NoL25/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.1.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No173/78
of30January1978
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1February1978toeggsandegg
yolksexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarket;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItothe
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;and
(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No368/76(2),andinparticularthefirst
sentenceofthefifthsubparagraph ofArticle9(2)
thereof,
WhereasArticle9(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
worldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1(1)of
thatRegulationandpriceswithintheCommunity
maybecoveredbyanexportrefund;whereasCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2682/72of12December1972
layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefunds
oncertainagriculturalproductsexportedintheform
ofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty,and
thecriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No152/78(4),
specifiestheproductsforwhicharateofrefund
shouldbefixed,tobeappliedwheretheseproducts
areexportedintheformofgoodslistedintheAnnex
toRegulation (EEC)No2771/75;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththesecondsubparagraph
ofArticle4(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,the
rateoftherefundper100kgforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforaperiodofthe
samedurationasthatforwhichrefundsarefixedfor
thesameproductsexportedunprocessed ;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,whenthatrateisbeingdeterminedparticular
accountshouldbetakenof:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artiee1
Theratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1February
1978totheproductsappearinginAnnexAtoRegula­
tion(EEC)No2682/72andlistedinArticle1(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2771/75,exportedintheform
ofgoodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75,areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnex,to
thisRegulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30January1978.
FortheCommission
fitienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
(4)OJNoL23,28.1.1978,p.1.

31.1.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL25/31
ANNEX
totheCommission ,Regulationof30January1978fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1February1978toeggsandeggyolksexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredby
AnnexIItotheTreaty
CCTheading
No DescriptionRateofrefund
inu.a./100kg
04.05Birds'eggsandeggyolks,freshdriedorotherwise
preserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
b)Other(thaneggsforhatching)12-00
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
ex1.Dried,notsweetened 40.00
ex2.Other,notsweetened 10.00
b)Eggyolks:
ex1.Liquid,notsweetened 18-00
ex2.Frozen,notsweetened 20.00
ex3.Dried,notsweetened 42.00