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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2818/1999
of 30 December 1999
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods
not covered by AnnexI to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27
June1968onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkand milk products(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1587/96(2), and in particular Article 17 (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 17 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides
thatthedifferencebetweenpricesininternationaltradefor the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),and (g) of that Regulation and prices within theCommunity may be covered by an export refund.Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of30May1994layingdowncommonimplementingrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalprod-ucts exported in the form of goods not covered byAnnexItotheTreaty,andcriteriaforfixingtheamountof such refunds(
3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1702/1999(4), specifies the products for which a
rateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68.
(2)In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasicproductsin question must be fixed for each month.
(3)Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproductionrefunds,aids or other measures having equivalent effect applic-ableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththeRegula-tiononthecommonorganisationofthemarketintheproduct in question to the basic products listed inAnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts.
(4)Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 providesfor the payment of aid for Community-producedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthecaseinmanufacturedfromitfulfilcertainconditionsset
outinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No987/68of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid for skimmed milk processed into casein or casein-ates(
5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1435/
90(6).
(5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15December1997onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesand the granting of aid for cream, butter and concen-tratedbutterforuseinthemanufactureofpastryprod-ucts,ice-creamandotherfoodstuffs(
7),aslastamended
by Regulation (EC) No 494/1999(8), lays down that
butter and cream at reduced prices should be madeavailabletoindustrieswhichmanufacturecertaingoods.
(6)Itisnecessarytoensurecontinuityofstrictmanagementtakingaccountofexpenditureforecastsandfundsavail-able in the budget.
(7)WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts has not delivered an opinion within the timelimit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasicproducts
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegula-tion.
2. No rates of refund are fixed for any of the products
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenotlistedinthe Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.
(1) OJ L 148, 28.6.1968, p. 13. (5) OJ L 169, 18.7.1968, p. 6.
(2) OJ L 206, 16.8.1996, p. 21. (6) OJ L 138, 31.5.1990, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 5. (7) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 30. (8) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.Done at Brussels, 30 December 1999.
For the Commission
Margot WALLSTRÖM
Member of the Commission
Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugarorother sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26% by weight (PG 3):
162,35ex04022119(b) On exportation of other goods 77,36Description
(b) OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069098containing40%ormore
by weight of milk fat 169,60(a) Where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been
manufacturedinaccordancewiththeconditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EC) No 2571/97 are exported 67,35Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82% (PG 6):(a) On exportation of goods of CN code 3501 —CNcode
(c) On exportation of other goodsex04021019
(b) On exportation of other goods 107,92ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 30 December 1999 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk
products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
(EUR/100 kg)
(a) Where goods incorporating, in the form of products assimilated to PG 3,
reduced-price butter or cream obtained pursuant to Regulation (EC) No2571/97 are exported 78,60
ex040510Rateof
refund
Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugarorothersweeteningmatter,withafatcontentnotexceeding1,5%byweight(PG2):