Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 863/2004 of 29 April 2004 adapting Regulation (EC) No 2327/2003 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 863/2004 should read as follows:

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 863/2004

of 29 April 2004

adapting Regulation (EC) No 2327/2003 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 (1), (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Treaty of Accession’), 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 (2) (hereinafter referred to as the “Act of Accession’) 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 2327/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2003 establishing a transitional points system applicable to heavy goods vehicles travelling through Austria for 2004 within the framework of a sustainable transport policy (3) should therefore be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Regulation (EC) No 2327/2003, the following Annex is added:

‘Annex III Number of points to be allocated to the new Member States Member State Basic allocation for 12 months 2004 Pro rata 2004 (1) 2005 (2) 2006 (3) Czech Republic 486 874 324 599 462 531 439 404 Cyprus 3 040 2 027 2 888 2 744 Estonia 16 805 11 204 15 965 15 167 Lithuania 42 037 28 026 39 935 37 939 Latvia 21 669 14 447 20 586 19 556 Hungary 730 208 486 830 693 698 659 013 Malta 14 592 9 728 13 862 13 169 Poland 332 479 221 664 315 855 300 062 Slovakia 144 248 96 170 137 036 130 184 Slovenia 356 448 237 644 338 626 321 694 TOTAL EUR-10 2 148 400 1 432 338 2 040 980 1 938 931

Article 2

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