do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2004 of 9 January 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long-grain B rice destined for certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
Date: 2004-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 43/2004

of 9 January 2004

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long-grain B rice destined for
certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No
1877/2003

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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(4)

(5)

To ensure the more balanced management of quantities
exported with a refund, an allocation coefficient should
be set for tenders presented at the level of the maximum
refund.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1877/2003 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders
submitted, a maximum export refund.
In fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund.

(3)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled
long-grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1877/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders
submitted from 5 to 8 January 2004 at 285,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

For tenders presented at the level of the maximum refund, an
allocation coefficient is set at 50 %.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 20.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 44/2004 of 9 January 2004 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003
Date: 2004-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 44/2004

of 9 January 2004

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long
grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003

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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of
rice to Réunion (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/
1999 (4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003 (5) opens an
invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to
Réunion.

Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no
award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3
of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy
should not be fixed.

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

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 5 to 8
January 2004 in response to the invitation to tender referred to
in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003 for the subsidy on exports
to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code
1006 20 98.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 23.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 of 9 January 2004 amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector
Date: 2004-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 39/2004

of 9 January 2004

amending Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 on the common organisation of the
markets in the sugar sector

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), and in particular Article 27(15) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 provides
for export refunds to be granted on certain products
referred to in that Regulation when exported in the form
of goods listed in Annex V thereto,
in particular live
yeast
falling within CN codes 2102 10 31 and
2102 10 39.

Under Article 1(2)(f) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
314/2002 of 20 February 2002 laying down detailed
rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar
sector (2) from 1 February 2004 quantities of syrups used
in making live yeast are excluded from the calculation of
sugar production for the purposes of Articles 13 to 18
of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. In the interests of

consistency, the possibility of granting export refunds
for quantities of sugar used for the production of live
yeast should be abolished from the same date.

Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 should
therefore be amended accordingly.

The Management Committee for Sugar has not delivered
an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, the lines corre-
sponding to CN codes ex 2102, 2102 10, 2102 10 31 and
2102 10 39 are deleted.

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 February 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commis-
sion Regulation (EC) No 2196/2003 (OJ L 328, 17.11.2003, p. 17).
(2) OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 40. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 38/2004 (see p. 13 of this Official Journal).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2004 of 9 January 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2004-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 47/2004

of 9 January 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 (3), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1486/2002 (4). 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
European
recorded on one or more
quotations
exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the
Community and coming from the various supplier coun-
tries considered the most representative in terms of
there is provision for
international
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.

trade. However,

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined herein-
after,

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 EUR 32,444/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 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.
(4) OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 46/2004 of 9 January 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1876/2003
Date: 2004-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 46/2004

of 9 January 2004

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A
rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1876/2003

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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market situation for the rice in question results
in the maximum export
the
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1876/2003 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders
submitted, a maximum export refund.
In fixing this
maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into
account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
tender is equal to or less than the maximum export
refund.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium
grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third
countries pursuant
issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1876/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of
the
submitted from 5 to 8 January 2004 at
143,75 EUR/t.

to the invitation to tender

tenders

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 17.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 45/2004 of 9 January 2004 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003
Date: 2004-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 45/2004

of 9 January 2004

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain
third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003

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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/
2003 (3).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/
75 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/
2002 (5), allows the Commission to decide,
in accord-
ance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the
tenders submitted, to make no award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 13 of
Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 5 to 8
January 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the
export refund on wholly milled round grain A rice to certain
third countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 January 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 9 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 14.
(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.
(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 36/2004 of 9 January 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 36/2004

of 9 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 10 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 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 9 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
204
220
999

052
204
999

052
204
220
388
999

052
204
999

052
624
999

052
400
600
999

060
400
404
720
800
999

052
060
064
400
528
720
999

102,9
43,7
193,8
113,5

127,9
122,9
255,9
168,9

107,3
89,7
98,5

56,2
55,7
35,5
23,8
42,8

77,9
91,2
84,6

88,3
68,3
78,3

72,5
38,7
57,1
56,1

43,1
93,0
95,7
84,1
131,2
89,4

51,1
57,4
61,0
87,6
96,9
62,4
69,4

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-01-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 January 2004

(2004/C 5/01)

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

1,2634

134,11

7,4481

LVL

MTL

PLN

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Exchange
rate

0,6716

0,4305

4,6747

0,69455

ROL

Romanian leu

41 287

9,08725

SIT

Slovenian tolar

1,5697

88,75

8,608

1,9558

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58651

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,363

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

237,13

40,876

1 727 017

1,6396

1,628

9,8086

1,8783

2,1423

263,65

KRW

South Korean won

1 493,91

3,4534

ZAR

South African rand

8,3893

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
WRITTEN QUESTION P-0014/04 by Johanna Boogerd-Quaak (ELDR) to the Commission. Relationship between cancelled flights and PNR.
Date: 2004-01-09
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Union, United States, air safety, air traffic, carriage of passengers, disclosure of information, personal data

C 78 E/914

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EN

27.3.2004

(2004/C 78 E/0966)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0014/04

by Johanna Boogerd-Quaak (ELDR) to the Commission

(9 January 2004)

Subject: Relationship between cancelled flights and PNR

In mid-December the US and the European Commission reached an agreement in principle on the transfer
of passenger data to the US. The deal included agreement on the amount of data to be provided, the
storage of data, information for passengers and legal proceedings in the US. The agreement has still to be
debated by the Council and the European Parliament. In the meantime, the US, which still receives all
unfiltered information concerning passengers, has blocked six Air France flights.

With a view to the debate in the European Parliament:

1. How does this action fit with the agreement and in particular the conditions agreed?

2. Can the unilateral cancelling of flights (cid:1) even following consultations between Foreign Ministers (cid:1) be

regarded as contravening international trade agreements?

3. Does the agreement, which has not yet been submitted to Parliament, include provisions laying down

conditions under which flights may be cancelled?

4. How are such decisions taken, having regard to the following aspects:

(cid:1) wider EU-US relations;

(cid:1) safety and confidence of passengers;

(cid:1) cost aspect for airlines?

5. How does cooperation between European and American security authorities work in this connection?

6. How are airlines informed, and what responsibility do they have?

Answer given by Mrs de Palacio on behalf of the Commission

(16 February 2004)

The Commission would like to refer the Honourable Member to the Declaration made by the Vice-
President of the Commission who is in charge of Energy and Transport, on behalf of the Commission, on
the 12 January 2004, during the debate on aviation security which took place during the plenary session
of the Parliament in Strasbourg.

In particular, the Commission made it clear that there was no link between the agreement reached with
United States (US) Customs and Border Protection on Passenger Name Records (PNR) in December 2003
and the actions of the US authorities over the Christmas period, which led to a number of flight
cancellations. Indeed, the Commission understands that the threat alert emanated not from PNR data, but
rather from information gathered by the US intelligence services.