Commission Regulation (EC) No 1851/2005 of 11 November 2005 setting the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 2005/06
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, barley, cereals, export refund, spirits

12.11.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 296/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1851/2005

of 11 November 2005

setting the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period
2005/06

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 (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 (2), and in
particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 4(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2825/93 lays down
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. The coefficient expresses the
average ratio between the total quantities exported and
the
spirit drink
concerned, on the basis of
the trend noted in those
quantities during the number of years corresponding to
the average ageing period of the spirit drink in question.

total quantities marketed of

the

ageing period for Irish whiskey in 2004 was five years.
The coefficients for
the period 1 October 2005 to
30 September 2006 should therefore be set accordingly.

(3)

the

Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the
grant of
European Economic Area precludes
Iceland
refunds in respect of exports to Liechtenstein,
and Norway. Moreover, the Community has concluded
agreements with certain third countries abolishing export
refunds. In accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2825/93, this should be taken into account
the period
in the calculation of
2005/06,

the coefficients for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the period 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006, the
coefficients
referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2825/93 applicable to cereals used in Ireland in the
production of Irish whiskey shall be as set out in the Annex
hereto.

Article 2

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

(2)

On the basis of the information supplied by Ireland on
the period 1 January to 31 December 2004, the average

It shall apply from 1 October 2005.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 November 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 258, 16.10.1993, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1633/2000 (OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 29).

L 296/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

12.11.2005

ANNEX

Coefficients applicable in Ireland

Coefficient applicable

Period of application

to barley used in the production of
Irish whiskey, category B (1)

to cereals used in the production of
Irish whiskey, category A

1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006

0,388

1,019

(1) Including malted barley.