31.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/57
REGULATION (EEC)No868/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30March1973
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1April1973tocertainmilkproducts
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindus­
triesinobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsin
questionontheCommunitymarketandthe
pricesrulingontheworldmarket;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilarcon­
ditions;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)on
theAccessionofnewMemberStatesto(theEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularthesecondsubparagraphof
Article17(4)thereof;(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-countrypraduotsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72providesthat,whentherateoftherefundis
beingfixed1,accountshouldbetaken,whereneces­
sary,ofproductionrefunds,aidsorothermeasures
havingequivalenteffectapplicableinallMember
StatesinaccordancewiththeRegulationonthecom­
monorganizationofthemarketin(theproductin
questiontothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAto
thatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesin
internationaltradefortheproduotslistedinArticle
1(<a),(b),(c)and(e)ofthatRegulationandprices
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;whereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2682/
72(4)of12December1972layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagricul­
turalproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,specifiesthepro­
duotsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,to
beappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedinthe
formofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No804/68:
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,the
/ateoftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)Net
804/68providesforthepaymentofaidforCommu­
nity-produced skimmedmilkprocessedintocasein,if
suchmilkandthecaseinmanufactured fromitfulfil
certainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No987/68(5)of15July1968lay­
ingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaidforskimmed
milkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates;whereas,
pursuanttoArticle1(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72,skimmedmilkthusdefinedisassimilated
tomilkpowdercomplyingwiththedefinitionoftheWhereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(*)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(8)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13. (5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.

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concerningsellingbutteratareducedpriceforthe
purposeofexportingcertainmixturesoffats,no
exportrefundcanbegrantedforthebutterincor­
poratedintheproductsreferredtoinArticle19of
thatRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionarein'accordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;pilotproductGroupNo2listedinAnnexItoCoun­
cilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(*)of28June1968
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecial
provisionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilk
products,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2687/72(2);whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixed
forthismilk.powder ;
WhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No756/70(3)of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2814/71(4),
fixestheaidper100kgofskimmedmilkprocessed
intocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1259/72(5)of16June1972onthedisposalofbut­
teratareducedpricetocertainCommunityprocess­
ingundertakings ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2161/72(6),authorizesthedelivery,to
industriesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithin
headingNo19.08orofsubheadings18.06B,21.07C
and'icemix'orofsubheadings18.06Dandex
21.07FoftheCommonCustomsTariff,ofbutter
atareducedpriceunderastandinginvitationto
tender;
I
Whereas,accordingtoArticle28ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1519/72(7)of14July1972HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
April1973tothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No2682/72andlisted
inArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,exported
intheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedasshown-in
theAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthepro­
ductsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30March1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(*)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(*)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.39.
(8)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(«)OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.20.
(5)OJNoL139,17.6.1972,p.18.
(•)OJNoL231,11.10.1972,p.12.
HOJNoL162,18.7.1972,p.1.

31.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL85/5.9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30March1973fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1April1973tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby­
AnnexIItotheTreaty
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsRateofthe
restitution
u.a./100kg
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1-5%byweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)onexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)onexportationofothergoods 12-00
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26%byweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5%>byweight(PG3) 43-00
ex04.02AIIIConcentratedmilk,withafatcontentbyweightof7-5%>
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25°/o
(PG4) 13-00
ex04.03 Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82°/o(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadings 18.06Dandex21.07Fmanu­
facturedunderthe.conditionslaiddowninArticle6
ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72
b)Onexportationofothergoods 120-00