EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 12. 98 L 335/53
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2654/98
of 9 December 1998
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of themarket in eggs (
1), as last amended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1516/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 (3)
thereof,
Whereas Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75
provides that the difference between prices in inter-national trade for the products listed in Article 1 (1) ofthat Regulation and prices within the Community may becovered by an export refund where these goods areexported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to thatRegulation; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No1222/94 of 30 May 1994 laying down common detailedrules for the application of the system of granting exportrefunds on certain agricultural products exported in theform of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, andthe criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (
3), as
last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1909/97 (4), specifies
the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, tobe applied where these products are exported in the formof goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No2771/75;
Whereas, in accordance Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC)
No 1222/94, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms foreach of the basic products in question must be fixed for aperiod of the same duration as that for which refunds arefixed for the same products exported unprocessed;Whereas Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture
concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that theexport refund for a product contained in a good may notexceed the refund applicable to that product whenexported without further processing;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to theintroduction of the euro (
5) provides that, as from 1
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at therate of EUR 1 to ECU 1;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94and listed in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex I toRegulation (EEC) No 2771/75, are hereby fixed as shownin the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 1998.
For the Commission
Martin BANGEMANN
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 99.
(3) OJ L 136, 31. 5. 1994, p. 5.
(4) OJ L 268, 1. 10. 1997, p. 20. (5) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 12. 98 L 335/54
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 9 December 1998 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to
eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty
(EUR / 100 kg)
CN
codeDescriptionDestination
(1)Rate
of
refund
0407 00 Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:
– Of poultry:
0407 00 30 – – Other:
a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes
3502 11 90 and 3502 19 90 02 16,00
03 14,00
04 8,00
b) On exportation of other goods 01 8,00
0408 Birds’ eggs, not in shell and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cookedby steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen orotherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugaror other sweetening matter:
– Egg yolks:
0408 11 – – Dried:
ex 0408 11 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:
not sweetened 01 58,00
0408 19 – – Other:
– – – Suitable for human consumption:
ex 0408 19 81 –––– Liquid:
not sweetened 01 27,00
ex 0408 19 89 –––– Frozen:
not sweetened 01 27,00
– Other:
0408 91 – – Dried:
ex 0408 91 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:
not sweetened 01 43,00
0408 99 – – Other:
ex 0408 99 80 – – – Suitable for human consumption:
not sweetened 01 11,00
(1) The destinations are as follows:
01 Third countries,02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR and Russia,03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Egypt,04 All destinations except Switzerland and those of 02 and 03.