
Article 1 
Notwithstanding Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 596/2004 and Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 633/2004, for 2005 licences shall be issued on the dates given in the Annex hereto.
This derogation shall apply provided that no particular measures as provided for in Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 596/2004 and Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 633/2004 have been taken prior to those dates of issue.
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, 16 March 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Period for lodging licence applications Dates of issue
From 21 to 25 March 2005 31 March 2005
From 2 to 6 May 2005 12 May 2005
From 9 to 13 May 2005 19 May 2005
From 8 to 12 August 2005 18 August 2005
From 24 to 28 October 2005 4 November 2005
From 19 to 23 December 2005 29 December 2005