do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Notice — Appointment of the Chairman and members of the Conciliation Body established by Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section
Date: 2004-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAGGF Guarantee Section, EU body, appointment of staff, closing of accounts, conciliation procedure (part of ordinary legislative procedure)

23.7.2004

EN

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COMMISSION NOTICE

Appointment of the Chairman and members of the Conciliation Body established by Commission
Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clear-
ance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
Guarantee Section

(2004/C 188/03)

The Commission has appointed:

— as Chairman of the Conciliation Body:

Mr Michael Dowling (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2007);

— as members of the Body:

Mr Martin Wille (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2007)

Mr Daniel Geert Schenk (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2007)

Mr José Luis Saenz Garcia-Baquero (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005)

Mr Peter Keemer (from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2005).

The Commission has named as a substitute member of the Body from 1 August 2004:

Mr Gert Ingmar Jönsson.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3472 — RELIANCE/TREVIRA) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications industry, textile industry

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3472 — RELIANCE/TREVIRA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 188/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 25 June 2004 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Reliance Industries Ltd (‘Reliance’, India)
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation the whole of Trevira GmbH
(‘Trevira’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Reliance: oil, energy, chemicals, finance, telecoms, textiles,

— Trevira: polyester fibres, yarns, chips.

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.3472 — RELIANCE/TREVIRA, 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1348/2004 of 23 July 2004 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
Date: 2004-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention buying

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1348/2004

of 23 July 2004

suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the appli-
cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards
in butter and cream (2), and in
intervention on the market
particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1317/2004 (3) estab-
lishes the most recent list of Member States in which
intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as
the market prices communicated by Italy
a result of
(EC) No
pursuant
2771/1999.
in
In the interests of clarity,
question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No
1317/2004 should be repealed,

of Regulation

to Article

the list

8

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Denmark,
Germany, Greece, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Neth-
erlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden and the United
Kingdom.

(1)

Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down
that buying-in is to be opened or suspended by the
Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it
is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market
price in that Member State is below or equal to or above
92 % of the intervention price.

Article 2

Regulation (EC) No 1317/2004 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 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 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1236/2004 (OJ L 235, 6.7.2004, p. 4).

(3) OJ L 245, 17.7.2004, p. 9.
2004/572/EC: Commission Decision of 23 July 2004 amending Decision 2004/122/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several Asian countries (notified under document number C(2004) 2376)(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Asia, animal disease, import (EU), import restriction, poultry, poultrymeat

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 July 2004

amending Decision 2004/122/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian
influenza in several Asian countries

(notified under document number C(2004) 2376)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/572/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991
laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from
third
89/662/EEC,
90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), as last amended by the 2003
Act of Accession, and in particular Article 18(1) and (6) thereof,

amending Directives

countries

and

(3)

(4)

(5)

In view of the still worrying situation the protection
measures already adopted should be prolonged.

These measures should be reviewed in the light of further
developments of the disease situation and possible on-
the-spot inspections by the Commission services.

The measure provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision is

opinion

in
Standing

the

the

of

Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December
1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of
veterinary checks on products entering the Community from
third countries (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),
and in particular Article 22(1), (5) and (6) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 7 of Decision 2004/122/EC the date ‘15 August
2004’ is replaced by ‘15 December 2004’.

Whereas:

Article 2

(1)

By Decision 2004/122/EC (4) the Commission adopted
protection measures in relation to avian influenza in
several Asian countries, namely in Cambodia, Indonesia,
the People’s Republic of China
Japan, Laos, Pakistan,
including the territory of Hong Kong, South Korea,
Thailand and Vietnam.

(2)

Outbreaks of avian influenza are still occurring in some
of these countries.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56.
(2) OJ L 24, 31.1.1998, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 36, 7.2.2004, p. 59.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1350/2004 of 23 July 2004 determining to what extent applications for the right to import for cows and heifers of certain mountain breeds lodged under Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 can be met
Date: 2004-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cow, heifer, import licence, tariff quota

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1350/2004

of 23 July 2004

determining to what extent applications for the right to import for cows and heifers of certain
mountain breeds lodged under Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 can be met

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 of 2
June 1998 laying down detailed rules for a tariff quota for cows
and heifers of specified mountain breeds originating in various
third countries, other than for slaughter and amending Regu-
lation (EC) No 1012/98 (2), and in particular Article 5(2)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 provides for
importers to be
the quantities reserved to traditional
assigned in proportion to their
imports during the
period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004.

Allocation of the quantities available to operators covered
by Article 2(3) of the abovementioned Regulation is to

be made in proportion to the quantities applied for.
Since the quantities applied for exceed those available,
a fixed percentage reduction should be set, pursuant to
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1143/98,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Every application for the right to import lodged in accordance
with Regulation (EC) No 1143/98 shall be granted to the
following extent:

(a)

for importers covered by Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC)
No 1143/98, 100 % of the quantities imported during the
period 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2004;

(b) for importers covered by Article 2(1)(b) of Regulation (EC)
No 1143/98, 23,7020 % of the quantities applied for.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1346/2004 of 23 July 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customs regulations, fruit, import price, vegetable

24.7.2004

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1346/2004

of 23 July 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
and in
import
fruit
arrangements
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 24 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 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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to Commission Regulation of 23 July 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 50 10

0806 10 10

0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90

0808 20 50

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)

096
999

052
999

052
999

052
382
388
508
524
528
999

052
220
616
624
800
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

052
388
512
999

052
092
094
999

052
400
616
999

052
999

512
624
999

42,5
42,5

73,0
73,0

74,2
74,2

65,1
58,2
57,0
39,2
54,5
49,4
53,9

156,6
117,9
105,2
130,4
116,7
125,4

82,8
110,3
127,3
79,1
89,7
56,0
80,1
80,8
88,7
88,3

136,3
98,0
88,2
107,5

183,0
189,7
69,5
147,4

257,8
294,4
183,0
245,1

152,0
152,0

91,6
149,8
120,7

(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 1349/2004 of 23 July 2004 determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence applications lodged in July 2004 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 for Bulgaria and Romania
Date: 2004-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, beef, import licence, tariff quota

24.7.2004

EN

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1349/2004

of 23 July 2004

determining the percentage of quantities which may be allowed in respect of import licence
applications lodged in July 2004 under tariff quotas for beef and veal provided for in Regulation
(EC) No 1279/98 for Bulgaria and Romania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

certain beef and veal products originating in Romania covered
by import licence applications submitted are such that appli-
cations may be accepted in full. However, quantities covered by
applications in respect of certain beef and veal products origi-
nating in Bulgaria must be
in
accordance with Article 4(4) of that Regulation,

reduced proportionately

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 of
19 June 1998, laying down rules for the application of the tariff
quotas for beef and veal provided for in Council Decisions
2003/286/EC and 2003/18/EC for Bulgaria and Romania (2),
and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1279/98 fixes the quantities of
certain beef and veal products originating in Romania and
Bulgaria, which may be imported on special terms in respect
of the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005. The quantities of

The following percentages of quantities covered by import
licence applications submitted in respect of the period 1 July
to 31 December 2004 under the quotas referred to in Regu-
lation (EC) No 1279/98 are accepted in full may be allowed:

(a) 8,3333 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 origi-
nating in Bulgaria;

(b) 100 % of quantities covered by applications in respect of
products falling within CN codes 0201, 0202, 1602 50,
0206 10 95, 0206 29 91, 0210 20 and 0210 99 51 origi-
nating in Romania.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 July 2004

(2004/C 188/01)

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

1,2268

LVL

Latvian lats

134,26

MTL Maltese lira

7,4373

PLN

Polish zloty

0,6596

0,4259

4,4565

0,66530

ROL

Romanian leu

41 079

9,1923

1,5329

87,14

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,4800

AUD Australian dollar

1,9558

CAD

Canadian dollar

0,58230

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,414

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

249,78

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

240,0200

39,856

1 795 900

1,7120

1,6199

9,5690

1,9074

2,1046

1 425,97

7,4273

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2004/568/EC: Commission Decision of 23 July 2004 amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards embryo collection teams in the United States of America (notified under document number C(2004) 2420)(Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, animal breeding, cattle, health control, import, veterinary inspection

28.7.2004

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 July 2004

amending Decision 92/452/EEC as regards embryo collection teams in the United States of America

(notified under document number C(2004) 2420)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/568/EC)

(4)

(5)

exports to the Community by the veterinary services of
that country.

Decision 92/452/EEC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC is amended in accordance
with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 31 July 2004.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 23 July 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE
Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25
September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-
Community trade in and importation from third countries of
embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), and in
particular Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

embryo collection teams

Commission Decision 92/452/EEC of 30 July 1992
establishing lists of
and
embryo production teams approved in third countries
for export of bovine embryos to the Community (2),
provides
are only to import
embryos from third countries where they have been
collected, processed and stored by embryo collection
teams listed in that Decision.

that Member States

The United States of America has
requested that
amendments be made to the list as regards entries for
that country.

The United States of America has provided guarantees
regarding compliance with the appropriate rules set out
in Directive 89/556/EEC and the embryo collection
teams concerned have been officially approved for

(1) OJ L 302, 19.10.1989, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 250, 29.8.1992, p. 40. Decision as last amended by Decision

2004/52/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 67).

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In the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, the following rows are added to the list for the United States of America:

ANNEX

‘US

US

04KY110
E625

04WI109
E1257

Lutz Brookview Farm
4475 Fairfield Road, Box 74
Fairfield, KY 40020

Dr Cheryl Nelson

Cashton Veterinary Clinic
406 South Street
Cashton, WI 54619

Dr Brent Beck’