17.—(1) Annex 2 is amended as follows.
(2) Under the heading A. BELGIUM(1)—
(a)in paragraph 1(a), for “29” substitute “26”;
(b)in paragraph 4—
(i)omit point (a)(i);
(ii)omit point (b)(i).
(3) Under the heading B. BULGARIA—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 3(a).
(4) Under the heading C. CZECH REPUBLIC—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 3(a).
(5) Under the heading D. DENMARK—
(a)omit point (a)(i);
(b)in point (d)(i), omit “benefits in kind and”.
(6) Under the heading E. GERMANY in paragraph 1—
(a)omit point (c);
(b)for “Sections 4 and 5” substitute “Section 5”.
(7) Under the heading I. FRANCE, omit paragraphs 1 and 2.
(8) Under the heading J. IRELAND, omit paragraph 1.
(9) Under the heading K. ITALY—
(a)in paragraph 1—
(i)in part A, omit point (a);
(ii)in part B, omit point (a).
(b)in paragraph 2—
(i)in part A, omit points (a) and (b);
(ii)in part B, omit points (a) and (b).
(10) Under the heading L. CYPRUS, omit paragraph 1.
(11) Under the heading M. LATVIA, omit paragraph 2.
(12) Under the heading N. LITHUANIA—
(a)in paragraph 1, omit points (a)(i) and (b)(i);
(b)in paragraph 4, omit point (a).
(13) Under the heading O. LUXEMBOURG—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 6.
(14) Under the heading P. HUNGARY—
(a)in paragraph 1, omit “benefits in kind and”;
(b)omit paragraph 2(a);
(c)omit paragraph 4(a).
(15) Under the heading Q. MALTA, omit paragraph 2.
(16) Under the heading R. NETHERLANDS, omit paragraph 1(a).
(17) Under the heading S. AUSTRIA, omit paragraph 1(b).
(18) Under the heading T. POLAND—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 3(a);
(c)omit paragraph 5(a).
(19) Under the heading U. PORTUGAL, in part B, omit the words from “for benefits in kind” to “civil service staff), Lisboa”.
(20) Under the heading V. ROMANIA—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 4(a).
(21) Under the heading W. SLOVENIA, omit paragraph 2.
(22) Under the heading X. SLOVAKIA—
(a)in paragraph 1, omit part B;
(b)in paragraph 3, omit part B.
(23) Under the heading Y. FINLAND, omit paragraph 1(b).
(24) Under the heading Z. SWEDEN, in paragraph 1—
(a)in point (d), for “Articles 60 to 77” substitute “Articles 61 to 77”;
(b)in point (e), for “Articles 60 to 77” substitute “Articles 61 to 77”.
(25) Under the heading AA. UNITED KINGDOM, in paragraph 1, omit the first indent.
Relevant amendments to Annex 2 were made by Regulation No 1290/97, Regulation No 1223/98, Regulation No 1606/98, Council Regulation (EC) No 1399/1999 of 29 April 1999 (“Regulation No 1399/1999”), the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (“the Accession Act”), Regulation No 647/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 (“Regulation No 1791/2006”).