do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/2004 of 29 March 2004 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 can be accepted
Date: 2004-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Israel, association agreement (EU), import licence, poultrymeat, tariff quota

30.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 91/21

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 586/2004

of 29 March 2004

determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain
poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2497/96 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 2497/96 of
18 December 1996 laying down rules for the application in
the poultrymeat sector of the system provided for by the Asso-
ciation Agreement and the Interim Agreement between the
European Community and the State of Israel (1), and in particu-
lar Article 4(5) thereof,

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1
January to 30 April 2004 are greater than the quantities avail-
able and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to
ensure a fair distribution,

Article 1

1.
Applications for import licences for the period 1 January
to 30 April 2004 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
2497/96 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.

2.
During the first seven days of the period 1 May to 30
June 2004 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation
(EC) No 2497/96 for import licences for the total quantities as
referred to in Annex II.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ

Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 338, 28.12.1996, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 361/2004 (OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 15).

L 91/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.3.2004

Group No

IL1

IL2

ANNEX I

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

4,08

—

ANNEX II

Group No

Available quantities

IL1

IL2

245,14

87,55

(tonnes)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 591/2004 of 30 March 2004 adopting temporary provisions for the issue of import licences applied for pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 establishing the method for managing tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries
Date: 2004-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bulb vegetable, import, import licence, originating product, tariff quota, third country

L 94/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.3.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 591/2004

of 30 March 2004

adopting temporary provisions for the issue of import licences applied for pursuant to Regulation
(EC) No 565/2002 establishing the method for managing tariff quotas and introducing a system of
certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries

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 Article 31(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 (2) lays down
that Member States are to notify licence applications to
the Commission on Mondays and Thursdays each week
and issue the licences on the fifth working day following
the date on which the application was lodged, provided
that the Commission has not taken any measures during
that period.

Thursday 8, Friday 9 and Monday 12 April 2004 are
Commission holidays. The issue of licences applied for
between Monday 5 and Friday 9 April 2004 should
therefore be postponed.

(3)

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

Import licences applied for between Monday 5 and Friday 9
April 2004 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 shall be
issued on Thursday 15 April 2004, provided that the Commis-
sion has not taken any measures during that period in accord-
ance with Article 8(2) of that Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

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

(2) OJ L 86, 3.4.2002, p. 11.
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: 2004-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, coal industry, control of State aid

30.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/7

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 79/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 2 October 2002

Member State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Budget:

Duration:

France

N 551/02

Aid to the French coal industry for the year 2002

To cover the costs of reduced activity and exceptional costs of the
restructuring of the French coal industry

to the

Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 on State
aid
and Commission Decision No
3632/93/ECSC of 28 December 1993 establishing Community
rules for State aid to the coal industry

industry

coal

EUR 996 million

2002

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 79/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 2 October 2002

Member State:

Aid No:

Title:

Objective:

Legal basis:

Germany

N 550/02

Aid to the German coal industry for the period from 24 July 2002
to 31 December 2002

To provide production aid and to cover the costs of reduced
activity and exceptional costs of the restructuring of the German
coal industry

to the

Council Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 of 23 July 2002 on State
and Commission Decision No
aid
3632/93/ECSC of 28 December 1993 establishing Community
rules for State aid to the coal industry

industry

coal

Budget:

Duration:

EUR 1 483,8 million

24 July 2002 to 31 December 2002

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
Council Recommendation of 30 March 2004 on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Date: 2004-03-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of staff

1.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 97/65

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION

of 30 March 2004

on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

(2004/296/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 112(2)(b) and
122(4) thereof, and to Articles 11.2 and 43.3 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of
Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS THAT:

Mr José Manuel GONZÁLEZ-PÁRAMO be appointed a member of the Executive Board of the European
Central Bank for a term of office of eight years with effect from 1 June 2004.

This recommendation shall be submitted for a decision to the Heads of State or Government of the
Member States of the European Community whose currency is the euro, after consulting the European
Parliament and the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.

This recommendation shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2004.

For the Council

The President

M. McDOWELL
Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/M.2947 — Verbund/Energie Allianz (pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audit, competition law, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy production, merger control, report

C 79/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.3.2004

Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/M.2947 — Verbund/Energie Allianz

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms
of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21))

(2004/C 79/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(This text cancels and replaces the text published in Official Journal C 69 of 19 March 2004, page 6)

The draft decision gives rise to the following observations:

The proposed concentration was notified on 20 December 2002.

On 4 February 2003 the Commission initiated proceedings pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger
Regulation, and the parties were given access to the most
important submissions on which the
Commission based its serious doubts. This is an important feature of the transparency policy which the
Commission is currently putting in place.

On 10 April 2003 the Commission sent out a statement of objections and the parties were given access to
the file. No issues have been raised with me in this respect, either by the Commission services or by the
parties. The parties replied to the statement of objections on 25 April and requested a formal hearing,
which has held on 29 April.

On 7 May 2003 the parties submitted proposals for remedies, which were then market tested. The
objectivity of the market test has not been questioned by the parties. They then presented modified
commitments. This enabled a draft clearance decision to be proposed, subject to conditions. In fact,
one objection was dropped by the Commission services after having received the reply to the statement
of objections and following the hearing.

Neither the parties nor the third parties have raised objections as to the conduct of the proceedings.

The draft decision deals only with objections in respect of which the parties have been afforded the
opportunity of making known their views. I therefore consider that the rights to be heard in this case
have been respected.

Done in Brussels, 3 June 2003.

Serge DURANDE
Corrigendum to Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive 88/378/EEC of 3 May 1988 concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States on the safety of Toys (OJ C 297 of 9.12.2003)
Date: 2004-03-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: approximation of laws, consumer protection, product safety, safety standard, toy industry

30.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/15

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Council Directive
88/378/EEC of 3 May 1988 concerning the approximation of the laws of the Member States on the safety of
Toys

(Official Journal of the European Union C 297 of 9 December 2003)

(2004/C 79/17)

On page 18:

For:

‘Notice: The standard EN 71-1:1998/A8:2003 only addresses the risks caused by “small balls” (as defined in the
standard as “spherical, ovoid, or ellipsoidal object”) that are designed to be thrown, hit, kicked, dropped or
bounced. The risks covered by small balls are linked to their shape and not to their function. Toys containing
small balls which are not covered by the standard shall undergo an EC type-examination certificate before placed
on the market’.

read:

‘Notice: The standard EN 71-1:1998/A8:2003 only addresses the risks caused by “small balls” (as defined in the
standard as “spherical, ovoid, or ellipsoidal object”) that are designed or intended to be thrown, hit, kicked, rolled,
dropped or bounced. Toys containing small balls which are not covered by the standard shall undergo an EC
type-examination certificate before placed on the market’.

Corrigendum to authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the
Commission raises no objections

(Official Journal of the European Union C 67 of 17 March 2004)

(2004/C 79/18)

On page 10, in the second column, Aid No:

for:

‘N 369/99’,

read:

‘N 396/99’.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Article 35 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance with regard to the language of proceedings, with a view to the new division of jurisdiction in direct actions and the enlargement of the Union (15738/2003 — C5-0625/2003 — 2003/0825(CNS))
Date: 2004-03-30
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, General Court (EU), accession to the European Union, judicial proceedings, jurisdiction, official language

29.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103 E/157

Tuesday 30 March 2004

P5_TA(2004)0206

Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance governing the language of pro-
ceedings *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Arti-
cle 35 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance with regard to the language of
proceedings, with a view to the new division of jurisdiction in direct actions and the enlargement
of the Union (15738/2003 (cid:1) C5-0625/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0825(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (15738/2003) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission’s opinion under the second paragraph of Article 245 of the EC
Treaty on the requests for amendment of Article 29 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice
and Article 35 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, presented by the Court of
Justice and the Court of First Instance in accordance with Article 64 of the Statute of the Court of
Justice (SEC(2004) 223),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 245(2) of the EC Treaty and Article 160(2) of the EAEC Treaty, pursuant to

which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0625/2003),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0126/

2004),

1.

2.

Approves the proposal for a Council decision;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the

3.
Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0207

Imports of live ungulate animals *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on laying down
animal health rules for the importation into the Community of certain live ungulate animals, and
amending Directives 90/426/EEC and 92/65/EEC (COM(2003) 570 (cid:1) C5-0483/2003 (cid:1) 2003/
0224(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 570) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0483/2003),

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at the 102nd meeting on 19 October 2001 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to case COMP/M.2420 — Mitsui/CVRD/Caemi (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-03-30
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Concentrations, Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), economic concentration, iron ore, merger control, opinion, production, sale

30.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/11

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at the 102nd meeting on 19 October
2001 concerning a preliminary draft decision relating to case COMP/M.2420 — Mitsui/
CVRD/Caemi

(2004/C 79/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified concentration constitutes a
concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation and that it has a
community dimension.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that, for the purposes of this case, each of the

following iron ore products constitutes a relevant product market:

(a) Sinter fines

(b) lump

(c) pellets

(d) the hypothetical markets for: (i) DR pellets and (ii) a combination of DR pellets and DR lump, but
that it is not necessary to decide whether these are two separate product markets since the results
of the competition assessment are the samt in either case.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that, for the purposes of this case, the relevant

geographic markets are total sales of the relevant products to seaborne destinations.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that, for the purposes of this case, total

seaborne sales are a proxy for calculating world-wide market shares.

5. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that, for the purposes of this case, the notified
concentration leads to the creation or strengthening of a dominant position as a result of which
effective competition would be significantly impeded in the common market or in a substantial part of
it in the markets for:

(a) seaborne sales of iron ore pellets

(b) the hypothetical markets for DR pellets and/or DR lump.

6. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified concentration will not lead to

the creation or strenghtening of a dominant position in the markets for:

(a) sinter fines

(b) lump.

7. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the commitment submitted by the parties
to dispose of Caemi's 50 % interest in QMC is sufficient to remove competition concerns arising in
respect of the markets for seaborne sale of iron ore pellets and for Direct Reduction iron ore and that
no further commitments are necessary.

8. The Advisory Committee therefore agrees that

the proposed concentration should be declared

compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement.

9. The Advisory Committee invites the Commission to take account of all the points raised in the

discussion.

10. The Advisory Committee recommends publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European

Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 590/2004 of 30 March 2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 as regards the amount of the aid for the production of casein and caseinates from skimmed milk
Date: 2004-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid system, milk by-product, product quality, skimmed milk

31.3.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 94/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 590/2004

of 30 March 2004

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 as regards the amount of the aid for the production of
casein and caseinates from skimmed milk

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 15(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2921/
90 of 10 October 1990 on aid for the production of
casein and caseinates from skimmed milk (2) sets the
amount of aid for the production of casein and casei-
nates from skimmed milk. In view of the development
in the price of casein and caseinates on the Community
and world markets, the amount of the aid should be
reduced.

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90 should be amended
accordingly.

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article (2)1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2921/90, ‘EUR 6,30’ is
hereby replaced by ‘EUR 6,00’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 March 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 279, 11.10.1990, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2208/2003 (OJ L 330, 18.12.2003, p. 19).