Commission Regulation (EC) No 886/2004 of 4 March 2004 adapting certain regulations and decisions in the field of free movement of goods, competition policy, agriculture, environment and external relations by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (1), 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 (2), and in particular Article 57(1) thereof,

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 2003 Act of Accession, or were provided for but need further adaptations. All these adaptations need to be adopted before accession so as to be applicable as from accession;

(2) Pursuant to Article 57(2) of the Act of Accession, such adaptations are to be adopted by the Commission in all cases where the Commission adopted the original act;

(3) Commission Regulations (EC) No 1474/2000 (3), (EC) No 1477/2000 (4), (EC) No 1520/2000 (5), (EC) No 1488/2001 (6), (EC) No 76/2002 (7), (EC) No 349/2003 (8) and (EC) No 358/2003 (9) as well as Commission Decisions 2000/657/EC (10), 2002/602/ECSC (11), 1469/2002/ECSC (12) and 2003/122/EC (13) should therefore be amended accordingly;

(4) Commission Decision 2003/450/EC of 18 June 2003 recognising the provisions in the Czech Republic on combating Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al. as equivalent to the Community provisions (14) should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulations (EC) No 1474/2000, (EC) No 1477/2000, (EC) No 1520/2000, (EC) No 1488/2001, (EC) No 76/2002, (EC) No 349/2003(EC) and (EC) No 358/2003 and Decisions 2000/657/EC, 2002/602/ECSC, 1469/2002/ECSC and 2003/122/EC are amended as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

Decision 2003/450/EC is repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force subject to, and as from the date of, 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 Günter VERHEUGEN Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33.

(3) OJ L 171, 11.7.2000, p. 11.

(4) OJ L 171, 11.7.2000, p. 44. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1446/2002 (OJ L 213, 9.8.2002, p. 3).

(5) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 740/2003 (OJ L 106, 29.4.2003, p. 12).

(6) OJ L 196, 20.7.2001, p. 9. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1914/2003 (OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 27).

(7) OJ L 16, 18.1.2002, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

(8) OJ L 51, 26.2.2003, p. 3.

(9) OJ L 53, 28.2.2003, p. 8.

(10) OJ L 275, 27.10.2000, p. 44. Decision as last amended by Decision 2003/508/CE (OJ L 174, 12.7.2003, p. 10).

(11) OJ L 195, 24.7.2002, p. 38. Decision as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 57/2004 (OJ L 9, 15.1.2004, p. 1).

(12) OJ L 222, 19.8.2002, p. 1.

(13) OJ L 49, 22.2.2003, p. 15.

(14) OJ L 151, 19.6.2003 p. 42.