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| 21.2.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 50/5 |
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21.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 50/5

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 147/2009

of 20 February 2009

on defining the destination zones for exports refunds, export levies and certain export licences for cereals and rice

(Codified version)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular its Article 170, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 of 29 July 1992 redefining the destination zones for exports refunds, export levies and certain export licences for cereals and rice (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified. |
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(1)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 of 29 July 1992 redefining the destination zones for exports refunds, export levies and certain export licences for cereals and rice (2) has been substantially amended several times (3). In the interests of clarity and rationality the said Regulation should be codified.

| (2) | The destination zones to be used for the purpose of setting export refunds and levies on cereals and rice should be determined. |
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(2)

The destination zones to be used for the purpose of setting export refunds and levies on cereals and rice should be determined.

| (3) | The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets, |
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(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The destination zones to be used for the purpose of setting differentiated export refunds and levies are delimited in Annex I to this Regulation for the products referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Part I and in points (a) and (b) of Part II of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

Article 2

Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 20 February 2009.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 214, 30.7.1992, p. 20.

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(3)  See Annex II.

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ANNEX I

Zone I

| (a) | Morocco
  Algeria
  Tunisia |
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(a)

Morocco

Algeria

Tunisia

| (b) | Egypt
  Israel
  Lebanon
  Syria
  Turkey
  Western Sahara |
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(b)

Egypt

Israel

Lebanon

Syria

Turkey

Western Sahara

| (c) | Libya |
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(c)

Libya

Zone II

| (a) | Norway
  Faeroe Islands
  Iceland |
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(a)

Norway

Faeroe Islands

Iceland

| (b) | Russia (North)
  Belarus |
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(b)

Russia (North)

Belarus

Zone III

| (a) | Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Croatia
  Territory of the former Yugoslavia excluding Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina |
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(a)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Territory of the former Yugoslavia excluding Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina

| (b) | Albania |
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(b)

Albania

| (c) | Russia (South)
  Armenia
  Georgia
  Azerbaijan
  Republic of Moldova
  Ukraine
  Kazakhstan
  Kyrgyzstan
  Uzbekistan
  Tajikistan
  Turkmenistan |
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(c)

Russia (South)

Armenia

Georgia

Azerbaijan

Republic of Moldova

Ukraine

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Zone IV

| (a) | Mexico
  Countries and territories of Central America (except ACP countries) |
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(a)

Mexico

Countries and territories of Central America (except ACP countries)

| (b) | Greater and Lesser Antilles and Bermuda (except ACP countries, Puerto Rico and OCTs) |
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(b)

Greater and Lesser Antilles and Bermuda (except ACP countries, Puerto Rico and OCTs)

| (c) | Countries and territories of South America (Atlantic Coast, other than OCTs) |
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(c)

Countries and territories of South America (Atlantic Coast, other than OCTs)

| (d) | Countries and territories of South America (Pacific Coast) |
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(d)

Countries and territories of South America (Pacific Coast)

Zone V

Republic of South Africa

Zone VI

Countries and territories of the Arabian Peninsula

Jordan

Iraq

Iran

Zone VII

| (a) | Afghanistan
  Pakistan
  India (including Sikkim)
  Nepal
  Sri Lanka
  Bangladesh
  Myanmar
  Bhutan
  Islands of the Indian Ocean (except ACP countries and OCTs) |
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(a)

Afghanistan

Pakistan

India (including Sikkim)

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Bangladesh

Myanmar

Bhutan

Islands of the Indian Ocean (except ACP countries and OCTs)

| (b) | Thailand
  Cambodia
  Laos
  Japan
  Indonesia
  Malaysia
  Philippines |
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(b)

Thailand

Cambodia

Laos

Japan

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

| (c) | Other countries and territories of Asia and Oceania (except OCTs)
  Australia
  New Zealand |
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(c)

Other countries and territories of Asia and Oceania (except OCTs)

Australia

New Zealand

Zone VIII

| (a) | (ACP countries)
  Angola
  Antigua and Barbuda
  Bahamas
  Barbados
  Belize
  Benin
  Botswana
  Burkina Faso
  Burundi
  Cameroon
  Cape Verde
  Central African Republic
  Comoros (not including Mayotte)
  Congo
  Côte d’Ivoire
  Djibouti
  Dominica
  Ethiopia
  Fiji
  Gabon
  Gambia
  Ghana
  Grenada
  Guinea
  Guinea-Bissau
  Equatorial Guinea
  Guyana
  Haiti
  Jamaica
  Kenya
  Kiribati
  Lesotho
  Liberia
  Madagascar
  Malawi
  Mali
  Mauritius
  Mauritania
  Mozambique
  Namibia
  Niger
  Nigeria
  Uganda
  Papua New Guinea
  Dominican Republic
  Rwanda
  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  Saint Lucia
  Salomon Islands
  Samoa
  São Tomé and Príncipe
  Senegal
  Seychelles
  Sierra Leone
  Somalia
  Sudan
  Suriname
  Swaziland
  Tanzania
  Chad
  Togo
  Tonga
  Trinidad and Tobago
  Tuvalu
  Vanuatu
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Zambia
  Zimbabwe |
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(a)

(ACP countries)

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Comoros (not including Mayotte)

Congo

Côte d’Ivoire

Djibouti

Dominica

Ethiopia

Fiji

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Grenada

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Equatorial Guinea

Guyana

Haiti

Jamaica

Kenya

Kiribati

Lesotho

Liberia

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritius

Mauritania

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Uganda

Papua New Guinea

Dominican Republic

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Lucia

Salomon Islands

Samoa

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Tanzania

Chad

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zambia

Zimbabwe

| (b) | (OCTs)
  French Polynesia
  New Caledonia and dependencies
  Wallis and Futuna
  French Southern Territories
  Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  Mayotte
  Netherlands Antilles
  Aruba
  Greenland
  Anguilla
  Cayman Islands
  Falkland Islands
  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  Turks and Caicos Islands
  British Virgin Islands
  Montserrat
  Pitcairn Islands
  St Helena and dependencies
  British Antarctic Territory
  British Indian Ocean Territory |
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(b)

(OCTs)

French Polynesia

New Caledonia and dependencies

Wallis and Futuna

French Southern Territories

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Mayotte

Netherlands Antilles

Aruba

Greenland

Anguilla

Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands

British Virgin Islands

Montserrat

Pitcairn Islands

St Helena and dependencies

British Antarctic Territory

British Indian Ocean Territory

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ANNEX II

Repealed Regulation with list of its successive amendments

| Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92
  (OJ L 214, 30.7.1992, p. 20). | |
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| Commission Regulation (EC) No 3304/94
  (OJ L 341, 30.12.1994, p. 48). | Only Article 1(2) |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1950/2005
  (OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 18). | Only Article 3 |
| Commission Regulation (EC) No 1996/2006
  (OJ L 398, 30.12.2006, p. 1). | Only Article 2 |

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92

(OJ L 214, 30.7.1992, p. 20).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 3304/94

(OJ L 341, 30.12.1994, p. 48).

Only Article 1(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1950/2005

(OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 18).

Only Article 3

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1996/2006

(OJ L 398, 30.12.2006, p. 1).

Only Article 2

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ANNEX III

Correlation table

| Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92 | This Regulation |
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| Article 1, first paragraph | Article 1 |
| Article 1, second paragraph | — |
| — | Article 2 |
| Article 2, first paragraph | Article 3 |
| Article 2, second paragraph | — |
| Annex | Annex I |
| — | Annex II |
| — | Annex III |

Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92

This Regulation

Article 1, first paragraph

Article 1

Article 1, second paragraph

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Article 2

Article 2, first paragraph

Article 3

Article 2, second paragraph

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Annex

Annex I

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Annex II

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Annex III

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