European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy holds a news conference at the Berlaymont building, the new European Commission headquarters in Brussels, October 25, 2004. The EU will lift sanctions on $4 billion worth of United States goods on Jan. 1, 2005 when a U.S. bill repealing illegal export tax subsidies takes effect, EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy said on Monday. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir 11:32 25Oct2004 EU'S LAMY SAYS SANCTIONS ON U.S. TO END WHEN TAX BILL COMES INTO EFFECT JAN 1. 2005