# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 430/2007

of 19 April 2007

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 38/2007

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector [^1] , and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** Commission Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 of 17 January 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden [^2] requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.

**(2)** Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 18 April 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.

**(3)** The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

For the partial invitation to tender ending on 18 April 2007, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 38/2007 shall be 392,50 EUR/tonne.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 April 2007.

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 April 2007. *For the Commission* Jean-Luc DEMARTY *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_058_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2007 ( [OJ L 69, 9.3.2007, p .3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_069_R_TOC) ).

[^2] [OJ L 11, 18.1.2007, p. 4](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_011_R_TOC) . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 203/2007 ( [OJ L 61, 28.2.2006, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2006_061_R_TOC) ).

[^1]: . Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2007 ().
[^2]: . Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 203/2007 ().