Commission Regulation (EC) No 1681/2006 of 14 November 2006 setting the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 2006/2007
Date: 2006-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, barley, cereals, export refund, malt, ratio, spirits

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Official Journal of the European Union

15.11.2006

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1681/2006

of 14 November 2006

setting the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period
2006/2007

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 shall
be the quantities placed under control and distilled,
weighted by a coefficient to be fixed annually for each
Member State concerned. The coefficient is to express 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

(2)

(3)

(4)

In view of the information provided by Ireland on the
period 1 January to 31 December 2005, the average
ageing period for Irish whiskey in 2005 was five years.

The coefficients for the period 1 October 2006 to 30
September 2007 should therefore be set accordingly.

Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the
grant of
European Economic Area precludes
refunds in respect of exports to Liechtenstein,
Iceland
and Norway. Moreover, the Community has concluded
with certain third countries agreements abolishing export
refunds. According to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2825/93, this should be taken into account in the calcu-
lation of the coefficients for the period 2006/2007,

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the period 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2007, the
coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No
2825/93 applying to cereals used in Ireland for manufacturing
Irish whiskey shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

It shall apply from 1 October 2006.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 November 2006.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).
(2) OJ L 258, 16.10.1993, p. 6. Regulation last amended by Regulation

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

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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 2006 to 30 September 2007

0,700

1,123

(1) Including malted barley.