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United Kingdom

Commission Regulation (EC) No 2136/2004

of 14 December 2004

amending Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 of 29 April 2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia^f1, and in particular, Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions relating to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.

(2)

On 1 May 2004, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia acceded to the European Union. The Act of Accession does not, however, make provision for amendment of that Annex.

(3)

The competent authorities of the new Member States should, therefore, be included as from 1 May 2004 in that Annex,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p.32. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1580/2004 (OJ L 289, 10.9.2004, p. 4).