As regards Regulation (EC) No 805/2004, the Commission should be empowered to amend the standard forms set out in the Annexes to that Regulation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of Regulation (EC) No 805/2004, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Accordingly, Articles 31 and 32 of Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 shall be replaced by the following:
The Commission shall amend the standard forms set out in the Annexes. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 32(2).
1.The Commission shall be assisted by the committee referred to in Article 75 of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001.
2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.’