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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 237/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1248/2004

of 7 July 2004

laying down transitional measures for certain import and export licences for trade in agricultural products between the Community as constituted on 30 April 2004 and 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 the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Until 30 April 2004, trade in agricultural products between the Community and the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia was subject to the presentation of an import or export licence. As of 1 May 2004, these licences can no longer be used for such trade.

(2) Certain licences that are still valid after 30 April 2004 have not been used at all or have been used only partially. Commitments entered into in connection with these licences must be fulfilled, failing which the security lodged would be forfeited. Given that such commitments are no longer applicable, they should be cancelled and the securities lodged should be released.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the Management Committees concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

As regards import and export licences and advance-fixing certificates, the securities lodged shall, at the request of the interested parties, be released, provided that:

— the country of destination, origin or provenance marked in these licences or certificates is the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia or Slovakia,

— their validity had not expired on 1 May 2004,

— they had been used only partially or not at all by that date.

The first subparagraph shall also apply to licences and certificates for which the country of destination, origin or provenance is marked as ‘CEEC’, providing the operator can prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities that this was an operation to or from a Member State referred to in the first subparagraph.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 May 2004.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 239/30

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1265/2004

of 8 July 2004

fixing production refunds on cereals and rice

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(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2), and in particular Article 8(e) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1766/92 and (EEC) No 1418/76 concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors respectively (3) lays down the conditions for granting production refunds. The basis for calculating the refund is laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation. The refund thus calculated, differentiated where necessary for potato starch, must be fixed once a month and may be amended if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.

(2) The production refunds fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount to be paid.

(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The refund per tonne of starch referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, is hereby fixed at:

(a) EUR 10,94/tonne for starch from maize, wheat, barley, oats, rice or broken rice;

(b) EUR 9,62/tonne for potato starch.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 2004.

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

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

(2) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27).

(3) OJ L 159, 1.7.1993, p. 112. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 216/2004 (OJ L 36, 7.2.2004, p. 13).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 241/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1276/2004

of 12 July 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 204/2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of rice from the 1998 and 1999 harvests held by the Italian intervention agency

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,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 204/2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of rice from the 1998 and 1999 harvests held by the Italian intervention agency (2).

(2) The situation of the market in rice currently offers opportunities for disposing of additional quantities, particularly in the case of broken rice. The quantities of rice sold under Regulation (EC) No 204/2004 should therefore be supplemented by a further quantity of rice held by the Italian intervention agency.

(3) In order to dispose of the remaining quantities, the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 204/2004 should be extended by making provision for additional partial invitations to tender in July and August 2004.

(4) Regulation (EC) No 204/2004 should therefore 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

Article 5(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 204/2004 are hereby replaced by the following:

‘2. The time limit for submission of tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 12.00 (Brussels time) each Tuesday thereafter: 2 March 2004, 16 March 2004, 30 March 2004, 13 April 2004, 27 April 2004, 11 May 2004, 25 May 2004, 8 June 2004 and 27 July 2004. The period for the submission of tenders shall commence on the Wednesday before the closing date in each case. 3. The period for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall commence on 4 August 2004 and end on 10 August 2004 at 12.00 (Brussels time). Tenders must be lodged with the Italian intervention agency: Ente Nazionale Risi (ENR) Piazza Pio XI, 1 I-20123 Milano Tel.: (39-02) 885 51 11 Fax: (39-02) 86 13 72’

Article 2

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 204/2004 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 3

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, 12 July 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.

(2) OJ L 34, 6.2.2004, p. 23.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 239/1

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1255/2004

of 8 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.

(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 9 July 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 8 July 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Agriculture Director-General

(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 247/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1333/2004

of 20 July 2004

concerning the permanent authorisation of certain additive in feedingstuffs

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 9d(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Directive 70/524/EEC provides for the authorisation of additives to be used in the Community. The additives referred to in Part II of Annex C to that Directive may be authorised without a time limit subject to certain conditions being satisfied.

(2) The use of the microorganism preparation of Enterococcus faecium (NCIMB 11181) was provisionally authorised, for the first time, for calves and piglets by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2690/1999 (2).

(3) New data were submitted in support of the application for authorisation without a time limit of that microorganism. The assessment shows that the conditions laid down in Directive 70/524/EEC for such an authorisation have been satisfied.

(4) Accordingly, the use of that microorganism for calves and piglets, as specified in the Annex, should be authorised without a time limit.

(5) The assessment of the applications shows that certain procedures should be required to protect workers from exposure to the additive set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Such protection should be assured by the application of Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (3).

(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The preparation of Enterococcus faecium (NCIMB 11181), as set out in the Annex, is authorised for use without a time limit as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in that Annex.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 July 2004. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1756/2002 (OJ L 265, 3.10.2002, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 326, 18.12.1999, p. 33.

(3) OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/8

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1316/2004

of 16 July 2004

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 317th 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 317th 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: 74 EUR/100 kg, — end-use security: 82 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 July 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 192/20

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1056/2004

of 28 May 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 as regards the trigger levels for additional duties on lemons, table grapes, pears, apricots, peaches, including nectarines, and plums

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 of 30 July 1996 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables (2) provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 308(d) of 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 Community Customs Code (3).

(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture (4) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 2001, 2002 and 2003, the trigger levels for additional duties on lemons, table grapes, pears, apricots, peaches, including nectarines, and plums should be adjusted.

(3) As a result, Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 should be amended.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 June 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 May 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).

(2) OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 783/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 98).

(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).

(4) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/22

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1057/2004

of 28 May 2004

fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid

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 the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.

(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.

(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.

(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.

(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

For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 May 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission

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

(2) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27).

(3) OJ L 288, 25.10.1974, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 255/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1399/2004

of 30 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.

(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,

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 19,486 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Agriculture Director-General

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

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

(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).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 255/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1387/2004

of 30 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.

(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 31 July 2004.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 July 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Agriculture Director-General

(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).