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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1218/2004 of 30 June 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 232/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1218/2004

of 30 June 2004

determining the world market price for unginned cotton

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of
Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation
(EC) No 1050/2001 (1),

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22
May 2001 on production aid for cotton (2), and in particular
Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton
is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned
cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to
the historical relationship between the price recorded for
ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton.
That historical relationship has been established in Article
2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2
August 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the
cotton aid scheme (3). Where the world market price
cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on
the most recent price determined.

In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
1051/2001,
for unginned
the world market price
cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of
specific characteristics and by reference to the most
favourable offers and quotations on the world market
among those
real
market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated

considered representative of

the

of offers and quotations recorded on one or more
European exchanges for a product delivered cif
to a
port in the Community and coming from the various
supplier countries considered the most representative in
terms of international trade. However, there is provision
for adjusting the criteria for determining the world
market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences
justified by the quality of the product delivered and the
offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are
specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/
2001.

(3)

The application of the above criteria gives the world
market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as
equalling EUR 22,224/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 148, 1.6.2001, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 210, 3.8.2001, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1486/2002 (OJ L 223, 20.8.2002, p. 3).
2004/647/EC: Decision No 2/2004 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 30 June 2004 on the revision of the terms and conditions of financing for short-term fluctuations in export earnings (Annex II to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou)
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: ACP Council of Ministers
Subjects: ACP countries, additional resources, association agreement (EU), export revenue, financing

L 297/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.9.2004

COUNCIL

DECISION No 2/2004 OF THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

of 30 June 2004

on the revision of the terms and conditions of financing for short-term fluctuations in export
earnings (Annex II to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou)

(2004/647/EC)

THE ACP-EC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,

Having regard to the ACP EC Partnership Agreement signed in
Cotonou on 23 June 2000, and in particular, Article 100
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The importance of a system of additional support in
order to mitigate the adverse effects of any instability
in export earnings has been emphasised in the ACP-EC
Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June
2000.

In accordance with Article 68(3) of the ACP-EC Part-
landlocked and
nership Agreement, the least-developed,
favourable
island ACP
treatment.

receive more

States

shall

In accordance with Article 11 of Annex II
to the
Agreement, the provisions of chapter 3 of that Annex
in export
on financing for
earnings shall be subject to review at the latest after
two years of operation and subsequently at the request
of either Party.

short-term fluctuations

In order to improve the functioning of the system on
financing for short-term fluctuations in export earnings
and ensure that
responds more adequately to its
objectives,

it

Eligibility for additional resources shall be established

‘1.
by:

(a) a 10 % (2 % in the case of least-developed, landlocked
and island States) loss of export earnings from goods
compared with the arithmetical average of the earnings
in the first three years of the first four years preceding
the application year;

or

a 10 % (2 % in the case of least-developed, landlocked
and island States) loss of export earnings from the total
of agricultural or mineral products compared with the
arithmetical average of the earnings in the first three
years of the first four years preceding the application
year for countries where the agricultural or mineral
total
export revenues represent more than 40 % of
export revenues from goods; and

(b) a 2 % worsening in the programmed public deficit
programmed for the year in question or forecast for
the following year.’

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 9(1) of Annex II to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
shall be replaced by the following:

The Chairman of the ACP-EC Committee
of Ambassadors
by delegation, for the ACP-EC Council of Ministers

J. OBIA
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1166/2004 of 24 June 2004 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (Official Journal of the European Union L 224 of 25 June 2004)
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, egg product, export refund

L 230/64

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.6.2004

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1166/2004 of 24 June 2004 fixing the rates of the refunds
applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

(Official Journal of the European Union L 224 of 25 June 2004)

On page 18, recital 5:

for:

read:

‘The Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set
by its chairman,’
‘The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,’;

on page 19, in the Annex, in footnote (1), third and fourth lines:

for:

read:

‘02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR and Russia,
03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, the Philippines and Egypt,’
‘02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Turkey, Hong Kong SAR and Russia,
03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Philippines,’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3392 - WESTLB / KLÖCKNER)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, metal product, restrictive-practice authorisation, steel

C 170/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.6.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3392 - WESTLB / KLÖCKNER)

(2004/C 170/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5.5.2004, 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 available only in english and will be made public after it is
cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

— from the Europa competition web site (http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/cases/ ) free of
charge. This web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including
company, case number, date and sectoral indexes.

— in electronic form in the ‘CEN’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 304M3392.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. For more information
on how to access Celex, see ‘subscriber information’ links below:

CELEX: subscriber information

http://publications.eu.int/general/en/eulaw_en.htm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case No. COMP/M.3427- SITA / SOL / JÄTEÄSSÄT / HYÖTYKESKUS JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, merger control, waste management, waste recycling

C 170/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.6.2004

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No. COMP/M.3427- SITA / SOL / JÄTEÄSSÄT / HYÖTYKESKUS JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 170/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1. On 24.6.2004, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings SITA Finland Oy (‘SITA’,
Finland), part of the Suez Group and E.ON Group (‘SG’, France and ‘EON’, Germany) and SOL Ympäristö-
palvelut Oy (‘SOL’, Finland), belonging to AGR Group (‘AGR’, Germany) and Jäteässät Oy (‘Jäteässät’,
Finland) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the under-
taking Suomen Hyötykeskus (the ‘Hyötykeskus JV’, Finland), by way of purchase of shares in a newly
created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking SITA: waste management services in Finland;

— for undertaking SOL: collection of waste material in Finland;

— for undertaking Jäteässät: collection of waste material in Finland;

— for undertaking Hyötykeskus JV: reprocessing and marketing of fibre based waste material in Finland;

— for undertaking AGR: waste management services,

insurance, sorting, container and advertising

services;

— for undertaking SG: energy, water and waste management;

— for undertaking EON: energy.

3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration could fall within
the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant
to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the Notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (fax no. +32/2/2964301 or 2967244) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.3427- SITA / SOL / JÄTEÄSSÄT / HYÖTYKESKUS JV to the following
address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1
(2) OJ C 217, 29.7.2000, p. 32; Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 has been replaced by Council Regulation (EC) No

139/2004.
Authorisation of State measure pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, tax exemption

C 140/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.6.2005

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Authorisation of State measure pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in
Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

(2005/C 140/09)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that some of the notified measures do not constitute State
aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement and has further decided not to raise objec-
tions against the remaining notified measures.

Date of adoption: 30 June 2004

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: Case 55 364

Title: Certain derogations from electricity tax

Objective: Taxation of electricity mainly used as a substitute for fuels. The electricity tax should curb
increases in electricity use and stimulate the use of alternative energies. The derogations from the tax are
necessary because of a loss of international competitiveness and to help companies adapt to a national tax
which is higher than the minimum stipulated in Community legislation.

Legal basis: Article 61 of the EEA Agreement

Budget/Duration: Reduced electricity tax for the manufacturing, mining and quarrying industry, as well
as for social works activities in so far as they use electricity for industry production in the same manner as
the manufacturing/mining and quarrying industry until 2014. Regionally reduced electricity tax for Finn-
mark and North Troms until the end of 2006.

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be
found at:

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregister
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

30.6.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 June 2004

(2004/C 170/01)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

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

1,2169

LVL

Latvian lats

131,83

MTL Maltese lira

7,4325

PLN

Polish zloty

0,6564

0,4260

4,5426

0,66820

ROL

Romanian leu

40 725

9,1275

1,5280

88,07

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,3285

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

CAD

Canadian dollar

0,58150

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,960

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

252,85

KRW South Korean won

3,4527

ZAR

South African rand

239,8500

39,965

1 816 800

1,7497

1,6358

9,4920

1,9137

2,0839

1 401,69

7,5810

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1209/2004 of 30 June 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

1.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 232/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1209/2004

of 30 June 2004

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vege-
tables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
fruit
arrangements
import
and in
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

and vegetables (1),

for

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.

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 1 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 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 232/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.7.2004

to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the
entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0805 50 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 30 10, 0809 30 90

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
999

052
999

382
388
508
528
999

388
400
404
508
512
528
720
804
999

052
092
624
999

052
068
400
616
999

052
624
999

052
512
624
999

101,8
101,8

83,4
83,4

55,6
57,9
49,3
60,1
55,7

85,5
105,4
106,8
70,1
74,9
72,2
76,7
93,7
85,7

231,3
165,3
104,3
167,0

347,6
127,8
366,6
146,8
247,2

152,4
106,1
129,3

107,2
96,4
191,1
131,6

(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’.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1219/2004 of 30 June 2004 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: olive oil, preserved product, production refund

1.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 232/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1219/2004

of 30 June 2004

fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organi-
in oils and fats (1), and in particular
sation of
Article 20a thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for
the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in
the preserving industry. Pursuant to paragraph 6 of that
Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the
Commission shall fix this refund every two months.

By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regu-
lation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis
of the gap between prices on the world market and on
the Community market, taking account of the import
falling within CN
to olive oil
charge
subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing

applicable

for

refunds

the export
those olive oils during the
reference period. It is appropriate to take as a reference
period the two-month period preceding the beginning of
the term of validity of the production refund.

(3)

The application of the above criteria results in the refund
being fixed as shown below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the months of July and August 2004, the amount of the
production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regulation
No 136/66/EEC shall be EUR 44,00/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001 (OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1216/2004 of 30 June 2004 fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar for the 2004/05 marketing year
Date: 2004-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, intervention price, sugar

1.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 232/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1216/2004

of 30 June 2004

fixing the derived intervention prices for white sugar for the 2004/05 marketing year

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 2(4) thereof,

(4)

(5)

On this basis, the areas of production in Greece, Spain,
Ireland and the United Kingdom,
Italy, Portugal and
Finland are likely to be deficit areas.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 fixes
the intervention price for white sugar for non-deficit
areas at EUR 631.9 per tonne for the 2001/02 to
2005/06 marketing years.

Article 2(1)(b) of that Regulation provides that derived
intervention prices for white sugar are to be fixed for
each deficit area each year. When those prices are
fixed, account is to be taken of the regional variations
in the price of sugar, which, given a normal harvest and
free movement of sugar, may be expected to occur under
natural conditions of price formation on the market and
in view of experience gained and the costs of trans-
porting sugar from surplus areas to deficit areas.

To establish whether an area is a deficit area, projections
should be made on the basis of the data returned by the
Member States relating both to the current marketing
year
and to the
as
prospects for
the coming marketing year as regards
developments in available production. As a result, areas
should be recognised as deficit areas only where the
projections clearly indicate that a deficit is likely to occur.

consumption trends,

regards

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The derived intervention prices for white sugar in the deficit
areas of the Community for the 2004/05 marketing year shall
be:

(a) EUR 655,30 per tonne for all areas in Greece;

(b) EUR 648,80 per tonne for all areas in Spain;

(c) EUR 646,50 per tonne for all areas in Ireland and the

United Kingdom;

(d) EUR 655,30 per tonne for all areas in Italy;

(e) EUR 646,50 per tonne for all areas in Portugal;

(g) EUR 646,50 per tonne for all areas in Finland.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004,
p. 16).