Detailed implementing rules to ensure the smooth operation of the above transitional regime shall be adopted in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 64/433/EEC, Article 21 of Directive 71/118/EEC, Article 15 of Directive 91/493/EEC, Article 20 of Directive 77/99/EEC, Article 31 of Directive 92/46/EEC and Article 20 of Directive 94/65/EC.

This Regulation lays down transitional detailed rules for the application of the financial provisions laid down in Articles 47a and 47b of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 applicable to the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (hereafter referred to as the "new Member States").

Commission Regulation (EC) No 27/2004 of 5 January 2004 laying down transitional detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 as regards the financing by the EAGGF Guarantee Section of rural development measures in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia

Council Regulation (EC) No 427/2003(2) of 3 March 2003 on a transitional product-specific safeguard mechanism and amending Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports from certain third countries provided for annual quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China listed in Annex I to that Regulation.

Detailed implementing rules in order to ensure the smooth operation of the above transitional regime shall be adopted in accordance with Article 16 of Directive 64/433/EEC, Article 21 of Directive 71/118/EEC, Article 20 of Directive 77/99/EEC, Article 15 of Directive 91/493/EEC, Article 31 of Directive 92/46/EEC and Article 20 of Directive 94/65/EEC.

If transitional measures are necessary to facilitate the transition from the existing regime in the new Member States to that resulting from the application of the Community veterinary and phytosanitary rules, such measures shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the relevant committee procedure as determined in the applicable legislation.

With reference to the transitional arrangement for Estonia set out in Point 2 of Chapter 8 of Annex 6 to the Act of Accession of 16 April 2003 and Declaration 8 on oil shale, the internal electricity market and Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (Electricity Directive):

Operators in the new Member States are free to choose not to make use of these transitional provisions and apply the normal rules contained in Regulations (EC) No 1432/2003 and (EC) No 1433/2003 in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1943/2003 of 3 November 2003 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards aid to producer groups granted preliminary recognition(4) and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 103/2004 of 21 January 2004 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards intervention arrangements and market withdrawals in the fruit and vegetable sector(5).

Before the end of the third year and in the light of the results of the comprehensive examination provided for in Article 4, the Council, acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 200 (3) of the Treaty, and with the aim of ensuring that progressive advance is made towards a single market system, shall draw up rules concerning the revenue of the Fund which shall be valid from 1 July 1965 until the end of the transitional period.

Where a reduction in the variable component of the Common Customs Tariff duty is granted to third countries benefiting from the Community generalized system of preferences, the Portuguese Republic shall apply this variable preferential component as from the date on which, during the first year of the second stage of the transitional arrangements, the rules of the second stage begin to be applied to the basic products whose marketing year starts the last.

To the extent that no difficulties arise in the application of the Community rules and, in particular, in the functioning of the common organization of markets and of the transitional mechanisms provided for in this Title, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize a new Member State to include within this nomenclature such existing national subdivisions as would be indispensable for carrying out the progressive moves towards alignment with the Common Customs Tariff or the elimination of the duties in the Community under the conditions laid down in this Act.

To the extent that No difficulties arise in the application of the Community rules and, in particular, in the functioning of the common organization of markets and of the transitional mechanisms provided for in this Title, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize the Hellenic Republic to include within this nomenclature such existing national subdivisions as would be indispensable for carrying out the progressive moves towards alignment with the Common Customs Tariff or the elimination of the duties in the Community under the conditions laid down in this Act.

To the extent that no difficulties arise in the application of the Community rules and, in particular, in the functioning of the common organization of markets and of the transitional mechanisms provided for in this Chapter, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize the Portuguese Republic to include within this nomenclature such existing national subdivisions as would be indispensable for carrying out the progressive moves towards alignment with the Common Customs Tariff or the elimination of the duties in the Community under the conditions laid down in this Act.

To the extent that no difficulties arise in the application of the Community rules and, in particular, in the functioning of the common organization of markets and of the transitional mechanisms provided for in this Chapter, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize the Kingdom of Spain to include within this nomenclature such existing national subdivisions as would be indispensable for carrying out the progressive moves towards alignment with the Common Customs Tariff or the elimination of the duties within the Community under the conditions laid down in this Act.

If, before the expiry of the period of application of the transitional measures laid down under this Act for each case, the Commission, on application by a Member State or by any other interested party and in accordance with rules of procedure to be adopted upon accession by the Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, finds that dumping is being practised between the Community as at present constituted and the new Member States or between the new Member States, it shall address recommendations to the person or persons with whom such practices originate for the purpose of putting an end to them.

Whereas, in order to prevent such difficulties arising, the main object of the transitional measures should be to allow, as sufficient qualification for taking up the activities in question in host Member States which have rules governing the taking up of such activities, the fact that the activity has been pursued in a Member State of the Community other than the host Member State for a reasonable and sufficiently recent period of time to ensure that the person concerned possesses professional knowledge equivalent to that required of the host Member State's own nationals in view of the dangerous effect which toxic products may have on the health of man, animals and plants either directly or indirectly through the environment;

Other transitional rules

Transitional rules for the simplified scheme

Transitional rules for Greece, Spain and Portugal

Where transitional rules have been specified in Sectoral Annexes, the above rules will apply following the successful completion of the transitional phase.

the implementing rules and transitional rules referred to in Articles 34, 50 and 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999;

In the interest of clarity the same rules for the changeover from the transitional rules to the rules of the Regulation should apply to the other Articles based on classification.

(7) In order to provide legal cover for the operations in question, it is necessary to insert into Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 a transitional rule whereby textile products which are shipped prior to 1 May 2004 from the acceding Member States out of the Community for processing, and which are re-imported into the 10 new Member States on or after 1 May 2004, are exempt from quantitative limits or presentation of an import authorisation.

Annex XI to that Regulation sets out the rules on specified risk material which apply during the transitional period.

The Commission shall propose detailed transitional rules for products for which adequate justification has been provided.

(6) In order to enable certain operations to take place, it is necessary to insert into Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 a transitional rule whereby textile products whose importation into the Community is otherwise subject to quantitative limits or surveillance, and which are shipped into the Community prior to 1 May 2004 but which enter the ten new Member States on or after 1 May 2004, will qualify for import authorisations that are granted automatically.

The transitional period during which the aid is to be granted should be fixed and the detailed rules for granting it should be laid down.

Whereas provision should be made for the possibility of adopting transitional measures in order to cover the absence of certain implementing rules;

For smaller credit institutions, a longer transitional period may be warranted inasmuch as too rapid an application of the 25% rule could reduce their - lending activity too abruptly.

(1) Pursuant to Article 42 of the Act of Accession, the Commission may adopt transitional measures if these transitional measures are necessary to facilitate the transition from the existing regime in the new Member States to that resulting from the application of the Community veterinary and phytosanitary rules.

on a transitional product-specific safeguard mechanism for imports originating in the People's Republic of China and amending Regulation (EC) No 519/94 on common rules for imports from certain third countries

(4) It is therefore necessary to adopt transitional measures concerning the rules of eligibility of operators of the new Member States under the import schemes provided for in Regulations (EC) No 936/97 and (EC) No 1279/98.

(1) The second paragraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2596/97 fn extends until 31 December 1999 the period during which transitional measures may be adopted with regard to the fat content requirements for milk intended for human consumption in Finland and Sweden; the difficulties in adapting to the Community rules which necessitated those transitional measures could not be resolved before 31 December 1999;

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1119/97 of 19 June 1997 amending Regulations (EC) No 411/97 and (EC) No 412/97 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards fixing a transitional time limit for 1997

It is also appropriate to lay down certain rules concerning the conditions in accordance with which such certificates may be issued, certain rules for the use of previous models during a transitional period, and certification requirements in the case of the introduction of plants and plant products from third countries.

(3) Any transitional measure necessary to facilitate the transition from the existing regime in the new Member States to that resulting from the application of phytosanitary rules shall be limited to a period of three years following the date of accession.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 988/97 of 30 May 1997 introducing transitional measures relating to the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2202/96 as regards lemons delivered for processing during part of the 1997/98 marketing year

All the provisions necessary to implement those rules should be adopted, including such transitional measures as are justified by the entry into force of this Regulation on 1 July 2001, as well as provisions concerning imports at the Common Customs Tariff rate.

In order to take into account the possible failure to take a decision on the detailed rules for applying this Directive by 1 January 1993, necessary transitional measures may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 for a period of two years.

Consistency between them will none the less be ensured, as Agenda 2000 points out, by the fact that 'measures for the regions which will benefit from transitional (phasing out) support from the Structural Funds will have to comply with the competition rules on State aid.`

These transitional rules shall, however, remain subject to the continued application of any rate of tax lower than those referred to in the first and second subparagraphs provided by bilateral agreements concluded between Greece, Spain or Portugal and other Member States.

The Turkish Customs Tariff shall be aligned on the Common Customs Tariff during the transitional stage on the basis of the duties actually applied by Turkey in respect of third countries at the date of signature of this Protocol, and in accordance with the following rules:

Whereas, in order to allow the time necessary to set up a Community inspection system to ensure that third countries comply with the guarantees provided for in this Directive, national rules on checks should be maintained for a transitional period as regards third countries;

laying down transitional detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 as regards the financing by the EAGGF Guarantee Section of rural development measures in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia

The provisions of the Regulation on the aggregation of insurance or residence periods shall not apply to the transitional rules of the Swedish legislation on the right to a more favourable calculation of basic pensions for persons residing in Sweden for a specified period preceding the date of the claim.

laying down transitional measures to permit the changeover to the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, and amending Annexes VII and XI to that Regulation