
Article 1 
In Regulation (EC) No 686/2004, Article 4 is amended as follows:

1.. in paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is added:
'By way of derogation from Article 16(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003, in 2004, the operational programmes shall run from their date of approval by the competent national authorities until 31 December 2004.'
2.. the following paragraph 4a is inserted:
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4a. By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1433/2003, for the application for aid for 2004, the value of marketed production during the reference period shall be multiplied by the number of days from the date of the approval of the operational programme to 31 December 2004 (both days included), and divided by 366.'
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, 27 December 2004.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission