do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0151/04 by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Shortage of intensive care units in Greece.
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Community support framework, Greece, health policy, health service

C 78 E/686

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

27.3.2004

Concerning transitional measures that new Member States might apply vis-à-vis workers from any other
Member States, the Act of Accession establishes that, whenever national measures, or those resulting from
bilateral agreements, are applied by the present Member States by virtue of the agreed transitional
provisions, the new Member States may maintain in force equivalent measures with regard to the nationals
of the Member State in question. Therefore, a decision from a new Member State can only be taken after
knowing whether a present Member State is applying transitional measures.

Finally, it should be noted that the transitional arrangement does not apply to Cyprus and Malta. Thus,
there will be complete free movement between current Member States and these countries and indeed
between the other future Member States and Cyprus and Malta. Malta, however, has the right to impose a
safeguard if it fears large movements of workers into Malta.

(2004/C 78 E/0731)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0151/04

by Alexandros Alavanos (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

Subject: Shortage of intensive care units in Greece

(27 January 2004)

There is a significant shortage of intensive care units in Greece. Under the 2nd Community Support
Framework (CSF), measure 1.1 of the health section of the Health and Welfare Programme provides
specific appropriations for the modernisation of intensive care units and the creation of new units.

How many intensive care units were planned when the Health and Welfare Programme was

1.
submitted under the 2nd CSF? How many were created and how many of those are now operational?

2.

3.

How many units planned under the 2nd CSF were not completed?

How many completed units are not operational and why?

Answer given by Mr Barnier on behalf of the Commission

(19 February 2004)

The Commission is collecting the information it needs to answer the question. It will communicate its
findings as soon as possible.

(2004/C 78 E/0732)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0230/04

by Konstantinos Hatzidakis (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(26 January 2004)

Subject: Utilisation of Community appropriations in the Member States at the close of 2003

Can the Commission provide a breakdown for each Member State of the level of commitments and
expenditure effected by the close of 2003 under the Community Support Frameworks?
Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2004 of 27 January 2004 fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2004 accounting year of the farm accountancy data network
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: farm accountancy data network, farm income, farm return, farmer, financial year

L 21/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.1.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 134/2004

of 27 January 2004

fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2004 accounting year of the farm accountancy data
network

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June
1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy
data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural
holdings in the European Economic Community (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 of
rules
13 July 1983 on certain detailed implementing
concerning the keeping of accounts for the purpose of deter-
mining the incomes of agricultural holdings (2), and in particu-
lar Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 113/2003 (3) fixed the
amount of the standard fee for the 2003 accounting year
at EUR 138 per farm return. The trend in costs and its
effects on the cost of completing the farm return justify
a revision of the fee.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Community
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard fee provided for in Article 5(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1915/83 shall be fixed at EUR 140.

Article 2

(1)

Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 provides
that a standard fee shall be paid by the Commission to
the Member States for each duly completed farm return
forwarded to it within the period prescribed in Article 3
of that Regulation.

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

It shall apply for the 2004 accounting year.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 109, 23.6.1965, p. 1859/65. Regulation last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2059/2003 (OJ L 308, 25.11.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 190, 14.7.1983, p. 25.

(3) OJ L 18, 23.1.2003, p. 3.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

27.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 22/3

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

26 January 2004

(2004/C 22/02)

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

1,2575

133,43

7,449

0,6888

9,1513

1,5645

86,57

8,614

1,9559

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

0,58599

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,956

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6694

0,4296

4,6992

40 952

237,35

40,494

1 662 217

1,6254

1,65

9,7668

1,868

2,1318

262,26

KRW

South Korean won

1 484,48

3,4523

ZAR

South African rand

9,0987

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 137/2004 of 27 January 2004 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in January 2004 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, beef, import licence, tariff quota

L 21/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.1.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 137/2004

of 27 January 2004

determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence appli-
cations lodged in January 2004 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation
(EC) No 1429/2002 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002
of 2 August 2002 laying down rules for the application of the
tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for by Council Regula-
tions (EC) No 1151/2002, (EC) No 1361/2002 and (EC) No
1362/2002 for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (1), and in particu-
lar Article 2(2) and Article 4(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002 fix the
quantities of certain beef and veal products originating in
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which may be imported on
special terms in respect of the period 1 January to 30 June
2004. The quantities of certain beef and veal products origin-
ating in Lithuania covered by import
licence applications
submitted must be reduced proportionately in accordance with

Article 4(3) of that Regulation. No applications were submitted
for import licences for beef and veal products originating in
Estonia and Latvia,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

quantities

covered by

applications
The
submitted in the period 1 to 12 January 2004 for Lithuania
under the quotas referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1429/2002
may be allowed to the extent of 63,0370 % of the quantity
requested.

import

licence

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 January 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 206, 3.8.2002, p. 9. Regulation as amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 1633/2002 (OJ L 247, 14.9.2002, p. 4).
Imposition by France of public service obligations on scheduled air services within France
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, inland transport, provision of services, public service, transport capacity

27.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 22/7

Imposition by France of public service obligations on scheduled air services within France

(2004/C 22/04)

Pursuant

1.
to Article 4(1)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No
2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air
carriers to intra-Community air routes, France has decided to
impose public service obligations on scheduled air services
between Tarbes (Lourdes-Pyrénées) and Paris (Orly).

2.
From 1 May 2004 the public service obligations in
respect of scheduled air services between Tarbes (Lourdes-
Pyrénées) and Paris (Orly) are as follows:

the day and to spend at least seven hours at their destination,
whether Paris (Orly) or Tarbes (Lourdes-Pyrénées).

Flight bookings

Flights must be marketed using at least one computerised reser-
vation system.

Minimum frequency

Continuity of service

The minimum level of service provided throughout the year
must be:

— two return trips per day, morning and evening,

from

Monday to Friday,

— a return trip on Saturday morning and on Sunday evening.

Services must be operated without a stopover between Tarbes
(Lourdes-Pyrénées) and Paris (Orly).

Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

Services must be operated with a pressurised aircraft having a
seating capacity of at least 90.

Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business
trips during the working week to make the round trip within

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled
for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed
3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any year. The carrier
must give six months' notice before discontinuing these
services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of
regard to the abovementioned public
air services without
service obligations may
and/or
criminal penalties.

in administrative

result

Slots are currently reserved at Paris (Orly) airport for the
3.
scheduled Tarbes
service
(Lourdes-Pyrénées)–Paris
pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93
of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the allocation of
slots at Community airports. Air carriers interested in this
route can obtain information about these slots from the Paris
airports coordinator.

(Orly)
Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within France
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, inland transport, provision of services, public service, transport capacity

27.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 22/9

Amendment by France of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services within
France

(2004/C 22/06)

France has decided to alter the public service obligations
1.
on scheduled air services between Epinal and Paris (Orly),
published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C
395 of 18 December 1998, pursuant
to Article 4(1)(a) of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on
access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air
routes.

The public service obligations in respect of scheduled air

2.
services between Epinal and Paris (Orly) are as follows:

Minimum frequency

The minimum level of service provided throughout the year
must be two return trips per day, morning and evening,
excluding public holidays, from Monday to Friday, 220 days
a year.

The services must be operated without a stopover between
Epinal and Paris (Orly).

Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The services must be operated with a pressurised aircraft
having a seating capacity of at least 19.

Timetables

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business
trips during the working week to make the round trip within

the day and to spend at least eight hours at their destination,
whether Paris or Epinal.

Flight bookings

Flights must be marketed using at least one computerised reser-
vation system.

Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled
for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed
3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any year. The carrier
must give six months' notice before discontinuing these
services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of
regard to the abovementioned public
air services without
service obligations may
and/or
criminal penalties.

in administrative

result

3.
Slots are currently reserved at Paris (Orly) airport for the
scheduled Paris (Orly)– Epinal pursuant to Article 9 of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common
rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports. Air
carriers interested in this route can obtain information about
these slots from the Paris airports coordinator.
Imposition by France of public service obligations on scheduled air services within France
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, inland transport, provision of services, public service, transport capacity

C 22/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.1.2004

Imposition by France of public service obligations on scheduled air services within France

(2004/C 22/05)

1.
Pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Community air
carriers to intra-Community air routes, France has decided to
impose public service obligations on scheduled air services
between Toulon-Hyères and Lyon-Saint-Exupéry.

Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

The services must be operated with a pressurised aircraft
having a seating capacity of at least 30.

Timetables

From 1 May 2004,

2.
the public service obligations in
respect of scheduled air services between Toulon-Hyères and
Lyon-Saint-Exupéry are as follows:

Timetables must be such as to enable passengers on business
trips during the working week to make a round trip within the
day.

Minimum frequency

Timetables must be such as to enable transit passengers to take
national and international connecting flights at Lyon-Saint-
Exupéry airport, morning and evening.

The minimum level of service provided must be:

Flight bookings

— two return trips per day, morning and evening,

from
Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays, 235 days a
year,

— one return trip on Saturday morning, 45 days a year,

— one return trip on Sunday evening, 45 days a year.

The services must be operated without a stopover between
Toulon and Lyon-Saint-Exupéry.

Flights must be marketed using at least one computerised reser-
vation system.

Continuity of service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled
for reasons directly attributable to the carrier must not exceed
3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any year. The carrier
must give six months' notice before discontinuing these
services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of
regard to the abovementioned public
air services without
service obligations may
and/or
criminal penalties.

in administrative

result
Commission Regulation (EC) No 132/2004 of 27 January 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

28.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 21/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 132/2004

of 27 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 28 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 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.

L 21/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.1.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 27 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
212
999

052
204
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
448
999

052
204
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
662
999

052
600
999

052
060
400
404
720
999

060
388
400
720
999

86,2
38,5
115,9
80,2

146,3
53,9
100,1

97,3
50,8
74,1

48,7
52,8
50,9
40,5
32,8
45,1

69,6
92,4
81,0

76,3
74,2
76,0
76,8
68,7
80,3
38,0
70,0

73,0
62,0
67,5

40,9
64,4
84,5
87,3
73,2
70,1

60,0
117,8
79,5
45,5
75,7

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 133/2004 of 27 January 2004 determining the extent to which applications submitted in January 2004 for import licences for the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Decision 2003/452/EC for the Republic of Slovenia can be accepted
Date: 2004-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, beef, import licence, tariff quota

28.1.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 21/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 133/2004

of 27 January 2004

determining the extent to which applications submitted in January 2004 for import licences for
the tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Decision 2003/452/EC for the Republic
of Slovenia can be accepted

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 2673/2000
of 6 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of the tariff quota for imports of beef and veal provided
for in Council Decision 2003/452/EC for the Republic of
Slovenia (2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000 sets the quantity of
beef and veal originating in Slovenia for the tariff quotas
bearing the serial numbers 09.4082 and 09.4122. Pursuant to
Article 2 thereof that quantity is to be staggered over two

periods, one of them running from 1 January to 30 June. The
quantity of beef and veal for which import licences have been
submitted under quota No 09.4082 is such that applications
may be granted in full. No applications have been submitted
under quota No 09.4122,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Import licences shall be granted for the full quantities covered
by applications submitted from 1 January to 12 January 2004
for the quota bearing the serial number 09.4082 referred to in
Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2673/2000.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 27 January 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 Regu-

lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 306, 7.12.2000, p. 19. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1886/2003 (OJ L 277, 28.10.2003, p. 8).