EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11.10.2000 L 257/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2244/2000
of 10 October 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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
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
that the difference between prices in international tradefor the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulationand prices within the Community may be covered by anexport refund where these goods are exported in theform of goods listed in the Annex to that Regulation.Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules forthe application of the system of granting export refundson certain agricultural products exported in the form ofgoods not covered by Annex Ito the Treaty, and thecriteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (
3), speci-
fies the products for which a rate of refund should befixed, to be applied where these products are exported inthe form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation(EEC) No 2771/75.
(2) In accordance Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for eachof the basic products in question must be fixed for aperiod of the same duration as that for which refunds
are fixed 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) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict managementtaking account of expenditure forecasts and funds avail-able in the budget.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 andlisted in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, exportedin the form of goods listed in the Annex Ito Regulation (EEC)No 2771/75, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 October 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 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11.10.2000 L 257/12
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 10 October 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
0407 00 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:
– Of poultry:
0407 00 30 – – Other:
a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and
3502 19 90 02 9,00
03 11,00
04 4,50
b) On exportation of other goods 01 4,50
0408 Birds' eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked bysteaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwisepreserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweeteningmatter:
– Egg yolks:
0408 11 – – Dried:
ex 0408 11 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:
not sweetened 01 55,00
0408 19 – – Other:
– – – Suitable for human consumption:
ex 0408 19 81 –––– Liquid:
not sweetened 01 25,00
ex 0408 19 89 –––– Frozen:
not sweetened 01 25,00
– Other:
0408 91 – – Dried:
ex 0408 91 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:
not sweetened 01 41,00
0408 99 – – Other:
ex 0408 99 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:
not sweetened 01 10,50
(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.