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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 209/14

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1095/2004

of 10 June 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).

(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 2003 to 30 June 2004 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 June 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 July 2004 for 958,333 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 June 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 June 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Agriculture Director-General

(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).

(2) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 649/2003 (OJ L 95, 11.4.2003, p. 13).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 204/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1081/2004

of 8 June 2004

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 as regards the validity of import licences in the poultrymeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of 22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products (2) lays down rules concerning the validity of import licences.

(2) Commission Decision 2004/122/EC of 6 February 2004 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several Asian countries (3) has suspended importation of a number of poultry products from several countries, including Thailand, until 15 August 2004. This might have prevented some operators from using the imports licences for imports from Thailand issued for the period 1 January to 31 March 2004. In consequence, the period of validity of those licences should be extended until 30 September 2004.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94, validity of the licences issued for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2004 for products with group 2 imported from Thailand shall be extended until 30 September 2004.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 June 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24).

(3) OJ L 36, 7.2.2004, p. 59.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 190/15

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1033/2004

of 27 May 2004

fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

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), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.

(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 26 May 2004.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 26 May 2004, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as follows:

(EUR/100 kg) Product Export refund Code Maximum amount of export refund For export to the destination referred to in the first indent of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 For export to the destinations referred to in the second indent of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 Butter ex ex 0405 10 19 9500 — — Butter ex ex 0405 10 19 9700 139,80 155,00 Butteroil ex ex 0405 90 10 9000 — 194,00

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 May 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 May 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

(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).

(2) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64.

(3) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/14

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1107/2004

of 11 June 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 708/98 as regards the maximum quantities for the third tranche of intervention in the 2003/04 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995, on the common organisation of the market in rice (1) and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003, on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 32(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The conditions governing the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 708/98 of 30 March 1998 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied (3).

(2) Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 limited the quantities that may be bought in by the intervention agencies in the period from 1 April 2004 to 31 July 2004 to 100 000 tonnes.

(3) In several Member States the quantities being offered for intervention are far greater than the quantities specified in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 708/98. In the light of the market situation resulting from the above-mentioned supply balance, those quantities should be increased by 45 000 tonnes and the maximum quantities for the third tranche of intervention for the 2003/04 marketing year amended.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 708/98 should be amended accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 708/98, in the column headed ‘Tranche 3’, ‘0’ is replaced by ‘45 000’.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 June 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 with effect from the date of entry into force of that Regulation.

(2) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.

(3) OJ L 98, 31.3.1998, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 579/2004 (OJ L 90, 7.3.2004, p. 54).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 211/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1105/2004

of 11 June 2004

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 315th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.

(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 315th tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 the maximum aid and the end-use security are fixed as follows:

— maximum aid: EUR 74/100 kg, — end-use security: EUR 82/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 June 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 June 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

(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).

(2) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 921/2004 (OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 94).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 223/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1151/2004

of 23 June 2004

on the issue of import licences for garlic imported under the autonomous tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 1077/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2004 of 7 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of an autonomous tariff quota for garlic (1), and in particular Article 6(3) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences made by traditional importers pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1077/2004 and submitted to the Commission by the Member States on 17 and 18 June 2004 shall be issued for 3,143 % of the quantity applied for.

2. Applications for import licences made by new importers pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1077/2004 and submitted to the Commission by the Member States on 17 and 18 June 2004 shall be issued for 1,061 % of the quantity applied for.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 2004.

It shall apply until 31 December 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 23 June 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Director-General for Agriculture

(1) OJ L 203, 8.6.2004, p. 7.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 217/8

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1117/2004

of 16 June 2004

fixing the exchange rate applicable in 2004 to certain direct aids and measures of a structural or environmental nature in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 751/2004 of 22 April 2004 setting certain operative events for the exchange rate for 2004 for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to take account of their accession to the European Union (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 751/2004, the operative event for the exchange rate for 2004 in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia for the purposes of converting certain amounts into national currency is the date of entry into force of the 2003 Treaty of Accession. The exchange rate to be used corresponds to the average pro rata temporis of the rates applicable during the calendar month preceding the date of the operative event.

(2) The 2003 Treaty of Accession entered into force on 1 May 2004.

(3) The exchange rate applicable, for 2004, to the amounts and aid concerned should therefore be fixed according to the average pro rata temporis of the rates applicable during the month of April 2004,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For 2004, the exchange rates in the Annex shall apply to the following amounts in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia:

(a) the amounts of a structural or environmental nature referred to in Article 4(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 (2);

(b) the amounts of the premiums and payments in the beef and veal sector provided for in Articles 4, 5, 6, 11, 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 (3);

(c) the amounts of the premiums and payments in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector provided for in Articles 4, 5 and 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 (4);

(d) the aid for energy crops provided for in Chapter 5 of Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (5).

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 June 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 118, 23.4.2004, p. 19.

(2) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36.

(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.

(4) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3.

(5) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 227/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1181/2004

of 25 June 2004

fixing the minimum selling prices for butter for the 144th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter from intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.

(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The minimum selling prices of butter from intervention stocks and processing securities applying for the 144th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 June 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 June 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

(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).

(2) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 921/2004 (OJ L 163, 30.4.2004, p. 94).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 222/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1145/2004

of 22 June 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 as regards the closing date for the submission of tenders under the last partial tendering procedure for the resale on the internal market of wheat held by the German intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 (2) opens a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of wheat held by the German intervention agency, for which the closing date laid down for the submission of tenders under the last partial tendering procedure is 24 June 2004.

(2) In view of the current market situation, the date of the last partial tendering procedure should be postponed.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 should therefore be amended.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The third subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 145/2004 is hereby replaced by the following:

‘The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial tendering procedure shall be 15 July 2004 at 9.00 (Brussels time).’

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 June 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 38.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1161/2004

of 24 June 2004

determining the extent to which applications lodged in June 2004 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 September 2004 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the third quarter of 2004 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2004 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2. For the period 1 October to 31 December 2004, applications may be lodged pursant to Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 June 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 208, 19.8.2003, p. 3.

ANNEX I Group Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period 1 July to 30 September 2004 G2 100 G3 100 G4 100 G5 100 G6 100 G7 100