Commission Regulation (EC) No 920/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat as regards premium schemes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2419/2001 by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Malta, Slovenia, accession to the European Union, agricultural guidance, aid to agriculture, common organisation of markets, eligible region, goatmeat, sheepmeat

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 920/2004

of 29 April 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goat-
meat as regards premium schemes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2419/2001 by reason of the
accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of
the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta,
Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3)
thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 57(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

A number of
technical adjustments are required to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001 (1) by
reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia,
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia (hereafter referred to as the ‘new
Member States’).

Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001 lays down
that each Member State must set a period for the
submission of applications for sheep and goat premiums.
Given that the new Member States are due to accede to
the European Union on 1 May 2004, they should be
authorised to set a special timetable for the submission
of premium applications in 2004 and the rules on notifi-
cations should be adjusted.

(3)

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001 should be
amended to take account of the goat herds of Cyprus,
Slovenia and Slovakia,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) In Article 2(2), the following subparagraph is added:

‘For 2004, Malta and Slovenia may set a period commen-
cing on the date of entry into force of the 2003 Treaty of
Accession at the earliest and ending 31 days later at the
latest.’

(b) In Article 18, the following second paragraph is added:

‘In the case of Malta and Slovenia, the information referred
to in the first paragraph shall be provided before 30
August 2004.’

(c) Annex I is replaced by the text given in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the
date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary,
Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 April 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 105. Regulation last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2307/2003 (OJ L 342, 30.12.2003, p. 11).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Areas eligible for the goat premium

1. Germany: all mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999

2. Greece: the whole country

3.

4.

5.

Spain: the autonomous regions of Andalusia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Castile-La Mancha, Castile-Leon, Cata-
lonia, Extremadura, Galicia (with the exception of the Provinces of La Coruña and Lugo), Madrid, Murcia, Rioja, the
Autonomous Community of Valencia, and the Canary Islands and all mountain areas within the meaning of Article
18 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 situated outside those regions

France: Corsica, the overseas departments and all mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 1257/1999 situated outside those regions

Italy: Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia and all mountain areas
within the meaning of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 situated outside those regions

6. Cyprus: the whole country

7. Austria: all mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999

8.

9.

Portugal: the whole country, with the exception of the Azores

Slovenia: the whole country

10. Slovakia: all mountain areas within the meaning of Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999’