L 58/14 Official Journal of the European Union 26.2.2004 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 323/2004 of 25 February 2004 adapting Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 on account of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof, Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 57(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 3(4a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2358/71 of 26 October 1971 on the common organisation of the market in seeds (*) provides for a mechanism to stabilise production of rice seed and seed other than rice seed involving fixing a maximum quantity eligible for produc- tion aid, to be allocated among the Member States. (2)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 of 2 August 1972 on certain detailed rules for aid for seed (?) fixes the said maximum quantities of rice seed and seed other than rice seed for the Community and by Member State. (3) In view of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the Community on 1 May 2004, the maximum quantity of rice seed and seed other than rice seed eligible for production aid in the enlarged Community and the quantities allocated to each Member State should be fixed. The quantities taken into account for calculating the maximum quantities are those communicated by the Member States to the Commis- sion. (4)  The rice seed harvested in a given marketing year is normally used to sow areas for the production of paddy rice and rice seed during the next marketing year. The quantity of seed used in the Community to sow one hectare is 0,2 tonnes. Accordingly, to sow the total base area of (433123 ha+3222 ha =) 436 345 ha, 87 269 tonnes of seed are needed. (5)  Regulation (EEC) No 168672 should be amended accordingly, () OJ L 246, 5.11.1971, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 154/2002 (O L 25, 29.1.2002, p. 18). () OJ L 177, 4.8.1972, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 800/2002 (O] L 131, 16.5.2002, p. 3). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1686/72 is hereby amended as follows: 1. The first subparagraph of Article 3(1) is replaced with the following: ‘From 1 July 2004, the annual maximum quantity of seed other than rice seed eligible for Community production aid shall be 332 841 tonnes, allocated to the producer Member States as follows: Belgium 10 077 tonnes, Czech Republic 9 124 tonnes, Denmark 93 697 tonnes, Germany 31 654 tonnes, Estonia 379 tonnes, Greece 3 846 tonnes, Spain 23 976 tonnes, France 52 981 tonnes, Ireland 1 016 tonnes, Italy 18 822 tonnes, Cyprus 305 tonnes, Latvia 1 086 tonnes, Lithuania 1 090 tonnes, Luxembourg 865 tonnes, Hungary 7 772 tonnes, Malta 300 tonnes, Netherlands 35 856 tonnes, Austria 769 tonnes, Poland 5 800 tonnes, Portugal 300 tonnes, Slovenia 369 tonnes, Slovakia 862 tonnes, Finland 5 853 tonnes, Sweden 8 132 tonnes, United Kingdom 17 910 tonnes.’