do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions (11979/1/2004 - C6-0058/2005 - 2002/0047(COD))
Date: 2005-07-06
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Patent Office, European patent, computer assisted design, operation of the Institutions, patent law, software

6.7.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 157 E/265

Wednesday 6 July 2005

H. whereas the proposed decision goes against the opinion of 18 March 2005 of the Commission's own
Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks, which ‘strongly recommends further risk
reduction’ on the basis of the above risk assessment,

I. whereas the proposed decision frustrates one of the objectives of Directive 2002/95/EC and goes
against the explicit will of the co-legislators as expressed in recital 6 of Directive 2003/11/EC,
in
which Parliament and Council demanded further risk reduction measures on DecaBDE without delay,
unless the further risk assessment concluded that DecaBDE gave no cause for concern; whereas the
additional risk assessment instead provides further evidence of concern,

Considers that the Commission has not acted in accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Directive 2002/95/

1.
EC and has therefore exceeded the implementing powers provided for in that Directive;

Calls on the Council to oppose the proposal, should the Commission not amend it by withdrawing

2.
the part on DecaBDE;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and the parliaments

3.
and governments of the Member States.

P6_TA(2005)0275

Patentability of computer-implemented inventions ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position with a view to the
adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the patentability of com-
puter-implemented inventions (11979/1/2004 — C6-0058/2005 — 2002/0047(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Council common position (11979/1/2004 — C6-0058/2005),

— having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the

Council (COM(2002)0092) (2),

— having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Rule 61 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0207/

2005),

1.

Rejects the common position;

Instructs its President to declare the legislative procedure closed and to forward its position to the

2.
Council and Commission.

(1) OJ C 77 E, 26.3.2004, p. 230.
(2) OJ C 151 E, 25.6.2002, p. 129.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1057/2005 of 6 July 2005 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2005-07-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit, stone fruit

L 174/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.7.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1057/2005

of 6 July 2005

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of
21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the
fruit and vegetables (1), and in
import arrangements
particular Article 4(1) thereof,

for

Whereas:

standard values for imports from third countries,
in
respect of the products and periods stipulated in the
Annex thereto.

(2)

In compliance with the above criteria,
the standard
import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the
Annex to this Regulation,

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.

(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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 July 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 July 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).

7.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 174/11

to Commission Regulation of 6 July 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 90 70

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

0809 10 00

0809 20 95

0809 40 05

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

052
096
999

052
999

052
999

382
388
528
999

388
400
404
508
512
528
720
804
999

388
512
528
800
999

052
999

052
400
999

624
999

65,5
42,0
53,8

78,9
78,9

75,5
75,5

71,1
60,2
61,5
64,3

85,7
90,7
94,3
68,9
74,9
66,7
66,9
91,0
79,9

86,1
47,1
70,0
46,1
62,3

186,8
186,8

290,1
316,1
303,1

113,7
113,7

(1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 12). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of

other origin’.
2005/489/EC: Commission Decision of 6 July 2005 granting derogations to certain Member States concerning the first transmission of quarterly data pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004 (notified under document number C(2005) 1874)
Date: 2005-07-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, data transmission, derogation from EU law, national statistics, public administration, public debt

L 175/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.7.2005

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 July 2005

granting derogations to certain Member States concerning the first transmission of quarterly data
pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004

(notified under document number C(2005) 1874)

(Only the Czech, Danish, Greek, French, Polish, Portuguese and Slovenian texts are authentic)

(2005/489/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004 of 28
June 2004 concerning the compilation and transmission of data
on the quarterly government debt (1), and in particular Article
2(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

debt,

using

Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004 provides for the compi-
lation and transmission of data on the quarterly
of
government
government debt except for the reference period as is
given in Council Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 of 22
November 1993 on the application of the Protocol on
the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty
establishing the European Community (2).

definition

same

the

Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/2004 provides
the Commission may grant a derogation, not
that
exceeding one year, concerning the first transmission of
quarterly data,
systems
require major change.

insofar as national

statistical

Such derogations have been requested by the respective
authorities of Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, France,
Poland, Portugal and Slovenia.

the
information
According
Commission (Eurostat), the requests from the Member

received

the

by

to

States concerned are due to the fact that they need to
make important changes
systems,
which cannot be implemented before 31 December
2004.

statistical

to their

(5)

The derogations requested should therefore be granted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Derogations from the deadline fixed by Regulation (EC) No
1222/2004 for the first
transmission of data on quarterly
government debt are granted to the Member States enumerated
in Article 2 of this Decision.

The deadline applicable to those Member States shall be 31
December 2005.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, the Kingdom
of Denmark, the Hellenic Republic, the French Republic, the
Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, and the Republic
of Slovenia.

Done at Brussels, 6 July 2005.

For the Commission

Joaquín ALMUNIA
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 233, 2.7.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 332, 31.12.1993, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 351/2002 (OJ L 55, 26.2.2002,
p. 23).
Opinion No 7/2005 on a draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 as regards the post of accounting officers of executive agencies
Date: 2005-07-06
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU office or agency, EU programme, accountant, legal status, management, outsourcing, vocational training

C 249/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.10.2005

on a draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 as regards the post of
accounting officers of executive agencies

OPINION No 7/2005

(2005/C 249/01)

THE COURT OF AUDITORS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 248(4) thereof,

Having regard to the request by the Commission’s Director-General for Budget (1) of an opinion on a draft
Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 as regards the posts of accounting officers
of executive agencies,

Whereas Article 30 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 on a standard financial regulation for the
executive agencies (2) provides that the management board of an executive agency shall appoint an account-
ing officer, who is an official subject to the Staff Regulations,

Whereas, having encountered problems in finding among officials appropriate candidates to be seconded to
the posts of accounting officers of executive agencies, the Commission proposes to amend Article 30 of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1653/2004, so as to allow the appointment of members of temporary staff as accounting offic-
ers of executive agencies,

HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING OPINION:

The Court has no observations on the proposal of the Commission. The Court invites, however, the Commis-
sion to consider including in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 the qualifications required for an
accounting officer, as in Article 55 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002, laying down detailed rules for
the implementation of the Financial Regulation (3).

This Opinion was adopted by the Court of Auditors in Luxembourg at its meeting of 6 July 2005.

For the Court of Auditors
Hubert WEBER
President

(1) Letter of 1 June 2005 to the President of the Court of Auditors.
(2) OJ L 297, 22.9.2004, p. 6.
(3) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-07-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

6.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 165/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

5 July 2005

(2005/C 165/01)

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

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

RON

Romanian leu

1,1883

133,03

7,4528

0,67735

9,4352

1,5521

78,47

7,9140

1,9559

0,5734

30,074

15,6466

247,20

3,4528

0,6960

0,4293

4,0407

3,5963

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

239,44

38,270

1,6050

1,6039

1,4747

9,2377

1,7628

2,0196

KRW South Korean won

1 249,97

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

8,2023

9,8350

7,3248

Indonesian rupiah

11 734,46

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,517

66,872

34,2810

49,386

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the UN-ECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (COM(2004)0635 - C6-0062/2005 - 2004/0232(CNS))
Date: 2005-07-06
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: European Community, UNO, access to information, database, environmental policy, information technology applications, multilateral agreement, pollutant, pollution

C 157 E/382

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

6.7.2006

Wednesday 6 July 2005

Article 28

Entry into force and application in time

This Regulation shall enter into force on …

It shall apply to non-contractual obligations arising out of acts occurring after its entry into force.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance
with the Treaty establishing the European Community.

Done at …, on …

For the European Parliament
The President

For the Council
The President

P6_TA(2005)0285

UN-ECE Protocol on pollutant release and transfer registers *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion,
on behalf of the European Community, of the UN-ECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer
Registers (COM(2004)0635 — C6-0062/2005 — 2004/0232(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0635) (1),

— having regard to the UN-ECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers,

— having regard to Article 175(1), Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence and Article 300(4) of

the EC Treaty,

— having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council

consulted Parliament (C6-0062/2005),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

(A6-0170/2005),

1.

Approves the conclusion of the Protocol;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, the governments and

2.
parliaments of the Member States and the Secretary General of the United Nations.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1070/2005 of 6 July 2005 determining the world market price for unginned cotton
Date: 2005-07-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cotton, world market price

7.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 174/71

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1070/2005

of 6 July 2005

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
for unginned
the world market price
1051/2001,

the

considered representative of

cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of
specific characteristics and by reference to the most
favourable offers and quotations on the world market
real
among those
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 23,984 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 July 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 July 2005.

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).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.3823 — MAG/Ferrovial Aeropuertos/Exeter Airport) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-07-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, economic concentration, merger control, transport company

C 165/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

6.7.2005

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.3823 — MAG/Ferrovial Aeropuertos/Exeter Airport)

(2005/C 165/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

1.
On 27 June 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 Macquarie Airports
Group Limited (‘MAG’, UK) controlled by Macquarie Bank Limited and Ferrovial Aeropuertos SA
(‘Ferrovial’, Spain) belonging to Ferrovial Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the
Council Regulation joint control of Exeter and Devon Airport Limited (‘EDAL’, UK) by way of public bid.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— MAG: global private equity fund with investments in airports and associated infrastructure,

— Ferrovial: management of airport infrastructure concessions,

— EDAL: wholly-owned subsidiary of Devon County Council, responsible for the management and opera-

tion of Exeter International Airport.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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.3823 — MAG/Ferrovial Aeropuertos/Exeter Airport 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.