Article 1

Article 5(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 204/2004 are hereby replaced by the following:

‘2.

The time limit for submission of tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 12.00 (Brussels time) each Tuesday thereafter: 2 March 2004, 16 March 2004, 30 March 2004, 13 April 2004, 27 April 2004, 11 May 2004, 25 May 2004, 8 June 2004 and 27 July 2004. The period for the submission of tenders shall commence on the Wednesday before the closing date in each case.

3.

The period for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall commence on 4 August 2004 and end on 10 August 2004 at 12.00 (Brussels time).

Tenders must be lodged with the Italian intervention agency:

Ente Nazionale Risi (ENR)

Piazza Pio XI, 1

I-20123 Milano

Tel.: (39-02) 885 51 11

Fax: (39-02) 86 13 72’