19.12.97EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L349/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2554/97
of18December 1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No1587/96(2),andinparticularArticle17(3)
thereof,
WhereasArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthat
Regulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefundwithin
thelimitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedinaccor­
dancewithArticle228oftheTreaty,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No804/68providesthatwhen
therefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1ofthe
abovementioned Regulation,exportedinthenaturalstate,
arebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenof:
—theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofmilkandmilkproducts
ontheCommunitymarketandpricesformilkand
milkproductsininternationaltrade,
—marketingcostsandthemostfavourabletransport
chargesfromCommunitymarketstoportsorother
pointsofexportintheCommunity ,aswellascosts
incurredinplacingthegoodsonthemarketofthe
countryofdestination ,
—theaimsofthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproductswhicharetoensureequili­
briumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeonthismarket,
—thelimitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedin
accordancewithArticle228oftheTreaty,and
—theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market,and
—theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports;
WhereasArticle17(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatwhenpriceswithintheCommunityare
beingdeterminedaccountshouldbetakenoftherulingpriceswhicharemostfavourableforexportation,andthat
whenpricesininternationaltradearebeingdetermined
particularaccountshouldbetakenof:
(a)pricesrulingonthirdcountrymarkets;
(b)themostfavourablepricesinthirdcountriesofdesti­
nationforthirdcountryimports;
(c)producerpricesrecordedinexportingthirdcountries,
accountbeingtaken,whereappropriate ,ofsubsidies
grantedbythosecountries;and
(d)free-at-Community-frontier offerprices;
WhereasArticle17(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthattheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundontheproductslistedinArticle1ofthe
abovementioned Regulationaccordingtodestination ;
WhereasArticle17(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelistofproductsonwhichexportrefunds
aregrantedandtheamountofsuchrefundsshouldbe
fixedatleastonceeveryfourweeks;whereastheamount
oftherefundmay,however,remainatthesamelevelfor
morethanfourweeks;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle12ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1466/95of27June1995onspecific
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundson
milkandmilkproducts(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No2283/97(4),therefundgrantedformilkproducts
containingaddedsugarisequaltothesumofthetwo
components ,oneofwhichisintendedtotakeaccountof
thequantityofmilkproductsandtheotherisintendedto
takeaccountofthequantityofaddedsucrose;whereas,
however,thelattercomponentisappliedonlyifthe
addedsucrosewasproducedfromsugarbeetorcane
harvestedintheCommunity ;whereas,forproductsfalling
withinCNcodesex04029911,ex04029919,ex
04049051,ex04049053,ex04049091andex
04049093,withafatcontentbyweightnotexceeding
9,5%andanon-fattymilkcontentinthedrymatter
equaltoorgreaterthan15%byweight,theformer
abovementioned componentisfixedfor100kilogramsof
thewholeproduct;whereas,fortheotherproductscontai­
ningaddedsugarfallingwithinCNcodes0402and0404,
thatcomponentiscalculatedbymultiplyingthebasic
amountbythemilkproductscontentoftheproduct
concerned;whereasthatbasicamountisequaltothe
refundtobefixedforonekilogramofmilkproducts
containedinthewholeproduct;
(')OJL148,28.6.1968,p.13.0OJL206,16.8.1996,p.21.(3)OJL144,28.6.1995,p.22.
4OJL314,18.11.1997,p.13.

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theCommunityandontheworldmarketthattherefund
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnextothisRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereasthesecondcomponentiscalculatedbymulti­
plyingthesucrosecontentoftheproductbythebasic
amountoftherefundvalidonthedayofexportationfor
theproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81of30June1981onthecommon
organizationofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1599/96(2);
Whereasthelevelofrefundforcheesesiscalculatedfor
productsintendedfordirectconsumption ;whereasthe
cheeserindsandcheesewastesarenotproductsintended
forthispurpose;whereas,toavoidanyconfusionininter­
pretation,itshouldbespecifiedthattherewillbeno
refundforcheesesofafree-at-frontier valuelessthan
ECU230,00per100kilograms;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No896/84(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No222/88(4),laid
downadditionalprovisionsconcerningthegrantingof
refundsonthechangefromonemilkyeartoanother,
whereasthoseprovisionsprovideforthepossibilityof
varyingrefundsaccordingtothedateofmanufactureof
theproducts;
Whereasforthecalculationoftherefundforprocessed
cheeseprovisionmustbemadewherecaseinorcaseinates
areaddedforthatquantitynottobetakenintoaccount;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulessetoutabove
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinmilkandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesformilkproductswithinArticle1
1.TheexportrefundsreferredtoinArticle17ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68onproductsexportedinthe
naturalstateshallbeassetoutintheAnnex.
2.Thereshallbenorefundsforexportstodestination
No400forproductsfallingwithinCNcodes0401,0402,
0403,0404,0405and2309.
3.Thereshallbenorefundsforexportstodestinations
No022,024,028,043,044,045,046,052,404,600,800
and804forproductsfallingwithinCNcode0406.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon19December
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(2)OJL206,16.8.1996,p.43.
(3)OJL91,1.4.1984,p.71.HOJL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

19.12.97EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L349/33
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof18December1997fixingtheexportrefundsonmilkand
milkproducts
(inECU/100kgnetweightunlessotherwiseindicated)
Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination(*)Amount
ofrefund
040110109000 970 2,327 040221999600 + 124,73
».»
— 040221999700 + 130,38
040110909000 970 2,327 040221999900 + 136,76
—040229159200 + 0,6800
040120119100 +—040229159300 + 0,9054
040120119500 970 3,597040229159500 + 0,9538
040120199100 +040229159900 + 1,0262
040120199500 970 3,597040229199200 4­ 0,6800
,., 040229199300 4­ 0,9054
040120919100 + 4,551 040229199500 + 0,9538
040120919500 + 5,302 040229199900 + 1,0262
040120999100 + 4,551 040229919100 4­ 1,0334
040120999500 + 5,302 040229919500 + 1,1258
040130119100 + 6,803 040229999100 4­ 1,0334
040130119400 + 10,50040229999500 + 1,1258
040130119700 + 15,77040291119110 4­040130199100 + 6,803040291119120 4­ 4,551040130199400 + 10,50
040130199700 + 15,77040291119310 + 13,30
040130319100 + 38,32040291119350 + 16,29
040130319400 + 59,85 040291119370 + 19,81
040130319700 + 66,00 040291199110 4­-
040130399100 + 38,32 040291199120 4­ 4,551
040130399400 + 59,85 040291199310 + 13,30
040130399700 + 66,00 040291199350 4· 16,29
040130919100 + 75,22040291199370 + 19,81
040130919400 + 110,55040291319100 + 8,991040130919700 + 129,01040291319300040130999100 + 75,22+ 23,42
040130999400 + 110,55040291399100 + 8,991
040130999700 + 129,01040291399300 4­ 23,42
040210119000 + 68,00040291519000 + 10,50
040210199000 + 68,00 040291599000 + 10,50
040210919000 + 0,6800 040291919000 + 75,22
040210999000 + 0,6800 040291999000 4­ 75,22
040221119200 + 68,00 040299119110 +
040221119300 + 90,54040299119130 + 0,0456
040221119500 + 95,38040299119150 4­ 0,1269040221119900 + 102,6004029911931068,004­ 15,33040221179000 +
040221199300 + 90,54040299119330 + 18,40
040221199500 + 95,38040299119350 + 24,46
040221199900 + 102,60040299199110 + —
040221919100 + 103,34 040299199130 + 0,0456
040221919200 4­ 104,05 040299199150 4­ 0,1269
040221919300 + 105,34 040299199310 + 15,33
040221919400 + 112,58 040299199330 + 18,40
040221919500 4­ 115,09040299199350 4­ 24,46
040221919600 4­ 124,73040299319110 + 0,0975040221919700 + 130,38040299319150 + 25,47040221919900 + 136,76
040221999100 + 103,34040299319300 + 0,3832
040221999200 + 104,05040299319500 + 0,6600
040221999300 + 105,34040299399110 + 0,0975
040221999400 + 112,58 040299399150 + 25,47
040221999500 + 115,09 040299399300 + 0,3832

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Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
040299399500
040299919000
040299999000
040310119400
040310119800
040310139800
040310199800
040310319400
040310319800
040310339800
040310399800
040390119000
040390139200
040390139300
040390139500
040390139900
040390199000
040390319000
040390339200
040390339300
040390339500
040390339900
040390399000
040390519100129,22
135,53
0,6685
15,20
0,6685
0,8973
0,9453
1,0168
0,0456
0,0680
0,1050
0,1577
15,20
18,24
24,24
25,22
1,0244
1,1159
0,4601
0,6600
0,7522
165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
176,22
155,49
161,71
216,00
170,00+ 0,6600 040490299160 +
+ 0,7522 040490299180 +
+ 0,7522 040490819100 +
+—040490819910 +
+
4,551040490819950 ++
+ 6,803040490839110 +
+040490839130 +
+ 040490839150 +
+ 0,0456 040490839170 +
+ 0,0680 040490839911 +
+ 66,85040490839913 +
+
+
+66,85
'89,73
94,53040490839915 +
040490839917 +
+ 101,68040490839919 +
+ 102,44040490839931 +
+ 0,6685 040490839933 +
+ 0,6685 040490839935 +
+ 0,8973 040490839937 +
+ 0,9453040490899130 +
+ 1,0168040490899150 +
+ 1,0244
970 2,327040490899930 +
.,. 040490899950 +
+040490899990 +
+ 4,551 040510119500 +
+ 6,803 040510119700 +
+ 10,50 040510199500 +
+ 15,77040510199700 +
+ 38,32040510309100 +
+ 59,85 \
+ 66,00040510309300 +
+ 75,22040510309500 +
+ 110,55040510309700 +
+ 129,01 040510509100 +
+— 040510509300 +
+—040510509500 +
+ 0,0456040510509700 +
+ 0,0680040510909000 ++ 66,85
+
+040520909500 +
13,18040520909700 +
+ 66,85 040590109000 +
+ 89,73 040590909000 +
+ 94,53 040610209100 +
+ 101,68 040610209230 037
+—039
+ 4,551099
+ 6,803
+ 10,50 l400
+ 15,77
+ 13,18 040610209290 037
+ 16,15 039
+ 19,63 099
+ 23,21 400
+ 24,26 ...
+ 102,44040610209300 037
+ 103,11039+ 104,40
+ 111,59099
+ 114,05400
+ 123,60***040390519300
040390539000
040390599110
040390599140
040390599170
040390599310
040390599340
040390599370
040390599510
040390599540
040390599570
040390619100
040390619300
040390639000
040390699000
040490219100
040490219910
040490219950
040490239120
040490239130
040490239140
040490239150
040490239911
040490239913
040490239915
040490239917
040490239919
040490239931
040490239933
040490239935
040490239937
040490239939
040490299110
040490299115
040490299120
040490299130
040490299135
04049029915022,83
22,83
37,68
21,24
15,29
35,05
9,329
7,834
15,39

19.12.97EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L349/35
Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (")Amount
ofrefund
040610209610 037 040620909990 +
039 — 040630319710 037 —
099 30,98 039
400 30,98 099 9,54
»»»51,11 400 8,346
040610209620 037 — ...17,88
039 —040630319730 037 _
099 31,42039
400 31,42099 13,99
»**51,83400
04061020963012,25037 —
039l 26,24
099 35,06040630319910 037 —
400 35,06039 —
...57,86099 9,54
040610209640 037 —400 8,346
039 —¥»*17,88
099 51,54040630319930 037 —
400 48,35 039 —
...85,03 099 13,99
040610209650 037 — 400 12,25
039 —...26,24
099 42,95 040630319950 037 —
400 25,44 039
***70,86 099 20,36
040610209660 + —400 17,81
040610209830 037 — „.38,17
039 —040630399500 037
099 15,93039
400 13,38099
26,281.3,99
040610209850 037400 12,25
039 _26,24
099 19,31040630399700 037 —
400 16,22039 —
„.31,87099 20,36
040610209870 +— 400 17,81
040610209900 + —»»*38,17
040620909100 +— 040630399930 037 —
040620909913 037 — 039 —
039 — 099 20,36
099 35,62 400 17,81
400 31,59...38,17
»*»58,77 040630399950 037 —
040620909915 037 —039 —
039 —099 23,02
099 47,01400 21,14
400 42,12 ...43,16***77,56
037040630909000 037
040620909917039039
099 49,94099 24,15
400 44,75400 21,14
...82,41...45,28
040620909919 037040640509000 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 55,82099 54,55
400 50,02 400 32,98
...92,10...90,00

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Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
040640909000 037 — 040690339951 037
039 — 039 —
099 56,01 099 36,20
400 32,98 400 20,01
...92,42...59,72
040690139000 037 — 040690359190 037 28,95
039 — 039 28,95
099 60,16 099 61,40
400 60,16 400 61,40
,,.99,26...101,30
040690159100 037 — 040690359990 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 62,17099 54,68
400 62,17400 40,19
...102,58*»»90,22
040690179100 037040690379000 037 —
039039 —
099 62,17099 60,16
400 62,17400 60,16
...102,58...99,26
040690219900 037040690619000 037 40,61
039039 40,61
099 61,63099 65,82
400 44,53400 57,27
...101,68108,59
040690239900 037040690639100 037 37,12
—
039039 37,12
—
36,51099 63,89
l 099
400 63,89400 18,57***105,42
*»*75,31040690639900 037 29,52
040690259900 037 —039 29,52
039099 48,93
099 36,98400 48,93
400 21,16 ...80,75
76,25040690699100 +
040690279900 037 —040690699910 037
039 —039
099 33,48099 48,93
400 18,57400 48,93
♦»*69,06 ...80,75
040690319119 037 —040690739900 037
039 —039
099 38,17 099 52,63
400 25,56 400 52,63
62,99...86,83
040690339119 037 — 040690759900 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 38,17 099 51,97
400 25,56 400 22,27
...62,99...85,75
040690339919 037 — 040690769300 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 34,36 099 34,88
400 20,33 400 20,12
l...56,69...71,94

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Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
040690769400 037 — 040690859999 +
039 — 040690869100 + —
099 40,07 040690869200 037 —
400 23,22 039 —
...82,65 099 29,74
040690769500 037 — 400 27,65
039 —...61,34
099 38,60040690869300 037 —
400 23,22039 —
...79,62099 30,78
040690789100 037 — 400 30,30
039 —...63,48
099 32,73040690869400 037 —
400 18,14039 —
...67,50099 34,58
040690789300 037 —400 34,28
039***71,32
099 40,07040690869900 037 —
400 20,12039 —
...82,65099 43,80
040690789500 037400 40,24
039 _90,34
099 40,07040690879100 +
400040690879200 037
23,22
039
**82,65
099 24,78040690799900 037
400 24,78039
***51,11099 30,31040690879300 037
400 19,23039
***62,51 l099 28,27
040690819900 037400 28,02
039 \
l 58,31
099 53,71040690879400 037
400 47,61039
88,63099 30,66
040690859910 037 28,95400 30,66
039 28,95 ...63,25
099 59,27040690879951 037
400 59,27039
***97,79099 42,19
040690859991 037 —400 42,19
039 — ...87,04
099 54,68 040690879971 037 —
400 40,19 039 —
...90,22 099 42,07
040690859995 037 — 400 34,41
039 —...86,78
099 .51,97 040690879972 099 16,03
400 21,16 400 13,67
...85,75...33,07

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Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destinationf)Amount
ofrefund
040690879973 037 230910199100 +
039 230910199200 +
099 37,66230910199300 + —
230910199400 +400 24,08
77,68230910199500
230910199600+
+I
040690879974 037 — 230910199700 + —
039 230910199800 + —
099 42,07230910709010 + —
400230910709100 + 13,8524,08230910709200 + 18,47
86,78230910709300 + 23,09
040690879979 037 — 230910709500 + 27,70
039 — 230910709600 + 32,32
099 36,51230910709700 + 36,94
400 24,08230910709800 + 40,63
230990359010 +***75,31230990359100 + —
040690889100 +—230990359200 +
040690889105 037 — 230990359300 + —
039 230990359400 + —
099 52,46230990359500 + —
400230990359700 +30,30230990399010 + —
86,56230990399100 + —
040690889300 037 — 230990399200 + —
039 — 230990399300 + —
099 31,84230990399400 + —
400 30,30230990399500 + —
230990399600 +***52,55230990399700 + —
230910159010 +—230990399800 + —
230910159100 + — 230990709010 + —
230910159200 +— 230990709100 + 13,85
230910159300 +230990709200 + 18,47
230910159400230990709300 + 23,09+—
230990709500 + 27,70
230910159500 +—230990709600 + 32,32
230910159700 +— 230990709700 + 36,94
230910199010 +— 230990709800 + 40,63
(*)ThecodenumbersforthedestinationsarethosesetoutintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EC)No895/97(OJL128,21.5.1997,p.1).
However
—'099'coversalldestinationcodesfrom053to096inclusive,
—'970'coverstheexportsreferredtoinArticle34(1)(c)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJL351,14.12.1987,p.1).
Fordestinationsotherthanthoseindicatedforeach'productcode',theamountoftherefundapplyingisindicatedby*"*.
Wherenodestination('-+-*)isindicated,theamountoftherefundisapplicableforexportstoanydestinationotherthanthosereferredtoinArticle1(2)
and(3).
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJL366,24.12.1987,p.1),as
amended.