CELEX: 32004R0863
Language: en
Date: 2004-04-29 00:00:00
Title: 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

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                           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,
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 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 1 should therefore be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
1
      OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 30.
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                                                Article 1
In Regulation (EC) No 2327/2003, the following Annex shall be added:
"Annex III
 Number of points to be allocated to the new Member States
                              Basic allocation
                                                    Pro rata
 Member State                  for 12 months                      2005 **     2006 ***
                                                     2004 *
                                    2004
 Czech Rep.                       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
 *     Pro rata distributed for the period 1 May – 31 December 2004.
 **    Basic allocation for 2004 – 5%
 *** Allocation for 2005 – 5%
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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