
Article 1 

1. By way of derogation from Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999 a Community tariff quota for dried boneless meat of bovine animals falling within CN code ex 0210 20 90 shall be opened for a volume of 350 tonnes for the period from 1 July 2004 to 31 December 2004.
2. By way of derogation from Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2424/1999, the term of validity of the certificates of authenticity and import licences issued as of 1 July 2004 shall expire, at the latest, on 31 December 2004.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 June 2004.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission