Council Regulation (EC) No 293/2005 of 17 February 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 on a regime under Article 2 of Protocol 10 to the Act of Accession as regards agriculture and facilities for persons crossing the line

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol 10 on Cyprus to the 2003 Act of Accession (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Having regard to Protocol 3 on the Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Cyprus (2) to the said Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 (3) lays down special rules concerning goods, services and persons crossing the line between the areas in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control and those areas in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus exercises effective control.

(2) In the light of the experience gained since that Regulation entered into force, a number of facilities for persons crossing the line should be relaxed and the trade in certain agricultural goods facilitated.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 is hereby amended as follows:

‘Article 6 (*2) OJ L 133, 4.6.1969, p. 6. Directive as last amended by Directive 2000/47/EC (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 73)."

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.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2005.

For the Council The President J.-C. JUNCKER

(1) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 955.

(2) OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 940.

(3) OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 128.