L326/8reniOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.11.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2348/97
of27November 1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No1587196(2),andinparticularArticle17(3)
thereof,
WhereasArticle17ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthat
Regulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefundwithin
thelimitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedinaccor­
dancewithArticle228oftheTreaty;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No804/68providesthatwhen
therefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1ofthe
abovementioned Regulation,exportedinthenaturalstate,
arebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenof:
—theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofmilkandmilkproducts
ontheCommunitymarketandpricesformilkand
milkproductsininternationaltrade,
—marketingcostsandthemostfavourabletransport
chargesfromCommunitymarketstoportsorother
pointsofexportintheCommunity ,aswellascosts
incurredinplacingthegoodsonthemarketofthe
countryofdestination,
—theaimsofthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproductswhicharetoensureequili­
briumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeonthismarket,
—thelimitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedin
accordancewithArticle228oftheTreaty,and
—theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market,and
—theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports;
WhereasArticle17(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatwhenpriceswithintheCommunityare
beingdeterminedaccountshouldbetakenoftherulingpriceswhicharemostfavourableforexportation ,andthat
whenpricesininternationaltradearebeingdetermined
particularaccountshouldbetakenof:
(a)pricesrulingonthirdcountrymarkets;
(b)themostfavourablepricesinthirdcountriesofdesti­
nationforthirdcountryimports;
(c)producerpricesrecordedinexportingthirdcountries,
accountbeingtaken,whereappropriate ,ofsubsidies
grantedbythosecountries;and
(d)free-at-Community-frontier offerprices;
WhereasArticle17(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthattheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundontheproductslistedinArticle1ofthe
abovementioned Regulationaccordingtodestination;
WhereasArticle17(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelistofproductsonwhichexportrefunds
aregrantedandtheamountofsuchrefundsshouldbe
fixedatleastonceeveryfourweeks;whereastheamount
oftherefundmay,however,remainatthesamelevelfor
morethanfourweeks;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle12ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1466/95of27June1995onspecific
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundson
milkandmilkproductsf),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No2283/97(4),therefundgrantedformilkproducts
containingaddedsugarisequaltothesumofthetwo
components ,oneofwhichisintendedtotakeaccountof
thequantityofmilkproductsandtheotherisintendedto
takeaccountofthequantityofaddedsucrose;whereas,
however,thelattercomponentisappliedonlyifthe
addedsucrosewasproducedfromsugarbeetorcane
harvestedintheCommunity ;whereas,forproductsfalling
withinCNcodesex04029911,ex04029919,ex
04049051,ex04049053,ex04049091andex
04049093,withafatcontentbyweightnotexceeding
9,5%andanon-fattymilkcontentinthedrymatter
equaltoorgreaterthan15%byweight,theformer
abovementioned componentisfixedfor100kilogramsof
thewholeproduct;whereas,fortheotherproductscontai­
ningaddedsugarfallingwithinCNcodes0402and0404,
thatcomponentiscalculatedbymultiplyingthebasic
amountbythemilkproductscontentoftheproduct
concerned;whereasthatbasicamountisequaltothe
refundtobefixedforonekilogramofmilkproducts
containedinthewholeproduct;
(■)OJL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2OJL206,16.8.1996,p.21.0OJL144,28.6.1995,p.22.
4OJL314,18.11.1997,p.13.

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theCommunityandontheworldmarketthattherefund
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnextothisRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereasthesecondcomponentiscalculatedbymulti­
plyingthesucrosecontentoftheproductbythebasic
amountoftherefundvalidonthedayofexportationfor
theproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81of30June1981onthecommon
organizationofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1599/96(2);
Whereasthelevelofrefundforcheesesiscalculatedfor
productsintendedfordirectconsumption ;whereasthe
cheeserindsandcheesewastesarenotproductsintended
forthispurpose;whereas,toavoidanyconfusionininter­
pretation,itshouldbespecifiedthattherewillbeno
refundforcheesesofafree-at-frontier valuelessthan
ECU230,00per100kilograms;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No896/84(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No222/88(4),laid
downadditionalprovisionsconcerningthegrantingof
refundsonthechangefromonemilkyeartoanother;
whereasthoseprovisionsprovideforthepossibilityof
varyingrefundsaccordingtothedateofmanufactureof
theproducts;
Whereasforthecalculationoftherefundforprocessed
cheeseprovisionmustbemadewherecaseinorcaseinates
areaddedforthatquantitynottobetakenintoaccount;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulessetoutabove
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinmilkandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesformilkproductswithinArticle1
1.TheexportrefundsreferredtoinArticle17ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68onproductsexportedinthe
naturalstateshallbeassetoutintheAnnex.
2.Thereshallbenorefundsforexportstodestination
No400forproductsfallingwithinCNcodes0401,0402,
0403,0404,0405and2309.
3.Thereshallbenorefundsforexportstodestinations
No022,024,028,043,044,045,046,052,404,600,800
and804forproductsfallingwithinCNcode0406.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28November
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJL206,16.8.1996,p.43.
(3)OJL91,1.4.1984,p.71.
MOJL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27November1997fixingtheexportrefundsonmilkand
milkproducts
(inECU/100kgnetweightunlessotherwiseindicated)
Productcode Destination (")Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
970
970
+
970
+
970040110109000
040110909000
040120119100
040120119500
040120199100
040120199500
040120919100
040120919500
040120999100
040120999500
040130119100
040130119400
040130119700
040130199100
040130199400
040130199700
040130319100
040130319400
040130319700
040130399100
040130399400
040130399700
040130919100
040130919400
040130919700
040130999100
040130999400
040130999700
040210119000
040210199000
040210919000
040210999000
040221119200
040221119300
040221119500
040221119900
040221179000
040221199300
040221199500
040221199900
040221919100
040221919200
040221919300
040221919400
040221919500
040221919600
040221919700
040221919900
040221999100
040221999200
040221999300
040221999400
0402219995002,327
2,327
3,597
3,597
4,551
5,302
4,551
5,302
6,803
10,50
15,77
6,803
10,50
15,77
38,32
59,85
66,00
38,32
59,85
66,00
75,22
110,55
129,01
75,22
110,55
129,01
68,00
68,00
0,6800
0,6800
68,00
90,54
95,38
102,60
68,00
90,54
95,38
102,60
103,34
104,05
105,34
112,58
115,09
124,73
130,38
136,76
103,34
104,05
105,34
112,58
115,09040221999600
040221999700
040221999900
040229159200
040229159300
040229159500
040229159900
040229199200
040229199300
040229199500
040229199900
040229919100
040229919500
040229999100
040229999500
040291119110
040291119120
040291119310
040291119350
040291119370
040291199110
040291199120
040291199310
040291199350
040291199370
040291319100
040291319300
040291399100
040291399300
040291519000
040291599000
040291919000
040291999000
040299119110
040299119130
040299119150
040299119310
040299119330
040299119350
040299199110
040299199130
040299199150
040299199310
040299199330
040299199350
040299319110
040299319150
040299319300
040299319500
040299399110
040299399150
040299399300124,73
130,38
136,76
0,6800
0,9054
0,9538
1,0262
0,6800
0,9054
0,9538
1,0262
1,0334
1,1258
1,0334
1,1258
4,551
13,30
16.29
19,81
4,551
13.30
16,29
19,81
8,991
23,42
8,991
23,42
10,50
10,50
75,22
75,22
0,0456
0,1269
15,33
18,40
24,46
0,0456
0,1269
15,33
18,40
24.46
0,0975
25.47
0,3832
0,6600
0,0975
25,47
0,3832

28.11.97 1ENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L326/11
Productcode Destination (*)AmountProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund ofrefund
040299399500 + 0,6600 040490299160 + 129,22
040299919000 + 0,7522 040490299180 + 135,53
040299999000 + 0,7522 040490819100 + 0,6685
040310119400 +—040490819910 + I-
040310119800 +0404908199504,551+ 15,20040310139800 +
040310199800 + 6,803040490839110 + 0,6685
040310319400 +— 040490839130 + 0,8973
040310319800 +— 040490839150 + 0,9453
040310339800 + 0,0456 040490839170 + 1,0168
040310399800 + 0,0680 040490839911 +
040390119000 + 66,85040490839913 + 0,0456
040390139200 + 66,85040490839915 + 0,0680040390139300 + 89,73040490839917Il
+ 94,53+ 0,1050040390139500
040390139900 + 101,68040490839919 + 0,1577
040390199000 + 102,44040490839931 + 15,20
040390319000 + 0,6685 040490839933 + 18,24
040390339200 + 0,6685 040490839935 + 24,24
040390339300 + 0,8973 040490839937 + 25,22
040390339500 + 0,9453040490899130 + 1,0244
040390339900 + 1,0168040490899150 + 1,1159040390399000 + 1,0244040490899930970+ 0,4601040390519100 2,327
... 040490899950 + 0,6600
040390519300 +— 040490899990 + 0,7522
040390539000 + 4,551 040510119500 + 165,85
040390599110 + 6,803 040510119700 + 170,00
040390599140 + 10,50 040510199500 + 165,85
040390599170 + 15,77040510199700 + 170,00
040390599310 + 38,32040510309100 + 165,85040390599340 + 59,85
040390599370 + 66,00040510309300 + 170,00
040390599510 + 75,22040510309500 + 165,85
040390599540 + 110,55 040510309700 + 170,00
040390599570 + 129,01 040510509100 + 165,85
040390619100 +— 040510509300 + 170,00
040390619300 +—040510509500 + 165,85
040390639000 + 0,0456040510509700 + 170,00
040390699000 + 0,0680040510909000 + 176,22040490219100 + 66,85
+040520909500 + 155,49040490219910
040490219950 + 13,18040520909700 + 161,71
040490239120 + 66,85 040590109000 + 216,00
040490239130 + 89,73 040590909000 + 170,00
040490239140 + 94,53 040610209100 +—
040490239150 + 101,68 040610209230 037
040490239911 +—039
040490239913 + 4,551099 22,83040490239915 + 6,803400040490239917 +. 10,5022,83
040490239919 + 15,77 I37,68
040490239931 + 13,18 040610209290 037 —
040490239933 + 16,15 039 —
040490239935 + 19,63 099 21,24
040490239937 + 23,21 400 15,29
040490239939 + 24,26 ...35,05
040490299110 + 102,44040610209300 037
040490299115 + 103,11039040490299120 + 104,40
040490299130 + 111,59099 9,329
040490299135 + 114,05400 7,834
040490299150 + 123,60¥**15,39

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Productcode Destinationf)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destinationf)Amount
ofrefund
040610209610 037 — 040620909990 +
039 — 040630319710 037 —
099 30,98 039 —
400 30,98 099 9,54
»¥»51,11 400 8,346
040610209620 037 — ...17,88
039 —040630319730 037
099 31,42039
l400 31,42099 13,99***51,83
\ 400 12,25040610209630 037
039***26,24
—
099 35,06040630319910 037
l 400 35,06039 —
...57,86099 9,54
040610209640 037 —400 8,346
039 —***17,88
099 51,54040630319930 037 —
400 48,35
85,03039
099 13,99
040610209650 037 — 400 12,25
039 —...26,24
099 42,95 040630319950 037 —
400 25,44
70,86039
099 20,36
040610209660 +—400 17,81
040610209830 037
039 —040630399500 03738,17
099 15,93039
400 13,38099 13,99***26,28
l037400 12,25040610209850—
039»*»26,24
—
099 19,31040630399700 037 —
400 16,22039 —
...31,87099 20,36
040610209870 "f"— 400 17,81
040610209900 +— 38,17
040620909100 +— 040630399930 037 —
040620909913 037 — 039 —
039 — 099 20,36
099 35,62 400 17,81
400 31,59...38,17
♦**58,77 040630399950 037 —
040620909915 037 —039
039 —099 23,02
099 47,01400 21,14
400 42,12 ...43,16
*·*77,56040630909000 037 —
040620909917 037
039i039 —
099 49,94099 24,15
400 44,75400 21,14
...82,4145,28
040620909919 037 —040640509000 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 55,82099 54,55
l 400 50,02 400 32,98
...92,10...90,00

28.11.97|ENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L326/13
Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
040640909000 037— 040690339951 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 56,01099 36,20
400 32,98400 20,01
*·*92,42...59,72
040690139000 037 — 040690359190 037 28,95
039— 039 28,95
099 60,16099 61,40
400 60,16
99,26400 61,40
101,30
040690159100 037
039— 040690359990 037
039 —
\ 099 62,17 l099 54,68
400 62,17400 40,19
...102,5890,22
040690179100 037040690379000 037
—
039039
—
099 62,17099 60,16
400 62,17400 60,16
...99,26».»102,58
037040690619000 037 40,61
040690219900—
039 40,61039—
61,63099 65,82099
400 57,27
400 44,53»»»108,59...101,68040690639100 037 37,12
040690239900 037—
039 37,12
039—099 63,89
099 36,51400 63,89
400 18,57 ...105,42
75,31040690639900 037 29,52
040690259900 037—039 29,52
039—099 48,93
099 36,98400 48,93
400 21,16 ...80,75
***76,25040690699100 +—
040690279900 037—040690699910 037—
039—039 —
099 33,48 099 48,93
400 18,57
69,06400 48,93
80,75
040690319119 037
039—040690739900 037
039—
099 38,17 099 52,63
400 25,56 400 52,63
·**62,99...86,83
040690339119 037— 040690759900 037 —
039— 039 —
099 38,17 099 51,97
400 25,56 400 22,27
...62,99...85,75
040690339919 037— 040690769300 037 —
039— 039 —
099 34,36 099 34,88
400 20,33 400 20,12
...56,69***71,94

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Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
040690769400 037 — 040690859999 + —
039 — 040690869100 + —
099 40,07 040690869200 037 —
400 23,22 039 —
...82,65 099 29,74
040690769500 037 — 400 27,65
039 —...61,34
099 38,60040690869300 037 —
400 23,22 \039 —
...79,62I099 30,78
040690789100 037 —400 30,30
039 —l»»»63,48
099 32,73040690869400 037 —
400 18,14039 —
...67,50099 34,58
040690789300 037400 34,28
039...71,32
099 40,07040690869900 037
20,12039400
82,65099 43,80
037400 40,24040690789500—
***90,34039 —l
040690879100 +099 40,07
040690879200 037
400 23,22
039
82,65099 24,78
040690799900 037 —
400 24,78
039 l
l 51,11
099 30,31040690879300 037 —
400 19,23039 —
»»»62,51099 28,27
040690819900 037 —400 28,02
039 —...58,31
099 53,71040690879400 037
400 47,61039
***88,63099 30,66
040690859910 037 28,95I 400 30,66
039 28,95I...63,25
I099 59,27 040690879951 037 —
400 59,27 039 —
...97,79 099 42,19
040690859991 037 —400 42,19
039 —Il...87,04
099 54,68 040690879971 037 —
400 40,19 039 —'
...90,22 099 42,07
040690859995 037 —Il400 34,41
039 —Il...86,78
099 51,97 040690879972 099 16,03
400 21,16 Il400 13,67
...85,75...33,07

28.11.97 1ENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L326/15
Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
040690879973
37,66
24,08
77,68
040690879974
42.07
24.08
86,78
04069087997913,85
18,47
23,09
27,70
32,32
36,94
40,63037
039
099
400
037
039
099
400
037
039
099
400
+
037
039
099
400
037
039
099
40036,51
24,08
75,31
040690889100
040690889105230910199100 +
230910199200 +
230910199300 +
230910199400 +
230910199500 +
230910199600 +
230910199700 +
230910199800 +
230910709010 +
230910709100 +
230910709200 +
230910709300 +
230910709500 +
230910709600 +
230910709700 +
230910709800 +
230990359010 +
230990359100 +
230990359200 +
230990359300 +
230990359400 +
230990359500 +
230990359700 +
230990399010 +
230990399100 +
230990399200 +
230990399300 +
230990399400 +
230990399500 +
230990399600 +
230990399700 +
230990399800 +
230990709010 +
230990709100 +
230990709200 +
230990709300 +
230990709500 +
230990709600 +
230990709700 +
230990709800 +52,46
30,30
86,56
040690889300
31,84
30,30
52,55
230910159010
230910159100
230910159200
230910159300
230910159400
230910159500
230910159700
23091019901013,85
18,47
23,09
27,70
32,32
36,94
40,63
(*)ThecodenumbersforthedestinationsarethosesetoutintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EC)No895/97(OJL128,21.5.1997,p.1).
However:
—'099'coversalldestinationcodesfrom053to096inclusive,
—'970'coverstheexportsreferredtoinArticle34(1)(c)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJL351,14.12.1987,p.1).
Fordestinationsotherthanthoseindicatedforeach'productcode',theamountoftherefundapplyingisindicatedby
Wherenodestination('+')isindicated,theamountoftherefundisapplicableforexportstoanydestinationotherthanthosereferredtoinArticle1(2)
and(3).
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJL366,24.12.1987,p.1),as
amended.