1.11.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL304/57
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3177/90
of31October1990
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedin
theformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,whichusethird-country productsunderinward­
processingarrangements ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,
accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproduction
refunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalenteffect
applicableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththe
Regulationonthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
theproductinquestiontothebasicproductslistedin
AnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3879/89(2),andinparticularArticle17(4)
thereof,
WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-produced
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthe
caseinmanufactured fromitfulfilcertainconditionsset
outinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No987/68
of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid
forskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1435/90(*);WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b),(c)
and(e)ofthatRegulationandpriceswithintheCommu­
nitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;whereas
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No3035/80of11November
1980layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexportedinthe
formofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,and
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3209/88(4),specifies
theproductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,to
beappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform
ofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
804/68;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No442/84of21
February1984onthegrantingofaidforbutterfrom
privatestorageforuseinthemanufactureofpastry
products,ice-creamandotherfoodstuffsandamending
Regulation (EEC)No1245/83Q,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No698/86(8),andCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No570/88of16February1988onthesaleof
butteratreducedpricesandthegrantingofaidforbutter
andconcentrated butterforuseinthemanufacture of
pastryproducts,ice-creamandotherfoodstuffs(9),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1048/89(10),laydown
thatbutteratreducedpricesshouldbemadeavailableto
industrieswhichmanufacturecertaingoods;Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions ;
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthoseWhereastheapplicationofthesecondindentofArticle1
(2)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80leadstothegran­
ting,forcertainmilkproductsinpowerform,ofrefunds
thelevelofwhichisnotinconformitywiththeaimsset
outinArticle4(2)ofthatRegulation ;whereasthereforea
specificratemustbefixedfortheseproducts,sotharthe
resultingrefundisequivalenttothatapplicabletosimilar
productsusedinliquidform;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2OJNoL378,27.12.1989,p.1.(*)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.HOJNoL138,31.5.1990,p.8.
0OJNoL52,23.2.1984,p.12.
(8)OJNoL64,6.3.1986,p.12.
(7OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.31.HOJNoL111,22.4.1989,p.24.0OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(4)OJNoL286,20.10.1988,p.6.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,3035/80andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex
toRegulation(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyoftheproducts
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenot
listedintheAnnextothisRegulation.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasic
productsappearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)NoArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1990.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof31October1990fixingtheratesoftherefunds
applicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexII
totheTreaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode DescriptionRateof
refund
ex04021019Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentoflessthan1,5%byweightandwithawater
contentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode3501
b)Onexportationofothergoods 70,00
ex04022119Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentof26%byweightandawatercontentoflessthan
5%byweight(PG3):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcodes04031059,
04039079,18062090,18069090,19019090and
21069099containing40%ormorebyweightofmilkfat55,45
b)Onexportationofothergoods 115,00
ex04050010Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
a)Onexportationofgoodscontainingreduced-pricebutter
andmanufactured undertheconditionslaiddownin
CommissionRegulations(EEC)No442/84,(EEC)No
2409/86C),(EEC)No570/88,(EEC)No262/79(2)and
(EEC)No1932/81(3)
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069099contai­
ning40%ormorebyweightofmilkfat 181,00
c)Onexportationofothergoods 175,00
(')OJNoL208,31.7.1986,p.29.
0OJNoL41,16.2.1979,p.1.
(3)OJNoL191,14.7.1981,p.6.