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(Acts whose publication is obligatory) 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/2006 
of 21 December 2006 
laying down transitional measures as re gards exports of milk  and milk products 
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006, by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and 
Romania to the European Union 
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty of  Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular 
Article 4(3) thereof, 
Having regard to the Act of A ccession of Bulgaria and Romania,  and in particular Article 41 
thereof, 
Whereas: (1) Article 3(2) of Commissi on Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 of 17 August 2006 laying 
down special detailed rule s for the application of  Council Regulation (EC) 
No 1255/1999 as regards export licences and ex port refunds in the case of milk and 
milk products
1 provides that, for a refund to be gr anted, the products must meet the 
requirements laid down in Regulation (EC)  No 853/2004 of the European Parliament 
and the Council of 29 April 2004 laying do wn specific hygiene rules for food of 
animal origin2. Notably, the products must be prep ared in an approved establishment 
and comply with the health marking require ments specified in Articles 4 and 5 of 
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. 
(2) Commission Decision 2006/…/EC (C(2006)  7028) of 22 December 2006 laying down 
transitional measures for the marketing of cer tain products of animal origin obtained in 
Bulgaria and Romania3 lays down measures to facilitate the transition from the 
existing regime in Bulgaria and Romania to that resulting from th e application of the 
Community veterinary legislation. Accordi ng to Article 3 of that Decision, Member 
States shall authorise trade from 1 January  to 31 December 2007 in products which are 
obtained in establishments in Bulgaria and Romania authorised to export milk 
                                                 
1 OJ L 234, 29.8.2006, p. 4. 
2 OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55. Corrected version in OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22.  Regulation as last 
amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83). 
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 products to the Community before the accessi on date, provided that the products bear 
the Community export health mark of the establishment concerned and are 
accompanied by a document certifying that they  have been produced before 1 January 
2007. 
(3) It is appropriate to derogate from Re gulation (EC) No 1282/2006 and provide that 
products which comply with Article 3 of  Decision 2006/…/EC (C(2006) 7028) and are 
authorised to be traded for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2007 should be 
eligible for an export refund. 
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulati on are in accordance with the opinion of the 
Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
By way of derogation from Artic le 3(2) of Regulation (EC)  No 1282/2006, products obtained 
before the date of accession in establishments of Bulgaria and Romania authorised to export 
to the Community before the accession date an d exported from the Community in the period 
from the accession date to 31 December 2007 are eligible for an export refund, provided that they meet the requirements of Article 3(a)  of Decision 2006/…/EC (C(2006) 7028) and are 
accompanied by the document set out in Annex II to Commission Decision 2004/438/EC 
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which the following particulars shall be added: 
‘Produced before 1 January 2007, in confor mity with Commission Decision 2006/7028/EC’. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the 
Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania. 
It shall apply to export declarations accepted from  its date of entry into force to 31 December 
2007. 
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006. 
 For the Commission 
 Mariann FISCHER BOEL 
 Member of the Commission 
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4 OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 72. Corrected version in OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 57.