9.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL61/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No518/76
of8March1976
concerningtheapplicationofthelowestrateofrefundonexportsofmilk
productsandrepealingRegulation (EEC)No2188/74
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN thelowestratemaybepaidassoonastheproductis
COMMUNITIES , placedundercontrolasspecifiedinthatRegulation;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,WhereasArticle5(2)ofCommission Regulation
(EEC)No269/73of31January1973layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
accessioncompensatory amounts(9),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No121/75(10),providesthat
wherethecompensatory amountishigherthanthe
lowestexportrefundapplicabletotheproductinques­
tion,orwherenorefundisfixedforsuchproduct,
paymentoftherefundistobeconditionalinteralia
onproofbeingfurnishedthattheimportformalities
havebeencompletedintheMemberStateofdestina­
tion;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(x),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle17(4)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
876/68of28June1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsonmilkandmilkproducts
andcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2429/72(4),
andinparticularArticle6(2)thereof,Whereas,forcertainmilkproducts,thelowestrateof
refundwithinthemeaningoftheaboveprovisionsis
atpresentdeterminedbythefactthatnorefundis
fixedforexportstotheUnitedStates(ZoneE);
whereas,inthesecircumstances ,inordertoprevent
theapplicationoftheaboveruleshinderingnormal
trade,CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2188/74of
21August1974concerningtheapplicationofthe
lowestrateofrefundonexportsofmilkproducts(n),
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No489/75(12),
providesforexceptionstobemadetotheserules
wheresuchasituationexistsandmeasuresintroduced
intheUnitedStatesguaranteethatproductsinrespect
ofwhicharefundhasbeengrantedforexporttoother
destinationsarenotexportedtoZoneE;whereas
experienceacquiredhasshownthatalltheproducts
listedinAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No2188/74
shouldfallwithinthisexceptionasregardstheapplica­
tionofArticles2(4)and3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
441/69;Whereas,wheretheexportrefundvariesaccordingto
destination,Article11(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No192/75of17January1975layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproducts(5),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2818/75(6),providesthatapart
oftherefundcalculatedonthebasisofthelowestrate
ofrefundapplicableonthedateonwhichthe
customsexportformalitiesarecompletedistobepaid
onproofbeingfurnishedthattheproducthasleftthe
geographicalterritoryoftheCommunity ;
Whereas,underArticle2ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No441/69of4March1969layingdownadditional
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonproductssubject
toasinglepricesystem,exportedunprocessedorin
theformofcertaingoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIIto
theTreaty(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No337/76(8),thepartoftherefundcorresponding toWhereas,intheinterestsofclarity,Regulation(EEC)
No2188/74shouldberepealedandreplacedbya
newtext:
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
P)OJNoL155,3.7.1968,p.1.
(4)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
(*)OJNoL25,31.1.1975,p.1.
(6)OJNoL280,31.10.1975,p.31.f)OJNoL30,1.2.1973,p.73.HOJNoL13,18.1.1975,p.23.
(")OJNoL231,22.8.1974,p.11.
(12)OJNoL53,28.2.1975,p.30.(7)OJNoL59,10.3.1969,p.3.
(8)OJNoL42,18.2.1976,p.12.

NoL61/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.3.76
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thefactthatnorefundisfixedfortheproductslisted
intheAnnexwhenexportedtoZoneEshallnotbe
takenintoaccount:
—forthepurposeofdeterminingthelowestrateof
refundasreferredtoinArticle11(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No192/75,
—forthepurposesofArticle5(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No269/73,—forthepurposesofthelastsubparagraphofArticle
2(4)andforthepurposesofArticle3(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No441/69.
Article2
Regulation(EEC)No2188/74isherebyrepealed.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
'ANNEX
ListofproductsspecifiedinArticle1
CCTheadingNo
04.01
04.02
04.03
23.07BIa)3
23.07BIa)4
23.07BII