Corrigendum to 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, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia

( Official Journal of the European Union L 161 of 30 April 2004 )

Regulation (EC) No 861/2004 should read as follows:

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, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Treaty of Accession’) (1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments 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,

Whereas:

(1) For certain acts which remain valid beyond 1 May 2004 and require adaptation by reason of accession, the necessary adaptations were not provided for in the Act of Accession, or were provided for, but further adaptations are necessary. 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 Accession, such adaptations are to be adopted by the Council in all cases where the Council adopted the original act alone or jointly with the European Parliament.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the European Parliament and 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 (3) should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The title is replaced by: ‘Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the European Parliament and 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 Romania’

2. Article 1 is replaced by the following: “Article 1 This Regulation lays down the rules for the distribution among Member States of authorisations available to the Community pursuant to Article 6(2) of the Agreements between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria and between the European Community and Romania establishing certain conditions for the carriage of goods by road and the promotion of combined transport (hereinafter referred to as “the Agreements”).’

3. The Annex is replaced by the following: ‘Annex Member State Authorisations for use in: 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 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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of entry into force of the Treaty of Accession.