do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 857/2004 of 29 April 2004 fixing from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients applying to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the European Communities in the new Member States
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European official, accession to the European Union, servant (EU), wage determination

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EN 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No  857/2004 

of 29 April 2004 

fixing from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients  

applying to the remuneration of officials and other servants  

of the European Communities in the new Member States 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, and 

in particular Article 13 thereof, 

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other 

Servants of the European Communities, as laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) 
No 259/681, as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 2, and in 

particular Articles 63, 64, 65, 65a and 82 of, and Annex XI to the Staff Regulations and the first 

paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64 of the Conditions of Employment, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

1 

2 

OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. 
OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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Whereas: 

The accession of the new Member States on 1 May 2004 means that correction coefficients 

applying to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the European Communities should be 

calculated for those Member States in accordance with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

With effect from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients applying to the remuneration of officials 

and other servants serving in one of the States or places of employment listed below shall be as 

follows: 

Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Slovenia
Slovakia

88,0
88,8
77,5
81,9
76,1
77,6
88,0
72,4
84,9
83,8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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 Luxembourg, 29 April 2004. 

For the Council 

 The President 

M. McDOWELL
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 859/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 495/77 determining the categories of officials entitled to, and the conditions for and rates of, allowances for regular standby duty
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, arrangement of working time, regulations for civil servants, servant (EU)

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30.4.2004 
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Official Journal of the European Union 

L 161/ 

EN 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 859/2004 

of 29 April 2004 

amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 495/77 determining the categories  

of officials entitled to, and the conditions for and rates of,  

allowances for regular standby duty 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of other 

servants of the European Communities laid down in Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) 
No 259/68 1 as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 2, and in particular the 

second paragraph of Article 56b of the Staff Regulations, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission submitted after consulting the Staff 

Regulations Committee, 

1 
2  

OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. 
OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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Whereas: 

Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 495/77 1 should be amended in order to bring it into 

line with the new Staff Regulations, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 495/77 is hereby amended as follows: 

1)  Article 1(1)(a) shall be replaced by the following: 

"(a) 

the allowance shall be expressed in points. A point shall be equal to 0,032% of the basic 

salary of an official in grade 1, step 1 *. The allowance shall be adjusted by the 

weighting applicable to the official's remuneration; 

____________ 

* 

For the period from 1 May 2004 to 30 April 2006: grade D*1, step 1."; 

1 

OJ L 66, 12.3.1977, p. 1. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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2)  Article 2 shall be replaced by the following: 

"Article 2 

This Regulation shall apply by analogy to temporary, auxiliary and contract staff." 

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 Luxembourg, 29 April 2004. 

For the Council 

The President 

M. McDOWELL 

_________________
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1943/2003 of 3 November 2003 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards aid to producer groups granted preliminary recognition (OJ L 286 of 4.11.2003)
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, producer organisation, production aid

L 127/158

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2004

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 772/2004 of 27 April 2004 on the application of Article 81(3)
of the Treaty to categories of technology transfer agreements

(Official Journal of the European Union L 123 of 27 April 2004)

In the contents on the cover, on page 11 in the title and on page 17 in the signature:

for:
read:

‘27 April 2004’,
‘7 April 2004’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1943/2003 of 3 November 2003 laying down rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards aid to producer groups granted preliminary
recognition

(Official Journal of the European Union L 286 of 4 November 2003)

On page 7, in the third line of Article 5(1):

for:
read:

‘… each annual period as referred …’,
‘… each annual or semestral period as referred …’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2004 of 29 April 2004 correcting the Spanish and Portuguese versions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2598/70 specifying the items to be included under the various headings in the forms of accounts shown in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 of 4 June 1970
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, Spain, accounting, expenditure, transport infrastructure, transport regulations

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 163/49

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 906/2004

of 29 April 2004

correcting the Spanish and Portuguese versions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2598/70
specifying the items to be included under the various headings in the forms of accounts shown in
Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 of 4 June 1970

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 of 4
June 1970 introducing an accounting system for expenditure
on infrastructure in respect of
transport by rail, road and
inland waterway (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The Spanish and Portuguese versions of Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2598/70 of 18 December 1970
specifying the items to be included under the various
headings in the forms of accounts shown in Annex I to
Council Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 of 4 June 1970 (2)
contain errors. The necessary corrections therefore need
to be made to these language versions.

(2)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the committee of
accordance with the opinion of
government experts,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC) No 2598/70 is corrected as follows:

1. concerns only the Portuguese version;

2. concerns only the Spanish version.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission

Loyola DE PALACIO

Vice-President

(1) OJ L 130, 15.6.1970, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 278, 23.12.1970, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 772/2004 of 27 April 2004 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of technology transfer agreements (OJ L 123 of 27.4.2004)
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: competition law, inter-company agreement, restrictive trade practice, technology transfer

L 127/158

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

29.4.2004

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 772/2004 of 27 April 2004 on the application of Article 81(3)
of the Treaty to categories of technology transfer agreements

(Official Journal of the European Union L 123 of 27 April 2004)

In the contents on the cover, on page 11 in the title and on page 17 in the signature:

for:
read:

‘27 April 2004’,
‘7 April 2004’.

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1943/2003 of 3 November 2003 laying down rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards aid to producer groups granted preliminary
recognition

(Official Journal of the European Union L 286 of 4 November 2003)

On page 7, in the third line of Article 5(1):

for:
read:

‘… each annual period as referred …’,
‘… each annual or semestral period as referred …’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

29.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

28 April 2004

(2004/C 103/01)

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

1,1907

130,17

7,4405

0,6665

9,1163

1,5487

87,71

8,203

1,9475

0,5865

32,633

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

0,6495

0,425

4,7924

40 488

238,48

40,275

1 690 696

1,6304

1,6154

9,2872

1,8986

2,0187

251,45

KRW

South Korean won

1 376,87

3,4529

ZAR

South African rand

8,0983

___________
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2004/578/EC: Council Decision of 29 April 2004 on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the European Community and the European Space Agency
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Space Agency, agreement (EU), scientific cooperation, space policy, space research

6.8.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 261/63

COUNCIL DECISION

of 29 April 2004

on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement between the European Community and the
European Space Agency

(2004/578/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity, and in particular Article 170, in conjunction with the
first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and
the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Com-
munity an Agreement with the European Space Agency.

The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community
on 25 November 2003 subject to its possible conclusion
at a later date.

(3)

This Agreement should be approved,

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Community and the
European Space Agency is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to deposit on behalf of the Community
the act of approval, as provided for in Article 12(1) of the
Framework Agreement, in order to express the consent of the
Community to be bound.

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004.

For the Council

The President

M. McDOWELL

(1) Opinion delivered on 20 April 2004 (not yet published in the Offi-

cial Journal).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 899/2004 of 29 April 2004 fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, skimmed milk powder

L 163/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 899/2004

of 29 April 2004

fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing
invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004

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 the third subparagraph
of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 of 26 March
2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds for skimmed milk powder (2) provides for a
permanent tender.

Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No
580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender
procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk
products (3) and following an examination of the tenders
submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is
appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the
tendering period ending on 28 April 2004.

(3)

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

For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 582/
2004, for the tendering period ending on 28 April 2004, the
maximum amount of refund for the product and destinations
referred to in Article 1(1) of
that Regulation shall be
EUR 40,00/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 April 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 90, 27.3.2004, p. 67.
(3) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 887/2004 of 29 April 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

30.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 163/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 887/2004

of 29 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 30 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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).

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30.4.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 29 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
096
999

052
204
999

052
204
220
400
600
624
999

388
528
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
524
528
720
804
999

109,9
65,7
120,5
98,7

117,2
84,2
100,7

100,7
74,1
87,4

60,4
39,7
41,0
44,8
30,7
61,3
46,3

65,6
68,5
67,1

84,7
118,1
107,5
71,8
73,2
68,3
80,7
80,9
102,8
87,6

87,9
65,5
83,4
78,2
39,9
119,3
79,0

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 929/2004 of 29 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: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export refund, market intervention, oats

L 163/112

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.4.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 929/2004

of 29 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 23 to 29
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 30 April 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 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.