16.8.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 268/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) REGULATION (EC) No 1435/2004 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 22 June 2004 amending, as a result of enlargement, Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof, Having regard to the Treaty concerning the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof, Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 57(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (Y, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 (3 provides for the Member States to be reimbursed up to a maximum amount per survey, as a contribution to expenses incurred. (2)  In order to carry out the surveys on the structure of agri- cultural holdings, considerable funding will be required from the Member States and from the Community to meet the information requirements of the Community institutions. () Opinion of the European Parliament of 21 April 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the Council of 21 June 2004. () OJ L 56,2.3.1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1). (3) In the light of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and with a view to conducting surveys on the structure of agricultural hold- ings in these new Member States in 2005 and 2007, it is appropriate to provide for a maximum Community contribution per survey; this adaptation is needed by reason of accession and has not been provided for in the Act of Accession. (4)  This Regulation lays down, for the remainder of the programme, a financial framework constituting the prime reference within the meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (}), for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure, HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 is hereby amended as follows: 1. the following indents shall be added to the first sub- paragraph of Article 14(1): ‘— EUR 25 000 for Malta, — EUR 200 000 for Cyprus, — EUR 500 000 for Estonia and Slovenia, — EUR 700 000 for Slovakia, — EUR 1100000 for the Czech Republic, Latvia and Lithuania, — EUR 2 000 000 for Hungary and Poland.’; () O] C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1. Agreement as amended by Decision 2003/429[EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 147, 14.6.2003, p. 25).