# Official Journal L 240/10Ju

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 4710 July 2004 |

ISSN 1725-2555

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 240

English edition

Legislation

Volume 4710 July 2004

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| Contents | | I   Acts whose publication is obligatory | page |
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| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1268/2004 of 9 July 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables | 1 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1269/2004 of 9 July 2004 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States | 3 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1270/2004 of 9 July 2004 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal | 4 |
| | | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1271/2004 of 9 July 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton | 5 |

Contents

I   Acts whose publication is obligatory

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1268/2004 of 9 July 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1269/2004 of 9 July 2004 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

3

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1270/2004 of 9 July 2004 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

4

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1271/2004 of 9 July 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton

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| | | Council |
| | * | 2004/541/EC:Council Decision of 5 July 2004 on the three stakeholders’ representatives and their alternates to the Management Board of the European Network and Information Security Agency | 6 |
| | | Commission |
| | * | 2004/542/EC:Commission Decision of 25 June 2004 amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh meat
  (notified under document number C(2004) 1954)

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  ) | 7 |
| | * | 2004/543/EC:Commission Decision of 30 June 2004 definitively allocating between the Member States for 2004 Community Tobacco Fund resources for financing the measures indicated in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002
  (notified under document number C(2004) 2411) | 14 |

II   Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Council

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2004/541/EC:Council Decision of 5 July 2004 on the three stakeholders’ representatives and their alternates to the Management Board of the European Network and Information Security Agency

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Commission

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2004/542/EC:Commission Decision of 25 June 2004 amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh meat
  (notified under document number C(2004) 1954)

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  1
  )

(notified under document number C(2004) 1954)

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2004/543/EC:Commission Decision of 30 June 2004 definitively allocating between the Member States for 2004 Community Tobacco Fund resources for financing the measures indicated in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002
  (notified under document number C(2004) 2411)

(notified under document number C(2004) 2411)

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| | | Corrigenda |
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| | * | Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required ( OJ L 356, 31.12.2002 ) | 16 |
| | * | Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2369/2002 of 20 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector ( OJ L 358, 31.12.2002 ) | 16 |
| | * | Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2370/2002 of 20 December 2002 establishing an emergency Community measure for scrapping fishing vessels ( OJ L 358, 31.12.2002 ) | 17 |
| | * | Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy ( OJ L 358, 31.12.2002 ) | 17 |

Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required ( OJ L 356, 31.12.2002 )

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Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2369/2002 of 20 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector ( OJ L 358, 31.12.2002 )

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Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2370/2002 of 20 December 2002 establishing an emergency Community measure for scrapping fishing vessels ( OJ L 358, 31.12.2002 )

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Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy ( OJ L 358, 31.12.2002 )

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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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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 1268/2004

of 9 July 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 10 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 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 the Commission Regulation of 9 July 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 |
| 0702 00 00 | 052 | 52,9 |
| 999 | 52,9 |
| 0707 00 05 | 052 | 88,8 |
| 999 | 88,8 |
| 0709 90 70 | 052 | 76,9 |
| 999 | 76,9 |
| 0805 50 10 | 382 | 55,2 |
| 388 | 60,5 |
| 508 | 63,6 |
| 524 | 57,7 |
| 528 | 56,8 |
| 999 | 58,8 |
| 0808 10 20 , 0808 10 50 , 0808 10 90 | 388 | 80,4 |
| 400 | 112,9 |
| 404 | 116,8 |
| 508 | 67,9 |
| 512 | 75,0 |
| 528 | 75,3 |
| 720 | 71,5 |
| 804 | 96,0 |
| 999 | 87,0 |
| 0808 20 50 | 052 | 95,0 |
| 388 | 104,9 |
| 512 | 90,9 |
| 528 | 75,2 |
| 999 | 91,5 |
| 0809 10 00 | 052 | 211,1 |
| 624 | 203,1 |
| 999 | 207,1 |
| 0809 20 95 | 052 | 282,8 |
| 068 | 222,3 |
| 400 | 313,5 |
| 999 | 272,9 |
| 0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90 | 052 | 152,4 |
| 624 | 75,4 |
| 999 | 113,9 |
| 0809 40 05 | 512 | 91,6 |
| 624 | 194,0 |
| 999 | 142,8 |

(EUR/100 kg)

CN code

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

0702 00 00

052

52,9

999

52,9

0707 00 05

052

88,8

999

88,8

0709 90 70

052

76,9

999

76,9

0805 50 10

382

55,2

388

60,5

508

63,6

524

57,7

528

56,8

999

58,8

0808 10 20 , 0808 10 50 , 0808 10 90

388

80,4

400

112,9

404

116,8

508

67,9

512

75,0

528

75,3

720

71,5

804

96,0

999

87,0

0808 20 50

052

95,0

388

104,9

512

90,9

528

75,2

999

91,5

0809 10 00

052

211,1

624

203,1

999

207,1

0809 20 95

052

282,8

068

222,3

400

313,5

999

272,9

0809 30 10 , 0809 30 90

052

152,4

624

75,4

999

113,9

0809 40 05

512

91,6

624

194,0

999

142,8

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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 1269/2004

of 9 July 2004

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price. |
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(1)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.

| (2) | Commission Regulation (EC) No 1230/2004 (3) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Sweden pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1230/2004 should be repealed, |
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(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1230/2004 (3) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Sweden pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1230/2004 should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Greece, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Sweden.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1230/2004 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6).

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(2)  
  OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 359/2003 (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 17).

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(3)  
  OJ L 234, 3.7.2004, p. 3.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1270/2004

of 9 July 2004

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2),

Whereas:

| (1) | Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f). |
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(1)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

| (2) | Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 at 11 500 t. |
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(2)

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 at 11 500 t.

| (3) | It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit, |
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(3)

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 July 2004 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.

2.   Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of August 2004 for 1 770,167 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

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(1)  
  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

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(2)  
  OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1271/2004

of 9 July 2004

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

| (3) | The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter, |
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(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 20,486/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 July 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

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(1)  
  OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.

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(3)  
  OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2002 (OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3).

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Council

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 5 July 2004

on the three stakeholders’ representatives and their alternates to the Management Board of the European Network and Information Security Agency

(2004/541/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 establishing a European Network and Information Security Agency (1), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agency’, and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission of 28 May 2004,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 6 of that Regulation states that the Management Board of the Agency, shall be composed of one representative of each Member State and three representatives of the Commission, as well as of three representatives, proposed by the Commission and appointed by the Council, without the right to vote, each of whom represents one of the following groups:






  (a) | information and communication technologies industry; |
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(1)

Article 6 of that Regulation states that the Management Board of the Agency, shall be composed of one representative of each Member State and three representatives of the Commission, as well as of three representatives, proposed by the Commission and appointed by the Council, without the right to vote, each of whom represents one of the following groups:

(a)

information and communication technologies industry;

| (b) | consumer groups; |
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(b)

consumer groups;

| (c) | academic experts in network and information security. |
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(c)

academic experts in network and information security.

| (2) | The Commission has invited the Member States to proceed with the appointment of the Member State representatives on the Management Board, as well as an alternate who will represent the member in his or her absence. |
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(2)

The Commission has invited the Member States to proceed with the appointment of the Member State representatives on the Management Board, as well as an alternate who will represent the member in his or her absence.

| (3) | To enable the Agency to start its work promptly, the Management Board of the Agency needs to be in a position to function as rapidly as possible, |
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(3)

To enable the Agency to start its work promptly, the Management Board of the Agency needs to be in a position to function as rapidly as possible,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The list of members and their alternates representing the three stakeholders’ groups at the Management Board of the European Network and Information Security Agency is as follows:

| | Members | Alternates |
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| Information and communication technologies industry | Mark MacGann | Berit Svendsen |
| Consumer groups | Markus Bautsch | Jim Murray |
| Academic experts in network and information security | Kai Rannenberg | Niko Schlammberger |

Members

Alternates

Information and communication technologies industry

Mark MacGann

Berit Svendsen

Consumer groups

Markus Bautsch

Jim Murray

Academic experts in network and information security

Kai Rannenberg

Niko Schlammberger

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2004.

For the Council

The President

G. ZALM

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(1)  
  OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 1.

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Commission

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 June 2004

amending Annex II to Council Decision 79/542/EEC as regards the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of fresh meat

(notified under document number C(2004) 1954)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/542/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 14(3)(c) and (d) and Article 15 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption (2), and in particular Article 8(1) and (4) thereof,

Whereas

| (1) | Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1979 drawing up a list of third countries or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions, for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat (3), has been recently amended by Commission Decision 2004/212/EC (4). Pursuant to this amendment, new models of health certificates will come into force on 1 May 2004. |
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(1)

Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1979 drawing up a list of third countries or parts of third countries, and laying down animal and public health and veterinary certification conditions, for importation into the Community of certain live animals and their fresh meat (3), has been recently amended by Commission Decision 2004/212/EC (4). Pursuant to this amendment, new models of health certificates will come into force on 1 May 2004.

| (2) | Commission Decision 93/402/EEC of 10 June 1993 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificate for imports of fresh meat from South American countries (5), still applies to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay and has recently been amended by Decision 2003/758/EC (6), which modified the regionalisation of Argentina; this Decision will be repealed on the 1 May 2004 by Decision 2004/212/EC. |
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(2)

Commission Decision 93/402/EEC of 10 June 1993 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificate for imports of fresh meat from South American countries (5), still applies to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay and has recently been amended by Decision 2003/758/EC (6), which modified the regionalisation of Argentina; this Decision will be repealed on the 1 May 2004 by Decision 2004/212/EC.

| (3) | Commission Decision 1999/283/EC of 12 April 1999 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificate for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries (7), has recently been amended by Decision 2003/571/EC (8), which modified the regionalisation of Swaziland; this Decision will be repealed on the 1 May 2004 by Decision 2004/212/EC. |
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(3)

Commission Decision 1999/283/EC of 12 April 1999 concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certificate for imports of fresh meat from certain African countries (7), has recently been amended by Decision 2003/571/EC (8), which modified the regionalisation of Swaziland; this Decision will be repealed on the 1 May 2004 by Decision 2004/212/EC.

| (4) | Commission Decision 2000/585/EC of 7 September 2000 drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of rabbit meat and certain wild and farmed game meat, and laying down the animal and public health and the veterinary certification conditions for such imports (9), has recently been amended by Decision 2004/245/EC (10), which authorised Iceland for export of farmed and wild game meat of cloven-hoofed animals excluding swine. |
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(4)

Commission Decision 2000/585/EC of 7 September 2000 drawing up a list of third countries from which Member States authorise imports of rabbit meat and certain wild and farmed game meat, and laying down the animal and public health and the veterinary certification conditions for such imports (9), has recently been amended by Decision 2004/245/EC (10), which authorised Iceland for export of farmed and wild game meat of cloven-hoofed animals excluding swine.

| (5) | Therefore Decision 79/542/EEC must be updated to take into account the regionalisation and certification requirements concerning Argentina as laid down in Decision 2003/758/EC, concerning Swaziland as laid down in Decision 2003/571/EC and concerning Iceland as laid down in Decision 2004/245/EC. |
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(5)

Therefore Decision 79/542/EEC must be updated to take into account the regionalisation and certification requirements concerning Argentina as laid down in Decision 2003/758/EC, concerning Swaziland as laid down in Decision 2003/571/EC and concerning Iceland as laid down in Decision 2004/245/EC.

| (6) | ISO codes relating to some third countries listed in part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be updated. |
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(6)

ISO codes relating to some third countries listed in part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be updated.

| (7) | It should be clarified that the use of the model certificates laid down in Decision 79/542/EEC is required without prejudice to specific certification requirements based on Community agreements with third countries. |
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(7)

It should be clarified that the use of the model certificates laid down in Decision 79/542/EEC is required without prejudice to specific certification requirements based on Community agreements with third countries.

| (8) | Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended accordingly. |
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(8)

Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended accordingly.

| (9) | 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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(9)

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

Part 1 of Annex II to Decision 79/542/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2004.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 June 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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(2)  
  OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 11.

2

(3)  
  OJ L 146, 14.6.1979, p. 15. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/372/EC (OJ L 118, 23.4.2004, p. 45).

3

(4)  
  OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 11.

4

(5)  
  OJ L 179, 22.7.1993, p. 11.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 272, 23.10.2003, p. 16.

6

(7)  
  OJ L 110, 28.4.1999, p. 16.

7

(8)  
  OJ L 194, 1.8.2003, p. 79.

8

(9)  
  OJ L 251, 6.10.2000, p. 1.

9

(10)  
  OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 62.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX II (FRESH MEAT)

PART 1

List of third countries or parts thereof (*1)

| Country | Code of territory | Description of territory | Veterinary certificate | Specific conditions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Model(s) | SG |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| AL — Albania | AL-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| AR — Argentina | AR-0 | Whole country | EQU | | 1 and 2 |
| AR-1 | The Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, and Tucuman. | BOV | A |
| AR-2 | La Pampa and Santiago del Estero | BOV | A | 1 and 2 |
| AR-3 | Cordoba | BOV | A | 1 and 2 |
| AR-4 | Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego | BOV, OVI | | |
| AR-5 | Formosa (only the territory of Ramon Lista) and Salta (only the department of Rivadavia) | BOV | A | 1 and 2 |
| AR-6 | Salta (only the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria) | BOV | A | 1 and 2 |
| AR-7 | Chaco, Formosa (except the territory of Ramon Lista), Salta (except the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Rivadavia, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria), Jujuy | BOV | A | 1 and 2 |
| AU — Australia | AU-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | | |
| BA — Bosnia and Herzegovina | BA-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| BG — Bulgaria | BG-0 | Whole country | EQU | | |
| BG-1 | The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse, V.Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana and Vidin | BOV, OVI RUW, RUF |
| BG-2 | The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo, Kardjaliand and the 20-km-wide corridor on the border with Turkey | — |
| BH — Bahrain | BH-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| BR — Brazil | BR-0 | Whole country | EQU | | |
| BR-1 | States of Paraná, Minas Gerais (except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Sete Lagoas and Bambuí), São Paulo, Espíritu Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of Sete Quedas, Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá), Santa Catarina, Goias and the regional units of Cuiaba (except for the municipalities of San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de Melgaço), Caceres (except for the municipality of Caceres), Lucas do Rio Verde, Rondonopolis (except for the municipality of Itiquiora), Barra do Garça and Barra do Burges in Mato Grosso. | BOV | A | 1 and 2 |
| BR-2 | State of Rio Grande do Sul | BOV | A | 1 and 2 |
| BR-3 | State of Mato Grosso do Sul, municipality of Sete Quedas | BOV | A | 1 and 2 |
| BW — Botswana | BW-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | |
| BW-1 | The veterinary disease control zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 18 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 and 2 |
| BW-2 | The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 1 and 2 |
| BY — Belarus | BY-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| BZ — Belize | BZ-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | |
| CA — Canada | CA-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | | |
| CH — Switzerland | CH-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | | |
| CL — Chile | CL-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW | | |
| CN — China (People’s Republic of) | CN-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| CO — Colombia | CO-0 | Whole country | EQU | | |
| CO-1 | The zone included within the borderlines from the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River, downstream along the Atrato River to where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean; from this point to the Panamanian border following the Atlantic coastline to Cabo Tiburón; from this point to the Pacific Ocean following the Columbian-Panamanian border; from this point to the mouth of the Valle River along the Pacific coast and from this point along a straight line to the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River. | BOV | A | 2 |
| CO-2 | The municipalities of Arboletas, Necocli, San Pedro de Urah, Turbo, Apartado, Chigorodo, Mutata, Daheiba, Uramita, Murindo, Riosucio (right bank of the Atrato river) and Frontino. | EQU | | |
| CO-3 | The zone included within the borderlines from the mouth of the Sinu River on the Atlantic Ocean, upstream along the Sinu River to its headwaters of Alto Paramillo; from this point to Puerto Rey on the Atlantic Ocean, following the borderline between the Department of Antiquia and Córdoba, and from this point to the mouth of the Sinu River along the Atlantic coast. | BOV | A | 2 |
| CR — Costa Rica | CR-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | |
| CS — Serbia and Montenegro | CS-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| CS-1 | Whole country except the region of Kosovo and Metohija | BOV, OVI, EQU | | |
| CU — Cuba | CU-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | |
| DZ — Algeria | DZ-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| ET — Ethiopia | ET-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| FK — Falkland Islands | FK-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU | | |
| GL — Greenland | GL-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | | |
| GT — Guatemala | GT-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | |
| HK — Hong Kong | HK-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| HN — Honduras | HN-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | |
| HR — Croatia | HR-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | | |
| IL — Israel | IL-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| IN — India | IN-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| IS — Iceland | IS-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW | | |
| KE — Kenya | KE-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| MA — Morocco | MA-0 | Whole country | EQU | | |
| MG — Madagascar | MG-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| MK — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (*2) | MK-0 | Whole country | OVI, EQU | | |
| MU — Mauritius | MU-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| MX — Mexico | MX-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | |
| NA — Namibia | NA-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | |
| NA-1 | South of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east | BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW | F | 2 |
| NC — New Caledonia | NC-0 | Whole country | BOV, RUF, RUW | | |
| NI — Nicaragua | NI-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| NZ — New Zealand | NZ-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | | |
| PA — Panama | PA-0 | Whole country | BOV, EQU | | |
| PY — Paraguay | PY-0 | Whole country | EQU | | |
| PY-1 | Chaco central and San Pedro areas | BOV | A and F | 1 and 2 |
| RO — Romania | RO-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, EQU, RUW, RUF | | |
| RU — Russian Federation | RU-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| RU-1 | Region of Murmansk (Murmanskaya oblast) | RUF | | |
| SV — El Salvador | SV-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| SZ — Swaziland | SZ-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | |
| SZ-1 | Area west of the “red line” fences which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of Nkalashane | BOV, RUF, RUW | F | 2 |
| SZ-2 | The veterinary foot-and-mouth surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice No 51 of 2001 | BOV, RUF, RUW | F | 1 and 2 |
| TH — Thailand | TH-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| TN — Tunisia | TN-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| TR — Turkey | TR-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| TR-1 | The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale | EQU | | |
| UA — Ukraine | UA-0 | Whole country | — | | |
| US — United States | US-0 | Whole country | BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW | | |
| UY — Uruguay | UY-0 | Whole country | EQU | | |
| BOV | A | 1 |
| BOV, OVI | B | 1 and 2 |
| ZA — South Africa | ZA-0 | Whole country | EQU, EQW | | |
| ZA-1 | The whole country except:






  — | the part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga and Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28o, and |

Country

Code of territory

Description of territory

Veterinary certificate

Specific conditions

Model(s)

SG

1

2

3

4

5

6

AL — Albania

AL-0

Whole country

—

AR — Argentina

AR-0

Whole country

EQU

1 and 2

AR-1

The Provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, and Tucuman.

BOV

A

AR-2

La Pampa and Santiago del Estero

BOV

A

1 and 2

AR-3

Cordoba

BOV

A

1 and 2

AR-4

Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego

BOV, OVI

AR-5

Formosa (only the territory of Ramon Lista) and Salta (only the department of Rivadavia)

BOV

A

1 and 2

AR-6

Salta (only the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria)

BOV

A

1 and 2

AR-7

Chaco, Formosa (except the territory of Ramon Lista), Salta (except the departments of General Jose de San Martin, Rivadavia, Oran, Iruya, and Santa Victoria), Jujuy

BOV

A

1 and 2

AU — Australia

AU-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

BA — Bosnia and Herzegovina

BA-0

Whole country

—

BG — Bulgaria

BG-0

Whole country

EQU

BG-1

The provinces of Varna, Dobrich, Silistra, Choumen, Targovitchte, Razgrad, Rousse, V.Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Pleven, Lovetch, Plovdic, Smolian, Pasardjik, Sofia district, Sofia city, Pernik, Kustendil, Blagoevgrad, Vratza, Montana and Vidin

BOV, OVI RUW, RUF

BG-2

The provinces of Bourgas, Jambol, Sliven, Starazagora, Hasskovo, Kardjaliand and the 20-km-wide corridor on the border with Turkey

—

BH — Bahrain

BH-0

Whole country

—

BR — Brazil

BR-0

Whole country

EQU

BR-1

States of Paraná, Minas Gerais (except regional delegations of Oliveira, Passos, São Gonçalo de Sapucai, Sete Lagoas and Bambuí), São Paulo, Espíritu Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul (except for the municipalities of Sete Quedas, Sonora, Aquidauana, Bodoqueno, Bonito, Caracol, Coxim, Jardim, Ladario, Miranda, Pedro Gomes, Porto Murtinho, Rio Negro, Rio Verde of Mato Grosso and Corumbá), Santa Catarina, Goias and the regional units of Cuiaba (except for the municipalities of San Antonio de Leverger, Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Pocone and Barão de Melgaço), Caceres (except for the municipality of Caceres), Lucas do Rio Verde, Rondonopolis (except for the municipality of Itiquiora), Barra do Garça and Barra do Burges in Mato Grosso.

BOV

A

1 and 2

BR-2

State of Rio Grande do Sul

BOV

A

1 and 2

BR-3

State of Mato Grosso do Sul, municipality of Sete Quedas

BOV

A

1 and 2

BW — Botswana

BW-0

Whole country

EQU, EQW

BW-1

The veterinary disease control zones 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 18

BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW

F

1 and 2

BW-2

The veterinary disease control zones 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14

BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW

F

1 and 2

BY — Belarus

BY-0

Whole country

—

BZ — Belize

BZ-0

Whole country

BOV, EQU

CA — Canada

CA-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

CH — Switzerland

CH-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

CL — Chile

CL-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW

CN — China (People’s Republic of)

CN-0

Whole country

—

CO — Colombia

CO-0

Whole country

EQU

CO-1

The zone included within the borderlines from the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River, downstream along the Atrato River to where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean; from this point to the Panamanian border following the Atlantic coastline to Cabo Tiburón; from this point to the Pacific Ocean following the Columbian-Panamanian border; from this point to the mouth of the Valle River along the Pacific coast and from this point along a straight line to the point where the Murri River flows into the Atrato River.

BOV

A

2

CO-2

The municipalities of Arboletas, Necocli, San Pedro de Urah, Turbo, Apartado, Chigorodo, Mutata, Daheiba, Uramita, Murindo, Riosucio (right bank of the Atrato river) and Frontino.

EQU

CO-3

The zone included within the borderlines from the mouth of the Sinu River on the Atlantic Ocean, upstream along the Sinu River to its headwaters of Alto Paramillo; from this point to Puerto Rey on the Atlantic Ocean, following the borderline between the Department of Antiquia and Córdoba, and from this point to the mouth of the Sinu River along the Atlantic coast.

BOV

A

2

CR — Costa Rica

CR-0

Whole country

BOV, EQU

CS — Serbia and Montenegro

CS-0

Whole country

—

CS-1

Whole country except the region of Kosovo and Metohija

BOV, OVI, EQU

CU — Cuba

CU-0

Whole country

BOV, EQU

DZ — Algeria

DZ-0

Whole country

—

ET — Ethiopia

ET-0

Whole country

—

FK — Falkland Islands

FK-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, EQU

GL — Greenland

GL-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW

GT — Guatemala

GT-0

Whole country

BOV, EQU

HK — Hong Kong

HK-0

Whole country

—

HN — Honduras

HN-0

Whole country

BOV, EQU

HR — Croatia

HR-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW

IL — Israel

IL-0

Whole country

—

IN — India

IN-0

Whole country

—

IS — Iceland

IS-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, EQU, RUF, RUW

KE — Kenya

KE-0

Whole country

—

MA — Morocco

MA-0

Whole country

EQU

MG — Madagascar

MG-0

Whole country

—

MK — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (*2)

MK-0

Whole country

OVI, EQU

MU — Mauritius

MU-0

Whole country

—

MX — Mexico

MX-0

Whole country

BOV, EQU

NA — Namibia

NA-0

Whole country

EQU, EQW

NA-1

South of the cordon fences which extend from Palgrave Point in the west to Gam in the east

BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW

F

2

NC — New Caledonia

NC-0

Whole country

BOV, RUF, RUW

NI — Nicaragua

NI-0

Whole country

—

NZ — New Zealand

NZ-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

PA — Panama

PA-0

Whole country

BOV, EQU

PY — Paraguay

PY-0

Whole country

EQU

PY-1

Chaco central and San Pedro areas

BOV

A and F

1 and 2

RO — Romania

RO-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, EQU, RUW, RUF

RU — Russian Federation

RU-0

Whole country

—

RU-1

Region of Murmansk (Murmanskaya oblast)

RUF

SV — El Salvador

SV-0

Whole country

—

SZ — Swaziland

SZ-0

Whole country

EQU, EQW

SZ-1

Area west of the “red line” fences which extends northwards from the river Usutu to the frontier with South Africa west of Nkalashane

BOV, RUF, RUW

F

2

SZ-2

The veterinary foot-and-mouth surveillance and vaccination control areas as gazetted as a Statutory Instrument under legal notice No 51 of 2001

BOV, RUF, RUW

F

1 and 2

TH — Thailand

TH-0

Whole country

—

TN — Tunisia

TN-0

Whole country

—

TR — Turkey

TR-0

Whole country

—

TR-1

The provinces of Amasya, Ankara, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Izmir, Kastamonu, Kutahya, Manisa, Usak, Yozgat and Kirikkale

EQU

UA — Ukraine

UA-0

Whole country

—

US — United States

US-0

Whole country

BOV, OVI, POR, EQU, RUF, RUW, SUF, SUW

UY — Uruguay

UY-0

Whole country

EQU

BOV

A

1

BOV, OVI

B

1 and 2

ZA — South Africa

ZA-0

Whole country

EQU, EQW

ZA-1

The whole country except:

—

the part of the foot-and-mouth disease control area situated in the veterinary regions of Mpumalanga and Northern provinces, in the district of Ingwavuma of the veterinary region of Natal and in the border area with Botswana east of longitude 28o, and

| — | the district of Camperdown, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal |
| --- | --- |

—

the district of Camperdown, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal

BOV, OVI, RUF, RUW

F

2

ZW — Zimbabwe

ZW-0

Whole country

—

Specific conditions referred to in column 6

“1”:   Geographic and timing restrictions

| Code of territory | Veterinary certificate | Time period/dates for which importation into the Community is authorised or not authorised in relation to dates of slaughter/killing of animals from which the meat was obtained |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Model | SG |
| AR-1 | BOV | A | Before and including 31 January 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 February 2002 | Authorised |
| AR-2 | BOV | A | Before and including 8 March 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 9 March 2002 | Authorised |
| AR-3 | BOV | A | Before and including 26 March 2002 | None |
| After and including 27 March 2002 | Authorised |
| AR-4 | BOV, OVI, RUM, RUF | — | Before and including 28 February 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 March 2002 | Authorised |
| AR-5 | BOV | A | Before and including 10 July 2003 | Authorised |
| After and including 11 July 2003 | Not Authorised |
| AR-6 | BOV | A | Before and including 4 September 2003 | Authorised |
| After and including 5 September 2003 | Not Authorised |
| AR-7 | BOV | A | After 1 February 2002 and before and including 7 October 2003 | Authorised |
| After and including 8 October 2003 | Not Authorised |
| BR-2 | BOV | A | Before and including 30 November 2001 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 December 2001 | Authorised |
| BR-3 | BOV | A | Before and including 31 October 2002 | Authorised |
| After and including 1 November 2002 | Not authorised |
| BW-1 | BOV, OVI, RUM, RUF | A | Before and including 7 July 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 8 July to 22 December 2002 | Authorised |
| After and including 23 December 2002 to 6 June 2003 | Not authorised |
| After and including 7 June 2003 | Authorised |
| BW-2 | BOV, OVI, RUM, RUF | A | Before and including 6 March 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 7 March 2002 | Authorised |
| PY-1 | BOV | A | Before and including 31 August 2002 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 September 2002 to 19 February 2003 | Authorised |
| After and including 20 February 2003 | Not authorised |
| SZ-2 | BOV,RUF, RUW | A | Before and including 3 August 2003 | Not authorised |
| After and including 4 August 2003 | Authorised |
| UY-0 | BOV, OVI | A | Before and including 31 October 2001 | Not authorised |
| After and including 1 November 2001 | Authorised |

Code of territory

Veterinary certificate

Time period/dates for which importation into the Community is authorised or not authorised in relation to dates of slaughter/killing of animals from which the meat was obtained

Model

SG

AR-1

BOV

A

Before and including 31 January 2002

Not authorised

After and including 1 February 2002

Authorised

AR-2

BOV

A

Before and including 8 March 2002

Not authorised

After and including 9 March 2002

Authorised

AR-3

BOV

A

Before and including 26 March 2002

None

After and including 27 March 2002

Authorised

AR-4

BOV, OVI, RUM, RUF

—

Before and including 28 February 2002

Not authorised

After and including 1 March 2002

Authorised

AR-5

BOV

A

Before and including 10 July 2003

Authorised

After and including 11 July 2003

Not Authorised

AR-6

BOV

A

Before and including 4 September 2003

Authorised

After and including 5 September 2003

Not Authorised

AR-7

BOV

A

After 1 February 2002 and before and including 7 October 2003

Authorised

After and including 8 October 2003

Not Authorised

BR-2

BOV

A

Before and including 30 November 2001

Not authorised

After and including 1 December 2001

Authorised

BR-3

BOV

A

Before and including 31 October 2002

Authorised

After and including 1 November 2002

Not authorised

BW-1

BOV, OVI, RUM, RUF

A

Before and including 7 July 2002

Not authorised

After and including 8 July to 22 December 2002

Authorised

After and including 23 December 2002 to 6 June 2003

Not authorised

After and including 7 June 2003

Authorised

BW-2

BOV, OVI, RUM, RUF

A

Before and including 6 March 2002

Not authorised

After and including 7 March 2002

Authorised

PY-1

BOV

A

Before and including 31 August 2002

Not authorised

After and including 1 September 2002 to 19 February 2003

Authorised

After and including 20 February 2003

Not authorised

SZ-2

BOV,RUF, RUW

A

Before and including 3 August 2003

Not authorised

After and including 4 August 2003

Authorised

UY-0

BOV, OVI

A

Before and including 31 October 2001

Not authorised

After and including 1 November 2001

Authorised

“2”:   Category restrictions:

No offal authorised (except bovine diaphragm and masseter muscles).

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(*1)  Without prejudice to specific certification requirements provided for by Community agreements with third countries.

*1

(*2)  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not affect the definitive denomination of the country to be attributed after the conclusion of the negotiations currently taking place in the United Nations.

*2

| — | No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited. |
| --- | --- |

—

No certificate laid down and fresh meat imports are prohibited.

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 June 2004

definitively allocating between the Member States for 2004 Community Tobacco Fund resources for financing the measures indicated in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002

(notified under document number C(2004) 2411)

(2004/543/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Article 14a thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 of 6 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 with regard to the Community Tobacco Fund (2) specify measures to promote switching of production. These are to be financed from the Community Tobacco Fund set up under Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92. |
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(1)

Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 of 6 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 with regard to the Community Tobacco Fund (2) specify measures to promote switching of production. These are to be financed from the Community Tobacco Fund set up under Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92.

| (2) | Total resources available from the Community Tobacco Fund for 2004 amount to EUR 28,8 million, 50 % of which is to be allotted to specific measures relating to switching by tobacco growers to other crops or other economic activities generating employment, and to studies on these topics. |
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(2)

Total resources available from the Community Tobacco Fund for 2004 amount to EUR 28,8 million, 50 % of which is to be allotted to specific measures relating to switching by tobacco growers to other crops or other economic activities generating employment, and to studies on these topics.

| (3) | In line with Articles 17(4) and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 the amount available for 2004 should therefore be allocated between the Member States before 30 June 2004 on the basis of the plans notified by them for granting assistance in response to the applications received. |
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(3)

In line with Articles 17(4) and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 the amount available for 2004 should therefore be allocated between the Member States before 30 June 2004 on the basis of the plans notified by them for granting assistance in response to the applications received.

| (4) | The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco, |
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(4)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The definitive allocation between Member States for 2004 of the Community Tobacco Fund for financing the measures indicated in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 is annexed hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 864/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 48).

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(2)  
  OJ L 331, 7.12.2002, p. 16. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC) No 480/2004 (OJ L 78, 16.3.2004, p. 8).

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ANNEX

Definitive allocation for 2004 between Member States of the Community Tobacco Fund resources for financing the measures indicated in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002

| (EUR) |
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| Basis | Definitive allocation |
| 90 % of the quantities irrevocably bought back under the quotas | 10 % of the national guarantee threshold |
| Member State | Value | Value |
| Belgium | 373 222 | 8 441 |
| Germany | 0 | 48 507 |
| Greece | 183 578 | 129 938 |
| Spain | 0 | 177 542 |
| France | 0 | 109 443 |
| Italy | 12 138 520 | 624 065 |
| Austria | 76 288 | 587 |
| Portugal | 374 206 | 48 130 |
| Total | 13 145 814 | 1 146 653 |

(EUR)

Basis

Definitive allocation

90 % of the quantities irrevocably bought back under the quotas

10 % of the national guarantee threshold

Member State

Value

Value

Belgium

373 222

8 441

Germany

0

48 507

Greece

183 578

129 938

Spain

0

177 542

France

0

109 443

Italy

12 138 520

624 065

Austria

76 288

587

Portugal

374 206

48 130

Total

13 145 814

1 146 653

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Corrigenda

| 10.7.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 240/16 |
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10.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 240/16

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Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

(
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 356 of 31 December 2002
  )

On page 73, in Annex III, concerning ‘Sandeel’:

for:

‘IIa (1), North Sea (1)’,

1

1

read:

‘IIa (1), Skagerrak, Kattegat, North Sea (1)’.

1

1

On page 84, in Annex V, point 6(d), (e) and (f):

for:

‘..., the by-catches should not exceed ... ’,

read:

‘..., the by-catches shall not exceed ... ’.

On page 110, in Annex XVI, in the second line of the table (Ammodytes spp.):

Ammodytes

| — | in the first column:







  for | : | ‘SAN/24.’, |
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| read | : | ‘SAN/23A4.’. |

—

in the first column:

for

:

‘SAN/24.’,

read

:

‘SAN/23A4.’.

| — | in the third column:







  for | : | ‘II, IV’, |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| read | : | ‘IIa, IIIa, IV (1)’. |

—

in the third column:

for

:

‘II, IV’,

read

:

‘IIa, IIIa, IV (1)’.

1

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Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2369/2002 of 20 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector

(
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 358 of 31 December 2002
  )

On page 50, in Article 1(3)(a) (as regards the end of the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999):

for:

‘Regulation (EC) No 2370/2002’,

read:

‘Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002’.

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Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2370/2002 of 20 December 2002 establishing an emergency Community measure for scrapping fishing vessels

(
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 358 of 31 December 2002
  )

On page 58, in Article 6, paragraph 1:

for:

‘1.   Member States shall submit their applications for the payment of the expenditure by 30 June 2004.’,

read:

‘1.   Member States shall submit their applications for the reimbursement of the expenditure by 30 June 2004.’.

On page 58, in Article 7:

for:

‘For the period 2004 to 2006 the necessary funds for financing the emergency Community measure for scrapping fishing vessels ... ’,

read:

‘For the period 2004 to 2006 the necessary financial resources for financing the emergency Community measure for scrapping fishing vessels ... ’.

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Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy

(
  Official Journal of the European Communities L 358 of 31 December 2002
  )

On page 76, in Annex I, point 4 ‘COASTAL WATERS OF DENMARK’, in the first column ‘Geographical areas’:

for:

‘Kattegat’,

read:

‘Kattegat

(3 to 12 miles)’.

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