
Article 1 
Regulations (EC) No 2003/2003, (EC) No 1334/2000, (EC) No 2157/2001, (EC) No 152/2002, (EC) No 1499/2002, (EC) No 1500/2003, and (EC) No 1798/2003 and Decisions No 1719/1999/EC, No 1720/1999/EC, No 253/2000/EC, No 508/2000/EC, No 1031/2000/EC, No 163/2001/EC, No 2235/2002/EC, No 291/2003/EC, 1999/382/EC, 2000/821/EC, 2003/17/EC and 2003/893/EC are amended as set out in the Annex of this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force only subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX
I.  A. 
Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers.


((a)) In Annex I, A.2, No 1, the following is added in column 6, first paragraph, to the text in brackets after ‘Greece’:
‘Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia’;
((b)) in Annex I, B.1, B.2 and B.4, the following is added in column 5, point 3, second paragraph, first indent, to the text in brackets after ‘Greece’:
‘Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia’.
 B.  1. 
In Article 10, points 1 and 3, the following is deleted:

‘, Cyprus, Malta’.
 2. 
In Article 14, points 1 and 3, the following is deleted:

‘, Cyprus, Malta’.

II. 
Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE).


((a)) In Annex I, the following is inserted between the entries for Belgium and Denmark:
'CZECH REPUBLIC:akciová společnost'
and, between the entries for Germany and Greece:
'ESTONIA:aktsiaselts'
and, between the entries for Italy and Luxembourg:
'CYPRUS:Δημόσια Εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές, Δημόσια Εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με εγγύησηLATVIA:akciju sabiedrībaLITHUANIA:akcinės bendrovės'
and, between the entries for Luxembourg and the Netherlands:
'HUNGARY:részvénytársaságMALTA:kumpaniji pubbliċi / public limited liability companies'
and, between the entries for Austria and Portugal:
'POLAND:spółka akcyjna'
and, between the entries for Portugal and Finland:
'SLOVENIA:delniška družbaSLOVAKIA:akciová spoločnos';
((b)) in Annex II, the following is inserted between the entries for Belgium and Denmark:
'CZECH REPUBLIC:akciová společnost,společnost s ručením omezeným'
and, between the entries for Germany and Greece:
'ESTONIA:aktsiaselts ja osaühing'
and, between the entries for Italy and Luxembourg:
'CYPRUS:Δημόσια εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με μετοχές,δημόσια Εταιρεία περιορισμένης ευθύνης με εγγύηση,ιδιωτική εταιρείαLATVIA:akciju sabiedrība,un sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildībuLITHUANIA:akcinės bendrovės,uždarosios akcinės bendrovės'
and, between the entries for Luxembourg and the Netherlands:
'HUNGARY:részvénytársaság,korlátolt felelősségű társaságMALTA:kumpaniji pubbliċi / public limited liability companieskumpaniji privati/private limited liability companies'
and, between the entries for Austria and Portugal:
'POLAND:spółka akcyjna,spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością'
and, between the entries for Portugal and Finland:
'SLOVENIA:delniška družba,družba z omejeno odgovornostjoSLOVAKIA:akciová spoločnos',spoločnosť s ručením obmedzeným'.

III. 
Council Decision 2003/17/EC of 16 December 2002 on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of seed produced in third countries.

In Annex I, the entries for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia are deleted.

IV.  1. 
Article 4(b) is replaced by the following:

'
((b)) Turkey, on the basis of bilateral agreements on this matter concluded with this country.'.
 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
V.  1. 

((a)) The title to Article 10 is replaced by the following:
'Participation of the EFTA/EEA countries, the associated central and eastern European countries (CEEC) and Turkey';
((b)) the third indent to Article 10 is deleted;
((c)) the last indent to Article 10 is replaced by the following:
'Turkey, funded by additional appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty'.
 2. 

((a)) The title to Article 12 is replaced by the following:
'Participation of the EFTA/EEA countries, the associated central and eastern European countries (CEEC) and Turkey';
((b)) the third indent to Article 12 is deleted;
((c)) the last indent to Article 12 is replaced by the following:
'Turkey, funded by additional appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty'.
 3. 

((a)) The title to Article 11 is replaced by the following:
'Participation of the EFTA/EEA countries, the associated central and eastern European countries (CEEC) and Turkey';
((b)) the third indent to Article 11 is deleted;
((c)) the last indent to Article 11 is replaced by the following:
'Turkey, funded by additional appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty'.
 4. 

((a)) in Article 9, point (c) is deleted;
((b)) Article 9(d) is replaced by the following:
'
((c)) Turkey, whose participation shall be funded by additional appropriations in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty'.

VI.  1. 
In Article 7, the first paragraph is replaced by the following:

'The Culture 2000 programme shall be open to participation by the countries of the European Economic Area and also to participation by the associated countries of central and eastern Europe in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Association Agreements or in the additional Protocols to the Association Agreements relating to participation in Community programmes concluded or to be concluded with those countries.'.
 2. 
Article 11(2) is replaced by the following:

'
2. The Programme shall be open to the participation of Turkey and those EFTA countries which are members of the EEA Agreement, on the basis of supplementary appropriations, in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with those countries.'.
 3. 
Article 8(2) is replaced by the following:

'
2. The Programme shall be open to the participation of Turkey and those EFTA countries which are members of the EEA Agreement, on the basis of supplementary appropriations, in accordance with the procedures to be agreed with those countries.'.

VII.  1. 
In Annex II, Part 3, the list of countries is replaced by the following:

'
 Australia
 Canada
 Japan
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Switzerland
 United States of America'.
 2. 
The following Article is added after Article 4:

'
Article 4a 
As regards release for free circulation in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia as of 1 May 2004 of the steel products covered by this Regulation and shipped before 1 May 2004, an import document shall not be required provided that the goods were shipped before 1 May 2004 and that the bill of lading or another transport document deemed to be equivalent by Community authorities proving the shipment date, has been presented.'.
 3. 

((a)) The following Article is added after Article 4:
'
Article 4a 
As regards release for free circulation in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia as of 1 May 2004 of the steel products covered by this Regulation and shipped before 1 May 2004, an import document shall not be required provided that the goods were shipped before 1 May 2004 and that the bill of lading or another transport document deemed to be equivalent by Community authorities proving the shipment date, has been presented.';
((b)) in Annex IV, the title is replaced by the following:
'
 LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES SEZNAM PŘÍSLUŠNÝCH VNITROSTÁTNÍCH ORGÁNŮ LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN RIIKLIKE PÄDEVATE ASUTUSTE NIMEKIRI ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚΔΟΣΗΣ ΑΔΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI VALSTU KOMPETENTO IESTĀŽU SARAKSTS ATSAKINGŲ NACIONALINIŲ INSTITUCIJŲ SĄRAŠAS AZ ILLETÉKES NEMZETI HATÓSÁGOK LISTÁJA LISTA TA' L-AWTORITAJIET NAZZJONALI KOMPETENTI LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES LISTA WŁAŚCIWYCH ORGANÓW KRAJOWYCH LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES SEZNAM PRISTOJNIH NACIONALNIH ORGANOV ZOZNAM PRÍSLUŠNÝCH ŠTÁTNYCH ORGÁNOV LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA FÖRTECKNING ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER ';
((c)) in Annex IV, the following is inserted between the entries for Belgium and Denmark:
'ČESKÁ REPUBLIKAMinisterstvo průmyslu a obchoduLicenční správaNa Františku 32110 15 Praha 1Česká republikaFax + 420-22422 2133
'
and, between the entries for Germany and Greece:
'EESTIMajandus- ja KommunikatsiooniministeeriumHarju 1115072 TallinnEestiFax +372 6 313 660
'
and, between the entries for Italy and Luxembourg:
'KΥΠΡΟΣΥπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και ΤουρισμούΥπηρεσία ΕμπορίουΜονάδα Έκδοσης Αδειών Εισαγωγής/ΕξαγωγήςΟδός Ανδρέα Αραούζου Αρ. 6CY-1421 ΛευκωσίαFax +357 22 375 120
LATVIJALatvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrijaBrīvības iela 55LV – 1519 RīgaFax +371 7280882
LIETUVALietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerijaPrekybos departamentasGedimino pr. 38/2LT-01104 VilniusFax +370 5 262 3974
'
and, between the entries for Luxembourg and the Netherlands:
'MAGYARORSZÁGGazdasági és Közlekedési MinisztériumEngedélyezési és Közigazgatási Hivatala (GKM EKH)Margit krt. 85.HU-1024 Budapest IIFax +36-1-336-7302
MALTADiviżjoni għall-KummerċServizzi KummerċjaliLascarisValletta CMR 02MaltaFax +356 25690299
'
and, between the entries for Austria and Portugal:
'POLSKAMinisterstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki SpołecznejPl. Trzech Krzyży 3/500-507 WarszawaPolskaFax +48 (22) 693-40-21, 693-40-22
'
and, between the entries for Portugal and Finland:
'SLOVENIJAMinistrstvo za gospodarstvoPodročje ekonomskih odnosov s tujinoKotnikova 51000 LjubljanaSlovenijaFax +386 (0)1 478 3611
SLOVENSKOMinisterstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky, odbor licenciíMierová 19827 15 Bratislava 212SlovenskoFax +421-2 4342 3919
'.
 4. 
The following Article is added after Article 2:

'
Article 2a 
As regards release for free circulation in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia as of 1 May 2004 of the steel products covered by this Decision, an import authorisation shall be required, even if the steel products were shipped before that date. If the steel products were shipped to one of these Member States before 1 May 2004, the import authorisation shall be granted automatically, without quantitative limitation, on presentation of the bill of lading or another transport document deemed to be equivalent by the Community licensing offices proving the shipment date and after approval from the Commission's office responsible for the management of licences (SIGL). If the steel products are shipped to one of these Member States on 1 May 2004 or after that date, they shall be subject to the specific rules governing quantitative limits as defined in this Decision.'.
 5. 

((a)) The following Article is added after Article 4:
'
Article 4a 
As regards release for free circulation in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia as of 1 May 2004 of the steel products covered by this Regulation and shipped before 1 May 2004, an import document shall not be required provided that the goods were shipped before 1 May 2004 and that the bill of lading or another transport document deemed to be equivalent by Community authorities proving the shipment date, has been presented.';
((b)) in Appendix IV, the title is replaced by the following:
'';
((c)) in Appendix IV, the subtitle is replaced by the following:
'
 LISTA DE LAS AUTORIDADES NACIONALES COMPETENTES SEZNAM PŘÍSLUŠNÝCH VNITROSTÁTNÍCH ORGÁNŮ LISTE OVER KOMPETENTE NATIONALE MYNDIGHEDER LISTE DER ZUSTÄNDIGEN BEHÖRDEN DER MITGLIEDSTAATEN RIIKLIKE PÄDEVATE ASUTUSTE NIMEKIRI ΔΙΕΥΘΥΝΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΡΧΩΝ ΕΚΔΟΣΗΣ ΑΔΕΙΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΚΡΑΤΩΝ ΜΕΛΩΝ LIST OF THE COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES LISTE DES AUTORITÉS NATIONALES COMPÉTENTES ELENCO DELLE COMPETENTI AUTORITÀ NAZIONALI VALSTU KOMPETENTO IESTĀŽU SARAKSTS ATSAKINGŲ NACIONALINIŲ INSTITUCIJŲ SĄRAŠAS AZ ILLETÉKES NEMZETI HATÓSÁGOK LISTÁJA LISTA TA' L-AWTORITAJIET NAZZJONALI KOMPETENTI LIJST VAN BEVOEGDE NATIONALE INSTANTIES LISTA WŁAŚCIWYCH ORGANÓW KRAJOWYCH LISTA DAS AUTORIDADES NACIONAIS COMPETENTES SEZNAM PRISTOJNIH NACIONALNIH ORGANOV ZOZNAM PRÍSLUŠNÝCH ŠTÁTNYCH ORGÁNOV LUETTELO TOIMIVALTAISISTA KANSALLISISTA VIRANOMAISISTA FÖRTECKNING ÖVER BEHÖRIGA NATIONELLA MYNDIGHETER ';
((d)) in Appendix IV, the following is inserted between the entries for Belgium and Denmark:
'ČESKÁ REPUBLIKAMinisterstvo průmyslu a obchoduLicenční správaNa Františku 32110 15 Praha 1Česká republikaFax + 420 22422 1561
'
and, between the entries for Germany and Greece:
'EESTIMajandus- ja KommunikatsiooniministeeriumHarju 1115072 TallinnEestiFax +372 6 313 660
'
and, between the entries for Italy and Luxembourg:
'KΥΠΡΟΣΥπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και ΤουρισμούΥπηρεσία ΕμπορίουΜονάδα Έκδοσης Αδειών Εισαγωγής/ΕξαγωγήςΟδός Ανδρέα Αραούζου Αρ. 6CY-1421 ΛευκωσίαFax +357 22 375 120
LATVIJALatvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrijaBrīvības iela 55RīgaLV – 1519Fax +371 7280882
LIETUVALietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerijaPrekybos departamentasGedimino pr. 38/2LT-01104 VilniusFax +3705 262 3974
'
and, between the entries for Luxembourg and the Netherlands:
'MAGYARORSZÁGGazdasági és Közlekedési MinisztériumEngedélyezési és Közigazgatási Hivatala (GKM EKH)Margit krt. 85.HU-1024 Budapest IIFax +36-1-336-7302
MALTADiviżjoni għall-KummerċServizzi KummerċjaliLascarisValletta CMR 02MaltaFax +356 25690299
'
and, between the entries for Austria and Portugal:
'POLSKAMinisterstwo Gospodarki, Pracy i Polityki SpołecznejPl. Trzech Krzyży 3/500-507 WarszawaPolskaFax +48 (22) 693-40-21, 693-40-22
'
and, between the entries for Portugal and Finland:
'SLOVENIJAMinistrstvo za gospodarstvoPodročje ekonomskih odnosov s tujinoKotnikova 51000 LjubljanaSlovenijaFax +386 (0)1 478 3611
SLOVENSKOMinisterstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky, odbor licenciíMierová 19827 15 Bratislava 212SlovenskoFax +421-2 4342 3919
'.
