Commission Decision of 5 November 2004 adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2005 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) 4356) (2004/766/EC) (c. 766)

Commission Decision

of 5 November 2004

adopting the plan allocating to the Member States resources to be charged to the 2005 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) 4356)

(2004/766/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 Community(1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 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), the Commission must adopt a distribution plan to be financed from resources available in the 2005 budget year. The plan should lay 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maximum financial resources available to carry out its part of the plan, and the quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from the stocks held by the intervention agencies.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 Member States involved in the plan have supplied the information required in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.

(3) For the purposes of resource allocation, account must be taken of experience and of the degree to which the Member States used the resources allocated to them in previous years.

(4) The intra-Community transfers necessary to bring the plan to fruition should also be authorised under the conditions provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.

(5) To implement the plan, the operative event within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 should be the date on which the financial year for administration of stocks in public storage starts.

(6) In accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 the Commission sought the advice of the major organisations familiar with the problems of the most deprived persons in the Community when drawing up the plan.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 U.K.

For 2005, foodstuffs for distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community under Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 shall be supplied in accordance with the distribution plan set out in Annex I.

Article 2 U.K.

The intra-Community transfer operations listed in Annex II are hereby authorised.

Article 3 U.K.

To implement the annual plan, the date of the operative event referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 shall be 1 October 2004.

Article 4 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 November 2004.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

ANNEX I U.K. Annual distribution plan for 2005

(a) Financial resources made available to implement the plan in each Member State: U.K.

(in EUR)
Member State	Allocation
Belgium	3 047 791
Greece	5 704 637
Spain	42 544 686
France	48 620 337
Italy	60 294 489
Luxembourg	68 537
Malta	347 642
Poland	35 504 167
Portugal	12 527 718
Finland	2 825 645
Total	211 485 650

(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): U.K.

(tonnes)
Member State	Product
	Cereals	Rice(paddy rice)	Butter	Milk powder
Belgium	6 000	3 500	318	410
Greece	6 972	4 346		2 087
Spain	68 721	29 452	9 547
France	60 905	31 412		18 143
Italy	98 153	22 575	14 446
Malta	1 383	553
Poland	17 758	26 835	6 772	3 749
Portugal	8 588	14 708	2 594	480
Finland	15 000			600
Total	283 480	133 381	33 677	25 469

(c) Allocation for Luxembourg with a view to purchases on the Community market of: U.K.

• milk powder: EUR 68 537

(d) Allocation for Malta with a view to purchases on the Community market of: U.K.

• milk powder: EUR 113 404

ANNEX II U.K.

Intra-Community transfers authorised under the plan for 2005

	Product	Quantity(tonnes)	Holder	Consignee
1.	Cereals	6 000	BLE, Germany	BIRB, Belgium
2.	Cereals	6 972	BLE, Germany	Ministry of Agriculture, Greece
3.	Cereals	68 721	BLE, Germany	FEGA, Spain
4.	Cereals	45 440	BLE, Germany	Ministry of Agriculture, France
5.	Cereals	98 153	BLE, Germany	AGEA, Italy
6.	Cereals	1 383	BLE, Germany	National Research and Development Centre, Malta
7.	Cereals	17 758	BLE, Germany	ARR, Poland
8.	Cereals	8 588	BLE, Germany	INGA, Portugal
9.	Rice	3 500	Ente Risi, Italy	BIRB, Belgium
10.	Rice	553	Ente Risi, Italy	National Research and Development Centre, Malta
11.	Rice	26 835	Ente Risi, Italy	ARR, Poland
12.	Rice	14 708	FEGA, Spain	INGA, Portugal
13.	Milk powder	2 087	Department of Agriculture and Food, Ireland	Ministry of Agriculture, Greece
14.	Milk powder	18 143	Department of Agriculture and Food, Ireland	Ministry of Agriculture, France
15.	Milk powder	3 749	Department of Agriculture and Food, Ireland	ARR, Poland
16.	Milk powder	600	SJV, Sweden	Ministry of Agriculture, Finland
17.	Butter	59	BLE, Germany	BIRB, Belgium
18.	Butter	6 571	FEGA, Spain	AGEA, Italy
19.	Butter	3 584	BLE, Germany	ARR, Poland
20.	Butter	3 188	Ministry of Agriculture, Finland	ARR, Poland

(1)

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

(2)

OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.

(3)

OJ L 313, 30.10.1992, p. 50. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1903/2004 (OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 77).