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Commission Regulation (EC) No 196/2004 of 4 February 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2004-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

5.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 32/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 196/2004

of 4 February 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 29,836/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 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.
Administrative Commission of the European Communities on Social security for Migrant workers — Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
Date: 2004-02-04
Institutions: Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers, European Commission
Subjects: conversion rate, euro, migrant worker, national currency, social security, social-security benefit

C 30/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.2.2004

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR
MIGRANT WORKERS

Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

(2004/C 30/03)

EUR

DKK

GBP

NOK

SEK

ISK

CHF

Article 107 (1), (2), (3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

Reference period: January 2004

Application period: April, May and June 2004

DKK

GBP

NOK

SEK

ISK

CHF

EUR

—

7,44811

0,692157

8,59250

0,134262

—

0,0929306

1,15365

9,13677

1,22672

87,6921

11,7737

1,56567

0,210210

1,44476

10,7607

—

12,4141

13,2004

126,694

2,26201

0,116381

0,866815

0,0805536

—

1,06334

10,2057

0,182213

0,109448

0,815180

0,0757551

0,940431

—

9,59772

0,171359

0,0114035

0,0849347

0,00789303

0,0979848

0,104191

—

0,0178541

0,638706

4,75715

0,442085

5,48808

5,83571

56,0095

—

1. Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 determines that the rate for the conversion into a currency of amounts
denominated in another currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and based on the
monthly average, during the reference period specified in paragraph 2, of reference rates of exchange of
currencies published by the European Central Bank.

2. The reference period shall be:

— the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following,
— the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following,
— the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following,
— the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following.

The rates for the conversion of currencies shall be published in the second Official Journal of the European
Union (‘C’ series) of the months of February, May, August and November.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3358 — Hogg Robinson/Kuoni) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, provision of services, travel

4.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3358 — Hogg Robinson/Kuoni)

(2004/C 30/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 January 2004, 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 304M3358. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3345 — Platinum/Hays Logistics)

(2004/C 30/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 January 2004 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 304M3345. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 193/2004 of 4 February 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

5.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 32/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 193/2004

of 4 February 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 5 February 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 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 32/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.2.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 4 February 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
220
999

220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

052
204
999

052
204
220
464
600
624
999

052
600
999

052
060
400
404
512
720
999

060
388
400
528
720
999

111,3
47,3
129,8
96,1

143,8
37,1
204,2
128,4

13,5
13,5

108,2
45,8
77,0

51,6
46,9
45,2
47,6
55,1
49,3

71,8
100,1
86,0

78,8
138,4
76,9
74,3
74,0
76,0
86,4

73,5
58,3
65,9

65,0
50,7
81,5
95,4
73,4
59,1
70,9

64,2
116,9
71,3
103,7
30,3
77,3

(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’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3345 — Platinum/Hays Logistics) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: business management, economic concentration, exchange of information, logistics, merger control

4.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/13

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3358 — Hogg Robinson/Kuoni)

(2004/C 30/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 January 2004, 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 304M3358. 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,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3345 — Platinum/Hays Logistics)

(2004/C 30/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 23 January 2004 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 304M3345. 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,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 197/2004 of 4 February 2004 concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
Date: 2004-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, rice

L 32/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.2.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 197/2004

of 4 February 2004

concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the
refund

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003
laying down special detailed rules for the
of 28 July 2003,
application of the system of import and export licences for
cereals and rice (3), and in particular the second subparagraph
of Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 provides,
where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an
export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working
days between the day of submission of applications and
the granting of export licences with advance fixing of
the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a
uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if appli-
cations for export licences exceed the quantities which
may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No 163/
2004 (4) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for
in the abovementioned paragraph for 1 000 tonnes for
all the destinations 064 and 066 defined in the Annex
to that Regulation.

For all the destinations 064 and 066, quantities applied
for on 3 February 2004 are in excess of the available
quantity. A percentage reduction should therefore be
fixed for export
licence applications submitted on 3
February 2004.

(3)

In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect
from the day of its publication in the Official Journal,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For all the destinations 064 and 066 defined in the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 163/2004, applications for export licences
for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
submitted pursuant to that Regulation on 3 February 2004
shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied
for to which a percentage reduction of 27,08 % has been
applied.

Article 2

For all the destinations 064 and 066 defined in the Annex to
Regulation (EC) No 163/2004, applications for export licences
for rice and broken rice submitted from 4 February 2004 shall
not give rise to the issue of export licences pursuant to that
Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 2004.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 27, 30.1.2004, p. 30.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,01 % on 1 February 2004 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest

4.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

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

2,01 % on 1 February 2004

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 February 2004

(2004/C 30/01)

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

1,2585

132,82

7,4509

0,6836

9,1767

1,5662

86,67

8,683

1,9557

0,5861

33,32

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

HKD

NZD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6682

0,429

4,7989

40 447

237,25

40,7

1 685 000

1,642

1,674

9,7854

1,8511

2,1302

266,60

KRW

South Korean won

1 470,12

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

8,6991

___________
(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 194/2004 of 4 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 133/2004 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: 2004-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, beef, import licence, tariff quota

5.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 32/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 194/2004

of 4 February 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 133/2004 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:

(1)

Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 133/
2004 (3) determines the extent
to which applications
submitted in January 2004 for import licences for the
tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Decision
the Republic of Slovenia can be
2003/452/EC for
accepted. As a result of an administrative error, an appli-
cation submitted under quota No 09.4122 was not
taken into account when adopting that Regulation. The

quantity of beef and veal for which import licences have
been submitted under quota No 09.4122 is such that
applications may be granted in full.

(2)

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 133/2004 should be
amended as regards the import licences to be issued,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 133/2004 is replaced by the
following:

‘Article 1

licences shall be granted for the full quantities
Import
covered by applications submitted from 1 to 12 January
2004 for the quotas bearing the serial numbers 09.4082
and 09.4122 referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 2673/2000.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 4 February 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 modified by Regulation

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

(3) OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 7.