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Commission Decision of 21 June 2004 amending Decision 2003/903/EC adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2004 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (notified under document number C(2004) 2326) (2004/529/EC)

EU Decision 2004/529 · Adopted 21 June 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Commission Decision

of 21 June 2004

amending Decision 2003/903/EC adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2004 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community

(notified under document number C(2004) 2326)

(2004/529/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 of 10 December 1987 laying down the general rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks to designated organisations for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Communityf1, and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the eurof2, and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Communityf3, the Commission, by Decision 2003/903/ECf4, adopted the distribution plan to be financed from resources available in the 2004 budget year. The plan lays down in particular, for each of the Member States applying the measure, the maximum financial resources available to carry out its part of the plan, and the quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from the stocks held by the intervention agencies.

(2)

The 2004 plan should be adapted to enable Poland to take part in this Community measure. Such adaptation must cover, on the one hand, the allocation of financial resources and of products to be withdrawn from intervention stocks and, on the other, the authorisation, under the conditions laid down in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of intra-Community transfers so that the amended plan can be implemented.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinions of all the relevant committees,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 352, 15.12.1987, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2535/95 (OJ L 260, 31.10.1995, p. 3).

f2

OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

f3

OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2339/2003 (OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 29).

f4

OJ L 340, 24.12.2003, p. 65.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex IAnnex I
  5. Annex IIAnnex II

1

Decision 2003/903/EC is hereby amended as follows:

  1. 1..

    Annex I is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Decision;

  2. 2..

    Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Decision.

2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Signature

Done at Brussels, 21 June 2004.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

Annex I

‘ANNEX I

Annual distribution plan for 2004

  1. (a)

    Financial resources made available to implement the plan in each Member State:

    (EUR)
    Member StateAllocation
    Belgium3 439 000
    Denmark168 000
    Greece12 030 000
    Spain41 125 000
    France52 503 000
    Ireland207 000
    Italy62 065 000
    Luxembourg42 000
    Poland23 935 000
    Portugal15 297 000
    Finland2 933 000
    Total213 744 000
  2. (b)

    Quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from Community intervention stocks for distribution in each Member State subject to the maximum amounts laid down in (a):

    (tonnes)
    Member StateProducts
    CerealsRice (paddy rice)ButterSkimmed-milk powderBeef (carcase equivalent)
    Belgium7 0002 000600
    Denmark53
    Greece26 00016 6301 879
    Spain70 00027 9757 230
    France83 38629 07750015 200
    Ireland60
    Italy90 00019 62513 448
    Poland12 00025 5004 257
    Portugal15 00016 5002 476
    Finland15 500595
    Total318 886137 30728 57117 67453
  3. (c)

    Allocation for Luxembourg with a view to purchases on the Community market of:

    • milk powder: EUR 26 000,

    • beef: EUR 16 000.’

Annex II

‘ANNEX II

Intra-Community transfers authorised under the plan for 2004

ProductQuantity (tonnes)HolderConsignee
1.Cereals26 000ONIC, FranceMinistry of Agriculture, Greece
2.Cereals70 000ONIC, FranceFEGA, Spain
3.Cereals15 000ONIC, FranceINGA, Portugal
4.Cereals90 000ONIC, FranceAGEA, Italy
5.Cereals15 500BLE, GermanyMinistry of Agriculture, Finland
6.Cereals12 000BLE, GermanyARR, Poland
7.Cereals25 386BLE, GermanyMinistry of Agriculture, France
8.Rice2 000Ente Risi, ItalyBIRB, Belgium
9.Rice16 500FEGA, SpainINGA, Portugal
10.Rice25 500Ente Risi, ItalyARR, Poland
11.Milk powder15 200BIRB, BelgiumMinistry of Agriculture, France
12.Milk powder1 879BLE, GermanyMinistry of Agriculture, Greece
13.Butter4 257FEGA, SpainARR, Poland

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