Article 1

As an exception to Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98, Article 43 of Regulation (EC) No 2342/1999 and Article 18a of Regulation (EC) No 2550/2001, the operative event of the exchange rate in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia for 2004 shall be the date of entry into force of the 2003 Treaty of Accession for the purposes of converting the following amounts into national currency:

1. (a)

   the amounts of a structural or environmental nature referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98,

2. (b)

   the amounts of the premiums and payments in the beef and veal sector provided for in Articles 4, 5, 6, 11, 13 and 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999^f1,

3. (c)

   the amounts of the premiums and payments in the sheepmeat and goat meat sector provided for in Articles 4, 5 and 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001^f2,

4. (d)

   the aid for energy crops provided for in Chapter 5 of Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003^f3 F1,

5. (e)

   F2the area payment for nuts provided for in Chapter 4 of Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.

The exchange rate to be used shall correspond to the average pro rata temporis of the rates applicable during the calendar month preceding the date of entry into force of the 2003 Treaty of Accession and shall be fixed by the Commission during the following month.