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EN Official Journal of the European Union L 220/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1216/2006

of 10 August 2006

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 33(2)(a) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 28 July 2006 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1151/2006 (2).

(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 1151/2006 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1151/2006 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 August 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 August 2006. For the Commission Günter VERHEUGEN Vice-President

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 207, 28.7.2006, p. 23.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 227/40

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1252/2006

of 18 August 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 as regards the list of Member States where buying-in of butter by tendering is open for the period expiring on 31 August 2006

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),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 of 29 May 2006 suspending the buying-in of butter at 90 % of the intervention price and opening the buying-in by tendering for the period expiring on 31 August 2006 (2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 has opened the buying-in of butter by tendering for the period expiring on 31 August 2006 in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.

(2) On the basis of most recent communications by Latvia and the Czech Republic, the Commission has observed that the butter market prices have been below 92 % of the intervention price for two consecutive weeks. Intervention buying-in by tendering should therefore be opened in these Member States. These Member States should therefore be added to the list set out in Regulation (EC) No 796/2006.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1. Buying-in of butter by tendering, as provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, is hereby open from 19 to 31 August 2006 in the following Member States, under the conditions provided for in Section 3a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999: Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Latvia, Poland and Portugal.’

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 18 August 2006. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 142, 30.5.2006, p. 4.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 225/26

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1237/2006

of 16 August 2006

laying down the allocation coefficient to be applied under tariff subquota III for common wheat of a quality other than high quality opened by Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 opens an annual tariff quota of 2 988 387 tonnes of common wheat of a quality other than high quality. That quota is divided into three subquotas.

(2) Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 fixes a quantity of 597 991 tonnes for subquota III (serial number 09.4125) for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006.

(3) The quantities applied for by 13.00 (Brussels time) on Monday 14 August 2006 in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Each application for an import licence for subquota III for common wheat of a quality other than high quality lodged by 13.00 (Brussels time) on Monday 14 August 2006 and forwarded to the Commission in accordance with Article 5(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 shall be accepted at a rate of 83,57528 % of the quantity applied for.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 August 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 16 August 2006. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 88. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 971/2006 (OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 51).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 232/35

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2006

of 24 August 2006

fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 15th individual invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005

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 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %.

(2) An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by the retail trade.

(3) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the appropriate level and the end-use security should be determined accordingly.

(4) 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

For the 15th individual tender under the standing invitation to tender opened in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the maximum amount of the aid for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 %, as referred to in Article 47(1) of that Regulation, is fixed at 19,8 EUR/100 kg,

The end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is fixed at 22 EUR/100 kg.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 August 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 August 2006. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).

(2) OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2107/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 20).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 230/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1261/2006

of 23 August 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 219/2006 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quota for bananas falling under CN code 0803 00 19 originating in ACP countries for the period 1 March to 31 December 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 of 29 November 2005 on the tariff rates for bananas (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 219/2006 (2) lists the authorities responsible for applying the import arrangements in each Member State. Following a notification from a Member State, the list of authorities should be amended.

(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 219/2006, the part of the text concerning Luxembourg is replaced by the following:

‘Luxembourg Direction des Douanes et Accises Division “Douane/Valeur” 26, Place de la Gare L-1616 Luxembourg’.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 23 August 2006. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 316, 2.12.2005, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 38, 9.2.2006, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 966/2006 (OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 21).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 238/42

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1312/2006

of 31 August 2006

fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.

(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.

(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.

(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.

(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 31 August 2006. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 288, 25.10.1974, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 236/18

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1290/2006

of 30 August 2006

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.

(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 August 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 30 August 2006. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 386/2005 (OJ L 62, 9.3.2005, p. 3).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 243/20

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1321/2006

of 5 September 2006

fixing the import duties applicable to certain husked rice from 6 September 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 1a,

Whereas:

(1) Based on the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 excluding import licences for Basmati rice have been issued in respect of 430 075 tonnes for 1 September 2005 to 31 August 2006. The import duty for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 20, other than Basmati rice, must therefore be amended.

(2) As the applicable duty must be fixed no later than ten days from the end of the period referred to above, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The import duty for husked rice falling within CN code 1006 20 shall be EUR 42,5 per tonne.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 5 September 2006. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 797/2006 (OJ L 144, 31.5.2006, p. 1).
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1341/2006

of 12 September 2006

determining the extent to which applications lodged in August 2006 for import licences for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1232/2006 can be accepted

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1232/2006 of 16 August 2006 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota of poultrymeat allocated to the United States of America (1) and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,

Whereas:

The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 are less than the quantities available and can therefore be fulfilled entirely,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 July to 30 September 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1232/2006 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. Application for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2006 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1232/2006 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 September 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 12 September 2006. For the Commission Jean-Luc DEMARTY Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

(1) OJ L 225, 17.8.2006, p. 5.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1330/2006

of 8 September 2006

on the payment of a supplement to the advances on the compensatory aid in the banana sector for 2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas (1), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93 of 9 July 1993 laying down detailed rules applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the aid scheme to compensate for loss of income from marketing in the banana sector (2) lays down the conditions for paying advances on compensatory aid.

(2) Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 833/2006 of 2 June 2006 fixing the compensatory aid for bananas produced and marketed in the Community in 2005 and the unit value of the advances for 2006 (3) set the amount of each advance for bananas marketed in 2006 at EUR 4,13 per 100 kilograms.

(3) To take account of price movements on the Community market in comparison with 2005 and the impact of these movements on the financial situation of Community banana producers, provision should be made for the payment of a supplement to the advances paid for the quantities marketed in the Community in 2006, without prejudice to the level of compensatory aid to be set subsequently under Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 and Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93. This supplementary payment should be conditional on the lodging of a security in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1858/93.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for bananas,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Producer Member States shall pay a supplement to the advances on the compensatory aid provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93, for 2006, of EUR 7,13 per 100 kilograms, for the quantities marketed in the Community in 2006.

The supplement to the advances shall be paid for marketed quantities for which applications for advances on the complementary aid have been made for 2006.

Applications for payment of the supplement to the advance shall be accompanied by proof that a security of EUR 3,57 per 100 kilograms has been lodged.

Payment for bananas marketed during the first half of 2006 shall be made within two months of this Regulation becoming applicable.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 8 September 2006. For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

(2) OJ L 170, 13.7.1993, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 789/2005 (OJ L 132, 26.5.2005, p. 13).

(3) OJ L 150, 3.6.2006, p. 9.
EN Official Journal of the European Union L 252/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1353/2006

of 13 September 2006

establishing a prohibition of fishing for anchovy in ICES zone VIII by vessels flying the flag of France

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.

(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2006.

(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.

Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.

Article 3

Entry into force

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 September 2006. For the Commission Jörgen HOLMQUIST Director-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(2) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2006 (OJ L 230, 24.8.2006, p. 4).