28.2.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No402/78
of27February1978
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1March1978tocertainmilk
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,of
productionrefunds,aidsorothermeasureshaving
equivalenteffectapplicableinallMemberStatesin
accordancewiththeRegulationonthecommon
organizationofthemarketintheproductinquestion
tothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAtothatRegula­
tionortoassimilatedproducts;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(2),andin
particularArticle17(5)thereof,
WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b),
(c)and(e)ofthatRegulationandpriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
whereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2682/72of12
December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty,andcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No152/78(4),specifiestheproductsfor
whicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeapplied
wheretheseproductsareexportedintheformof
goodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
804/68;WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-pro­
ducedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuch
milkandthecaseinmanufactured fromitfulfil
certainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No987/68of15July1968layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingaidforskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinates(5),aslastamended
bytheActofAccession(6);whereas,pursuantto
Article1(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,
skimmedmilkthusdefinedisassimilated tomilk
powdercomplyingwiththedefinitionofthepilot
productsGroupNo2listedinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No823/68of28June1968deter­
miningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilk
products(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2560/77;whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixedfor
thismilkpowder;Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheWhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No756/70of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No984/77(9);
fixestheaidper100kilogramsofskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
(5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(7)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(8)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(9)OJNoL118,11.5.1977,p.8.(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
(4)OJNoL23,28.1.1978,p.1.

NoL58/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.2.78
Regulation(EEC)No2682/72andlistedinArticle1
ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68,exportedintheform
ofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
804/68,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnexto
thisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthe
productsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No232/75of
30January1975onthesaleofbutteratreduced
pricesforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts
andicecream(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No367/78(2),authorizesthedeliverytoindus­
triesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithinheading
No19.08orsubheadings18.06Band21.07Cand'ice
mix'orsubheadings18.06Dandex21.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,ofbutteratareducedprice
underastandinginvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1March
1978tothebasicproductsappearinginAnnexAtoArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(»)OJNoL24,31.1.1975,p.45.
(2)OJNoL52,23.2.1978,p.12.

28.2.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL58/31
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27February1978fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1March1978tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
refund
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1.5%byweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5°/obyweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)Onexportationofothergoods 64.85
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26%byweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5%byweight(PG3) 90-67
ex04.02AIIIConcentratedmilk,withafatcontentbyweightof7.5%
Andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25°/o
(PG4) 19.39
ex04.03 Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%>(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadingsex18.06DandheadingNoex21.07
manufactured undertheconditionslaiddownin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No232/75
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTsubheading
21.07GVIIIa)withacontentofnon-milkfatsof
morethan20°/o
c)Onexportationofothergoods166.90
159.75