
Article 1 
In Article 1 of Decision 98/161/EC, the date ‘31 December 2003’ shall be replaced by the following wording: ‘until the date of entry into force of a special scheme for the application of VAT to the recycled waste sector amending Directive 77/388/EEC, but not later than 31 December 2005’.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply as from 1 January 2004.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Done at Luxembourg, 14 June 2004.
For the Council
The President
B. COWEN