4.9.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL247/17
REGULATION (EEC)No2405/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30August1973
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1September1973tocertainmilkpro­
ductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindus­
triesinobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsin
questionontheCommunitymarketandthe
pricesrulingontheworldmarket;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilarcon­
ditions;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2),hereinafterreferredtoas
'theAct',annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAcces­
sionofthenewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularthesecondsubparagraph of
Article17(4)thereof;(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasArtiole4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72providesthat,whentherateoftherefundis
beingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereneces­
sary,ofproductionrefunds,aidsorothermeasures
havingequivalenteffectapplicableinallMember
StatesinaccordancewiththeRegulationonthecom­
monorganizationofthemarketintheproductin
questiontothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAto
thatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesin
internationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1(a),(b),(c)and(e)ofthatRegulationandprices
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;whereasCouncilRegulation (*fcEC)No2682/
72(4)of12December1972layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagricul­
turalproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,specifiesthepro­
ductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,to
beappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedinthe
formofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No804/68:
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,the
rateoftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesforthepaymentofaidforCommu­
nity-produced skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinif
suchmilkandthecaseinmanufactured fromitfulfil
certainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No987/68(5)of15July1968lay­
ingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaidforskimmed
milkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinatesaslast
amendedbytheAct;whereas,pursuanttoArticle1
(2)(b)ofRegulation -(EEC)No2682/72,skimmed
milkthusdefinedisassimilatedtomilkpowder Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(*)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(s)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(<)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13. (5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.

NoL247/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.9.73
concerningsellingbutteratareducedpriceforthe
purposeofexportingcertainmixturesoffats,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1992/73(8),no
exportrefundcanbegrantedforthebutterincor­
poratedintheproductsreferredtoinArticle19of
thatRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1complyingwiththedefinitionofthepilotproduct
GroupNo2listedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No823/68(*)of28June1968determining
thegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovisionsfor
calculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1354/73(2);
whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixedforthis
milkpowder;
WhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No756/70(3)of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No455/73(4),
fixestheaidper100kgofskimmedmilkprocessed
intocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1259/72(5)of16June1972onthedisposalofbut­
teratareducedpricetocertainCommunityprocess­
ingundertakings ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2248/73(6)authorizesthedelivery,to
industriesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithin
headingNo19.08orofsubheadings18.06B,21.07C
and'icemix'orofsubheadings18.06Dandex
21.07FoftheCommonCustomsTariff,ofbutter
atareducedpriceunderastandinginvitationto
tender;
Whereas,accordingtoArticle28ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1519/72(7)of14July19721.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
September1973tothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No2682/72andlisted
inArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,exported
intheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthepro­
ductsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(J)O}NoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(*)OjNoL141,28.5.1973,p.23.
(s)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(<)OJNoL53,26.2.1973,p.8.
(5)OJNoL139,17.6.1972,p.18.
(«)OJNoL230,18.8.1973,p.14.,
C)OjNoL162,18.7.1972,p.1. (8)OJNoL204,25.7.1973,p.12.

4.9.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL247/19
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30August1973fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1September1973tocertainmijkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsRateofthe
refund
u.a./100kg
ex04.02AII
ex04.02AII
ex04.02AIII
ex04.03Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1*5°/obyweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)onexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)onexportationofothergoods
Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof20°/obyweightanaawatercontentof
lessthan5%byweight(PG3)
Concentratedmilk,withafatcontentbyweightof7·5%>
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25%
(PG4)
Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadings18.06Dandex21.07Fmanu­
facturedundertheconditionslaiddowninArticle6
ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72
b)Onexportationofothergoods16-00
49-00
14-38
120-00
Therateofrestitutionapplicabletoskimmed-milk powderexportedintheformofthe
productshereinafterlistedandwhichappearintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
804/68isherebyfixedatnil:
CCT
heading
NoDescription
18.06
21.07Chocolateandotherfoodpreparationscontainingcocoa:
exD.Other,inpowderorgranules(withtheexceptionofpre­
parationsforthemanufactureofice-cream,flavouredand/or
coloured),withalactosecontentbyweightequaltoor
exceeding20°/oandwithamilkfatcontentbyweightless
than11°/o,close-wrapped inindividualpackages,thenet
weightofthecontentsbeinginexcessof2-5kg
Foodpreparationsnotelsewherespecifiedorincluded:
exF.Other,inpowderorgranules(withtheexceptionofpre­
parationsforthemanufactureofice-creamflavouredand/or
colouredandimproversforbaking)havingalactosecontent
equaltoorexceeding20%byweightandamilkfatcontent
oflessthan11%byweight,close-wrapped inindividual
packagesthenetweightofthecontentsbeinginexcess
of2-5kg