NoL139/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.5.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1244/76
of26May1976
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1June1976tocertainmilk
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,of
productionrefunds,aidsorothermeasureshaving
equivalenteffectapplicableinallMemberStatesin
accordancewiththeRegulationonthecommon
organizationofthemarketintheproductinquestion
tothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAtothatRegula­
tionortoassimilatedproducts;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle17(5)thereof,
WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b),
(c)and(e)ofthatRegulationandpriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
whereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2682/72of12
December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty,andcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3058/75(4),specifiestheproductsforwhich
arateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwhere
theseproductsareexportedintheformofgoods
listedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No804/68;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-pro­
ducedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuch
milkandthecaseinmanufactured fromitfulfil
certainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No987/68of15July1968layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingaidforskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinates(5),aslastamended
bytheActofAccession(6);whereas,pursuantto
Article1(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,
skimmedmilkthusdefinedisassimilated tomilk
powdercomplyingwiththedefinitionofthepilot
productsGroupNo2listedinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No823/68of28June1968deter­
miningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilk
products(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
561/76(8);whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixed
forthismilkpowder;
WhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No756/70of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(9),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No745/76(10),
fixestheaidper100kgofskimmedmilkprocessed
intocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
(5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(o)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(7)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3. (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.(8)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.11.
HOJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(10)OJNoL86,1.4.1976,p.44. (4)OJNoL306,26.11.1975,p.3.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No232/75of
30January1975onthesaleofbutteratreduced
pricesforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts
andicecream('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No578/76(2),authorizesthedeliverytoindus­
triesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithinheading
No19.08orsubheadings18.06Band21.07Cand'ice
mix'orsubheadings18.06Dandex21.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,ofbutteratareducedprice
underastandinginvitationtotender;
Whereas,accordingtoArticle28ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1519/72of14July1972
concerningsellingbutteratareducedpriceforthe
purposeofexportingcertainmixturesoffats(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2904/73(*),no
exportrefundcanbegrantedforthebutterincorpor­
atedintheproductsreferredtoinArticle19ofthat
Regulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle28ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1519/72theratesoftherefundsappli­
cablefrom1June1976tothebasicproducts
appearinginAnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)
No804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedin
theAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No804/68,arehereby
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthe
productsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(»)OJNoL24,31.1.1975,p.45.
(•')OJNoL69,15.3.1976,p.16.
(5)OINoL162,18.7.1972,p.1.nO"!N»I2^,2b.10.1973.D.23.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26May1976fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1June1976tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
(inn.a.'tOOfee)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsRateofthe
refund
ex04.02A¡iPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1-5°/obyweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)Onexportationof'icemix'ofCCTsubheadings
ex18.06Dandex21.07
c)Onexportationofothergoods63-64
63-64
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26°/obyweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5%byweight(PG3) 87-85
ex04.02AIIIConcentrated milk,withafatcontentbyweightof7-5n/o
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25°/<>
(PG4) 18-63
ex04.03 Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.C6Band21.C7C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadingsex18.06Dandex21.07manufac­
turedundertheconditionslaiddowninArticle6of
Regulation (EEC)No232/75
b)Onexportationofothergoods 139-24