Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products
Date: 2008-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export (EU), export licence, export refund, invitation to tender, milk product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 619/2008

of 27 June 2008

opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri-
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri-
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1), and in particular
Article 161(3), Article 164(2)(b) and Article 170 in conjunction
with Article 4 thereof,

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

In accordance with Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007 the difference between the prices in world
trade and in the Community may be covered for certain
milk products by export refunds to the extent necessary
to enable those products to be exported within the limits
resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with
Article 300 of the Treaty.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 (2) has laid
down the rules for the tender procedure concerning
export refunds for the skimmed milk powder falling
under code ex 0402 10 19 9000, the natural butter in
blocks falling under the code ex 0405 10 19 9700, the
butteroil in containers falling under the code ex 0405 90
10 9000. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of
10 December 2007 laying down common rules for
establishing
export
refunds for certain agricultural products (3) repeals Regu-
lation (EC) No 580/2004 as from 1 July 2008.

tender procedure

fixing

for

a

the

products

concerning

In accordance with Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No
1454/2007 a standing invitation to tender should be
opened
by
Article 1(1) of that Regulation. Since Regulation (EC)
No 1454/2007 does not contain all the specific rules
for the dairy sector included so far in Regulation (EC)
it is necessary to establish those rules
No 580/2004,
from the date of repeal of that Regulation. For practical
reasons and for sake of clarity and simplification,
it is
single Regulation
appropriate

to provide

for one

covered

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 510/2008 (OJ L 149, 7.6.2008,
p. 61).

(2) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 128/2007 (OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 6).

(3) OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 69.

containing also the specific provisions of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004
opening a standing invitation to tender
for export
refunds concerning certain types of butter (4) and of
Commission
of
26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender
for export refunds concerning skimmed milk powder (5).

Regulation

582/2004

(EC) No

export

regards

licences

(EC) No

1282/2006

of Council Regulation

Commission Regulation
of
17 August 2006 laying down special detailed rules for
(EC) No
application
the
1255/1999 as
and export
refunds for milk and milk products (6), applies to all
export licences and export refunds in the dairy sector.
Licences issued in the context of the tender to be opened
is
by this Regulation relate to specific products,
therefore appropriate to lay down specific rules dero-
gating from the general
licences
provided for
in Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006.
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 provides
for licences to be issued by the national authorities
within five working days following the entry into force
of the Commission's Decision fixing a maximum refund
and lays down that the licence has to become valid on its
actual day of issue. It is appropriate therefore to fix a
validity period differently from that provided for
in
Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 in order to
ensure an equal period for all licences issued.

rules on export

it

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Scope

A standing invitation to tender is opened in order to determine
the export refund on the following milk products referred to in
Section 9 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3846/87 (7), guaranteeing equality of access for all persons
established in the Community:

(4) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1543/2007 (OJ L 337, 21.12.2007, p. 62).

(5) OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 67. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1543/2007.

(6) OJ L 234, 29.8.2006, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 532/2007 (OJ L 125, 15.5.2007, p. 7).

(7) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.

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(a) natural butter in blocks of at least 20 kilograms net weight

falling under product code ex 0405 10 19 9700;

Each tendering period shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time)
the month with the following

2.
on the second Tuesday of
exceptions:

(b) butteroil in containers of at least 20 kilograms net weight

falling under product code ex 0405 90 10 9000;

(a) in August it shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the third

Tuesday;

(c) skimmed milk powder in bags of at least 25 kilograms net
weight and containing no more than 0,5 % by weight of
added non-lactic matter
code
ex 0402 10 19 9000.

falling under product

(b) in December it shall begin at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the

first Tuesday.

Article 2

Destinations

The products referred to in Article 1 are intended for export for
all destinations with the exception of:

If Tuesday is a public holiday, the period shall begin at 13.00
(Brussels time) on the following working day.

Each tendering period shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the
third Tuesday of the month with the following exceptions:

(a) third countries: Andorra, Liechtenstein, the United States of

America and the Holy See (Vatican City State);

(a) in August it shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the fourth

Tuesday;

(b) territories of the EU Member States not forming part of the
the Faeröe Islands,
the Communes of
the
the

customs territory of the Community:
Greenland, Heligoland, Ceuta, Melilla,
Livigno and Campione d'Italia, and the areas of
Republic of Cyprus
in which the Government of
Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control;

(c) European territories for whose external relations a Member
State is responsible and not forming part of the customs
territory of the Community: Gibraltar.

Article 3

Applicable rules

(EC) No
Commission Regulations
1282/2006 and (EC) No 1454/2007 shall apply save as
otherwise provided for in this Regulation.

(EC) No 1291/2000 (1),

Article 4

Submission of tenders

(b) in December it shall end at 13.00 (Brussels time) on the

second Tuesday.

If Tuesday is a public holiday the period shall end at 13.00
(Brussels time) on the previous working day.

Each tendering period shall be numbered in series starting

3.
with the first period provided for.

Tenders shall be submitted to the competent authorities of

4.
the Member States listed in Annex II.

Tenders shall be submitted separately, by destination, for

5.
one of the product codes referred to in Article 1.

1.
Tenders may only be lodged during tendering periods and
shall be valid only for the tendering period in which they are
lodged.

(1) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.

In addition to the requirement laid down in Article 3(5)(c)
6.
of Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007, a tender shall
indicate in
Section 16 of the licence application the export refund product
code preceded by ‘ex’ as referred to in Article 1 to this Regu-
lation.

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Article 5

Application quantities

Article 8

Export licences

For the products referred to in Article 1 each tender shall cover
a minimum quantity of at least 10 tonnes.

Article 7(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006

1.
shall not apply.

Article 6

Securities

The tendering security shall be 15 % of
recent
maximum tender refund amount fixed for the same product
code and the same destination. The tendering security may
not, however, be less than EUR 5 per 100 kg.

the most

2.
By way of derogation from Article 8 of Regulation (EC)
No 1282/2006 the period of validity of the export licence shall
start on its actual date of issue and shall end at the end of the
fourth month following the month in which the tendering
period ends in accordance with the third subparagraph of
Article 4(2) of this Regulation.

Article 9

Repeal

Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 and Regulation (EC) No
582/2004 are repealed.

Article 7

Notification of the tenders to the Commission

Article 10

Entry into force and application

For the purpose of application of Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC)
shall communicate to the
No 1454/2007 Member States
Commission, within three hours
each
tendering period as referred to in Article 4(2) of this Regulation,
separately all valid tenders in the form specified in Annex I to
this Regulation.

from the

end of

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

It shall apply from 1 July 2008.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 June 2008.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

MEMBER STATE:

Person to contact:

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

A. 82 % Butter

Member State:

Award of refund on 82 % butter under product code ex 0405 10 19 9700 for export to certain third countries (Regu-
lation (EC) No 619/2008) Tender Number: …/R/200. Closing date of the tendering period:

1

2

3

4

5

Bid No

Tenderer No (1)

Quantity (tonnes)

Destination

Export refund rate (EUR/100 kg)
(in ascending order)

(1) Each tenderer shall be attributed a number for each tender period.

B. Butteroil

Member State:

Award of refund on butteroil under product code ex 0405 90 10 9000 for export to certain third countries (Regulation
(EC) No 619/2008) Tender Number: …/R/200. Closing date of the tendering period:

1

2

3

4

5

Bid No

Tenderer No (1)

Quantity (tonnes)

Destination

Export refund rate (EUR/100 kg)
(in ascending order)

(1) Each tenderer shall be attributed a number for each tender period.

C. Skimmed mild powder

Member State:

Award of refund on skimmed milk powder under product code ex 0402 10 19 9000 for export to certain third countries
(Regulation (EC) No 619/2008) Tender Number: …/R/200. Closing date of the tendering period:

1

2

3

4

5

Bid No

Tenderer No (1)

Quantity (tonnes)

Destination

Export refund rate (EUR/100 kg)
(in ascending order)

(1) Each tenderer shall be attributed a number for each tender period.

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ANNEX II

Competent authorities of the Member States referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 and in this Regulation to
which tenders shall be submitted:

BE

BG

CZ

DK

DE

EE

EL

ES

FR

Bureau d'intervention et de restitution belge
Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau
Rue de Trèves 82/Trierstraat 82
B-1040 Bruxelles/Brussel
Tél./Tel. (32-2) 287 24 11
Télécopieur/Fax (32-2) 287 25 24

State fund „Agriculture“ — Paying Agency
136, Tsar Boris III Blvd.
1618 Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel.: + 359 2 81 87 100
Tel./fax: + 359 2 81 87 167

Státní zemědělský intervenční fond (SZIF)
Ve Smečkách 33
110 00, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Tel: (420) 222 871 431
Fax: (420) 0 222 871 769
E-mail: licence@szif.cz

Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
Direktoratet for FødevareErhverv
Eksportstøttekontoret
Nyropsgade 30
DK-1780 København V
Tlf. (45) 33 95 80 00
Fax (45) 33 95 80 18

Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)
D-53168 Bonn
oder
Deichmanns Aue 29
D-53179 Bonn
Tel. (0049 228) 6845-3732, 3718, 3884
Fax (0049 228) 6845-3874, 3792

Põllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet (PRIA)
Narva mnt 3
Tartu 51009
Eesti
Tel: (+ 372) 737 1200
Fax: (+ 372) 737 1201

ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ — Διεύθυνση μηχανισμών αγοράς
Αχαρνών 364 & Γλαράκη 10β
GR-111 45 Αθήνα
Tηλ.: (30-210) 212 48 93
Φαξ: (30-210) 202 06 08

Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino
Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria
Subdireccion General de Regulación de Mercados
Almagro, 33
E-28010
Tel. (34) 913 47 49 17-18
Fax (34) 913 47 47 07

Office de l’élevage
12, rue Henri-Rol-Tanguy
TSA 30003
F-93555 Montreuil-sous-Bois
Tél. (33-1) 73 30 30 00
Fax (33-1) 73 30 30 38

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IE

IT

CY

LV

LT

LU

HU

MT

NL

AT

PL

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Johnstown Castle Estate
Wexford
Ireland
Tel. (353) 53 63 400
Fax (353) 53 42 843

Ministero del commercio internazionale
Direzione generale per la politica commerciale
DIV. II
Viale Boston 25
I-00142 Roma
Tel: + 39 06 59 93 22 04
Fax: + 39 06 59 93 21 41

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Import & Export Licensing Unit
1421 Lefkosia (Nicosia)
Cyprus
Tel: + 357 22867 100
Fax: + 357 22375 120

Lauku atbalsta dienests (LAD)
Republikas laukums 2
Rīga, LV-1981
Latvija
Tālr.: (371) 702 75 42
Fakss: (371) 702 71 20

Nacionalinė mokėjimo agentūra prie Žemės ūkio ministerijos
Blindžių g. 17
08111 Vilnius
Lietuva
Tel. + 370 5 25 26 703
Faksas + 370 5 25 26 945

Office des licences
21, Rue Philippe II
L-2011 Luxembourg
Tél.: 352 24782370
Télécopieur: 352 466138

Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal (MVH)
Soroksári út 22–24.
H-1095 Budapest
Hungary
Tel.: (36-1) 37 43 603
Fax: (36-1) 47 52 114

Ministry for Rural Affairs and Environment
Barriera Wharf
Valletta — CMR 02
Tel: + 356 2295 2228

Productschap zuivel
Louis Braillelaan 80
NL-2719 EK Zoetermeer
Nederland
Tel.: (31-79) 368 1534
Fax: (31-79) 368 1955
E-mail: mr@pz.agro.nl

Agrarmarkt Austria
Dresdner Straße 70
A-1200 Wien
Tel.: (43-1) 331 51 0
Fax: (43-1) 331 51 303
E-Mail: lizenzen@ama.gv.at

Agencja Rynku Rolnego
Nowy Świat 6/12
00-400 Warszawa
Poland
Tel. (48) 22 661-75-90
Faks (48) 22 661-76-04

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PT

RO

SL

SK

FI

SV

UK

Ministério das Finanças
Direcção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o Consumo
Direcção de Serviços de Licenciamento
Rua Terreiro do Trigo — Edifício da Alfândega
P-1149-060 Lisboa
Tel.: (351) 218 81 42 62
Fax.: (351) 218 81 42 61

Agenția de Plăți și Intervenție pentru Agricultură
Bd. Carol I nr. 17, sector 2
030161 București
România
Tel.: (40-21) 305 48 02
Tel.: (40-21) 305 48 42
Fax: (40-21) 305 48 03

Agencija Republike Slovenije za kmetijske trge in razvoj podeželja
Dunajska cesta 160
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenija
Telefon: + 386 1 478 9228
Telefaks: + 386 1 478 9297

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra (Agricultural Paying Agency)
Dobrovičova 12
815 26 Bratislava
Slovenská republika
Tel.: (421-2) 57 51 26 13
Fax: (421-2) 53 41 21 80

Maaseutuvirasto, Markkinatukiosasto
P.O. Box 256
FI-00101 Helsinki
Puhelin: (358-20) 772 007
Faksi (358-20) 772 55 09

Statens jordbruksverk
Vallgatan 8
S-511 82 Jönköping
Tfn (46-36) 15 50 00
Fax (46-36) 19 05 46

Rural Payments Agency (RPA)
Lancaster House, Hampshire Court
UK — Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YE
Tel. 44 0 191 226 5262
Fax 44 0 191 226 5101