EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.1.2000 L23/52
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 210/2000
of 27 January 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
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1255/1999of15
May1999onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinmilkand milk products(
1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 31 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999
provides that the difference between prices in inter-nationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),and(g)ofthatRegulationandpriceswithinthe Community 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(
2), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1702/1999(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 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 (EC) No 1255/1999provides for the payment of aid for Community-produced skimmed milk processed into casein if suchmilk and the casein manufactured from it fulfil certainconditions.
(5)Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15December1997onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesand the granting of aid for cream, butter and concen-tratedbutterforuseinthemanufactureofpastryprod-ucts,ice-creamandotherfoodstuffs(
4),aslastamended
by Regulation (EC) No 494/1999(5), 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(EC)No1255/1999,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
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenotlistedinthe Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 January 2000.
(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 136, 31.5.1994, p. 5. (4) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 201, 31.7.1999, p. 30. (5) OJ L 59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.Done at Brussels, 27 January 2000.
For the Commission
Erkki LIIKANEN
Member of the Commission
CNcode
Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugarorother sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26% by weight (PG 3): ex04022119(b) On exportation of other goods 72,58
162,35(b) OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069098containing40%ormore
by weight of milk fat 169,60Rateof
refund
Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82% (PG 6):(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 75,06Description
(c) On exportation of other goods(a) On exportation of goods of CN code 3501 —
ex040510(a) Where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been
manufacturedinaccordancewiththeconditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EC) No 2571/97 are exported 67,35ex04021019ANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 27 January 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)
(b) On exportation of other goods 104,10Powderedmilk,ingranulesorothersolidforms,notcontainingaddedsugarorothersweeteningmatter,withafatcontentnotexceeding1,5%byweight(PG2):