# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1685/2004

of 29 September 2004

amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2004/2005 marketing year

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector [^1] , and in particular Articles 22(2), 27(5) and (15) and 33(3) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Article 4(2)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 [^2] lays down the time limits for partial invitations to tender. Since 1 and 2 November 2004 are public holidays in the majority of Member States, the invitation to tender scheduled for Thursday 4 November 2004 will not take place for reasons relating to administration and sound management. Article 4(2) should be amended accordingly.

**(2)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

The fourth indent of Article 4(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 is hereby replaced by the following:

‘— 11 and 25 November 2004,’.

## **Article 2**

Member States shall amend their notices of invitation to tender to bring them into line with the amendment in Article 1.

## **Article 3**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 September 2004. *For the Commission* Franz FISCHLER *Member of the Commission*

[^1] [OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2001_178_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 ( [OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_006_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 246, 20.7.2004, p. 23](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_246_R_TOC) .

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 ().
[^2]: .