do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 451/2004 of 10 March 2004 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges and apples)
Date: 2004-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund, fruit vegetable, pip fruit

11.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 72/83

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 451/2004

of 10 March 2004

on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges
and apples)

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 the third subparagraph
of Article 35(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2004 (2) opens a
tendering procedure setting the indicative refund rates
and indicative quantities for which system A3 export
licences may be issued.

In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum
refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be
awarded for
tenders quoting those maximum rates
should be set.

tomatoes, oranges and apples,

In the case of
the
maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indi-
cative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is more
than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate. The

rate must therefore be set in accordance with Article
4(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8
October 2001 laying down detailed rules for imple-
menting Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards
export refunds on fruit and vegetables (3).

(4)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the case of tomatoes, oranges and apples, the maximum
refund rate and the percentage of quantities to be awarded
under the tendering procedure opened by Regulation (EC) No
305/2004 shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(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 52, 21.2.2004, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1176/2002 (OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 69).

L 72/84

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2004

Issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges and apples)

ANNEX

Product

Maximum refund rate
(EUR/tonne net)

Percentage awarded of
quantities tendered for quoting
the maximum refund rate

Tomatoes

Oranges

Apples

40

35

39

100 %

100 %

82 %
Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2004 of 10 March 2004 on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (lemons)
Date: 2004-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, export licence, export refund

11.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 72/81

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 450/2004

of 10 March 2004

on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (lemons)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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 the third subparagraph
of Article 35(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 305/2004 (2) opens an
invitation to tender setting the indicative refund rates
and indicative quantities for system A3 export licences,
which may be issued, other than those tendered for as
part of food aid.

In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum
refund rates and the percentages of quantities to be
awarded for
tenders quoting those maximum rates
should be set.

In the case of lemons, the maximum rate necessary to
award licences for the indicative quantity up to the
quantities tendered for is not more than one-and-a-half
times the indicative refund rate,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the case of lemons, the maximum refund rates and the
percentages for reducing the quantities awarded under the invi-
tation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 305/2004 shall
be fixed in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Commis-

sion Regulation (EC) No 47/2003 (OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 64).

(2) OJ L 52, 21.2.2004, p. 3.

L 72/82

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2004

ANNEX

Issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetable sector (lemons)

Product

Maximum refund rate
(EUR/t net)

Percentage awarded of quantities tendered
for quoting the maximum refund rate

Lemons

45

44 %
Commission Regulation (EC) No 440/2004 of 10 March 2004 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
Date: 2004-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, fresh meat, frozen product, import licence, refrigerated product

L 72/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 440/2004

of 10 March 2004

on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of
27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of
tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and
for frozen buffalo meat (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5
the conditions for applications and for the issue of
import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).

Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the
amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and
veal originating in and imported from the United States
of America and Canada which may be imported on
special terms for the period 1 July 2003 to 30 June
2004 at 11 500 t.

It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this
Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be
open for use only in so far as provisions on health
protection in force permit,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 March
2004 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as
referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be
granted in full.

2.
Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance
with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first
five days of April 2004 for 8 663,455 t.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10; Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 649/2003 (OJ L 95, 11.4.2003, p. 13).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 439/2004 of 10 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 72/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 439/2004

of 10 March 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 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 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).

11.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 72/45

to the Commission Regulation of 10 March 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 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
068
204
999

220
999

052
204
628
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
999

060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
800
999

060
388
512
528
720
999

98,5
67,4
120,5
95,5

125,1
106,2
29,8
87,0

80,1
80,1

114,4
61,2
136,0
103,9

49,9
47,9
59,5
43,0
45,5
63,9
51,6

53,0
53,0

43,3
113,2
115,7
93,1
79,3
78,9
60,1
93,9
76,6
99,6
85,4

66,7
69,5
60,2
74,0
70,3
68,1

(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
Date: 2004-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, environmental protection

10.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 61/7

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 61/04)

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.2.2004

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 22/03

Title: Quality program ‘Certified Quality’

Objective: To extend the coverage of
programme ‘Certified Quality’
veal and farmed game

(Geprüfte Qualität)

the existing quality
to lamb,

Legal basis: Vollzugshinweise für die Durchführung von Maß-
nahmen zur Förderung der Qualität und des Absatzes im Rah-
men des Zeichens „Geprüfte Qualität“; Besondere Bedingungen
für die Verleihung und Benutzung des Zeichens „Geprüfte Qua-
lität“; Haushaltsgesetz des Freistaates Bayern

Budget: EUR 0,5 million a year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum 50 %

Duration: Unlimited

Objective: To continue the funding of measures authorised
under State aid schemes N 270/98 and N 206/01

Budget: EUR 14 million per year

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of 100 %

Duration: Not specified

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: 11.2.2004

Member State: France

Aid No: N 552/03

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

Title: Recultivation of woodlands — Creuse General Council

Objective: Recultivation of woodlands damaged by storms in
December 1999

Budget: EUR 9 600 per year

Date of adoption of the decision: 11.2.2004

Aid intensity or amount: Maximum of 100 %

Member State: France

Aid No: N 469/03

Duration: Four years

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

Title: Measures funded by the Centre Technique Interprofes-
sionnel des Fruits et Légumes (CTIFL)

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 61/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.3.2004

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 March 2004

(2004/C 61/02)

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

1,2361

137,70

7,4523

0,6721

9,1653

1,5801

86,62

8,644

1,9461

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

0,58589

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

33,057

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,6645

0,4271

4,7728

39 952

238

40,555

1 627 564

1,6242

1,6398

9,6297

1,8163

2,1071

253,85

KRW

South Korean won

1 452,36

3,4526

ZAR

South African rand

8,192

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to the Communication from the Commission about the nomination of members of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (OJ C 42 of 18.2.2004)
Date: 2004-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: appointment of staff, committee (EU), fishing industry, scientific committee (EU), technical committee (EU)

10.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 61/31

Corrigendum to the Communication from the Commission about the nomination of members of the Scientific,
Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries

CORRIGENDA

(Official Journal of the European Union C 42 of 18 February 2004)

(2004/C 61/09)

On page 15, in the third line:

for:

‘on . . . 2004’

read:

‘on 11 February 2004’.