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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 861/2004 
of 29 April 2004 
adapting Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the 
European Parliament and of the Council, 
in the field of transport, by reason of the accession 
of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Po land, Slovenia and Slovakia 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
Having regard to the Treaty concerning the acc ession of the Czech Repub lic, the Republic of 
Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of La tvia, the Republic of Lit huania, the Republic of 
Hungary, the Republic of Malta , the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the 
Slovak Republic to the European Union (hereinaft er referred to as the "Treaty of Accession")1, and 
in particular Article 2(3) thereof, Having regard to the Act concerning the condi tions of accession of the Czech Republic, the 
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Re public of Latvia, the Repub lic of Lithuania, the 
Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and 
the Slovak Republic and the adjust ments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded 
(hereinafter referred to as  the "Act of Accession")
2, and in particular Article 57(1) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
                                                 
1 OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17. 
2 OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33. 
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Whereas: 
(1) For certain acts which remain valid be yond 1 May 2004 and require adaptation by reason of 
accession, the necessary adaptations were not provi ded for in the Act of Accession, or were 
provided for, but further adaptations are necessa ry. All these adaptations need to be adopted 
before accession in order to enter into force as from accession. 
(2) Pursuant to Article 57(2) of the Act of A ccession, such adaptations are to be adopted by the 
Council in all cases wher e the Council adopted th e original act alone or jointly with the 
European Parliament. 
(3) Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the Euro pean Parliament a nd of the Council of 
4 April 2001 concerning the distribution of authorisations among Member States received 
through the Agreements establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport between the European Community and the Republic of 
Bulgaria and between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary
1 should 
therefore be amended, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
                                                 
1 OJ L 108, 18.4.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 893/2002 
(OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 1). 
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Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 is hereby amended as follows: 
1) the title shall be replaced by: 
"Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the Europ ean Parliament and of the Council of 
4 April 2001 concerning the di stribution of author isations among Member  States received 
through the Agreements establishing certain conditions for the carr iage of goods by road 
and the promotion of combined transport between the European Community and the 
Republic of Bulgaria and between th e European Community and Romania"; 
2) Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: 
"Article 1 
This Regulation lays down the rules for the distribution among Member States of 
authorisations available to the Community unde r Article 6(2) of the Agreements between 
the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria and between the European 
Community and Romania establis hing certain conditi ons for the carriage  of goods by road 
and the promotion of combined transport (herei nafter referred to as "the Agreements")."; 
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3) the Annex shall be replaced by the following: 
"Annex 
Authorisations for use in:  Member State Bulgaria Romania  
Belgium 53 54  
Czech Republic 50 50  
Denmark 60 61  
Germany 84 87  
Estonia 63 66  
Greece 10 468 11 457  
Spain 50 50  
France 52 52  
Ireland 50 50  
Italy 52 52  
Cyprus 63 64  
Latvia 53 54  
Lithuania 211 227  
Luxembourg 50 50  
Hungary 324 359  
Malta 57 55  
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Authorisations for use in:  Member State Bulgaria Romania  
Netherlands 100 104  
Austria 69 70  
Poland 386 296  
Portugal 50 50  
Slovenia 64 87  
Slovak Republic 429 442  
Finland 52 52  
Sweden 57 57  
United Kingdom 53 54  
Total 13 000 14 000  
   " 
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Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of entry into force of the Treaty of 
Accession. 
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004.  
 For the Council 
 The President 
 M. McDOWELL