Commission Regulation (EC) No 375/2006 of 2 March 2006 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

of 2 March 2006

amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

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 markets in the milk and milk products sector ¹ , and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 17 February 2006 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2006 ² .

(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 271/2006 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 271/2006 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2006.

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 2 March 2006. For the Commission Günter VERHEUGEN Vice-President

¹ OJ 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 ).

² OJ L 47, 17.2.2006, p. 10 .

Rates of the refunds applicable from 3 March 2006 to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty ¹

In case of advance fixing of refunds	Other
ex 0402 10 19	Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content not exceeding 1,5 % by weight (PG 2):
(a): on exportation of goods of CN code 3501	—	—
(b): on exportation of other goods	9,44	10,00
ex 0402 21 19	Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26 % by weight (PG 3):
(a): where goods incorporating, in the form of products assimilated to PG 3, reduced-price butter or cream obtained pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are exported	23,74	25,63
(b): on exportation of other goods	46,72	50,00
ex 0405 10	Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82 % (PG 6):
(a): where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been manufactured in accordance with the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are exported	52,84	57,50
(b): on exportation of goods of CN code 2106 90 98 containing 40 % or more by weight of milk fat	95,92	103,75
(c): on exportation of other goods	88,67	96,50

¹ The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, to Romania with effect from 1 December 2005, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein with effect from 1 February 2005.

The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, to Romania with effect from 1 December 2005, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein with effect from 1 February 2005. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴
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