do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
European Parliament resolution on the World Bank-commissioned Extractive Industries Review
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: World Bank, administrative transparency, extraction of oil, financial aid, governance, mining extraction, poverty, sustainable development

C 103 E/762

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

29.4.2004

Thursday 1 April 2004

P5_TA(2004)0247

TEXTS ADOPTED

Approval of the Commission in its new form

European Parliament decision approving the Commission in its new form

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 214(2), third subparagraph, and Article 215 of the EC Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 33(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the resignation of Mrs Anna Diamantopoulou as a Member of the Commission,

tendered on 10 March 2004,

(cid:1) having regard to the appointment by the Government of the Hellenic Republic on 12 March 2004 of

Mr Stavros Dimas as a Member of the Commission (1210/B/1975),

(cid:1) having regard to the hearing of the Commissioner-designate by the parliamentary committees respon-

sible,

A. whereas the Commission should undertake to fully respect the spirit of fair interinstitutional coop-
eration and to avoid giving any impression of anticipating Parliament’s approval of the Commission in
its new form,

Approves the Commission in its new form for the remainder of its term of office until 31 October

1.
2004;

2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the governments of the Member States.

P5_TA(2004)0248

Draft amending budget 4/2004

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the
financial year 2004 (cid:1) Revision of the Staff Regulations (7683/2004 (cid:1) C5-0165/2004 (cid:1) 2004/
2022(BUD))

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and in particular Arti-
cles 37 and 38 thereof,

(cid:1) having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally

adopted on 18 December 2003 (2),

(cid:1) having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament,
the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary pro-
cedure (3),

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002.
(2) OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.
(3) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

1.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 82/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

31 March 2004

(2004/C 82/01)

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

1,2224

126,97

7,4448

0,6659

9,2581

1,5594

88,27

8,436

1,9464

0,5862

32,833

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

AUD

CAD

HKD

NZD

Currency

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

Australian dollar

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

Exchange
rate

0,654

0,4258

4,7336

40 963

238,38

40,115

1 612 187

1,6052

1,5979

9,5228

1,8365

2,0459

249,25

KRW

South Korean won

1 401,42

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

7,7788

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3069/95 establishing a European Community observer scheme applicable to Community fishing vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (COM(2003) 611 — C5-0515/2003 — 2003/0237(CNS))
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing controls, fishing vessel

29.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103 E/775

Thursday 1 April 2004

P5_TA(2004)0256

Community fishing vessels operating in the NAFO Regulatory Area *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 3069/95 establishing a European Community observer scheme applicable to
Community fishing vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Organisation (NAFO) (COM(2003) 611 (cid:1) C5-0515/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0237(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 611) (1),

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

(C5-0515/2003),

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

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0165/2004),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal sub-

3.
stantially;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0257

EC-Guinea fisheries agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the con-
clusion of the protocol defining for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2008 the fishing
opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European
Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean
coast (COM(2003) 765 (cid:1) C5-0024/2004 (cid:1) 2003/0290(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2003) 765) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 37 and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which

the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0024/2004),

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2004 of 1 April 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

2.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 98/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 612/2004

of 1 April 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 2 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 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).

L 98/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.4.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 1 April 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
068
096
204
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
624
999

052
400
999

060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
720
999

94,9
38,9
120,5
124,3
94,7

166,1
105,0
88,7
19,6
94,9

121,1
126,1
123,6

39,1
41,5
55,5
43,9
44,9
58,6
47,3

40,0
51,0
45,5

50,7
75,6
103,3
100,3
75,6
76,8
78,7
72,4
72,9
114,7
82,1

73,3
71,8
70,8
35,3
62,8

(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’.
European Parliament decision approving the Commission in its new form
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Commission, European Commissioner, administration of the Institutions, interinstitutional cooperation (EU)

C 103 E/762

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

29.4.2004

Thursday 1 April 2004

P5_TA(2004)0247

TEXTS ADOPTED

Approval of the Commission in its new form

European Parliament decision approving the Commission in its new form

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 214(2), third subparagraph, and Article 215 of the EC Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 33(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the resignation of Mrs Anna Diamantopoulou as a Member of the Commission,

tendered on 10 March 2004,

(cid:1) having regard to the appointment by the Government of the Hellenic Republic on 12 March 2004 of

Mr Stavros Dimas as a Member of the Commission (1210/B/1975),

(cid:1) having regard to the hearing of the Commissioner-designate by the parliamentary committees respon-

sible,

A. whereas the Commission should undertake to fully respect the spirit of fair interinstitutional coop-
eration and to avoid giving any impression of anticipating Parliament’s approval of the Commission in
its new form,

Approves the Commission in its new form for the remainder of its term of office until 31 October

1.
2004;

2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the governments of the Member States.

P5_TA(2004)0248

Draft amending budget 4/2004

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the
financial year 2004 (cid:1) Revision of the Staff Regulations (7683/2004 (cid:1) C5-0165/2004 (cid:1) 2004/
2022(BUD))

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and in particular Arti-
cles 37 and 38 thereof,

(cid:1) having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally

adopted on 18 December 2003 (2),

(cid:1) having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament,
the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary pro-
cedure (3),

(1) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002.
(2) OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.
(3) OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429/EC (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2004 of 1 April 2004 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 24th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

L 98/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.4.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 619/2004

of 1 April 2004

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 24th partial
invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19
June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the
sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Following an examination of the tenders submitted in
invitation to tender, the
response to the 24th partial
provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 of 18 July
2003 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for
the 2003/2004 marketing year, requires partial
invita-
tions to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar
to certain third countries.

Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/
2003 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the
case may be, account being taken in particular of the
state and foreseeable development of the Community
and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to
tender in question.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 24th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1290/2003 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed
at 50,250 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 April 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commis-

sion Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).

(2) OJ L 181, 19.7.2003, p. 7.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture (COM(2003) 817 — C5-0025/2004 — 2003/0321(CNS))
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament
Subjects: EU programme, biotechnology, exchange of information, exploitation of resources, farming sector

C 103 E/766

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

29.4.2004

Thursday 1 April 2004

P5_TA(2004)0252

Use of genetic resources in agriculture *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a
Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic
resources in agriculture (COM(2003) 817 (cid:1) C5-0025/2004 (cid:1) 2003/0321(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 817) (1),

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

(C5-0025/2004),

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

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0149/

2004),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal sub-

3.
stantially;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0253

EC-Guinea-Bissau fisheries agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the con-
clusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional appli-
cation of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation
provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government
of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June
2001 to 15 June 2006, and Council Decision of 26 February 2001 setting the terms for financial
support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector (COM(2003) 593 (cid:1) C5-0498/2003 (cid:1) 2003/
0227(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2003) 593) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 37, Article 300(2) and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0498/2003),

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties (COM(2003) 797 — C5-0660/2003 — 2003/0309(COD))
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU market, access to information, administrative cooperation, exchange of information, excise duty, tax evasion

C 103 E/764

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

29.4.2004

Thursday 1 April 2004

P5_TA(2004)0249

Excise duty and taxes on insurance premiums ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
regulation on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties (COM(2003) 797 (cid:1) C5-0660/
2003 (cid:1) 2003/0309(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2003) 797) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Articles 251(2) and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission sub-

mitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0660/2003),

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

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0157/2004),

A. whereas the harmonisation of indirect taxation is hardly feasible by legislation at the present moment;
whereas closer cooperation and coordination amongst tax authorities is a temporary solution that
preserves national sovereignty, and which is necessary to solve the problem of decreased VAT and
excise duties revenues caused by tax fraud and organised crime,

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0250

Excise duty and taxes on insurance premiums ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive amending Council Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent
authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation, certain excise duties and taxation
of insurance premiums and Council Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products
to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such product
subject

(COM(2003) 797 (cid:1) C5-0661/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0310(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2003) 797) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Articles 251(2) and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission sub-

mitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0661/2003),

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 613/2004 of 1 April 2004 temporarily derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
Date: 2004-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beef, derogation from EU law, export licence, import licence

2.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 98/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 613/2004

of 1 April 2004

temporarily derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and
export licences in the beef and veal sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 (2) provides
that export licences are to be issued on the fifth working
day following the date on which the application is
lodged, provided that the Commission has not taken any
specific action during that period.

In view of the public holidays in 2004 and the irregular
publication of the Official Journal of the European Union
during those holidays, the period for reflection of five
working days will be too brief
to guarantee proper
administration of the market and should be temporarily
extended.

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

Article 1

As an exception to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/
95,
licences for which applications are lodged during the
periods set out below shall be issued on the corresponding
date, provided no specific action as referred to in Article 10(2)
is taken before those dates:

Period for submission of licence
applications

Date of issue

5 to 7 April 2004

15 April 2004

17 to 18 May 2004

26 May 2004

28 October 2004

5 November 2004

20 December 2004

28 December 2004

27 December 2004

4 January 2005

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, 1 April 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 360/2004 (OJ L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 13).