EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 12. 98 L 335/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2644/98
of 9 December 1998
fixing the export refunds on eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of themarket in eggs (
1), as last amended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 1516/96 (2), and in particular Article 8 (3)
thereof,
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75
provides that the difference between prices on the worldmarket for the products listed in Article 1 (1) of thatRegulation and prices for those products within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund;
Whereas the present market situation in certain third
countries and that regarding competition on particularthird country markets make it necessary to fix a refunddifferentiated by destination for certain products in theegg sector;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria
to the present situation on the market in eggs that therefund should be fixed at an amount which would permitCommunity participation in world trade and would alsotake account of the nature of these exports and their
importance at the present time;
Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to theintroduction of the euro (
3) provides that, as from 1
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at therate of EUR 1 to ECU 1;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of codes of products for which, when they are
exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 ofRegulation (EEC) No 2771/75 is granted, and the amountof that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 December
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 9 December 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 189, 30. 7. 1996, p. 99. (3) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 12. 98 L 335/21
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 9 December 1998 fixing the export refunds on eggs
Product code Destination (1) Amount of refund
ECU/100 units
0407 00 11 9000 02 3,30
0407 00 19 9000 02 1,50
ECU/100 kg
0407 00 30 9000 03 16,00
04 8,00
05 14,00
0408 11 80 9100 01 58,00
0408 19 81 9100 01 27,00
0408 19 89 9100 01 27,00
0408 91 80 9100 01 43,00
0408 99 80 9100 01 11,00
(1) The destinations are as follows:
01 All destinations except Switzerland,
02 All destinations except the United States of America,03 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR and Russia,04 All destinations except Switzerland and those of 03 and 05,05 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Egypt.
NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 3846/87.