do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

27.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 52/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

26 February 2004

(2004/C 52/01)

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

1,2444

136,40

7,4517

0,6683

9,2191

1,574

86,85

8,78

1,9469

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

0,58586

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

32,428

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6654

0,4267

4,8697

40 095

237,91

40,535

1 659 000

1,6173

1,6668

9,6855

1,8085

2,1192

258,68

KRW

South Korean won

1 457,88

3,4527

ZAR

South African rand

8,2878

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(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 357/2004 of 27 February 2004 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2004-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, purchase

28.2.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 63/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 357/2004

of 27 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 212/2004 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 Belgium and Luxembourg pursuant to Article 8 of
Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
In the interests of
clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regu-
lation (EC) No 212/2004 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, Austria,
suspended in Denmark, Greece,
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 212/2004 is hereby repealed.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February 2004.

Article 3

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

Done at Brussels, 27 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 36, 7.2.2004, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 356/2004 of 27 February 2004 fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 308th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
Date: 2004-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, award of contract, butter

L 63/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.2.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 356/2004

of 27 February 2004

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 308th special invitation to tender opened
under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No
429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invita-
tion to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended
for direct consumption in the Community (2), the inter-
vention agencies are opening a standing invitation to
tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter;
Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of
the tenders received in response to each special invita-
tion to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed
for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of
96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the
end-use security must be fixed accordingly.

(2)

(3)

In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid
should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-
use security determined accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 308th special invitation to tender under the standing
invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90,
the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall
be as follows:

— maximum aid:

— end-use security:

EUR 97/100 kg,

EUR 107/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 27 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 45, 21.2.1990, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 124/1999 (OJ L 16, 21.1.1999, p. 19).
WRITTEN QUESTION E-0606/04 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. The Spanish Government's respect for the principle of additionality in the funding of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund.
Date: 2004-02-27
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, Spain, Structural Funds, budget policy, principle of additionality, public investment

8.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 88 E/515

(2004/C 88 E/0526)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0606/04

by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Commission

(27 February 2004)

Subject: The Spanish Government’s respect for the principle of additionality in the funding of the Structural

Funds and the Cohesion Fund

Has the Commission, in recent years, made any specific assessment of the principle of additionality in the
financing of the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund by the Spanish Government? What were the
results? Has the Commission checked the relationship which exists between the zero deficit budgetary
policy of the Spanish Government and its respect for the Community principle of additionality, so that the
full application of new public investment which the Community funds back up is guaranteed?

Answer given by Mr Fischler on behalf of the Commission

(30 April 2004)

Under Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general
provisions on the Structural Funds (1), we are required to carry out a mid-term verification of additionality
in the Member States and regions receiving Structural Fund support. Additionality does not apply to the
Cohesion Fund.

The results of the exercise show that Spain has complied with the additionality requirement. National
public expenditure increased by an annual average of 3,61 % over the period 2000 to 2002 compared to
the level set at the beginning of the period by the Spanish authorities in agreement with our officials.

Compliance with additionality (cid:1) the requirement that national is not replaced by Community funding (cid:1)
is not by definition incompatible with a sound budget policy. Macroeconomic stability is necessary in
order to create the conditions for economic growth. The experience of the cohesion countries is that
budget discipline can be reconciled with maintaining a high level of investment in well targeted priorities
for the less favoured regions.

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999.

(2004/C 88 E/0527)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-0609/04

by Ulrich Stockmann (PSE) to the Commission

(1 March 2004)

Subject: Customs and enlargement

Following enlargement on 1 May 2004 and the ensuing expansion of the European Single Market there
will be far less demand for the services provided by customs clearance agents

Transitional periods for the implementation of the Community ‘acquis’ have been agreed for many policy
areas. Does this also apply to customs, customs clearance and customs services? With which countries
have transitional agreements been made, and what are the precise terms of these agreements? What
changes will customs clearance agents face from 1 May 2004?