NoL141/32EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.5.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No979/97
of30May1997
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedin
theformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No15S7/96(2),andinparticularArticle17(3)
thereof,skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthe
caseinmanufactured fromitfulfilcertainconditionsset
outinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No987/68
of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid
forskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(s),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1435/90(6);
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No570/88of16
February1988onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesand
thegrantingofaidforbutterandconcentratedbutterfor
useinthemanufactureofpastryproducts,ice-creamand
otherfoodstuffs(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No531/96(8),laydownthatbutterandcreamatreduced
pricesshouldbemadeavailabletoindustrieswhich
manufacturecertaingoods;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkandMilk
Productshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitschairman,WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b),(c),
(d),(e),and(g)ofthatRegulationandpriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;whereas
CommissionRegulation(EC)No1222/94of30May1994
layingdowncommonimplementing rulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
229/96(4),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedinthe
AnnextoRegulation (EEC)No804/68;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1222/94,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasic
productsappearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EC)No
1222/94andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex
toRegulation (EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyoftheproducts
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenot
listedintheAnnextothisRegulation .WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EC)No1222/94
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,
accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproduction
refunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalenteffect
applicableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththe
Regulationonthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
theproductinquestiontothebasicproductslistedin
AnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;
Article2
WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-produced ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1997.
(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
I1)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.21.
(3)OJNoL136,31.5.1994,p.5.
4OJNoL30,8.2.1996,p.24.(5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(6)OJNoL138,31.5.1990,p.8.
0OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.31.
8OJNoL78,28.3.1996,p.13.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1997.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30May1997fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicableto
certainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode DescriptionRateof
refund
ex04021019Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,not
containingaddedsugarorothersweeteningmatter,withafat
contentnotexceeding1,5%byweight(PG2):
(a)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode3501—
(b)Onexportationofothergoods 63,00
ex04022119Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,not
containingaddedsugarorothersweeteningmatter,withafat
contentof26%byweight(PG3):
(a)Wheregoodsincorporating ,intheformofproducts
assimilatedtoPG3,reduced-price butterorcream
obtainedpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No570/88are
exported 67,23
(b)Onexportationofothergoods 108,00
ex040510Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
(a)Wheregoodscontainingreduced-pricebutterorcream
whichhavebeenmanufactured inaccordancewiththe
conditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No570/88
areexported 65,00
(b)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069098
containing40%ormorebyweightofmilkfat 197,25
(c)Onexportationofothergoods 190,00