NoL59/12EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.2.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No354/97
of27February1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonmilkandmilkproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No1587/96(2),andinparticularArticle17(3)
thereof,
WhereasArticle17ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthat
Regulationandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefundwithin
thelimitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedinaccor­
dancewithArticle228oftheTreaty,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No804/68providesthatwhen
therefundsontheproductslistedinArticle1ofthe
abovementioned Regulation,exportedinthenaturalstate,
arebeingfixedaccountmustbetakenof:
—theexistingsituationandthefuturetrendwithregard
topricesandavailabilitiesofmilkandmilkproducts
ontheCommunitymarketandpricesformilkand
milkproductsininternationaltrade,
—marketingcostsandthemostfavourabletransport
chargesfromCommunitymarketstoportsorother
pointsofexportintheCommunity ,aswellascosts
incurredinplacingthegoodsonthemarketofthe
countryofdestination ,
—theaimsofthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproductswhicharetoensureequili­
briumandthenaturaldevelopment ofpricesand
tradeonthismarket,
—thelimitsresultingfromagreementsconcludedin
accordancewithArticle228oftheTreaty,and
—theneedtoavoiddisturbancesontheCommunity
market,and
—theeconomicaspectoftheproposedexports;
WhereasArticle17(5)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatwhenpriceswithintheCommunityare
beingdeterminedaccountshouldbetakenoftherulingpriceswhicharemostfavourableforexportation ,andthat
whenpricesininternationaltradearebeingdetermined
particularaccountshouldbetakenof:
(a)pricesrulingonthirdcountrymarkets;
(b)themostfavourablepricesinthirdcountriesofdesti­
nationforthirdcountryimports;
(c)producerpricesrecordedinexportingthirdcountries,
accountbeingtaken,whereappropriate ,ofsubsidies
grantedbythosecountries;and
(d)free-at-Community-frontier offerprices;
WhereasArticle17(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthattheworldmarketsituationorthespecific
requirementsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessaryto
varytherefundontheproductslistedinArticle1ofthe
abovementioned Regulationaccordingtodestination;
WhereasArticle17(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthelistofproductsonwhichexportrefunds
aregrantedandtheamountofsuchrefundsshouldbe
fixedatleastonceeveryfourweeks;whereastheamount
oftherefundmay,however,remainatthesamelevelfor
morethanfourweeks;
Whereas,inaccordancewithArticle12ofCommission
Regulation(EC)No1466/95of27June1995onspecific
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundson
milkandmilkproducts(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EC)No1875/96(4),therefundgrantedformilkproducts
containingaddedsugarisequaltothesumofthetwo
components ,oneofwhichisintendedtotakeaccountof
thequantityofmilkproductsandtheotherisintendedto
takeaccountofthequantityofaddedsucrose;whereas,
however,thelattercomponentisappliedonlyifthe
addedsucrosewasproducedfromsugarbeetorcane
harvestedintheCommunity ;whereas,forproductsfalling
withinCNcodesex04029911,ex04029919,ex
04049051,ex04049053,ex04049091andex
04049093,withafatcontentbyweightnotexceeding
9,5%andanon-fattymilkcontentinthedrymatter
equaltoorgreaterthan15%byweight,theformer
abovementioned componentisfixedfor100kilogramsof
thewholeproduct;whereas,fortheotherproductscontai­
ningaddedsugarfallingwithinCNcodes0402and0404,
thatcomponentiscalculatedbymultiplyingthebasic
amountbythemilkproductscontentoftheproduct
concerned;whereasthatbasicamountisequaltothe
refundtobefixedforonekilogramofmilkproducts
containedinthewholeproduct;
(<)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
P)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.21.(3)OJNoL144,28.6.1995,p.22.
(4)OJNoL247,28.9.1996,p.36.

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theCommunityandontheworldmarketthattherefund
shouldbeassetoutintheAnnextothisRegulation;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkandMilk
Productshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitschairman,Whereasthesecondcomponentiscalculatedbymulti­
plyingthesucrosecontentoftheproductbythebasic
amountoftherefundvalidonthedayofexportationfor
theproductslistedinArticle1(1)(d)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1785/81of30June1981onthecommon
organizationofthemarketsinthesugarsector('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EC)No1599/96(2);
Whereasthelevelofrefundforcheesesiscalculatedfor
productsintendedfordirectconsumption ;whereasthe
cheeserindsandcheesewastesarenotproductsintended
forthispurpose;whereas,toavoidanyconfusionininter­
pretation,itshouldbespecifiedthattherewillbeno
refundforcheesesofafree-at-frontier valuelessthan
ECU230,00per100kilograms;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No896/84(3),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No222/88(4),laid
downadditionalprovisionsconcerningthegrantingof
refundsonthechangefromonemilkyeartoanother,
whereasthoseprovisionsprovideforthepossibilityof
varyingrefundsaccordingtothedateofmanufactureof
theproducts;
Whereasforthecalculationoftherefundforprocessed
cheeseprovisionmustbemadewherecaseinorcaseinates
areaddedforthatquantitynottobetakenintoaccount;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtherulessetoutabove
tothepresentsituationonthemarketinmilkandin
particulartoquotationsorpricesformilkproductswithinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheexportrefundsreferredtoinArticle17ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No804/68onproductsexportedinthe
naturalstateshallbeassetoutintheAnnex.
2.Thereshallbenorefundsforexportstodestination
No400forproductsfallingwithinCNcodes0401,0402,
0403,0404,0405and2309.
3.Thereshallbenorefundsforexportstodestinations
No022,024,028,043,044,045,046,052,404,600,800
and804forproductsfallingwithinCNcode0406.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon28February
1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL177,1.7.1981,p.4.
(AOJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.43.
(3)OJNoL91,1.4.1984,p.71.h)OJNoL28,1.2.1988,p.1.

NoL59/14EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.2.97
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27February1997fixingtheexportrefundsonmilkand
milkproducts
(inECU/100kgnetweightunlessotherwiseindicated)
Productcode Destination (")Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
040110109000
040110909000
040120119100
040120119500
040120199100
040120199500
040120919100
040120919500
040120999100
040120999500
040130119100
040130119400
040130119700
040130199100
040130199400
040130199700
040130319100
040130319400
040130319700
040130399100
040130399400
040130399700
040130919100
040130919400
040130919700
040130999100
040130999400
040130999700
040210119000
040210199000
040210919000
040210999000
040221119200
040221119300
040221119500
040221119900
040221179000
040221199300
040221199500
040221199900
040221919100
040221919200
040221919300
040221919400
040221919500
040221919600
040221919700
040221919900
040221999100
040221999200
040221999300
040221999400
0402219995003,324
3,324
3,324
5,138
3,324
5,138
6,843
7,973
6,843
7,973
10,23
15,79
23,71
10.23
15,79
23,71
28.24
44,10
48,63
28,24
44,10
48,63
55,43
81,46
95,06
55,43
81,46
95,06
63,00
63,00
0,6300
0,6300
63,00
95,30
100,40
108,00
63,00
95,30
100,40
108,00
108,78
109,53
110,88
118,51
121,15
131,29
137,24
143,96
108,78
109,53
110,88
118,51
121,15040221999600
040221999700
040221999900
040229159200
040229159300
040229159500
040229159900
040229199200
040229199300
040229199500
040229199900
040229919100
040229919500
040229999100
040229999500
040291119110
040291119120
040291119310
040291119350
040291119370
040291199110
040291199120
040291199310
040291199350
040291199370
040291319100
040291319300
040291399100
040291399300
040291519000
040291599000
040291919000
040291999000
040299119110
040299119130
040299119150
040299119310
040299119330
040299119350
040299199110
040299199130
040299199150
040299199310
040299199330
040299199350
040299319110
040299319150
040299319300
040299319500
040299399110
040299399150
040299399300131,29
137,24
143,96
0,6300
0,9530
1,0040
1,0802
0,6300
0,9530
1,0040
1,0802
1,0878
1,1851
1,0878
1,1851
3,324
6,843
14,00
17,15
20,85
3,324
6,843
14,00
17,15
20,85
13,52
24,65
13,52
24,65
15,79
15,79
55,43
55,43
0,0333
0,0685
0,1336
16,14
19,37
25,75
0,0333
0,0685
0,1336
16,14
19,37
25,75
0,1466
26,81
0,2824
0,4863
0,1466
26,81
0,2824

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Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destinationf)Amount
ofrefund
040299399500
040299919000
040299999000
040310119400
040310119800+
+
+
+
+0,4863
0,5543
0,5543
3,324
5,138040490299160
040490299180
040490819100
040490819910+
+
+
+136,02
142,66
0,6194
0,0333
040310139800 + 6,843040490819950 + 16,00
040310199800 + 10,23040490839110 + 0,6194
040310319400 + 0,0333 040490839130 + 0,9445
040310319800 + 0,0514 040490839150 + 0,9950
040310339800 + 0,0685 040490839170 + 1,0703
040310399800 + 0,1023040490839911 + 0,0333
040390119000
040390139200
040390139300
040390139500
040390139900+
+
+
+
+61,94
61,94
94,45
99,50
107,03040490839913
040490839915
040490839917
040490839919+
+
+
+0,0685
0,1023
0,1579
0,2371
040390199000 + 107,83040490839931 + 16,00
040390319000 + 0,6194 040490839933 + 19,20
040390339200 + 0,6194 040490839935 + 25,52
040390339300 + 0,9445 040490839937 + 26,55
040390339500 + 0,9950 040490899130 + 1,0783
040390339900
040390399000
040390519100
040390519300
040390539000+
+
+
+
+1,0703
1,0783
3,324
5,138
6,843040490899150
040490899930
040490899950
040490899990+
+
+
+1,1746
0,3390
0,4863
0,5543
040390599110 + 10,23040510119500 + 185,37
040390599140 + 15,79 040510119700 + 190,00
040390599170 + 23,71 040510199500 + 185,37
040390599310 + 28,24 040510199700 + 190,00
040390599340
040390599370
040390599510
040390599540
040390599570
040390619100+
+
+
+
+
+44,10
48,63
55,43
81,46
95,06
0,0333040510309100
040510309300
040510309500
040510309700
040510509100+
+
+
+
+185,37
190,00
185,37
190,00
185,37
040390619300 + 0,0514040510509300 + 190,00
040390639000 + 0,0685 040510509500 + 185,37
040390699000 + 0,1023 040510509700 + 190,00
040490219100 + 61,94 040510909000 + 196,95
040490219910 + 3,324 040520909500 + 173,78
040490219950
040490239120
040490239130
040490239140
040490239150
040490239911+
+
+
+
+
+13,87
61,94
94,45
99,50
107,03
3,324040520909700
040590109000
040590909000
040610209100
040610209230+
+
+
+
037180,73
240,00
190,00
040490239913 + 6,843039 —
040490239915 + 10,23 099 24,03
040490239917 + 15,79 400 24,72
040490239919 + 23,71 36,05
040490239931
040490239933
040490239935
040490239937
040490239939
040490299110
040490299115+
+
+
+
+
+
+13,87
17,00
20,66
24,43
25,54
107,83
108,54040610209290
040610209300037
039
099
400
03722,36
16,09
33,54
040490299120 + 109,89039 —
040490299130 + 117,46099 9,820
040490299135 + 120,05 400 8,246
040490299150 + 130,11...14,73

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Productcode Destination (*)AmountProductcode Destination(')Amount
ofrefund
Iofrefund
040610209610 037 — 040620909990 +
039 — 040630319710 037 —
099 32,61 039
400 35,03
48,91099
40012,55
8,785
040610209620 037 — ...18,82
039 —040630319730 037
099 33,07039 II400 38,41099 18,41»»*49,60
040610209630II 400 12,89
27,62037
039
099 36,91040630319910 037 —
400 43,37
55,37039
099 12,55
040610209640 037
039— 400 8,785
18,82
099 54,25 040630319930 037 —
400 50,89
81,37039
099 18,41
040610209650 037
039— 400 12,89
27,62
099 45,21 040630319950 037
400 26,78
67,81039
099 26,79
040610209660 + —400 18,75
40,18040610209830 037 —...
039 —040630399500 037
099 16,77039400 14,08
I 099 18,41
I 25,15
040610209850 037
039400 12,89
27,62
099 20,33040630399700 037 —
400 17,07039 —
...30,49099 26,79
040610209870 + — 400 18,75
040610209900 + —...40,18
040620909100 + — 040630399930 037 —
040620909913 037 — 039 —
039 — 099 26,79
099 37,49 400 18,75
400 33,25 ...40,18
56,24 040630399950 037
040620909915 037 —II 039
039 —099 30,29
099 49,48 li400 II 22,25400 44,34 II I
II II \ 45,43
II 74,22040630909000040620909917 037037
—
039II 039
— II
099 52,57099 31,78
400 47,10400 22,25
...78,86»»47,66
040620909919 037 — 040640509000 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 58,76 II099 57,42
400 52,65 400 34,72
...88,14...86,13

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Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
040640909000 037
039—040690339151 037
039—
099 58,96 099 38,10
400 34,72
88,44400 22,64
57,15
040690139000 037 — 040690339919 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 63,33 099 36,17
400 68,40 400 21,40
...94,99...54,25
040690159100 037 — 040690339951 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 65,44 099 38,10
400 72,00
98,16400 21,06
57,15
040690179100 037 — 040690359190 037 30,47
039 — 039 30,47
099 65,44099 64,63
400 68,40400 79,25
...98,16...96,94
040690219900 037
039— 040690359990 037
039
099 64,87099 57,56
400 46,87
97,30400 42,31
86,34
040690239900 037040690379000 037 —
039039
—
099 48,04099 63,33
400 19,55400 72,00
...94,99***72,06
037040690619000 037 42,75040690259900—
039 42,75039099 69,28099 48,65400 60,28
400 22,27 l
l 103,92
72,97040690639100 037 39,07
040690279900 037 —039 39,07
039 —099 67,25
099 44,05400 70,62
400 19,55 ...100,88
»»»66,08040690639900 037 31,07
040690319119 037 —039 31,07
039 —099 51,51
099 36,17 400 54,09
400 24,22...77,27
♦♦♦54,25 040690699100 + —
040690319151 037 — 040690699910 037 —
039 — 039 —
099 38,10 099 51,51
400 22,64 400 54,09
...57,15...77,27
040690339119 037— 040690739900 037 —
039— 039 —
099 36,17 099 48,53
400 24,22 400 51,72
...54,25...72,79

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Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefund
040690759900 037 —040690859995 037
039 —039
099 54,70099 54,70
400 23,44400 22,27...82,05II II 82,05
040690769100 037040690859999II+ —
039040690869100II
-4"
099 38,73II040690869200 037
400 19,09II
039
***58,10
040690769300 037099 39,13
—
039400 29,10
099 45,89...58,69
400 21,18
68,84040690869300 037
039 —
040690769500 037 —099 40,50
039 — 400 31,89
099 50,79***60,75
400 24,44 040690869400 037 —
..,76,19 039 —
040690789100 037 — 099 45,50
039 — 400 36,08
099 43,06...68,25
400 19,09
64,59040690869900 037
039—
040690789300 037 — 099 57,63
039 — 400 42,36
099 52,73...86,45
400 21,18 040690879100 +—
***79,09 040690879200 037 —
040690789500 037 —039
039 —099 32,61
099 52,73400 26,91
400 24,44
79,09...48,91
040690879300 037 —
040690799900 037 —039 _
03937,20 099
099 39,88400 29,49
400 20,24
»*»55,80
***59,82
037040690879400 037 —
040690819900—
039039
—
47,73099 40,35099
400 42,31
71,59400 33,38
60,53
040690859910 037 30,47040690879951 037 —
039 30,47039 —
099 62,39 II099 55,52
400 79,25
93,58I400 69,82
83,29
040690859991 037 — 040690879971 037 —
039 — II039 —
099 57,56 099 55,36
400 42,31
86,34I400 36,22
83,04

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Productcode Destination (*)Amount
ofrefundProductcode Destination (")Amount
ofrefund
040690879972 099 21,09 230910199100 + _
400 14,39 230910199200 + —
...31,64 230910199300 + —
040690879973 037230910199400 + —
039 -—230910199500 + —
099 49,56230910199600 + —
400230910199700 +25,35230910199800 +
74,34230910709010 +
040690879974 037 —230910709100 + 14,58
039 —230910709200 + 19,44
099 55,36 230910709300 + 24,30
400 25,35 230910709500 + 29,16
...83,04 230910709600 + 34,02
040690879979 037 — 230910709700 + 38,88
039 230910709800 + 42,77
099 48,04230990359010 + —
400 25,35230990359100 + —
...72,06230990359200 + —
040690889100230990359300 ++230990359400 +
040690889105 037230990359500 +
039230990359700 +
099 55,22 230990399010 +
400 31,89 230990399100 + —
...82,83 230990399200 + —
040690889300 037 — 230990399300 + —
039 — 230990399400 + —
099 33,52230990399500 + —
400 31,89230990399600 + —
...50,28230990399700 + —
230910159010230990399800 ++ —
230910159100230990709010 ++—230990709100 14,58 +
230910159200 +—230990709200 + 19,44
230910159300 +—230990709300 + 24,30
230910159400 +—230990709500 + 29,16
230910159500 +— 230990709600 + 34,02
230910159700 +— 230990709700 + 38,88
230910199010 +— 230990709800 + 42,77
(*)ThecodenumbersforthedestinationsarethosesetoutintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EC)No68/96(OJNoL14,19.1.1996,p.6).
However,'099'coversalldestinationcodesfrom053to096inclusive.
Fordestinationsotherthanthoseindicatedforeach'productcode',theamountoftherefundapplyingisindicatedby***.
Wherenodestination('+')isindicated,theamountoftherefundisapplicableforexportstoanydestinationotherthanthosereferredtoinArticle1(2)
and(3).
NB:TheproductcodesandthefootnotesaredefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1),as
amended.