do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 115/2005 of  30 September 2005  amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, consumer information, labelling, livestock farming, organic farming, organic product, poultry

L 339/16

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2005

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 115/2005

of 30 September 2005

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 97/2005 of

8 July 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2254/2004 of 27 December 2004 amending Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto
on agricultural products and foodstuffs (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following indent shall be added in point 54b (Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91) of Chapter XII
of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘— 32004 R 2254: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2254/2004 of 27 December 2004 (OJ

L 385, 29.12.2004, p. 20).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 2254/2004 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 2005, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 306, 24.11.2005, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 385, 29.12.2004, p. 20.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 339/17

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

30.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 240/1

I

(Information)

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 September 2005

(2005/C 240/01)

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

1,2063

135,92

7,4626

0,68260

9,3715

1,5578

75,72

7,8160

1,9559

0,5731

29,610

15,6466

248,75

3,4528

0,6961

0,4293

3,9009

3,5527

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

239,53

38,870

1,6270

1,5831

1,4155

9,3590

1,7386

2,0362

KRW South Korean won

1 251,05

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

7,6876

9,7626

7,4345

Indonesian rupiah

12 430,92

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,548

67,462

34,3800

49,529

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 116/2005 of  30 September 2005  amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, cytology, health policy, quality standard, safety standard, technical regulations

L 339/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2005

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 116/2005

of 30 September 2005

amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA
Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 99/2005 of

8 July 2005 (1).

(2) Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting
standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation,
storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

The following point shall be inserted after point 15v (Commission Directive 2004/33/EC) of Chapter XIII
of Annex II to the Agreement:

‘15w. 32004 L 0023: Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement,
testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (OJ L 102,
7.4.2004, p. 48).’

Article 2

The text of Directive 2004/23/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 2005, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

(1) OJ L 306, 24.11.2005, p. 28.
(2) OJ L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 48.
(*)

Constitutional requirements indicated.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 339/19

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 125/2005 of  30 September 2005  amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, disclosure of information, economic statistics, trade statistics

22.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 339/37

Decision of the EEA Joint Committee

No 125/2005

of 30 September 2005

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 86/2005 of

10 June 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/2005 of 2 February 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1917/
2000 with regard to the transmission of data to the Commission (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Point 16a (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1917/2000) of Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be
amended as follow:

1.

the following indent shall be added:

‘— 32005 R 0179: Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/2005 of 2 February 2005 (OJ L 30,

3.2.2005, p. 6).’;

2.

the following adaptation shall be added:

‘(h) Liechtenstein is exempted from providing the data required in Article 32(1)(a).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 179/2005 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

(1) OJ L 268, 13.10.2005, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 30, 3.2.2005, p. 6.

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22.12.2005

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 2005, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1615/2005 of 30 September 2005 fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 26th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, intervention price, minimum price, skimmed milk powder

L 256/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.10.2005

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1615/2005

of 30 September 2005

fixing the minimum selling price for skimmed-milk powder for the 26th individual invitation to
tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 214/2001

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of
17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c)
thereof,

shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no
award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001.

(3)

(4)

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

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

Whereas:

(1)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 214/2001 of 12 January 2001 laying down detailed
rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No
in
1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market
skimmed milk (2), intervention agencies have put up for
sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of
skimmed-milk powder held by them.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 26th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 214/2001, in respect of which the time limit for
the submission of tenders expired on 27 September 2005, the
minimum selling price
fixed at
188,00 EUR/100 kg.

skimmed milk is

for

(2)

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2005.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 37, 7.2.2001, p. 100. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2250/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 25).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.3938 — CRH/Quester) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, building materials, economic concentration, merger control

C 240/42

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.9.2005

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3938 — CRH/Quester)

(2005/C 240/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 15 September 2005, 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 32005M3938. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 119/2005 of  30 September 2005  amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, bank, committee (EU), financial legislation, financial market, insurance company, securities

L 339/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

22.12.2005

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 119/2005

of 30 September 2005

amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 107/2005 of

8 July 2005 (1).

(2) Directive 2005/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2005 amending
Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 85/611/EEC, 91/675/EEC, 92/49/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directives
94/19/EC, 98/78/EC, 2000/12/EC, 2001/34/EC, 2002/83/EC and 2002/87/EC in order to establish a
new organisational structure for financial services committees (2) is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex IX to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following indent shall be added in points 2 (Council Directive 73/239/EEC), 7a (Council Directive
92/49/EEC), 11 (Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), 12c
(Directive 98/78/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council), 14 (Directive 2000/12/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council), 24 (Directive 2001/34/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council), 30 (Council Directive 85/611/EEC) and 30a (Council Directive 93/6/EEC):

‘— 32005 L 0001: Directive 2005/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March

2005 (OJ L 79, 24.3.2005, p. 9).’;

2.

the following shall be added in points 19a (Directive 94/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council) and 30e (Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):

‘, as amended by:

— 32005 L 0001: Directive 2005/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March

2005 (OJ L 79, 24.3.2005, p. 9).’

(1) OJ L 306, 24.11.2005, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 79, 24.3.2005, p. 9.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 339/25

Article 2

The text of Directive 2005/1/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 2005, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*)

Constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1614/2005 of 30 September 2005 fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 27th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, intervention price, minimum price, selling price

1.10.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 256/25

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1614/2005

of 30 September 2005

fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 27th individual invitation to tender issued under
the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk
and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(c) thereof,

award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999.

In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling
price should be fixed.

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

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down
detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the
market
intervention agencies
have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender
certain quantities of butter held by them.

in butter and cream (2),

In the light of the tenders received in response to each
individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price
shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the 27th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regu-
lation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit
for the submission of tenders expired on 27 September 2005,
the minimum selling
at
260,10 EUR/100 kg.

butter

price

fixed

for

is

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004,
p. 6).

(2) OJ L 333, 24.12.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2250/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 25).
Announcement of the period for the monitoring and evaluation of the labour-rights situation in Belarus in view of the temporary withdrawal of benefits under the scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP)
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belarus, common commercial policy, generalised preferences, international labour law, trade relations, trade union freedom

30.9.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 240/41

Announcement (1) of the period for the monitoring and evaluation of the labour-rights situation in
Belarus in view of the temporary withdrawal of benefits under the scheme of generalised tariff
preferences (GSP)

(2005/C 240/09)

Under Article 26(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 (2) applying a scheme of generalised tariff
preferences, the preferential arrangements may be withdrawn from a GSP beneficiary country for ‘serious
and systematic violation of the freedom of association, the right to collective bargaining or the principle of
non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation, or use of child labour, as defined in the rele-
vant ILO conventions’.

On the basis of information received from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU),
the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL), the
Commission carried out an investigation on the alleged systematic and serious violations of the freedom of
association in Belarus, as defined in ILO Conventions Nos 87 and 98.

The Commission considers that the findings justify the temporary withdrawal for the reason given in
Article 26(1)(b) and has decided, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 39 of Regulation
(EC) No 2501/2001, to monitor and evaluate the situation in Belarus for a period of six months. The
Commission intends to submit to the Council a proposal for the temporary withdrawal of the trade prefer-
ences granted under Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 unless, before the end of the period, Belarus makes a
commitment to take the measures necessary to conform within eight months with the principles referred
to in the 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, as expressed in the twelve
recommendations of the ILO Commission of Enquiry report of July 2004.

(1) Commission Decision of 17 August 2005 on the monitoring and evaluation of the labour-rights situation in Belarus

for temporary withdrawal of trade preferences.

(2) OJ L 346, 31.12.2001, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 124/2005 of  30 September 2005  amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, accession to the European Union, airport, statistical method, transport statistics

22.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 339/35

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 124/2005

of 30 September 2005

amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting
the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 86/2005 of

10 June 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 546/2005 of 8 April 2005 adapting Regulation (EC) No 437/2003
of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the allocation of reporting-country codes
and amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003 as regards the updating of the list of
Community airports (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex XXI to the Agreement shall be amended as follows:

1.

the following indent shall be added in point 7h (Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European
Parliament and of the Council):

‘— 32005 R 0546: Commission Regulation (EC) No 546/2005 of 8 April 2005 (OJ L 91,

9.4.2005, p. 5).’;

2.

the following shall be added in point 7i (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003):

‘, as amended by:

— 32005 R 0546: Commission Regulation (EC) No 546/2005 of 8 April 2005 (OJ L 91,

9.4.2005, p. 5).’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 546/2005 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in
the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

(1) OJ L 268, 13.10.2005, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 91, 9.4.2005, p. 5.

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22.12.2005

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 2005, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.