
Article 1 
For the 2004 harvest, before the deadline for the conclusion of cultivation contracts laid down in Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98, Member States are hereby authorised to transfer quantities from one group of varieties to another in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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, 25 May 2004.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Member state Group of varieties from which transfer is made Group of varieties to which transfer is made
GERMANY 744,8 t dark air-cured (group III) 489,4 t flue cured (group I)
147,1 t light air cured (group II)
SPAIN 2 458,5 t dark air-cured (group III) 1 187,4 t flue cured (group I)
974,1 t light air-cured (group II)
FRANCE 2 593,5 t dark air-cured (group III) 1 364,7 t flue cured (group I)
763,7 t light air cured (group II)
GREECE 1 662 t light air cured (group II) 10 111 t flue cured (group I)
4 361 t sun cured (group V)
6 718 t Kabak Koulak (group VIII)
1 204 t Katerini (group VII) 1 941 t Basmas (group VI)
1 518 t Kabak Koulak (group VIII)
ITALY 200,0 t sun cured (group V) 71,9 t flue cured (group I)
90,0 t light air cured (group II)
100,0 t fire cured (group IV) 87,9 t flue cured (group I)
PORTUGAL 50,0 t light air-cured (group II) 39,9 t flue cured (group I)