do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorisations in respect of medicinal products from 15 May 2004 to 15 June 2004 (Published pursuant to Article 12 or Article 34 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93)
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: market approval, medicinal product, pharmaceutical legislation

30.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/5

Summary of Community decisions on marketing authorisations in respect of medicinal products
from 15 May 2004 to 15 June 2004

(Published pursuant to Article 12 or Article 34 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93 (1))

(2004/C 194/03)

— Issuing of a marketing authorisation (Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93):

accepted

Date of the decision

Name of the medicinal
product

Holder of the marketing authorisation

Number of the entry in the Community
Register

Date of notification

4.6.2004

Abilify

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd
Commonwealth House
2 Chalkhill Road
Hammersmith
London W6 8DW
United Kingdom

EU/1/04/276/001-020

8.6.2004

(1) OJ L 214, 24.8.1993, p. 1.
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 30 July 2004 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditor of the Banca d'Italia (ECB/2004/17)
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, Italy, accountant, auditing, central bank

10.8.2004

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(Information)

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 30 July 2004

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditor of the Banca d'Italia

(ECB/2004/17)

(2004/C 202/01)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem
are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and
approved by the Council of the European Union.

(2) The mandate of the current external auditor of the Banca d'Italia has expired and will not be renewed.

It is therefore necessary to appoint an external auditor from the financial year 2004.

(3) The Banca d'Italia has selected a new external auditor in accordance with its public procurement rules,

and the ECB considers that it fulfils the necessary requirements.

(4) The mandate of the new external auditor will be for three years and may be renewed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

PricewaterhouseCoopers SpA is recommended as the external auditor of the Banca d'Italia from the finan-
cial year 2004 for a renewable period of three years.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 30 July 2004.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1395/2004 of 30 July 2004 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 65th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, intervention agency, minimum price, selling price, skimmed milk powder

L 255/18

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Official Journal of the European Union

31.7.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1395/2004

of 30 July 2004

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 65th individual invitation to
tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, the minimum selling
price should be fixed at the level specified below and the
processing security determined accordingly.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down
for applying Council Regulation (EC)
detailed rules
No 1255/1999 as
aid for
skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for
animal
such skimmed-milk
powder (2),
intervention agencies have put up for sale
by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of
skimmed-milk powder held by them.

feed and the

the grant of

sale of

regards

According to Article 30 of the said Regulation,
in the
light of the tenders received in response to each indi-
invitation to tender a minimum selling price
vidual
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no
award. The amount of the processing security shall also
be fixed taking account of the difference between the
market price of
the
skimmed-milk
minimum selling price.

powder

and

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 65th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit
for the submission of tenders expired on 27 July 2004, the
minimum selling price and the processing security are fixed
as follows:

— minimum selling price:

— processing security:

187,24 EUR/100 kg,

40,00 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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 340, 31.12.1999, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1338/2004 (OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 3).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1398/2004 of 30 July 2004 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 2nd individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, intervention price, minimum price, selling price

L 255/22

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31.7.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1398/2004

of 30 July 2004

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 2nd individual invitation to tender issued under
the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products
has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the
market
intervention agencies
have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender
certain quantities of butter held by them.

in butter and cream (2),

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no
award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 2nd individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
for the submission of tenders expired on 27 July 2004, the
minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 275 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1389/2004 of 30 July 2004 amending, as regards production potential, Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, derogation from EU law, production capacity, vineyard, viticulture

31.7.2004

EN

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L 255/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1389/2004

of 30 July 2004

amending, as regards production potential, Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 laying down detailed
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of
the market in wine

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17
in
May 1999 on the common organisation of
wine (1), and in particular Article 80(b) thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(EC) No

Regulation

1227/2000 (2)
Commission
postponed to 31 July 2004 the time limit laid down in
the first subparagraph of Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC)
No 1493/1999 for derogating from Article 2(2). In order
to resolve the latest practical difficulties, that time limit
should be postponed once again. Applying the various
provisions regarding the grant of the derogation imposes
a serious and complex administrative burden, particularly
as regards checks and penalties. In the interests of sound
administration, the date in question should therefore be
postponed definitively to 31 July 2005.

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 2(1a) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 is hereby
replaced by the following:

‘1a.
The deadline laid down in Article 2(3) of Regulation
(EC) No 1493/1999 shall be postponed to 31 July 2005.’
Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 August 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as

(EC) No 1795/2003 (OJ

last amended by
L 262,

Commission Regulation
14.10.2003, p. 13).

(2) OJ L 143, 16.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1841/2003 (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 58).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case No COMP/M.3513 — CATERPILLAR/XPART) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, mechanical engineering, merger control, service industry

30.7.2004

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C 194/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case No COMP/M.3513 — CATERPILLAR/XPART)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 194/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 20 July 2004 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Caterpillar Logistics Services (UK) Ltd
(‘CAT’), belonging to the Caterpillar group, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation control of the whole of the business of Xpart Ltd (‘Xpart’, UK), a subsidiary of Phoenix Venture
Holdings, by way of purchase of assets.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— CAT: logistics services,

— Xpart: supply and distribution of parts for motor vehicles.

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.3513 — Caterpillar/Xpart, 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 1387/2004 of 30 July 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common customs tariff, customs regulations, fruit, import price, vegetable

31.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 255/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1387/2004

of 30 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
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 31 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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).

L 255/4

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31.7.2004

to Commission Regulation of 30 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)

052
999

052
092
999

052
999

382
388
508
512
524
528
999

052
204
220
624
800
999

388
400
404
508
512
528
720
804
999

052
388
512
528
804
999

052
094
999

052
400
404
999

052
999

093
094
512
624
999

62,9
62,9

83,4
101,8
92,6

76,0
76,0

52,7
51,2
39,2
41,3
53,9
51,4
48,3

132,4
97,2
112,6
109,4
99,3
110,2

97,6
111,0
128,6
76,9
92,5
63,1
52,8
95,5
89,8

144,0
92,2
88,2
46,7
125,4
99,3

159,4
65,7
112,6

291,7
293,0
323,2
302,6

170,1
170,1

41,6
53,9
91,6
174,8
90,5

(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 1402/2004 of 30 July 2004 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the first individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, intervention price, minimum price, selling price, skimmed milk powder

31.7.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 255/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1402/2004

of 30 July 2004

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the first individual invitation to
tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,

Whereas:

(2)

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no
award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001.

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market
in
skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for
sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of
skimmed-milk powder held by them.

For the first individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for
the
the submission of
minimum selling price
fixed at
189,52 EUR/100 kg.

tenders expired on 27 July 2004,

skimmed milk is

for

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 July 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 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 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1339/2004 (OJ L 249, 23.7.2004, p. 4).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1400/2004 of 30 July 2004 fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 31 August 2004
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: production refund, white sugar

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31.7.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1400/2004

of 30 July 2004

fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to
31 August 2004

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 the fifth indent of Article 7(5)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

of

Regulation

to Article

Pursuant
(EC)
7(3)
No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on
the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regu-
lation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on
by CN code
chemically
1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one
of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty
and are used in the manufacture of certain products of
the chemical industry.

fructose

covered

pure

regards
Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as
granting
the production refund on certain sugar
products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that
these refunds shall be determined according to the refund
fixed for white sugar.

(3)

(4)

Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that
the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at
monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each
month.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be
to
41,257 EUR/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 31 August
2004.

equal

Article 2

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June
2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 July 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).

(2) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 63.
Ex post notification of Eurostat grants in 2003 — Public information
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Eurostat, dissemination of EU information, economic support

C 194/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.7.2004

EX POST NOTIFICATION OF EUROSTAT GRANTS IN 2003

Public information

(2004/C 194/04)

In accordance with Article 110(2) of the Financial Regulation and Article 169 of its implementing rules,
the public is hereby informed of actions which benefited from a Eurostat grant in 2003.

The electronic file which covers the actions in question can be found on the EUROPA server (http://euro-
pa.eu.int). The file, which takes the form of a list, can be accessed by following the path ‘Institutions’,
‘Commission’, ‘Statistics’, ‘Eurostat Activities’ and ‘Calls for tenders and grants’, and then going into the file
‘Eurostat: List of grants awarded in 2003’.

The list indicates the file number, the unit responsible, the name and country of the beneficiaries, the title
of the action, the amount granted and the co-financing rate of the action.

All of these actions were the subject of ex ante notification.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 July 2004

(2004/C 194/01)

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

1,2026

LVL

Latvian lats

135,00

MTL Maltese lira

7,4342

PLN

Polish zloty

0,6547

0,4249

4,3889

0,66300

ROL

Romanian leu

41 134

9,2274

1,5393

86,45

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,4560

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

CAD

Canadian dollar

0,58020

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

31,745

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

247,35

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

239,9800

40,120

1 773 100

1,7283

1,6028

9,3799

1,9059

2,0774

1 405,87

7,5204

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.