29.12.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL337/41
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2998/79
of28December 1979
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January1980tocertainmilk
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(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1761/78(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;
Whereas,inaccordanceWiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheWhereasArticle11(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;
WhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No756/70of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(9),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2213/79(10);
fixestheaidper100kilogramsofskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
(5)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.
(»)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(10)OJNoL256,11.10.1979,p.23.(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL204,28.7.1978,p.6.
Q)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
4OJNoL94,8.4.1978,p.7.

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WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No262/79of
12February1979onthesaleofbutteratreduced
pricesforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts,
ice-creamandotherfoodstuffs^),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2478/79(2),andCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1468/79of13July1979onthe
grantingofaidforbutterfromprivatestorageforuse
inthemanufactureofpastryproducts,ice-creamand
otherfoodstuffs(3),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2548/79(4),authorizesdeliveryofbutterat
reducedpricestoindustrieswhichmanufacture
certaingoods;whereasbutterboughtunderthe
systemofRegulation(EEC)No232/75(5),replacedby
Regulation(EEC)No262/79,andusedinthemanu­
factureofcertainexportedgoods,shouldbetakeninto
account;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.llieratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
January1980tothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No2682/72andlisted
inArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68,exported
intheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthe
productsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28December1979.
FortheCommission
fitienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL41,16.2.1979,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,10.11.1979,p.25.
MOJNoL177,14.7.1979,p.40.
(«)OJNoL290,17.11.1979,p.51.
(5)OJNoL24,31.1.1975,p.45.

29.12.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL337/43
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28December1979fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1January1980tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
(ECU/100kS)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
refund
ex04.02AII
63.00
ex04.02AII
106.31
ex04.02AIII
24.37
ex04.03Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1-5°/obyweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5°/obyweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)Onexportationofothergoods
Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26°/obyweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5%>byweight(PG3)
Concentratedmilk,withafatcontentbyweightof7.5%
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25°/o
(PG4)
Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82°/o(PG6):
a)Onexportationofthefollowinggoodsmanufactured
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticle6ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No232/75,Articles4and5ofRegulation
(EEC)No262/79andArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)
No1468/79:
—goodsfallingwithinCCTheadingNo19.08or
subheadings18.06Band21.07C,
—powderedpreparationsformakingice-creamand
similaredibleproductscalled'ice-mix'falling
withinCCTsubheading18.06Dandheading
No21.07,
—rawdoughsandpowderedpreparations falling
withinCCTsubheading19.02BIIb)
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTsubheadings21.07
GVIIa)and21.07GVIIIa)withacontentof
non-milkfatsofmorethan20%
c)Onexportationofothergoods196.40
188.00