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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2069/2000
of 29 September 2000
fixingthe rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of g oods
not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1255/1999of15
May1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(
1),aslastamendedbyCommissionRegula-
tion (EC) No 1526/2000(2), and in particular Article 31(3)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article31(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1255/1999provides
that the difference between prices in international tradefor 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.WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1520/2000of13July2000layingdowncommonimplementingrulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagriculturalprod-ucts exported in the form of goods not covered byAnnexItotheTreaty,andcriteriaforfixingtheamountof such refunds(
3), specifies the products for which a
rateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(2)In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasicproductsin question must be fixed for each month.
(3)Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproductionrefunds,aids or other measures having equivalent effect applic-ableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththeRegula-tion on the common organisation of the market in theproduct in question to the basic products listed inAnnex A to that Regulation or to assimilated products.(4)Article11(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1255/1999providesfor the payment of aid for Community-producedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthecasein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions.
(5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced pricesand the granting of aid for cream, butter and concen-trated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry prod-ucts, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(
4), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(5), lays down that
butter and cream at reduced prices should be madeavailabletoindustrieswhichmanufacturecertaingoods.
(6)Itisnecessarytoensurecontinuityofstrictmanagementtaking account of expenditure forecasts and funds avail-able in the budget.
(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are inaccordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 andlisted in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EC)No1255/1999, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to thisRegulation.
2. No rates of refund are fixed for any of the products
referred to in the preceding paragraph which are not listed inthe Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2000.
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 55. (4) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. (5) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 September 2000.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 29 September 2000 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)
CNcode DescriptionRateof
refund
ex04021019 Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugarorother sweetening matter, with a fat content not exceeding 1,5% by weight (PG2):
(a) On exportation of goods of CN code 3501 —
(b) On exportation of other goods 25,00
ex04022119 Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugarorother sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26% by weight (PG 3):
(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 42,28
(b) On exportation of other goods 68,00
ex040510 Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82% (PG 6):
(a) Where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been
manufactured in accordance with the conditions provided for in Regulation(EC) No 2571/97 are exported 75,00
(b) OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069098containing40%ormore
by weight of milk fat 177,25
(c) On exportation of other goods 170,00