2.4.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 98/3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 613/2004 of 1 April 2004 temporarily derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal ('), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 (3 provides that export licences are to be issued on the fifth working day following the date on which the application is lodged, provided that the Commission has not taken any specific action during that period. 2)  In view of the public holidays in 2004 and the irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Union during those holidays, the period for reflection of five working days will be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the market and should be temporarily extended. (3)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 As an exception to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/ 95, licences for which applications are lodged during the periods set out below shall be issued on the corresponding date, provided no specific action as referred to in Article 10(2) is taken before those dates: Period for submission of licence licati Date of issue applications 5 to 7 April 2004 15 April 2004 17 to 18 May 2004 26 May 2004 28 October 2004 5 November 2004 20 December 2004 28 December 2004 27 December 2004 4 January 2005 Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica- tion 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, 1 April 2004. (") OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1). () OJ L 143, 27.6.1995, p. 35. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 360/2004 (O] L 63, 28.2.2004, p. 13). For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission