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Council Decision 2005/134/CFSP of 20 December 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Bulgaria establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the European Union crisis management operations
Date: 2004-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, agreement (EU), common foreign and security policy, military cooperation, ratification of an agreement

17.2.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 46/49

(Acts adopted under Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL DECISION 2005/134/CFSP

of 20 December 2004

concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of
Bulgaria establishing a framework for the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the European
Union crisis management operations

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 24 thereof,

Republic of Bulgaria in the European Union crisis management
operations is hereby approved on behalf of
the European
Union.

Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Conditions regarding the participation of third states in
the EU crisis management operations should be laid
down in an Agreement establishing a framework for
such possible future participation, rather than defining
each
these
operation concerned.

conditions on a case-by-case basis

for

Following authorisation by the Council on 23 February
2004, the Presidency, assisted by the Secretary-General/
High Representative, negotiated an Agreement between
the European Union and the Republic of Bulgaria estab-
lishing a framework for the participation of the Republic
of Bulgaria in the European Union crisis management
operations.

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 European Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

(3)

The Agreement should be approved,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2004.

Article 1

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic
of Bulgaria establishing a framework for the participation of the

For the Council
The President

P. VAN GEEL
2004/890/EC: Council Decision of 20 December 2004 on the withdrawal by the European Community from the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and Belts
Date: 2004-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Baltic Sea, Baltic States, European Union, Poland, Russia, accession to the European Union, fishery management, fishing agreement

23.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 375/27

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2004

on the withdrawal by the European Community from the Convention on Fishing and Conservation
of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and Belts

(2004/890/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty
establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with
Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3)
thereof,

(5)

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

to the Gdansk
only remaining Contracting Parties
Convention and approximately 95 % of the Convention
area will be Community waters.

The maintenance of an international
fisheries organi-
sation for the purpose of managing fisheries in waters
that fall entirely under the jurisdiction of only two Parties
disproportionate
would
The
be
Community
therefore withdraw from the
should
Gdansk Convention,

inefficient.

and

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Community is a Contracting Party to the Convention
on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in
the Baltic Sea and Belts (2) (‘the Gdansk Convention’).

Article XIX of the Gdansk Convention provides for the
withdrawal from the Convention by a Contracting Party.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have an obligation
to take the necessary steps to withdraw from the Gdansk
Convention on 1 May 2004 or at the earliest possible
date thereafter in accordance with Article 6(12) of the
2003 Act of Accession.

(4)

Following the withdrawal of those new Member States,
the Community and the Russian Federation will be the

The European Community shall withdraw from the Convention
on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the
Baltic Sea and the Belts.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the
the person(s) empowered to notify the Depositary of
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of
the Living
Resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts of the withdrawal of
the Community from the Convention.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2004.

For the Council
The President

P. VAN GEEL

(1) Opinion delivered on 14 December 2004 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 237, 26.8.1983, p. 4.
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 23/2005 of 20 December 2004 adjusting, from 1 July 2004, the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Communities and, from 1 January 2005, the interest rate used for transfers between the Community scheme and national pension schemes
Date: 2004-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European official, interest, pension scheme, regulations for civil servants, servant (EU), social-security contribution, transfer of pension rights

8.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 6/1

I

(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 23/2005

of 20 December 2004

adjusting, from 1 July 2004, the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other
servants of the European Communities and, from 1 January 2005, the interest rate used for
transfers between the Community scheme and national pension schemes

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Communities should be adjusted. Under Article 2 of
Annex XII, the 2004 adjustment may not exceed 9,75 %.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of
the
European Communities and to the Conditions of employment
of other servants of the European Communities, as laid down
by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (2), and
in particular Articles 83 and 83a of the Staff Regulations and
Annex XII thereto,

(3)

The rate referred to in Articles 4 and 8 of Annex VIII to
the Staff Regulations, and in Articles 40 and 110 of the
Conditions of employment of other servants, should be
amended in accordance with Article 12 of Annex XII,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal presented by the Commission
after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee,

With effect from 1 July 2004, the rate of the contribution
referred to in Article 83(2) of the Staff Regulations shall be
9,75 %.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

In accordance with Article 13 of Annex XII to the Staff
Regulations, on 1 September 2004 Eurostat submitted a
report on the 2004 five-yearly actuarial assessment of the
pension scheme updating the parameters referred to in
that Annex.

On the basis of that report, the rate of contribution
required to maintain actuarial balance of the pension
scheme of officials and other servants of the European

Article 2

With effect from 1 January 2005, the interest rate referred to in
Articles 4 and 8 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations and in
Articles 40 and 110 of the Conditions of employment of other
servants shall be 3,9 %.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of 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, 20 December 2004.

For the Council
The President

P. VAN GEEL

(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2189/2004 of 20 December 2004 fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2005 accounting year of the farm accountancy data network
Date: 2004-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, farm accountancy data network, farm return

L 373/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2189/2004

of 20 December 2004

fixing the standard fee per farm return for the 2005 accounting year of the farm accountancy data
network

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation No 79/65/EEC of 15 June
1965 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy
data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural
holdings in the European Economic Community (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 of
13 July 1983 on certain detailed implementing rules concerning
the keeping of accounts for the purpose of determining the
incomes of agricultural holdings (2), and in particular Article
5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

the Member States for each duly completed farm return
forwarded to it within the period prescribed in Article 3
of that Regulation.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/2004 (3) fixed the
amount of the standard fee for the 2004 accounting year
at EUR 140 per farm return. The trend in costs and its
effects on the cost of completing the farm return justify a
revision of the fee.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Community
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for the Farm Accountancy Data Network,

(2)

(3)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard fee provided for in Article 5(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1915/83 shall be fixed at EUR 142.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

(1)

Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1915/83 provides
that a standard fee shall be paid by the Commission to

It shall apply for the 2005 accounting year.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2004.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ 109, 23.6.1965, p. 1859/65. Regulation last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 660/2004 (OJ L 104, 8.4.2004,
p. 97).

(2) OJ L 190, 14.7.1983, p. 25. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1388/2004 (OJ L 255, 31.7.2004, p. 5).

(3) OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 8.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/2004 of 20 December 2004 fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
Date: 2004-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: olive oil, preserved product, production refund

L 373/36

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2198/2004

of 20 December 2004

fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22
September 1966 on the establishment of a common organi-
in oils and fats (1), and in particular
sation of
Article 20a thereof,

the market

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for
the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in
the preserving industry. Pursuant to paragraph 6 of that
Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the
Commission shall fix this refund every two months.

By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regu-
lation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis
of the gap between prices on the world market and on
the Community market, taking account of the import
falling within CN
to olive oil
charge
subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing

applicable

for

refunds

the export
those olive oils during the
reference period. It is appropriate to take as a reference
period the two-month period preceding the beginning of
the term of validity of the production refund.

(3)

The application of the above criteria results in the refund
being fixed as shown below,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the months of January and February 2005, the amount of
the production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regu-
lation No 136/66/EEC shall be 44,00 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2004.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966, p. 3025/66. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 865/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 97).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2197/2004 of 20 December 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2004-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

21.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 373/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2197/2004

of 20 December 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 16,658 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 December 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2004.

For the Commission

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

(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).
Council Decision 2005/44/CFSP of 20 December 2004 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (operation ALTHEA)
Date: 2004-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, agreement (EU), military intervention, peacekeeping, the EU's international role

22.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 20/41

(Acts adopted under Title V of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL DECISION 2005/44/CFSP

of 20 December 2004

the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss
concerning the conclusion of
Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the European Union military
crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (operation ALTHEA)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 24 thereof,

Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,

The Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss
Confederation on the participation of the Swiss Confederation
in the European Union military crisis management operation in
Bosnia
is hereby
approved on behalf of the European Union.

(Operation ALTHEA)

and Herzegovina

Whereas:

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind
the European Union.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2004.

For the Council
The President

P. VAN GEEL

(1)

(2)

(3)

On 12 July 2004,
2004/570/CFSP on the
operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1).

the Council adopted Joint Action
European Union military

Article 11(3) of that Joint Action provides that detailed
arrangements regarding the participation of third states
shall be the subject of an agreement in accordance with
Article 24 of the Treaty on European Union.

the

Presidency,

assisted by

Following authorisation by the Council on 13 September
2004,
Secretary-
General/High Representative, negotiated an Agreement
between the European Union and the Swiss Confed-
eration on the participation of the Swiss Confederation
in the European Union military crisis management
operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

the

(4)

The Agreement should be approved,

(1) OJ L 252, 28.7.2004, p. 10.
2005/12/EC:Council Decision of 20 December 2004 amending Decision 1999/847/EC as regards the extension of the Community action programme in the field of civil protectionText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: action programme, aid to disaster victims, civil defence, public safety

8.1.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 6/7

II

(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 20 December 2004

amending Decision 1999/847/EC as regards the extension of the Community action programme in
the field of civil protection

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/12/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Decision 1999/847/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Article 1

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Decision 1999/847/EC is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Article 1(1)

‘31 December 2004’ shall be replaced by

‘31 December 2006;’

(b) the first subparagraph of Article 2(3) shall be replaced by

the following:

‘The financial reference amount for the implementation of
the programme shall be EUR 7,5 million for the period
1 January 2000 to 31 December 2004 and EUR
4,0 million for
the period 1 January 2005 to 31
December 2006’.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2004.

For the Council
The President

P. VAN GEEL

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Decision 1999/847/EC of 9 December 1999
establishing a Community action programme in the
field of civil protection (2) provided for Community
action in the field of prevention, preparedness and
response to natural and man-made disasters both at
land and sea for the period from 1 January 2000 to
31 December 2004.

Recent events, such as the floods in Central and Eastern
Europe in the summer of 2002, the Prestige accident in
Spain in November 2002 and the heat wave and
extensive forest fires in southern Europe in the summer
of 2003 show that the action undertaken at Community
level in the field of civil protection pursuant to Decision
1999/847/EC should be continued.

In order to avoid a gap between the expiry of Decision
1999/847/EC and the date of application of a new legal
basis,
the action programme established by Decision
1999/847/EC needs to be extended for a period of two
years.

(1) Opinion delivered on 15 December 2004 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 327, 21.12.1999, p. 53.