(1)

Under Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 751/2004, the operative event for the exchange rate for 2004 in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia for the purposes of converting certain amounts into national currency is the date of entry into force of the 2003 Treaty of Accession. The exchange rate to be used corresponds to the average pro rata temporis of the rates applicable during the calendar month preceding the date of the operative event.

(2)

The 2003 Treaty of Accession entered into force on 1 May 2004.

(3)

The exchange rate applicable, for 2004, to the amounts and aid concerned should therefore be fixed according to the average pro rata temporis of the rates applicable during the month of April 2004,

(a)

the amounts of a structural or environmental nature referred to in Article 4(2) of Commission 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 (3);

(c)

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

(d)

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