Commission Regulation (EC) No 203/2007 of 27 February 2007 amending Regulations (EC) No 958/2006 and (EC) No 38/2007 in order to abolish refunds for exports to certain destinations
Date: 2007-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, intervention agency, marketing, sale, sugar, white sugar

28.2.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 61/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 203/2007

of 27 February 2007

amending Regulations (EC) No 958/2006 and (EC) No 38/2007 in order to abolish refunds for
exports to certain destinations

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 40(1)(g) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
of 28 June 2006 on a standing invitation to tender to
determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the
2006/07 marketing year (2) opens a standing invitation
to tender to determine export refunds on white sugar
covered by CN code 1701 99 10 for all destinations
Bosnia
excluding Albania,
and
Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro (3),
the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Romania.

Bulgaria, Croatia,

In accordance with Article 1 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 38/2007 of 17 January 2007 opening a
standing invitation to tender for the resale for export
of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium,
Italy, Hungary,
the Czech Republic, Spain,
intervention
Poland,
agencies concerned are to offer for sale by standing invi-
tation to tender for export to all destinations excluding
Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo and
Montenegro a total quantity of 852 681 tonnes of
sugar accepted into intervention and available for export.

Sweden (4),

Slovakia

Ireland,

and

the

(3)

In line with Articles 32 and 33 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 318/2006, export refunds may be set to cover
the competitive gap between Community and third
country's exports. Community exports to certain close

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2011/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 49.
(3) Including Kosovo, under

in
the aegis of
accordance with Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.

the United Nations,

(4) OJ L 11, 18.1.2007, p. 4.

destinations and to third countries granting Community
products a preferential import treatment are currently in
a particular favourable competitive position. Therefore,
refunds for exports to those destinations should be
abolished.

(4)

(5)

Regulations (EC) No 958/2006 and (EC) No 38/2007
should therefore be amended accordingly.

In view of the dates for the submission of tenders under
Regulations (EC) No 958/2006 and (EC) No 38/2007,
this Regulation should enter
into force immediately.
However, so as to preserve the rights of tenderers who
have already lodged offers,
it should only apply to
tenders lodged after the date of entry in to force.

(6)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006, paragraph 1 is
replaced by the following:

‘1.
A standing invitation to tender shall be opened in
order to determine export refunds on white sugar covered
by CN code 1701 99 10 for all destinations excluding
Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla,
the Holy See (Vatican
City State), Liechtenstein, Communes of Livigno and
Campione d'Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, Faeroe Islands, the
areas of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of
Cyprus does not exercise effective control, Albania, Croatia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia (*), Montenegro and the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. During the period
of validity of this standing invitation, partial
invitations to
tender shall be issued.

___________
(*) Including Kosovo, under

Nations, pursuant
1244 of 10 June 1999.’

the auspices of

the United
to UN Security Council Resolution

L 61/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

28.2.2007

Article 2

Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 is replaced by the
following:

‘Article 1

The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic,
Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden
shall offer for sale by standing invitation to tender for export
to all destinations excluding Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta,
Melilla,
the Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein,
Communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Heligoland,
Greenland, Faeroe Islands, the areas of Cyprus in which the
Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise
effective control, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia (*) and

Montenegro a total quantity of 852 681 tonnes of sugar
accepted into intervention and available for export. The
maximum quantities involved per Member State are set out
in Annex I.

___________
(*) Including Kosovo, under

Nations, pursuant
1244 of 10 June 1999.’

the auspices of

the United
to UN Security Council Resolution

Article 3

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

It shall only apply to tenders lodged after that date.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission