do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/2004 of 6 February 2004 amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-02-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EURES, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), employment service, free movement of workers, information network, job mobility

L 116/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.4.2004

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 7/2004

of 6 February 2004

amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex V to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 191/1999 of
17 December 1999 (1).

Decision No 191/1999 introduced new sectoral adaptations to Annex V (Free movement of
workers) and Annex VIII
(Right of establishment) concerning Liechtenstein, which are to be
amended in accordance with the Agreement on the Participation of the Czech Republic, the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and
the Slovak Republic in the European Economic Area, signed in Luxembourg on 14 October 2003.

Commission Decision 2003/8/EC of 23 December 2002 implementing Council Regulation (EEC) No
1612/68 as regards the clearance of vacancies and applications for employment (2) is to be incorpo-
rated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of point 7 (Commission Decision 93/569/EC) of Annex V to the Agreement shall be replaced
with the following:

‘32003 D 0008: Commission Decision 2003/8/EC of 23 December 2002 implementing Council Regu-
lation (EEC) No 1612/68 as regards the clearance of vacancies and applications for employment (OJ L
5, 10.1.2003, p. 16).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2003/8/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 7 February 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 74, 15.3.2001, p. 29.
(2) OJ L 5, 10.1.2003, p. 16.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/53

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 6 February 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 12/2004 of 6 February 2004 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-02-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), data collection, exchange of information, rail transport, statistical method, transport statistics

22.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/63

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 12/2004

of 6 February 2004

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 161/2003
of 7 November 2003 (1).

Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002
on rail transport statistics (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

This Decision is not to apply to Iceland,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The text of point 7 (Council Directive 80/1177/EEC) of Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be replaced
with the following:

‘32003 R 0091: Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16
December 2002 on rail transport statistics (OJ L 14, 21.1.2003, p. 1).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the
following adaptations:

(a) this Regulation shall not apply to Iceland;

(b) Annexes A, C, E, F, J and K are not relevant for Liechtenstein.’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 in the Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supple-
ment to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 7 February 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 41, 12.2.2004, p. 60.
(2) OJ L 14, 21.1.2003, p. 1.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.4.2004

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 6 February 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND
Commission Regulation (EC) No 212/2004 of 6 February 2004 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2004-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, purchase

7.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 36/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 212/2004

of 6 February 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),

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 (2), and in par-
ticular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 176/2004 suspending
the buying-in of butter in certain Member States (3)
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 Italy pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No
2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question
should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 176/2004
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
the Netherlands,
suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Greece,
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 176/2004 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February 2004.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 6 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p.
6).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 359/2003 (OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 17).

(3) OJ L 28, 31.1.2004, p. 9.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

6.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 33/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

5 February 2004

(2004/C 33/01)

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

1,2583

132,73

7,4509

0,6854

9,1759

1,5699

86,25

8,737

1,9557

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

0,58624

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

33,323

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6686

0,4293

4,8368

40 807

237,31

40,57

1 670 000

1,6471

1,6784

9,781

1,834

2,1294

266,85

KRW

South Korean won

1 467,24

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

8,6509

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 5/2004 of 6 February 2004 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-02-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), market approval, marketing standard, plant health product

L 116/48

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.4.2004

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 5/2004

of 6 February 2004

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agree-
ment

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 174/2003 of
5 December 2003 (1).

Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC
to include molinate, thiram and ziram as active substances (2) is to be incorporated into the Agree-
ment.

Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 2003 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC
to include flurtamone, flufenacet,
iodosulfuron, dimethenamid-p, picoxystrobin, fosthiazate and
silthiofam as active substances (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indents shall be added in point 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC) of Chapter XV of Annex
II to the Agreement:

‘— 32003 L 0081: Commission Directive 2003/81/EC of 5 September 2003 (OJ L 224, 6.9.2003, p.

29),

— 32003 L 0084: Commission Directive 2003/84/EC of 25 September 2003 (OJ L 247, 30.9.2003,

p. 20).’

Article 2

The texts of Directives 2003/81/EC and 2003/84/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be
published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 7 February 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 88, 25.3.2004, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 224, 6.9.2003, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 247, 30.9.2003, p. 20.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/49

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 6 February 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/2004 of 6 February 2004 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-02-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agreement (EU), freedom of movement, insurance company, inter-company agreement, motor vehicle insurance, third-party insurance

L 116/54

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.4.2004

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 8/2004

of 6 February 2004

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 176/2003 of
5 December 2003 (1).

Commission Decision 2003/564/EC of 28 July 2003 on the application of Council Directive 72/
166/EEC relating to checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehi-
cles (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annex IX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

Article 1

1. The following point shall be inserted after point 8 (Council Directive 72/166/EEC):

‘8a 32003 D 0564: Commission Decision 2003/564/EC of 28 July 2003 on the application of Council
Directive 72/166/EEC relating to checks on insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of
motor vehicles (OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 23).’

2. The text of indents 4 (Commission Decision 91/323/EEC), 5 (Commission Decision 93/43/EEC), 6
(Commission Decision 97/828/EC) and 7 (Commission Decision 1999/103/EC) in point 8 (Council
Directive 72/166/EEC) are deleted.

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2003/564/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 7 February 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 88, 25.3.2004, p. 53.
(2) OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 23.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/55

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 6 February 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND
Commission Regulation (EC) No 220/2004 of 6 February 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: 2004-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

L 36/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.2.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 220/2004

of 6 February 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 tenders
submitted from 2 to 5 February 2004 at
128,10 EUR/t.

to the invitation to tender

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 February 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.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 13/2004 of 6 February 2004 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-02-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), data collection, exchange of information, rail transport, statistical method, transport statistics

22.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/65

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 13/2004

of 6 February 2004

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 161/2003
of 7 November 2003 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1192/2003 of 3 July 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 91/2003
of the European Parliament and of the Council on rail transport statistics (2) is to be incorporated
into the Agreement.

(3)

This Decision is not to apply to Iceland,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following shall be added in point 7 (Regulation (EC) No 91/2003 of the European Parliament and of
the Council) of Annex XXI to the Agreement:

‘, as amended by:

— 32003 R 1192: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1192/2003 of 3 July 2003 (OJ L 167, 4.7.2003,

p. 13).’

The text of Regulation (EC) No 1192/2003 in the Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supple-
ment to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 2

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 7 February 2004, provided that all the notifications pursuant to
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 6 February 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 41, 12.2.2004, p. 60.
(2) OJ L 167, 4.7.2003, p. 13.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 221/2004 of 6 February 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2004-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

7.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 36/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 221/2004

of 6 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 29,780/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 February 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 6 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.