# COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 182/2008

of 28 February 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 1146/2007 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2008 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community

## Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) [^1] , and in particular Article 43(g) thereof,

Whereas:

**(1)** With a view to the significant rise of food prices during the second half of 2007, the financial resources put at the disposal of the Member States for the annual distribution plan of 2008 in the final budget were higher than the resources foreseen in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1146/2007 [^2] . These newly available resources should be allocated to the Member States on the basis of their applications and needs communicated according to Article 1(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community [^3] .

**(2)** Regulation (EC) No 1146/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.

**(3)** The Management Committee for the common organisation of agricultural markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## **Article 1**

The annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1146/2007 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

## **Article 2**

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union* .

## Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2008. *For the Commission* Jean-Luc DEMARTY *Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development*

[^1] [OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_299_R_TOC) .

[^2] [OJ L 257, 3.10.2007, p. 3](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_257_R_TOC) .

[^3] [OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_1992_313_R_TOC) . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/2007 ( [OJ L 255, 29.9.2007, p. 18](http://publications.europa.eu/resource/oj/JOL_2007_255_R_TOC) ).

The annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1146/2007 are amended as follows:

**(1)** Annex I is amended as follows:

| (a) | \| ‘Member State \| Distribution \|; \| --- \| --- \|; \| Belgique/België \| 8 461 691 \|; \| България \| 7 007 310 \|; \| Česká republika \| 155 443 \|; \| Eesti \| 192 388 \|; \| Éire/Ireland \| 155 965 \|; \| Elláda \| 13 228 830 \|; \| España \| 50 419 083 \|; \| France \| 50 982 533 \|; \| Italia \| 69 614 288 \|; \| Latvija \| 153 910 \|; \| Lietuva \| 4 456 991 \|; \| Luxembourg \| 81 091 \|; \| Magyarország \| 8 169 224 \|; \| Malta \| 378 242 \|; \| Polska \| 49 971 042 \|; \| Portugal \| 13 182 946 \|; \| România \| 24 258 046 \|; \| Slovenija \| 1 499 216 \|; \| Suomi/Finland \| 2 741 323 \|; \| Total \| 305 109 562 ’ \| |
| --- | --- |

| (b) | \| ‘Member State \| Sugar \|; \| --- \| --- \|; \| Belgique/België \| 4 154 \|; \| България \| 6 385 \|; \| Česká republika \| 67 \|; \| España \| 6 500 \|; \| France \| 3 718 \|; \| Italia \| 7 000 \|; \| Lietuva \| 2 889 \|; \| Magyarország \| 1 620 \|; \| Malta \| 397 \|; \| Polska \| 15 552 \|; \| Portugal \| 1 707 \|; \| România \| 15 898 \|; \| Slovenija \| 806 \|; \| Total \| 66 693 ’ \| |
| --- | --- |

**(2)** In Annex II, the table is replaced by the following:

| ‘Member State | Cereals | Rice | Skimmed milk powder |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Belgique/België | 2 120 960 | 800 000 | 3 300 000 |
| България | 2 086 200 | 1 789 818 |  |
| Česká republika | 36 472 |  | 81 843 |
| Eesti | 182 358 |  |  |
| Éire/Ireland |  |  | 147 834 |
| Elláda | 4 535 189 |  | 8 003 986 |
| España | 11 144 100 | 1 800 000 | 32 030 700 |
| France | 8 718 857 | 5 225 181 | 32 770 000 |
| Italia | 13 514 624 | 3 000 000 | 46 438 083 |
| Latvija | 145 886 |  |  |
| Lietuva | 1 633 305 | 734 782 | 706 455 |
| Luxembourg |  |  | 76 864 |
| Magyarország | 5 713 309 |  | 1 328 373 |
| Malta | 62 275 | 25 078 | 99 189 |
| Polska | 16 569 956 |  | 24 058 983 |
| Portugal | 1 267 856 | 1 493 221 | 8 995 335 |
| România | 16 106 356 |  |  |
| Slovenija | 181 553 | 107 523 | 782 637 |
| Suomi/Finland | 1 724 960 |  | 873 450 |
| Total | 85 744 216 | 14 975 604 | 159 693 732 ’ |

**(3)** Annex III is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX III Intra-Community transfers authorised under the plan for the 2008 budget Quantity (tonnes) Holder Recipient 1. 3 718 BIRB, Belgique ONIGC, France 2. 2 889 BIRB, Belgique The Lithuanian Agricultural and Food Products Market Regulation Agency, Lietuva 3. 6 385 MVH, Magyarország ДФЗ, България 4. 15 552 MVH, Magyarország ARR, Polska 5. 15 898 MVH, Magyarország APIA, România 6. 806 MVH, Magyarország AAMRD, Slovenija 7. 397 AGEA, Italia National Research and Development Centre, Malta 8. 1 707 FEGA, España INGA, Portugal’

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[^3]: . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1127/2007 ().