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Commission Regulation (EC) No 171/2004 of 30 January 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

31.1.2004

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 171/2004

of 30 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 31 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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 30 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 10 00

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

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
448
624
999

052
204
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
662
999

052
600
999

052
060
400
404
720
999

060
388
400
528
720
999

120,2
37,5
127,9
95,2

129,4
75,9
102,7

17,7
17,7

104,1
50,9
77,5

47,0
50,6
48,0
56,4
32,8
81,3
52,7

74,2
87,9
81,1

78,2
74,2
82,7
82,6
74,0
78,7
38,0
72,6

68,0
58,3
63,2

73,2
53,0
87,5
85,2
75,0
74,8

53,0
89,6
77,9
101,2
45,5
73,4

(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’.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0221/04 by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission. Investigations by the Milan public prosecutor into the auditors Grant Thornton and Deloitte in connection with the Parmalat scandal.
Date: 2004-01-30
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: European Commission, accounting, audit, auditing, bankruptcy, consultancy, dairy industry, fraud, fraud against the EU

8.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 88 E/693

(2004/C 88 E/0711)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0221/04

by Maurizio Turco (NI) to the Commission

(30 January 2004)

Subject: Investigations by the Milan public prosecutor into the auditors Grant Thornton and Deloitte in

connection with the Parmalat scandal

The Milan public prosecutor is investing auditors Grant Thornton and Deloitte in connection with the
Parmalat affair. The charge relates to a breach of law 231 on legal persons, which is based on a European
Community directive. On 31 December 2003 two Grant Thornton auditors were arrested and the
investigations subsequently focused on two Deloitte and Touche auditors who were charged with market
rigging, false auditing, false company statements and aggravated fraud.

Is the Commission aware of this situation?

If it has any connections with Grant Thornton and/or Deloitte, does it intend to contact the Milan judicial
authorities to ascertain the reasons for the investigations and the nature of any breaches of law and the
involvement of the companies, not least in order to protect the Community institutions against damage
from possible illegalities?

Answer given by Mr Bolkestein on behalf of the Commission

(11 March 2004)

The Commission is closely following the developments in relation with the Parmalat corporate failure.
However, it is too early to draw any final conclusions from this very complex case as judicial enquiries are
on going.

As far as audit work that needs to be performed by Grant Thornton and Deloitte in relation with specific
projects funded by the Commission, the Commission will continue to monitor such work so as to ensure
that it is carried out to the highest standards.

(2004/C 88 E/0712)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0248/04

by Glenys Kinnock (PSE) to the Commission

(3 February 2004)

Subject: Roma children in Bulgaria

Is the Commission aware that a very large number of children leaving Bulgaria for countries abroad are
healthy infants with at least one traceable parent and that 90 % of the total number are from ethnic
minorities? Furthermore, 65 % of children in institutional care are of Roma origin.

The 2003 EU Accession Partnership Agreement states that Bulgaria must ‘ensure the childcare system is
reformed so as to systematically reduce the number of children in institutional care and in particular
through developing alternative social services aimed at children and families’.

Could the Commission be specific about how Bulgaria’s accession process is helping to ensure support will
be given, in particular to Roma children and their families, and what steps the Commission proposes if
demonstrable improvements in the situation are not seen in the lead-up to accession in 2007?
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0210/04 by Markus Ferber (PPE-DE) to the Commission. Language discrimination in job advertisements.
Date: 2004-01-30
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU office or agency, job description, job vacancy, legal basis, linguistic discrimination, recruitment, use of languages

C 84 E/332

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EN

3.4.2004

(2004/C 84 E/0389)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0201/04

by Herbert Bösch (PSE) to the Commission

(29 January 2004)

Subject: Linguistic discrimination in job descriptions

In its replies to a number of written questions tabled between 2001 and 2003, the Commission stated its
intention to use its legal powers to combat the use of a ‘native speaker’ criterion in job advertisements
published by technical support agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and private firms
(co)financed by the European Commission.

However, between September and December 2003 alone, some 60 advertisements for posts at such firms
and organisations (www.lingvo.org/eo/2/15) were published stipulating ‘English mother tongue’ or ‘native
English speaker’.

On what legal basis can the Commission take action over job advertisements that use a ‘native speaker’
criterion? On what occasions has the Commission made use thereof?

Has the Commission made contact with the firms Intrasoft and Ogilvy, as it undertook to do in its reply to
Written Question E-2226/03 (1), and what has been the result of this contact?

(1) OJ C 33 E, 6.2.2004, p. 236.

(2004/C 84 E/0390)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0210/04

by Markus Ferber (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(30 January 2004)

Subject: Language discrimination in job advertisements

A number of magazines repeatedly publish job advertisements seeking to recruit applicants with English as
their mother tongue, although the jobs are within EU institutions or at consultancy firms focusing on
European policy. Particular emphasis is placed on linguistic background as a criterion for recruitment
(‘English mother tongue’/‘native English speaker’: examples can be seen at www.lingvo.org/eo/2/15). These
advertisements discriminate against applicants with equivalent professional qualifications and a very good
knowledge of English, but whose mother tongue is not English.

Discrimination of this kind on the basis of linguistic background is expressly prohibited under Article 21
of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Can the Commission therefore answer the following questions:

1. What steps has the Commission taken to prevent such discrimination?

2.

Is the Commission considering including a ban on discrimination on the grounds of
linguistic
background in the Community action programme to combat discrimination (Council Decision
No 2000/750/EC of 27 November 2000)?

(2004/C 84 E/0391)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0236/04

by Miet Smet (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(2 February 2004)

Subject: Job advertisements for ‘native speakers’

The European Commission has supported the view expressed in a number of parliamentary questions on
the use of the term ‘native speakers’ in job advertisements that the use of terms such as ‘mother tongue’ or
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3305 — ABN AMRO/Global Garden Products) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, kitchen garden, merger control, tool industry

30.1.2004

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— Suspension of a marketing authorization (Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93)

Date of the
decision

Name of the
medicinal product

Holder of the
marketing authorization

14.1.2004

Tasmar

Roche Registration Ltd
40 Broadwater Road
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire AL7 3AY
United Kingdom

Number of the
entry in the
Community Register

Date of
notification

EU/1/97/044

16.1.2004

— Modification of a marketing authorization (Article 34 of Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93):

Accepted

Date of the
decision

Name of the
medicinal product

Holder of the
marketing authorization

9.1.2004

Nobilis OR inac

Intervet International BV
Wim de Körverstraat 35
5831 AN Boxmeer
Nederland

Number of the
entry in the
Community Register

Date of
notification

EU/2/02/036/001-002

13.1.2004

Anyone wishing to consult the public assessment report on the medicinal products in question and the
decisions relating thereto is invited to contact:

The European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products
7 Westferry Circus
Canary Wharf
London E14 4HB
United Kingdom

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3305 — ABN AMRO/Global Garden Products)

(2004/C 27/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 26 November 2003, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3305. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 176/2004 of 30 January 2004 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2004-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, award of contract, butter, market intervention, purchase

31.1.2004

EN

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 176/2004

of 30 January 2004

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1787/2003 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards
intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 359/2003 (4), and in particular
Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 116/2004 suspending
the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (5)
establishes the most recent
list of Member States in
which intervention is suspended. This list must be
adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated
by Spain under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/
1999.
In the interests of clarity, the list in question
should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 116/2004
should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby
suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands,
Austria, Luxembourg, Finland and the United Kingdom.

(1)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down
that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or
suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as
appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in
succession, the market price in that Member State is
below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention
price.

Regulation (EC) No 116/2004 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 2004.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 121.
(3) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 17.

(5) OJ L 17, 24.1.2004, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 175/2004 of 30 January 2004 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 306th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 2004-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, production aid

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31.1.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 175/2004

of 30 January 2004

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 306th 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1787/2003 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

(2)

(3)

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.

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invita-
tion to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended
for direct consumption in the Community (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999 (4), the inter-
vention 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 invita-
tion 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.

Article 1

For the 306th special invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90,
the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall
be as follows:

— maximum aid:

— end-use security:

EUR 97/100 kg,

EUR 107/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3152 — Thyssenkrupp/Mercedes Lenkungen) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, iron and steel industry, merger control, motor vehicle industry

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3152 — Thyssenkrupp/Mercedes Lenkungen)

(2004/C 27/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 November 2003 the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in German and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CDE’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 303M3152. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
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Commission Regulation (EC) No 178/2004 of 30 January 2004 determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in January 2004 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can be accepted
Date: 2004-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, milk product, tariff quota

31.1.2004

EN

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L 28/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 178/2004

of 30 January 2004

determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in January 2004
for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can
be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001
of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying
Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import
arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff
quotas (2), and in particular Article 16(2) thereof,

Whereas:

Applications lodged from 12 to 16 January 2004 for certain
quotas referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/
2001 concern quantities greater than those available; therefore,
the allocation factors should be fixed for the quantities applied
for,

Article 1

The allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regu-
lation shall be applied to the quantities for which import
licences have been sought
for the period from 12 to 16
January 2004 in respect of products falling within the quotas
referred to in part I.A, I.B, points 5 and 6, I.F and I.H of Annex
I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
L 270,

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003 (OJ
21.10.2003, p. 121).

(2) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 50/2004 (OJ L 7, 13.1.2004, p. 9).

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ANNEX I. A

Quota number

Allocation coefficient

09.4590

09.4599

09.4591

09.4592

09.4593

09.4594

09.4595

09.4596

0,8588

0,0077

—

1,0000

1,0000

1,0000

0,0077

1,0000

ANNEX I. B

5. Products originating in Romania

Quota number

Allocation coefficient

09.4758

0,8086

6. Products originating in Bulgaria

Quota number

Allocation coefficient

09.4660

09.4675

1,0000

—

ANNEX I. F

Quota number

Allocation coefficient

09.4155

09.4156

1,0000

1,0000

ANNEX I. H

Quota number

Allocation coefficient

09.4781

09.4782

1,0000

0,6520
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-01-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 January 2004

(2004/C 27/01)

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

1,2468

132,13

7,4491

0,685

9,164

1,5621

86,78

8,764

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

33,213

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6653

0,4289

4,7403

40 695

237,4

40,75

1 673 475

1,6198

1,6546

9,6923

1,8514

2,1193

263,36

KRW

South Korean won

1 461,87

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

8,7615

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.