French

An action against the Commission of the European Communities was brought before the Court of First Instance of the European Communities on 22 July 2004 by Vittorio Di Bucci, residing in Brussels, represented by Marc van der Woude and Valérie Landes, lawyers.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

| — | annul the decision of the Director General of the Legal Service awarding him a single priority point of the directorate general in the 2003 promotions procedure, confirmed and made final by the decision of the appointing authority rejecting the application to reconsider its decision; |
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annul the decision of the Director General of the Legal Service awarding him a single priority point of the directorate general in the 2003 promotions procedure, confirmed and made final by the decision of the appointing authority rejecting the application to reconsider its decision;

| — | annul the decision of the appointing authority not to award him any special priority points under the aegis of the ‘Comité de promotion pour activités supplémentaires dans l'intérêt de l'institution’ in the 2003 promotions procedure; |
| --- | --- |

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annul the decision of the appointing authority not to award him any special priority points under the aegis of the ‘Comité de promotion pour activités supplémentaires dans l'intérêt de l'institution’ in the 2003 promotions procedure;

| — | annul the decision of the appointing authority to award him a total of 20 points in the 2003 promotions procedure, the 2003 list of meritorious officials in Grade A 5, the 2003 list of officials promoted to Grade A 4 and, in any event, the decision not to include his name in those lists; |
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annul the decision of the appointing authority to award him a total of 20 points in the 2003 promotions procedure, the 2003 list of meritorious officials in Grade A 5, the 2003 list of officials promoted to Grade A 4 and, in any event, the decision not to include his name in those lists;

| — | annul, to the extent necessary, the rejection of his complaint; |
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—

annul, to the extent necessary, the rejection of his complaint;

| — | order the defendant to pay the costs. |
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—

order the defendant to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments:

The pleas in law and main arguments in this case are similar to those relied upon in Case T-311/04 José Luis Buendia Sierra v Commission

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Action brought on 12 May 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Austria

(Case C-209/04)

(2004/C 179/15)

An action against the Republic of Austria was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 12 May 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by M. Van Beek and B. Schima, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments:

The Republic of Austria informed the Commission of the designation of the area ‘Lauteracher Ried’ in Vorarlberg as a special protection area (SPA). That area is an important breeding ground for the bird species corncrake (Crex crex) mentioned in Annex I to the Birds Directive and an important breeding ground, habitat and/or stopping point for a variety of other species of migratory birds in Vorarlberg.

The Commission takes the view that, from an ornithological point of view, there is no logical explanation for the present boundaries of the SPA Lauteracher Ried and that, as far as specialists are concerned, if the ‘Soren’ and ‘Gleggen-Köblern’ sites are not encompassed, the area is not suitable to guarantee the long-term conservation of the population of the endangered species of birds. The Republic of Austria has therefore failed to comply with the requirements laid down in Article 4(1) and (2) of the Birds Directive.

Moreover, in connection with the planned construction of the S 18 Lake Constance dual carriageway, there has been a failure to comply with the obligations arising from Article 6(4) in conjunction with Article 7 of the Birds Directive as regards the requirements for protection of the Lauteracher Ried area. Whilst the conservation assessment — which reached a negative conclusion as to the impact of the planned road construction on the aims of protection and conservation of the bird species in the Lauteracher Ried area — seems, essentially, to have satisfied the requirements of an assessment of the implications for the site under Article 6(3), there has been a failure to comply with the further procedure to be followed under Article 6(4) in the event of a negative outcome of the assessment, that is to say, alternative solutions were not properly examined and compensatory measures were not properly implemented.

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(1)  OJ 1979 L 103, p. 3.

(2)  OJ 1992 L 206, p. 7.

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# C_2004262EN.01002302.xml

| 23.10.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 262/23 |
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23.10.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 262/23

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Action brought on 2 September 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities against the Republic of Austria

(Case C-377/04)

(2004/C 262/41)

An action against the Republic of Austria was brought before the Court of Justice of the European Communities on 2 September 2004 by the Commission of the European Communities, represented by D. Martin and H. Kreppel, with an address for service in Luxembourg.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

| 1. | declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement fully Directive 1999/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (1) or to inform the Commission of those measures, the Republic of Austria has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive; |
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1.

declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement fully Directive 1999/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (1) or to inform the Commission of those measures, the Republic of Austria has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;

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| 2. | order the Republic of Austria to pay the costs |
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2.

order the Republic of Austria to pay the costs

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for implementation of Directive 1999/92/EC expired on 30 June 2003.

The Commission has found that, with the exception of implementation in the Länder of Lower Austria and Tyrol, that directive has not yet been implemented fully at either Federal level or the level of the remaining Länder.

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(1)  OJ 2000 L 23, p. 57.

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# C_2004248EN.01000101.xml

| 7.10.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 248/1 |
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7.10.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 248/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

1

6 October 2004

(2004/C 248/01)

1 euro=

1 euro

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2282 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,45 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4413 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,6895 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0353 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5543 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,52 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,27 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9559 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5759 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 31,425 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 245,79 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6652 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4289 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3211 |
| ROL | Romanian leu | 41 070 |
| SIT | Slovenian tolar | 240,02 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 40,045 |
| TRL | Turkish lira | 1 849 300 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,7026 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5511 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,578 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8296 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0772 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 415,50 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 8,0263 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2282

JPY

Japanese yen

136,45

DKK

Danish krone

7,4413

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6895

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0353

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5543

ISK

Iceland króna

87,52

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,27

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9559

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5759

CZK

Czech koruna

31,425

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

245,79

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6652

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4289

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3211

ROL

Romanian leu

41 070

SIT

Slovenian tolar

240,02

SKK

Slovak koruna

40,045

TRL

Turkish lira

1 849 300

AUD

Australian dollar

1,7026

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5511

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,578

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8296

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0772

KRW

South Korean won

1 415,50

ZAR

South African rand

8,0263

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(1)

1

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

Source:

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#  Air Temperature Bias Correction

## Breadcrumb

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Issue Resolution: Air Temperature Data Bias

## Quick Links

Contact NWCCSSWSF ProgramNWCC AppsInteractive MapWater Supply ForecastingSnow and Climate Data ReportsNational Water and Climate Center (NWCC)

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## Air Temperature Bias Correction

Beginning in the 1990s, the YSI 44019A thermistor with the 44211A thermilinear package (the extended-range YSI temperature sensor) replaced the YSI 44230 temperature sensor as the default temperature sensor used at SNOTEL sites because of its ability to measure a broader temperature range. Air temperature is calculated from sensor output voltage using a linear least-squares regression algorithm created by the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program*. Use of the linear least-squares regression algorithm results in a data bias.

* Air temperature data from Alaska automated sites also contains a similar but different bias.  Use of a different equation is the source of Alaska’s temperature data bias.  Correction of Alaska air temperature data will require the use of a separate debiasing equation.  The Alaska debiasing equation is also under development.

Bias correction:
              - Resolves bias introduced by inadequate sensor output conversion equation.  The inadequate equation was erroneously used in place of the manufacturer suggested equation.
              - Will not take into account or correct for environmental factors (e.g., sensor shield, shading, or radiative heating).
              - Applies to all erroneous data across the SNOTEL network for which the sensor and equation were applied.

Starting in 2023, as the YSI sensors are phased out and replaced with an upgraded temperature sensor, historic YSI data will be de-biased and available to data users. This effort will take 4-5 years to complete.

##   Metadata

The Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program has created a map illustrating which sites have been bias reduced and related machine readable source data files (see legend).

Go to map of affected sites

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## Correction Equations

Air Temperature Bias Correction Equation for sensors installed in the CONUS are provided in the image below. 

Information on the equation and derivation, including the correction equation for Alaska sites, are detailed in the  publication ***Evaluation of NOAA vs SNOW YSI Temperature Correction Equations***, provided in the Additional Documents section of this page.

The Historical Air Temperature Bias Correction Metadata document, linked below, provides established dates on which known biased air temperature data were collected.  The biased data are currently available in the SNOTEL database.

##   Additional Documents

EVALUATION OF YSI TEMPERATURE CORRECTION EQUATIONS FOR BIAS-REDUCING SNOTEL NETWORK TEMPERATURE DATA(778.47 KB)

HATBC - Historical Air Temperature Bias Correction Metadata(67.77 KB)
# C_2004273EN.01002103.xml

| 6.11.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 273/21 |
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6.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 273/21

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Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Simvoulio tis Epikratias by order of that court of 16 June 2004 in the case of Diagnostikon kai Therapeftikon Kentron Athinon – Igia A.E. against Ipourgos Ikonomikon

(Case C-395/04)

(2004/C 273/38)

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Communities by order of the Simvoulio tis Epikratias (Council of State, Greece) of 16 June 2004 received at the Court Registry on 17 September 2004, for a preliminary ruling in the case of Diagnostikon kai Therapeftikon Kentron Athinon – Igia A.E. against Ipourgos Ikonomikon on the following question:

Do services supplied by persons referred to in Article 13A(1)(b) of Directive 77/388/EEC (1) comprising the grant of use of a telephone and a television to patients and the provision of food and a bed to persons accompanying patients come under activities closely related to hospital and medical care, within the meaning of that provision, as activities ancillary to that care but also essential to it?

1

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(1)  OJ L 145 of 13.6.1977.

1

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# C_2004284EN.01001101.xml

| 20.11.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/11 |
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20.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/11

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Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Tribunal du travail de Bruxelles (17th Chamber), by judgment of that court of 8 September 2004 in the case of Gérald de Cuyper v Office national de l'emploi

(Case C-406/04)

(2004/C 284/21)

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Communities by the Tribunal du travail de Bruxelles (Labour Court, Brussels) (17th Chamber) by judgment of that court of 8 September 2004, in the case of Gérald de Cuyper v Office national de l'emploi, received at the Court Registry on 23 September 2004.

The Tribunal de travail de Bruxelles (17th Chamber) has asked the Court to give a preliminary ruling on the following questions:

‘Does the obligation actually to reside in Belgium, which under Article 66 of the Royal Decree of 25 November 1991 regulating unemployment is a condition for the award of benefits, applied to an unemployed person aged over 50 who enjoys an exemption under Article 89 of that Royal Decree from the requirement to sign on which entails dispensation from the requirement to be available for work, amount to a fetter on the freedom of movement and residence of all European citizens under Articles 17 and 18 of the Treaty establishing the European Community?

Does the obligation of residence in the State competent to award unemployment benefits, justified in domestic law by the needs of monitoring compliance with the statutory requirements for the payment of benefits to unemployed persons, satisfy the requirement of proportionality which must be observed in the pursuit of that objective of general interest in that it constitutes a limitation on the freedom of movement and residence of all European citizens under Articles 17 and 18 of the Treaty establishing the European Community?

Does that residence requirement not have the effect of discriminating between European citizens who are nationals of a Member State competent to award unemployment benefits by affording that entitlement to those who do not exercise the right to freedom of movement and residence of all European citizens under Articles 17 and 18 of the Treaty, whilst denying it to those who do seek to exercise that right, by the deterrent effect which that restriction entails?’

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# C_2004228EN.01002903.xml

| 11.9.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 228/29 |
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11.9.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 228/29

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Reference for a preliminary ruling by the Gerechtshof te Amsterdam by decision of that court of 13 July 2004 in the case of Eagle International Freight B.V. against Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst – Douanedistrict Arnhem.

(Case C-305/04)

(2004/C 228/61)

Reference has been made to the Court of Justice of the European Communities by decision of the Gerechtshof te Amsterdam (Amsterdam Regional Court of Appeal) of 13 July 2004, received at the Court Registry on 19 July 2004, for a preliminary ruling in the case of Eagle International Freight B.V. against Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst – Douanedistrict Arnhem on the following question:

Are Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/97 (1) of 4 November 1997 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 2261/98 (2) of 26 October 1998, both of which amend Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, valid in so far as they provide that heading 8543 89 79 of the Combined Nomenclature includes the sound cards described at paragraph 2.3 above?

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(1)  OJ L 312 of 14.11.1997, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ L 292 of 30.10.1998, p. 1.

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# Capitol Conservation District local work group meeting 

      Ridenour Memorial Park, Shelter #5 ,        402 Ridenour Park Lane South,          Nitro,        WV        25143  

West Virginia

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The **Capitol Conservation District**in cooperation with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold a local work group meeting to discuss conservation programs for 2024-2025 and provide guidance for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

## Registration

The **Capitol Conservation District**in cooperation with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold a local work group meeting to discuss conservation programs for 2024-2025 and provide guidance for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The meeting will be held Wednesday, April 17 at 2:00 p.m. at Ridenour Memorial Park, Shelter #5 – 402 Ridenour Park Lane South, Nitro, WV 25143.

The local work group includes representatives from cooperating federal, state, and local conservation organizations and is open to all farmers, agricultural producers, and forest owners/managers. If you have thought about applying for one of the programs NRCS has to offer or have questions about what might be available to you, this meeting is a great opportunity for you to learn more. As part of NRCS’s locally led process of administering programs, public comments will be sought from attendees on how to best prioritize USDA dollars for your local area. 

The Capitol Conservation District covers Kanawha County. NRCS District Conservationist, Jenna Budd, and her staff work from the NRCS field office in Cross Lanes to cover the county.

If you need an accommodation to participate in this activity or event, please contact Nan Kimble at 304-284-7546, or by e-mail at NRCS.WVStateOffice@usda.gov. For more information contact Jenna Budd at jenna.budd@usda.gov or 304-776-5256 ext. 108.