do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1954/2004 of 11 November 2004 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004
Date: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, award of contract, import, sorghum, tariff reduction

12.11.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 336/37

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1954/2004

of 11 November 2004

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum
issued in Regulation (EC) No 238/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003, on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,

(3)

(4)

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7
of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in
the duty should not be fixed.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened
(EC) No
to
pursuant
238/2004 (2).

Commission

Regulation

Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3),
allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No
1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified to
make no award.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 5 to 11
November 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the
reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regu-
lation (EC) No 238/2004.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 23.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2235/2000 (OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1948/2004 of 11 November 2004 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 12th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004
Date: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

12.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 336/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1948/2004

of 11 November 2004

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 12th partial
invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004

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 second indent of Article
27(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 of 19 July
2004 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for
invi-
the 2004/2005 marketing year, requires partial
tations to tender to be issued for the export of this
sugar to certain third countries.

(2)

Pursuant
to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1327/2004 a maximum export refund shall be fixed,

the

as the case may be, account being taken in particular
the
of
Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial
invitation to tender in question.

and foreseeable development of

state

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 12th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund shall be 46,402 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 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 246, 20.7.2004, p. 23. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1685/2004 (OJ L 303, 30.9.2004, p. 21).
Agreement Renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Government of the United States of America
Date: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Community, United States
Subjects: United States, cooperation agreement (EU), scientific cooperation, technical cooperation

11.11.2004

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Renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European
Community and the Government of the United States of America

AGREEMENT

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (hereinafter the Community),

of the one part, and

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

of the other part,

hereinafter referred to as the ‘Parties’,

CONSIDERING the importance of science and technology for their economic and social development,

RECOGNISING that the Community and the United States of America are pursuing research and techno-
logical activities in a number of areas of common interest, and that participation in each other's research
and development activities on a basis of reciprocity will provide mutual benefits,

HAVING REGARD to the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European
Community and the Government of the United States of America, which was signed in Washington on
5 December 1997 and which will expire on 13 October 2003,

DESIRING to pursue their cooperation in science and technology in the formal framework established by the
Agreement,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Article 3

The Agreement
for scientific and technological cooperation
between the European Community and the Government of
the United States of America, which was signed in Washington
on 5 December 1997 and will expire on 13 October 2003, is
hereby renewed for an additional period of five years.

This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Danish, Dutch,
Italian, Portuguese,
English, Finnish, French, German, Greek,
Spanish and Swedish languages, each of
these texts being
equally authentic.

Article 2

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which the
Parties have notified each other in writing that their respective
internal procedures necessary for its entry into force have been
completed.

For the European Community

For the Government
of the United States
of America
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1943/2004 of 11 November 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

12.11.2004

EN

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L 336/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1943/2004

of 11 November 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 12 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 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 11 November 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 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0806 10 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
999

052
999

052
204
999

204
999

052
528
624
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
508
999

052
388
400
404
512
720
800
804
999

052
720
999

64,3
96,8
80,6

86,7
86,7

90,3
73,3
81,8

55,2
55,2

66,5
27,1
95,9
63,2

53,0
49,2
67,3
44,7
53,6

97,8
226,4
234,1
186,1

90,5
108,1
97,6
96,6
104,6
70,7
204,9
102,2
109,4

67,3
61,9
64,6

(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’.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, organic chemical, originating product

C 276/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.11.2004

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2004/C 276/02)

As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on
1.
the European Community, the
protection against dumped imports from countries not members of
Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the
anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of
the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify,
rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the Euro-
pean Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Division B-1), J-79 5/16, B-1049 Brussels (2) at any time
from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date
mentioned in the table below.

4.

This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96.

Product

Country(ies) of
origin or exporta-
tion

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Ethanolamines

USA

Anti-dumping duty

Regulation

Council
(EC) No
1603/2000 (OJ L 185, 25.7.2000,
p. 1) as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 153/2003 (OJ L 25,
30.1.2003, p. 23)

26.7.2005

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004,

p. 12).

(2) Telex COMEU B 21877; Telefax : (32-2) 295 65 05.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1951/2004 of 11 November 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: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export restriction, skimmed milk powder

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EN

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12.11.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1951/2004

of 11 November 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
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 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
submitted in response to the invitation to
tenders

tender,
refund
the
November 2004.

it
for

is appropriate to fix a maximum export
ending on 10

tendering period

(3)

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

the permanent

tender opened by Regulation (EC) No
For
582/2004, for the tendering period ending on 10 November
2004, the maximum amount of refund for the product and
destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall
be 31,00 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 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 1950/2004 of 11 November 2004 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
Date: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, export refund

L 336/32

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.11.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1950/2004

of 11 November 2004

fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

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 the third subparagraph
of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender,
it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the
tendering period ending on 10 November 2004.

(3)

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)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March
2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export
refunds concerning certain types of butter (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)
the

and following an examination of

the permanent

For
tender opened by Regulation (EC) No
581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 10 November
2004, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred
to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the
Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 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. 64.
(3) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58.

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Product

Export refund Code

ANNEX

Maximum amount of export refund

(EUR/100 kg)

For export to the destination
referred to in the first indent
of Article 1(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 581/2004

For export to the destinations
referred to in the second indent
of Article 1(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 581/2004

Butter

Butter

Butteroil

ex 0405 10 19 9500

ex 0405 10 19 9700

—

—

ex 0405 90 10 9000

160,00

—

139,00

170,00
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1945/2004 of 11 November 2004 fixing, for 2005, the reduction percentages to be applied to applications for an allocation by non-traditional operators under the tariff quotas A/B and C for imports of bananas
Date: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, tariff quota, tariff reduction, tropical fruit

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EN

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12.11.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1945/2004

of 11 November 2004

fixing, for 2005, the reduction percentages to be applied to applications for an allocation by non-
traditional operators under the tariff quotas A/B and C for imports of bananas

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 404/93 of 13
February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in
bananas (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of
7 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council
Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for
importing bananas into the Community (2), and in particular
Article 9(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Member States' notifications pursuant to Article 9(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 indicate that the sum of
allocations applied for is 4 941 057,500 t for all non-
traditional operators A/B and 479 315,000 t
for all
non-traditional operators C.

(2)

(3)

The percentages to be applied for determining the allo-
cations for non-traditional operators under
the tariff
quotas A/B and C for 2005 should therefore be fixed.

So that the operators have sufficient time to lodge licence
applications for the first quarter of 2005, this Regulation
must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the tariff quotas A/B and C provided for in Article 18 of
Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, the allocation to be granted to
each non-traditional operator for 2005 pursuant to Article 9(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 shall be the following
percentage of the allocation applied for:

(a)

for each non-traditional operator A/B: 9,12780 %,

(b) for each non-traditional operator C: 17,21206 %.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Agriculture Director-General

(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 2003

Act of Accession.

(2) OJ L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 838/2004 (OJ L 127, 26.4.2004, p. 52).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1952/2004 of 11 November 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
Date: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund

12.11.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 336/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1952/2004

of 11 November 2004

fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose
bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum export refund being fixed.

situation for

the cereal

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

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004 (2).

In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain
detailed rules for the application 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 (3), the Commission
may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a
maximum export refund taking account of the criteria
referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

invitation to tender

For tenders notified on 5 to 11 November 2004, pursuant to
the
issued in Regulation (EC) No
1757/2004,
the maximum refund on exportation of barley
shall be 18,99 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 10.
(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 November 2004

(2004/C 276/01)

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

1,2977

LVL

Latvian lats

137,44

MTL Maltese lira

7,431

0,6987

9,0665

1,5222

87,57

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,178

AUD Australian dollar

1,9558

0,5775

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

31,425

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

244,70

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6806

0,4318

4,2599

40 520

239,78

39,63

1 887 800

1,7005

1,5489

10,0961

1,8858

2,147

1 440,42

7,9972

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