31.5.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL143/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1144/78
of30May1978
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1June1978tocertainmilk
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(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(l),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1038/78(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),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No707/78(4),specifiestheproductsfor
whicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeapplied
wheretheseproductsareexportedintheformof
goodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
804/68;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,
skimmedmilkthusdefinedisassimilatedtomilk
powdercomplyingwiththedefinitionofthepilot
productsGroupNo2listedinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No823/68of28June1968deter­
miningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilk
products(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1000/78(8);whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixed
forthismilkpowder;Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefuidsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheWhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No756/70of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(9),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No984/77(10);
fixestheaidper100kilogramsofskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
(*)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(6)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(7)OJNoL151,30.6.1968.p.3.
(8)OJNoL130,18.5.1978,p.7.
HOJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(]°)OJNoL118,11.5.1977,p.8.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL134,22.5.1978,p.4.
(3)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
(4)OJNoL94,8.4.1978,p.7.

NoL143/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.5.78
Regulation(EEC)No2682/72andlistedinArticle1
ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68,exportedintheform
ofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
804/68,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnexto
thisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthe
productsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No232/75of
30January1975onthesaleofbutteratreduced
pricesforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts
andicecream('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No805/78(2),authorizesthedeliverytoindus­
triesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithinheading
No19.08orsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and
'icemix'fallingwithinsubheading18.06Dand
headingNoex21.07oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
ofbutteratareducedpriceunderastandinginvita­
tiontotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1June
1978tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAtoArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL24,31.1.1975,p.45.
(2)OJNoL108,22.4.1978,p.10.

31.5.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL143/17
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30May1978fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1June1978tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
refund
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1.5°/obyweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5°/obyweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)Onexportationofothergoods 66.54
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26%byweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5%byweight(PG3) 93.55
ex04.02AIIIConcentrated milk,withafatcontentbyweightof7.5°/o
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25%
(PG4) 20.16
ex04.03 Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82°/o(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadingsex18.06DandheadingNoex21.07
manufactured undertheconditions laiddownin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No232/75
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTsubheading
21.07GVIIIa)withacontentofnon-milkfatsof
morethan20°/o
c)Onexportationofothergoods171.88
164.52