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2004/723/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 21 April 2004 concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2002 financial year — Section II — Council
Date: 2004-04-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Council of the European Union, budgetary discharge, financial year, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget

4.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 330/137

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 21 April 2004

concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European
Union for the 2002 financial year — Section II — Council

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

(2004/723/EC)

— having regard to the revenue and expenditure account and balance sheet for the 2002 financial year

(I5-0034/2003 — C5-0088/2004),

— having regard to the Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors for the 2002 financial year,

together with the replies of the institutions (C5-0583/2003) (1),

— having regard to the statement of assurance by the European Court of Auditors, pursuant to Article
248 of the EC Treaty, as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the
underlying transactions (C5-0583/2003),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 9 March 2004 (C5-0145/2004),
— having regard to Articles 276, 272(10) and 275 of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (2) and

Article 50 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 (3),

— having regard to Rule 93a of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0228/2004),

1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget

2.

3.

for the 2002 financial year (operational expenditure);

Records its comments in the accompanying resolution;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the accompanying resolution to the Council, the
Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social
Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the Ombudsman and to have them published in the
Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

The Secretary-General
Julian PRIESTLEY

The President
Pat COX

(1) OJ C 286, 28.11.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
Amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
Date: 2004-04-21
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: General Court (EU), administrative procedure, operation of the Institutions, rules of procedure

L 127/108

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2004

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE

AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES

THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular the fifth paragraph of
Article 224 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, in particular Article
140(5) thereof,

Having regard to the agreement of the Court of Justice;

Having regard to the approval of the Council given on 19 April 2004;

Whereas:

With the entry into force of the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of
Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of
Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic
to the European Union (1), the number of Judges comprising the Court of First Instance will rise from 15
to 25, in accordance with Article 48 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice, and it is neces-
sary in consequence to fix the number of Judges forming the Grand Chamber;

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE

Article 1

The Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 2 May 1991 (OJ L
136, 30.5.1991, p. 1), amended on 15 September 1994 (OJ L 249, 24.9.1994, p. 17), 17 February 1995
(OJ L 44, 28.2.1995, p. 64), 6 July 1995 (OJ L 172, 22.7.1995, p. 3), 12 March 1997 (OJ L 103,
19.4.1997, p. 6; Corrigendum: OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 72), 17 May 1999 (OJ L 135, 29.5.1999, p. 92);
6 December 2000 (OJ L 322, 19.12.2000, p. 4) and 21 May 2003 (OJ L 147, 14.6.2003) are amended as
follows:

in Article 10(1), ‘11’ shall be replaced by ‘13’.

Article 2

This amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance, which is authentic in the
languages referred to in Article 35(1) of these Rules, shall be published in the Official Journal of the European
Union. It shall enter into force at the same time as the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech
Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of
Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia
and the Slovak Republic to the European Union.

The texts of the Rules of Procedure in Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish,
Slovak and Slovene shall be adopted after the entry into force of the Treaty referred to in the previous
paragraph.

Done at Luxembourg, 21 April 2004.

The Registrar
H. JUNG

The President
B. VESTERDORF

(1) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17.
2004/712/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 21 April 2004 concerning discharge to the Director of the Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2002
Date: 2004-04-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Cedefop, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

L 330/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.11.2004

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 21 April 2004

concerning discharge to the Director of the Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in
respect of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2002

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

(2004/712/EC)

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the financial statements of the Centre for the
Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2002, together with the Centre's replies (1)
(C5-0630/2003),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 9 March 2004 (C5-0136/2004),
— having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

— 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 (2), and in particular
Article 185 thereof, and to Council Regulation (EC) No 1655/2003 of 18 June 2003 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational
Training and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1416/76 (3), and in particular Article 12a thereof,

— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on
the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation
(EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the
European Communities (4), and in particular Article 94 thereof,
— having regard to Rule 93a of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A5-0212/2004),

1. Gives discharge to the Director of the Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect

of the implementation of its budget for the financial year 2002;

2.

3.

Records its comments in the accompanying resolution;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the accompanying resolution to the Director of
the Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, the Council, the Commission and the Court
of Auditors and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

The Secretary-General
Julian PRIESTLEY

The President
Pat COX

(1) OJ C 319, 30.12.2003, p. 36.
(2) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 41.
(4) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
2004/718/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 21 April 2004 concerning discharge for the financial management of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) for the financial year ended 23 July 2002
Date: 2004-04-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: ECSC, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

4.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 330/73

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 21 April 2004

concerning discharge for the financial management of the European Coal and Steel Community
(ECSC) for the financial year ended 23 July 2002

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

(2004/718/EC)

— having regard to the communication from the Commission on the financial statements of the ECSC

at 23 July 2002 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the financial statements of the ECSC at 23 July
2002 (2), which includes the statement of assurance of 27 March 2003 concerning the reliability of
the Commission's accounts in accordance with Article 45c(5) of the ECSC Treaty,

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' annual report and statement of assurance concerning the
ECSC of 26 June 2003, in accordance with Article 45c(1) and (4) of the ECSC Treaty, for the
financial year ended 23 July 2002, together with the Commission's replies (C5-0646/2003) (3),

— having regard to the ECSC Treaty, in particular Articles 78g and 97 thereof,
— having regard to Rules 93 and 93a of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 9 March 2004 (C5-0145/2004),
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0201/2004),

1. Gives discharge to the Commission for the financial management of the ECSC for the financial year

2.

3.

ended 23 July 2002;

Records its observations in the accompanying resolution;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the accompanying resolution to the Council, the
Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee and
the European Investment Bank and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European
Union (L series);

The Secretary-General
Julian PRIESTLEY

The President
Pat COX

(1) OJ C 127, 29.5.2003, p. 2.
(2) OJ C 127, 29.5.2003, p.2.
(3) OJ C 224, 19.9.2003, p.1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

22.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 116/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 736/2004

of 21 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 22 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 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 116/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.4.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 21 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
720
999

85,7
39,5
120,5
81,9

131,4
128,2
93,3
117,6

63,8
69,2
66,5

61,5
40,7
87,1
43,0
42,5
46,7
63,4
55,0

41,0
48,2
44,6

34,7
85,2
111,9
72,2
61,4
67,4
60,9
74,0
83,8
109,3
76,1

69,0
68,1
80,8
66,3
67,0
70,2

(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 legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Decision on the position of the European Community on the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions concerning the burning behaviour of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicles (COM(2003) 630 — 5049/2004 — C5-0106/2004 — 2003/0247(AVC))
Date: 2004-04-21
Institutions: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, European Parliament
Subjects: harmonisation of standards, materials technology, motor vehicle, technical specification, vehicle parts

C 104 E/546

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

30.4.2004

Wednesday 21 April 2004

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.

P5_TA(2004)0312

UNECE specifications for motor fuels ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council Decision on the position
of the European Community on the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe on the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions concerning the burning behaviour
of materials used in the interior construction of certain categories of motor vehicles
(COM(2003) 630 (cid:1) 5049/2004 (cid:1) C5-0106/2004 (cid:1) 2003/0247(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:1) having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision (COM(2003) 630 (cid:1) 5049/2004) (1),

(cid:1) having regard to Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 (2),

(cid:1) having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second

subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (C5-0106/2004),

(cid:1) having regard to Rules 86, 97(7) and 158(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:1) having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and

Energy (A5-0238/2004),

1.

2.

Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council decision;

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

(1) Not yet published in the OJ.
(2) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78.
2004/728/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 21 April 2004 concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2002 financial year — Section VIII — Ombudsman
Date: 2004-04-21
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Ombudsman, budgetary discharge, financial year, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget

L 330/156

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

4.11.2004

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 21 April 2004

concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European
Union for the 2002 financial year — Section VIII — Ombudsman

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

(2004/728/EC)

— having regard to the revenue and expenditure account and balance sheet for the 2002 financial year

(I5-0034/2003 — C5-0088/2004),

— having regard to the annual report of the European Court of Auditors for the 2002 financial year,

together with the replies of the institutions (C5-0583/2003) (1),

— having regard to the statement of assurance by the European Court of Auditors, pursuant to Article
248 of the EC Treaty, as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the
underlying transactions (C5-0583/2003),

— having regard to the Council's recommendation of 9 March 2004 (C5-0145/2004),
— having regard to Article 272(10) and Article 275 of the EC Treaty,
— having regard to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (2) and

Article 50 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 (3),

— having regard to Rule 93a of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0228/2004),

1. Grants the Ombudsman discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the 2002

2.

3.

financial year;

Records its comments in the accompanying resolution;

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the accompanying resolution to the Council, the
Commission, the Court of Justice, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social
Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the Ombudsman and to have them published in the
Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

The Secretary-General
Julian PRIESTLEY

The President
Pat COX

(1) OJ C 286, 28.11.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
2004/398/EC: Council Decision of 21 April 2004 appointing a Belgian member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2004-04-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belgium, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of staff

27.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 123/105

COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 April 2004

appointing a Belgian member of the Committee of the Regions

(2004/398/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Belgian Government,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alter-
nate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).

The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of
the mandate of Mr Daniel DUCARME, of which the Council was notified on 25 March 2004,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Jacques SIMONET, Ministre-Président du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale et Ministre
des Pouvoirs locaux, de l'Aménagement du Territoire, des Monuments et Sites, de la Rénovation urbaine et
de la Recherche scientifique, is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of
Mr Daniel DUCARME for the remainder of his term of office, which ends on 25 January 2006.

Done at Luxembourg, 21 April 2004.

For the Council

The President

J. WALSH

(1) OJ L 24, 26.1.2002, p. 38.