(1)

Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, 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.

(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,

(1)

The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2004/2005 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 (3). These prices and duties have last been amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1620/2004 (4).

(2)

The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,

(1)

The Agreement on mutual fishery relations between the Government of the Kingdom of Spain and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed on 14 August 1979, entered into force on 8 March 1982 for an initial period of 10 years. The Agreement remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not denounced by the giving of 12 months’ notice.

(2)

Article 167(2) of the 1985 Act of Accession lays down that the rights and obligations resulting from the fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Spain with third countries shall not be affected during the period for which the provisions of such agreements are provisionally maintained.

(3)

Pursuant to Article 167(3) of the said Act of Accession, the Council is to adopt, before the expiry of the fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Spain with third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the possibility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one year. The abovementioned Agreement has been last extended by Council Decision 2003/538/EC of 15 July 2003 (1) until 7 March 2004.

(4)

The Kingdom of Spain should be authorised to renew the said Agreement until 7 March 2005,

(1)

The Commission has already adopted the Decision 97/464/EC of 27 June 1997 on attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Directive 89/106/EEC as regards waste water engineering products (3).

(2)

Article 13(2) of Directive 89/106/EEC provides that conformity shall be established in accordance with Annex III to the Directive. It is therefore not necessary to refer to Article 13(3) (a) and (b) when specifying the procedure of attesting the conformity according to Article 13(4). The text of Decision 97/464/EC should be simplified by deleting this reference.

(3)

Following a review of waste water engineering product families, and the need to accommodate the regulatory needs of the Member States in respect of reaction to fire, the procedures of attestation of conformity in respect of reaction to fire characteristics should be added.

(4)

Following a review of the product family ‘Waste water engineering products outside buildings (3/3)’ a higher level of safety for manhole tops and gully tops for use in vehicular and pedestrian areas should be assured.

(5)

Decision 97/464/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction.

1.

Article 1 is replaced as follows:

2.

The Annexes are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.