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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 887/2000
of 28 April 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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27
June1968onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkand milk products(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1587/96(2), and in particular Article 17 (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 17 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides
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.Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of30May1994layingdowncommonimplementingrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalprod-ucts exported in the form of goods not covered byAnnexItotheTreaty,andcriteriaforfixingtheamountof such refunds(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1702/1999(4), specifies the products for which a
rateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68.
(2)In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasicproductsin question must be fixed for each month.
(3)Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproductionrefunds,aids or other measures having equivalent effect applic-ableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththeRegula-tiononthecommonorganisationofthemarketintheproduct in question to the basic products listed inAnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts.
(4)Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 providesfor the payment of aid for Community-producedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthecaseinmanufacturedfromitfulfilcertainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No987/68
of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid for skimmed milk processed into casein or casein-ates(
5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1435/
90(6).
(5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15December1997onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesand the granting of aid for cream, butter and concen-tratedbutterforuseinthemanufactureofpastryprod-ucts,ice-creamandotherfoodstuffs(
7),aslastamended
by Regulation (EC) No 494/1999(8), lays down that
butter and cream at reduced prices should be madeavailabletoindustrieswhichmanufacturecertaingoods.
(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products. Therefore,pursuant to Article 30(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68,theymustbenotifiedforthwithtotheCouncil.Theyshouldneverthelessbeappliedwithoutdelay,inviewofthe need to ensure continuity of strict managementtakingaccountofexpenditureforecastsandfundsavail-able in the budget,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasicproducts
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegula-tion.
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 May 2000.
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (5) OJ L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 6.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21. (6) OJ L 138, 31.5.1990, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 5. (7) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 30. (8) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.Done at Brussels, 28 April 2000.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 28 April 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,notcontainingaddedsugarorothersweeteningmatter,withafatcontentnotexceeding1,5%byweight(PG2):
(a) On exportation of goods of CN code 3501 —
(b) On exportation of other goods 62,08
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 67,29
(b) On exportation of other goods 88,82
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 67,35
(b) OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069098containing40%ormore
by weight of milk fat 169,60
(c) On exportation of other goods 162,35