30.12.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 342/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2307/2003 of 29 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001 as regards the areas eligible for the goat premium THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 of 19 December 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof, Whereas: (1)  The areas eligible for the premium for goatmeat produ- cers are listed in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001 of 21 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat as regards premium schemes and amending Regulation (EC) No 2419/ 2001 (3, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 623/ 2002 (). (2) A further examination has shown that the list of geogra- phical areas should be updated. Following an analysis of the goat production system in the overseas departments, the French authorities have established that those depart- ments meet the criteria laid down in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001. (3)  This update does not prejudice ex post checks concerning the conditions for the grant of aid laid down in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001. (4)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001 is replaced by the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 December 2003. O] L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3. () OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 105. OJ L 95, 12.4.2002, p. 12. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission