do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 15/2004 of 7 January 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

8.1.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 15/2004

of 7 January 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,

(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,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
import arrangements
last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002 (2), and in particu-
lar Article 4(1) thereof,

fruit and vegetables (1), as

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego-
tiations, 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.

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 January 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66.
(2) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17.

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to the Commission Regulation of 7 January 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
204
624
999

052
999

052
204
999

052
204
388
999

052
204
999

052
999

052
400
600
999

060
400
404
720
999

052
060
064
400
720
999

74,3
48,6
193,8
105,6

120,2
120,2

106,4
54,6
80,5

45,4
42,9
30,9
39,7

78,8
91,0
84,9

89,5
89,5

52,8
38,7
71,9
54,5

39,4
75,5
87,4
62,0
66,1

51,1
56,8
63,6
88,2
76,9
67,3

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6). Code ‘999’ stands for

‘of other origin’.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,02 % on 1 January 2004 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

2,02 % on 1 January 2004

Euro exchange rates (2)

6 January 2004

(2004/C 3/01)

1 euro =

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

Currency

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Exchange
rate

1,2756

135,46

7,4474

0,6998

9,1278

1,5666

88,90

8,566

1,9558

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58617

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,38

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6754

0,4314

4,6923

41 429

237

40,88

1 754 294

1,6539

1,6336

9,9026

1,8934

2,1657

260,23

KRW

South Korean won

1 514,07

3,4539

ZAR

South African rand

8,2152

___________
(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender,

the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 17/2004 of 7 January 2004 laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the Community tariff quota for barley provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003
Date: 2004-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: barley, import, import licence, originating product, tariff quota, third country

8.1.2004

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 17/2004

of 7 January 2004

laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under the Community tariff quota for barley
provided for by Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/
2003 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003
of 29 December 2003 opening and providing for the adminis-
tration of a Community tariff quota for barley from third coun-
tries (3), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,

Whereas:

The quantities applied for on 5 January 2004 in accord-
ance with Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003
to which
exceed the quantities available. The extent
licences may be issued should therefore be determined
and a reduction coefficient laid down to be applied to
the quantities applied for,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each application for import licences for the tariff quota for
barley lodged and forwarded to the Commission on 5 January
2004 in accordance with Article 3(1) and (2) of Regulation
(EC) No 2305/2003 shall be accepted at a rate of 0,015590 of
the quantity applied for.

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 2305/2003 opened an annual tariff
quota for the import of 300 000 tonnes of barley falling
within CN code 1003 00.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 January 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 7 January 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 7.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3994/03 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Culture and languages programme.
Date: 2004-01-07
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: action programme, cultural promotion, dissemination of EU information

C 84 E/280

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EN

3.4.2004

Concerning the final question, as said above, no negotiations took place. The cabinet member responsible
for Eurostat at the time has since left the cabinet.

(1) See page 327.

(2004/C 84 E/0325)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3994/03

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(7 January 2004)

Subject: Culture and languages programme

The framework programme for culture and languages, with a total budget of EUR 39 million, includes
among its objectives the promotion of cultural dialogue and of mutual awareness, on the part of the
peoples of Europe, of each other’s culture and history.

Can the Commission enumerate and identify the projects funded in 2002, and provide information on
their success?

Answer given by Ms Reding on behalf of the Commission

(11 February 2004)

The Commission would draw the Honourable Member’s attention to the fact that a full, detailed list of all
projects supported by the Culture 2000 programme in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 (together with the
beneficiaries, partners and amounts granted)
is available on Internet at the following address: (http://
europa.eu.int/comm/culture/eac/index_en.html).

(2004/C 84 E/0326)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3995/03

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(7 January 2004)

Subject: Projects relating to the information society

An action was proposed, under the fifth framework programme for research, relating to measurements and
tests, with five calls for proposals over the period July 1999 to March 2002, to be covered by a total
budget of EUR 46 million.

Can the Commission supply the names and nationalities of the successful candidates, and state the number
of projects rejected and the grounds for rejection? Can it also state whether the results obtained have been
verified?

Answer given by Mr Busquin on behalf of the Commission

(16 February 2004)

The ‘Competitive and sustainable growth’ specific programme (5th Framework Programme for Research
and Technological Development (RTD) 1998-2002) generated over 2 400 contracts of which 245 were in
the Generic Activity Measurements and Testing.

The Honourable Member’s question relates to the five dedicated calls published in the Generic Activity
Measurements and Testing with an indicative budget of EUR 47 million.

In total, 75 projects with a total Community contribution of EUR 56 million have been funded as a result
of the five consecutive dedicated calls of the 5th Framework Programme for RTD. Details of all the
projects are given in the projects database on the Cordis website (http://www.cordis.lu).
WRITTEN QUESTION E-3996/03 by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission. New work methods and development of e-commerce.
Date: 2004-01-07
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU programme, dissemination of EU information, electronic commerce, research project

3.4.2004

EN

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C 84 E/281

Sixty proposals have not received funding either because the independent evaluators judged them to be of
insufficient quality or because a competing proposal for the same topic was judged to be of better quality.

Most of the contracts are still active and the outcome will be included in an on-going exercise that is
examining the results and the socio-economic impact of finished projects from the Competitive and
Sustainable Growth programme.

(2004/C 84 E/0327)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3996/03

by Raffaele Costa (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(7 January 2004)

Subject: New work methods and development of e-commerce

The key action relating to the creation of new work methods and the development of e-commerce
provided for under the fifth framework programme for research included a number of calls for proposals
for the period 1999-2001.

Can the Commission state how many such calls were published, with the names of the successful
candidates and the sums allocated to each project approved? Has action been taken to verify the success of
the actions?

Answer given by Mr. Liikanen on behalf of the Commission

(17 February 2004)

During the period indicated (1999-2001), there were nine calls for proposal related to key action II: new
working methods and development of electronic commerce.

The information related to the projects resulting from these calls can be found on the Cordis website (1),
where it is possible to carry out research by key action, by country, by contract type and by partner type.

Another address (2) provides access to another document giving an overview of the activities of key action
II during the period concerned.

The impact assessment of the activities of the Information Society Technologies (IST) taken as a whole,
including the key action II, is underway and the corresponding report will be available at the end of April
2004 in a preliminary form and at the end of October 2004 in the final version.

(1) http://www.cordis.lu/ist/projects/projects.htm
(2) http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka2/report.htm#ar2001

(2004/C 84 E/0328)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-4003/03

by Hiltrud Breyer (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

Subject: Draught in the Vilshofen-Straubing section of the Danube

(7 January 2004)

The Van Miert report calls for a draught of 2,5 metres throughout the whole year in the Vilshofen-
Straubing section of the Danube but this cannot be achieved without damming stages that would destroy
the most important water meadow ecosystem in southern Germany,

What is the Commission’s assessment of the following points:

1. Damning stages on the Vilshofen-Straubing section of the Danube are incompatible with both the
Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive and are in breach of the ‘no deterioration’ clause in the EU
water framework directive;
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2002 of 1 August 2002 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 290 of 28.10.2002)
Date: 2004-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, customs regulations, statistical nomenclature, tariff nomenclature

7.1.2004

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2002 of 1 August 2002 amending Annex I to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 290 of 28 October 2002)

On page 214, CN code 2834 21 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘6’,
‘5,5’.

On page 218, CN code 2849 10 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘7,2’,
‘6,4’.

On page 511:

CN code 7603 10 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘5,1’,
‘5’;

CN code 7603 20 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘5,3’,
‘5’.

On page 513, CN code 7610 10 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘6,2’,
‘6’.