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Commission Regulation (EC) No 287/2004 of 18 February 2004 concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, export refund, rice

19.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 49/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 287/2004

of 18 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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003
of 28 July 2003,
laying down special detailed rules for the
application of the system of import and export licences for
cereals and rice (2), 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 (3) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for
in the abovementioned paragraph for 4 000 tonnes for
the destination R01 defined in the Annex to that Regu-
lation.

For the destination R01, quantities applied for on 17
February 2004 are in excess of the available quantity. A
percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for
export licence applications submitted on 17 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 the destination R01 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 17 February 2004 shall give
rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to
which a percentage reduction of 35,01 % has been applied.

Article 2

For the destination R01 defined in the Annex to Regulation
(EC) No 163/2004, applications for export licences for rice and
broken rice submitted from 18 February 2004 shall not give
rise to the issue of export licences pursuant to that Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 February 2004.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 18 February 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27).

(2) OJ L 189, 29.7.2003, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 27, 30.1.2004, p. 30.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.1378 — Hoechst/Rhône-Poulenc) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: biology, chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 42/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.2.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.1378 — Hoechst/Rhône-Poulenc)

(2004/C 42/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 30 January 2004 the Commission decided to amend the decision based on Article 6(2) which had been
taken on 9 August 1999. 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(2) of Council Regu-
lation (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 399M1378. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 281/2004 of 18 February 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

19.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 49/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 281/2004

of 18 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 19 February 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 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).

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Official Journal of the European Union

19.2.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 18 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 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
624
999

052
204
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
600
624
999

204
999

052
204
220
400
464
600
624
999

600
999

052
060
400
404
512
524
528
720
999

060
388
400
512
528
720
800
999

89,9
35,8
114,0
109,5
87,3

147,6
35,4
91,5

90,2
74,0
82,1

45,4
45,7
53,7
40,8
41,4
55,7
47,1

99,8
99,8

71,1
108,8
74,5
58,9
78,4
67,6
77,3
76,7

65,3
65,3

65,0
43,1
91,7
90,1
86,0
85,9
95,8
83,2
80,1

63,8
82,7
88,5
67,1
83,8
45,5
77,5
72,7

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11). Code ‘999’ stands for

‘of other origin’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3370 — BNP Paribas/Atis Real) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, property development

18.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 42/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3370 — BNP Paribas/Atis Real)

(2004/C 42/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 10 February 2004 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 (2), by which the French undertaking BNP Paribas Immobilier (‘BNP-P’, belonging to the
BNP-Paribas group) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation,
joint control of
the whole of the French undertaking Atis Real International (‘ARI’) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— BNP-PI: property development, property management, real estaste sales, mostly in France,

— ARI: real estate sales, expert opinion services, advice and property management (mostly outside France).

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3370 — ENP Paribas/Atis Real, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, exchange of information, tariff nomenclature

C 42/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.2.2004

Communication in accordance with Article 12(5)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12
October 1992, on the information provided by the customs authorities of the Member States
concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

(2004/C 42/10)

Binding Tariff Information ceases to be valid from this day if it becomes incompatible with the inter-
pretation of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Amendments to the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes and the Compendium of Classification
Opinions, approved by the Customs Cooperation Council
(CCC doc. NC0250, NC0430, NC0730 —
reports of the 25th, 27th and 31st sessions of the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE HS
CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WORLD
CUSTOMS ORGANISATION

(25th, 27th, 31st sessions of the HSC in March 2000, May 2001, May 2003)

DOCS. NC0250, NC0430, NC0730

Amendments of the Explanatory notes of the nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

HSC/27 — May 2001

20.01

21.03

HSC/31 — May 2003

19.05

25.16

Chapter 29

General

29.35

29.37

29.41

30.02

30.04

30.06

32.07

33.04

38.24

Chapter 39

General

40.08

Chapter 41

General

61.03

61.04

Section XIII

Sub-Chapter II. General

68.04

84.24

84.79

85.17

85.23

85.36

85.43

Q/7

Q/7

M/1

M/16

M/3

M/3

M/17

M/18

M/5

M/22

M/22

M/16

M/24

M/16

M/2

M/2

M/13

M/14

M/14

M/16

M/16

M/29

M/29

M/11

M/31

M/36

M/15

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C 42/17

94.01

95.05

Subheading Explanatory Notes

M/8

M/10

Classification opinions approved by the HS Committee

HSC/25 — March 2000

2103.90/4

P/5

HSC/31 — May 2003

1905.32/2

3208.90/1

3814.00/1

4421.90/2

5606.00/1 + 5606.00/2

6212.90/2

6304.92/1

6402.99/2

7308.30/1

7323.93/1

7326.90/7

8205.59/2

8309.90/1

8479.10/1

8507.30/1

8507.80/1

8535.90/1

9401.80/1

9403.70/1

9506.70/1

M/21

M/23

M/25

M/26

M/20

M/20

M/27

M/20

M/28

M/20

M/30

M/20

M/20

M/29

M/32

M/32

M/30

M/33

M/34

M/35

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for
Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels)
or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/index_en.htm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3387 — BC Funds/Baxi) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, heating, investment company, merger control, plumbing equipment

C 42/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.2.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3387 — BC Funds/Baxi)

(2004/C 42/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 10 February 2004 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/97 (2), by which BC European Capital VII (1-12 and 14-17) and BC European Capital VII Top-Up
(1-6) (‘BC Funds’, Guernsey), who control, among other undertakings, Grohe Holding GmbH (‘Grohe’,
Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of Baxi Group Limited
and its affiliates (‘Baxi’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— BC Funds: private equity funds,

— Grohe: design, manufacturing and marketing of bathroom products,

— Baxi: design, manufacturing and marketing of boilers and related heating products.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3387 — BC Funds/Baxi, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
Nomination of members of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: appointment of staff, committee (EU), fishing industry, scientific committee (EU), technical committee (EU)

18.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 42/15

Nomination of members of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries

(2004/C 42/09)

In accordance with Articles 4 and 6(1) of Commission Decision 93/619/EC of November 1993 (1), relating
to the institution of a Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, the Commission decided
on . . . 2004 to appoint as members of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries,
and from the date of 1 November 2003, the following persons whose term of office shall expire two years
after the date of their nomination:

ARDIZZONE, Giandomenico

Università di Roma ‘La Sapienza’

BERTIGNAC, Michel

IFREMER, Laboratoire Ressources Halieutiques de Lorient

CAMIÑAS, Juan Antonio

Instituto Español Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga

CARDINALE, Massimiliano

Fiskeriverket, Havsfiskelaboratoriet

CASEY, John

CEFAS, Fisheries Laboratory

COSTA MONTEIRO, Carlos

IPIMAR — Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar

DI NATALE, Antonio

DICKEY-COLLAS, Mark

ERNST, Peter

Aquastudio

RIVO — Nederlands
Universiteit en Researchcentrum

Instituut Vis(serij) Onderzoek, Wageningen

Bundesforschungsanstalt
Rostock

für Fischerei,

Institut

für Ostseefischerei

FARIÑA, Antonio Celso

Instituto Español Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico A Coruña

FRANQUESA, Ramon

GUSTAVSSON, Tore

HOOF, Luc van

KEATINGE, Michael

KUIKKA, Sakari

GEM — Universidad de Barcelona

Fiskeriverket, National Board of Fisheries

LEI — Landbouw Economisch Instituut, Fisheries Research

Bord Iascaigh Mhara — Irish Sea Fisheries Board

Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute

LOKKEGAARD, Jorgen

Danish Research Institute of Food Economics

MESSINA, Gaetano

MUNCH-PETERSEN, Sten

OFFICER, Rick

PERRAUDEAU, Yves

PESTANA, Graça

PETRAKIS, George

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine

Danish Institute for Fisheries
Fisheries

(DIFRES), Department of Marine

Marine Institute, Fisheries Science Service

Université de Nantes, Faculté des Sciences Economiques

IPIMAR — Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar

National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological
Resources

POLET, Hans

CLO — Sea Fisheries Department

RÄTZ, Hans-Joachim

Bundesforschungsanstalt für Fischerei, Institut für Seefischerei

SIMMONDS, Edmund John

Fisheries Research Services, Marine Laboratory Aberdeen

SOMARAKIS, Stylianos

University of Patras, Department of Biology

VANHEE, Willy

VIRTANEN, Jarno

CLO — Sea Fisheries Department

Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute

(1) OJ L 297, 2.12.1993, p. 25.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

18.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 42/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

17 February 2004

(2004/C 42/01)

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

1,2858

135,75

7,4514

0,6747

9,1935

1,5747

86,75

8,784

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

0,58579

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,703

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6746

0,4287

4,8722

40 720

237,54

40,45

1 701 000

1,6139

1,6861

9,9911

1,8176

2,1535

263,55

KRW

South Korean won

1 489,08

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

8,5438

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission notice on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings
Date: 2004-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, rail transport, transport company, transport licence

C 42/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.2.2004

Commission notice on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2004/C 42/11)

Under Article 11(8) of Council Directive 95/18/EC of 19 June 1995 on the licensing of railway under-
takings, the Commission is obliged to inform the Member States of the situation regarding licences issued.
The main aspects of the licence issued by the office indicated in point 2 are set out below.

1. Name and address of the railway undertaking

SA Trainsport
Neustrasse 95
B-4730 Raeren

2. Issuing office in the country where the railway undertaking has its headquarters

The Minister responsible for rail transport

3. Date of the decision

12 December 2003

First issued

Suspension

Withdrawal

Amendment

4. Licence No

L 005

&

&

&

5. Terms and conditions

The licence-holder is required to inform the Minister responsible for rail transport of any change in the
situation which might affect compliance with the licensing conditions

6. Observations regarding suspension, withdrawal or amendment

The licence is reviewed by Minister responsible for rail transport every five years. Three months at the
latest before then the licence-holder submits it to him for a complete review of the licensing conditions.

The Director-General of the abovementioned Administration may verify at any time whether the
licensing conditions are met. He will suspend or withdraw the licence if the holder no longer meets
the conditions laid down

7. Other observations

—

8. Person to contact at the issuing office

Madame Viviane Montulet
Conseiller général
Service public fédéral Mobilité et Transports — Brussels
Tel. (32-2) 517 08 64
Fax (32-2) 514 55 15
E-mail: viviane.montulet@mobilit.fgov.be