
Article 1 
For 2006, the distribution of foodstuffs for the benefit of 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 to this Regulation.
Article 2 

1. The grants to Member States for the purchase on the market of skimmed-milk powder required for the plan referred to in Article 1 are fixed in Annex II.
2. The award to the successful tenderer of the contract for the supply of the skimmed-milk powder referred to in paragraph 1 is subject to the provision by the tenderer of a security equivalent to the offer price, made out in the name of the intervention agency.
Article 3 
The intra-Community transfer of products listed in Annex III to this Regulation are hereby authorised subject to the conditions provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92.
Article 4 
In order to implement the plan referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, the date of the operative event referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 shall be 1 October 2005.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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.
ANNEX I
(a) 

(in euro)
Member State Allocation
Belgium 3 064 940
Greece 7 127 822
Spain 53 793 470
France 48 059 949
Ireland 355 874
Italy 73 538 420
Latvia 2 096 236
Lithuania 2 489 508
Luxembourg 34 959
Hungary 6 764 115
Malta 401 030
Poland 43 408 602
Portugal 13 306 532
Slovenia 1 334 827
Finland 3 637 860
Total 259 414 143

(b) 

(tonnes)
Member State Cereals Rice (paddy rice) Butter Sugar
Belgium 12 121 2 800 450 
Greece  7 500  
Spain 73 726 28 000 13 560 2 000
France 75 851 55 000 10 564 
Ireland   120 
Italy 115 253 20 000 6 833 3 500
Latvia 19 706   
Lithuania 16 000 5 000  
Hungary 63 587   
Malta 1 877 600  
Poland 85 608 20 000 7 230 4 847
Portugal 17 287 14 000 2 743 1 700
Slovenia 1 262 600  300
Finland 18 500   500
Total 500 778 153 500 41 500 12 847

(c) 

Member State Tonnes
Greece 7 500

ANNEX II

Grants to Member States for purchase of skimmed-milk powder on the Community market subject to the maximum amounts laid down in Annex I(a):

Member State Euros
Greece 4 538 402
Italy 33 849 510
Luxembourg 33 295
Malta 101 734
Poland 6 185 397
Slovenia 863 810
Finland 1 274 443
Total 46 846 591
ANNEX III
Product Quantity(tonnes) Holder Consignee

1. Cereals
 73 726 Ministry of Agriculture, France FEGA, Spain

2. Cereals
 115 253 Ministry of Agriculture, France AGEA, Italy

3. Cereals
 17 287 Ministry of Agriculture, France INGA, Portugal

4. Cereals
 1 262 MVH, Hungary AAMRD, Slovenia

5. Cereals
 1 877 Ministry of Agriculture, France National Research and Development Centre, Malta

6. Rice
 5 000 Ministry of Agriculture, Greece Agricultural and Food Products Market Regulation Agency, Lithuania

7. Rice
 20 000 Ministry of Agriculture, Greece ARR, Poland

8. Rice
 14 000 FEGA, Spain INGA, Portugal

9. Rice
 2 800 Ente Risi, Italy BIRB, Belgium

10. Rice
 38 396 Ente Risi, Italy Ministry of Agriculture, France

11. Rice
 600 Ente Risi, Italy National Research and Development Centre, Malta

12. Rice
 600 Ente Risi, Italy AAMRD, Slovenia

13. Sugar
 1 700 FEGA Spain INGA, Portugal

14. Sugar
 500 ARR, Poland Ministry of Agriculture, Finland

15. Sugar
 300 AGEA, Italy AAMRD, Slovenia

16. Butter
 450 Department of Agriculture and Food, Ireland BIRB, Belgium

17. Butter
 8 997 Department of Agriculture and Food, Ireland Ministry of Agriculture, France

18. Butter
 6 164 Department of Agriculture and Food, Ireland ARR, Poland

19. Butter
 631 FEGA, Spain AGEA, Italy