
Article 1 
By way of derogation from Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, export licences with advance fixing of the refund, with destination Russia, which have been issued in the months of July, August, September, October and November 2004, in respect of the products referred to in points (a) to (d) of that Article, shall be valid until 30 April 2005.
Article 2 
On request of the holder, the term of validity of licences as provided for in Article 1 is adjusted by the competent authorities of the Member States.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 1 shall apply from 1 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 18 March 2005.
For the Commission
Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission