do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 47/2004 of 23 April 2004 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: chemical product, dangerous substance, marketing restriction, stratospheric pollution, trade restriction

L 277/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.8.2004

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 47/2004

of 23 April 2004

amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 160/2003
of 7 November 2003 (1).

Regulation (EC) No 1804/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September
2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 as regards the control of halon exported for critical
uses, the export of products and equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons and controls on bromo-
chloromethane (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 21aa (Regulation (EC) No 2037/2000 of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council) of Annex XX to the Agreement:

‘— 32003 R 1804: Regulation (EC) No 1804/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of

22 September 2003 (OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 1).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 1804/2003 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 April 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 41, 12.2.2004, p. 58.
(2) OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 1.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 37/2004 of 23 April 2004 amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European standard, air conditioning, building, building insulation, energy policy, energy saving, heating

L 277/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.8.2004

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 37/2004

of 23 April 2004

amending Annex IV (Energy) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex IV to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 19/2004 of
19 March 2004 (1).

Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2002 on the
energy performance of buildings (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

The provisions of Directive 2002/91/EC shall not apply to Iceland,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 16 (Directive 98/30/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council) of Annex IV to the Agreement:

‘17. 32002 L 0091: Directive 2002/91/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16

December 2002 on the energy performance of buildings (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 65).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the
following adaptation:

The provisions of the Directive shall not apply to Iceland.’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2002/91/EC in the Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supplement to
the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 April 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 122.
(2) OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 65.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 44/2004 of 23 April 2004 amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and women) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European cooperative, legal status, worker participation

26.8.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 277/11

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 44/2004

of 23 April 2004

amending Annex XVIII (Health and safety at work, labour law, and equal treatment for men and
women) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XVIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 122/2003
of 26 September 2003 (1).

Council Directive 2003/72/EC of 22 July 2003 supplementing the Statute for a European Coopera-
tive Society with regard to the involvement of employees (2) is to be incorporated into the Agree-
ment,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 32f (Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council) of Annex XVIII to the Agreement:

‘32g. 32003 L 0072: Council Directive 2003/72/EC of 22 July 2003 supplementing the Statute for a
European Cooperative Society with regard to the involvement of employees (OJ L 207,
18.8.2003, p. 25).’

Article 2

The texts of Directive 2003/72/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 April 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 331, 18.12.2003, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 207, 18.8.2003, p. 25.
(*) Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 39/2004 of 23 April 2004 amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European standard, electronic mail, harmonisation of standards, technical specification, telecommunications, transmission network, universal service

L 277/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

26.8.2004

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 39/2004

of 23 April 2004

amending Annex XI (Telecommunication services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 11/2004 of
6 February 2004 (1).

Commission Decision 2003/548/EC of 24 July 2003 on the minimum set of leased lines with
harmonised characteristics and associated standards referred to in Article 18 of the Universal Service
Directive (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 5cm (Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council) of Annex XI to the Agreement:

‘5cn. 32003 D 0548: Commission Decision 2003/548/EC of 24 July 2003 on the minimum set of
leased lines with harmonised characteristics and associated standards referred to in Article 18 of
the Universal Service Directive (OJ L 186, 25.7.2003, p. 43).’

Article 2

The texts of Decision 2003/548/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 April 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 116, 22.4.2004, p. 60.
(2) OJ L 186, 25.7.2003, p. 43.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 54/2004 of 23 April 2004 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: domestic trade, foreign trade, statistical nomenclature, statistics, third country

26.8.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 277/25

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 54/2004

of 23 April 2004

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particu-
lar Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 33/2004 of
19 March 2004 (1).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 of 27 November 2003 on the nomenclature of coun-
tries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between
Member States (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 9a (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002) of
Annex XXI to the Agreement:

‘9b. 32003 R 2081: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 of 27 November 2003 on the
nomenclature of countries and territories for the external trade statistics of the Community and
statistics of trade between Member States (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11).’

Article 2

The texts of Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 24 April 2004, provided that all the notifications under Article
103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2004.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

P. WESTERLUND

(1) OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 144.
(2) OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

23.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 98/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 April 2004

(2004/C 98/01)

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

1,1873

130,08

7,4422

0,6714

9,1432

1,5551

87,38

8,253

1,9462

0,5865

32,457

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

0,6492

0,4255

4,7696

40 559

238,38

40,11

1 648 220

1,6238

1,6139

9,2595

1,8993

2,0145

251,62

KRW

South Korean won

1 376,85

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

8,1194

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 759/2004 of 22 April 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, oats

L 118/44

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.4.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 759/2004

of 22 April 2004

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the
granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be
taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2),
and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003
of 15 October 2003 on a special
intervention measure for
cereals in Finland and Sweden for the marketing year 2003/
04 (3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from
Finland and Sweden to all
third countries, with the
exception of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania,
Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 1814/2003.

(2)

(3)

(4)

According to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1814/
2003 the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders
notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to
make no award.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

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

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 16 to 22
April 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No
1814/2003.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 April 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1431/2003 (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 16).

(3) OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 25.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3411 — UGC/Noos) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, telephone, television

C 98/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.4.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3411 — UGC/Noos)

(2004/C 98/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 14 April 2004 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (2),
‘MR’, the Netherlands (controlled by the group United
by which the undertaking MédiaRésaux SA,
GlobalCom, ‘UGC’. USA and Suez SA,
‘Suez’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of
the Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Noos, France by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— MR: television, internet access and telephony services to residential customers,

— UGC: broadband communications provider of video, voice and internet services,

— Noos: provider of cable television and internet access services to residential and business subscribers in

France.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within

3.
the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit

4.
proposed operation.

their possible observations on the

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent by fax (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference
COMP/M.3411 — UGC/Noos, to:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry,
J-70,
B-1049 Brussels.

(1) OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1; corrigendum: OJ L 40, 13.2.1998, p. 17.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/2004 of 23 April 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

L 120/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.4.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 761/2004

of 23 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 24 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 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).

24.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 120/7

to the Commission Regulation of 23 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
999

052
204
999

052
204
212
220
400
600
624
999

400
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
524
528
720
999

111,0
39,9
120,5
90,5

132,0
132,0

99,3
69,1
84,2

39,0
39,7
102,8
32,8
43,1
27,3
69,6
50,6

48,2
48,2

79,9
114,5
72,0
63,1
72,8
67,8
80,7
81,2
103,3
81,7

75,3
80,4
80,8
74,5
39,9
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’.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2388/2000 of 13 October 2000 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 264 of 18.10.2000)
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, customs regulations, statistical nomenclature, tariff nomenclature

23.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 118/79

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2388/2000 of 13 October 2000 amending Annex I to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 264 of 18 October 2000)

On page 210, CN code 2834 21 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘6’,
‘5,5’.

On page 497:

CN code 7603 10 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘5,1’,
‘5’;

CN code 7603 20 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘5,3’,
‘5’.

On page 499, CN code 7610 10 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘6,2’,
‘6’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001 of 6 August 2001 amending Annex I to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 279 of 23 October 2001)

On page 214, CN code 2834 21 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘6’,
‘5,5’.

On page 512:

CN code 7603 10 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘5,1’,
‘5’;

CN code 7603 20 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘5,3’,
‘5’.

On page 514, CN code 7610 10 00, in the third column:

for:
read:

‘6,2’,
‘6’.