27.2.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 60/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 329/2004 of 26 February 2004 derogating, for 2004, from Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 laying down detailed rules for the applica- tion in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat (), and in particular Articles 3(2), 8(12) and 15 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March 1994 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for high-quality beef, and for pigmeat, poultrymeat, wheat and meslin, and brans, sharps and other residues (3, and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas: (1) The accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union on 1 May 2004 should enable those countries to qualify for the tariff quotas for poultrymeat provided for by Regulation (EC) No 774/94 under fair conditions compared with those applicable to the existing Member States. Economic operators in those countries must be given the possibility therefore of parti- cipating fully in those quotas upon accession. (2)  In order not to create disturbance on the market before and after 1 May 2004, the timetable for the tranches provided for in 2004 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 () must be altered and the allocation of quantities adjusted without, however, altering the overall quantities provided for by Regulation (EC) No 774/94. The implementing procedures should also be amended as regards the deadline for submitting applications. () OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regu- Jation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1). () OJL 91, 8.4.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/95 (O] L 221, 19.9.1995, p. 3). () OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1043/2001 (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 24). (3) It is therefore necessary, for 2004, to provide for amend- ments and adjustments to the measures laid down in Articles 2 and 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94. (4)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 1. In derogation from Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1431/ 94, for the period from 1 April to 30 June 2004, the quotas shall be distributed as follows: (a) 8 % during the period from 1 to 30 April 2004; (b) 17 % during the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004. 2. In derogation from Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1431/94, for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004, licence applications shall be submitted during the first seven days of May. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 April to 30 June 2004.