(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)

Article 6(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 314/2002 (2) lays down the method for determining the quantity of sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup disposed of in the Community for consumption as referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.

(2)

In the interests of transparency and clarity, certain items in the calculation should be specified, and in particular account should be taken of the surplus stocks fixed in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2005 of 31 May 2005 on the determination of surplus quantities of sugar, isoglucose and fructose for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (3).

(3)

Account should also be taken of intervention stocks when evaluating the stocks at the beginning and the end of the marketing year and the quantities of sugar available on the Community market.

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 314/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

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

1.

in paragraph 4:

2.

in paragraph 5:

(1)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 43/2005 of 11 March 2005 (1).

(2)

Commission Directive 2004/104/EC of 14 October 2004 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 72/245/EEC relating to the radio interference (electromagnetic compatibility) of vehicles and amending Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (2), as corrected by OJ L 56, 2.3.2005, p. 35, is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

1.

The following indent shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 70/156/EEC):

2.

The following indent shall be added in point 11 (Council Directive 72/245/EEC):

3.

The following adaptation shall be added in point 11 (Council Directive 72/245/EEC):

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In Annex I, the following shall be added to point 5.2:

‘IS for Iceland

FL for Liechtenstein

16 for Norway’

4.

The following point shall be inserted after point 45ze (Commission Decision 2004/90/EC):

(1)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 58/2005 of 29 April 2005 (1).

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1452/2003 of 14 August 2003 maintaining the derogation provided for in Article 6(3)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 with regard to certain species of seed and vegetative propagating material and laying down procedural rules and criteria relating to that derogation (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

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32003 R 1452: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1452/2003 of 14 August 2003 maintaining the derogation provided for in Article 6(3)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 with regard to certain species of seed and vegetative propagating material and laying down procedural rules and criteria relating to that derogation (OJ L 206, 15.8.2003, p. 17).’

(1)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 62/2005 of 29 April 2005 (1).

(2)

Commission Directive 2004/97/EC of 27 September 2004 amending Commission Directive 2004/60/EC as regards time-limits (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

Commission Directive 2005/2/EC of 19 January 2005 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include Ampelomyces quisqualis and Gliocladium catenulatum as active substances (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(4)

Commission Directive 2005/3/EC of 19 January 2005 amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC to include imazosulfuron, laminarin, methoxyfenozide and s-metolachlor as active substances (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

1.

The following indents shall be added in point 12a (Council Directive 91/414/EEC):

2.

The following shall be added in the 49th indent of point 12a (Commission Directive 2004/60/EC):

‘, as amended by:

(1)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 36/2005 of 11 March 2005 (1).

(2)

Annex XX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 43/2005 of 11 March 2005 (2).

(3)

Directive 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products and amending Directive 1999/13/EC (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

‘9.

32004 L 0042: Directive 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products and amending Directive 1999/13/EC (OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 87).

The provisions of the Directive shall, for the purposes for the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

In Article 3(4), the words “, and for Iceland for a period of 36 months following the latter date in Annex II, to finish the Icelandic stocks” shall be inserted after the word “force”.’

—

32004 L 0042: Directive 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 143, 30.4.2004, p. 87).’

(1)

Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 128/2004 of 24 September 2004 (1).

(2)

Commission Recommendation 2003/887/EC of 11 December 2003 on the implementation and use of Eurocodes for construction works and structural construction products (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

‘4.

32003 H 0887: Commission Recommendation 2003/887/EC of 11 December 2003 on the implementation and use of Eurocodes for construction works and structural construction products (OJ L 332, 19.12.2003, p. 62).’

(1)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2005 of 29 April 2005 (1).

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 establishing a European Railway Agency (2), as corrected by OJ L 220, 21.6.2004, p. 3, has as its objective to enhance the level of interoperability of railway systems and to develop a common approach to safety on the European railway system.

(3)

The activities of the Agency may affect the level of railway interoperability and safety in the European Economic Area.

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 is therefore to be incorporated into the Agreement in order to allow for the full participation of the EFTA States in the European Railway Agency,

(1)

Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2005 of 29 April 2005 (1).

(2)

Commission Directive 2004/111/EC of 9 December 2004 adapting for the fifth time to technical progress Council Directive 94/55/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

Commission Directive 2004/112/EC of 13 December 2004 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

1.

The following indent shall be added in point 17e (Council Directive 94/55/EC):

2.

The following indent shall be added in point 17d (Council Directive 95/50/EC):

(1)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 69/2005 of 29 April 2005 (1).

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 13/2005 of 6 January 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community Statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables relating to ‘social participation’ (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.

(3)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

‘18p.

32005 R 0013: Commission Regulation (EC) No 13/2005 of 6 January 2005 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community Statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target secondary variables relating to “social participation” (OJ L 5, 7.1.2005, p. 5).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’

(1)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 69/2005 of 29 April 2005 (1).

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 116/2005 of 26 January 2005 on the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable persons and to taxable persons for their exempt activities, for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

(3)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

‘19r.

32005 R 0116: Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 116/2005 of 26 January 2005 on the treatment of repayments of VAT to non-taxable persons and to taxable persons for their exempt activities, for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices (OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 6).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’

(1)

Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 69/2005 of 29 April 2005 (1).

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

(3)

This Decision is not to apply to Liechtenstein,

‘19s.

32005 R 0184: Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment (OJ L 35, 8.2.2005, p. 23).

The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of the present Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:

This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’

(1)

Annex XXII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 71/2005 of 29 April 2005 (1).

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 211/2005 of 4 February 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 1725/2003 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 1 and 2 and International Accounting Standards (IASs) No 12, 16, 19, 32, 33, 38 and 39 (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,

‘—

32005 R 0211: Commission Regulation (EC) No 211/2005 of 4 February 2005 (OJ L 41, 11.2.2005, p. 1).’

(1)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 183/2004 of 16 December 2004 (1).

(2)

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include Decision No 2241/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on a single Community framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) (2).

(3)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place with effect from 1 January 2005,

‘—

32004 D 2241: Decision No 2241/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on a single Community framework for the transparency of qualifications and competences (Europass) (OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 6).’

(1)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 135/2002 of 27 September 2002 (1).

(2)

It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the Agreement to include Council Decision 2005/12/EC of 20 December 2004 amending Decision 1999/847/EC as regards the extension of the Community action programme in the field of civil protection (2).

(3)

Protocol 31 to the Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place with effect from 1 January 2005,

—

32005 D 0012: Council Decision 2005/12/EC of 20 December 2004 amending Decision 1999/847/EC as regards the extension of the Community action programme in the field of civil protection (OJ L 6, 8.1.2005, p. 7).’