do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/2004 of 22 March 2004 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
Date: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota

23.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 85/11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 529/2004

of 22 March 2004

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain
pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94
opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and
certain other agricultural products can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 of
22 June 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application in
the pigmeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in
Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for
the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for
pigmeat and certain other agricultural products (1), and in par-
ticular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The applications for import
licences lodged for the
period 1 to 30 April 2004 are for quantities less than
the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.

The quantity available for the following period should be
determined.

It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to
the fact that licences may only be used for products
which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force
in the Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 to 30
1.
April 2004 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1432/94
shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2.
For the period 1 May to 30 June 2004, applications may
be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 for import
licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.

Licences may only be used for products which comply

3.
with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 156 23.6.1994, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 332/2004 (OJ L 60, 27.2.2004, p. 10).

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ANNEX I

Group No

1

Percentage of acceptance of import
licences submitted for the period 1 to
30 April 2004

100,00

ANNEX II

(t)

Group

1

Total quantity available
for the period
1 May to 30 June 2004

3 476,0
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 March 2004

(2004/C 72/02)

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

1,2353

132,17

7,4469

LVL

MTL

PLN

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Exchange
rate

0,6606

0,4266

4,7318

0,66945

ROL

Romanian leu

40 083

9,2185

1,5574

87,60

8,429

1,9465

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

0,58606

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

33,171

NZD

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

238,03

40,255

1 630 333

1,643

1,6407

9,6263

1,8659

2,0881

253,20

KRW

South Korean won

1 433,57

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

8,1701

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Amendment of public service obligations in respect of certain scheduled air services within the Autonomous Region of the Azores
Date: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azores, air transport, airline, inland transport, provision of services, public service, transport capacity

C 72/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.3.2004

Amendment of public service obligations in respect of certain scheduled air services within the
Autonomous Region of the Azores

(2004/C 72/04)

In accordance with Commission notice 2002/C 115/02 of 16 May 2002,
the
Autonomous Region of the Azores has updated the fares for scheduled air services within the Autonomous
Region of the Azores on which public service obligations have been imposed, amending Annexes A and B
of the notice, as shown in the tables below.

the Government of

ANNEX A

Standard economy fare (RT) (in EUR) in 2004

CVU

FLW

GRW

HOR

CVU

FLW

GRW

HOR

PDL

PIX

SJZ

SMA

TER

52

174

164

184

174

174

184

174

52

174

164

184

174

174

184

174

174

174

102

164

102

102

174

102

164

164

102

164

102

102

174

150

PDL

184

184

164

164

164

164

102

150

PIX

174

174

102

102

164

102

174

150

SJZ

174

174

102

102

164

102

174

102

SMA

184

184

174

174

102

174

174

164

TER

174

174

102

150

150

150

102

164

CVU: Corvo; FLW: Flores; GRW: Graciosa; HOR: Horta; PDL: Ponta Delgada; PIX: Pico; SJZ: São Jorge; SMA: Santa Maria; TER: Terceira

ANNEX B

Fare for residents (RT) (in EUR) in 2004

CVU

FLW

GRW

HOR

CVU

FLW

GRW

HOR

PDL

PIX

SJZ

SMA

TER

40

150

130

154

150

150

154

136

40

150

130

154

150

150

154

136

150

150

86

136

86

86

150

86

130

130

86

136

86

86

150

130

PDL

154

154

136

136

136

136

86

130

PIX

150

150

86

86

136

86

150

130

SJZ

150

150

86

86

136

86

150

86

SMA

154

154

150

150

86

150

150

136

TER

136

136

86

130

130

130

86

136

CVU: Corvo; FLW: Flores; GRW: Graciosa; HOR: Horta; PDL: Ponta Delgada; PIX: Pico; SJZ: São Jorge; SMA: Santa Maria; TER: Terceira
Commission Regulation (EC) No 539/2004 of 23 March 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 86/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 539/2004

of 23 March 2004

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22
May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is
to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference
to the historical relationship between the price recorded
for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned
cotton. That historical relationship has been established
in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001 of 2 August 2001 laying down detailed rules for
applying the cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world
market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to
be based on the most recent price determined.

(2)

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined in respect of a product of specific
characteristics and by reference to the most favourable

offers and quotations on the world market among those
considered representative of the real market trend. To
that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and
European
recorded on one or more
quotations
exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the
Community and coming from the various supplier coun-
tries considered the most representative in terms of
there is provision for
international
adjusting the criteria for determining the world market
price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by
the quality of the product delivered and the offers and
quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.

trade. However,

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined herein-
after,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling EUR 29,657/100 kg.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 March 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 23 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1486/2002 (OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3).
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: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, bank, control of State aid

23.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 72/9

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 72/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

16.12.2003

Member State:

The Czech Republic

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Other information:

CZ 15/03

Komercˇní Banka, a.s.

Aid to the banking sector

Commission Decision declaring that the measures in favour
Komercˇní Banka a.s., notified by the Czech Republic under the
interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Accession
Act, are not applicable after accession

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

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

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 72/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

12.2.2004

Member State:

Germany (Thüringen)

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget:

Aid intensity or amount:

N 22/04

R & D Programme ‘Verbundprojekte’ of the Land Thüringen

To favour R & D in Thüringen

Richtlinie für die Förderung der Durchführung von Verbund-
projekten im Ausnahmefall

EUR 500 000 per annum

Industrial research: 60 % gross; Pre-competitive development:
35 % gross. These percentages may be
topped up to
maximum 75 % gross for industrial research and maximum
50 % gross for pre-competitive development

Duration:

Until 31 December 2007

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/2004 of 22 March 2004 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the arrangements provided for by the Free Trade Agreements between the Community, of the one part, and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part, can be accepted
Date: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, free-trade agreement, import licence, pigmeat

23.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 85/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 528/2004

of 22 March 2004

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain
pigmeat sector products under the arrangements provided for by the Free Trade Agreements
between the Community, of the one part, and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part, can
be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2305/95 of
29 September 1995 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for in
the free trade agreements between the Community, of the one
part and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part (1), and
in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for the
second quarter of 2004 are for quantities less than the quanti-
ties available and can therefore be met in full,

Article 1

Applications for import licences for the period 1 April to 30
June 2004 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2305/95
shall be met as referred to in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 233, 30.9.1995, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1853/2002 (OJ L 280, 18.10.2002, p. 5).

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ANNEX

Group

Percentage of acceptance of import licences
submitted for the period 1 April to 30 June 2004

18

L1

19

20

21

22

E1

100

100

100

100

100

100

100
Commission notice on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings
Date: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, rail transport, transport company, transport licence

23.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 72/13

Commission notice on the issuing of licences to railway undertakings

(2004/C 72/08)

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

Citypendeln Sverige AB
Varuvägen 34
S-125 30 Älvsjö.

2. Issuing office

Järnvägsinspektionen
Box 858
S-781 28 Borlänge.

3. Date of the decision

8 March 2004.

First issued

Suspended

Revoked

Amended

&

&

&

4. Licence No

J 04-407/TR10.

5. Terms and conditions

—

6. Observations regarding suspensions, revocations or amendments

—

7. Other observations

The company operates regional passenger traffic services in the Stockholm area.

8. Person to contact at the issuing office

(Name, telephone and fax number, e-mail address)

Ulrik Bergman
Tel. (46) 243 44 60 16
Fax (46) 243 44 60 05
E-mail: registrator@jarnvagsinsp.se
Commission Regulation (EC) No 536/2004 of 23 March 2004 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
Date: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal protein, egg, import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

24.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 86/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 536/2004

of 23 March 2004

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain
poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94
opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat
and certain other agricultural products can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Article 1

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of
22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application in
the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided
for
in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and
providing for the administration of certain Community tariff
agricultural
and
quotas
products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/
2001 (2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

for poultrymeat

certain other

Applications for import licences for the period 1 to 30
1.
April 2004 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 shall
be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

2.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 May to
30 June 2004 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
1431/94 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to
this Regulation.

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged for April 2004 are
greater than the quantities available and must therefore be
reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24.

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ANNEX

Group No

Percentage of acceptance of import
certificates submitted for the period 1 to
30 April 2004

Total quantity available for the period 1
May to 30 June 2004
(t)

1

2

3

4

5

1,47

1,57

1,52

1,88

2,46

1 207,00

867,00

561,00

306,00

119,00
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: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, industrial research

23.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 72/9

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 72/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

16.12.2003

Member State:

The Czech Republic

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Other information:

CZ 15/03

Komercˇní Banka, a.s.

Aid to the banking sector

Commission Decision declaring that the measures in favour
Komercˇní Banka a.s., notified by the Czech Republic under the
interim mechanism pursuant to Annex IV.3 of the Accession
Act, are not applicable after accession

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

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

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 72/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision:

12.2.2004

Member State:

Germany (Thüringen)

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget:

Aid intensity or amount:

N 22/04

R & D Programme ‘Verbundprojekte’ of the Land Thüringen

To favour R & D in Thüringen

Richtlinie für die Förderung der Durchführung von Verbund-
projekten im Ausnahmefall

EUR 500 000 per annum

Industrial research: 60 % gross; Pre-competitive development:
35 % gross. These percentages may be
topped up to
maximum 75 % gross for industrial research and maximum
50 % gross for pre-competitive development

Duration:

Until 31 December 2007

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Commission Regulation (EC) No 534/2004 of 23 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-03-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

24.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 86/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 534/2004

of 23 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 24 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 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).

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to the Commission Regulation of 23 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 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
624
999

052
096
204
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
220
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
999

388
512
528
720
999

106,4
52,0
125,1
124,8
102,1

131,1
93,1
13,1
79,1

125,6
56,5
91,1

45,8
49,1
55,0
43,2
38,4
60,9
48,7

57,0
31,0
44,0

86,1
89,3
77,3
71,1
74,9
87,5
80,4
78,9
80,7

81,3
64,0
67,5
34,9
61,9

(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’.