NoL311/36 [EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.11.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2298/96
of29November 1996
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedin
theformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No570/88of16
February1988onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesand
thegrantingofaidforbutterandconcentratedbutterfor
useinthemanufactureofpastryproducts,ice-creamand
otherfoodstuffs(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No531/96f),laydownthatbutterandcreamatreduced
pricesshouldbemadeavailabletoindustrieswhich
manufacturecertaingoods;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No990/93(9),as
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No1380/95(l0),prohibits
tradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia (SerbiaandMontenegro );whereas
thisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsituationsas
comprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7thereof
andinCouncilRegulation (EC)No462/96(");whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthisfactwhenfixingthe
refunds;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EC)No1587/96(2),andinparticularArticle17(3)
thereof,
WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b),(c),
(d),(e),and(g)ofthatRegulationandpriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;whereas
CommissionRegulation (EC)No1222/94of30May1994
layingdowncommonimplementing rulesforgranting
exportrefundsoncertainagriculturalproductsexported
intheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty,andcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
229/96(4),specifiestheproductsforwhicharateof
refundshouldbefixed,tobeappliedwherethese
productsareexportedintheformofgoodslistedinthe
AnnextoRegulation (EEC)No804/68;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1222/94,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EC)No1222/94
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,
accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproduction
refunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalenteffect
applicableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththe
Regulationonthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
theproductinquestiontothebasicproductslistedin
AnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;
WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-produced
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthe
caseinmanufactured fromitfulfilcertainconditionsset
outinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No987/68
of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid
forskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(5),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1435/90(6);HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasic
productsappearinginAnnexAtoRegulation (EC)No
1222/94andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex
toRegulation (EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyoftheproducts
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenot
listedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
3.RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicof
Yugoslavia (SerbiaandMontenegro )maybegrantedonly
whentheconditionslaiddowninamendedRegulation
(EEC)No990/93andRegulation (EC)No462/96are
observed .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1December
1996.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL206,16.8.1996,p.21.
(3)OJNoL136,31.5.1994,p.5.
4)OJNoL30,8.2.1996,p.24.(7)OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.31.
(8)OJNoL78,28.3.1996,p.13.
nOJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.
HOJNoL138,21.6.1995,p.1.
(")OJNoL65,15.3.1996,p.1.(5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.¥)OJNoL138,31.5.1990,p.8.

30.11.96EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL311/37
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29November1996.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommission Regulationof29November1996fixingtheratesoftherefunds
applicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexII
totheTreaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode DescriptionRateof
refund
ex04021019Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentoflessthan1,5%byweightandwithawater
contentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
(a)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode3501
(b)Onexportationofothergoods 63,00
ex04022119Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentof26%byweightandawatercontentoflessthan
5%byweight(PG3):
(a)Wheregoodscontainingreduced-price butterorcream
whichhavebeenmanufactured inaccordancewiththe
conditionsprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No570/88
areexported 67,23
(b)Onexportationofothergoods 108,00
ex040510Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
(a)Wheregoodscontainingreduced-price butterorcream
whichhavebeenmanufactured inaccordancewiththe
conditionsprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No570/88
areexported 65,00
(b)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069098
containing40%ormorebyweightofmilkfat 197,25
(c)Onexportationofothergoods 190,00