
Article 1 
In Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 580/2004, point (d) is replaced by the following:
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((d)) the period of validity of the export licence referred to in Article 6 of that Regulation shall start on the closing date for the submission of tenders.'
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following 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, 7 November 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission