ISSN 1725-2555 Official Journal L85 Volume 47 of the European Union 23 March 2004 English edition Legislation Contents I Acts whose publication is obligatory Commission Regulation (EC) No 525/2004 of 22 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables ............ 1 Commission Regulation (EC) No 526/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending the spe- cification for a name appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin (Espárrago de Navarra) ................................................................................................. 3 Commission Regulation (EC) No 527/2004 of 22 March 2004 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Com- munity with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slo- vakia, Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted ..................................................... 7 Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/2004 of 22 March 2004 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the arrangements provided for by the Free Trade Agreements between the Community, of the one part, and Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, of the other part, can be accepted ............................................................................. 9 Commission Regulation (EC) No 529/2004 of 22 March 2004 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain pigmeat sector products under the regime provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 774/ 94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for pigmeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted ....................... 11 Commission Regulation (EC) No 530/2004 of 22 March 2004 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences under the regime pro- vided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 to 30 April 2004 can be accepted ........................................................................ 13 Commission Regulation (EC) No 531/2004 of 22 March 2004 determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreement concluded by the Com- munity with Slovenia can be accepted ............................................................... 15 2 (Continued overleaf) Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period. EN The titles of all other acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. Contents (continued) Commission Regulation (EC) No 532/2004 of 22 March 2004 concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund ......... 17 Commission Directive 2004/31/EC of 17 March 2004 amending Annexes I, II, III, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant pro- ducts and against their spread within the Community .................................... 18 Commission Directive 2004/32/EC of 17 March 2004 amending Directive 2001/ 32/EC as regards certain protected zones exposed to particular plant health risks in the Community ............................................................................... 24 II Acts whose publication is not obligatory Council Information concerning the date of entry into force of the EC-fYROM Stabilisa- tion and Association Agreement ................................................................... 26 Commission 2004/272/EC: Commission Decision of 1 October 2003 on the State aid which Germany intends to grant to Frenzel Kyffhäuser Tiefkühlkost GmbH (notified under document number C(2003) 3383) .................................................................................... 27 EN 23.3.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 85/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 525/2004 of 22 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Annex to this Regulation, Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particu- lar Article 4(1) thereof, Article 1 Whereas: The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regu- (1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the lation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade nego- hereto. tiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in Article 2 respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 March 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 March 2004. For the Commission J. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZ Agriculture Director-General (1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17). L 85/2EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2004 ANNEX to the Commission Regulation of 22 March 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables (EUR/100 kg) CN code Third country code (1) Standard import value 0702 00 00 052 107,2 204 66,2 212 115,9 999 96,4 0707 00 05 052 133,1 096 93,1 204 13,1 220 147,3 999 96,7 0709 90 70 052 125,6 204 56,0 999 90,8 0805 10 10, 0805 10 30, 0805 10 50 052 49,6 204 63,2 212 60,0 220 45,4 400 37,9 624 60,6 999 52,8 0805 50 10 052 57,0 220 31,0 400 46,9 600 51,3 999 46,6 0808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 88,1 400 88,1 404 90,4 508 71,0 512 73,5 524 88,7 528 73,7 720 86,9 999 82,6 0808 20 50 388 81,6 512 87,6 528 66,7 720 34,9 999 67,7 (1) Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of other origin’. 23.3.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 85/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 526/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending the specification for a name appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin (Espárrago de Navarra) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4) It is considered that the amendments proposed are consonant with Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. Following Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European their publication in the Official Journal of the European Community, Union (3) the Commission has received no objection Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 pursuant to Article 7 of that Regulation. July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and food- (5) The amendments should therefore be registered and stuffs (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof, published in the Official Journal of the European Union, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: (1) Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, for the name Espárrago de Navarra, registered as a protected geographical indication by Commission Regu- Article 1 lation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registra- The amendments in Annex I to this Regulation are hereby tion of geographical indications and designations of registered and are published as required by Article 6(4) of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (2), Spain has requested changes to the description and the geogra- A summary of the main points of the specification is given in phical area. Annex II to this Regulation. (2) Scrutiny of the request has shown that the amendments proposed are not minor. Article 2 (3) According to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day the Article 6 procedure should accordingly be applied following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the mutatis mutandis. European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 March 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1). (2) OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1660/2003 (OJ L 234, 20.9.2003, p. 10). (3) OJ C 110, 8.5.2003, p. 20 (Espárrago de Navarra). L 85/4EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2004 ANNEX I Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 AMENDMENT OF THE SPECIFICATION OF A PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION (Article 9) 1. Registered name: Espárrago de Navarra PGI. 2. Amendments requested Specification headings 3. Amendments Description Add the following approved varieties: Dariana, Grolim, Steline and Thielim. Delete the following approved varieties: Blanco del Pais, Cito and Darbonne 2, 3 and 4. Fields may include up to 20 % non-approved varieties. Geographical area Add the following localities in respect of the Autonomous Community of Aragon: Biota, Boquiñeni, Luceni, Remo- linos, Sádaba, Sos del Rey Católico and Uncastillo.