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Commission Regulation (EC) No 311/2004 of 20 February 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003
Date: 2004-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 311/2004

of 20 February 2004

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in
connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003

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), 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
the
in the maximum export
amount specified in Article 1.

refund being fixed at

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was
issued pursuant
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
1875/2003 (2).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3)
allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (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 round grain rice
to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invita-
tion to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003 is
hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 16 to
19 February 2004 at 118,00 EUR/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p.
27).

(2) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 14.
(3) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 27).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3363 — Santander/Doncasters) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, medical device, merger control, motor vehicle industry, thermal equipment, turbine

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3353 — Banque Populaire/DZ Bank/VR Factorem)

(2004/C 44/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 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),

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3363 — Santander/Doncasters)

(2004/C 44/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 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

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 310/2004 of 20 February 2004 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003
Date: 2004-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

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21.2.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 310/2004

of 20 February 2004

concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked
long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003

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), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of
6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of
rice to Réunion (2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003 (3) opens an
invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to
Réunion.

Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the
Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95
and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no
award.

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3
of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy
should not be fixed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 16 to
19 February 2004 in response to the invitation to tender
referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1878/2003 for the subsidy
on exports to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling
within CN code 1006 20 98.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p.
27).

(2) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1453/1999 (OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19).

(3) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 23.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

19 February 2004

(2004/C 44/01)

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

1,2724

135,85

7,4515

0,6708

9,18

1,5763

86,56

8,796

1,9544

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

0,58582

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,82

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6709

0,4278

4,8986

40 444

237,58

40,495

1 685 500

1,6081

1,6856

9,89

1,8105

2,1411

261,70

KRW

South Korean won

1 481,26

3,4533

ZAR

South African rand

8,4833

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 304/2004 of 20 February 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 304/2004

of 20 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 21 February 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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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to the Commission Regulation of 20 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
068
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
999

88,9
33,8
114,0
109,5
86,6

154,7
88,3
32,1
91,7

110,5
72,0
91,3

69,4
46,3
50,0
44,2
41,6
56,4
51,3

101,1
101,1

91,4
104,3
74,5
58,9
75,0
70,6
77,2
78,8

65,3
65,3

65,0
35,8
103,3
96,2
93,4
85,9
82,4
74,5
79,6

50,5
85,4
88,5
66,2
79,0
48,3
69,7

(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’.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 44/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 29.10.2003

Aid No: N 798/02

Member State: Belgium (Walloon Region)

Title: Bayer Bitterfeld GmbH

Aid No: N 210/03

Title: Aid for S.A. Spanolux

Objective: Grant
producing stratified parquet at the existing site in Vielsalm

for the construction of a new line for

Legal basis: Régime d'aides à finalité régionale de la loi du 30
décembre 1970 sur l'expansion économique telle que modifiée
par le décret du 25 juin 1992 en région Wallonne (régime
d'aides N 226/2000)

Steunregeling met regionale bestemming in het kader van de
wet van 30 december 1970 op de economische expansie, zoals
gewijzigd bij het decreet van 25 juni 1992, in Wallonië (steun-
regeling N 226/2000)

Budget:
EUR 77,516 million; NGE: 9,28 %

EUR 12,451 million

(nominal);

Eligible

costs:

Duration: The investment project covers the period 2001 to
2006, while the aid is spread over the period 2003 to 2009

Objective: Realisation of large investment project under the
multi-sectoral framework on regional aid; Chemical products
(methylcelullose)

Legal basis: 29. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Ver-
besserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“; Investitionszula-
gengesetz 1999

Aid intensity or amount: 31,5 % gross, EUR 24 321 200

Duration: February 2001 to February 2004

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Date of adoption of the decision: 3.2.2004

Member State: Germany (Niedersachsen)

Other information:
In cooperation with the beneficiary,
Belgium must submit an annual report on the implementation
of the project

Aid No: NN 67/03

Title: Aid in favour of Lühders KG

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

Objective: Investment aid to a small enterprise

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids

Legal basis: Niedersächsische Landeshaushaltsordnung

Aid intensity or amount: EUR 411 590

Date of adoption of the decision: 23.4.2003

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confi-
dential information has been removed, can be found at

Member State: Germany

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3362 — RBS/BSCH/Britax) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, investment company, vehicle parts

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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.3362 — RBS/BSCH/Britax)

(2004/C 44/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 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:

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Date: 2004-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, hire purchase, merger control

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3353 — Banque Populaire/DZ Bank/VR Factorem)

(2004/C 44/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 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:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3363 — Santander/Doncasters)

(2004/C 44/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 4 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:

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 309/2004 of 20 February 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
Date: 2004-02-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, rice, third country

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 309/2004

of 20 February 2004

fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain
third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/
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), 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
to Commission Regulation (EC) No
issued pursuant
1877/2003 (2).

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3)
allows the Commission to fix,
in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (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 and parboiled
long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries
pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC)
No 1877/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders
submitted from 16 to 19 February 2004 at 265,00 EUR/t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 February 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p.
27).

(2) OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 20.
(3) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18).