Commission Regulation (EC) No 1707/2003 of 26 September 2003 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period 2003/2004
Date: 2003-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, alcoholic beverage, barley, distillation, export refund, malt

L 243/88

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Official Journal of the European Union

27.9.2003

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1707/2003

of 26 September 2003

fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period
2003/2004

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30
June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/
2003 (2),

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 of
15 October 1993 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards
the fixing and granting of adjusted refunds in respect of cereals
exported in the form of certain spirit drinks (3), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 1633/2000 (4), and in particular Article
5 thereof,

Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the
European Economic Area (5) precludes
the grant of
refunds in respect of exports to Liechtenstein, Iceland
and Norway. Moreover, the Community has concluded
with certain third countries
abolishing
export refunds. According to Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2825/93, this should be taken into account in
the calculation of the coefficients for the period 2003/
2004.

agreements

(3)

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

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 provides
that the quantities of cereals eligible for the refund are
to be the quantities placed under control and distilled,
weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each
Member State concerned. That coefficient expresses the
ratio between the total quantities exported and the total
quantities marketed of the spirituous beverage concerned
on the basis of the trend noted in those quantities during
the number of years corresponding to the average ageing
period of the spirituous beverage in question. In view of
the information provided by the United Kingdom on the
period 1 January to 31 December 2002, the average
ageing period in 2002 was seven years for Scotch
whisky. The coefficients for the period 1 October 2003
to 30 September 2004 should be fixed.

Article 1

For the period 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004 the
coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No
2825/93 applying to cereals used in the United Kingdom for
manufacturing Scotch whisky shall be as set out in the Annex.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 October 2003.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 258, 16.10.1993, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 29.

(5) OJ L 1, 3.1.1994, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union

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ANNEX

COEFFICIENTS APPLICABLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Period of application

to barley processed into malt
used in the manufacture of malt
whisky

to cereals used in the
manufacture of grain whisky

Coefficient applicable

1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004

0,514

0,443