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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2657/1999
of 16 December 1999
fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
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,
(1)Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68provides that the difference between prices in inter-nationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulation and prices for those products within theCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefundwithinthe limits resulting from agreements concluded inaccordance with Article 228 of the Treaty;
(2)Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides thatwhentherefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1oftheabovementionedRegulation,exportedinthenaturalstate, are being fixed, account must be taken of:
— the existing situation and the future trend with
regard to prices and availabilities of milk and milkproducts on the Community market and prices formilk and milk products in international trade,
— marketing costs and the most favourable transport
chargesfromCommunitymarketstoportsorotherpointsofexportintheCommunity,aswellascostsincurred in placing the goods on the market of thecountry of destination,
— theaimsofthecommonorganisationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproductswhicharetoensureequi-librium and the natural development of prices andtrade on this market,
— the limits resulting from agreements concluded in
accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, and
— the need to avoid disturbances on the Community
market, and
— the economic aspect of the proposed exports;
(3)Whereas Article 17(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
provides that when prices within the Community arebeingdeterminedaccountshouldbetakenoftherulingprices which are most favourable for exportation, andthat when prices in international trade are being deter-
mined particular account should be taken of:
(a) prices ruling on third country markets;
(b) themostfavourablepricesinthirdcountriesofdes-
tination for third country imports;
(c) producer prices recorded in exporting third coun-
tries, account being taken, where appropriate, ofsubsidies granted by those countries; and
(d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices;
(4)Whereas Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
providesthattheworldmarketsituationorthespecificrequirements of certain markets may make it necessarytovarytherefundontheproductslistedinArticle1ofthe abovementioned Regulation according to destina-tion;
(5)Whereas Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68provides that the list of products on which exportrefunds are granted and the amount of such refundsshouldbefixedatleastonceeveryfourweeks;whereastheamountoftherefundmay,however,remainatthesame level for more than four weeks;
(6)Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle16ofCommissionRegulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 onspecific detailed rules for the application of CouncilRegulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licencesand export refunds on milk and milk products(
3), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1596/1999(4); the
refundgrantedformilkproductscontainingaddedsugarisequaltothesumofthetwocomponents;whereasoneis intended to take account of the quantity of milkproducts and is calculated by multiplying the basicamount by the milk products content in the productconcerned;whereastheotherisintendedtotakeaccountof the quantity of added sucrose and is calculated bymultiplyingthesucrosecontentoftheentireproductbythe basic amount of the refund valid on the day ofexportation for the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81of30June1981onthecommonorganisationofthemarketsinthesugarsector(
5), as last amended by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1148/98(6); whereas, however, this second
componentisappliedonlyiftheaddedsucrosehasbeenproduced using sugar beet or cane harvested in theCommunity;
(3) OJ L 20, 27.1.1999, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 188, 21.7.1999, p. 39.
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (5) OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21. (6) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 38.
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(7)Whereasthelevelofrefundforcheesesiscalculatedfor
products intended for direct consumption; whereas thecheese rinds and cheese wastes are not productsintendedforthispurpose;whereas,toavoidanyconfu-sion in interpretation, it should be specified that therewill be no refund for cheeses of a free-at-frontier valueless than EUR 230,00 per 100 kilograms;
(8)Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 896/84(1),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88(2),laid
down additional provisions concerning the granting ofrefunds on the change from one milk year to another;whereas those provisions provide for the possibility ofvaryingrefundsaccordingtothedateofmanufactureofthe products;
(9)Whereasforthecalculationoftherefundforprocessedcheeseprovisionmustbemadewherecaseinorcasein-ates are added for that quantity not to be taken intoaccount;
(10)Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulessetoutaboveto the present situation on the market in milk and inparticular to quotations or prices for milk productswithintheCommunityandontheworldmarketthattherefundshouldbeassetoutintheAnnextothisRegula-
tion;
(11)WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts has not delivered an opinion within the timelimit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. TheexportrefundsreferredtoinArticle17ofRegulation
(EEC) No 804/68 on products exported in the natural stateshall be as set out in the Annex.
2. There shall be no refunds for exports to destination No
400 for products falling within CN codes 0401, 0402, 0403,0404, 0405 and 2309.
3. ThereshallbenorefundsforexportstodestinationsNo
021,023,024,028,043,044,045,046,052,404,600,800and 804 for products falling within CN code 0406.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December 1999.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 91, 1.4.1984, p. 71.
(2) OJ L 28, 1.2.1988, p. 1.
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Productcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefundANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 16 December 1999 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
(in EUR/100 kg net weight unless otherwise indicated)
040110109000 970 2,327
*** —
040110909000 970 2,327
*** —
040120119100 970 2,327
*** —
040120119500 970 3,597
*** —
040120199100 970 2,327
*** —
040120199500 970 3,597
*** —
040120919100 970 4,551
*** —
040120919500 +—
040120999100 970 4,551
*** —
040120999500 +—
040130119100 +—
040130119400 970 10,50
*** —
040130119700 970 15,77
*** —
040130199100 +—
040130199400 +—
040130199700 970 15,77
*** —
040130319100 + 38,32
040130319400 + 59,85
040130319700 + 66,00
040130399100 + 38,32
040130399400 + 59,85
040130399700 + 66,00
040130919100 + 75,22
040130919400 + 110,55
040130919700 + 129,01
040130999100 + 75,22
040130999400 + 110,55
040130999700 + 129,01
040210119000 + 81,00
040210199000 + 81,00
040210919000 + 0,8100
040210999000 + 0,8100
040221119200 + 81,00
040221119300 + 99,70
040221119500 + 105,10
040221119900 + 113,00
040221179000 + 81,00
040221199300 + 99,70
040221199500 + 105,10
040221199900 + 113,00
040221919100 + 113,80
040221919200 + 114,60
040221919300 + 116,00
040221919400 + 124,00
040221919500 + 126,80
040221919600 + 137,40
040221919700 + 143,60040221919900 + 150,60
040221999100 + 113,80
040221999200 + 114,60
040221999300 + 116,00
040221999400 + 124,00
040221999500 + 126,80
040221999600 + 137,40
040221999700 + 143,60
040221999900 + 150,60
040229159200 + 0,8100
040229159300 + 0,9970
040229159500 + 1,0510
040229159900 + 1,1300
040229199200 + 0,8100
040229199300 + 0,9970
040229199500 + 1,0510
040229199900 + 1,1300
040229919100 + 1,1380
040229919500 + 1,2400
040229999100 + 1,1380
040229999500 + 1,2400
040291119110 +—
040291119120 +—
040291119310 + 11,31
040291119350 + 13,85
040291119370 + 16,84
040291199110 +—
040291199120 +—
040291199310 + 11,31
040291199350 + 13,85
040291199370 + 16,84
040291319100 +—
040291319300 + 19,91
040291399100 +—
040291399300 + 19,91
040291519000 +—
040291599000 +—
040291919000 + 63,94
040291999000 + 63,94
040299119110 +—
040299119130 +—
040299119150 +—
040299119310 + 0,2689
040299119330 + 0,3228
040299119350 + 0,4291
040299199110 +—
040299199130 +—
040299199150 +—
040299199310 + 0,2689
040299199330 + 0,3228
040299199350 + 0,4291
040299319110 +—
040299319150 + 0,4467
040299319300 + 0,3832
040299319500 + 0,6600
040299399110 +—
040299399150 + 0,4467
040299399300 + 0,3832
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Productcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefund
040299399500 + 0,6600
040299919000 + 0,7522
040299999000 + 0,7522
040310119400 +—
040310119800 +—
040310139800 +—
040310199800 +—
040310319400 +—
040310319800 +—
040310339800 +—
040310399800 +—
040390119000 + 79,60
040390139200 + 79,60
040390139300 + 98,80
040390139500 + 104,10
040390139900 + 112,00
040390199000 + 112,80
040390319000 + 0,7960
040390339200 + 0,7960
040390339300 + 0,9880
040390339500 + 1,0410
040390339900 + 1,1200
040390399000 + 1,1280
040390519100 970 2,327
*** —
040390519300 +—
040390539000 +—
040390599110 +—
040390599140 +—
040390599170 970 15,77
*** —
040390599310 + 38,32
040390599340 + 59,85
040390599370 + 64,80
040390599510 + 64,80
040390599540 + 64,80
040390599570 + 64,80
040390619100 +—
040390619300 +—
040390639000 +—
040390699000 +—
040490219100 + 81,00
040490219910 +—
040490219950 + 11,31
040490239120 + 81,00
040490239130 + 99,70
040490239140 + 105,10
040490239150 + 113,00
040490239911 +—
040490239913 +—
040490239915 +—
040490239917 +—
040490239919 +—
040490239931 + 11,31
040490239933 + 13,85
040490239935 + 16,84
040490239937 + 19,91
040490239939 + 20,81
040490299110 + 113,80
040490299115 + 114,60
040490299120 + 116,00
040490299130 + 124,00
040490299135 + 126,80
040490299150 + 137,40040490299160 + 143,60
040490299180 + 150,60
040490819100 + 0,8100
040490819910 +—
040490819950 + 0,2689
040490839110 + 0,8100
040490839130 + 0,9970
040490839150 + 1,0510
040490839170 + 1,1300
040490839911 +—
040490839913 +—
040490839915 +—
040490839917 +—
040490839919 +—
040490839931 + 0,2689
040490839933 + 0,3228
040490839935 + 0,4291
040490839937 + 0,4467
040490899130 + 1,1380
040490899150 + 1,2400
040490899930 + 0,4601
040490899950 + 0,6600
040490899990 + 0,7522
040510119500 + 165,85
040510119700 + 170,00
040510199500 + 165,85
040510199700 + 170,00
040510309100 + 165,85
040510309300 + 170,00
040510309500 + 165,85
040510309700 + 170,00
040510509100 + 165,85
040510509300 + 170,00
040510509500 + 165,85
040510509700 + 170,00
040510909000 + 176,22
040520909500 + 155,49
040520909700 + 161,71
040590109000 + 216,00
040590909000 + 170,00
040610209100 +—
040610209230 037 —
039 —
097 37,68
098 37,68
400 21,50
*** 37,68
040610209290 037 —
039 —
097 35,05
098 35,05
400 14,40
*** 35,05
040610209300 037 —
039 —
097 15,39
098 15,39
400 7,360
*** 15,39
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Productcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefund
040610209610 037 —
039 —
097 51,11
098 51,11
400 29,10
*** 51,11
040610209620 037 —
039 —
097 51,83
098 51,83
400 29,50
*** 51,83
040610209630 037 —
039 —
097 57,86
098 57,86
400 33,00
*** 57,86
040610209640 037 —
039 —
097 85,03
098 85,03
400 45,40
*** 85,03
040610209650 037 —
039 —
097 70,86
098 70,86
400 23,90
*** 70,86
040610209660 +—
040610209830 037 —
039 —
097 26,28
098 26,28
400 12,60
*** 26,28
040610209850 037 —
039 —
097 31,87
098 31,87
400 15,20
*** 31,87
040610209870 +—
040610209900 +—
040620909100 +—
040620909913 037 —
039 —
097 58,77
098 58,77
400 29,70
*** 58,77
040620909915 037 —
039 —
097 77,56
098 77,56
400 39,60
*** 77,56
040620909917 037 —
039 —
097 82,41
098 82,41
400 42,10
*** 82,41
040620909919 037 —
039 —
097 92,10
098 92,10
400 47,00
*** 92,10040620909990 +—
040630319710 037 —
039 —
097 17,88
098 9,536
400 7,850
*** 17,88
040630319730 037 —
039 —
097 26,24
098 13,99
400 11,50
*** 26,24
040630319910 037 —
039 —
097 17,88
098 9,536
400 7,850
*** 17,88
040630319930 037 —
039 —
097 26,24
098 13,99
400 11,50
*** 26,24
040630319950 037 —
039 —
097 38,17
098 20,36
400 16,70
*** 38,17
040630399500 037 —
039 —
097 26,24
098 13,99
400 11,50
*** 26,24
040630399700 037 —
039 —
097 38,17
098 20,36
400 16,70
*** 38,17
040630399930 037 —
039 —
097 38,17
098 20,36
400 16,70
*** 38,17
040630399950 037 —
039 —
097 43,16
098 23,02
400 19,90
*** 43,16
040630909000 037 —
039 —
097 45,28
098 24,15
400 19,90
*** 45,28
040640509000 037 —
039 —
097 90,00
098 90,00
400 31,00
*** 90,00
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Productcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefund
040640909000 037 —
039 —
097 92,42
098 92,42
400 31,00
*** 92,42
040690139000 037 —
039 —
097 116,37
098 101,62
400 56,60
*** 116,37
040690159100 037 —
039 —
097 120,25
098 105,01
400 58,40
*** 120,25
040690179100 037 —
039 —
097 120,25
098 105,01
400 58,40
*** 120,25
040690219900 037 —
039 —
097 117,54
098 102,90
400 41,90
*** 117,54
040690239900 037 —
039 —
097 103,92
098 90,36
400 17,50
*** 103,92
040690259900 037 —
039 —
097 102,80
098 89,77
400 19,90
*** 102,80
040690279900 037 —
039 —
097 93,10
098 81,30
400 17,50
*** 93,10
040690319119 037 —
039 —
097 85,71
098 74,72
400 24,00
*** 85,71
040690339119 037 —
039 —
097 85,71
098 74,72
400 24,00
*** 85,71
040690339919 037 —
039 —
097 78,60
098 68,29
400 19,10
*** 78,60040690339951 037 —
039 —
097 78,66
098 68,98
400 18,80
*** 78,66
040690359190 037 33,29
039 33,29
097 121,56
098 105,71
400 57,70
*** 121,56
040690359990 037 —
039 —
097 121,56
098 105,71
400 37,80
*** 121,56
040690379000 037 —
039 —
097 116,37
098 101,62
400 56,60
*** 116,37
040690619000 037 47,01
039 47,01
097 129,64
098 112,00
400 53,80
*** 129,64
040690639100 037 42,83
039 42,83
097 128,55
098 111,41
400 60,10
*** 128,55
040690639900 037 34,22
039 34,22
097 124,18
098 107,11
400 46,00
*** 124,18
040690699100 +—
040690699910 037 —
039 —
097 124,18
098 107,11
400 46,00
*** 124,18
040690739900 037 —
039 —
097 106,91
098 93,28
400 49,50
*** 106,91
040690759900 037 —
039 —
097 108,07
098 93,90
400 20,90
*** 108,07
040690769300 037 —
039 —
097 96,98
098 84,68
400 18,90
*** 96,98
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Productcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefund
040690769400 037 —
039 —
097 108,62
098 94,85
400 21,80
*** 108,62
040690769500 037 —
039 —
097 102,45
098 90,24
400 21,80
*** 102,45
040690789100 037 —
039 —
097 102,26
098 87,50
400 17,10
*** 102,26
040690789300 037 —
039 —
097 105,98
098 92,78
400 18,90
*** 105,98
040690789500 037 —
039 —
097 104,35
098 91,91
400 21,80
*** 104,35
040690799900 037 —
039 —
097 86,27
098 75,02
400 18,10
*** 86,27
040690819900 037 —
039 —
097 108,62
098 94,85
400 44,80
*** 108,62
040690859910 037 33,32
039 33,32
097 117,90
098 102,43
400 55,70
*** 117,90
040690859991 037 —
039 —
097 117,90
098 102,43
400 37,80
*** 117,90
040690859995 037 —
039 —
097 108,07
098 93,90
400 19,90
*** 108,07040690859999 +—
040690869100 +—
040690869200 037 —
039 —
097 102,23
098 86,17
400 26,00
*** 102,23
040690869300 037 —
039 —
097 103,32
098 87,41
400 28,50
*** 103,32
040690869400 037 —
039 —
097 108,62
098 92,87
400 32,20
*** 108,62
040690869900 037 —
039 —
097 117,90
098 102,43
400 37,80
*** 117,90
040690879100 +—
040690879200 037 —
039 —
097 85,19
098 71,81
400 23,30
*** 85,19
040690879300 037 —
039 —
097 94,89
098 80,27
400 26,30
*** 94,89
040690879400 037 —
039 —
097 96,33
098 82,36
400 28,80
*** 96,33
040690879951 037 —
039 —
097 106,68
098 93,15
400 39,70
*** 106,68
040690879971 037 —
039 —
097 106,68
098 93,15
400 32,30
*** 106,68
040690879972 097 45,63
098 39,68
400 12,80
*** 45,63
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Productcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefund
040690879973 037 —
039 —
097 104,74
098 91,46
400 22,60
*** 104,74
040690879974 037 —
039 —
097 113,19
098 99,26
400 22,60
*** 113,19
040690879975 037 —
039 —
097 114,45
098 101,25
400 30,00
*** 114,45
040690879979 037 —
039 —
097 103,92
098 90,36
400 22,60
*** 103,92
040690889100 +—
040690889300 037 —
039 —
097 83,50
098 70,90
400 28,50
*** 83,50
230910159010 +—
230910159100 +—
230910159200 +—
230910159300 +—
230910159400 +—
230910159500 +—
230910159700 +—
230910199010 +—230910199100 +—
230910199200 +—
230910199300 +—
230910199400 +—
230910199500 +—
230910199600 +—
230910199700 +—
230910199800 +—
230910709010 +—
230910709100 + 13,85
230910709200 + 18,47
230910709300 + 23,09
230910709500 + 27,70
230910709600 + 32,32
230910709700 + 36,94
230910709800 + 40,63
230990359010 +—
230990359100 +—
230990359200 +—
230990359300 +—
230990359400 +—
230990359500 +—
230990359700 +—
230990399010 +—
230990399100 +—
230990399200 +—
230990399300 +—
230990399400 +—
230990399500 +—
230990399600 +—
230990399700 +—
230990399800 +—
230990709010 +—
230990709100 + 13,85
230990709200 + 18,47
230990709300 + 23,09
230990709500 + 27,70
230990709600 + 32,32
230990709700 + 36,94
230990709800 + 40,63
(*) The code numbers for the destinations are those set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2645/98 (OJ L 335, 10.12.1998, p. 22).
However:— ‘097’ covers all destination codes from 072 to 083 inclusive,— ‘098’ covers all destination codes from 053 to 070 inclusive and from 091 to 096 inclusive,
— ‘970’ covers the exports referred to in Articles 34(1)(a) and (c) and 44(1)(a) and (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 800/1999 (OJ L 107, 17.4.1999 , p. 11).
For destinations other than those indicated for each ‘product code’, the amount of the refund applying is indicated by ***.Where no destination (‘+’) is indicated, the amount of the refund is applicable for exports to any destination other than those referred to in Article 1 (2)
and (3).
NB:The product codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as amended.