Article 1 
By way of derogation, Article 11(2) and (4), Article 12 and Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 shall not apply to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 May 2004.