do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, originating product, piping, plate, third country

9.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/5

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2004/C 305/05)

As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 (1) on
1.
protection against dumped imports from countries not members of
the European Community, the
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.

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

4.
22 December 1995.

Product

Country(ies) of
origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Hot-rolled flat products
of non-alloy steel

Malleable
tube or pipe fittings

cast-iron

People's Republic
of China
India
Romania

Anti-dumping
duty

India

Undertaking

Anti-dumping
duty

Brazil
Japan
People's Republic
of China
Republic of Korea
Thailand

11.8.2005

19.8.2005

Decision
(OJ

No
Commission
1758/2000/ECSC
202,
10.8.2000, p. 21) as last amended by
No
Commission
150,
979/2002/ECSC
8.6.2002, p. 36)

Decision
L
(OJ

L

(EC)

Regulation

Council
No
1784/2000 (OJ L 208, 18.8.2000, p.
8)
to
(extended as concerns Brazil
imports consigned from Argentina
by Council Regulation (EC) No
1023/2003 (OJ L 149, 17.6.2003, p.
1) as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 824/2004 (OJ L 127,
29.4.2004, p. 10)

Republic of Korea
Thailand

Undertakings

Commission
No
2000/523/EC (OJ L 208, 18.8.2000,
p. 53)

Decision

19.8.2005

(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; fax (32-2) 295 65 05.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2106/2004 of 9 December 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, award of contract, export refund, oats

10.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 365/23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2106/2004

of 9 December 2004

fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in
Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004

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 7 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the appli-
cation 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 (2), and in
particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004
of 3 September 2004 on a special intervention measure for oats
in Finland and Sweden for the 2004/2005 marketing year (3),

Whereas:

(1)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from
third countries with the
Finland or Sweden to all

exception of Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Switzerland
was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004.

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
be fixed.

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

(2)

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

invitation

For tenders notified from 3 to 9 December 2004, pursuant to
(EC)
the
No 1565/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of oats
shall be 30,25 EUR/t.

Regulation

tender

issued

to

in

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 December 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2004.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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

lation (EC) No 1431/2003 (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 16).

(3) OJ L 285, 4.9.2004, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2105/2004 of 9 December 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

L 365/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

10.12.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2105/2004

of 9 December 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

For tenders notified on 3 to 9 December 2004, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004,
the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be
17,99 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 December 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2004.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
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).
Information regarding the date from which Article 1(34) and (35) of Council Regulation (EC) No 422/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark shall apply
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU trade mark, application of EU law, trade-mark law

L 362/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.12.2004

Information regarding the date from which Article 1(34) and (35) of Council Regulation (EC) No 422/2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark shall apply

Article 1(34) and (35) of Council Regulation (EC) No 422/2004 of 19 February 2004 amending Regulation
(EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark shall apply from the date of entry into force of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2082/2004 of 6 December 2004 (1) amending Regulation (EC) No 216/96 laying down
the rules of procedure of the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
(Trade Marks and Designs).

(1) OJ L 360, 7.12.2004, p. 8.
Final report of the hearing officer in case COMP/38.284/D2 (AIR FRANCE/ALITALIA) (pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of hearing officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, audit, competition law, economic concentration, merger control

C 305/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.12.2004

FINAL REPORT OF THE HEARING OFFICER IN CASE COMP/38.284/D2 (AIR FRANCE/
ALITALIA)

(pursuant to Article 15 of Commission Decision 2001/462/EC, ECSC of 23 May 2001 on the terms
of reference of hearing officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

(2004/C 305/04)

The draft decision in the abovementioned case gives rise to the following observations:

On 13 November 2001, Air France and Alitalia, notified various agreements to the Commission seeking
negative clearance under Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 or alternatively exemption under
Article 5 of the same Regulation.

A summary of the application was published on 8 May 2002 in the Official Journal of the European Commu-
nities inviting third parties and the Member States to submit their comments to the Commission within 30
days in accordance with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87.

On 1 July 2002, the Commission notified the parties pursuant to Article 5(3) of Regulation (EEC) No
3975/87 that there were serious doubts as to the applicability of Articles 81(3) of the Treaty to the notified
agreements.

After discussions with the Commission services, the parties proposed commitments that were published on
9 December 2003 pursuant to Article 16(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87, inviting all interested third
parties to submit their observations.

Several airlines and the United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading made comments on the proposed remedies
and the parties accepted to improve their commitments, with the result that the competition concerns of
the Commission services have been removed.

I therefore conclude that the rights to be heard have been respected in the present case.

Brussels, 18 March 2004.

Serge DURANDE
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

9.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/3

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

8 December 2004

(2004/C 305/03)

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

1,3300

LVL

Latvian lats

138,63

MTL Maltese lira

7,4308

PLN

Polish zloty

0,68950

ROL

Romanian leu

8,9627

1,5330

82,20

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,2105

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

0,5792

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

30,884

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

245,80

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6877

0,4320

4,2055

38 292

239,87

39,097

1 881 600

1,7586

1,6306

10,3343

1,8823

2,1901

1 408,07

7,7976

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2110/2004 of 9 December 2004 prohibiting fishing for Norway lobster by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, crustacean, fishing area, fishing rights, ship's flag

L 366/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.12.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2110/2004

of 9 December 2004

prohibiting fishing for Norway lobster by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December
2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated fishing conditions for certain fish stocks and
groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters
and for Community vessels, in waters where limitations
in catch are required,
lays down quotas for Norway
lobster for 2004 (2).

In order
to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

to

by

the

received

According
the
information
Commission, catches of Norway lobster in the waters
of
ICES division VIIIc by vessels flying the flag of
France or registered in France have exhausted the quota
allocated for 2004. France has prohibited fishing for this
stock from 23 October 2004. This date should be
adopted in this Regulation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of Norway lobster in the waters of ICES division VIIIc
by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are
hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France
for 2004.

Fishing for Norway lobster in the waters of ICES division VIIIc
by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is
hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment
and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the
date of application of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 23 October 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2004.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1928/2004 (OJ L 332, 6.11.2004, p. 5).
Annual Report 2003
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: European Ombudsman, activity report, disclosure of information, dissemination of EU information

C 305/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.12.2004

EUROPEAN OMBUDSMAN

Annual Report 2003

(2004/C 305/06)

The European Ombudsman has presented his Annual Report for the year 2003 to the European Parlia-
ment, in accordance with Article 195(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community and Article
3(8) of the Decision of the European Parliament on the Regulations and General Conditions Governing the
performance of the Ombudsman's Duties.

The Annual Report as well as a shorter version containing only the Executive Summary and the Statistics
are available on the European Ombudsman's website in all 20 official
languages at: http://www.euro-
ombudsman.eu.int.

Paper copies of these publications can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office:
1, Avenue du Président Robert Schuman
B.P. 403
F-67001 Strasbourg Cedex.
Telephone +33(0)388 17 23 13
Fax +33(0)388 17 90 62
Email: euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2096/2004 of 9 December 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

10.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 365/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2096/2004

of 9 December 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 10 December 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2004.

For the Commission

J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(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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10.12.2004

to Commission Regulation of 9 December 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 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50

0805 20 10

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

0805 50 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
204
220
999

052
204
999

052
204
382
388
528
999

204
999

052
204
464
624
720
999

052
528
999

052
388
400
404
512
720
804
999

400
720
999

116,0
91,5
103,8

76,3
32,5
122,9
77,2

111,1
64,6
87,9

50,8
42,7
32,3
52,7
36,4
43,0

61,4
61,4

70,1
46,4
161,3
93,2
30,2
80,2

48,8
42,4
45,6

116,3
150,7
88,4
105,6
105,4
65,7
167,7
114,3

96,9
42,0
69,5

(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 2111/2004 of 9 December 2004 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2004-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

11.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 366/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2111/2004

of 9 December 2004

prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12
October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 21(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December
2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and asso-
ciated fishing conditions for certain fish stocks and
groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters
and for Community vessels, in waters where limitations
in catch are required, lays down quotas for herring for
2004 (2).

In order
to ensure compliance with the provisions
relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks
subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by
which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a
Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota
allocated.

to

the

According
the
information
Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES
divisions I and II (Community waters and international
waters) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered

received

by

in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2004.
France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 23
October 2004. This date should be adopted in this Regu-
lation also,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Catches of herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II
(Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying
the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to
have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 2004.

Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES divisions I and II
(Community waters and international waters) by vessels flying
the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as
are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this
stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application
of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 23 October 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 December 2004.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1928/2004 (OJ L 332, 6.11.2004, p. 5).