2004R0581 — EN — 01.01.2008 — 009.001

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 581/2004

of 26 March 2004

opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter







THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products ( 1 ), and in particular Article 31(3)(b) and (14) thereof, Whereas: (1) According to Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products ( 2 ) the Commission decides on a standing invitation to tender within the framework of that Regulation. (2) For practical reasons it is appropriate to provide for separate invitations to tender for the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 580/2004. This Regulation should therefore open a standing invitation to tender for certain types of butter. (3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:







Article 1

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1. A permanent tender is opened in order to determine the export refund on the following types of butter referred to in Section 9 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 ( 3 ):

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(a) natural butter in blocks of at least 20 kilograms net weight falling under product code ex 0405 10 19 9700;

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b) butteroil in containers of at least 190 kilograms net weight falling under product code ex 0405 90 10 9000.

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The products referred to in the first subparagraph are intended for export for all destinations except the following countries and territories:

(a) third countries: Andorra, the Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein and the United States of America;

(b) territories of EU Member States not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, the Communes of Livigno and Campione d’Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faeroe Islands and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.

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2. The tendering procedure is subject to the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 and in this Regulation.

Article 2

1. Tenders may only be lodged during tendering periods and shall be valid only for the tendering period in which they are lodged.

Tenders shall be submitted separately for one of the products and one of the destinations referred to in Article 1(1).

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2. Each tendering period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the second Tuesday of the month with the following exceptions:

(a) in August it shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the third Tuesday;

(b) in December it shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the first Tuesday.

If Tuesday is a public holiday, the period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the following working day.

Each tendering period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the third Tuesday of the month with the following exceptions:

(a) in August it shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the fourth Tuesday;

(b) in December it shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the second Tuesday.

If Tuesday is a public holiday the period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.

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3. Each tendering period shall be numbered in series starting with the first period provided for.

Article 3

1. Each tender shall concern a minimum quantity of at least 10 tonnes of butter or 18 tonnes of butteroil.

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2. The tendering security shall be 15 % of the most recent maximum tender refund amount fixed for the product codes and the destinations referred to in Article 1(1).

The tendering security may not, however, be less than EUR 6 per 100 kg.

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The tendering security shall become the export licence security when a tender is accepted.

3. Tenders shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in the Annex.

Article 4

For the purpose of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 Member States shall communicate separately the tenders in relation to the destinations indicated under the first and second indents of Article 1 of this Regulation.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day of the month 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.

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ANNEX

Competent authorities of the Member States referred to in Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 and in this Regulation to which tenders shall be submitted:

BE Bureau d'intervention et de restitution belge Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau Rue de Trèves 82/Trierstraat 82 B-1040 Bruxelles/Brussel Tél./Tel. (32-2) 287 24 11 Télécopieur/Fax (32-2) 230 25 33/(32-2) 281 03 07

BG STATE FUND ‘AGRICULTURE’ — PAYING AGENCY 136, Tsar Boris III Blvd. 1618 Sofia Bulgaria Tel.: + 359 2 81 87 100 Tel./fax : + 359 2 81 87 167

CZ Státní zemědělský intervenční fond (SZIF) Ve Smečkách 33 110 00, Praha 1 Czech Republic Tel: + 42 0 222 871 452 Fax: + 42 0 222 871 769 Email: info@szif.cz

DK Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri Direktoratet for FødevareErhverv Eksportstøttekontoret Nyropsgade 30 DK-1780 København V Tlf. (45) 33 95 80 00 Fax (45) 33 95 80 18

DE Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE) D-53168 Bonn oder Deichmanns Aue 29 D-53179 Bonn Tel. (49-228) 6845 — 3732, 3774, 3884 Fax (49-228) 6845 — 3874, 3792

EE Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet (PRIA) Narva mnt 3 Tartu 51 009 Estonia Tel: +37 27371200 Fax: +37 27371201

EL O.P.E.K.E.P.E. — Direction Dilizo Rue Acharnon 241 GR-10446 Athènes Tel.: (30-210)212 49 03 — (30-210)212 49 11 Fax.: (30-210) 86 70 503

ES Ministerio de Economia Secretaria General de Comercio Exterior Paseo de la Castellana, 162 E — 28071 Madrid Tel.: (3491) 349 3780 Fax.: (3491) 349 3806

FR Office de l'élevage 80, avenue des Terroirs de France 75607 Paris CEDEX 12 Tél.: (33-1) 73 00 50 00/Fax.: (33-1) 73 00 50 50 Unité de stockage 2, rue Saint-Charles 75740 Paris CEDEX 15 Tél.: (33-1)73 00 52 67/Fax : (33-1)73 00 53 91

IE Department of Agriculture and Food Johnstown Castle Estate Wexford Ireland Tel. (353) 53 63 400 Fax (353) 53 42 843

IT Ministero Del Commercio Internazionale Direzione Generale Per La Politica Commerciale DIV. II Viale Boston 25 00142 ROMA TEL: 390659932220 FAX: 390659932141

CY Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Import & Export Licensing Unit 1421 Lefkosia (Nicosia) Cyprus Tel: +357 22867 100 Fax: +357 22375 120

LV Lauku atbalsta dienests (LAD) Republikas laukums 2 Rīga, LV-1981 Latvija Tel: +371 7027542 Fax: +371 7027120

LT Nacionalinė mokėjimo agentūra prie Žemės ūkio ministerijos Blindžių 17 08111 Vilnius Lithuania Tel: + 370 5 25 26 703 Fax: + 370 5 25 26 945

LU OFFICE DES LICENCES 21, Rue Philippe II L — 2011 Luxembourg Tél.: (35-2) 478 2370 Télécopieur: (35-2) 466138

HU Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal (MVH) Soroksári út 22-24. H — 1095 Budapest Hungary Tel: + 36 1 37 43 603 Fax: + 36 1 47 52 114

MT Ministry for Rural Affairs and Environment Barriera Wharf Valletta — CMR 02 Tel: +356 2295 2228

NL PRODUCTSCHAP ZUIVEL Louis Braillelaan 80 NL — 2719 EK Zoetermeer Tel.: (31)-(0)79 368 1534 Fax.: (31) (0)79 368 1955 E-mail: HR@PZ.AGRO.NL

AT Agrarmarkt Austria Dresdner Straße 70 A — 1200 Wien Tel.: (43-1) 331 51 0 Fax.: (43-1) 331 51 396 E-mail: bereich.MILCH@AMA.GV.AT

PL Agencja Rynku Rolnego Nowy Swiat 6/12 00-400 Warszawa Poland Tel: + 4822 661-75-90 Fax: + 4822 661-76-04

PT Ministério das Finanças Direcção Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo Direcção de Serviços de Licenciamento Rua Terreiro do Trigo — Edifício da Alfândega P — 1149 — 060 Lisboa Tel.: (351-21) 881 42 62 Fax.:(351-21) 881 42 61

RO Agenția de Plăți și Intervenție pentru Agricultură B-dul Carol I, nr. 17, sector 2 București 030161 România Tel.: + 40 21 3054802 Tel.: + 40 21 3054842 Fax: + 40 21 3054803

SI Agencija Republike Slovenije za kmetijske trge in razvoj podeželja Dunajska cesta 160 1000 Ljubljana Slovenija Tel: + 386 1 478 9228 Fax: + 386 1 478 9297

SK Agricultural Paying Agency Dobrovičova 12 812 66 Bratislava Slovak Republic Tel: + 421 2 59 266 321; + 421 2 59 266 265 Fax: + 421 2 59266329; + 421 2 59 266 256

FI Maa-ja metsätalousministeriö Interventioyksikkö P.O. Box 30 FIN — 00023 Government, Finland Puh: (358-9) 160 01 Telekopio: (358-9) 1605 2707

SV Statens jordbruksverk Vallgatan 8 S — 51182 Jönköping Tfn.: (46-36) 15 50 00 Fax.: (46-36) 19 05 46

UK Rural Payments Agency (RPA) Lancaster House, Hampshire Court UK — NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE4 7YE Tel. (44-0) 191 226 5262 Fax (44-0) 191 226 5212.