Commission Regulation (EC) No 1417/2006 of 26 September 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market
Date: 2006-09-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, concentrated product, cream, sales aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1417/2006

of 26 September 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council
Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and
concentrated butter on the Community market

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 Articles 10, 15 and 40
thereof,

Whereas:

and

concentrated butter

In view of the decrease in the aid amounts for using
butter,
cream in pastry
products, ice cream and other foodstuff and for concen-
trated butter for direct consumption, the level of the
tendering securities and the level of reduction of the
aid, respectively the forfeiture of the processing security
for exceeding the time limit for processing, should be
adapted.

In the light of the experience gained, certain provisions
of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 (2) should
be clarified.

tonnes per month or period of 30 days, or 45 tonnes
per 12-month period of butter-equivalent or the same
quantities in intermediate products:’

2. Article 13 is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1, point (c) is replaced by the following:

‘(c) they are capable of processing or incorporating at
least five tonnes of butter per month or period of
30 days, or 45 tonnes per 12-month period, or the
equivalent
in concentrated butter or cream, or,
where applicable, intermediate products;’;

(b) in paragraph 2, the second subparagraph is replaced by

the following:

‘At the request of the establishment concerned, Member
States may waive the obligation provided for in point
the establishment
subparagraph if
(b) of
separation and
possesses premises ensuring proper
identification of
in
question.’.

any stocks of

the butterfats

the first

Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should therefore be
amended accordingly.

3. In Article 27, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

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

‘3.

The tendering security shall be:

(a) EUR 61 per tonne for concentrated butter;

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(b) EUR 50 per tonne for intervention butter, butter and
intermediate products referred to in Article 4(1)(b)(ii);

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is amended as follows:

1. In point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1), the

introductory terms are replaced by the following:

‘(b) by using, at

the establishment where incorporation
into the final products is effected, a minimum of five

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (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 Regu-

lation (EC) No 1226/2006 (OJ L 222, 15.8.2006, p. 3).

(c) EUR 22 per tonne for cream.’

4. In Article 28, paragraph 4 is deleted.

5. In Article 35, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.
Except in cases of force majeure, where the period laid
down in Article 11 is exceeded, where the incorporation
procedure used is that provided for in Article 6(1)(b), the
amount of the aid shall be reduced by 15 %, and thereafter
by 2 % of the remaining amount for each day.’

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6. In Article 45(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the

following:

document and a document proving that the concentrated
butter has been taken over by the retail trade.’

‘The control measures provided for in Article 2 of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 3002/92 shall also apply to the products
referred to in Article 5 of
this Regulation from the
beginning of the tracing operations referred to in Article
8 of this Regulation, or, in the case of concentrated butter
to which no tracers have been added, from the date of
in the case of milkfat, from the date of
manufacture or,
production, or, in the case of butter to which no tracers
have been added and which is incorporated into inter-
mediate products,
incorporation and
from the date of
until incorporation into the final products.’

7. In Article 53(2), the amount ‘EUR 100’ is replaced by the

amount ‘EUR 61’.

8. In Article 58, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

agency holding the

‘2. Where a T5 control copy must be used as proof of
taking-over by the retail trade and has not been returned to
security within 12 months
the
following the month of the deadline for the submission
of tenders referred to in Article 49(3), owing to circum-
stances beyond the control of the interested party, that
party may
reasoned application with the
competent authorities before the expiry of the 15-month
time limit referred to in the first subparagraph of paragraph
1 of this Article for equivalence of treatment, together with
supporting documents, which must include the transport

lodge

a

9. In Article 62, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

Except in cases of

‘2.
force majeure, where the period
referred to in paragraph 1 is exceeded, the amount of the
aid shall be reduced by 15 %, and thereafter by 2 % of the
remaining amount for each day.’

10. In Article 63(2), point (f) is replaced by the following:

‘(f) they

forward

undertake
for

to
each manufacturing

their manufacturing
programme
in
accordance with the arrangements decided on by the
Member State concerned, to the body responsible for
the checks referred to in Article 67.’

batch,

11. Annexes VIII, XIII and XV are amended in accordance with

the Annex to this Regulation,

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(4),

Article 1(3),
procedures for which the final date for submission of
tenders falls after 1 October 2006.

(7) and (9) shall apply to tendering
the

(5),

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

Done at Brussels, 26 September 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are amended as follows:

(1) In Annex VIII, footnote 1 is replaced by the following:

‘(1) Quantity of milkfat referred to in Article 5(2) used for the manufacture of:

— concentrated butter to which no tracers have been added:

formula A: ______________ tonnes; formula B: ______________ tonnes

— concentrated butter to which tracers have been added:

formula A: ______________ tonnes; formula B: ______________ tonnes.’

(2) Annex XIII is amended as follows:

(a)

in section A, point (d) is replaced by the following:

‘(d) on dispatch of cream to which tracers have been added for incorporation into final products:

— box 104 of the T5 control copy:

— in Spanish: Nata con adición de marcadores destinada a su incorporación a los productos finales

contemplados en el artículo 4 del Reglamento (CE) no 1898/2005

— in Czech: Smetana s přídavkem stopovacích látek určená k přimíchání do konečných produktů

uvedených v článku 4 nařízení (ES) č. 1898/2005

— in Danish: Fløde tilsat røbestoffer, bestemt til iblanding i færdigvarer som omhandlet i artikel 4 i

forordning (EF) nr. 1898/2005

— in German: Gekennzeichneter Rahm zur Beimischung zu Enderzeugnissen gemäß Artikel 4 der

Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1898/2005

— in Estonian: Märgistusainetega koor, mis on ette nähtud kasutamiseks määruse (EÜ) nr 1898/2005

artiklis 4 osutatud lõpptootes

— in Greek: Κρέμα γάλακτος ιχνοθετημένη, που προορίζεται να ενσωματωθεί στα τελικά προϊόντα που

αναφέρονται στο άρθρο 4 του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1898/2005

— in English: Cream to which tracers have been added for incorporation into the final products referred

to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005

— in French: Crème tracée destinée à être incorporée dans les produits finaux visés à l'article 4 du

règlement (CE) no 1898/2005

— in Italian: Crema contenente rivelatori destinata ad essere incorporata nei prodotti

finali di cui

all'articolo 4 del regolamento (CE) n. 1898/2005

— in Latvian: Krējums ar pievienotiem marķieriem, paredzēts iestrādei Regulas (EK) Nr. 1898/2005

4. pantā minētos galaproduktos

— in Lithuanian: Grietinėlė,

į kurią įdėta atsekamųjų medžiagų, skirta dėti

į galutinius produktus,

nurodytus Reglamento (EB) Nr. 1898/2005 4 straipsnyje

— in Hungarian: Tejszín, amelyhez jelölőanyagokat adtak az 1898/2005/EK rendelet 4. cikkében említett

végtermékekbe való bedolgozásra

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— in Maltese: Krema li ġiet miżjuda bi traċċanti għall- inkorporazzjoni fil-prodotti finali msemmija

fl-Artikolu 4 tar- Regolament (KE) Nru 1898/2005

— in Dutch: Room waarin verklikstoffen zijn toegevoegd, bestemd voor bijmenging in de in artikel 4 van

Verordening (EG) nr. 1898/2005 bedoelde eindproducten

— in Polish: Śmietana, do której dodano znaczniki, przeznaczona do włączenia do jednego z produktów

końcowych, o których mowa w artykule 4 rozporządzenia (WE) nr 1898/2005

— in Portuguese: Nata marcada destinada a ser incorporada nos produtos finais referidos no artigo 4.o do

Regulamento (CE) n.o 1898/2005

— in Slovak: Smotana, do ktorej boli pridané značkovacie látky, na vmiešavanie do konečných produktov

podla článku 4 nariadenia (ES) č. 1898/2005

— in Slovene: Smetana z dodanimi sledljivimi snovmi za dodajanje h končnim proizvodom iz člena 4

Uredbe (ES) št. 1898/2005

— in Finnish: Merkitty kerma,

joka on tarkoitettu käytettäväksi asetuksen (EY) N:o 1898/2005

4 artiklassa tarkoitettuihin lopputuotteisiin

— in Swedish: Grädde med tillsats av spårämnen avsedd att blandas i de slutprodukter som avses i

artikel 4 i förordning (EG) nr 1898/2005

— box 106 of the T5 control copy:

1. final date for incorporation into final products;

2.

indication of intended use (formula B).’

(b) in the second indent of section C, point 2 is deleted.

(3) Annex XV is amended as follows:

(a)

in point 1, the fourth indent is replaced by the following:

‘— in German: Butterschmalz/Butterfett — Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1898/2005 Kapitel III’

(b) in point 3, the fourth indent is replaced by the following:

‘— in German: Verpacktes Butterschmalz/Butterfett zum unmittelbaren Verbrauch in der Gemeinschaft (vom

Einzelhandel zu übernehmen)’.