# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 22/2007

of 11 January 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004

## Preamble

THE 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 products [^1] , and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter [^2] provides for a permanent tender.

**(2)** Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products [^3] and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 9 January 2007.

**(3)** 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 1**

For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 9 January 2007, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January 2007.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 11 January 2007. *For the Commission* Jean-Luc DEMARTY *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1999_160_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 ( [OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_307_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_090_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 975/2006 ( [OJ L 176, 30.6.2006, p. 69](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_176_R_TOC) ).

[^3] [OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2004_090_R_TOC) . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1814/2005 ( [OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2005_292_R_TOC) ).

| Product | Export refund Code | Maximum amount of export refund for export to the destinations referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Butter | ex ex 0405 10 19 9500 | — |
| Butter | ex ex 0405 10 19 9700 | 101,00 |
| Butteroil | ex ex 0405 90 10 9000 | 123,50 |

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 ().
[^2]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 975/2006 ().
[^3]: . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1814/2005 ().