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I Acts whose publication is obligatory

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1981/2004

of 18 November 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:

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 19 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ            

Agriculture Director-General

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(1)OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).

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ANNEX

to Commission Regulation of 18 November 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

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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 1982/2004

of 18 November 2004         

implementing Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States and repealing Commission Regulations (EC) No 1901/2000 and (EEC) No 3590/92

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on Community statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States (1) and in particular Articles 3(4) and (5), 6(2), 8(2), 9, 10, 12 and 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation sets up the necessary measures for implementing Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Article 2

Excluded goods

The goods listed in Annex I to this Regulation shall be excluded from statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat).

Article 3

Period of reference

1.   Member States may adapt the period of reference for Community goods on which VAT becomes chargeable on intra-Community acquisitions according to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004.

The reference period may then be defined as the calendar month during which the chargeable event occurs.

2.   Member States may adapt the period of reference where the Customs declaration is used in support of the information according to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004.

The reference period may then be defined as the calendar month during which the declaration is accepted by Customs.

CHAPTER 2

COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION BY THE TAX ADMINISTRATION

Article 4

1.   The parties responsible for providing the information for the Intrastat System have the obligation to prove, at the request of the national authority, the correctness of the provided statistical information.

2.   The obligation according to paragraph 1 is limited to data which the provider of statistical information has to deliver to the competent tax administration in connection with his or her intra-Community movements of goods.

Article 5

1.   The tax administration responsible in each Member State shall provide to the national authorities the following information in order to identify the persons who have declared goods for fiscal purposes:

2.   The tax administration responsible in each Member State shall provide to the national authorities for each natural or legal person in accordance with Directive 77/388/EEC (4):

Article 6

The additional information referred to in Article 8(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 concerns at least the national VIES data (VAT Information Exchange System data).

CHAPTER 3

COLLECTION OF INTRASTAT INFORMATION

Article 7

Partner Member State and country of origin

The partner Member States and where collected, the country of origin shall be reported according to the version of the nomenclature of countries and territories in force.

Article 8

Value of the goods

1.   The value of the goods shall be the taxable amount which is the value to be determined for taxation purposes in accordance with Directive 77/388/EEC.

For products subject to duties, the amount of these duties shall be excluded.

Whenever the taxable amount does not have to be declared for taxation purposes, a positive value has to be reported which shall correspond to the invoice value, excluding VAT, or, failing this, to an amount which would have been invoiced in the event of any sale or purchase.

In the case of processing, the value to be collected, with a view to and following such operations, shall be the total amount which would be invoiced in case of sale or purchase.

2.   Additionally, Member States may also collect the statistical value of the goods, as defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 638/2004, from part of the providers of information whose trade shall amount to a maximum of 70 % of the relevant Member State’s total trade expressed in value.

3.   The value of the goods defined in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be expressed in the national currency. The exchange rate to be applied shall be:

Article 9

Quantity of the goods

1.   The net mass shall be given in kilograms. However, the specification of net mass for the subheadings of the Combined Nomenclature hereinafter referred to as ‘CN’ as established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (5) set out in Annex II to this Regulation shall not be requested from the parties responsible for providing information.

2.   The supplementary units shall be mentioned in accordance with the information set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, opposite the subheadings concerned, the list of which is published in Part I ‘Preliminary provisions’ of the said Regulation.

Article 10

Nature of transaction

The nature of transaction shall be reported according to the codes specified in the list of Annex III to this Regulation. Member States shall apply the codes of column A or a combination of the code numbers in column A and their subdivisions in column B indicated in this list.

Article 11

Delivery terms

Member States which collect the delivery terms according to Article 9(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 may use the codes specified in Annex IV to this Regulation.

Article 12

Mode of transport

Member States which collect the mode of transport according to Article 9(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 may use the codes specified in Annex V to this Regulation.

CHAPTER 4

SIMPLIFICATION WITHIN INTRASTAT

Article 13

1.   Member States shall calculate their thresholds for the year following the current calendar year on the basis of the latest available results for their trade with other Member States over a period of at least 12 months. The provisions adopted at the start of a year shall apply for the whole year.

2.   The value of the trade of a party responsible for providing information is considered to be above the thresholds:

3.   Parties responsible for providing information according to the simplified rules of Article 10(4)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 shall use the code 9950 00 00 for reporting the residual products.

4.   For individual transactions whose value is less than EUR 200, the parties responsible for providing information may report the following simplified information:

National authorities:

CHAPTER 5

RULES CONCERNING SPECIFIC GOODS AND MOVEMENTS

Article 14

In addition to the provisions of the Regulation (EC) No 638/2004, specific goods and movements shall be subject to the rules set out in this Chapter for data to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat).

Article 15

Industrial plant

1.   For the purpose of this Article:

2.   Statistics on trade between Member States may cover only dispatches and arrivals of component parts used for the construction of industrial plants or the re-use of industrial plants.

3.   Member States applying paragraph 2 may apply the following particular provisions on condition that the overall statistical value of a given industrial plant exceeds 3 million EUR, unless they are complete industrial plants for re-use:

Article 16

Staggered consignments

1.   For the purpose of this Article ‘staggered consignments’ means the delivery of components of a complete item in an unassembled or disassembled state which are shipped during more than one reference period for commercial or transport-related reasons.

2.   Member States shall transmit data on arrivals or dispatches of staggered consignments only once, in the month that the last consignment arrives or is dispatched.

Article 17

Vessels and aircraft

1.   For the purposes of this Article:

2.   Statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States on vessels and aircraft shall cover only the following dispatches and arrivals:

3.   Member States shall apply the following specific provisions on statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States:

4.   Provided that there is no conflict with other national or Community legislation, national authorities responsible for Intrastat shall have access to additional data sources other than those of the Intrastat System or the Single Administrative Document for customs or fiscal purposes which they may need to apply this Article.

Article 18

Motor vehicle and aircraft parts

Member States may apply simplified national provisions for motor vehicle and aircraft parts, provided that they keep the Commission (Eurostat) informed on their particular practice before application.

Article 19

Goods delivered to vessels and aircraft

1.   For the purposes of this Article:

2.   Statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States shall cover only dispatches of goods delivered on the territory of the reporting Member State to vessels and aircraft belonging to another Member State. Dispatches shall cover all goods defined in Article 3(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004.

3.   Member States shall use the following commodity codes for goods delivered to vessels and aircraft:

The transmission of data on the quantity is optional. However, the data on net mass shall be transmitted on goods belonging to chapter 27.

In addition, the simplified partner country code ‘QR’ may be used.

Article 20

Offshore installations

1.   For the purposes of this Article:

2.   Statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States shall cover dispatches and arrivals of goods delivered to and from these offshore installations.

3.   Member States shall use the following commodity codes for goods destined for the operators of the offshore installation or for the operation of the engines, machines and other equipment of the offshore installation:

The transmission of data on the quantity is optional. However, the data on net mass shall be transmitted on goods belonging to chapter 27.

The simplified partner country code ‘QV’ may be used.

Article 21

Sea products

1.   For the purposes of this Article:

2.   Statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States shall cover the following dispatches and arrivals:

3.   The partner Member State shall be, on arrival, the Member State where the vessel, which is carrying out the capturing, is registered and, on dispatch, the Member State where the sea product is landed or the vessel acquiring the sea product is registered.

4.   Provided that there is no conflict with other national or Community legislation, national authorities responsible for Intrastat shall have access to additional data sources other than those of the Intrastat System or the Single Administrative Document for customs or fiscal purposes which they may need to apply this Article.

Article 22

Spacecraft

1.   For the purposes of this Article, ‘spacecraft’ means vehicles which are able to travel outside the earth’s atmosphere.

2.   Statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States shall cover the following dispatches and arrivals of spacecraft:

3.   The following specific provisions shall apply to the statistics referred to in paragraph 2(b):

4.   Provided that there is no conflict with other national or Community legislation, national authorities responsible for Intrastat shall have access to additional data sources other than those of the Intrastat System or the Single Administrative Document for customs or fiscal purposes which they may need to apply this Article.

Article 23

Electricity

1.   Statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States shall cover dispatches and arrivals of electricity.

2.   Provided that there is no conflict with other national or Community legislation, national authorities responsible for Intrastat shall have access to additional data sources other than those of the Intrastat System or the Single Administrative Document for customs or fiscal purposes which they may need to transmit data on the trading of electricity between Member States to the Commission (Eurostat).

3.   The statistical value transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) may be based on estimates. Member States have to inform the Commission (Eurostat) on the methodology used for the estimate before application.

Article 24

Military goods

1.   Statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States shall cover dispatches and arrivals of goods intended for military use.

2.   Member States may transmit less detailed information than indicated in Article 9(1) points (b) to (h) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 when the information falls under military secrecy in compliance with the definitions in force in the Member States. However, as a minimum, data on the total monthly statistical value of the dispatches and arrivals shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat).

CHAPTER 6

DATA TRANSMISSION TO EUROSTAT

Article 25

1.   Aggregated results referred to in Article 12(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 are defined, for each flow, as the total value of the trade with other Member States. In addition, Member States belonging to the euro area shall provide a breakdown of their trade outside the euro area by products according to Sections of the Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3.

2.   Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the collection of trade data from companies above the threshold of 97 % is exhaustive.

3.   Adjustments made in application of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 shall be transmitted to Eurostat with at least a breakdown by partner country and commodity code at two digit level of the CN.

4.   As regards the statistical value of the goods, Member States shall estimate this value, where not collected.

5.   Member States having adapted the reference period according to Article 3(1) shall ensure that monthly results are transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat), using estimates if necessary, when the reference period for fiscal purposes does not correspond with a calendar month.

6.   Member States shall transmit data declared confidential to the Commission (Eurostat) so that they may be published at least under the original first two-digits of the CN code if the confidentiality is thereby assured.

7.   When monthly results already transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) are subject to revisions, Member States shall transmit revised results no later than in the month following the availability of revised data.

CHAPTER 7

QUALITY REPORT

Article 26

1.   Member States shall supply the Commission (Eurostat) no later than 10 months following the calendar year with a quality report containing all information that it requests to assess the quality of the data transmitted.

2.   The quality report aims at covering quality of statistics with reference to the following dimensions:

3.   The quality indicators are defined in Annex VI to this Regulation.

CHAPTER 8

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 27

Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000 and Regulation (EEC) No 3590/92 are hereby repealed with effect from 1 January 2005.

Article 28

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2004.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 1.

(2)OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 28. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) 2207/2003 (OJ L 330, 18.12.2003, p. 15).

(3)OJ L 364, 12.12.1992, p. 32.

(4)OJ L 145, 13.6.1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/66/EC (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 35).

(5)OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1558/2004 (OJ L 283, 2.9.2004, p. 7).

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ANNEX I

List of goods excluded from statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat)

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ANNEX II

List of CN subheadings referred to Article 9(1)

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ANNEX III

Coding of the nature of transaction

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(1)  This item covers most dispatches and arrivals, i.e. transactions in respect of which:

It should be noted that this also applies to goods sent between related enterprises or from/to central distribution depots, even if no immediate payment is made.

(2)  Including spare parts and other replacements made against payment.

(3)  Including financial leasing: the lease instalments are calculated in such a way as to cover all or virtually all of the value of the goods. The risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to the lessee. At the end of the contract the lessee becomes the legal owner of the goods.

(4)  Return and replacement dispatches of goods originally recorded under items 3 to 9 of column A should be registered under the corresponding items.

(5)  Processing covers operations (transformation, construction, assembling, enhancement, renovation...) with the objective of producing a new or really improved item. This does not necessarily involve a change in the product classification. Processing activities on a processor’s own account are not covered by this item and should be registered under item 1 of column A.

Goods for or following processing have to be recorded as arrivals and dispatches.

However, a repair should not be recorded under this position. A repair entails the restoration of goods to their original function or condition. The objective of the operation is simply to maintain the goods in working order; this may involve some rebuilding or enhancements but does not change the nature of the goods in anyway.

Goods for and after repair are excluded from statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) (see Annex I (h)).

(6)  Transactions recorded under this position could be: transactions not involving transfer of ownership e.g. repair, hire, loan, operational leasing and other temporary uses less than two years, except processing under contract (delivery or return). Transactions recorded with this code shall not be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat).

(7)  The transactions recorded under item 8 of column A involve only goods which are not separately invoiced, but for which a single invoice covers the total value of the works. Where this is not the case, the transactions should be recorded under item 1.

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ANNEX IV

Coding of delivery terms

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ANNEX V

Coding of mode of transport

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ANNEX VI

Quality indicators

The information on the quality of the data provided by the Member States shall be based on a common set of quality indicators and the necessary descriptive metadata.

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1983/2004

of 18 November 2004         

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified on 12 to 18 November 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be 17,49 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.

(2)OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 10.

(3)OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1984/2004

of 18 November 2004         

fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004 of 3 September 2004 on a special intervention measure for oats in Finland and Sweden for the 2004/2005 marketing year (3),

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 12 to 18 November 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be 29,99/EUR t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.

(2)OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003 (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 16).

(3)OJ L 285, 4.9.2004, p. 3.

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            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1985/2004

of 18 November 2004         

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003, on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 12 to 18 November 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.

(2)OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 23.

(3)OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000 (OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13).

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II Acts whose publication is not obligatory

Commission

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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 18 November 2004         

granting certain parties an exemption from the extension to certain bicycle parts, by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97, of the anti-dumping duty on bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000, and lifting the suspension of the payment of the anti-dumping duty extended to certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China granted to certain parties pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97

(notified under document number C(2004) 4383)

(2004/776/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of 10 January 1997 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 on bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People’s Republic of China, and levying the extended duty on such imports registered under Regulation (EC) No 703/96 (2), maintained by Council Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000 (3) (the extending Regulation),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 of 20 January 1997 on the authorisation of the exemption of imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93 (4) (the exemption Regulation), maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000, and in particular Article 7 thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The parties listed below in table 1 are hereby exempted from the extension to imports of certain bicycle parts from the People’s Republic of China by Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China by Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93, and as maintained by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2000.

The exemptions shall take effect in relation to each party as from the relevant date shown in the column headed ‘Date of effect’.

TABLE 1

List of parties to be exempted

Article 2

The requests for exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty made in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 by the parties listed below in table 2 are hereby rejected.

The suspension of payment of the extended anti-dumping duty pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 88/97 is hereby lifted for the parties concerned as from the relevant date shown in the column headed ‘Date of effect’.

TABLE 2

List of parties for which the suspension is to be lifted

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States and to the parties listed in Article 1 and 2.

Done at Brussels, 18 November 2004.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

(2)OJ L 16, 18.1.1997, p. 55.

(3)OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 39.

(4)OJ L 17, 21.1.1997, p. 17.

(5)OJ C 45, 13.2.1997, p. 3, OJ C 112, 10.4.1997, p. 9, OJ C 378, 13.12.1997, p. 2, OJ C 217, 11.7.1998, p. 9, OJ C 37, 11.2.1999, p. 3, OJ C 186, 2.7.1999, p. 6, OJ C 216, 28.7.2000, p. 8, OJ C 170, 14.6.2001, p. 5, OJ C 103, 30.4.2002, p. 2, OJ C 43, 22.2.2003, p. 5 and OJ C 54, 2.3.2004 p. 3.

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Commission Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers

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            DECISION No 197

of 23 March 2004         

on the transitional periods for the introduction of the European Health Insurance Card in accordance with Article 5 of Decision No 191

(Text of relevance to the EEA and to the EU/Switzerland Agreement)

(2004/777/EC)

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS,

Having regard to Article 81(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (1), under which it is responsible for dealing with any administrative question arising from Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and subsequent Regulations,

Having regard to Decision No 191 of 18 June 2003 on the replacement of forms E 111 and E 111B by the European Health Insurance Card (2),

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

The Chairman of the Administrative Commission

Tim QUIRKE            

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(1)OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 631/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 100, 6.4.2004, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 276, 27.10.2003, p. 19.

(3)OJ L 259, 5.8.2004, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

List of Member States allowed a transitional period

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ANNEX II

Indicative list of the new Member States which might be allowed a transitional period

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ANNEX III

Provisional list of the EFTA countries which might be allowed a transitional period (subject to the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee)

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            1 November 2004 — New version of EUR-Lex!

europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/

The new site incorporates the Celex service and provides free and easy access in 20 languages to the largest documentary database on EU law.

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