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Official Journal of the European Union
10.3.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 208/2012
of 9 March 2012
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 562/2011 adopting the plan allocating to the Member
States resources to be charged to the 2012 budget year for the supply of food from intervention
stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the European Union and derogating from
certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
available for each Member State to implement the 2012
distribution plan. Moreover, the deadlines fixed by
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 807/2010
Union,
of 14 September 2010 laying down detailed rules for the
supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of
the most deprived persons in the Union (
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of

6 ) for the
requests for payment and the execution of payments
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri
by the competent authorities should be adjusted, in
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri
order to ensure that the resources allocated within the
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular
2012 distribution plan are only eligible for Union
points (f) and (g) of Article 43, in conjunction with Article 4
support if those payments are made in the 2012
thereof,
budget year.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of
15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements
(4) Taking
into
account
the
shortened
time-frame
left
to
the
for the euro ( 2 ), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,
Member States for the implementation of the 2012
distribution plan as a consequence of the date of entry
Whereas:
into force of Regulation (EU) No 121/2012, it is appro
priate to grant an extension of the deadlines provided for
in Article 3(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010
(1) Article
27
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
1234/2007
as
amended
as regards the implementation period of the annual plan
by Regulation (EU) No 121/2012 of the European
and the completion of the payment operations for
Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ) has established a
products mobilised on the market.
scheme whereby food products may be distributed to
the most deprived persons in the Union. For that
purpose, products in intervention stocks may be made
(5) That
revision
of
the
distribution
plan
for
2012
being
available or, where intervention stocks suitable for the
made at a time when national administrative
food distribution scheme are not available, food
arrangements for the implementation of the plan
products may be purchased on the market. For 2012
should be approaching completion, the quantities of
and 2013, that scheme is included in the list of
products available in intervention stocks which are real
measures eligible for financing by the European Agri
located following the decision of Finland to renounce to
cultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) set out in Council Regu
a part of its allocation of skimmed milk powder or to
lation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the
reassessment of the exact quantities in intervention
financing of the common agricultural policy ( 4 ), within
storage should not be taken into account for calculating
an annual ceiling of EUR 500 million.
whether Member States have respected the obligation laid
down in the second and third subparagraphs of
(2) In
accordance
with
Article
27(3)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010 to have
1234/2007 the Commission has to adopt annual plans.
withdrawn 70 % of cereals and skimmed milk powder
The annual distribution plan for 2012 was adopted on
by the deadlines fixed in that Article.
10 June 2011 by Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) No 562/2011 ( 5 ) solely on the basis of products
(6)
In view of the fact that the implementation period of the
available in intervention stocks. The additional
2012 distribution plan is already advanced and to allow
resources made available on the 2012 budget year for
Member States as much time as possible to proceed to
the distribution of food products to the most deprived
the actions needed for the implementation of the
persons in the Union, as a result of the amendment of
amended plan, this Regulation should enter into force
Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 by Regu
on the day of its publication.
lation (EU) No 121/2012, should be allocated to the
Member States.
(7) Implementing
Regulation
(EU)
No
562/2011
should
(3) In
order
to
enforce
the
annual
budgetary
ceiling,
the
therefore be amended accordingly.
intra-Union transfer costs, where relevant, should be
included into the total financial allocation made
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Management
( 1 ) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
( 2 ) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.
Markets,
( 3 ) OJ L 44, 16.2.2012, p. 1.
( 4 ) OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.
( 5 ) OJ L 152, 11.6.2011, p. 24.
( 6 ) OJ L 242, 15.9.2010, p. 9.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 2b
Article 1
By way of derogation from Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU)
No 807/2010, for the 2012 distribution plan, payment
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 562/2011 is amended as
operations for products to be supplied by the operator
follows:
shall, in case of products to be mobilised on the market
under Article 2(3)(a)(iii) and (iv) of Regulation (EU) No
(1) Articles 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
807/2010, be effected before 15 October 2012.
‘Article 1
Article 2c
1. In
2012,
the
distribution
of
food
to
the
most
deprived
For the 2012 distribution plan, the first sentence of the
persons in the Union under Article 27 of Regulation (EC)
second subparagraph and the third subparagraph of
No 1234/2007 shall be implemented in accordance with
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010, where
the annual distribution plan set out in Annex I to this
relevant, shall not apply to the following quantities of inter
Regulation.
vention stocks:
Financial resources available to implement the 2012 plan
(a) 5,46 tonnes of cereals stored in the United Kingdom
can be used by Member States within the limits set out in
and allocated to Bulgaria;
point (a) of Annex I.
(b) 0,651 tonne of cereals stored in Finland and allocated
The quantities of each type of product to be withdrawn
to Bulgaria;
from intervention stocks are set out in point (b) of that
Annex.
(c) 249,04 tonnes of cereals stored in France and allocated
to France;
Indicative allocations to Member States for the purchase of
food products on the Union market are set out in point (c)
(d) 635,325 tonnes of skimmed milk powder stored in
of that Annex.
Estonia and allocated to Estonia.
2. The
use
of
cereals
as
payment
for
mobilising
rice
Article 2d
products on the market is authorised, as referred to in
Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010.
By way of derogation from Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No
807/2010, for the 2012 distribution plan, requests for
Article 2
payment shall be submitted to the competent authorities
of each Member State by 30 September 2012. Except in
The intra-Union transfer of products listed in Annex II to
cases of force majeure, requests submitted after that date shall
this Regulation shall be authorised, subject to the conditions
not be accepted.
laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 807/2010.
Indicative allocations to Member States for the
Expenditure, within the limits set out in point (a) of Annex
reimbursement of the cost of intra-Union transfers, as
I, shall only be eligible for Union financing if it has been
required under the annual distribution plan referred to in
paid by the Member State to the beneficiary by 15 October
Article 1, are set out in point (d) of Annex I.’;
2012 at the latest.’;
(2) the following Articles 2a to 2d are inserted:
(3) Annexes I and II are replaced by the text set out in the
Annex to this Regulation.
‘Article 2a
Article 2
By way of derogation from Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU)
No 807/2010, the implementation period of the 2012
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
distribution plan shall end on 28 February 2013.
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 March 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION PLAN FOR 2012
(a) Total amounts of financial resources broken down per Member State:
(EUR)
Member State Amount
Belgium 11
710
463
Bulgaria 21
439
346
Czech Republic 135
972
Estonia 2
359
486
Ireland 2
594
467
Greece 21
651
199
Spain 80
401
345
France 70
563
823
Italy 95
641
425
Latvia 5
558
220
Lithuania 7
491
644
Luxembourg 171
704
Hungary 13
715
022
Malta
721 992
Poland 75
296
812
Portugal 19
332
607
Romania 60
689
367
Slovenia 2
533
778
Slovakia 5
098
384
Finland 2
892
944
Total 500
000
000
(b) Quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from Union intervention stocks for distribution per Member State
within the limits set out in point (a) of this Annex:
(tonnes)
Member State Cereals Skimmed
milk
powder
Belgium
1 560,275
Bulgaria 39
150,874
Czech Republic 450,000

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(tonnes)
Member State Cereals Skimmed
milk
powder
Estonia
635,325
Ireland
727,900
Greece
2 682,575
Spain
10 093,975
France 249,040 8
858,925
Italy
12 337,975
Latvia
870,050
Lithuania
1 032,575
Hungary
1 807,425
Malta 1
230,373
Poland
9 662,825
Portugal
2 524,725
Romania 112
527,069
Slovenia
287,750
Slovakia 8
976,092
Finland
489,300
Total 162
583,448 53
571,600
(c) Indicative allocations to Member States for the purchase of food products on the Union market within the limits set
out in point (a) of this Annex:
(EUR)
Member State Amount
Belgium 8
346
393
Bulgaria 14
004
438
Czech Republic 70
619
Estonia 1
136
698
Ireland 1
200
145
Greece 15
656
380
Spain 57
977
800
France 51
172
604
Italy 68
479
620

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(EUR)
Member State Amount
Latvia 3
736
468
Lithuania 5
281
095
Luxembourg 161
225
Hungary 9
751
550
Malta
493 784
Poland 54
100
415
Portugal 13
763
634
Romania 39
979
504
Slovenia 1
883
893
Slovakia 3
590
632
Finland 1
871
094
Total 352
657
991
(d) Indicative allocations to Member States for the reimbursement of intra-Union transfer costs within the limits set out
in point (a) of this Annex:
(EUR)
Member State Amount
Bulgaria 2
300
431
Czech Republic 12
211
Greece 126
066
Spain
401 345
France
17 915
Italy
399 005
Latvia
5 509
Hungary 61
128
Malta
63 361
Poland 205
907
Portugal 108
700
Romania 5
970
071
Slovenia 7
073
Slovakia 305
884
Finland 15
394
Total 10
000
000

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ANNEX II
(a) Intra-Union transfers of cereals authorised under the distribution plan for the 2012 budget year:
Quantity
(in tonnes)
Holder Recipient
1 33
989,414
Agency for Rural Affairs, Finland
Държавен фонд "Земеделие" — Разплащателна
агенция, Bulgaria
2 5
161,460 RPA,
United
Kingdom
Държавен фонд "Земеделие" — Разплащателна
агенция, Bulgaria
3 450,000 SJV,
Sweden SZIF,
Czech
Republic
4 1
230,373 SJV,
Sweden Ministry
for
Resources
and
Rural
Affairs
Paying
Agency, Malta
5 16
856,043 BLE,
Germany Agenia de Pli i Intervenie pentru Agricultur,
Romania
6 41
360,295
Agency for Rural Affairs, Finland Agenia de Pli i Intervenie pentru Agricultur,
Romania
7 54
310,731 SJV,
Sweden Agenia de Pli i Intervenie pentru Agricultur,
Romania
8 147,000 FranceAgriMer,
France Pdohospodárska
platobná
agentúra,
Slovakia
9 8
829,092 SJV,
Sweden Pdohospodárska
platobná
agentúra,
Slovakia
(b) Intra-Union transfers of skimmed milk powder authorised under the distribution plan for the 2012 budget year:
Quantity
(in tonnes)
Holder Recipient
1 2
682,575 BLE,
Germany OPEKEPE,
Greece
2 330,350 SZIF,
Czech
Republic FEGA,
Spain
3 6
308,425 OFI,
Ireland FEGA,
Spain
4 3
455,200 RPA,
United
Kingdom FEGA,
Spain
5 2
118,875 RPA,
United
Kingdom FranceAgriMer,
France
6 7
904,825 BIRB,
Belgium AGEA,
Italy
7 1
476,375 OFI,
Ireland AGEA,
Italy
8 2
749,625 Dienst
Regelingen
Roermond,
AGEA, Italy
Netherlands
9 207,150 SJV,
Sweden AGEA,
Italy
10 870,050 Lietuvos
ems ūkio ir maisto produkt Rural Support Service, Latvia
rinkos reguliavimo agentūra, Lithuania
11 1
807,425 RPA,
United
Kingdom Mezgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal,
Hungary
12 3
294,150 BLE,
Germany ARR,
Poland

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Quantity
(in tonnes)
Holder Recipient
13 1
675,025 Lietuvos
ems ūkio ir maisto produkt ARR, Poland
rinkos reguliavimo agentūra, Lithuania
14 4
692,825 RPA,
United
Kingdom ARR,
Poland
15 2
524,275 RPA,
United
Kingdom IFAP
I.P.
Portugal
16 287,750 Dienst
Regelingen
Roermond,
Agencija Republike Slovenije za kmetijske trge in
Netherlands
razvoj podeelja, Slovenia
17 489,300 Dienst
Regelingen
Roermond,
Agency for Rural Affairs, Finland’
Netherlands

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