# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1419/2004 of 4 August 2004 on the continuation of the application of the Multiannual Financing Agreements and the Annual Financing Agreements concluded between the European Commission, representing the European Community, on the one hand and the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia on the other, and providing for certain derogations from the Multiannual Financing Agreements and from Council Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000, Article 1: Continuation of the applicability of the MAFAs and the AFAs after accession

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Without prejudice to the continuation of the validity of the Multiannual Financing Agreements (hereinafter referred to as ‘MAFAs’) and the Annual Financing Agreements (hereinafter referred to as ‘AFAs’), as listed in Annex I, concluded between the European Commission, representing the European Community, on the one hand and the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia (hereinafter referred to as ‘the new Member States’) on the other, these Agreements shall continue to apply subject to the provisions of this Regulation.
2. Articles 2 and 4 of the MAFAs shall cease to apply.
3. The following provisions of the Annex to the MAFAs shall cease to apply:
(a) Articles 1 and 3 of Section A; however, any references to these Articles in the MAFAs or AFAs shall be construed as referring to the national accreditation decision in accordance with Article 4 of Section A;
(b) Article 14(2.6) and (2.7) of Section A;
(c) Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of Section C;
(d) Item 8 of Section F;
(e) Section G.
4. Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1266/1999 and Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2222/2000 shall no longer apply to the new Member States with regard to the Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development (Sapard).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1419/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1419/article-1
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