NoL79/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.-4.93
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No778/93
of31March1993
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicabletocertainmilkproductsexportedin
theformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsandthose
whichusethird-country productsunderinward­
processingarrangements ;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2071/92(2),andinparticularArticle17(4)
thereof,WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeingfixed,
accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,ofproduction
refunds,aidsorothermeasureshavingequivalenteffect
applicableinallMemberStatesinaccordancewiththe
Regulationonthecommonorganizationofthemarketin
theproductinquestiontothebasicproductslistedin
AnnexAtothatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;
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)No3381/90(4),specifies
theproductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,to
beappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedintheform
ofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
804/68;WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-produced
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuchmilkandthe
caseinmanufactured fromitfulfilcertainconditionsset
outinArticle1ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No987/68
of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaid
forskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(%
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1435/90f);
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80,therateof
therefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No570/88of16
February1988onthesaleofbutteratreducedpricesand
thegrantingofaidforbutterandconcentratedbutterfor
useinthemanufactureofpastryproducts,ice-creamand
otherfoodstuffsf),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3774/92(8),laydownthatbutterandcreamatreduced
pricesshouldbemadeavailabletoindustrieswhich
manufacturecertaingoods;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthatArticle,
thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticularreferenceto:
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92(®),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3554/92(I0),prohibits
tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthisprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertainsituationsasgiveninthelimitative
enumerationlaiddowninArticles2and3;whereasthis
shouldbetakenintoaccountwhenrefundsarefixed;(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustriesin
obtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinquestion
ontheCommunitymarketandthepricesrulingon
theworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessedagri­
culturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
whicharemanufactured undersimilarconditions;
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.64.0OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(é)OJNoL138,31.5.1990,p.8.0OJNoL55,1.3.1988,p.31.
(8)OJNoL383,29.12.1992,p.48.0OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.
(,0)OJNoL358,8.12.1992,p.16.(3)OJNoL323,29.11.1980,p.27.
(4)OJNoL327,27.11.1990,p.4.

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WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkandMilk
Productshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitschairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyoftheproducts
referredtointheprecedingparagraphwhicharenot
listedintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
WhereArticle8(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No3035/80is
appliedtoexportsofoneofthegoodsreferredtoin
Article4(1),(2)or(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No570/88,the
rateoftherefundonmilkproductsshallbethatappli­
cabletotheuseofreducedpricebutter,unlessthe
exporterprovidesproofthattheproductdoesnotcontain
reduced-pricebutter.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1993.Article1
1.Theratesoftherefundsapplicabletothebasic
productsappearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No
3035/80andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex
toRegulation(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedas
shownintheAnnextothisRegulation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31March1993.
FortheCommission
MartinBANGEMANN
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX ■
totheCommissionRegulationof31March1993fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treaty
(ECU/100kg)
CNcode DescriptionRateof
refund(*)
ex04021019Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentoflessthan1,5%byweightandwithawater
contentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode3501 —
b)Onexportationofothergoods 60,00
ex04022119Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,withafat
contentof26%byweightandawatercontentoflessthan
5%byweight(PG3):
a)Wheregoodscontainingreduced-pricebutterorcream
whichhavebeenmanufactured inaccordancewiththe
conditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No570/88
areexported 51,69
b)Onexportationofothergoods 112,00
ex040500Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
a)Wheregoodscontainingreduced-pricebutterorcream
whichhavebeenmanufactured inaccordancewiththe
conditionsprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)No570/88
areexported 23,00
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCNcode21069099contai­
ning40%ormorebyweightofmilkfat 174,00
c)Onexportationofothergoods 168,00
(*)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarianaid
suppliedbycharitableorganizationsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1432/92.