1.11.88 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL299/55
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3402/88
of31October1988
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedin
theformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,whichusethird-country productsunderinward­
processingarrangements ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,
accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproduction
refunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalenteffect
applicableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththe
Regulationonthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
theproductinquestiontothebasicproductslistedin
AnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1109/88(2),andinparticularArticle17(5)
thereof,
WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-produced
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthe
caseinmanufactured fromitfulfilcertainconditionsset
outinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No987/68
of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid
forskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(*),
asamendedbytheActofAccession(6);WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b),(c)
and(e)ofthatRegulationandpriceswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;whereas
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3035/80of11November
1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexportedinthe
formofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,and
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No4055/87(4),specifies
theproductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,to
beappliedwheretheseproductsareexportediritheform
ofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
804/68:WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No442/84of21
February1984onthegrantingofaidforbutterfrom
privatestorageforuseinthemanufactureofpastry
products,ice-creamandotherfoodstuffsandamending ,
Regulation(EEC)No1245/830,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No698/86(8),andCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No570/88of16February1988onthesaleof
butteratreducedpricesandthegrantingofaidforbutter
andconcentrated butterforuseinthemanufacture of
pastryproducts,ice-creamandotherfoodstuffs(9),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2951/88(10),laydown
thatbutteratreducedpricesshouldbemadeavailableto
industrieswhichmanufacturecertaingoods;Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthoseWhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87of23
July1987onthetariffandstatisticalnomenclature and
ontheCommonCustomsTariff("),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1471/88(12),hasestablished,asfrom
1January1988,anewcombinednomenclature ,which
willmeettherequirements bothoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandtheexternaltradestatisticsofthe
0OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.0OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.0OJNoL52,23.2.1984,p.12.
(«)OJNoL64,6.3.1986,p.12.0OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.31.
(10)OJNoL266,27.9.1988,p.28,
(")OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.
HOJNoL134,31.5.1988,p.1.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL110,29.4.1988,p.27.
(3)OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(4)OJNoL379,31.12.1987,p.1.

1.11.88NoL29956 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
CommunityandwhichwillreplacetheNomenclature of
theConventionof15December1950;whereas,therefore,
thecorresponding tariffheadingsaccordingtothe
combinednomenclature havetobeindicated;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,3035/80andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex
toRegulation(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyoftheproducts
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenot
listedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasic
productsappearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)NoArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1988.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1988.
FortheCommission
COCKFIELD
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31October1988fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode DescriptionRateof
refund
ex04021019Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentoflessthan1,5%byweightandwithawater
contentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode3501
b)Onexportationofothergoods62,00
ex04022119
ex04050010Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentof26%byweightandawatercontentoflessthan
5%byweight(PG3)
Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
a)Onexportationofgoodscontainingreduced-pricebutter
andmanufactured undertheconditionslaiddownin
Regulations(EEC)No442/84,(EEC)No2709/86,(EEC)
No570/88,(EEC)No262/79and(EEC)No1932/81
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069099contai­
ning40%ormorebyweightofmilkfat
c)Onexportationofothergoods112,06
197,00
185,00