
Article 1 
The amount referred to in Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 to be paid by sugar manufacturers to beet sellers in respect of the B levy shall be fixed for the 2003/04 marketing year at EUR 5,151 per tonne of beet of standard quality.
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, 14 October 2004.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission