Commission Regulation (EC) No 1539/2007 of 20 December 2007 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period 2007/08
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, barley, cereals, export refund, malt, ratio, spirits

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1539/2007

of 20 December 2007

fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Scotch whisky for the period
2007/08

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

December 2006, the average ageing period for Scotch
whisky in 2006 was six years.

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 (EC) No 1670/2006
of 10 November 2006 laying down certain detailed rules for
the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 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,

(3)

(4)

The coefficients for the period from 1 October 2007 to
30
fixed
accordingly.

September

therefore

should

2008

be

Article 10 of Protocol 3 to the Agreement on the
European Economic Area excludes the grant of refunds
Iceland and
in respect of exports
concluded
Norway. Moreover,
agreements abolishing export refunds with certain third
countries. Under the terms of Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1670/2006, this should be taken into account in
calculating the coefficients for 2007/08,

to Liechtenstein,
the Community has

Whereas:

(1)

Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1670/2006 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 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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

For the period 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008, the
coefficients provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No
1670/2006 applying to cereals used in the United Kingdom
for manufacturing Scotch whisky 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.

(2)

According to the information provided by the United
the period 1 January to 31
Kingdom in respect of

It shall apply from 1 October 2007.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2007.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 735/2007 (OJ L 169, 29.6.2007, p. 6).

(2) OJ L 312, 11.11.2006, p. 33. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52).

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ANNEX

Coefficients applicable in the United Kingdom

Period of application

To malted barley used in the
production of malt whisky

To cereals used in the production of
grain whisky

Coefficient applicable

From 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008

0,445

0,526