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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 721/98
of 31 March 1998
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk
products regarding the amounts of aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92
of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for theAzores and Madeira relating to certain agriculturalproducts (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (3),
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (4), lays
down in particular the detailed rules for the application ofthe specific arrangements for the supply of certain agri-cultural products to the Azores and Madeira;
Whereas Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 of 30
July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the applicationof the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relatingto milk products and establishing the forecast supplybalance (
5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2438/97 (6), fixes the aid for milk products;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 707/98 of 30
March 1998, amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for
export refunds (7), adjusts the nomenclature for export
refunds on certain milk products; whereas CommissionRegulation (EC) No 719/98 of 31 March 1998 fixing theexport refunds on milk and milk products (
8), fixes the
refunds on those products; whereas Annex II to Regula-tion (EEC) No 2219/92 should be adapted to take accountof those adjustments;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 is hereby
replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 31 March 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 320, 11. 12. 1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 238, 23. 9. 1993, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 218, 1. 8. 1992, p. 75.
(6) OJ L 339, 10. 12. 1997, p. 7.(7) OJ L 98, 31. 3. 1998, p. 11.
(8) See page 13 of this Official Journal.
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ANNEX
‘ANNEX II
(in ECU/100 kg weight, if no other indication)
CN code Description of goods Product code NotesAmount of
aid
0401 Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter:
0401 10 – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 %:
0401 10 10 – – In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres 0401 10 10 9000 2,327
0401 10 90 – – Other 0401 10 90 9000 2,327
0401 20 – Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 %:
– – Not exceeding 3 %:
0401 20 11 –––I n immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
– Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 % 0401 20 11 9100 2,327
– Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1,5 % 0401 20 11 9500 3,597
0401 20 19 – – – Other:
– Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 % 0401 20 19 9100 2,327
– Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1,5 % 0401 20 19 9500 3,597
– – Exceeding 3 %:
0401 20 91 –––I n immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
– Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 4 % 0401 20 91 9100 4,551
– Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 4 % 0401 20 91 9500 5,302
0401 20 99 – – – Other:
– Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 4 % 0401 20 99 9100 4,551
– Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 4 % 0401 20 99 9500 5,302
0401 30 – Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 %:
– – Not exceeding 21 %:
0401 30 11 –––I n immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
– Of a fat content, by weight:
– Not exceeding 10 % 0401 30 11 9100 6,803
– Exceeding 10 % but not exceeding 17 % 0401 30 11 9400 10,50
– Exceeding 17 % 0401 30 11 9700 15,77
0401 30 19 – – – Other:
– Of a fat content, by weight:
– Not exceeding 10 % 0401 30 19 9100 6,803
– Exceeding 10 % but not exceeding 17 % 0401 30 19 9400 10,50
– Exceeding 17 % 0401 30 19 9700 15,77
– – Exceeding 21 % but not exceeding 45 %:
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(in ECU/100 kg weight, if no other indication)
CN code Description of goods Product code NotesAmount of
aid
0401 30 31 –––I n immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
– Of a fat content, by weight:
– Not exceeding 35 % 0401 30 31 9100 38,32
– Exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 39 % 0401 30 31 9400 59,85
– Exceeding 39 % 0401 30 31 9700 66,00
0401 30 39 – – – Other:
– Of a fat content, by weight:
– Not exceeding 35 % 0401 30 39 9100 38,32
– Exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 39 % 0401 30 39 9400 59,85
– Exceeding 39 % 0401 30 39 9700 66,00
– – Exceeding 45 %:
0401 30 91 –––I n immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
– Of a fat content, by weight:
– Not exceeding 68 % 0401 30 91 9100 75,22
– Exceeding 68 % but not exceeding 80 % 0401 30 91 9400 110,55
– Exceeding 80 % 0401 30 91 9700 129,01
0401 30 99 – – – Other:
– Of a fat content, by weight:
– Not exceeding 68 % 0401 30 99 9100 75,22
– Exceeding 68 % but not exceeding 80 % 0401 30 99 9400 110,55
– Exceeding 80 % 0401 30 99 9700 129,01
ex 0402 Skimmed-milk powder of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 % 0402 10 11 9000
0402 10 19 9000(13) 68,00
ex 0402 Whole milk powder of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 27 % 0402 21 11 9900
0402 21 19 9900(13) 102,60
0402 21 11 ––––I n immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2,5 kg:
– Of a fat content, by weight:
– Not exceeding 11 % 0402 21 11 9200 (13) 68,00
– Exceeding 11 % but not exceeding 17 % 0402 21 11 9300 (13) 90,54
– Exceeding 17 % but not exceeding 25 % 0402 21 11 9500 (13) 95,38
– Exceeding 25 % 0402 21 11 9900 (13) 102,60
–––– Other:
0402 21 19 –––––O f a f a t content, by weight, exceeding 11 % but not
exceeding 27 %:
– Not exceeding 17 % 0402 21 19 9300 (13) 90,54
– Exceeding 17 % but not exceeding 25 % 0402 21 19 9500 (13) 95,38
– Exceeding 25 % 0402 21 19 9900 (13) 102,60
–––O f a f a t content, by weight, exceeding 27 %:
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(in ECU/100 kg weight, if no other indication)
CN code Description of goods Product code NotesAmount of
aid
ex 0405 Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads:
0405 10 – Butter:
– – Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 85 %:
– – – Natural butter:
0405 10 11 ––––I n immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg:
–––––O f a f a t content by weight:
––––––O f 8 0% o r more but less than 82 % 0405 10 11 9500 176,10
––––––O f 8 2% o r more 0405 10 11 9700 180,50
0405 10 19 –––– Other:
–––––O f a f a t content by weight:
––––––O f 8 0% o r more but less than 82 % 0405 10 19 9500 176,10
––––––O f 8 2% o r more 0405 10 19 9700 180,50
0405 10 30 – – – Recombined butter:
––––I n immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg:
–––––O f a f a t content by weight:
––––––O f 8 0% o r more but less than 82 % 0405 10 30 9100 176,10
––––––O f 8 2% o r more 0405 10 30 9300 180,50
–––– Other:
–––––O f a f a t content by weight:
––––––O f 8 0% o r more but less than 82 % 0405 10 30 9500 176,10
––––––O f 8 2% o r more 0405 10 30 9700 180,50
0405 10 50 – – – Whey butter:
––––I n immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg:
–––––O f a f a t content by weight:
––––––O f 8 0% o r more but less than 82 % 0405 10 50 9100 176,10
––––––O f 8 2% o r more 0405 10 50 9300 180,50
–––– Other:
–––––O f a f a t content by weight:
––––––O f 8 0% o r more but less than 82 % 0405 10 50 9500 176,10
––––––O f 8 2% o r more 0405 10 50 9700 180,50
0405 10 90 – – Other 0405 10 90 9000 187,10
ex 0405 20 – Dairy spreads:
0405 20 90 – – Of a fat content by weight of more than 75 % but less than 80 %:
–––O f a f a t content by weight:
––––O f more than 75 % but less than 78 % 0405 20 90 9500 165,09
––––O f 7 8% o r more 0405 20 90 9700 171,69
0405 90 – Other:
0405 90 10 – – Of a fat content by weight of 99,3 % or more and of a water content
by weight not exceeding 0,5 %: 0405 90 10 9000 228,00
0405 90 90 – – Other 0405 90 90 9000 180,50
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(in ECU/100 kg weight, if no other indication)
CN code Description of goodsAdditional requirements for
using the product code
Maximum
water content
in product
weight
(%)Minimum
fat content
in the
dry matter
(%)Product
codeNotesAmount
of aid
ex 0406 Cheese and curd (3):
ex 0406 90 23 – – – Edam 47 40 0406 90 23 9900 (3) 75,31
ex 0406 90 25 – – – Tilsit 47 45 0406 90 25 9900 (3) 76,25
ex 0406 90 76 ––––––– Danbo, Fontal, Fontina, Fynbo, Havarti,
Maribo, Samsoe:
––––––––O f a f a t content, by weight, in the dry
matter of 45 % or more but less than
55 %:
–––––––––O fad r y matter content, by weight, of
50 % or more but less than 56 % 50 45 0406 90 76 9300 (3) 71,94
–––––––––O fad r y matter content, by weight, of
56 % or more 44 45 0406 90 76 9400 (3) 82,65
––––––––O f a f a t content, by weight, in the dry
matter of 55 % or more 46 55 0406 90 76 9500 (3) 79,62
ex 0406 90 78 ––––––– Gouda:
––––––––O f a f a t content, by weight, in the dry
matter of less than 48 % 50 20 0406 90 78 9100 (3) 67,50
––––––––O f a f a t content by weight, in the dry
matter of 48 % or more but less than
55 % 45 48 0406 90 78 9300 (3) 82,65
–––––––– Other 45 55 0406 90 78 9500 (3) 82,65
ex 0406 90 79 ––––––– Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Nectaire,
Saint-Paulin, Taleggio 56 40 0406 90 79 9900 (3) 62,51
ex 0406 90 81 ––––––– Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire,
Double Gloucester, Blarney, Colby,
Monterey 44 45 0406 90 81 9900 (3) 88,63
ex 0406 90 86 –––––––– Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding
52 %:
––––––––– cheeses produced from whey 0406 90 86 9100 —
––––––––– Other, of a fat content, by weight, in
the dry matter:
––––––––––O f less than 5 % 52 0406 90 86 9200 (3) 61,34
––––––––––O f 5% o r more but less than
19 % 51 5 0406 90 86 9300 (3) 63,48
––––––––––O f 1 9% o r more but less than
39 % 47 19 0406 90 86 9400 (3) 71,32
––––––––––O f 3 9% o r more 40 39 0406 90 86 9900 (3) 90,34
ex 0406 90 87 –––––––– Exceeding 52 % but not exceeding
62 %:
––––––––– cheeses produced from whey, except
for Manouri 0406 90 87 9100 —
––––––––– Other, of a fat content, by weight, in
the dry matter:
––––––––––O f less than 5 % 60 0406 90 87 9200 (3) 51,11
––––––––––O f 5% o r more but less than
19 % 55 5 0406 90 87 9300 (3) 58,31
––––––––––O f 1 9% o r more but less than
40 % 53 19 0406 90 87 9400 (3) 63,25
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(in ECU/100 kg weight, if no other indication)
CN code Description of goodsAdditional requirements for
using the product code
Maximum
water content
in product
weight
(%)Minimum
fat content
in the
dry matter
(%)Product
codeNotesAmount
of aid
ex 0406 90 87
(cont’d.)––––––––––O f 4 0% o r more:
––––––––––– Idiazabal, Manchego and
Roncal manufactured exclu-
sively from sheep’s milk 45 45 0406 90 87 9951 (3) 87,04
––––––––––– Maasdam 45 45 0406 90 87 9971 (3) 86,78
––––––––––– Manouri 43 53 0406 90 87 9972 (3) 33,07
––––––––––– Hushallsost 46 45 0406 90 87 9973 (3) 77,68
––––––––––– Murukoloinen 41 50 0406 90 87 9974 (3) 86,78
––––––––––– Other: 47 40 0406 90 87 9979 (3) 75,31
ex 0406 90 88 –––––––– Exceeding 62 % but not exceeding
72 %:
––––––––– cheeses produced from whey 0406 90 88 9100 —
––––––––– Other:
–––––––––– Other:
–––––––––––O f a f a t content, by weight, in
the dry matter:
––––––––––––O f 1 0% o r more but less
than 19 % 60 10 0406 90 88 9300 (3) 52,55
(3) In the case of cheeses presented in containers which also contain conserving liquid, in particular brine, the aid is granted on the net weight, the wei ght of the liquid being
deducted.
(13) Where the product contains non-lactic matter, the non-lactic matter is not to be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the aid.
When completing customs formalities, the applicant must state on the declaration provided for that purpose whether or not non-lactic matter has been added and, where
this is the case, the actual content by weight of the non-lactic matter added per 100 kilograms of finished product.’