do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 541/2005 of 7 April 2005 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, originating product, sorghum, tariff reduction, third country

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 541/2005

of 7 April 2005

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported in connection with the invitation
to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004

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)

Whereas:

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

situation for

the cereal

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

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on sorghum imported into Spain from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 2275/2004 (2).

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

the Commission, acting under

Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 (3),
the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC)
No 1784/2003, may decide
a maximum
reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum
the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation
(EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. Whereas a
contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal
to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.

to fix

For tenders notified from 1 to 7 April 2005, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004,
the maximum reduction in the duty on sorghum imported shall
be 18,85 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of
4 985 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 April 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 32.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 536/2005 of 7 April 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, perennial vegetable, pip fruit

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 536/2005

of 7 April 2005

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

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 8 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 April 2005.

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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to Commission Regulation of 7 April 2005 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 10 00

0709 90 70

0805 10 20

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
204
212
624
999

052
068
096
204
220
999

220
999

052
096
204
999

052
204
212
220
624
999

052
400
624
999

388
400
404
508
512
524
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
720
999

86,8
105,7
56,2
129,8
166,8
109,1

138,6
95,9
39,9
45,3
155,5
95,0

79,0
79,0

110,0
75,1
53,3
79,5

49,4
49,1
52,9
52,4
59,6
52,7

71,1
67,7
69,7
69,5

79,2
115,2
87,0
67,4
73,5
44,3
68,6
82,0
125,1
82,5

75,0
58,0
55,9
39,8
57,2

(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 April 2005

(2005/C 85/03)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

ROL

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

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

1,2860

139,75

7,4500

0,68505

9,1612

1,5508

78,76

8,1670

1,9558

0,5842

29,956

15,6466

247,23

3,4528

0,6961

0,4298

4,1273

36 492

SIT

SKK

TRY

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

NZD New Zealand dollar

SGD

Singapore dollar

239,68

38,915

1,7462

1,6804

1,5708

10,0302

1,8092

2,1378

KRW South Korean won

1 303,23

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,8774

10,6436

7,4150

Indonesian rupiah

12 191,28

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,887

70,376

35,8450

50,872

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 542/2005 of 7 April 2005 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 487/2005
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, originating product, tariff reduction, third country

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8.4.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 542/2005

of 7 April 2005

fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to
tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 487/2005

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)

The application of the abovementioned criteria to the
current market
in question
results in the maximum reduction in the import duty
being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.

situation for

the cereal

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in
the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third
countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 487/2005 (2).

the Commission, acting under

Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 (3),
the
procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC)
No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction
in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria
provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC)
No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is
awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less
than the maximum reduction in the duty.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For tenders notified from 1 to 7 April 2005, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 487/2005, the
maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be
29,68 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of
79 900 t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 April 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 81, 30.3.2005, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 7 April 2005 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Bank of Greece (ECB/2005/7)
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European Central Bank, Greece, accountant, appointment of staff, central bank

C 91/4

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EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 7 April 2005

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Bank of Greece

(ECB/2005/7)

(2005/C 91/04)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Euro-
system are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the
ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.

Under the law of Greece, the same external auditor may not be appointed for more than four finan-
cial years. Accordingly, the mandate of Charalambos Stathakis, who is one of the two current
external auditors, may not be renewed. The Bank of Greece may retain Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certi-
fied Auditors SA as its external auditors, provided that the partner in charge is rotated.

The Bank of Greece has decided that Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors SA should be its sole
external auditor for the financial year 2005, and the ECB considers that this company fulfils the
necessary requirements for such appointment.

The existing mandate of the external auditors should continue and be for a renewable period of one
year,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors SA should be appointed as the external
auditors of the Bank of Greece for the financial year 2005 and that this appointment should be renewable
for one year.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 7 April 2005.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET
Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2005 of 7 April 2005 correcting the Italian and Dutch versions of Regulation (EC) No 1903/2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Netherlands, aid to disadvantaged groups, food aid, intervention stock, legislative drafting, poverty

8.4.2005

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L 89/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 537/2005

of 7 April 2005

correcting the Italian and Dutch versions of Regulation (EC) No 1903/2004 amending Regulation
(EEC) No 3149/92 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for
the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of
10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the
supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organi-
sations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the
Community (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

to

that

correspond
Management Committees
language versions
necessary.

submitted
for

relevant
Those
should therefore be corrected as

the
opinion.

an

to

(3)

Such correction should be applicable from the date of
application of Regulation (EC) No 1903/2004,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Whereas:

This Article concerns only the Italian and Dutch versions.

(1)

(2)

Commission

The
No 1903/2004 (2).

adopted

Regulation

(EC)

Article 2

A check has revealed that, as regards the stages of the
implementation process at which controls are performed,
the text do not
the Italian and Dutch versions of

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from the 2005 annual plan.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 April 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 352, 15.12.1987, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2535/95 (OJ L 260, 31.10.1995, p. 3).

(2) OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 77.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2168/2004 of 17 December 2004 adapting Regulation (EEC) No 2037/93 by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (OJ L 371, 18.12.2004)
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accession to the European Union, agricultural product, consumer protection, designation of origin, foodstuff, labelling

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CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2168/2004 of 17 December 2004 adapting Regulation (EEC)
No 2037/93 by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia

(Official Journal of the European Union L 371 of 18 December 2004)

On page 14, in the Annex, Part A.1, the logo for Protected Designation of Origin in Dutch is replaced by the following:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3773 — Lehman Brothers/Europe Realty/IHG Portfolio) — Candidate case for simplified procedureText with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, hotel industry, investment, merger control, real estate business, real property

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3773 — Lehman Brothers/Europe Realty/IHG Portfolio)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2005/C 85/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 1 April 2005, 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 Lehman Brothers Real
Estate Partners (‘LBREP II’, US) belonging to the Lehman Brothers Group (‘Lehman Brothers’, US) and
Europe Realty Holdings Pte. Ltd. (‘Europe Realty’, Singapore) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation joint control of IHG Portfolio (‘IHG Portfolio’, UK) by way of purchase of shares
in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— LBREP II: investment fund,

— Europe Realty: holding company active in real estate investments in Europe on behalf of the Govern-

ment of Singapore,

— IHG Portfolio: four companies owning as assets a group of 73 hotels located in the UK.

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.3773 — Lehman Brothers/Europe Realty/IHG Portfolio, to the following
address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition,
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(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 540/2005 of 7 April 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, common wheat, export refund, third country

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8.4.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 540/2005

of 7 April 2005

fixing the maximum export refund on common wheat in connection with the invitation to tender
issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005

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 13(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

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

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
common wheat to certain third countries was opened
pursuant
(EC) No
to
115/2005 (2).

Commission

Regulation

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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.

For tenders notified on 1 to 7 April 2005, pursuant to the
invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 115/2005,
the maximum refund on exportation of common wheat shall
be 2,00 EUR/t.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 7 April 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.
(2) OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 3.
(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).
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 7 April 2005 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique (ECB/2005/8)
Date: 2005-04-07
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Belgium, European Central Bank, accountant, appointment of staff, central bank

15.4.2005

EN

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C 91/5

RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 7 April 2005

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/
Banque Nationale de Belgique

(ECB/2005/8)

(2005/C 91/05)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Euro-
system are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the
ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.

The mandate of the current external auditors of the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de
Belgique (hereinafter ‘NBB/BNB’) has expired and will not be renewed. It is therefore necessary to
appoint external auditors from the financial year 2005.

The NBB/BNB has selected Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises as its new
external auditors in accordance with its public procurement rules, and the ECB considers that the
selected auditors fulfil the necessary requirements for appointment.

(4)

The mandate of the external auditors will be for three years and may be renewed once,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises should be appointed as the
external auditors of the NBB/BNB from the financial year 2005 for a period of three years, this period
being renewable once.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 7 April 2005.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET