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| 14.10.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 283/14 |
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14.10.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 283/14

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1539/2006

of 13 October 2006

adopting a plan allocating resources to the Member States to be charged against 2007 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (1) and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (2), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | In accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (3), the Commission has to adopt a distribution plan to be financed from resources available in the 2007 budget year. The plan should lay down in particular, for each of the Member States applying the measure, the maximum financial resources available to carry out its part of the plan, and the quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from the stocks held by the intervention agencies. |
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(1)

In accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (3), the Commission has to adopt a distribution plan to be financed from resources available in the 2007 budget year. The plan should lay down in particular, for each of the Member States applying the measure, the maximum financial resources available to carry out its part of the plan, and the quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from the stocks held by the intervention agencies.

| (2) | The Member States involved in the plan for 2007 have supplied the information required in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92. |
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(2)

The Member States involved in the plan for 2007 have supplied the information required in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.

| (3) | For the purposes of resource allocation, account must be taken of experience and of the degree to which the Member States have used the resources allocated to them in previous years. |
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(3)

For the purposes of resource allocation, account must be taken of experience and of the degree to which the Member States have used the resources allocated to them in previous years.

| (4) | Article 2(3)(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 provides for the making of grants for the purchase on the market of products temporarily unavailable in intervention stocks. Since stocks of skimmed-milk powder and rice currently held by intervention agencies are very low and arrangements have already been made for their sale on the market and their distribution in the framework of Regulation (EEC) 3149/92, and since no purchases of these products are foreseen in 2006, it is necessary to fix the grant in order to allow skimmed-milk powder and rice required for the 2007 plan to be purchased on the market. Furthermore, specific provisions need to be introduced to ensure that the supply contract is properly carried out. |
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(4)

Article 2(3)(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 provides for the making of grants for the purchase on the market of products temporarily unavailable in intervention stocks. Since stocks of skimmed-milk powder and rice currently held by intervention agencies are very low and arrangements have already been made for their sale on the market and their distribution in the framework of Regulation (EEC) 3149/92, and since no purchases of these products are foreseen in 2006, it is necessary to fix the grant in order to allow skimmed-milk powder and rice required for the 2007 plan to be purchased on the market. Furthermore, specific provisions need to be introduced to ensure that the supply contract is properly carried out.

| (5) | To take into account the specific necessities of certain Member States, the withdrawal of cereals in payment for rice and rice based products should be authorised, in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92. |
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(5)

To take into account the specific necessities of certain Member States, the withdrawal of cereals in payment for rice and rice based products should be authorised, in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 4(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.

| (6) | Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 provides for the transfer between Member States of products unavailable in intervention stocks of the Member State where such products are required for the implementation of an annual plan. The intra-Community transfers necessary to carry through the 2007 plan should therefore be authorised subject to the conditions provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92. |
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(6)

Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 provides for the transfer between Member States of products unavailable in intervention stocks of the Member State where such products are required for the implementation of an annual plan. The intra-Community transfers necessary to carry through the 2007 plan should therefore be authorised subject to the conditions provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.

| (7) | To implement the plan, the operative event within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 should be the date on which the financial year for administration of stocks in public storage starts. |
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(7)

To implement the plan, the operative event within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 should be the date on which the financial year for administration of stocks in public storage starts.

| (8) | In accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 the Commission has consulted the major organisations familiar with the problems of the most deprived persons in the Community when drawing up the plan. |
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(8)

In accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 the Commission has consulted the major organisations familiar with the problems of the most deprived persons in the Community when drawing up the plan.

| (9) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant management committees, |
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(9)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant management committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For 2007, the distribution of foodstuffs for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community under Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 shall be supplied in accordance with the distribution plan set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

1.   The grants to Member States for the purchase on the market of skimmed-milk powder and rice required for the plan referred to in Article 1 are fixed in Annex II.

2.   The award to the successful tenderer of the contract for the supply of the skimmed-milk powder and rice referred to in paragraph 1 is subject to the provision by the tenderer of a security equivalent to the offer price, made out in the name of the intervention agency.

Article 3

The intra-Community transfer of products listed in Annex III to this Regulation are hereby authorised subject to the conditions provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.

Article 4

In order to implement the plan referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, the date of the operative event referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 shall be 1 October 2006.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 13 October 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY

Director-General for Agricultural and Rural Development

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(1)  
  OJ L 352, 15.12.1987, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95 (OJ L 260, 31.10.1995, p. 3).

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(2)  
  OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

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(3)  
  OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 133/2006 (OJ L 23, 27.1.2006, p. 11).

3

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ANNEX I

ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION PLAN FOR 2007

| (a) | Financial resources made available to implement the plan in each Member State:






  (in euro) |
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| Member State | Allocation |
| Belgique/België | 5 817 428 |
| Česká republika | 144 453 |
| Eesti | 324 813 |
| Elláda | 6 267 329 |
| España | 54 836 559 |
| France | 48 890 266 |
| Ireland | 217 997 |
| Italia | 70 764 888 |
| Latvija | 348 962 |
| Lietuva | 3 273 261 |
| Luxembourg | 80 707 |
| Magyarország | 7 476 638 |
| Malta | 384 792 |
| Polska | 41 343 047 |
| Portugal | 14 086 552 |
| Slovenija | 1 272 606 |
| Suomi/Finland | 3 383 074 |
| Total | 258 913 372 |

(a)

(in euro)

Member State

Allocation

Belgique/België

5 817 428

Česká republika

144 453

Eesti

324 813

Elláda

6 267 329

España

54 836 559

France

48 890 266

Ireland

217 997

Italia

70 764 888

Latvija

348 962

Lietuva

3 273 261

Luxembourg

80 707

Magyarország

7 476 638

Malta

384 792

Polska

41 343 047

Portugal

14 086 552

Slovenija

1 272 606

Suomi/Finland

3 383 074

Total

258 913 372

| (b) | Quantity of each product to be withdrawn from the Community intervention stocks for distribution in each Member State subject to the maximum amounts laid down in (a):









  (tonnes) |
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| Member State | Cereals | Rice (paddy rice) | Butter | Sugar |
| Belgique/België | 12 000 | | | 2 000 |
| Česká republika | 270 | | 26 | 50 |
| Eesti | 3 000 | | | |
| Elláda | 11 760 | 3 900 | | |
| España | 110 000 | | 13 650 | 6 443 |
| France | 82 641 | 23 641 | 6 500 | 3 338 |
| Ireland | | | 80 | |
| Italia | 122 465 | 20 000 | 3 570 | 6 847 |
| Latvija | 3 280 | | | |
| Lietuva | 12 000 | | | 2 760 |
| Magyarország | 52 000 | | | 900 |
| Malta | 1 550 | | | |
| Polska | 120 230 | | 2 400 | 8 298 |
| Portugal | 20 000 | 14 000 | 3 300 | 1 435 |
| Slovenija | 2 610 | | | 653 |
| Suomi/Finland | 16 500 | | 500 | 500 |
| Total | 570 306 | 61 541 | 30 026 | 33 224 |

(b)

(tonnes)

Member State

Cereals

Rice (paddy rice)

Butter

Sugar

Belgique/België

12 000

2 000

Česká republika

270

26

50

Eesti

3 000

Elláda

11 760

3 900

España

110 000

13 650

6 443

France

82 641

23 641

6 500

3 338

Ireland

80

Italia

122 465

20 000

3 570

6 847

Latvija

3 280

Lietuva

12 000

2 760

Magyarország

52 000

900

Malta

1 550

Polska

120 230

2 400

8 298

Portugal

20 000

14 000

3 300

1 435

Slovenija

2 610

653

Suomi/Finland

16 500

500

500

Total

570 306

61 541

30 026

33 224

| (c) | Quantities of cereals authorised for removal from intervention stocks to pay for the supply of rice or rice based products mobilised on the market, subject to the maximum amounts laid down in (a):






  Member State | Tonnes |
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| Belgique/België | 4 146 |
| France | 25 590 |
| Lietuva | 5 000 |
| Total | 34 736 |

(c)

Member State

Tonnes

Belgique/België

4 146

France

25 590

Lietuva

5 000

Total

34 736

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ANNEX II

(a)

| Member State | Euros |
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| Belgique/België | 2 893 618 |
| Česká republika | 17 469 |
| Eesti | 5 190 |
| Elláda | 4 192 560 |
| France | 13 494 861 |
| Italia | 39 261 578 |
| Luxembourg | 76 864 |
| Magyarország | 1 397 520 |
| Malta | 118 789 |
| Polska | 16 770 240 |
| Slovenija | 527 564 |
| Total | 78 756 283 |

Member State

Euros

Belgique/België

2 893 618

Česká republika

17 469

Eesti

5 190

Elláda

4 192 560

France

13 494 861

Italia

39 261 578

Luxembourg

76 864

Magyarország

1 397 520

Malta

118 789

Polska

16 770 240

Slovenija

527 564

Total

78 756 283

(b)

| Member State | Euros |
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| Eesti | 300 |
| España | 2 400 000 |
| Malta | 90 750 |
| Slovenija | 90 000 |
| Total | 2 581 050 |

Member State

Euros

Eesti

300

España

2 400 000

Malta

90 750

Slovenija

90 000

Total

2 581 050

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ANNEX III

Intra-Community Transfers authorised under the plan for 2007

| Product | Quantity
  (tonnes) | Holder | Consignee |
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| 1. | Common wheat |

Product

Quantity

(tonnes)

Holder

Consignee

1.

Common wheat

2 207

MMM, Suomi/Finland

Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet, Eesti

| 2. | Common wheat |
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2.

Common wheat

11 760

BLE, Deutschland

OPEKEPE, Elláda

| 3. | Common wheat |
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3.

Common wheat

110 000

ONIGC, France

FEGA, España

| 4. | Common wheat |
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4.

Common wheat

103 429

BLE, Deutschland

AGEA, Italia

| 5. | Common wheat |
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5.

Common wheat

19 036

AMA, Österreich

AGEA, Italia

| 6. | Common wheat |
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6.

Common wheat

5 637

MMM, Suomi/Finland

Agricultural and Food Products Market Regulation Agency, Lietuva

| 7. | Common wheat |
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7.

Common wheat

1 550

ONIGC, France

National Research and Development Centre, Malta

| 8. | Common wheat |
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8.

Common wheat

20 000

ONIGC, France

INGA, Portugal

| 9. | Common wheat and other cereals |
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9.

Common wheat and other cereals

2 610

MVH, Magyarország

AAMRD, Slovenija

| 10. | Rice |
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10.

Rice

23 641

OPEKEPE, Elláda

ONIGC, France

| 11. | Rice |
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11.

Rice

20 000

OPEKEPE, Elláda

Ente Risi, Italia

| 12. | Rice |
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12.

Rice

14 000

OPEKEPE, Elláda

INGA, Portugal

| 13. | Butter |
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13.

Butter

3 511

Department of Agriculture and Food, Ireland

Office de l'Elevage, France

| 14. | Sugar |
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14.

Sugar

3 338

FEGA, España

ONIGC, France

| 15. | Sugar |
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15.

Sugar

2 760

ARR, Polska

Agricultural and Food Products Market Regulation Agency, Lietuva

| 16. | Sugar |
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16.

Sugar

1 435

FEGA, España

INGA, Portugal

| 17. | Sugar |
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17.

Sugar

500

ARR, Polska

MMM, Suomi/Finland

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