do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the Trans-European Road Network (5238/1/2004 — C5-0118/2004 — 2002/0309(COD))
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: common transport policy, road network, road safety, safety standard, traffic regulations, trans-European network, transport safety, tunnel

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 104 E/203

Tuesday 20 April 2004

ANNEX XI

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE APPLICATION
OF THE LEGISLATION OF THE MEMBER STATES
(Articles 51(3), 56(1) and 83)

The content of this Annex shall be determined by the European Parliament and by the Council in accord-
ance with the Treaty as soon as possible and at the latest before the date of application of this Regulation
as referred to in Article 91.

P5_TA(2004)0294

Minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the Trans-European Road Net-
work ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive on minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the Trans-
European Road Network (5238/1/2004 (cid:1) C5-0118/2004 (cid:1) 2002/0309(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Council common position (5238/1/2004 (cid:1) C5-0118/2004) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2002) 769) (3),

(cid:1) having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2004) 147) (4),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Policy, Trans-

port and Tourism (A5-0249/2004),

1.

2.

Approves the common position;

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of

4.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
(2) Texts Adopted, 9.10.2003, P5_TA(2003)0425.
(3) Not yet published in the OJ.
(4) Not yet published in the OJ.
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: 2004-04-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, Sweden, United Kingdom, control of State aid, environmental protection, shipbuilding

C 95/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.4.2004

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2004/C 95/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 18.2.2004

N 497/03: N.a.

Member State: Sweden

Aid No: N 484/03 and N 497/03

Title: N 484/03: Modification of CO2 tax reduction for the
manufacturing industry

N 497/03: Prolongation of the 1,2 % rule and modification of
the 0,8 % rule

Objective: N 484/03: To maintain the current CO2 tax level
for the manufacturing sector when the general tax rate is raised
by 18 %

Duration: N 484/03: 1.1.2004-31.12.2005

N 497/03: 1,2-rule: 1.1.2004-31.12.2005, 0,8-rule: 1.1.2005-
31.12.2005

Other information: Annual report

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

producing

N 497/03: To maintain the present CO2 tax level for industrial
from non-metal mineral
companies
substances and to adjust the 0,8 % rule to ensure that the
minimum levels set out
in the Energy Tax Directive are
respected

goods

Legal basis:

— Lag (1994:1776) om skatt på energi

Date of adoption of the decision: 16.3.2004

Member State: United Kingdom

Aid No: N 607/03

Title: Extension of the three-year delivery limit for ‘Mirabella V’
Super Yacht

— Lag (1997:479) om ändring av lag (1994:1776) om skatt

på energi

Objective: Shipbuilding

Budget: N 484/03: ca. SEK 5 000 million (ca. EUR 559
million) annually

1,2-rule:

SEK 23,3 million
N 497/03:
(approximately
0,8-rule:
annually,
approximately SEK 162 million (approximately EUR 17,8
million) annually

approximately
EUR 2,6 million)

Legal basis: Shipbuilding Intervention Fund, Shipbuilders Relief

Aid intensity or amount: 9 % of the contractual value of the
vessel

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

Aid intensity or amount: N 484/03: 79 % tax relief

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids
Commission Regulation (EC) No 734/2004 of 20 April 2004 establishing transitional measures for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 as regards the minimum area for aid applications for the 2004/2005 marketing year by reason of the accession of Malta to the European Union
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Malta, accession to the European Union, agricultural holding, aid per hectare

L 114/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.4.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 734/2004

of 20 April 2004

establishing transitional measures for the application of Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 as regards
the minimum area for aid applications for the 2004/2005 marketing year by reason of the acces-
sion of Malta to the European Union

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

the Czech
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3)
thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular the first paragraph of
Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2316/1999 of 22
October 1999 laying down detailed rules for the applica-
tion of Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 estab-
lishing a support system for producers of arable crops (1)
lays down the conditions for granting area payments. In
particular it requires a minimum size of 0,3 hectare per
aid application.

(2)

(3)

Malta has a very large number of small farms, less than
0,3 hectare in size. To avoid many farmers being disqua-
lified from the aid scheme,
the Maltese authorities
should be permitted to set a lower threshold for the
minimum area for the 2004/2005 marketing year.

The measures provided for in this regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

As an exception to Article 3(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2316/
1999, Malta may set the minimum size for applications for
area payments, at less than 0,3 hectare for the 2004/2005
marketing year.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the
date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 April 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 280, 30.10.1999, p. 43. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 206/2004 (OJ L 34, 6.2.2004, p. 4).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 731/2004 of 20 April 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

21.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 114/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 731/2004

of 20 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 21 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 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 114/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.4.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 20 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
999

052
068
096
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
600
624
999

052
400
999

060
388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
524
528
999

98,6
27,5
120,5
82,2

106,9
128,2
93,3
109,5

75,2
83,4
79,3

67,6
41,6
87,1
39,5
42,5
36,6
61,7
53,8

41,0
48,3
44,7

34,7
85,1
114,7
71,8
67,5
69,8
54,7
71,8
76,3
113,6
76,0

73,0
87,9
80,8
72,8
78,6

(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’.
Amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, administrative procedure, operation of the Institutions, rules of procedure

29.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 127/107

THE COURT OF JUSTICE

AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EURO-
PEAN COMMUNITIES

THE COURT,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular the last paragraph of
Article 223 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, in particular the last
paragraph of Article 139 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Because of the accession of the new Member States, the Council has, by decision of 19 April 2004,
amended inter alia the provision of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice concerning the
number of Judges forming the Grand Chamber and the provisions of the Rules of Procedure
concerning the composition of that formation of the Court must consequently be adjusted.

(2) With the approval of the Council given on 19 April 2004,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE:

Article 1

The Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 19 June 1991 (OJ L 176,
4.7.1991, p. 7; corrigendum: OJ L 383, 29.12.1992, p. 117), as amended on 21 February 1995 (OJ L 44,
28.2.1995, p. 61), 11 March 1997 (OJ L 103, 19.4.1997, p. 1, with corrigendum: OJ L 351, 23.12.1997,
p. 72), 16 May 2000 (OJ L 122, 24.5.2000, p. 43), 28 November 2000 (OJ L 322, 19.12.2000, p. 1), 3
April 2001 (OJ L 119, 27.4.2001, p. 1), 17 September 2002 (OJ L 272, 10.10.2002, p. 24, with corri-
gendum: OJ L 272, 19.10.2002, p. 24), and 8 April 2003 (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 17), are amended as
follows:

1.

2.

in the second indent of Article 11a, ‘11’ shall be replaced by ‘13’;

in Article 11b(1), ‘11’ shall be replaced by ‘13’.

These amendments to the Rules of Procedure shall enter into force on the same day as the Council's Deci-
sion of 19 April 2004 amending the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice.

Article 2

Done at Luxembourg, 20 April 2004.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3330 — RTL/M6) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, television

20.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 95/35

Euro

CYP Cyprus Pound

CZK Czech Koruna

EEK Estonian Kroon

HUF Hungarian forint

LTL Lithuanian Litas

LVL Latvian Lats

MTL Malta lira

473 890

5 923 624

SDR 400 000

SDR 5 000 000

273 886

3 423 576

14 940 659

186 758 234

7 414 766

92 684 570

117 175 671

1 464 695 882

1 649 252

20 615 650

282 311

195 858

3 528 891

2 448 221

PLN New Polish Zloty

1 885 913

23 573 917

SIT Slovenian Tolar

SKK Slovak Koruna

107 669 534

1 345 869 169

20 116 803

251 460 037

5.

6.

The value of thresholds in national currencies will not change during the reference period.

The value of threshold in national currencies will not change during the reference period.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3330 — RTL/M6)

(2004/C 95/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 March 2004, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. The full text of the decision is only available in English and will be
made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— as a paper version through the sales offices of the Office for Official Publications of the European

Communities (see list on the last page),

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document No 304M3330. CELEX

is the computerised documentation system of European Community law.

For more information concerning subscriptions please contact:

EUR-OP,
Information, Marketing and Public Relations,
2, rue Mercier,
L-2985 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 29 29 427 18, fax (352) 29 29 427 09.
European Parliament decision on the draft recommendation of the Council concerning the appointment of Mr José Manuel González-Páramo as a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (6315/2004 — C5-0176/2004 — 2004/0808(CNS))
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of staff

C 104 E/146

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

30.4.2004

Tuesday 20 April 2004

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE UNITED KINGDOM

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

particular rules applicable in the United Kingdom to members
of CEPOL’s organs,
its Director, employees and members of
their families shall be laid down in a headquarters agreement
between CEPOL and the United Kingdom after obtaining the
unanimous approval of the governing board.

rules applicable in the United Kingdom to members of CEPOL’s
organs, its Director, employees and members of their families
shall be laid down in a headquarters agreement between
CEPOL and the United Kingdom after obtaining the unanimous
approval of the governing board.

P5_TA(2004)0290

Appointment of a member of the ECB Executive Board *

European Parliament decision on the draft recommendation of the Council concerning the
appointment of Mr José Manuel González-Páramo as a member of the Executive Board of the
European Central Bank (6315/2004 (cid:1) C5-0176/2004 (cid:1) 2004/0808(CNS))

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 30 March 2004 (6315/2004),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 112(2) (b) of the EC Treaty pursuant to which the Council consulted Parlia-

ment (C5-0176/2004),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 36 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0273/2004),

Delivers a favourable opinion on the appointment of Mr José Manuel González-Páramo as a member

1.
of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank;

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the President of the Council, for forwarding to the

2.
governments of the Member States.

P5_TA(2004)0291

Impact of Community regulations

European Parliament resolution on assessment of the impact of Community legislation and the
consultation procedures 2003/2079(INI))

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on impact assessment

(COM(2002) 276),

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission communication of 5 June 2002 on the Action plan ‘Simplifying and

improving the regulatory environment’ (COM(2002) 278),

(cid:1) having regard to the interinstitutional agreement of 16 December 2003 on better law-making con-

cluded between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0221/

2004),

(1) OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC to take into account the enlargement of European Union and the EU's Wider Europe -New Neighbourhood policy (COM(2003) 603 — C5-0501/2003 — 2003/0232(CNS))
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, European Parliament
Subjects: Belarus, EIB loan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, aid policy, budgetary reserve (EU), financial aid, inclusion in the budget

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 104 E/127

TEXTS ADOPTED

Tuesday 20 April 2004

P5_TA(2004)0278

Wider Europe (cid:1) New Neighbourhood policy *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision amending Deci-
sion 2000/24/EC to take into account the enlargement of European Union and the EU’s Wider
Europe -New Neighbourhood policy (COM(2003) 603 (cid:1) C5-0501/2003 (cid:1) 2003/0232(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 603) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0501/2003),

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

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets and the opinions of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and the Committee on Industry,
External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0198/2004),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended on 31 March 2004 (2);

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC

2.
Treaty;

3.

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-

4.
stantially;

5.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
(2) P5_TA(2004)0230.

P5_TA(2004)0279

Tax reductions on energy products in Cyprus *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive amending Direc-
tive 2003/96/EC as regards the possibility for Cyprus to apply, in respect of energy products and
electricity, temporary exemptions or reductions in the levels of taxation (COM(2004) 185 (cid:1)
C5-0175/2004 (cid:1) 2004/0067(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004) 185) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 93 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0175/2004),

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council directive on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the Community (6277/1/2004 — C5-0163/2004 — 2003/0081(COD))
Date: 2004-04-20
Institutions: Committee on Regional Development, European Parliament
Subjects: charges for use of infrastructure, common transport policy, intelligent transport system, road network, toll, trans-European network, transport infrastructure

C 104 E/128

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

30.4.2004

Tuesday 20 April 2004

(cid:1) having regard to Rules 67 and 158(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to its resolution of 30 March 2004 on the proposal for a Council directive amending
in respect of

Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the possibility for certain Member States to apply,
energy products and electricity, temporary exemptions or reductions in the levels of taxation (1),

(cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0264/2004),

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) P5-TA-PROV(2004)0200.

P5_TA(2004)0280

Electronic road toll systems ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a Euro-
pean Parliament and Council directive on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems in the
Community (6277/1/2004 (cid:1) C5-0163/2004 (cid:1) 2003/0081(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the Council common position (6277/1/2004 (cid:1) C5-0163/2004) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2003) 132) (3),

(cid:1) having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

(cid:1) having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Policy, Trans-

port and Tourism (A5-0246/2004),

Approves the common position;

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

1.

2.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of

3.
the EC Treaty;

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of

4.
the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

5.

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
(2) Texts adopted, 18.12.2003, P5_TA(2003)0594.
(3) Not yet published in the OJ.