
Article 1 
Notwithstanding Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2848/98, for the 2004 harvest, cultivation contracts must be concluded, except in cases of force majeure, by 30 June 2004.
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.
It shall apply from 31 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 9 June 2004
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission