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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 360/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2079/2004

of 6 December 2004

fixing the adjustment coefficients to be applied to the specific reference quantities of traditional operators and to the specific allocations of non-traditional operators for the purposes of the additional quantity in respect of banana imports to the new Member States for 2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1892/2004 of 29 October 2004 on transitional measures for imports of bananas into the Community by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (1), and in particular Articles 5(4) and 6(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1892/2004 fixes at 460 000 tonnes the additional quantity available for imports of bananas into the new Member States in 2005, at a rate of 381 800 tonnes for traditional operators and 78 200 tonnes for non-traditional operators.

(2) In accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the abovementioned Regulation, the adjustment coefficients needed for the competent national authorities to determine the specific reference quantities of traditional operators and the specific allocations for non-traditional operators for 2005 should be fixed.

(3) In the light of the national authorities’ notifications, the sum total of the specific reference quantities of traditional operators amounts to 579 810,262 tonnes; the total of the applications for a specific allocation made by non-traditional operators amounts to 365 777,714 tonnes.

(4) The adjustment coefficients mentioned above must therefore be set in the light of the additional quantities and the Member States’ notifications. So that the operators can submit licence applications in time, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the purposes of the available additional quantity for imports of bananas into the new Member States in 2005 as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1892/2004:

(a) the adjustment coefficient to be applied to the specific reference quantity of each traditional operator as referred to in Article 5(4) of the abovementioned Regulation shall be 0,65849;

(b) the adjustment coefficient to be applied to the application for a specific allocation made by each non-traditional operator as referred to in Article 6(5) shall be 0,21379.

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, 6 December 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 50.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 365/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2099/2004

of 9 December 2004

fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 10 December 2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar (1), and in particular Article 24(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (2), stipulates that the cif import price for molasses established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (3), is to be considered the representative price. That price is fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.

(2) For the purpose of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, except in the cases provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation.

(3) Prices not referring to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.

(4) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.

(5) The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Articles 1(2) and 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 December 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 9 December 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).

(2) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 79/2003 (OJ L 13, 18.1.2003, p. 4).

(3) OJ L 145, 27.6.1968, p. 12. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 (OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 12).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 369/49

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2140/2004

of 15 December 2004

laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1245/2004 as regards applications for fisheries licences in waters in the exclusive economic zone of Greenland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1245/2004 of 28 June 2004 on the conclusion of the Protocol modifying the fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the other (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1245/2004 provides that owners of Community vessels who receive a licence for a Community vessel authorised to fish in waters in the exclusive economic zone of Greenland are to pay a licence fee in accordance with Article 11(5) of the fourth Protocol.

(2) Article 11(5) of the fourth Protocol provides that the implementing technical modalities for the attribution of fisheries licences are to be agreed by an administrative arrangement between the Parties.

(3) The local Government of Greenland and the Community have held negotiations to determine the licence application and issuing formalities and, following those negotiations, an administrative arrangement was initialled on 30 September 2004.

(4) The measures provided for in that administrative arrangement should be applied accordingly.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The fisheries licence application and issuing formalities referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1245/2004 shall be as set out in the administrative agreement in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 15 December 2004. For the Commission Joe BORG Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 237, 8.7.2004, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 371/37

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2178/2004

of 17 December 2004

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 9th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001

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(c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.

(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 214/2001.

(3) In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.

(4) 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 9th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 14 December 2004, the minimum selling price for skimmed milk is fixed at 204,00 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2004. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL 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 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1675/2004 (OJ L 300, 25.9.2004, p. 12).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 373/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2196/2004

of 20 December 2004

fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (1), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2004.

It shall apply from 22 December 2004 to 4 January 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 December 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 382, 31.12.1987, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97 (OJ L 177, 5.7.1997, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 72, 18.3.1988, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97 (OJ L 289, 22.10.1997, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 374/55

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2212/2004

of 21 December 2004

determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2004 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania 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 1898/97 of 29 September 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary (1), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2005 are for quantities less than or equal to 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.

(3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2005 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2. For the period 1 April to 30 June 2005, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 267, 30.9.1997, p. 58. Regualtion as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 333/2004 (OJ L 60, 27.2.2004, p. 12).

ANNEX I Group No Percentage of acceptance of import licences submitted for the period 1 January to 31 March 2005 B1 100,0 15 100,0 16 100,0 17 100,0
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 379/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2224/2004

of 23 December 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.

(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 24 December 2004.

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

(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).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 370/34

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2149/2004

of 16 December 2004

opening tariff quotas for 2005 for imports into the European Community of certain goods originating in Norway resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2004/859/EC of 25 October 2004 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway concerning Protocol 2 to the bilateral Free Trade Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway provides in point III for annual tariff quotas for imports of certain goods originating in Norway. It is necessary to open these quotas for 2005.

(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Common Customs Code (3) lays down rules for the management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide that the tariff quotas opened by this Regulation are to be managed in accordance with those rules.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed agricultural products not listed in Annex I,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Community tariff quotas for the goods originating in Norway which are listed in Annex shall be opened for 1 January to 31 December 2005.

Article 2

The Community tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

Article 3

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

It shall be applicable from 1 January 2005.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2004. For the Commission Günter VERHEUGEN Vice-President

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).

(2) See page 70 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2286/2003 (OJ L 343, 31.12.2003, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 370/62

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2160/2004

of 16 December 2004

amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2004/2005 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 (3). These prices and duties have last been amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/2004 (4).

(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).

(2) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 16. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98 (OJ L 85, 20.3.1998, p. 5).

(3) OJ L 232, 1.7.2004, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 329, 4.11.2004, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 389/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2262/2004

of 28 December 2004

fixing the amount of private storage aid for certain fishery products in the 2005 fishing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2813/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of private storage aid for certain fishery products (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The aid should not exceed the sum of technical and financial costs recorded in the Community during the fishing year proceeding the year in question.

(2) To discourage long-term storage, to shorten payment times and to reduce the burden of controls, private storage aid should be paid in one single instalment.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Fishery Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2005 fishing year the amount of private storage aid for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 shall be as follows:

— first month: EUR 200 per tonne,

— second month: EUR 0 per tonne

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 28 December 2004. For the Commission Joe BORG Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 30.