NoL27/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.1.74
REGULATION (EEC)No246/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of29January1974
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1February1974tocertainmilkpro­
ductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindus­
triesinobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsin
questionontheCommunitymarketandthe
pricesrulingontheworldmarkets;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilarcon­
ditions;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2),hereinafterreferredtoas
'theAct',annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAcces­
sionofthenewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularthesecondsubparagraph of
Article17(4)thereof;(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72providesthat,whentherateoftherefundis
beingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereneces­
sary,ofproductionrefunds,aidsorothermeasures
havingequivalenteffectapplicableinallMember
StatesinaccordancewiththeRegulationonthecom­
monorganizationofthemarketintheproductin
questiontothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAto
thatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesin
internationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1(a),(b),(c)and(e)ofthatRegulationandprices
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;whereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2682/
72(4)of12December1972layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagricul­
turalproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,specifiesthepro­
ductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,to
beappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedinthe
formofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No804/68;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,the
rateoftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesforthepaymentofaidforCommu­
nity-produced skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinif
suchmilkandthecaseinmanufactured fromitfulfil
certainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No987/68(5)of15July1968lay­
ingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaidforskimmed
milkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinatesaslast
amendedbytheAct;whereas,pursuanttoArticle1
(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,skimmed
milkthusdefinedisassimilatedtomilkpowder Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:-
(*)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(•)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13, (5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.

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complyingwiththfcdefinitionofthepilotproduct
GroupNo2listedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No823/68(1)of28June1968determining
thegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovisionsfor
calculatingleviesonmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1354/73(2);
whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixedforthis
milkpowder;
WhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No756/70(3)of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2940/73(4),
fixestheaidper100kgofskimmedmilkprocessed
intocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1259/72(5)of16June1972onthedisposalofbut­
teratareducedpricetocertainCommunityprocess­
ingundertakings ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2248/73(6)authorizesthedelivery,to
industriesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithin
headingNo19.08orofsubheadings18.06B,21.07C
and'icemix'orofsubheadings18.06Dandex
21.07FoftheCommonCustomsTariff,ofbutter
atareducedpriceunderastandinginvitationto
tender;
Whereas,accordingtoArticle28ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1519/72(7)of14July1972concerningsellingbutteratareducedpriceforthe
purposeofexportingcertainmixturesoffats,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2904/73(8),no
exportrefundcanbegrantedforthebutterincor­
poratedintheproductsreferredtoinArticle19of
thatRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
February1974tothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No2682/72andlisted
inArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,exported
intheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthepro­
ductsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationishalMenterintoforceon1February
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29January1974.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(*)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.23,
(8)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(*)OJNoL301,30.10.1973,p.23.
(5)OJNoL139,17.6.1972,p.18.
(•)OJNoL230,18.8.1973,p.14.
(7)OJNoL162,18.7.1972,p.1. (8)OJNoL298,26.10.1973,p.23.

NoL27/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.1.74
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29January1974adjustingtheratesoftherefunds
applicablefrom1February1974tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoods
notcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsRateofthe
refund
u.a./100kg
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1-5%byweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5°/obyweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)Onexportationofothergoods 10-00
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof20%byweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5°/obyweight(PG3) 40-62
ex04.02AIIIConcentratedmilk,withafatcontentbyweightof7-5%>
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25°/o
(PG4) 11-96
ex04.03 Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82°/o(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadings 18.06Dandex21.07Fmanu­
facturedundertheconditionslaiddowninArticle6
ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72
b)Onexportationofothergoods 100-00