do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1986/2004 of 19 November 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, grape, import price, pip fruit

20.11.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1986/2004

of 19 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
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 20 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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 19 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
070
204
999

052
204
999

052
204
999

204
999

052
624
999

052
388
524
528
999

052
400
508
999

388
400
404
720
800
804
999

720
999

127,5
56,3
62,3
82,0

100,1
46,4
73,3

101,8
96,8
99,3

62,0
62,0

72,1
99,1
85,6

52,5
49,8
65,7
33,0
50,3

110,7
203,8
286,7
200,4

139,3
81,6
77,4
65,4
194,8
106,7
110,9

69,7
69,7

(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’.
2004/818/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 19 November 2004 appointing a German member of the Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Germany, appointment of staff

L 357/34

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Official Journal of the European Union

2.12.2004

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 November 2004

appointing a German member of the Economic and Social Committee

(2004/818/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the German
Government,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

establishing the European

Having obtained the opinion of
European Union,

the Commission of

the

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,

Sole Article

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to Council Decision 2002/758/EC, Euratom of
17 September 2002 appointing the members of the Economic
and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002
to 20 September 2006 (1),

Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant
following the resignation of Mr Ulrich FREESE, of which the
Council was informed on 22 July 2004,

Mr Alfred GEISSLER is hereby appointed a member of
the
Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Ulrich FREESE
for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until
20 September 2006.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.

For the Council
The President

J. P. H. DONNER

(1) OJ L 253, 21.9.2002, p. 9.
2004/816/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 19 November 2004 appointing a Latvian member of the Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Latvia, appointment of staff

L 357/32

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Official Journal of the European Union

2.12.2004

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 November 2004

appointing a Latvian member of the Economic and Social Committee

(2004/816/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article
167 thereof,

Having regard to the Council Decision of 17 September 2002 appointing the members of the Economic
and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002 to 20 September 2006 (1),

Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Ms Ieva
JAUNZEME, of which the Council was informed on 2 September 2004;

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Latvian Government,

Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Mr Vitalijs GAVRILOVS is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Ms
Ieva JAUNZEME for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 20 September 2006.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.

For the Council
The President

J. P. H. DONNER

(1) OJ L 253, 21.9.2002, p. 9.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1987/2004 of 19 November 2004 applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, export refund, primary product, processed foodstuff

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1987/2004

of 19 November 2004

applying a reduction coefficient to refund certificates for goods not covered by Annex I to the
Treaty, as provided for by Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6
December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable
to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
products (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000
of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the
application of the system of granting export refunds on certain
agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered
by Annex I to the Treaty and the criteria for fixing the amount
of such refunds (2), and in particular Article 8(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Member States' notifications pursuant to Article 8(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 indicate that the total
amount of applications received reaches 248 761 823
the tranche of
EUR while the available amount

for

refund certificates as referred to in Article 8(4) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1520/2000 is 78 594 136 EUR.

(2)

A reduction coefficient shall be calculated on the basis of
Article 8(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000.
Such coefficient should therefore be applied to amounts
requested in the form of refund certificates for use from
1 December 2004 as established in Article 8(6) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1520/2000,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The amounts for applications of refund certificates for use from
1 December 2004 are subject to a reduction coefficient of
0,685.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.

For the Commission

Olli REHN
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 318, 20.12.1993, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2580/2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 5).

(2) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 886/2004 (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 14).
2004/819/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 19 November 2004 appointing a German member of the Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Germany, appointment of staff

2.12.2004

EN

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 November 2004

appointing a German member of the Economic and Social Committee

(2004/819/EC, Euratom)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the nomination submitted by the German
Government,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,

establishing the European

Having obtained the opinion of
European Union,

the Commission of

the

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic
Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,

Sole Article

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to Council Decision 2002/758/EC, Euratom of
17 September 2002 appointing the members of the Economic
and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002
to 20 September 2006 (1),

Whereas a member's seat on that Committee has fallen vacant
following the resignation of Ms Dagmar BOVING, of which the
Council was informed on 24 July 2004;

Mr Peter KORN is hereby appointed a member of the Economic
and Social Committee in place of Ms Dagmar BOVING for
the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until
20 September 2006.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.

For the Council
The President

J. P. H. DONNER

(1) OJ L 253, 21.9.2002, p. 9.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1992/2004 of 19 November 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid system, animal nutrition, skimmed milk, skimmed milk powder

20.11.2004

EN

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1992/2004

of 19 November 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder
intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Article 1

In Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, paragraph 1 is
replaced by the following:

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 Articles 10 and 15
thereof,

‘1.

Aid is fixed at:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No
2799/1999 (2)
fixes the amount of aid for skimmed
milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal
feed taking into account the factors set out in Article
11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
In view of
the developments in the market price and in the selling
prices of intervention skimmed-milk powder the amount
of aid should be reduced.

Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

(a) 3,23 EUR per 100 kg of skimmed milk with a protein
content of not less than 35,6 % of the non-fatty dry
extract;

(b) 2,85 EUR per 100 kg of skimmed milk with a protein
content of not less than 31,4 % but less than 35,6 % of
the non-fatty dry extract;

(c) 40,00 EUR per 100 kg of skimmed-milk powder with a
protein content of not less than 35,6 % of the non-fatty
dry extract;

(d) 35,28 EUR per 100 kg of skimmed-milk powder with a
protein content of not less than 31,4 % but less than
35,6 % of the non-fatty dry extract.’

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation 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 last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1839/2004 (OJ L 322, 23.10.2004, p. 4).
2004/895/EC Council Decision of 19 November 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products#Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Ukraine, iron and steel product, trade agreement (EU)

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28.12.2004

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 19 November 2004

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the
Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products

(2004/895/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 133, in conjunction with
Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the
European Communities and their Member States, and
Ukraine (1), entered into force on 1 March 1998.

the Partnership and Cooperation
Article 22(1) of
Agreement provides that trade in certain steel products
shall be governed by Title III, save for Article 14 thereof,
and by the provisions of an Agreement.

For the years 1995-2001, trade in certain steel products
was the subject of agreements between the Parties, and in
2002, 2003 and 2004 of specific arrangements. It is
therefore appropriate to replace these as far as 2004 is
concerned with a further agreement which takes account
of developments in the relationship between the Parties.

(4)

The Agreement should be approved,

Article 1

1.
The Agreement between the European Community and the
Government of Ukraine on trade in certain steel products is
hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

2.

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement in order to
bind the Community.

Done at Brussels, 19 November 2004.

For the Council

President

J. P. H. DONNER

(1) OJ L 49, 19.2.1998, p. 3.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Eurocommunism, exchange rate

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(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 November 2004

(2004/C 282/01)

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

1,3024

LVL

Latvian lats

135,54

MTL Maltese lira

7,4313

0,7025

8,9645

1,5171

86,74

PLN

ROL

SIT

SKK

TRL

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,1265

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

0,578

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

31,267

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

245,92

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6812

0,4325

4,254

39 736

239,79

39,408

1 882 100

1,6685

1,5651

10,1296

1,8365

2,1485

1 387,97

7,8623

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3580 — CINVEN/CBR)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, wholesale trade, woman

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19.11.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3536 — OUTOKUMPU WASACOPPER/AURAJOKI/CUPRU JV)

(2004/C 282/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 12 November 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
(EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in Finnish 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 ‘CFI’ version of the CELEX database, under document number 32004M3536.
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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3580 — CINVEN/CBR)

(2004/C 282/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 5 November 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 (EC) No
139/2004. 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 32004M3580.
CELEX is the computerized documentation system of European Community law. (http://europa.eu.int/
celex)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2004 of 19 November 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2004-11-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

L 344/30

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.11.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1998/2004

of 19 November 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)

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.

(2)

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

the

considered representative of

favourable offers and quotations on the world market
among those
real
market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated
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 16,930 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 November 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).