1.9.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL222/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2417/93
of31August1993
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedin
theformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward­
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2071/92(2),andinparticularArticle17(4)
thereof,WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,
accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproduction
refunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalenteffect
applicableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththe
Regulationonthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
theproductinquestiontothebasicproductslistedin
AnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;
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;WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-produced
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthe
caseinmanufactured fromitfulfilcertainconditionsset
outinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No987/68
of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid
forskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1435/90(6);
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No570/88of16
February1988onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesand
thegrantingofaidforbutterandconcentratedbutterfor
useinthemanufactureofpastryproducts,ice-creamand
otherfoodstuffsQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1813/93(8),laydownthatbutterandcreamatreduced
pricesshouldbemadeavailabletoindustrieswhich
manufacturecertaingoods;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No990/93(9)prohi­
bitstradebetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
andtheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(Serbiaand
Montenegro);whereasthisprohibitiondoesnotapplyin
certainsituationsascomprehensively listedinArticles2,
4,5and7thereof;whereasaccountshouldbetakenof
thisfactwhenfixingtherefunds;
(5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.0OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.64.(6)OJNoL138,31.5.1990,p.8.0OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.31.
(8)OJNoL166,8.7.1993,p.16.
OOJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.(3)OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(4)OJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyoftheproducts
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenot
listedintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
WhereArticle8(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80is
appliedtoexportsofoneofthegoodsreferredtoin
Article4(1),(2)or(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No570/88,the
rateoftherefundonmilkproductsshallbethatappli­
cabletotheuseofreducedpricebutter,unlessthe
exporterprovidesproofthattheproductdoesnotcontain
reduced-pricebutter.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1993.Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasic
productsappearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No
3035/80andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex
toRegulation(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1993.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31August1993fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode Description refundf)
ex04021019Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentoflessthan1,5%byweightandwithawater
contentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode3501 —
b)Onexportationofothergoods 60,00
ex04022119Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentof26%byweightandawatercontentoflessthan
5%byweight(PG3):
a)Wheregoodscontainingreduced-price butterorcream
whichhavebeenmanufactured inaccordancewiththe
conditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No570/88
areexported 52,64
b)Onexportationofothergoods 110,00
ex040500Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
a)Wheregoodscontainingreduced-price butterorcream
whichhavebeenmanufactured inaccordancewiththe
conditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No570/88
areexported 26,00
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069099contai­
ning40%ormorebyweightofmilkfat 166,00
c)Onexportationofothergoods 160,00
(*)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro)maybegrantedonlywhere
theconditionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No990/93areobserved.