11.9.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 2437 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1608/2002 of 10 September 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 as regards the list of customs offices permitting the declaration of products for free circulation in the Community THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 2)  In view of the request of the competent authorities of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 of 22 March 1990 on the conditions governing imports of agricul- tural products originating in third countries following the acci- dent at the Chernobyl nuclear power station (!), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 616/2000 (3, and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas: (1) According to Article 1(3)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 of 27 July 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 737/90 on the conditions governing imports of agricultural products originating in third countries following the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1621/ 2001 (%), the products listed in Annex I to that Regula- tion may only be declared for free circulation in the Member State of destination in a restricted number of customs offices. Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1661/ 1999 contains the list of those customs offices. Germany, Sweden and France, it is appropriate to modify the list of customs offices in their territory. (3)  Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 should therefore be amended accordingly. (4)  The measures provided in this Regulation are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 737/90, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1661/1999 is amended as follows: Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 September 2002. 1 () OJ L 82,29.3.1990, p. 1. () OJL75,24.3.2000, p. 1. () OJL 197, 29.7.1999, p. 17. () OJ L 215, 9.8.2001, p. 18. For the Commission Margot WALLSTROM Member of the Commission