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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2534/1999
of 30 November 1999
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods
not covered by AnnexI to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27
June1968onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkand milk products(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1587/96(2), and in particular Article 17 (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 17 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides
that the difference between prices in international tradefor the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),and (g) of that Regulation and prices within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund.Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of30May1994layingdowncommonimplementingrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalprod-ucts exported in the form of goods not covered byAnnexItotheTreaty,andcriteriaforfixingtheamountof such refunds(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1702/1999(4), specifies the products for which a
rateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68.
(2)In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasicproductsin question must be fixed for each month.
(3)Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproductionrefunds,aids or other measures having equivalent effect applic-ableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththeRegula-tion on the common organisation of the market in theproduct in question to the basic products listed inAnnex A to that Regulation or to assimilated products.
(4)Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 providesfor the payment of aid for Community-producedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthecasein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions setoutinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No987/68
of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for grantingaid for skimmed milk processed into casein or casein-ates(
5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1435/
90(6).
(5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced pricesand the granting of aid for cream, butter and concen-trated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry prod-ucts, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(
7), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 494/1999(8), lays down that
butter and cream at reduced prices should be madeavailabletoindustrieswhichmanufacturecertaingoods.
(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are not inline with the opinion delivered by the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products. Therefore,pursuant to Article 30(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68,theymustbenotifiedforthwithtotheCouncil.Theyshouldneverthelessbeappliedwithoutdelay,inviewofthe need to ensure continuity of strict managementtaking account of expenditure forecasts and funds avail-able in the budget,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 andlisted in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, exported inthe form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No804/68,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegula-tion.
2. No rates of refund are fixed for any of the products
referred to in the preceding paragraph which are not listed inthe Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 1999.
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (5) OJ L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 6.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21. (6) OJ L 138, 31.5.1990, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 5. (7) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 30. (8) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 November 1999.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugarorother sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26% by weight (PG 3):
162,35ex04022119(b) On exportation of other goods 81,65Description
(b) OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069098containing40%ormore
by weight of milk fat 169,60(a) Where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been
manufactured in accordance with the conditions provided for in Regulation(EC) No 2571/97 are exported 67,35Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82% (PG 6):(a) On exportation of goods of CN code 3501 —CNcode
(c) On exportation of other goodsex04021019
(b) On exportation of other goods 111,45ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 30 November 1999 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk
products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
(EUR/100 kg)
(a) Where goods incorporating, in the form of products assimilated to PG 3,
reduced-price butter or cream obtained pursuant to Regulation (EC) No2571/97 are exported 81,78
ex040510Rateof
refund
Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugarorother sweetening matter, with a fat content not exceeding 1,5% by weight (PG2):