Commission Regulation (EC) No 230/2004 of 10 February 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1972/2003 on transitional measures to be adopted in respect of trade in agricultural products on account of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia

Commission Regulation (EC) No 230/2004
of 10 February 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 1972/2003 on transitional measures to be adopted in respect of trade in agricultural products on account of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
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 41, first paragraph, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1972/2003(1) stipulates that the new Member States shall carry out, without delay, an inventory of stocks available as at 1 May 2004 in order to ensure that the charge to be imposed on holders of surplus stocks is applied correctly. In order to facilitate the establishment of an inventory which comprises a considerable number of agricultural and non-Annex I products and to tackle potential risks in an efficient way the new Member States may use a system of risk analysis for identifying holders of surplus stocks.
(2) It is necessary to prevent goods which have attracted an export refund from benefiting from any intervention measure or aid as laid down in Title I, Chapters II and III of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999(2) of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1972/2003 should be amended in consequence.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of all the Management Committees concerned,