Article 3

To be eligible for consideration under Article 2, the national competent authority must receive the requests by 7 November 2004 at the latest.

Member States shall notify the Commission not later than 14 November 2004 of the amounts for which reductions have been accepted in accordance with Article 2(3) of this Regulation. The notified amounts shall be taken into account for the determination of the amount for which refund certificates for use before 1 December 2004 may be issued.