L 123/64 Official Journal of the European Union 27.4.2004 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 780/2004 of 26 April 2004 on transitional measures pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the import and transit of certain products from certain third countries (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of 3 October 2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption ('), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 668/2004 (3, and in particular Article 32(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides for a complete revision of Community rules concerning animal by- products not intended for human consumption, including the introduction of a number of strict require- ments. In addition, it provides that appropriate transi- tional measures may be adopted. 2)  In view of the strict nature of those requirements, it has been necessary to provide transitional measures for certain Member States to allow industry sufficient time to adjust. These transitional measures are laid down in a number of Commission decisions and regulations. (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 812/2003 (), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2268/2003 (%), provides general transitional measures for third countries until 30 April 2004. That Regulation establishes that the Commission shall propose further detailed transitional rules for products for which adequate justification has been provided. (4)  Certain third countries have provided adequate justifica- tion requesting specific transitional measures. Accord- ingly, such transition should be provided to enable the continuing implementation by those third-country operators exporting to the Community of current stan- dards concerning the separation of Category 1, 2 and 3 processing plants. (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 Derogation regarding the importation from third countries By way of derogation from Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, Member States shall accept consignments of products referred to in Annexes VII and VIII of that Regulation, until the dates referred to in Article 2, coming from establish- ments not meeting the requirements for the separation of Cate- gory 1, 2 and 3 processing plants, from the countries listed in Annex 1, provided the products meet the minimum conditions in Annex Il and are accompanied by a certificate in accordance with Annex IIL Atticle 2 Entry into force 1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 2. It shall apply from 1 May 2004 until 31 October 2005. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 26 April 2004. 1 () OJ L 273,10.10.2002, p. 1. () OJL 112, 19.4.2004, p. 1. () OJL 117, 13.5.2003, p. 19. ( OJ L 336, 23.12.2003, p. 24. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission