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2004/171/EC: Council Decision of 10 February 2004 appointing a Spanish member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of staff

L 55/52

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.2.2004

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 February 2004

appointing a Spanish member of the Committee of the Regions

(2004/171/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alter-
nate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has fallen vacant following the expiry of the
mandate of Mr José María ALVAREZ DEL MANZANO y LOPEZ DEL HIERRO, of which the Council was
notified on 22 January 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Alberto RUIZ-GALLARDON JIMENEZ, Alcalde de Madrid,
the
Committee of the Regions in place of Mr José María ALVAREZ DEL MANZANO y LOPEZ DEL HIERRO for the
remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.

is hereby appointed a member of

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. McCREEVY

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0330/04 by Luigi Vinci (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Hospitals for national defence in Italy.
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Italy, United States, biology, health control, medical institution, research body, scientific cooperation, terrorism

27.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 78 E/953

(2004/C 78 E/1007)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0330/04

by Luigi Vinci (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(10 February 2004)

Subject: Hospitals for ‘national defence’ in Italy

According to a series of articles published in the Italian press the L. Spallanzani hospital in Rome, which
specialises in infectious diseases, is gradually becoming a hospital for ‘national defence’. This means that it
is to have (cid:1) if it does not already have (cid:1) high-security laboratories to combat level-4 bacteria and viruses
(Ebola, smallpox, infectious diseases, etc.).

Since the hospital is located in one of the most densely populated districts of Rome, can the Commission
say whether it has obtained the required certification from international and European bodies allowing it
to accommodate the necessary BSL4 chambers and, more specifically, in accordance with what forms of
certification the L. Spallanzani hospital houses the highly pathogenic level 4 bacteria and viruses?

Finally, can the Commission say whether it knows of any bilateral agreements between Italy and the
United States to combat bioterrorism?

Answer given by Mr Byrne on behalf of the Commission

(4 March 2004)

The Commission would refer
Mr Papayannakis (1)

(1) See page 930.

the Honourable Member

to its answer

to written E-0095/04 by

(2004/C 78 E/1008)

WRITTEN QUESTION P-0454/04

by Ioannis Marínos (PPE-DE) to the Commission

(10 February 2004)

Subject: Unemployment benefits in Greece

The main opposition party in Greece alleges that the Greek authorities only grant unemployment benefits
to those persons who remain unemployed for 12 months, and that they take benefits away from those
who go over this period, even if only by one day. It also alleges that unemployment benefits in Greece
amount to barely 60 % of the Community average.

Is this practice by the Greek authorities compatible with Community regulations on the unemployed and
long-term unemployment?

Answer given by Mrs Wallström on behalf of the Commission

(4 March 2004)

The Commission has no direct competence in the field of unemployment insurance. It is therefore up to
each Member State to organise its own unemployment benefit systems. Community legislation that applies
to unemployment benefit schemes only concerns the rights of migrant workers and equal treatment of
men and women. It does not harmonise benefit levels or the design of such schemes in the Member States.
It should also be noted that benefit levels often reflect national earning levels.

Information on unemployment benefit schemes in other Member States is available in the Mutual
Information System on Social Protection (Missoc) on the Commission’s web site: (http://europa.eu.int/
comm/employment_social/missoc/index_en.html).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3264 — Anglogold/Ashanti Goldfields) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, mining operation, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 36/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.2.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3264 — Anglogold/Ashanti Goldfields)

(2004/C 36/09)

(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 304M3264. 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.3350 — Norsk Hydro/Wingas/Hydrowingas JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, chemical product, economic concentration, energy production, farming sector, merger control, natural gas, oil industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

10.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 36/7

Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/37.978 — Methylglucamine

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms
of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21))

(2004/C 36/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

During the oral and written procedures, no real problem concerning the right to be heard was raised by
the parties.

In view of the written replies to the statement of objections and the results of the hearing, the Directorate-
General for Competition has decided to consider the infringement to have ceased on 31 December 1999
as clear evidence of it existed only up to that date, whereas the statement of objections referred to
September 2000. Account is taken of this in the calculation of the fine.

The draft final decision does not contain any objections on which the firms did not have to comment.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2002.

Serge DURANDE

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3350 — Norsk Hydro/Wingas/Hydrowingas JV)

(2004/C 36/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 2 February 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 304M3350. 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.
Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia concerning the transitional points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through Austria from 1 January 2004 to 30 April 2004 (COM(2003) 835 — C5-0034/2004 — 2003/0320(CNS))
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Austria, Slovenia, agreement (EU), carriage of goods, commercial vehicle, tradeable emission permit, transit

22.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 97 E/65

Tuesday 10 February 2004

P5_TA(2004)0056

TEXTS ADOPTED

EU-Croatia agreement on transitional HGV points system *

Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of
letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia concerning the transitional
points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through Austria (COM(2003) 833 —
C5-0033/2004 — 2003/0319(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The procedure was approved.

P5_TA(2004)0057

EU-Slovenia agreement on transitional HGV points system *

Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of
letters between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia concerning the transitional
points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through Austria from 1 January 2004
to 30 April 2004 (COM(2003) 835 — C5-0034/2004 — 2003/0320(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The procedure was approved.

P5_TA(2004)0058

EU-Swiss Confederation administrative arrangement on transitional HGV points
system *

Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an administrative arrangement in the form
of an exchange of
letters between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation
concerning the transitional points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through
Austria (COM(2003) 836 — C5-0035/2004 — 2003/0322(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The procedure was approved.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 229/2004 of 10 February 2004 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 as regards the dates for lodging the licence applications for imports of garlic for the first quarter of the period 2004 to 2005
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bulb vegetable, import licence, originating product, tariff quota, third country

L 39/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.2.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 229/2004

of 10 February 2004

derogating from Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 as regards the dates for lodging the licence applica-
tions for imports of garlic for the first quarter of the period 2004 to 2005

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Importers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus,
Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and
Slovakia (hereinafter referred to as ‘the new Member
States’) should benefit from the provisions contained in
Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April
2002 establishing the method for managing tariff quotas
and introducing a system of certificates of origin for
garlic imported from third countries (2).

To ensure the correct use of quotas and allow traditional
importers from the new Member States to be in a posi-
tion to apply for sufficient quantities during the first
quarter of the import period 2004 to 2005, provisions
should be made as regards the dates for lodging the
applications.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Processed Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No
565/2002, importers shall submit their applications for import
licences for the first quarter of the import period 2004 to
2005 to the national competent authorities from 3 May 2004
till the last Friday of August 2004, both inclusive.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p.
64).

(2) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive on the regulation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 3, Volume 1 of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988) (codified version) (COM(2003) 524 — C5-0425/2003 — 2003/0207(COD))
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: air transport, aircraft, civil aviation, environmental standard, noise level, transport regulations

22.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 97 E/67

Tuesday 10 February 2004

P5_TA(2004)0061

Convention on International Civil Aviation ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive on the regulation of the operation of aeroplanes covered by Part II, Chapter 3, Volume 1
of Annex 16 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, second edition (1988) (codified
version) (COM(2003) 524 — C5-0425/2003 — 2003/0207(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)

524) (1),

— having regard to Articles 251(2) and 80(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0425/2003),

— having regard to Rules 67, 89 and 158(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0032/

2004),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0062

Participation by new Member States in the EEA ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclu-
sion of an 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 and four related agreements (11902/2003 — COM(2003) 439 — C5-
0626/2003 — 2003/0160(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2003) 439) (1),

— having regard to the conclusion of the agreement (11902/2003),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
2004/175/EC: Council Decision of 10 February 2004 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of staff

L 55/56

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.2.2004

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 February 2004

appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2004/175/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Austrian Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alter-
nate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the
expiry of the mandate of Mr Josef FILL, of which the Council was notified on 19 December 2003,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Viktor SIGL, Landesrat, is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in
place of Mr Josef FILL for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. McCREEVY

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
2004/174/EC: Council Decision of 10 February 2004 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of staff

24.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 55/55

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 February 2004

appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions

(2004/174/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alter-
nate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of
the mandate of Mr Carlos MAYOR OREJA, of which the Council was notified on 22 January 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Ms Esperanza AGUIRRE GIL DE BIEDMA, Presidenta — Gobierno de la Communidad Autónoma de Madrid,
is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Carlos MAYOR OREJA for
the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. McCREEVY

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 227/2004 of 10 February 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

L 39/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.2.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 227/2004

of 10 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,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particu-
lar Article 4(1) thereof,

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.

(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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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 11 February 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).

11.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 39/9

to the Commission Regulation of 10 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
999

204
220
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

204
999

052
204
220
400
464
600
624
999

052
600
999

060
400
404
528
720
999

060
388
400
528
720
999

89,2
52,7
120,5
87,5

129,4
29,7
79,6

13,5
13,5
13,5

103,7
34,2
69,0

42,6
45,0
47,4
34,7
44,5
78,6
48,8

96,4
96,4

73,6
104,9
73,6
58,9
76,1
76,6
65,3
75,6

66,2
58,8
62,5

57,7
108,6
92,1
95,0
73,1
85,3

63,8
108,6
87,6
92,3
34,5
77,4

(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’.
2004/172/EC: Council Decision of 10 February 2004 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2004-02-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of staff

24.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 55/53

COUNCIL DECISION

of 10 February 2004

appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions

(2004/172/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alter-
nate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the
expiry of the mandate of Mr Juan GONZALEZ BLASCO, of which the Council was notified on 23
January 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Ms Laura DE ESTEBAN, Directora-General — Gobierno de la Communidad Autónoma de Madrid, is hereby
appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Juan GONZALEZ BLASCO
for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. McCREEVY

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.