6.10.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL276/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2888/90
of5October1990
alteringtheexportrefundsonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,—theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market,and
—theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports; HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
/
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3879/89(2),andinparticularArticle17(5)
thereof,WhereasArticle3(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No876/68
providesthatwhenpriceswithintheCommunityare
beingdeterminedaccountshouldbetakenoftheruling
priceswhicharemostfavourableforexportation,andthat
whenpricesininternationaltradearebeingdetermined
particularaccountshouldbetakenof:
(a)pricesrulingonthirdcountrymarkets;
(b)themostfavourablepricesinthirdcountriesof
destinationforthirdcountryimports;
(c)producerpricesrecordedinexportingthirdcountries,
accountbeingtaken,whereappropriate,ofsubsidies
grantedbythosecountries;and
(d)free-at-Community-frontier offerprices;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininter­
nationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthat
Regulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;WhereasArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No876/68
providesthattheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundontheproductslistedinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No804/68accordingtodestination;
WhereasArticle5(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No876/68
providesthatthelistofproductsonwhichexportrefunds
aregrantedandtheamountofsuchrefundsshouldbe
fixedatleastonceeveryfourweeks;whereastheamount
oftherefundmay,however,remainatthesamelevelfor
morethanfourweeks;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No876/68of28June
1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsonmilkandmilkproductsandcriteriaforfixing
theamountofsuchrefunds(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1344/86(4),providesthatwhenthe
refundsontheproductslistedinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,exportedinthenaturalstate,arebeing
fixedaccountmustbetakenof:
—theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofmilkandmilkproducts
ontheCommunitymarketandpricesformilkand
milkproductsininternationaltrade,
—marketingcostsandthemostfavourabletransport
chargesfromCommunitymarketstoportsorother
pointsofexportintheCommunity,aswellascosts
incurredinplacingthegoodsonthemarketofthe
countryofdestination,
—theaimsofthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproductswhicharetoensureequi­
libriumandthenaturaldevelopmentofpricesand
tradeonthismarket,Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle2ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1098/68of27July1968ondetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsonmilkand
milkproducts(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No222/88(®),therefundgrantedformilkproducts
containingaddedsugarisequaltothesumofthetwo
components,oneofwhichisintendedtotakeaccountof
thequantityofmilkproductsandtheotherisintendedto
takeaccountofthequantityofaddedsucrose;whereas,
however,thelattercomponentisappliedonlyifthe
addedsucrosewasproducedfromsugarbeetorcane
harvestedintheCommunity;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.1.0OJNoL155,3.7.1968,p.1.0OJNoL119,8.5.1986,p.36.OOJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.10.
(*)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

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Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinCNcodesex
04029911,ex04029919,ex04049051,ex04049053,
ex04049091andex04049093,withafatcontentby
weightnotexceeding9,5%andanon-fattymilkcontent
inthedrymatterequaltoorgreaterthan15%byweight,
theformerabovementioned componentisfixedfor100
kilogramsofthewholeproduct;whereas,fortheother
productscontainingaddedsugarfallingwithincodes
0402and0404,thatcomponentiscalculatedbymulti­
plyingthebasicamountbythemilkproductscontentof
theproductconcerned;whereasthatbasicamountis
equaltotherefundtobefixedforonekilogramofmilk
productscontainedinthewholeproduct;
Whereasthesecondcomponentiscalculatedbymulti­
plyingthesucrosecontentoftheproductbythebasic
amountoftherefundvalidonthedayofexportationfor
theproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81of30June1981onthecommon
organizationofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1069/89Q;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(4)>
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
Whereasthelevelofrefundforcheesesiscalculatedfor
productsintendedfordirectconsumption ;whereasthe
cheeserindsandcheesewastesarenotproductsintended
forthispurpose;whereas,toavoidanyconfusionininter­
pretation,itshouldbespecifiedthattherewillbeno
refundforcheesesofafree-at-frontier valuelessthan
ECU140per100kilograms;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No896/84(*),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No222/88,laiddownadditionalprovisionsconcerningthegrantingofrefunds
onthechangefromonemilkyeartoanother;whereas
thoseprovisionsprovideforthepossibilityofvarying
refundsaccordingtothedateofmanufactureofthe
products;
Whereasforthecalculationoftherefundforprocessed
cheeseprovisionmustbemadewherecaseinorcaseinates
areaddedforthatquantitynottobetakenintoaccount;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2870/90(^
providesforanincrease,witheffectfrom5October1990,
oftheaidgrantedforskimmed-milkpowderaslaiddown
inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1634/85Q;
whereastherefundsforproductsfallingwithinCNcode
2309shouldthereforebeadjustedfromtheabovedate;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulessetoutabove
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinmilkandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesformilkproductswithin
theCommunityandontheworldmarketthattherefund
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnextothisRegulation;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle275oftheActofAccession,
refundsmaybegrantedinthecaseofexportstoPortugal;
whereas,inthelightofthesituationandthelevelof
pricesnorefundshouldbefixedinthecaseofexportsto
Portugal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheexportrefundsreferredtoinArticle17ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68onproductsexportedinthe
naturalstate,asfixedintheAnnextoamendedRegula­
tion(EEC)No2395/90areherebyaltered,inrespectof
theproductssetoutintheAnnexhereto,totheamounts
setouttherein.
2.ThereshallbenorefundsforexportstoZoneEfor
productsfallingwithinCNcodes0401,0402,0403,0404,
0405and2309.
3.ThereshallbenorefundsforexportstoPortugal,
includingtheAzoresandMadeira,-formilkandmilk
productslistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon6October1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5October1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.0OJNoL114,27.4.1989,p.1.0OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(4)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
OJNoL91,1.4.1984,p.71.OOJNOL275,5.10.1990,p.19.
OOJNoL158,18.6.1985,p.7.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof5October1990alteringtheexportrefundsonmilkand
milkproducts
(inECU/100kgnetweightunlessotherwiseindicated)
Productcode Destination(") Amountofrefund
23091015010
23091015100 \—
23091015200l—
23091015300 \—
23091015400 \—
23091015500 —
23091015700 —
23091015900 —
23091019010 l—
23091019100\—
23091019200 \—
23091019300 \—
23091019400Il _—
23091019500 —
23091019600 \—
23091019700 \—
23091019800 \—
23091019900 \—
23091070010 —
23091070100l 21,00
23091070200\ 28,00
23091070300 \ 35,00
23091070500 42,00
23091070600 49,00
23091070700 56,00
23091070800 61,60
23091070900Il_
23099035010Il"—
23099035100Il—
23099035200 \_
23099035300 —
23099035400II—
23099035500 —
23099035700 —
23099035900Il—
23099039010 —
23099039100 —
23099039200 _
23099039300II—
23099039400 —
23099039500||—
23099039600Il—
23099039700\\—
23099039800\\—
23099039900li—
23099070010 —
23099070100 21,00
23099070200\\ 28,00
23099070300 \ 35,00

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(inECU/100kgnetweightunlessotherwiseindicated)
Productcode DestinationQ Amountofrefund
23099070500 42,00
23099070600 49,00
23099070700I 56,00
23099070800\ 61,60
23099070900 —
(*)ThecodenumbersforthedestinationsarethosesetoutintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
420/90(OJNoL44,20.2.1990,p.15).
Fordestinationsotherthanthoseindicatedforeach'productcode',theamountoftherefundapplyingisindi­
catedby~.
Wherenodestinationisindicated,theamountoftherefundisapplicableforexportstoanydestinationother
thanthosereferredtoinArticle1(2)and(3).
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1).