
Article 1 

1. A permanent tender is opened in order to determine the export refund on the following types of butter referred to in section 9 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87:
(a) natural butter in blocks of at least 20 kilograms net weight falling under product codes ex04 05 10 199500 and ex04 05 10 199700,
(b) butteroil in containers of at least 190 kilograms net weight falling under product code ex04 05 90 109000,
intended for export to the following destinations:
— Russia (destination code 075),
— all other destinations except Andorra, Cyprus, Estonia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, the United States of America and Vatican City.
2. The tendering procedure is subject to the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 and in this Regulation.
Article 2 

1. Tenders may only be lodged during tendering periods and shall be valid only for the tendering period in which they are lodged.Tenders shall be submitted separately for one of the products and one of the destinations referred to in Article 1(1).
2. Each tendering period shall begin at 11:00 (Brussels time) on the first and third Wednesday of the month except the first Wednesday in August and the third Wednesday in December. If Wednesday is a public holiday, the period shall begin at 11:00 (Brussels time) on the following working day.Each tendering period shall end at 11:00 (Brussels time) on the Wednesday following the second and the fourth Tuesday of the month, except on the second Wednesday in August and on the fourth Wednesday in December. If Wednesday is a public holiday the period shall end at 11:00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.
3. Each tendering period shall be numbered in series starting with the first period provided for.
Article 3 

1. Each tender shall concern a minimum quantity of at least 10 tonnes of butter or 18 tonnes of butteroil.
2. The tendering security shall be EUR 20 per 100 kilograms of butter and EUR 25 per 100 kilograms of butteroil.The tendering security shall become the export licence security when a tender is accepted.
3. Tenders shall be submitted to the competent authorities of the Member States listed in the Annex.
Article 4 
For the purpose of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 Member States shall communicate separately the tenders in relation to the destinations indicated under the first and second indents of Article 1 of this Regulation.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day of the month following that of its 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, 26 March 2004.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

Competent authorities of the Member States referred to in Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 and the present Regulation to which tenders shall be submitted:
BEBureau d'intervention et de restitution belgeBelgisch Interventie- en RestitutiebureauRue de Trèves 82/Trierstraat 82B-1040 Bruxelles/BrusselTél./Tel. (32-2) 287 24 11Télécopieur/Fax 32-(0) 2 287 25 24DKMinisteriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og FiskeriDirektoratet for FødevareErhvervEksportstøttekontoretNyropsgade 30DK-1780 København VTlf. (45) 33 95 80 00Fax (45) 33 95 80 80DEBundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE)D-60083 Frankfurt am MainTel. (49-69) 15 64 -732, 774, 884Fax (49-69) 15 64-874, 792ELO.P.E.K.E.P.E. — Direction DilizoRue Acharnon 241GR-10446 AthènesTel.: (30-210) 212 49 03 — (30-210) 212 49 11Fax: (30-210) 86 70 503ESMinisterio de EconomíaSecretaría General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana, 162E-28071 MadridTel.: (34) 913 49 37 80Fax: (34) 913 49 38 06FROffice national interprofessionnel du lait et des produits laitiers2 rue Saint-CharlesF-75740 ParisCedex 15Tél.: (33-1) 73005000Fax: (33-1) 73005050Service de Commerce extérieur:Tél.: (33-1)73005044Fax: (33-1)73005395IEDepartment of Agriculture and FoodJohnstown Castle EstateWexfordIrelandTel. (353) 53 63 400Fax (353) 53 42 843ITMinistero delle Attività produttiveDipartimento Commercio esteroDG Politica commerciale — Div. IIViale Boston 25I-00144 RomaTel.: (39-06) 599 3220Fax: (39-06) 599 3214LUOFFICE DES LICENCES21, rue Philippe IIL-2011 LuxembourgTél.: (35-2) 478 2370Télécopieur: (35-2) 466138NLProductschap ZuivelLouis Braillelaan 80NL2719 EK ZoetermeerTel.: (31)-(0)79 368 1534Fax: (31) (0)79 368 1954E-mail: HR@PZ.AGRO.NLATAgrarmarkt AustriaDresdner Straße 70A-1201 WienTel.: (43-1) 331 51Fax: (43-1) 331 51 396E-mail: bereich.MILCH@AMA.GV.ATPTMinistério das FinançasDirecção-Geral das Alfândegas e dos Impostos Especiais sobre o ConsumoDirecção de Serviços de LicenciamentoRua Terreiro do Trigo — Edifício da AlfândegaP-1149 — 060 LisboaTel.: (351-21) 881 42 62Fax: (351-21) 881 42 61FIMaa- ja metsätalousministeriöInterventioyksikköP.O. Box 30FIN-00023 Government, FinlandPuh: (358-9) 160 01Telekopio: (358-9) 1605 2707SEStatens jordbruksverkVallgatan 8S-51182 JönköpingTfn: (46-36) 15 50 00Fax: (46-36) 19 05 46UKRural Payments Agency (RPA)Lancaster House, Hampshire CourtNewcastle-upon-TyneNE4 7YEUnited KingdomTel. (44-191) 226 52 62Fax (44-191) 226 52 12
