Commission Regulation (EC) No 406/2004

of 4 March 2004

adapting several regulations concerning the olive oil sector 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,

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) Some technical adaptations are needed to several Commission regulations concerning the olive oil sector by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union.

(2) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/95 of 30 October 1995 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of export licences for olive oil(1) provides for entries in all the languages of the Member States. That provision should include the language versions of the new Member States.

(3) Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 of 15 February 2001 laying down detailed rules of application for the importation of olive oil originating in Tunisia and derogating from certain provisions of Regulations (EC) No 1476/95 and (EC) No 1291/2000(2) provides for entries in all the languages of the Member States. That provision should include the language versions of the new Member States.

(4) The second subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002 of 13 June 2002 on marketing standards for olive oil(3) requires the Member States to notify the Commission of the measures taken to ensure compliance with that Regulation, including the system of penalties, no later than 31 December 2002. In order to allow the new Member States to meet this requirement, a date after accession should be laid down for those Member States.

(5) Regulations (EC) Nos 2543/95, 312/2001 and 1019/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The second subparagraph of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2543/95 is replaced by the following:

"Box 22 of the licence shall contain at least one of the following indications:

- Restituci贸n valida por ... toneladas (cantidad por la que se expida en certificado)

- N谩hrada platn谩 pro ... tun (mnozstv铆, pro nez je vyd谩na licence).

- Restitutionen omfatter ... tons (den m忙ngde, licensen vedr酶rer).

- Erstattung g眉ltig f眉r ... Tonnen (Menge, f眉r welche die Lizenz ausgestellt wurde)

- Toetust makstakse ... tonni puhul (kogus, mille kohta on litsents v盲lja antud).

- 螘蟺喂蟽蟿蟻慰蠁萎 喂蟽蠂蠉慰蠀蟽伪 纬喂伪 ... 蟿蠈谓慰蠀蟼 (蟺慰蟽蠈蟿畏蟿伪 纬喂伪 蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 苇蠂蔚喂 蔚魏未慰胃蔚委 蟿慰 蟺喂蟽蟿慰蟺慰喂畏蟿喂魏蠈)

- Refund valid for ... tons (quantity for which the licence is issued)

- Restitution valide pour ... tonnes (quantité pour laquelle le certificat est délivré)

- Restituzione valida per ... t (quantitativo per il quale il titolo è stato rilasciato)

- Kompensacija paredzeta ... t (daudzums, attieciba uz ko ir izsniegta atlauja)

- Grazinamoji ismoka taikoma ... tonoms (kiekis, kuriam isduota licencija)

- A visszatér铆tés ... tonn谩ra érvényes (az a mennyiség, amelyre az engedélyt ki谩ll铆tott谩k)

- Rifuzjoni valida gal ... tunnellata (kwantit脿 li galiha gie marug ic-certifikat)

- Restitutie geldig voor ... ton (hoeveelheid waarvoor het certificaat wordt afgegeven)

- Refundacja wazna dla ... ton (ilosc, dla kt贸rej pozwolenie zostao wydane)

- Restituiç茫o v谩lida para ... toneladas (quantidade relativamente 脿 qual é emitido o certificado)

- N谩hrada platn谩 pre ... ton (mnozstvo, na ktoré sa povolenie vyd谩va)

- Nadomestilo veljavno za ... ton (kolicina, za katero je bilo izdano dovoljenje)

- Tuki on voimassa ... tonnille (m盲盲r盲, jolle todistus on my枚nnetty)

- Ger r盲tt till exportbidrag f枚r ... ton (den kvantitet f枚r vilken licensen utf盲rdats)."

Article 2

Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 312/2001 is replaced by the following:

"2. Box 20 of the import licences provided for in Article 1(2) shall contain one of the following entries:

- Derechos de aduana fijados por la Decisi贸n 2000/822/CE del Consejo

- Clo stanovené rozhodnut铆m Rady 2000/822/ES

- Told fastsat ved R氓dets afg酶relse 2000/822/EF

- Zoll gem盲脽 Beschluss 2000/822/EG des Rates

- Tollimaks kindlaksm盲盲ratud n玫ukogu otsusega 2000/822/E脺

- 螖伪蟽渭蠈蟼 蟺慰蠀 魏伪胃慰蟻委蟽蟿畏魏蔚 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 伪蟺蠈蠁伪蟽畏 蟿慰蠀 危蠀渭尾慰蠀位委慰蠀 2000/822/EK

- Customs duty fixed by Council Decision 2000/822/EC

- Droit de douane fixé par la décision 2000/822/CE du Conseil

- Dazio doganale fissato con la decisione 2000/822/CE del Consiglio

- Ar Padomes Lemumu 2000/822/EK noteiktais muitas nodoklis

- Muito mokestis nustatytas Tarybos sprendime 2000/822/EB

- A v谩mokat a 2000/822/EK tan谩csi hat谩rozat r枚gz铆tette.

- Dazju stabbilit mid-Decizjoni tal-Kunsill nru. 2000/822/EC

- Bij Besluit 2000/822/EG van de Raad vastgesteld douanerecht

- Co ustalone decyzja Rady 2000/822/WE

- Direito aduaneiro fixado pela Decis茫o 2000/822/CE do Conselho

- Clo stanovené rozhodnut铆m Rady 2000/822/ES

- Carina, dolocena s Sklepom Sveta 2000/822/ES

- Neuvoston p盲盲t枚ksess盲 2000/822/EY vahvistettu tulli

- Tull fastst盲lld genom r氓dets beslut 2000/822/EG"

Article 3

The following subparagraph is added to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1019/2002:"The Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia shall notify the Commission of the measures taken to that end no later than 31 December 2004, and of amendments to those measures before the end of the month following that in which they are adopted."

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2004, subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 260, 31.10.1995, p. 33. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2731/2000 (OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 42).

(2) OJ L 46, 16.2.2001, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 155, 14.6.2002, p. 27. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2003 (OJ L 164, 2.7.2003, p. 12).