do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2234/2004 of 23 December 2004 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

24.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 379/77

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2234/2004

of 23 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 16,508 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 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).
Corrigendum to Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2187/2004 of 20 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1614/2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account of the special situation of Cambodia regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community (OJ L 374, 22.12.2004)
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cambodia, common commercial policy, derogation from EU law, generalised preferences, originating product, textile product

23.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 375/35

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 226/2004 of 10 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC)
No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for
certain agricultural and industrial products

(Official Journal of the European Union L 39 of 11 February 2004)

On Page 5 in Annex I, third column, ‘TARIC code’ opposite Order No 09.2945 relating to ‘D-Xylose’:
for:

‘10’,
‘20’.

read:

Corrigendum to Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2187/2004 of 20 December 2004 amending
Regulation (EC) No 1614/2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the
concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account
of the special situation of Cambodia regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community

(Official Journal of the European Union L 374 of 22 December 2004)

On page 76, in Article 1:

for:

read:

‘Regulation (EC) No 1615/2000 is amended as follows:’,
‘Regulation (EC) No 1614/2000 is amended as follows:’.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 226/2004 of 10 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural and industrial products (OJ L 39, 11.2.2004)
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: agricultural product, chemical product, industrial product, tariff quota

23.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 375/35

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 226/2004 of 10 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC)
No 2505/96 opening and providing for the administration of autonomous Community tariff quotas for
certain agricultural and industrial products

(Official Journal of the European Union L 39 of 11 February 2004)

On Page 5 in Annex I, third column, ‘TARIC code’ opposite Order No 09.2945 relating to ‘D-Xylose’:
for:

‘10’,
‘20’.

read:

Corrigendum to Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2187/2004 of 20 December 2004 amending
Regulation (EC) No 1614/2000 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 in respect of the definition of the
concept of originating products used for the purposes of the scheme of generalised preferences to take account
of the special situation of Cambodia regarding certain exports of textiles to the Community

(Official Journal of the European Union L 374 of 22 December 2004)

On page 76, in Article 1:

for:

read:

‘Regulation (EC) No 1615/2000 is amended as follows:’,
‘Regulation (EC) No 1614/2000 is amended as follows:’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

23.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 319/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

22 December 2004

(2004/C 319/01)

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

1,3384

LVL

Latvian lats

139,18

MTL Maltese lira

7,4351

PLN

Polish zloty

0,69905

ROL

Romanian leu

9,0245

1,5436

83,59

SIT

SKK

TRL

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

8,2830

AUD Australian dollar

1,9559

0,5788

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

30,563

NZD New Zealand dollar

15,6466

SGD

Singapore dollar

245,71

KRW South Korean won

3,4528

ZAR

South African rand

0,6895

0,4329

4,0908

37 946

239,73

38,750

1 860 200

1,7442

1,6478

10,4143

1,8735

2,1940

1 410,27

7,5985

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2004/879/EC: Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) Supplementary Rectifying Budgets (SRB) financial year 2004
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: Community Plant Variety Office
Subjects: Community Plant Variety Office, amending budget, expenditure, financial year, general budget (EU), revenue

23.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 377/117

Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) Supplementary
Rectifying Budgets (SRB) financial year 2004

(2004/879/EC)

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2004

COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY OFFICE (CPVO)

STATEMENT OF REVENUE

TITLE 3

RESERVE

CHAPTER 3 0 — RESERVE FOR DEFICIT

BUD 2004

SRB 2004

New amounts

2 983 000

466 000

3 449 000

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 377/119

COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY OFFICE (CPVO)

STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE

TITLE 2

BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE

CHAPTER 2 1 — DATA PROCESSING

2 1 0

Equipment, software and external services

BUD 2004

SRB 2004

New amounts

543 000

416 000

959 000

CHAPTER 2 6 — INTERNAL AUDIT AND EVALUATIONS

2 6 0

Internal audit and evaluations

BUD 2004

SRB 2004

New amounts

70 000

50 000

120 000

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Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2004

Category and grade

2004

2003

Permanent posts

Temporary posts

Permanent posts

Temporary posts

Establishment plan

A*16 (A1)

A*15 (A2)

A*14 (A3)

A*13

A*12 (A4)

A*11 (A5)

A*10 (A6)

A*9

A*8 (A7)

A*7 (A8)

A*6

A*5

Total A*

B*11

B*10 (B1)

B*9

B*8 (B2)

B*7 (B3)

B*6

B*5 (B4)

B*4 (B5)

Total B*

B*3

C*7

C*6 (C1)

C*5 (C2)

C*4 (C3)

C*3 (C4)

C*2 (C5)

C*1

D*5

Total C*

D*4 (D1)

D*3 (D2)

D*2 (D3)

D*1 (D4)

Total D*

Grand Total

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

3

3

—

—

—

—

6

—

—

2

—

1

—

—

3

—

—

—

—

—

—

11

—

1

1

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

—

—

4

—

—

—

2

6

—

2

1

—

11

—

1

1

2

4

1

—

9

—

—

1

—

2

3

27

—

—

—

—

1

1

—

—

—

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

—

5

—

2

—

—

7

—

—

—

2

1

—

—

3

—

—

—

—

—

—

12

—

1

1

—

1

—

1

—

—

—

—

—

4

—

—

—

1

4

—

2

—

—

7

—

1

1

—

6

1

—

9

—

—

1

—

2

3

23
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3671 — De Raekt/ING/VGG) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, service industry, waste disposal, waste recycling

23.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 319/5

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3671 — De Raekt/ING/VGG)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2004/C 319/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 16 December 2004 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings De Raekt B.V. (‘De
Raekt’, The Netherlands) and ING Corporate Investments Participaties B.V. (‘ING CIP’, The Netherlands)
belonging to ING Groep N.V. (‘ING Group’, The Netherlands) acquire joint control within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of the whole of the undertaking Van Ganse-
winkel Groep B.V. (‘VGG’, The Netherlands) by purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for De Raekt: private holding company,

— for ING CIP: venture capitalist,

— for VGG: services in the waste management sector.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction 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 (EC) No 139/2004 (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 (No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M. 3671 — De Raekt/ING/VGG, 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) Available on DG COMP website:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/mergers/legislation/consultation/simplified_tru.pdf.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2228/2004 of 23 December 2004 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 15th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, third country, white sugar

L 379/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.12.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2228/2004

of 23 December 2004

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 15th 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 15th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued
to Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 the maximum
pursuant
amount of the export refund shall be 45,543 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 December 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2004.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
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).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3602 — JABIL/PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS POLAND)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control

C 319/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2004

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3598 — REPSOL/BOREALIS POLÍMEROS)

(2004/C 319/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 19 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 Regu-
lation (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/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3598. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3602 — JABIL/PHILIPS CONSUMER ELECTRONICS POLAND)

(2004/C 319/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 17 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 Regu-
lation (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/). This
web site provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case
number, date and sectoral indexes,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32004M3602. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
2004/872/EC: Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2004: amending budget
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Maritime Safety Agency
Subjects: EU office or agency, amending budget, expenditure, financial year, general budget (EU), maritime safety, revenue

23.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 377/11

Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year
2004: amending budget

(2004/872/EC)

In the ‘Expenditure’ section, the following item 3 8 0 0 is added:

3 8 0 0

Antipollution measures

700 000,—

Frais d’affrètement de navires (avec leur équipement) pour lutter contre les déversements massifs de pétrole, de l’assistance tech-
nique, des études et des projets de recherche pour améliorer les équipements et les méthodes de lutte antipollution (mise en
œuvre de plan d’action)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2224/2004 of 23 December 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

24.12.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 379/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2224/2004

of 23 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
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 24 December 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 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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24.12.2004

to Commission Regulation of 23 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
999

052
204
999

052
204
220
388
448
999

204
999

052
204
400
624
999

052
528
999

388
400
404
720
999

400
528
720
999

97,4
74,8
86,1

119,8
119,8

105,5
74,4
90,0

48,8
47,3
45,0
50,7
35,9
45,5

61,6
61,6

74,5
47,0
85,3
80,4
71,8

55,7
38,8
47,3

148,7
73,7
100,9
74,7
99,5

101,9
47,6
50,6
66,7

(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’.
2004/906/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2004 on the appointment of members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors for a term of office
Date: 2004-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accession to the European Union, appointment of staff, committee (EU), labour inspectorate

L 381/78

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.12.2004

COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2004

on the appointment of members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors for a term of office

(2004/906/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Member States for a term of office ending on the same
date.

regard to the Commission Decision 95/319/EC
Having
of 12 July 1995 setting up a Committee of Senior Labour
Inspectors (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

(4)

Having regard to Commission Decision C(2004) 1542 of
27 April 2004 (*),

Having regard to the list of candidates submitted by the 10 new
Member States,

Following the accession of 10 new Member States to the
European Union on 1 May 2004, and on the basis of
proposals received from them in accordance with the
said Article 5 of Decision 95/319/EC, the Commission
has
the Committee to
represent
the 10 new Member States for the period
from 1 May 2004 to 31 December 2006,

the members of

to appoint

Whereas:

DECIDES:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Article 5(1) of that Decision provides that the Committee
shall consist of two representatives from each Member
State.

Article 5(2) of that Decision provides that the members
of the Committee shall be nominated by the Commission
on a proposal from the Member States.

Article 5(3) of that Decision provides that the term of
office of the members of the Committee shall be three
their appointment shall be renewable.
years and that
However, as the current term of office of the members
of the Committee expires on 31 December 2006, it is
appropriate to appoint the members from the 10 new

Sole Article

The persons named in the Annex to the present Decision are
appointed as members of
the Committee of Senior Labour
Inspectors (SLIC) for a period starting on 1 May 2004 and
ending on 31 December 2006.

Done at Brussels, 23 December 2004.

For the Commission

Vladimír ŠPIDLA
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 188, 9.8.1995, p. 11.
(*) Not yet published.

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ANNEX

Appointment of members of the Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors

The Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors was set up by Decision 95/319/EC.

The Commission has decided to appoint the following members for a period starting on 1 May 2004 and ending on
31 December 2006:

Czech Republic

Estonia

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Hungary

Malta

Poland

Slovenia

Slovakia

Mr Jaromir Elbel
Ms Daniela Kubičová

Mr Priit Siitan
Mrs Katrin Lepisk

Mr Leandros Nicolaides
Mr Anastasios Yiannaki

Mr Jānis Bērzinš
Ms Tatjana Zabarovska

Mr Mindaugas Pluktas
Mrs Dalia Legiené

Mr András Békés
Ms Kornélia Molnár

Mr Mark Gauci
Mr Silvio Farrugia

Mrs Anna Hintz
Mrs Katarzyna Kitajewska

Mr Borut Brezovar
Mr Boriz Ruzic

Mr Gabriel Hrabovsky
Mrs Ludmila Mikleticova