22.8.74 NoL231/11 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No2188/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of21August1974
concerningtheapplicationofthelowestrateofrefundonexportsofmilk
products
Regulation (EEC)No343/74(10),providesthatwhere
the.compensatory amountishigherthanthelowest
exportrefundapplicabletotheproductinquestion,
orwherenorefundisfixedforsuchproduct,payment
oftherefundistobeconditionalinteraliaonproof
beingfurnishedthattheimportformalitieshavebeen
completedintheMemberStateofdestination ;
Whereas,formilkproducts,thelowestrateofrefund
withinthemeaningoftheabovementioned provisions
isatpresentdeterminedbythefactthatnorefundis
fixedforexportstotheUnitedStates.(ZoneE);
whereasinthesecircumstances applicationofthe
abovementioned ruleswouldhindernormaltrade;
whereasexceptionsshouldthereforebemadetothese
ruleswheresuchasituationexistsandmeasuresintro­
ducedintheUnitedStatesguaranteethatproductsin
respectofwhicharefundhasbeengrantedforexport
tootherdestinationsarenotexportedtoZoneE;
whereasoncethisconditionceasestobefulfilledin
respectofanyproducttheexceptionmustbediscon­
tinuedinrespectofthatproduct;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(^of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle17(4)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
876/68(3)of28June1968layingdowngeneralrules
forgrantingexportrefundsonmilkandmilk
productsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2429/72(4),andinparticularArticle6(2)thereof;
Whereas,wheretheexportrefundisvariedaccording
todestination,Article8(2)ofCommissionRegulation
No1041/67/EEC(5)of21December1967ondetailed
rulesfortheapplicationofexportrefundsonproducts
subjecttoasinglepricesystem,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2110/74(6),providesthatapart
oftherefundcalculatedonthebasisofthelowestrate
ofrefundapplicableonthedateonwhichthe
customsexportformalitiesarecompletedistobepaid
assoonasproofisfurnishedthattheproducthasleft
thegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunity ;
Whereas,underArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No441/69(7)of4March1969layingdownadditional
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsonproducts
subjecttoasinglepricesystem,exportedunprocessed
or^ntheformofcertaingoodsnotcoveredbyAnnex
IItotheTreaty,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1181/72(8),thepartoftherefundcorresponding
tothelowestratemaybepaidassoonastheproduct
isplacedundercontrolasspecifiedinthatRegula­
tion;
WhereasArticle5(2)ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No269/73(9)of31January1973layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthesystemof
accessioncompensatory amounts,aslastamendedbyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thefactthatnorefundisfixedfortheproducts
showninAnnexIwhenexportedtoZoneEshallnot
betakenintoaccount:
—forthepurposeofdeterminingthelowestrateof
refundasreferredtoinArticle8(2)ofRegulation
No1041/67/EEC;
—forthepurposesofArticle5(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No269/73.
2.Thefactthatnorefundisfixedfortheproducts
showninAnnexIIwhenexportedtoZoneEshall
notbetakenintoaccountforthepurposesofthel^st
subparagraph ofArticle2(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
441/69.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon22August
1974.C)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL155,3.7.1968,p.1.
(4)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.
(5)OJNo314,23.12.1967,p.9.
(b)OJNoL22Q,10.8.1974,p.1.
(7)OJNoL59,10.3.1969,p.3.
(8)OJNoL130,7.6.1972,p.15.
(9)OJNoL30,1.2.1973,p.73. (10)OJNoL40,12.2.1974,p.4.

NoL231/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.8.74
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

22.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL231/13
ANNEX 1
ListofproductsreferredtoinArticle1(1)
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofproduct
04.01
ex04.02AIIa)2 Ofafatcontent,byweight,exceeding11%butnot
exceeding27%
04.02AIIa)3
04.02AIIa)4
ex04.02AIIb)2 Ofafatcontent,byweight,exceeding11%butnot
exceeding27%
04.02AIIb)3
04.02AIIb)4
04.02AIII
ex04.02BIb)1bb)Ofafatcontent,byweight,exceeding11%butnot
exceeding27%
04.02BIb)1cc)
ex04.02BIb)2bb)Ofafatcontent,byweight,exceeding11%butnot
exceeding27%
04.02BIb)2cc)
04.02BII
23.07BIa)3
23.07BIa)4
23.07BII
ANNEX1J
ListofproductsreferredtoinArticle1(2)
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofproduct
ex04.02AIIa)2 Ofafatcontent,byweight,exceeding11%butnot
exceeding27%
04.02AIIa)3
04.02AIIa)4
ex04.02BIb)1bb)Ofafatcontent,byweight,exceeding11%butnot
exceeding27%
04.02BIb)1cc)