27.8.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 278/15 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1516/2004 of 25 August 2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 of 26 January 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan ('), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas: (1)  The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions related to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed. () On 1 May 2004, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia acceded to the European Union. The Act of Accession does not make provision for amendment of that Annex. (3)  The competent authorities of the new Member States should, therefore, be included as from 1 May 2004 in that Annex, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 May 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 August 2004. L 21, 28.1.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amende Regulation ) OJ L 21, 28.1.2004, p gul 1 ded by Regul (EC) No 1353/2004 (O] L 251, 27.7.2004, p. 1). For the Commission Christopher PATTEN Member of the Commission