L 342/10 Official Journal of the European Union 30.12.2003 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2306/2003 of 29 December 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 280/98 derogating from certain provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/97 laying down additional rules on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products as regards drinking milk produced in Finland and Sweden THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (2) It is appropriate to provide for a corresponding exten- Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 of 18 December 1997 extending the period provided for in Article 149(1) of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (!), extends the period during which transitional measures may be adopted to facilitate the changeover from the arrangements applying in Austria, Finland and Sweden at the time of accession to those resulting from the application of the common organisations of markets. With regard to the requirements for the fat content of drinking milk produced in Finland and Sweden, that period has been extended until 30 April 2009. sion of the implementing provisions set out in Commis- sion Regulation (EC) No 280/98 (3. (3)  Regulation (EC) No 280/98 should be amended accord- ingly. (4)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 280/98, ‘31 December 2003’ is replaced by ‘30 April 2009". Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2004. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 December 2003. () OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 12; Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1805/2003 (O] L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 5). For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission () OJ L 28, 4.2.1998, p. 3; Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 169/2000 (0] L 21, 26.1.2000, p. 10).