Commission Regulation (EC) No 1540/2007 of 20 December 2007 fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of Irish whiskey for the period 2007/08
Date: 2007-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, barley, cereals, export refund, malt, ratio, spirits

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Official Journal of the European Union

21.12.2007

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1540/2007

of 20 December 2007

fixing the coefficients applicable to cereals exported in the form of

Irish whiskey for the

period 2007/08

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),

(3)

(4)

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,

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
the trend noted in those
concerned, on the basis of
quantities during the number of years corresponding to
the average ageing period of the spirit drink in question.

total quantities marketed of

the

the average ageing period for Irish whiskey in 2006 was
five years.

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
Norway. Moreover,
concluded
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

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 Ireland for manufac-
turing 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.

(2)

According to the information provided by Ireland in
respect of the period 1 January to 31 December 2006,

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 Ireland

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

Coefficient applicable

From 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008

0,706

1,782

(1) Including malted barley.