
Article 1 
The Annexes to Regulation (EC) 999/2001 are amended as follows:

((a)) in Annex III, Part I of Chapter A, point 2.3 is deleted;
((b)) in Annex XI, Part A, the second subparagraph of point 2 is replaced by the following:
'Member States may apply for this derogation by submitting conclusive supporting evidence to the Commission regarding point (a) or (b), as appropriate'.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 4 May 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission