12.4.80 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL96/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No888/80
of11April1980
fixingtheexportrefundsoneggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe;European
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketineggs('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No368/76(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefifthsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
worldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1(1)of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithin
theCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2774/75of29
October1975(3)laysdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountof
suchrefunds;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979ontheimpactoftheEuropeanmonetary
systemonthecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1264/79(5),intro­
ducedtheECUintothecommonagriculturalpolicy;
whereas,sincethattime,pursuanttoexistingprovi­
sions,theECUhasbeentakenintoaccountinthe
fixingofamountsrelatingto:
—theapplicationofthecommonagriculturalpolicy,
—thespecialtradearrangements forgoodsresulting
fromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityoftheaforesaidRegula­
tionwaslimitedto31March1980;whereasithasnot
beenpossibleforaprolongation ofthosearrange­
ments,proposedbytheCommission ,tobeadoptedin
timebytheCouncil;whereas,in.ordertoavoida
breakinthearrangementsresulting,inparticular,in
alterationsinthelevelofpricesandofotheramountsinnationalcurrency,itappearsnecessary,inthe
manifestpublicinterest,asaprecautionarymeasure
andpendingafinaldecisiononthematterbythe
Council,tocontinuetheapplicationofthearrange­
mentsintheirpresentform;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketineggs
thattherefundshouldbefixedatanamountwhich
wouldpermitCommunityparticipationinworldtrade
andwouldalsotakeaccountofthenatureofthese
exportsandtheirimportanceatthepresenttime;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforPoultrymeat
andEggshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thelistofproductsonwhich,whentheyareexported
inthenaturalstate,theexportrefundreferredtoin
Article9ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75isgranted,
andtheamountofthatrefund,shallbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon14April
1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11April1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.68.
(4)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.
(5)OJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.1.

NoL96/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.4.80
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof11April1980fixingtheexportrefundsoneggs
CCTheadingNe Description Refund
ECU/100units
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedorotherwise
preserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:\ ForallexportsexcepttotheUnitedStatesof
America :
a)Eggsforhatching(a):
1.Ofturkeysorgeese 2-50
2.Other 1-00
ECU/100kg
Forallexports:
b)Other 20-00
B.Eggs,notinshell,eggyolks:
Forallexports:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried , 100-00
2.Other 25-00
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid 45-00
2.Frozen 46-00
3.Dried 105-00
U)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCommunities areeligibleforentryunderthissubheading.