1.2.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL27/59
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No249/91
of31January1991
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedin
theformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,
accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproduction
refunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalenteffect
applicableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththe
Regulationonthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
theproductinquestiontothebasicproductslistedin
AnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;
WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-produced
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthe
caseinmanufactured fromitfulfilcertainconditionsset
outinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No987/68
of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid
forskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1435/90(6);
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No570/88of16
February1988onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesand
thegrantingofaidforbutterandconcentratedbutterfor
useinthemanufactureofpastryproducts,ice-creamand
otherfoodstuffsQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1048/89(8),laydownthatbutteratreducedprices
shouldbemadeavailabletoindustrieswhichmanufacture
certaingoods;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3641/90(2),andinparticularArticle17(4)
thereof,
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)No3381/90(4),specifies
theproductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,to
beappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform
ofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
804/68;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward­
processingarrangements ;Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasic
productsappearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No
3035/80andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex
toRegulation (EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13. 0OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(6)OJNoL138,31.5.1990,p.8.0OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.31.
(8)OJNoL111,22.4.1989,p.24.(2)OJNoL362,27.12.1990,p.5.
OOJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
OOJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.

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2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyoftheproducts
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenot
listedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
WhereArticle8(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80is
appliedtoexportsofoneofthegoodsreferredtoinArticle4(1),(2)or(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No570/88,the
rateoftherefundonmilkproductsshallbethatappli­
cabletoteuseofreducedpricebutter,unlesstheexporter
providesproofthattheproductdoesnotcontainredu­
ced-pricebutter.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1991.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
Vice-President

1.2.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL27/61
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31January1991fixingtheratesoftherefunds
applicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexII
totheTreaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode DescriptionRateof
refund
ex04021019Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentoflessthan1,5%byweightandwithawater
contentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode3501
b)Onexportationofothergoods 70,00
ex04022119Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentof26%byweightandawatercontentoflessthan
5%byweight(PG3):
a)Wheregoodscontainingreduced-pricebutterwhichhave
beenmanufactured inaccordancewiththeconditions
providedforinRegulation(EEC)No570/88areexported 51,80
b)Onexportationofothergoods 115,00
ex04050010Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
a)Wheregoodscontainingreduced-pricebutterwhichhave
beenmanufactured inaccordancewiththeconditions
providedforinRegulation(EEC)No570/88areexported
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069099contai­
ning40%ormorebyweightofmilkfat 181,00
c)Onexportationofothergoods 175,00