26.2.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 53/17 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 332/2005 of 25 February 2005 on the payment of the refund on exports to Croatia of products falling under CN code 0406 covered by licences applied for before 1 June 2003 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products ('), and in particular Article 26(3) and Article 31(14) thereof, Whereas: (1)  To prevent deflection of trade, Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2003 of 28 May 2003 dero- gating from Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products and Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (%) prevented the payment of refunds on export licences for products falling in CN code 0406 and showing in box 7 a different destination than Croatia when used for exports to Croatia as from 1 June 2003. (2)  Entitlement to the refund arising from export licences applied for before the date of application of a regulation should not be affected. (3)  The limitation introduced by Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2003 should therefore only apply to licences applied for from 1 June 2003. (4 The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The refund on exports to Croatia of products falling in CN code 0406 covered by licences applied for before 1 June 2003 and showing in box 7 a destination other than Croatia falling under destination zone [, as then defined in Article 15(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 (3), shall be paid. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 June 2003. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 February 2005. () O] L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (O] L 29, 3.2.2004, p- 6). (» OJ L 133, 29.5.2003, p. 82. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2003 (OJ L 287, 5.11.2003, p. 13). For the Commission Mariann FISCHER BOEL Member of the Commission () O] L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.