EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.2.2000 L43/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 342/2000
of 15 February 2000
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not
covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2771/75of29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market ineggs(
1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1516/96(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides
thatthedifferencebetweenpricesininternationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulationandpriceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport refund where these goods are exported in theform of goods listed in the Annex to that Regulation.Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of30 May 1994 laying down common detailed rules fortheapplicationofthesystemofgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexportedintheformofgoods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and thecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(
3),aslast
amended by Regulation (EC) No 238/2000(4), specifies
theproductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC)No 2771/75.
(2)InaccordanceArticle4(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1222/94,therateoftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasicproductsinquestionmustbefixedforaperiodofthesamedurationasthatforwhichrefundsarefixed
for the same products exported unprocessed.
(3)Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concludedunder the Uruguay Round lays down that the exportrefund for a product contained in a good may notexceed the refund applicable to that product whenexported without further processing.
(4)Itisnecessarytoensurecontinuityofstrictmanagementtakingaccountofexpenditureforecastsandfundsavail-able in the budget.
(5)Whereas the Management Committee for Poultrymeatand Eggs has not delivered an opinion within the timelimit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 andlistedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No2771/75,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnexhereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 2000.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 15 February 2000.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 99.
(3) OJ L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 24, 29.1.2000, p. 45.
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.2.2000 L43/23
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 15 February 2000 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg
yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
(EUR/100 kg)
CN
codeDescriptionDestination
(1)Rate
of
refund
040700 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:
–Of poultry:
04070030 ––Other:
a) OnexportationofovalbuminofCNcodes35021190and
35021990 02 11,46
03 14,33
04 5,73
b) On exportation of other goods 01 5,73
0408 Birds' eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked bysteaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwisepreserved,whetherornotcontainingaddedsugarorothersweeteningmatter:
–Egg yolks:
040811 ––Dried:
ex 04081180 –––Suitable for human consumption:
not sweetened 01 55,39
040819 ––Other:
–––Suitable for human consumption:
ex 04081981 ––––Liquid:
not sweetened 01 25,79
ex 04081989 ––––Frozen:
not sweetened 01 25,79
–Other:
040891 ––Dried:
ex 04089180 –––Suitable for human consumption:
not sweetened 01 41,07
040899 ––Other:
ex 04089980 –––Suitable for human consumption:
not sweetened 0110,51
(1) The destinations are as follows:
01 Third countries,02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR and Russia,03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Egypt,04 All destinations except Switzerland and those of 02 and 03.