2.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL57/27
REGULATION (EEC)No609/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of28February1973
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1March1973tocertainmilkproducts
exportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindus­
triesinobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsin
questionontheCommunitymarketandthe
pricesrulingontheworldmarket;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufacturedundersimilarcon­
ditions;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No804/
68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)on
theAccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularthesecondsubparagraph of
Article17(4)thereof;(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72providesthat,whentherateoftherefundis
beingfixed,accountshouldbetaken,whereneces­
sary,ofproductionrefunds,aidsorothermeasures
havingequivalenteffectapplicableinallMember
StatesinaccordancewiththeRegulationonthecom­
monorganizationofthemarketinitheproductin
questiontothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAto
thatRegulationortoassimilatedproducts;WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesin
internationaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle
1(a),(b),(c)and(e)ofthatRegulationandprices
withintheCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexport
refund;whereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2682/
72(4)of12December1972layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainagricul­
turalproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnot
coveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,andcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds,specifiesthepro­
ductsforwhicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,to
beappliedwheretheseproductsareexportedinthe
formofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation
(EEC)No804/68;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph
ofArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,the
rateoftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68providesforthepaymentofaidforCommu­
nity-produced skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinif
suchmilkandthecaseinmanufactured fromitfulfil
certainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No987/68(5)of15July1968lay­
ingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingaidforskimmed
milkprocessedintocaseinorcasemates;whereas,
pursuanttoArtiole1(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72,skimmedmilkthusdefinedisassimilated
tomilkpowdercomplyingwiththedefinitionoftheWhereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(J)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13 (5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.

NoL57/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 2.3.73
concerningsellingbutteratareducedpriceforthe
purposeofexportingcertainmixturesoffats,no
exportrefundcanbegrantedforthebutterincor­
poratedintheproductsreferredtoinArticle19of
thatRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1pilotproductGroupNo2listedinAnnexItoCoun­
cilRegulation (EEC)No823/68(*)of28June1968
determiningthegroupsofproductsandthespecial
provisionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilk
products,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2687/72(2);whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixed
forthismilkpowder;
WhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No756/70(3)of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2814/71(4),
fixestheaidper100kgofskimmedmilkprocessed
intocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1259/72(5)of16June1972onthedisposalofbut­
teratareducedpricetocertainCommunityprocess­
ingundertakings ,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2161/72(6),authorisesthedelivery,to
industriesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithin
headingNo19.08orofsubheadings18.06B,21.07C
and'icemix'orofsubheadings18.06Dandex
21.07FoftheCommonCustomsTariff,ofbutter
atareducedpriceunderastandinginvitationto
tender;
Whereas,accordingtoArticle28ofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1519/72(7)of14July19721.Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1
March1973tothebasicproductsappearingin
AnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No2682/72andlisted
inArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,exported
intheformofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,areherebyfixedasshownin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthepro­
ductsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1973.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(*)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(2)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.39.
(»)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(4)OJNoL284,28.12.1971,p.20.
(»)OJNoL139,17.6.1972,p.18.
(8)OJNoL231,11.10.1972,p.12.
(7)OJNoL162,18.7.1972,p.1.

2.3.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL57/29
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28February1973fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1March1973tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsRateofthe
restitution
u.a./100kg
12·00
39·00
11·50ex04.02AII
ex04.02AII
ex04.02AIII
ex04.03Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1·5°/obyweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5%>byweight(PG2):
a)onexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)onexportationofothergoods
Powderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26°/obyweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5%byweight(PG3)
Concentratedmilk,withafatcontentbyweightof7·5%
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25°/o
(PG4)
Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82°/o(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadings18.06Dandex21.07Fmanu­
facturedundertheconditionslaiddowninArticle6
(1)(c)ofRegulation (EEC)No1259/72
b)Onexportationofothergoods 110·00