
Article 1 
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 is amended as follows:

1.. Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. The time limit for the submission of tenders in response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month except for the second Tuesday of August and the fourth Tuesday of December. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.'
2.. The following paragraph 4 is added:
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4. On the closing date referred to in Article 3(2), the Member States shall inform the Commission of the quantities and prices offered by tenderers.If no offers have been submitted Member States communicate this to the Commission within the same delay.'
Article 2 
Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 is amended as follows:

1.. Paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. The time limit for the submission of tenders in response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month except for the second Tuesday of August and the fourth Tuesday of December. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.'
2.. The following paragraph 3 is added:
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3. On the closing date referred to in Article 14(2), the Member States shall inform the Commission of the quantities and prices offered by tenderers.If no offers have been submitted Member States communicate this to the Commission within the same delay if butter is available for sale in the Member State concerned.'
Article 3 
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, the third paragraph is replaced by the following:
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3. Licence applications for all the products referred to in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 which, within the meaning of Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, were lodged on the Wednesday and the Thursday following the end of each tendering period referred to in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 and in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 582/2004 shall be deemed to have been submitted on the working day following that Thursday.'.
Article 4 
Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 16, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
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3. The time limit for the submission of tenders in response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month except for the second Tuesday of August. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.'
2.. In Article 17b, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. On the closing date referred to in Article 16(3), the Member States shall inform the Commission of the quantities and prices offered by tenderers.If no offers have been submitted Member States communicate this to the Commission within the same delay.'
3.. In Article 22, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. The time limit for the submission of tenders in response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month except for the second Tuesday of August and the fourth Tuesday of December. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.'
4.. In Article 24a, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. On the closing date referred to in Article 22(2), the Member States shall inform the Commission of the quantities and prices offered by tenderers and the quantity of butter offered for sale.If no offers have been submitted Member States communicate this to the Commission within the same delay if butter is available for sale in the Member State concerned.'
Article 5 
Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 27, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. The time limit for the submission of tenders in response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month except for the second Tuesday of August and the fourth Tuesday of December. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.'
2.. In Article 30(1), the following subparagraph is added:
'If no offers have been submitted Member States communicate this to the Commission within the same delay if skimmed-milk powder is available for sale in the Member State concerned.'
Article 6 
Regulation (EC) No 214/2001 is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 14, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. The time limit for the submission of tenders in response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month except for the second Tuesday of August. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.'
2.. In Article 17, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
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1. On the closing date referred to in Article 14(2), the Member States shall inform the Commission of the quantities and prices offered by tenderers.If no offers have been submitted Member States communicate this to the Commission within the same delay.'
3.. In Article 22, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. The time limit for the submission of tenders in response to the individual invitations to tender shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month except for the second Tuesday of August and the fourth Tuesday of December. If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 11.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.'
4.. In Article 24a(1), the third subparagraph is replaced by the following:
'If no offers have been submitted Member States communicate this to the Commission within the same delay if skimmed-milk powder is available for sale in the Member State concerned.'
Article 7 
The first subparagraph of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 is replaced by the following:
'All valid tenders shall be communicated to the Commission by the Member States in the form specified in the Annex, without mentioning the tenderers by name, within three hours of the end of each tendering period.'
Article 8 
In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. Each tendering period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the first and third Tuesday of the month except the first Tuesday in August and the third Tuesday in December. If Tuesday is a public holiday, the period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the following working day.Each tendering period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the second and the fourth Tuesday of the month, except on the second Tuesday in August and on the fourth Tuesday in December. If Tuesday is a public holiday the period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.'
Article 9 
In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 582/2004, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. Each tendering period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the first and third Tuesday of the month except the first Tuesday in August and the third Tuesday in December. If Tuesday is a public holiday, the period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the following working day.Each tendering period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the second and the fourth Tuesday of the month, except on the second Tuesday in August and on the fourth Tuesday in December. If Tuesday is a public holiday the period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.'
Article 10 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission