NoL370/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3116/78
of29December 1978
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1January1979tocertainmilk
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(!),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;WhereasArticle11(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;Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheWhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No756/70of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(9),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No984/77(10);
fixestheaidper100kilogramsofskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL204,28.7.1978,p.6.(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.
(9)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(10)OJNoL118,11.5.1977,p.8. (4)OJNoL94,8.4.1978,p.7.(3)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.

30.12.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL370/29
AnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No2682/72andlisted
inArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68,exported
intheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthe
productsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No232/75of
30January1975onthesaleofbutteratreduced
pricesforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts
andicecream(J),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1325/78(2),authorizesthedeliverytoindus­
triesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithinheading
No19.08orsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and
'icemix'fallingwithinsubheading18.06Dand
headingNoex21.07oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
ofbutteratareducedpriceunderastandinginvita­
tiontotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
January1979tothebasicproductsappearinginArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNoL24,31.1.1975,p.45.
(2)OJNoL159,17.6.1978,p.26.

NoL370/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.78
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29December1978fixingtheratesoftherefunds
applicablefrom1January1979tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heeding
NoDescriptionRateof
refund
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1.5°/obyweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5°/obyweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)Onexportationofothergoods 66.54
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26°/obyweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5°/obyweight(PG3) 93.55
ex04.02AIIIConcentrated milk,withafatcontentbyweightof7.5%
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25%>
(PG4) 20.16
ex04.03 Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%>(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadingsex18.06DandheadingNoex21.07
manufactured undertheconditionslaiddownin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No232/75
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTsubheadings21.07
GVIIa)and21.07GVIIIa)withacontentof
non-milkfatsofmorethan20%
c)Onexportationofothergoods171.88
164.52