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 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004)
Date: 2004-06-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Accession Treaty, carriage of goods, combined transport, road transport, transport document, transport regulations

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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,

jointly with the European Parliament.

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

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty concerning the accession of the
Czech Republic,
the Republic of
the Republic of Estonia,
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,

Regulation (EC) No 685/2001 of the European Parlia-
ment 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
the Republic of
Hungary (3) should therefore be amended,

European Community

and

the Czech Republic,

the Republic of Estonia,

Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of acces-
sion of
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 neces-
sary 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

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 distribu-
tion 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 Com-
munity and Romania’

2. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

“Article 1

to Article 6(2) of

This Regulation lays down the rules for the distribution
among Member States of authorisations available to the
the Agreements
Community pursuant
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”).’

(1) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33.

(3) 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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3. The Annex is replaced by the following:

‘Annex

Member State

Authorisations for use in:

Bulgaria

Romania

Member State

Authorisations for use in:

Bulgaria

Romania

Belgium

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Cyprus

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Hungary

53

50

60

84

63

54

50

61

87

66

10 468

11 457

50

52

50

52

63

53

211

50

324

50

52

50

52

64

54

227

50

359

Malta

Netherlands

Austria

Poland

Portugal

Slovenia

Slovak Republic

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

Total

57

100

69

386

50

64

429

52

57

53

55

104

70

296

50

87

442

52

57

54

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.

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