NoL25/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.1.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No174/78
of30January1978
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1February1978tocertainmilk
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;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheWhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-pro­
ducedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuch
milkandthecaseinmanufactured fromitfulfil
certainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No987/68of15July1968layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingaidforskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinates(5),aslastamended
bytheActofAccession(6);whereas,pursuantto
Article 1(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;
WhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No756/70of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No984/77(9);
fixestheaidper100kilogramsofskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.I.(5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(0)OJNoI.73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(7)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(s)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
OOJNoL118,11.5.1977,p.8.(3)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13
(4)OJNoL23,28.1.1978,p.1.

31.1.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL25/33
AnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No2682/72andlisted
inArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68,exported
intheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthe
productsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No232/75of
30January1975onthesaleofbutteratreduced
pricesforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts
andicecream(]),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2904/77(2),authorizesthedeliverytoindus­
triesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithinheading
No19.08orsubheadings18.06Band21.07Cand'ice
mix'orsubheadings18.06Dandex21.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,ofbutteratareducedprice
underastandinginvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
February1978tothebasicproductsappearinginArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30January1978.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(»)OJNoL24,31.1.1975,p.45.
(2)OJNoL338,28.12.1977,p.16.

NoL25/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.1.78
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30January1978fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1February1978tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionRateof
refund
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1.5°/obyweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)Onexportationofothergoods 64.85
ex04.02IIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26%byweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5%byweight(PG3) 90.67
ex04.02AIIIConcentratedmilk,withafatcontentbyweightof7-5°/o
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25%
(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
21.07GVIII'a)withacontentofnon-milkfatsof
morethan20%
c)Onexportationofothergoods166.90
159-75