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

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
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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) 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").
(2) 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 notifications 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,