Commission Regulation (EC) No 876/2006 of 15 June 2006 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
Commission Regulation (EC) No 876/2006of 15 June 2006fixing the export refunds on milk and milk productsTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk productsOJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2)., and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.(2)Given the present situation on the market in milk and milk products, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.(3)The second subparagraph of Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.(4)In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic on import protection for milk powder in the Dominican RepublicOJ L 218, 6.8.1998, p. 46. approved by Council Decision 98/486/ECOJ L 218, 6.8.1998, p. 45., a certain amount of Community milk products exported to the Dominican Republic can benefit from reduced customs duties. For this reason, export refunds granted to products exported under this scheme should be reduced by a certain percentage.(5)The negotiations within the framework of the Europe Agreements between the European Community and Romania and Bulgaria aim in particular to liberalise trade in products covered by the common organisation of the market concerned. For these two countries export refunds should therefore be abolished.(6)The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Export refunds as provided for in Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in Article 1(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8..Article 2This Regilation shall enter into force on 16 June 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 15 June 2006.For the CommissionJ. L. DemartyDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentANNEX
Export refunds on milk and milk products applicable from 16 June 2006As for the relevant products intended for exports to Dominican Republic under the quota 2006/2007 referred to in the Decision 98/486/EC, and complying with the conditions laid down in Article 20a of Regulation (EC) No 174/1999, the following rates should apply:
(a)products falling within CN codes 0402 10 11 9000 and 0402 10 19 9000
The destinations are defined as follows:L02Andorra and Gibraltar.L20All destinations except L02, Ceuta, Melilla, Holy See (Vatican City State), the United States of America, Bulgaria, Romania and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.L04Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.L40All destinations except L02, L04, Ceuta, Melilla, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Holy See (Vatican City State), the United States of America, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Turkey, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.