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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2781/2000
of 18 December 2000
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products 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(EC)No1255/1999of15
May1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(
1),aslastamendedbyCommissionRegula-
tion (EC) No 1526/2000(2), and in particular Article 31(3)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article31(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1255/1999provides
thatthedifferencebetweenpricesininternationaltradefor the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),and (g) of that Regulation and prices within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund.WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1520/2000of13July2000layingdowncommonimplementingrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalprod-ucts exported in the form of goods not covered byAnnexItotheTreaty,andcriteriaforfixingtheamountof such refunds(
3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
2390/2000(4),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwheretheseprod-ucts are exported in the form of goods listed in theAnnex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(2)In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasicproductsin question must be fixed for each month.
(3)Article4(3)ofRegulation(EC)No1520/2000providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproductionrefunds,aids or other measures having equivalent effect applic-ableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththeRegula-tiononthecommonorganisationofthemarketintheproduct in question to the basic products listed inAnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts.(4)Article11(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1255/1999providesfor the payment of aid for Community-producedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthecasein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions.
(5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15December1997onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesand the granting of aid for cream, butter and concen-tratedbutterforuseinthemanufactureofpastryprod-ucts,ice-creamandotherfoodstuffs(
5),aslastamended
by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(6), lays down that
butter and cream at reduced prices should be madeavailabletoindustrieswhichmanufacturecertaingoods.
(6)Itisnecessarytoensurecontinuityofstrictmanagementtakingaccountofexpenditureforecastsandfundsavail-able in the budget.
(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasicproducts
appearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EC)No1520/2000andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EC)No1255/1999,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EC)No1255/1999, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to thisRegulation.
2. No rates of refund are fixed for any of the products
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenotlistedinthe Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2001.
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 55.
(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. (5) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 276, 28.10.2000, p. 3. (6) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2000.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.12.2000 L321/64
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 18 December 2000 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk
products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
(EUR/100 kg)
CNcode DescriptionRateof
refund
ex04021019 Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugaror
othersweeteningmatter,withafatcontentnotexceeding1,5%byweight(PG2):
(a) On exportation of goods of CN code 3501 —
(b) On exportation of other goods 15,00
ex04022119 Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugarorother sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26% by weight (PG 3):
(a) Where goods incorporating, in the form of products assimilated to PG 3,
reduced-price butter or cream obtained pursuant to Regulation (EC) No2571/97 are exported 34,88
(b) On exportation of other goods 68,00
ex040510 Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82% (PG 6):
(a) Where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been
manufacturedinaccordancewiththeconditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EC) No 2571/97 are exported 75,00
(b) OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069098containing40%ormore
by weight of milk fat 177,25
(c) On exportation of other goods 170,00