1.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL161/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1448/77
of30June1977
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1July1977tocertainmilk
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)No559/76(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)No3138/76(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
874/77(8);whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixed
forthismilkpowder;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(9),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No745/76(10),
fixestheaidper100kilogramsofskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
(5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(<>)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.OOJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(»)OJNoL106,29.4.1977,p.20.
(»)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(10)OJNoL86,1.4.1976,p.44.(3)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
(<)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.

NoL161/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.77
applicablefrom1July1977tothebasicproducts
appearinginAnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedin
theAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No804/68,arehereby
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No232/75of
30January1975onthesaleofbutteratreduced
pricesforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts
andicecream('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No569/77(2),authorizesthedeliverytoindus­
triesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithinheading
No19.08orsubheadings18.06Band21.07Cand'ice
mix'orsubheadings18.06Dandex21.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,ofbutteratareducedprice
underastandinginvitationtotender;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkand
MilkProductshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthe
productsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle28ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1519/72(3),theratesoftherefundsThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL24,M.1.1975,p.45.
(2)OJNoL72,19.3.1977,p.11.
OOJNoL162,18.7.1972,p.1.

1.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL161/45
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30June1977fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1July1977tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.a.1100kg)
CCT
heading
NodescriptionofgoodsRateof
refund
ex04.02AÏIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1-5%byweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5°/obyweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)Onexportationofothergoods 64-85
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26°/obyweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5%byweight(PG3) 90-67
ex04.02AIIIConcentratedmilk,withafatcontentbyweightof7-5%
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25%
(PG4) 19-39
rx04.03 Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadingsex18.06DandheadingNoex21.07
manufactured undertheconditionslaiddownin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No232/75
b)Onexportation ofgoodsofCCTsubheading
21.07FVIIIa)withacontentofnon-milkfatsof
morethan20%>
c)Onexportationofothergoods166-90
159-75