8.12.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 361/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2088/2004 of 7 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2497/2001 and Commission (EC) No 25972001 as regards tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in Croatia and for certain wines originating in Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded ('), and in particular Article 57(2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2248/2001 of 19 November 2001 on certain procedures for applying the Stabi- lisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia(?) and in particular Article 7 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 153/2002 of 21 January 2002 on certain procedures for applying the Stabili- sation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas: (1) By its Decision 2004/778/EC of 11 October 2004 (*) the Council has concluded a Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of () O] L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33. (®» OJ L 304, 21.11.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation J — EC) No 2/2003 (O] L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 26). (®) OJ L 25, 29.1.2002, p. 16. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EQ) No 3/2003 (O] L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 30). () O] L 350, 25.11.2004, p. 1. Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, hereinafter ‘the enlar- gement Protocol’. The enlargement Protocol applies on a provisional basis with effect from 1 May 2004. (2) By its Decision of 22 November 2004 (°) the Council has authorised for the signing and has provided for the provisional application from 1 May 2004 of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, hereinafter ‘the enlar- gement Protocol’. (3)  Both enlargement protocols provide for new tariff quotas and for changes to the existing tariff quotas laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2497/2001 of 19 December 2001 opening and providing for the adminis- tration of Community tariff quotas for certain fish and fishery products originating in the Republic of Croatia () and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001 of 28 December 2001 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain wines originating in the Republic of Croatia, in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and in the Republic of Slovenia (7). (4 To implement the new tariff quotas and the changes to existing tariff quotas provided in the enlargement protocols, it is necessary to amend Regulation (EC) No 2497/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 2597/2001. (°) Not yet published in the Official Journal. (6 OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 27. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EQ) No 607/2003 (O] L 86, 3.4.2003, p. 18). () OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 35.