14.10.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

L 315/1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1762/2004

of 24 September 2004

on administering of the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)	The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (1), entered into force on 1 July 1998.

(2)

The situation relating to imports of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community has been the subject of thorough examination and, on the basis of relevant information supplied to them, the Parties have concluded an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters (2), which establishes a double-checking system without quantitative limits for the period between the date of entry into force of this Regulation and 31 December 2006, unless both Parties agree to terminate the system earlier.

(3)	The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (3),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. For the period 29 October 2004 to 31 December 2006, in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community, imports into the Community of certain steel products originating in the Republic of Moldova, as listed in Annex I, shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document conforming to the model shown in Annex II issued by the authorities in the Community.

2. For the period referred to in paragraph 1, imports into the Community of the steel products originating in the Republic of Moldova and listed in Annex I shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document issued by the competent Moldovan authorities. The export document shall conform to the model shown in Annex III. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the Community. In order to obtain the surveillance document referred to in paragraph 1, the importer must present the original of the export document fully completed. In any case, the importer must present the original of the export document not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped.

3. The classification of the products covered by this Regulation is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the Community (hereinafter referred to as the CN). The origin of the products covered by this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with the rules in force in the Community.

4. The competent authorities of the Community shall inform the Republic of Moldova of any amendments in the CN in respect of products covered by this Regulation before the date of entry into force of such amendments in the Community.

5. Goods shipped before the 29 October 2004 shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation. Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.

Article 2

1. The surveillance document referred to in Article 1 shall be issued automatically by the competent authority in the Member States, without charge for any quantities requested, within five working days of presentation of an application by any Community importer, wherever established in the Community. This application shall be deemed to have been received by the competent national authority no later than three working days after submission, unless it is proven otherwise.

2. A surveillance document issued by one of the competent national authorities listed in Annex IV shall be valid throughout the Community.

3. The importer’s application for a surveillance document shall include the following elements:

(a)	the name and full address of the applicant (including telephone and telefax numbers, and possible identification number used by the competent national authorities) and VAT registration number, if subject to VAT;

(b)	if applicable, the name and full address of the declaring person or representative of the applicant (including telephone and fax numbers);

(c)	the full name and address of the exporter;

(d)

the exact description of the goods, including:

—	their trade name,

—	the CN code(s),

—	the country of origin,

—	the country of consignment;

(e)	the net weight, expressed in kg and also quantity in the unit prescribed where other than net weight, by CN heading;

(f)	the cif value of the goods in euro at the Community frontier by Combined Nomenclature heading;

(g)	whether the products concerned are downgraded or of non-standard quality (4);

(h)	the proposed period and place of customs clearance;

(i)	whether the application is a repeat of a previous application concerning the same contract;

(j)	the following declaration, dated and signed by the applicant with the transcription of his name in capital letters: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in this application is true and given in good faith, and that I am established in the Community.’

The importer shall also submit a copy of the contract of sale or purchase, the pro forma invoice and/or, in cases where the goods are not directly purchased in the country of production, a certificate of production issued by the producing steel mill.

4. Surveillance documents may be used only for such time as arrangements for the liberalisation of imports remain in force in respect of the transactions concerned. Without prejudice to possible changes in the import regulations in force or decisions taken in the framework of an agreement or the management of a quota:

—	the period of validity of the surveillance document is hereby fixed at four months,

—	unused or partly used surveillance documents may be renewed for an equal period.

5. The importer shall return surveillance documents to the issuing authority at the end of their period of validity.

Article 3

1. A finding that the unit price at which the transaction is effected exceeds that indicated in the import document by less than 5 % or that the total value or quantity of the products presented for import exceeds the value or quantity given in the import document by less than 5 % shall not preclude the release for free circulation of the products in question.

2. Applications for import documents and the documents themselves shall be confidential. They shall be restricted to the competent authorities and the applicant.

Article 4

1. Within the first 10 days of each month, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission:

(a)	details of the quantities and values (calculated in euro) for which import documents were issued during the preceding month;

(b)	details of imports during the month preceding the month referred to in (a).

The information provided by Member States shall be broken down by product, CN code and by country.

2. The Member States shall give notification of any anomalies or cases of fraud which they discover and, where relevant, the basis on which they have refused to grant an import document.

Article 5

Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given to the Commission and shall be communicated electronically within the integrated network set up for this purpose, unless for imperative technical reasons it is necessary to use other means of communication temporarily.

Article 6

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply.

The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

Article 7

Amendments to the Annexes which may be necessary to take into account modifications to the Annex or Appendices attached to the Agreement in the Form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova, or amendments made to Community rules on statistics, customs arrangements, common rules for imports or import surveillance, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2).

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 15th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.

For the Council

The President

L. J. BRINKHORST

(1) OJ L 181, 24.6.1998, p. 3.

(2) See p. 33 of this Official Journal.

(3) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(4) Under the criteria given in the Commission communication concerning identification criteria of non-prime steel products from third countries applied by customs services of Member States (OJ C 180, 11.7.1991, p. 4).

ANNEX I

LIST OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO DOUBLE-CHECKING WITHOUT QUANTITATIVE LIMITS

MOLDOVA

7202

7203

7206

7207

7208

7209

7210

7211

7212

7213

7214

7215

7216

7217

7218

7219

7220

7221

7222

7223

7224

7225

7226

7227

7228

7229

7301

7303

7304

7305

7306

7307

7312

ANNEX II

ANNEX III

ANNEX IV

LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES

SEZNAM PŘÍSLUŠNÝCH VNITROSTÁTNÍCH ORGÁNŮ

LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER

LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN

PÄDEVATE RIIKLIKE ASUTUSTE NIMEKIRI

ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚΔΟΣΗΣ ΑΔΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ

LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES

LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES

ELENCO DELLE AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI COMPETENTI

VALSTU KOMPETENTO IESTĀŽU SARAKSTS

ATSAKINGŲ NACIONALINIŲ INSTITUCIJŲ SĄRAŠAS

AZ ILLETÉKES NEMZETI HATÓSÁGOK LISTÁJA

LISTA TA' L-AWTORITAJIET KOMPETENTI NAZZJONALI

LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES

LISTA WŁAŚCIWYCH ORGANÓW KRAJOWYCH

LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES

ZOZNAM PRÍSLUŠNÝCH ŠTÁTNYCH ORGÁNOV

SEZNAM PRISTOJNIH NACIONALNIH ORGANOV

LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA

FÖRTECKNING ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Service public fédéral économie, PME, classes moyennes et énergie

Administration du potentiel économique

Politiques d'accès aux marchés, services licences

Rue Général Leman 60

B-1040 Bruxelles

Télécopieur: (32-2) 230 83 22

Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO,

Middenstand & Energie

Bestuur Economisch Potentieel

Markttoegangsbeleid, Dienst Vergunningen

Generaal Lemanstraat 60

B-1040 Brussel

Fax (32-2) 230 83 22

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Ministerstvo průmyslu a obchodu

Licenční správa

Na Františku 32

CZ-110 15 Praha 1

Fax: + 420-22421 21 33

DANMARK

Erhvervs- og Boligstyrelsen

Økonomi- og Erhvervsministeriet

Vejlsøvej 29

DK-8600 Silkeborg

Fax (45) 35 46 64 01

DEUTSCHLAND

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle

(BAFA)

Frankfurter Straße 29—35

D-65760 Eschborn 1

Fax: + 49-61-969 42 26

EESTI

Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium

Harju 11

EE-15072 Tallinn

Fax: + 372-6313 660

ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών

Διεύθυνση Διεθνών Οικονομικών Ροών

Κορνάρου 1

GR-105 63 Αθήνα

Φαξ (30-210) 32 86 094

ESPAÑA

Ministerio de Economía

Secretaría General de Comercio Exterior

Subdirección General de Productos Industriales

Paseo de la Castellana 162

E-28046 Madrid

Fax (34) 91 349 38 31

FRANCE

SETICE

8, rue de la Tour-des-Dames

F-75436 Paris Cedex 09

Télécopieur (33) 155 07 46 69

IRELAND

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Import/Export Licensing, Block C

Earlsfort Centre

Hatch Street

Dublin 2

Ireland

Fax (353-1) 631 25 62

ITALIA

Ministero delle Attività produttive

Direzione generale per la Politica commerciale e per

la gestione del regime degli scambi

Viale America 341

I-00144 Roma

Fax (39-06) 59 93 22 35/59 93 26 36

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ

Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού

Υπηρεσία Εμπορίου

Μονάδα Έκδοσης Αδειών Εισαγωγής/Εξαγωγής

Οδός Ανδρέα Αραούζου αρ.6

CY-1421 Λευκωσία

Φαξ: (357-22) 37 51 20

LATVIJA

Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrija

Brīvības iela 55

LV-1519 Rīga

Fakss: + 371-728 08 82

LIETUVA

Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija

Prekybos departamentas

Gedimino pr. 38/2

LT-01104 Vilnius

Faksas (370-5) 26 23 974

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des affaires étrangères

Office des licences

BP 113

L-2011 Luxembourg

Télécopieur (352) 46 61 38

MAGYARORSZÁG

Magyar Kereskedelmi Engedélyezési Hivatal

Margit krt. 85.

H-1024 Budapest

Fax: (36-1) 336 73 02

MALTA

Diviżjoni ghall-Kummerċ

Servizzi Kummerċjali

Lascaris

MT-Valletta CMR02

Fax: + 356-25-69 02 99

NEDERLAND

Belastingdienst/Douane centrale dienst voor in- en

uitvoer

Postbus 30003, Engelse Kamp 2

9700 RD Groningen

Nederland

Fax (31-50) 523 23 41

ÖSTERREICH

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit

Außenwirtschaftsadministration

Abteilung C2/2

Stubenring 1

A-1011 Wien

Fax: + 43-1-711 00/83 86

POLSKA

Ministerstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki

Społecznej

pl. Trzech Krzyży 3/5

PL 00-507 Warszawa

Fax: (48-22) 693 40 21 / 693 40 22

PORTUGAL

Ministério das Finanças

Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos

Especiais sobre o Consumo

Rua Terreiro do Trigo

Edifício da Alfândega de Lisboa

P-1140-060 Lisboa

Fax: (351-21) 88142 61

SLOVENIJA

Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo

Področje za ekonomske odnose s tujino

Kotnikova 5

SI-1000 Ljubljana

Fax: + 386-1-478 36 11

SLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA

Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR

Odbor licencií

Mierová 19

SK-827 15 Bratislava 212

Fax: + 421-2-43 42 39 19

SUOMI/FINLAND

Tullihallitus

PL 512

FIN-00101 Helsinki

Faksi (358) 20 492 28 52

Tullstyrelsen

PB 512

FIN-00101 Helsingfors

Fax (358) 20 492 28 52

SVERIGE

Kommerskollegium

Box 6803

S-113 86 Stockholm

Fax (46-8) 30 67 59

UNITED KINGDOM

Department of Trade and Industry

Import Licensing Branch

Queensway House — West Precinct

Billingham TS23 2NF

United Kingdom

Fax (44-1642) 36 42 69

14.10.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

L 315/14

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1763/2004

of 11 October 2004

imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60, 301 and 308 thereof,

Having regard to Common Position 2004/694/CFSP on further measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (1),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament,

Whereas:

(1)

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was established by means of UN Security Council Resolutions 808 and 827 (1993), which are based on Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The ICTY has the power to prosecute persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991. The Security Council argued that the widespread and flagrant violations of humanitarian law occurring within the territory of the former Yugoslavia constituted a threat to international peace and security and that the establishment, as an ad hoc measure, of an international tribunal and the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law would contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace.

(2)	On 28 August 2003, UN Security Council Resolution 1503 (2003) called on the ICTY to complete all work in 2010 and on all States to intensify cooperation with and render all necessary assistance to the ICTY, particularly to bring all fugitive indictees to the ICTY.

(3)

Common Position 2004/694/CFSP stipulates that certain funds and economic resources should be frozen in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the ICTY. These additional restrictive measures should be used so as to control all dealings with funds and economic resources owned by persons indicted by the ICTY who are still at large and to ban any support they might receive from within the Community.

(4)

These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, in order to avoid any distortion of competition, Community legislation is necessary to implement these measures as far as the Community is concerned. For the purposes of this Regulation, the territory of the Community should be deemed to encompass the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in that Treaty.

(5)	For reasons of expediency, the Commission should be empowered to amend the Annexes to this Regulation.

(6)	In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,

(7)

The Treaty, in Articles 60 and 301, empowers the Council to take, under certain conditions, measures aimed at the interruption or reduction of payments or movement of capital and of economic relations with regard to third countries. The measures laid down in this Regulation, targeted at individual persons not directly linked to the government of a third country, are necessary to attain this objective of the Community and Article 308 of the Treaty empowers the Council to take such measures if no other specific powers are provided for in the Treaty,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

‘funds’ means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to:

(a)	cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;

(b)	deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;

(c)	publicly and privately traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;

(d)	interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;

(e)	credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;

(f)	letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale;

(g)	documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;

(h)	any other instrument of export financing;

‘freezing of funds’ means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;

3.	‘economic resources’ means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but can be used to obtain funds, goods or services;

4.	‘freezing of economic resources’ means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, the selling, hiring or mortgaging of them.

Article 2

1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned or held by, natural persons indicted by the ICTY, and listed in Annex I, shall be frozen.

2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural persons listed in Annex I.

3. The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to at paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.

Article 3

By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain frozen funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are:

(a)	necessary for basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;

(b)	intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;

(c)	intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;

(d)	necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the relevant competent authority has notified the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted to all other competent authorities and the Commission at least two weeks prior to the authorisation.

The relevant competent authority shall inform the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article.

Article 4

By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the following conditions are met:

(a)	the funds or economic resources are subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established prior to 14 October 2004 or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date;

(b)	The funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;

(c)	The lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in Annex I;

(d)	Recognising the lien or judgment is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.

The relevant competent authority shall inform the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article.

Article 5

Article 2(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:

(i)	interest or other earnings on those accounts; or

(ii)	payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to this Regulation,

provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments continue to be subject to Article 2(1).

Article 6

Article 2(2) shall not prevent the crediting of the frozen accounts by financial institutions that receive funds transferred by third parties to the account of the listed person or entity, provided that any such additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial institution shall inform the competent authorities about such transactions without delay.

Article 7

1. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy and to the provisions of Article 284 of the Treaty, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:

(a)

supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2, to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in Annex II where they are resident or located, and shall transmit such information, directly or through these competent authorities, to the Commission;

(b)	cooperate with the competent authorities listed in Annex II in any verification of this information.

2. Any additional information directly received by the Commission shall be made available to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned.

3. Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.

Article 8

The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person or entity implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen as a result of negligence.

Article 9

The Commission and the Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.

Article 10

The Commission shall be empowered to:

(a)	amend Annex I, taking into account the Council Decisions implementing Common Position 2004/694/CFSP, and

(b)	amend Annex II on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

Article 11

The Member States shall lay down the rules on sanctions applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The sanctions provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

The Member States shall notify those rules to the Commission without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.

Article 12

This Regulation shall apply:

(a)	within the territory of the Community, including its airspace;

(b)	on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;

(c)	to any person inside or outside the territory of the Community who is a national of a Member State;

(d)	to any legal person, group or entity which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;

(e)	to any legal person, group or entity doing business within the Community.

Article 13

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

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

Done at Brussels, 11 October 2004.

For the Council

The President

B. R. BOT

(1) See page 52 of this Official Journal.

ANNEX I

List of persons referred to in Article 2

1.	Ante GOTOVINA. Date of birth: 12 October 1955. Place of birth: island of Pasman, Zadar, Republic of Croatia.

2.	Radovan KARADŽIĆ. Date of birth: 19 June 1945. Place of birth: Savnik, Serbia and Montenegro.

3.	Ratko MLADIĆ. Date of birth: 12 March 1942. Place of birth: Kalinovik, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

ANNEX II

List of competent authorities referred to in Articles 3 and 4

BELGIUM

Service public fédéral des affaires étrangères, commerce extérieur et coopération au développement/Federale Overheidsdienst Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking

Egmont 1

Rue des Petits Carmes/Karmelietenstraat 19

B-1000 Bruxelles/Brussel

Service public fédéral des finances/Federale Overheidsdienst Financiën

Administration de la trésorerie/Administratie van de Thesaurie

Avenue des Arts/Kunstlaan 30

B-1040 Bruxelles/Brussel

Télécopieur/fax (32-2) 233 74 65

Courriel/e-mail: Quesfinvragen.tf@minfin.fed.be

CZECH REPUBLIC

Ministerstvo financí

Finanční analytický útvar

P.O. Box 675

Jindřišská 14

111 21 Praha 1

Tel: +420 25704 4501

Fax: +420 25704 4502

DENMARK

National Agency for Enterprise and Construction/Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen

Dahlerups Pakhus

Langelinie Allé 17

DK-2100 København Ø

Tlf. (45) 35 46 60 00

Fax (45) 35 46 60 01

E-mail: ebst@ebst.dk

GERMANY

Concerning freezing of funds / Einfrieren von Guthaben:

Deutsche Bundesbank

Servicezentrum Finanzsanktionen

Postfach

D-80281 München

Tel. (49-89) 2889 3800

Fax: (49-89) 350163 3800

Concerning goods / Waren:

Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle (BAFA)

Frankfurter Straße 29—35

D-65760 Eschborn

Tel. (49-6196) 9 08-0

Fax: (49-6196) 9 08-800

ESTONIA

Finantsinspektsioon

Sakala 4

15030 Tallinn

Tel: (372-6) 680 500

Faks: (372-6) 680 501

GREECE

Freezing of Assets

Ministry of Economy and Finance

General Directory of Economic Policy

Address: 5 Nikis Str.

GR-101 80 Athens

Tel. (30-210) 33 32 786

Fax (30-210) 33 32 810

Δέσμευση κεφαλαίων

Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών

Γενική Διεύθυνση Οικονομικής Πολιτικής

Διεύθυνση: Νίκης 5

GR-101 80 Αθήνα

Τηλ. (30-210) 33 32 786

Φαξ (30-210) 33 32 810

Import- Export restrictions

Ministry of Economy and Finance

General Directorate for Policy Planning and Management

Address: 1 Kornaroy Str.

GR-105 63 Athens

Tel. (30-210) 32 86 401-3

Fax (30-210) 32 86 404

Περιορισμοί εισαγωγών-εξαγωγών

Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών

Γενική Διεύθυνση Σχεδιασμού και Διαχείρισης Πολιτικής

Διεύθυνση: Κορνάρου 1

GR-105 63 Αθήνα

Τηλ. (30-210) 32 86 401-3

Φαξ (30-210) 32 86 404

SPAIN

Dirección General del Tesoro y Política Financiera

Subdirección General de Inspección y Control de Movimientos y Capitales

Ministerio de Economía

Paseo del Prado, 6

E-28014 Madrid

Tel. (34) 912 09 95 11

Subdirección General de Inversiones Exteriores

Ministerio de Economía

Paseo de la Castellana, 162

E-28046 Madrid

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FRANCE

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie

Direction générale des douanes et des droits indirects

Cellule embargo — Bureau E2

Téléphone (33-1) 44 74 48 93

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Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'industrie

Direction du Trésor

Service des affaires européennes et internationales

Sous-direction E

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F-75572 Paris Cedex 12

Téléphone (33-1) 44 87 72 85

Télécopieur (33-1) 53 18 96 37

Ministère des affaires étrangères

—

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IRELAND

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Ireland

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Department of Foreign Affairs

United Nations Section

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Dublin 2

Ireland

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ITALY

Ministero degli Affari esteri

Direzione generale per i paesi dell'Europa

Ufficio III

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I-00194 Roma

Tel. (39) 06 36 91 22 78

Fax (39) 06 323 58 33

Ministero dell'Economia e delle finanze

Dipartimento del Tesoro

Comitato di Sicurezza finanziaria

Via XX Settembre, 97

I-00187 Roma

Tel. (39) 06 47 61 39 42

Fax (39) 06 47 61 30 32

CYPRUS

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

Tel. 357 22 889 115

Fax 357 22 667498

Address: Apelli Street 1

1403 Nicosia, Cyprus

LATVIA

Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija

Brīvības iela 36

Rīga LV-1395

Tel. (371) 7016 201

Fakss (371) 7828 121

LITHUANIA

Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija

J. Tumo-Vaižganto 2

LT-01511 Vilnius, Lietuva

Tel. (+370) 5 2362444; 2362516; 2362593

Faks. (+370) 5 2313090

El. paštas: urm@urm.lt

Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba prie Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus reikalų ministerijos

Šermukšnių st. 3

LT-01106 Vilnius, Lietuva

Tel. (+370) 5 271 74 47

Pasitikėjimo tel. (+370) 5 261 62 05

Faks. (+370) 5 262 18 26

El. paštas: info@fntt.lt

LUXEMBOURG

Ministère des affaires étrangères

Direction des relations internationales

6, rue de la Congrégation

L-1352 Luxembourg

Téléphone (352) 478 23 46

Télécopieur (352) 22 20 48

Ministère des finances

3, rue de la Congrégation

L-1352 Luxembourg

Téléphone (352) 478 27 12

Télécopieur (352) 47 52 41

HUNGARY

Ministry of Interior

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Hungary

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Fax +36 (1) 441-1437

Belügyminisztérium

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Fax +36 (1) 441-1437

MALTA

Bord ta' Sorveljanza dwar is-Sanzjonijiet

Direttorat ta' l-Affarijiet Multilaterali

Ministeru ta' l-Affarijiet Barranin

Palazzo Parisio

Triq il-Merkanti

Valletta CMR 02

Tel: +356 21 245705

Fax: +356 21 25 15 20

NETHERLANDS

Ministerie van Financiën

Directie Financiële Markten, afdeling Integriteit

Postbus 20201

2500 EE Den Haag

Tel. 0031 703428997

Fax 0031 703427984

AUSTRIA

Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Otto-Wagner-Platz 3

A-1090 Wien

Tel. (+43-1) 404 20-00

Fax (+43-1) 40420-73 99

POLAND

Organ koordynujący:

Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych

Departament Prawno-Traktatowy

Al. J. Ch. Szucha 23

00-580 Warszawa

Polska

Tel. (+48 22) 523 9427 lub 9348

Fax (+48 22) 523 8329

Zamrażanie aktywów:

Ministerstwo Finansów

Generalny Inspektor Informacji Finansowej

ul. Świętokrzyska 12

00-916 Warszawa

Polska

Tel. (+48 22) 694 59 70 lub 694 34 12 lub 826 01 87

Fax (+48 22) 694 54 50

Pomoc prawna:

Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości

Biuro Postępowania Przygotowawczego – Wydział Obrotu Prawnego z Zagranicą

Al. Ujazdowskie 11

00-950 Warszawa

Polska

Tel. (+48 22) 521 24 61 lub 521 24 661

Fax (+48 22) 621 70 06

Przepływ osób:

Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych

Straż Graniczna

02-514 Warszawa

Tel. (+48 22) 845 40 71

Fax (+48 22) 844 62 87

PORTUGAL

Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros

Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais

Largo do Rilvas

P-1350-179 Lisboa

Tel.: (351) 21 394 60 72

Fax: (351) 21 394 60 73

Ministério das Finanças

Direcção-Geral dos Assuntos Europeus e Relações Internacionais

Avenida Infante D. Henrique, n.o 1, C 2.o

P-1100 Lisboa

Tel.: (351) 21 882 32 40/47

Fax: (351) 21 882 32 49

SLOVENIA

Ministrstvo za pravosodje (Ministry of justice)

Župančičeva 3

1000 Ljubljana

Slovenia

Tel. + 386 1 369 52 00

Telefaks + 386 1 369 57 83

E-pošta: gp.mp@gov.si

Ministrstvo za zunanje zadeve (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Prešernova 25

1000 Ljubljana

Slovenia

Tel. + 386 1 478 20 00

Telefaks + 386 1 478 23 40 in 478 23 41

E-pošta: info.mzz@gov.si

SLOVAKIA

Ministerstvo financií Slovenskej Republiky

Štefanovičova 5

P. O. Box 82

817 02 Bratislava

Slovenská republika

Tel: (421-2) 59 58 1111

Fax: (421-2) 52 49 80 42

FINLAND

Ulkoasiainministeriö/Utrikesministeriet

PL/PB 176

FI-00161 Helsinki/Helsingfors

P. (358-9) 16 00 5

F. (358-9) 16 05 57 07

SWEDEN

Riksförsäkringsverket (RFV)

S-103 51 Stockholm

Tfn (46-8) 786 90 00

Fax (46-8) 411 27 89

UNITED KINGDOM

HM Treasury

Financial Systems and International Standards

1, Horse Guards Road

London

SW1A 2HQ

United Kingdom

Tel.: (44 20) 7270 5977/5323

Fax: (44 20) 7270 5430

E-Mail: financialsanctions@hm-treasury.gov.uk

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

Commission of the European Communities

Directorate-General for External Relations

Directorate CFSP

Unit A.2: Legal and institutional matters for external relations — Sanctions

CHAR 12/163

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

tel. (32-2) 296 25 56

fax (32-2) 296 75 63

E-Mail: relex-sanctions@cec.eu.int

14.10.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

L 315/28

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1767/2004

of 13 October 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001 as regards the recognition of producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001 of 29 November 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the recognition of producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector (2) contains in particular criteria for the recognition of associations of producer organisations recognised in one Member State. These criteria are not sufficient to cover the recognition of associations of producer organisations recognised in different Member States.

(2)

It is necessary to lay down the conditions and procedure for the Member States’ granting of recognition to, and withdrawal of recognition from, associations of producer organisations recognised in different Member States in such a way as to guarantee consistent application of the rules governing the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products.

(3)

The setting-up of associations of producer organisations recognised in different Member States may contribute to the general objective of achieving rational and sustainable exploitation of resources falling under the common fisheries policy and securing the long-term viability of the fisheries sector.

(4)

Community competition rules are applicable to production of and trade in fishery products in so far as their application does neither undermine express rules establishing the common market organisation in fishery and aquaculture products nor jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of the common fisheries policy.

(5)	The provisions on an extension to non-members of rules introduced by a producer organisation laid down in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 are not applicable to an association of producer organisations recognised in different Member States.

(6)	Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001 should, therefore, be amended.

(7)	The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001 is amended as follows:

In the title the words ‘laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the recognition of producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector’ are replaced by the following:

‘laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the recognition of producer organisations and associations of producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector.’

Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

1. A Member State may grant recognition to an association of producer organisations recognised in that Member State only on condition that:

(a)	it comprises a minimum proportion of the total number of producer organisations recognised by the Member State concerned in a given branch; and

(b)	the value of the production marketed by the association represents at least 20 % of the value of national production in that branch.

2. A Member State may grant recognition to an association of producer organisations recognised in different Member States, on condition that:

(a)	the association has its official headquarters on the territory of that Member State;

(b)	the value of the production marketed by the association represents a minimum proportion of the production of a certain fishery product in a given area;

(c)	the producer organisations forming the association deal with the fishing, production and marketing of jointly exploited fishery resources; and

(d)

the association performs its tasks without prejudice to the provisions governing the allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (3).

3. The Member State hosting the official headquarters of the association shall set up, in collaboration with the other Member States concerned, the administrative cooperation needed to ensure that the conditions for recognition are respected and to carry out checks on the activities of the association. Such administrative cooperation shall also cover the withdrawal of recognition.

4. An association of producer organisations may not hold a dominant position on a given market unless necessary in pursuance of the goals of Article 33 of the Treaty.

5. Articles 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the associations of producer organisations recognised in one and more than one Member State.

6. Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 908/2000 shall not apply to the associations of producer organisations recognised in different Member States.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 October 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22.

(2) OJ L 313, 30.11.2001, p. 9.

(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

14.10.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

L 315/32

COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 September 2004

concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community

(2004/692/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)	The Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part (1), entered into force on 1 July 1998.

(2)

The Commission has finalised the negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.

2. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Community.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.

For the Council

The President

L. J. BRINKHORST

(1) OJ L 181, 24.6.1998, p. 3.

IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS

between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community

Sir,

1.	I have the honour to refer to the consultations between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on trade in certain steel products.

Following these consultations the Parties hereby agree to establish a double-checking system, without quantitative limits, in respect of certain steel products in order to improve transparency and to avoid possible diversions of trade. The details of the double-checking system are annexed to this letter.

3.	This Exchange of Letters is without prejudice to the application of the relevant provisions of the bilateral agreements on trade and trade-related matters, in particular those relating to anti-dumping and safeguard measures.

Either Party may at any time propose amendments to the Annex or the Appendices thereto, which shall require the mutual consent of the Parties and shall take effect as agreed by them. Should anti-dumping or safeguard investigations be initiated or measures introduced in the European Community concerning a product under the double-checking system, Moldova will decide whether to exclude the product in question from the double-checking system. Such a decision shall not affect the entry into free circulation of the product in question into the European Community.

In conclusion, I have the honour to propose that if this letter, the Annex and the Appendices thereto are acceptable to your Government, this letter and your confirmation shall together constitute an agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova, which shall enter into force on the date of your reply.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration,

Hecho en Bruselas, el

V Bruselu dne

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den

Geschehen zu Brüssel am

Brüssel,

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις

Done at Brussels,

Fait à Bruxelles, le

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì

Briselē,

Priimta Briuselyje,

Kelt Brüsszelben,

Magÿmula fi Brussel,

Gedaan te Brussel,

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia

Feito em Bruxelas,

V Bruseli

V Bruslju,

Tehty Brysselissä

Utfärdat i Bryssel den

Întocmit la Bruxelles

Por la Comunidad Europea

Za Evropské společenství

For Det Europæiske Fællesskab

Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft

Euroopa Ühenduse nimel

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα

For the European Community

Pour la Communauté européenne

Per la Comunità europea

Eiropas Kopienas vārdā

Europos bendrijos vardu

az Európai Közösség részéről

Ghall-Komonità Ewropea

Voor de Europese Gemeenschap

W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej

Pela Comunidade Europeia

Za Európske spoločenstvo

za Evropsko skupnost

Euroopan yhteisön puolesta

På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar

din partea Comunitătii Europene

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 29 September 2004 which reads as follows:

‘1.	I have the honour to refer to the consultations between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on trade in certain steel products.

3.	This Exchange of Letters is without prejudice to the application of the relevant provisions of the bilateral agreements on trade and trade-related matters, in particular those relating to anti-dumping and safeguard measures.

I have the honour to confirm that the above is acceptable to my Government and that your letter, this reply and the attached Annex and Appendices together constitute an agreement, in accordance with your proposal.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration,

Hecho en Bruselas, el

V Bruselu dne

Udfærdiget i Bruxelles, den

Geschehen zu Brüssel am

Brüssel,

Έγινε στις Βρυξέλλες, στις

Done at Brussels,

Fait à Bruxelles, le

Fatto a Bruxelles, addì

Briselē,

Priimta Briuselyje,

Kelt Brüsszelben,

Magÿmula fi Brussel,

Gedaan te Brussel,

Sporządzono w Brukseli, dnia

Feito em Bruxelas,

V Bruseli

V Bruslju,

Tehty Brysselissä

Utfärdat i Bryssel den

Întocmit la Bruxelles

din partea Guvernului Republicii Moldova

Por el Gobierno de la República de Moldava

Za vládu Moldavské republiky

For regeringen for Republikken Moldova

Für die Regierung der Republik Moldau

Moldova Vabariigi valitsuse nimel

Για την κυβέρνηση της Δημοκρατίας της Μολδαβίας

For the Government of the Republic of Moldova

Pour le gouvernement de la République de Moldova

Per il governo della Repubblica moldova

Moldovas Republikas valdības vārdā

Moldovos Respublikos Vyriausybės vardu

a Moldovai Köztársaság kormánya nevében

Ghall-Gvern tar-Repubblika tal-Moldova

Voor de regering van de Republiek Moldavië

W imieniu Rządu Republiki Mołdowy

Pelo Governo da República da Moldova

za vládu Moldavskej republiky

Za Vlado Republike Moldavije

Moldovan tasavallan hallituksen puolesta

För Republiken Moldaviens regering

ANNEX

to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community

1.1.

For the period 29 October 2004 to 31 December 2006, unless both Parties agree to terminate the system earlier, imports into the European Community of the products listed in Appendix I originating in Moldova shall be subject to the presentation of a surveillance document conforming to the model shown in Appendix II issued by the authorities in the European Community.

1.2.

For the period referred to in paragraph 1.1, unless both Parties agree to terminate the system earlier, imports into the European Community of the products listed in Appendix I and which originate in Moldova shall, in addition, be subject to the issue of an export document by the competent Moldovan authorities.

1.3.

In order to obtain the surveillance document, the importer must present the original of the export document fully completed. In any case, the importer must present the original of the export document not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the goods covered by the document were shipped.

1.4.

The surveillance document and the export document are issued for every transaction.

1.5.

Shipment is considered to have taken place on the date of loading on to the exporting means of transport.

1.6.

The export document shall conform to the model shown in Appendix III. It shall be valid for exports throughout the customs territory of the European Community.

1.7.

The Republic of Moldova shall notify the Commission of the European Communities of the names and addresses of the appropriate Moldova governmental authorities which are authorised to issue and verify export documents together with specimens of the stamps and signatures they use. The Republic of Moldova shall also notify the Commission of any change in these particulars.

1.8.

The classification of the products covered by this Agreement is based on the tariff and statistical nomenclature of the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the CN). The origin of the products covered by this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the rules of non-preferential origin in force in the European Community.

1.9.

The competent authorities of the European Community undertake to inform the Republic of Moldova of any changes in the CN in respect of products covered by this Agreement before their date of entry into force in the European Community.

1.10.

Certain technical provisions on the implementation of the double-checking system are set out in Appendix IV.

2.1.

The Republic of Moldova undertakes to supply the European Community with precise statistical information on the export documents issued by the Moldova authorities pursuant to paragraph 1.2. Such information shall be transmitted to the European Community by the 28th of the month following the month to which the statistics relate.

2.2.

The European Community undertakes to supply the Moldova authorities with precise statistical information on surveillance documents issued by Member States in respect of the export documents issued by the Moldova authorities pursuant to paragraph 1.1. Such information shall be transmitted to the Moldova authorities by the 28th of the month following the month to which the statistics relate.

If necessary, at the request of either of the Parties, consultations shall be held on any problems arising from the operation of this Agreement. Such consultations shall be held promptly. Any consultations held under this paragraph shall be approached by both Parties in a spirit of cooperation and with a desire to reconcile the difference between them.

3.1.

Without prejudice to paragraph 2.2, and with a view to ensuring the effective functioning of this Agreement, the Community and the Republic of Moldova agree to take all necessary steps to prevent and/or investigate, or to take any necessary legal and/or administration action against circumvention, notably by transhipment, re-routing, false declaration concerning the country of origin, falsification of export documents and/or other documents, false declaration concerning quantities, description or classification of merchandise. Accordingly, the Community and the Republic of Moldova agree to establish the necessary legal provisions and administrative procedures, in accordance with their internal legislation, permitting effective action to be taken against such circumvention, which shall include the adoption of legally binding corrective measures against exporters and/or importers involved.

3.2.

Should the Parties believe on the basis of information available that this Agreement is being circumvented, the Parties shall request consultations, which shall be held immediately.

3.3.

Pending the results of the consultations referred to in paragraph 3.2, each Party shall, as a precautionary measure, and/or if so requested by the other Party, take all necessary measures, provided by internal legislation, to suspend or refuse the issuing of the export document and surveillance document. The Republic of Moldova may also consider to withdraw the issued export documents.

3.4.

Should the Parties fail, in the course of the consultations referred to in paragraph 3.2, to reach a mutually satisfactory solution, the Community shall have a right to refuse to import the product in question where sufficient evidence shows false declaration concerning quantities description or classification or country of origin has occurred.

Any notices to be given hereunder shall be given:

—	in respect of the European Community, to the Commission of the European Communities,

—	in respect of Moldova, to the Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the European Communities.

Appendix I

7202

7203

7206

7207

7208

7209

7210

7211

7212

7213

7214

7215

7216

7217

7218

7219

7220

7221

7222

7223

7224

7225

7226

7227

7228

7229

7301

7303

7304

7305

7306

7307

7312

Appendix II

Appendix III

Appendix IV

MOLDOVA

Technical provisions on the implementation of the double-checking system

The export documents shall measure 210 × 297 mm. The paper used shall be white writing paper, sized, not containing mechanical pulp, and weighing not less than 25 g/m2. They shall be made out in English. If they are completed by hand, entries must be in ink and in printed script. These documents may comprise additional copies duly indicated as such. If the documents have several copies only the top copy is the original. This copy shall be clearly marked as ‘original’ and other copies as ‘copies’. Only the original shall be accepted by the competent authorities of the European Community as being valid for the control of export to the European Community in accordance with the provisions of the double-checking system.

Each document shall bear a standardised serial number, whether or not printed, by which it can be identified. This number shall be composed of the following elements:

—	two letters identifying the exporting country as follows: MO = Moldova,

—

two letters identifying the intended Member State of customs clearance as follows:

BE	=	Belgium
DK	=	Denmark
DE	=	Germany
EL	=	Greece
ES	=	Spain
FR	=	France
IE	=	Ireland
IT	=	Italy
LU	=	Luxembourg
NL	=	Netherlands
AT	=	Austria
PT	=	Portugal
FI	=	Finland
SE	=	Sweden
GB	=	United Kingdom
CZ	=	Czech Republic
EE	=	Estonia
CY	=	Cyprus
LV	=	Latvia
LT	=	Lithuania
HU	=	Hungary
MT	=	Malta
PL	=	Poland
SI	=	Slovenia
SK	=	Slovak Republic

—	a one-digit number identifying the year, corresponding to the last figure in the respective year, e.g. ‘4’ for 2004,

—	a two-digit number from 01 to 99, identifying the particular issuing office concerned in the exporting country,

—	a five-digit number running consecutively from 00001 to 99999 allocated to the intended Member State of customs clearance.

3.	The export documents shall be valid for the calendar year during which they are issued, as shown in Box No 3 of the export document.

4.	Moldova need not show price information on the export document, but that information is available to the Commission authorities on request.

5.	Export documents may be issued after the shipment of the products to which they relate. In such cases they must bear the endorsement ‘issued retrospectively’.

In the event of a theft, loss or destruction of an export document, the exporter may apply to the competent governmental authority which issued the document for a duplicate to be made out on the basis of the export documents in his possession. The duplicate of any such document so issued shall bear the endorsement ‘duplicate’. The duplicate shall bear the date of the original export document.

7.	The competent authorities of the European Community shall be informed immediately of the withdrawal or modification of any export documents already issued and, where relevant, of the basis for such action.

14.10.2004

Official Journal of the European Union

L 315/47

COMMISSION DECISION

of 8 October 2004

amending Decision 2004/233/EC as regards the list of laboratories authorised to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores

(notified under document number C(2004) 3686)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/693/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Decision 2000/258/EC designated the laboratory of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments de Nancy (the AFSSA laboratory, Nancy), France as the institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines. That Decision also provides for the AFSSA laboratory, Nancy to send to the Commission the list of Community laboratories to be authorised to carry out those serological tests. Accordingly, the AFSSA laboratory, Nancy operates the established proficiency testing procedure to appraise laboratories for authorisation to perform the serological tests.

(2)

Commission Decision 2004/233/EC of 4 March 2004 authorising laboratories to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores (2) established a list of approved laboratories in the Member States on the grounds of the results of the proficiency tests communicated by the AFSSA laboratory, Nancy.

(3)	Three laboratories, respectively in the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal, have been approved by the AFSSA laboratory, Nancy, in compliance with Decision 2000/258/EC.

(4)	Accordingly, it is appropriate to add those three laboratories to the list of approved laboratories in the Member States as established in the Annex to Decision 2004/233/EC.

(5)	In addition, following the request of Germany, certain amendments should be made to the addresses of two German laboratories.

(6)	Furthermore, following the request of Slovenia, the name of the diagnostic laboratory in that Member State should be amended.

(7)	Decision 2004/233/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)	The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2004/233/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 October 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40. Decision as amended by Commission Decision 2003/60/EC (OJ L 23, 28.1.2003, p. 30).

(2) OJ L 71, 10.3.2004, p. 30. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/448/EC (OJ L 155, 30.4.2004, p. 84, as corrected in OJ L 193, 1.6.2004, p. 64).

ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

NAMES OF LABORATORIES

(AT) AUSTRIA

Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH

Veterinärmedizinische Untersuchungen Mödling

Robert-Koch-Gasse 17

A-2340 Mödling

(BE) BELGIUM

Institut Pasteur de Bruxelles

642, rue Engeland

B-1180 Bruxelles

(DE) GERMANY

Institut für Virologie, Fachbereich Veterinärmedizin

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen

Frankfurter Straße 107

D-35392 Gießen

Eurovir Hygiene-Institut

Im Biotechnologiepark

D-14943 Luckenwalde

Bayrisches Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Dienststelle Oberschleißheim

Veterinärstraße 2

D-85764 Oberschleißheim

Landesamt für Verbraucherschutz Sachsen-Anhalt

Fachbereich 4

Veterinäruntersuchungen und -epidemiologie

Haferbreiter Weg 132-135

D-39576 Stendal

Staatliches Veterinäruntersuchungsamt

Zur Taubeneiche 10-12

D-59821 Arnsberg

Institut für epidemiologische Diagnostik

Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut

Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit

Standort Wusterhausen

Seestraße 155

D-16868 Wusterhausen

Landesuntersuchungsanstalt für das Gesundheits- und Veterinärwesen Sachsen

Zschopauer Straße 186

D-09126 Chemnitz

(DK) DENMARK

Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research

Lindholm

DK-4771 Kalvehave

(EL) GREECE

Centre of Athens Veterinary Institutions Virus Department

25, Neapoleos Str

GR-153 10 Ag. Paraskevi, Athens

(ES) SPAIN

Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria de Santa Fe

Camino del Jau s/n

E-18320 Santa Fe (Granada)

(FI) FINLAND

National Veterinary and Food Research Institute

PL 45

FIN-00581 Helsinki

(FR) FRANCE

AFSSA Nancy

Domaine de Pixérécourt

B.P. 9

F-54220 Malzeville

Laboratoire vétérinaire départemental de la Haute-Garonne

78, rue Boudou

F-31140 Launaguet

Laboratoire départemental de la Sarthe

128, rue de Beaugé

F-72018 Le Mans Cedex 2

Laboratoire départemental d'analyses du Pas-de-Calais

Parc des Bonnettes

2, rue du Genévrier

F-62022 Arras Cedex

(IT) ITALY

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie

Via Romea 14/A

I-35020 Legnaro (PD)

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise

Via Campio Boario

I-64100 Teramo

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana

Via Appia Nuova 1411

I-00178 Roma Capannelle

(NL) NETHERLANDS

Central Institute for Animal Disease Control (CIDC) Lelystad

P.O. Box 2004

8203 AA Lelystad

Nederland

(PL) POLAND

National Veterinary Research Institute

Al. Partyzantow 57

24-100 Pulawy

Poland

(PT) PORTUGAL

Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária (LNIV)

Estrada de Benfica No 701

P-1500 Lisboa

(SE) SWEDEN

National Veterinary Institute

(Department of Virology)

S-751 89 Uppsala

(SI) SLOVENIA

National Veterinary Institute

Gerbiceva 60

1000 Ljubljana

Slovenia

(SK) SLOVAKIA

State Veterinary Institute

Pod drahami 918

960 86 Zvolen

Slovakia

(UK) UNITED KINGDOM

Veterinary Laboratories Agency

Virology Department

Woodham Lane,

New Haw

Addlestone

Surrey KT15 3NB

United Kingdom

Biobest

Pentlands Science Park

Bush Loan

Penicuik

Midlothian

EH26 0PZ

United Kingdom

Nota: Regularly updated details of contact persons, fax and telephone numbers and e-mail addresses concerning the above laboratories can be found on

http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/liveanimals/pets/approval_en.htm.’

		ISSN 1725-2555
Official Journal of the European Union		L 315

English edition	Legislation	Volume 47 14 October 2004

Contents		I Acts whose publication is obligatory	page
	*	Council Regulation (EC) No 1762/2004 of 24 September 2004 on administering of the double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community	1
	*	Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 of 11 October 2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)	14
		Commission Regulation (EC) No 1764/2004 of 13 October 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables	24
	*	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1765/2004 of 13 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2076/2002 as regards the continued use of the substances listed in Annex II ( 1 )	26
	*	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1766/2004 of 13 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2199/2003 laying down transitional measures for the application in respect of the year 2004 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 as regards the single area payment scheme for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia	27
	*	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1767/2004 of 13 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001 as regards the recognition of producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector	28
	*	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1768/2004 of 13 October 2004 fixing depreciation percentages to be applied when agricultural products are bought in, for the 2005 financial year	30

(EUR/100 kg)
CN code	Third country code (1)	Standard import value
0702 00 00	052	71,0
0702 00 00	999	71,0
0707 00 05	052	100,7
0707 00 05	999	100,7
0709 90 70	052	87,5
0709 90 70	999	87,5
0805 50 10	052	64,4
	388	54,4
	524	61,7
	528	40,6
	999	55,3
0806 10 10	052	87,8
	400	166,6
	999	127,2
0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90	388	99,5
	400	72,4
	512	110,5
	524	110,5
	720	37,1
	800	144,9
	804	97,7
	999	96,1
0808 20 50	052	99,7
	388	83,6
	999	91,7

‘4-CPA (4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid)	Greece	Grape (seedless)
	Spain	Tomato, aubergine
	France	Tomato, aubergine’

Products	k
Breadmaking common wheat	—
Barley	0,20
Rye	—
Maize	0,15
Sorghum	0,15
Sugar	0,55
Paddy rice	0,20
Alcohol	0,65
Butter	0,40
Skimmed-milk powder	0,20
Beef with bones	0,25
Deboned beef	0,25

	II Acts whose publication is not obligatory
	Council
*	2004/692/EC: Council Decision of 24 September 2004 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community	32
	In the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of certain steel products from the Republic of Moldova to the European Community	33
	Commission
*	2004/693/EC: Commission Decision of 8 October 2004 amending Decision 2004/233/EC as regards the list of laboratories authorised to check the effectiveness of vaccination against rabies in certain domestic carnivores (notified under document number C(2004) 3686) ( 1 )	47

		Acts adopted under Title V of the Treaty on European Union
	*	Council Common Position 2004/694/CFSP of 11 October 2004 on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)	52

		Corrigenda
	*	Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1761/2004 of 12 October 2004 laying down specific measures in the cauliflower sector ( OJ L 314, 13.10.2004 )	54