8.10.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L 311/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1741/2004 of 7 October 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all Management . L Committees concerned, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 Article 1 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (), and in particular Article 26(3) thereof, The following paragraph 5 is added to Article 50 of Regulation and the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on (EC) No 1291/2000: the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products, ‘5. The customs office accepting the declaration of release for free circulation shall keep a copy of the licence or extract presented giving entitlement to a preferential arrangement. Whereas: On the basis of a risk analysis, copies of at least 1% of licences presented, and at least two licences per year and (1) When import licences are used to determine the prefer- per customs ofﬁc?, shall be sent to the 1ssuing bodies ential import duty under tariff quotas, there is a danger 1nd}c.ated on the licences so that their authenticity can b.e that forged licences may be used, in particular in cases verified. This subparagraph shall not apply to electronic where there is a large difference between the full duty !1cen.ces or licences for Whlch ano:[her means of verification and the reduced or zero duty. To reduce this danger of is laid down by Community rules. fraud, there should be a mechanism for verifying the authenticity of the licences submitted. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day of the (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (3 should third month following that of its publication in the Official therefore be amended accordingly. Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 October 2004. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (") OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 186/2004 (O] L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6). (®» OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 636/2004 (O] L 100, 6.4.2004, p. 25).