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| 30.3.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 81/38 |
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30.3.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 81/38

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 490/2005

of 29 March 2005

on the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of national reference quantities fixed for 2004/2005 in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector (1), and in particular Article 6(4) and Article 8 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 provides that the Member States shall establish the producers’ individual reference quantities; that producers may have one or two individual reference quantities, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales and that these quantities may be converted from one reference quantity to the other at the duly justified request of the producer. |
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(1)

Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 provides that the Member States shall establish the producers’ individual reference quantities; that producers may have one or two individual reference quantities, one for deliveries and the other for direct sales and that these quantities may be converted from one reference quantity to the other at the duly justified request of the producer.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 25(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy on milk and milk products (2), Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom have notified the Commission the division between deliveries and direct sales of individual reference quantities resulting from the application of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 25(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 595/2004 of 30 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 establishing a levy on milk and milk products (2), Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom have notified the Commission the division between deliveries and direct sales of individual reference quantities resulting from the application of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003.

| (3) | For the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia the basis for the individual reference quantities were set out in table (f) of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003. |
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(3)

For the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia the basis for the individual reference quantities were set out in table (f) of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003.

| (4) | In accordance with Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom have notified quantities which have been definitively converted at the request of the producers between individual reference quantities for deliveries and for direct sales. |
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(4)

In accordance with Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 595/2004, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom have notified quantities which have been definitively converted at the request of the producers between individual reference quantities for deliveries and for direct sales.

| (5) | (Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 provides that the part of the Finnish national reference quantity allocated to deliveries referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation may be increased to compensate ‘SLOM’ producers, up to a maximum of 200 000 tonnes. In accordance with Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 671/95 of 29 March 1995 on the assignment of specific reference quantities to certain producers of milk and milk products in Austria and Finland (3), Finland has notified the quantities concerned for the 2004/2005 marketing year. |
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(5)

(Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 provides that the part of the Finnish national reference quantity allocated to deliveries referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation may be increased to compensate ‘SLOM’ producers, up to a maximum of 200 000 tonnes. In accordance with Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 671/95 of 29 March 1995 on the assignment of specific reference quantities to certain producers of milk and milk products in Austria and Finland (3), Finland has notified the quantities concerned for the 2004/2005 marketing year.

| (6) | It is therefore appropriate to establish the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the national reference quantities applicable for the period from 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 fixed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003. |
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(6)

It is therefore appropriate to establish the division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the national reference quantities applicable for the period from 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 fixed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003.

| (7) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, |
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(7)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The division between ‘deliveries’ and ‘direct sales’ of the national reference quantities applicable for the period from 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 fixed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL

Member of the Commission

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(1)  
  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003 p. 123. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC) No 2217/2004 (OJ L 375, 23.12.2004, p. 1).

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(2)  
  OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 22.

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(3)  
  OJ L 70, 30.3.1995, p. 2. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC) No 1390/95 (OJ L 135, 21.6.1995, p. 4).

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ANNEX

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| Member States | Deliveries | Direct sales |
| Belgium | 3 231 623,120 | 78 807,880 |
| Czech Republic | 2 614 412,222 | 67 730,778 |
| Denmark | 4 454 894,257 | 453,743 |
| Germany | 27 768 308,989 | 95 518,299 |
| Estonia | 554 656,506 | 69 826,494 |
| Greece | 819 730,000 | 783,000 |
| Spain | 6 045 387,486 | 71 562,514 |
| France | 23 872 196,114 | 363 601,886 |
| Ireland | 5 390 829,642 | 4 934,358 |
| Italy | 10 281 085,000 | 248 975,000 |
| Cyprus | 141 337,000 | 3 863,000 |
| Latvia | 631 855,798 | 63 539,202 |
| Lithuania | 1 279 788,156 | 367 150,844 |
| Luxembourg | 268 554,000 | 495,000 |
| Hungary | 1 782 841,919 | 164 438,081 |
| Malta | 48 698,000 | 0,000 |
| Netherlands | 11 001 255,000 | 73 437,000 |
| Austria | 2 622 284,217 | 128 105,495 |
| Portugal (1) | 1 861 474,000 | 8 987,000 |
| Slovakia | 1 003 594,404 | 9 721,596 |
| Finland | 2 399 475,287 | 8 230,616 |
| Sweden | 3 300 000,000 | 3 000,000 |
| United Kingdom | 14 482 260,813 | 127 486,187 |

(tonnes)

Member States

Deliveries

Direct sales

Belgium

3 231 623,120

78 807,880

Czech Republic

2 614 412,222

67 730,778

Denmark

4 454 894,257

453,743

Germany

27 768 308,989

95 518,299

Estonia

554 656,506

69 826,494

Greece

819 730,000

783,000

Spain

6 045 387,486

71 562,514

France

23 872 196,114

363 601,886

Ireland

5 390 829,642

4 934,358

Italy

10 281 085,000

248 975,000

Cyprus

141 337,000

3 863,000

Latvia

631 855,798

63 539,202

Lithuania

1 279 788,156

367 150,844

Luxembourg

268 554,000

495,000

Hungary

1 782 841,919

164 438,081

Malta

48 698,000

0,000

Netherlands

11 001 255,000

73 437,000

Austria

2 622 284,217

128 105,495

Portugal (1)

1 861 474,000

8 987,000

Slovakia

1 003 594,404

9 721,596

Finland

2 399 475,287

8 230,616

Sweden

3 300 000,000

3 000,000

United Kingdom

14 482 260,813

127 486,187

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(1)  Except Madeira.

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