NoL247/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.9.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2403/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of23August1973
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1September1973toeggsandeggyolks
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,whenthatrateisbeingdeterminedparticu­
laraccountshouldbetakenof:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindus­
triesinobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproducts
inquestionontheCommunitymarketandthe
pricesrulingontheworldmarket;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe'
Treatywhicharemanufacturedundersimilarcon­
ditions;and
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforPoultrymeat
andEggshasnotdeliveredanOpinionwithinthe
timesetbyitsChairman;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo122/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccession
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,and
inparticularthefirstsentenceofthefifthsubpara­
graphofArticle9(2)thereof;
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
worldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
ofthatRegulationandpriceswithintheCommunity
maybecoveredbyanexportrefund;whereasCoun­
cilRegulation (EEC)No2682/72(4)of12December
1972layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexportedin
theformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andthecriteriaforfixingtheamountof
suchrefunds,specifiestheproductsforwhicharate
ofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedin
theAnnextoRegulationNo122/67/EEC;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72,therateoftherefundper100kgforeach
ofthebasicproductsinquestionmustbefixedfora
periodofthesamedurationasthatforwhichre­
fundsarefixedforthesameproductsexportedun­
processed;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1September
1973totheproductsappearinginAnnexAtoRegu­
lation(EEC)No2682/72andlistedinArticle1(1)
ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC,exportedintheform
ofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulationNo122/
67/EEC,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnexto
thisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1September
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(»)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
{*)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.

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ANNEX
AnnextotheCommissionRegulationof23August1973fixingtheratesoftherefunds
applicablefrom1September1973toeggsandeggyolksexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsRateofrefund
inu.a./100kg
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,freshdriedorotherwise
preserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
b)Other(thaneggsforhatching):
—Exportedintheformofliquidorfrozen
ovalbumin
—Exportedintheformofothergoods
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
ex1.Dried,notsweetened
ex2.Other,notsweetened
b)Eggyolks:
ex1.Liquid,notsweetened
ex2.Frozen,notsweetened
ex3.Dried,notsweetened916
9-16
38-84
10-63
18-69
19-97
39-39