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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 256/98
of30January 1998
fixing the rates ofthe refunds applicable tocertain milk products exported in
the form ofgoods not covered byAnnex IItothe Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27June 1968 onthe common organization ofthe market
inmilk and milk products (1),aslast amended byRegula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2),and inparticular Article 17(3)
thereof,
Whereas Article 17 (1) ofRegulation (EEC) No 804/68
provides that the difference between prices ininterna-
tional trade for the products listed inArticle 1(a), (b), (c),
(d), (e), and (g)ofthat Regulation and prices within the
Community may becovered byanexport refund; whereas
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of30May 1994
laying down common implementing rules for granting
export refunds on certain agricultural products exported
inthe form ofgoods not covered by Annex IItothe
Treaty, and criteria for fixing the amount of such
refunds (3),as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1909/97 (4),specifies the products for which arate of
refund should be fixed, to be applied where these
products are exported inthe form ofgoods listed inthe
Annex toRegulation (EEC) No 804/68;
Whereas, inaccordance with the first subparagraph of
Article 4(1)ofRegulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of
the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic
products inquestion must be fixed for each month;
Whereas Article 4(3) ofRegulation (EC) No 1222/94
provides that, when the rate ofthe refund isbeing fixed,
account should betaken, where necessary, ofproduction
refunds, aids orother measures having equivalent effect
applicable inall Member States inaccordance with the
Regulation onthe common organization ofthe market in
the product inquestion tothe basic products listed in
Annex Atothat Regulation ortoassimilated products;Whereas Article 11 (1) ofRegulation (EEC) No 804/68
provides for the payment ofaid for Community-produced
skimmed milk processed into casein ifsuch milk and the
casein manufactured from itfulfil certain conditions set
out inArticle 1ofCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 987/68
of15July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid
for skimmed milk processed into casein orcaseinates (5),
aslast amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1435/90 (6);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of15
December 1997 on the sale ofbutter atreduced prices
and the granting ofaid for cream, butter and concentrated
butter for use inthe manufacture ofpastry products, ice-
cream and other foodstuffs (7),lays down that butter and
cream atreduced prices should be made available to
industries which manufacture certain goods;
Whereas the measures provided for inthis Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The rates ofthe refunds applicable tothe basic
products appearing inAnnex AtoRegulation (EC) No
1222/94 and listed inArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC) No
804/68, exported inthe form ofgoods listed inthe Annex
to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, are hereby fixed as
shown inthe Annex tothis Regulation.
2. No rates ofrefund are fixed for any ofthe products
referred toin the preceding paragraph which are not
listed inthe Annex tothis Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on1February 1998.
(1)OJL148, 28. 6.1968, p.13.
(2)OJL206, 16. 8.1996, p.21.
(3)OJL136, 31. 5.1994, p.5.
(4)OJL268, 1.10. 1997, p.20.(5)OJL169, 18. 7.1968, p.6.
(6)OJL138, 31. 5.1990, p.8.
(7)OJL350, 20. 12. 1997, p.3.
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This Regulation shall be binding initsentirety and directly applicable inall Member
States.
Done atBrussels, 30 January 1998.
For the Commission
Hans VAN DEN BROEK
Member ofthe Commission
ANNEX
tothe Commission Regulation of30January 1998 fixing the rates ofthe refunds applicable
tocertain milk products exported inthe form ofgoods not covered byAnnex IItothe
Treaty
(ECU/100 kg)
CN code DescriptionRate of
refund
ex0402 1019 Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not
containing added sugar orother sweetening matter, with afat
content not exceeding 1,5 % byweight (PG 2):
(a)On exportation ofgoods ofCN code 3501 —
(b) On exportation ofother goods 68,00
ex0402 2119 Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not
containing added sugar orother sweetening matter, with afat
content of26% byweight (PG 3):
(a)Where goods incorporating, in the form of products
assimilated to PG 3, reduced-price butter or cream
obtained pursuant toRegulation (EEC) No 2571/97 are
exported 64,59
(b) On exportation ofother goods 102,60
ex0405 10 Butter, with afat content by weight of82% (PG 6):
(a)Where goods containing reduced-price butter orcream
which have been manufactured inaccordance with the
conditions provided for inRegulation (EEC) No 2571/97
are exported 45,00
(b) On exportation of goods of CN code 2106 9098
containing 40% ormore by weight ofmilk fat 177,25
(c)On exportation ofother goods 170,00