1.10.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL251/51
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2178/77
of30September1977
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1October1977tocertainmilk
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,(c)theneedtoensureequalityofcompetitionforthe
industrieswhichuseCommunityproductsand
thosewhichusethird-country productsunder
inwardprocessingarrangements ;
WhereasArticle4(3)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72
providesthat,whentherateoftherefundisbeing
fixed,accountshouldbetaken,wherenecessary,of
productionrefunds,aidsorothermeasureshaving
equivalenteffectapplicableinallMemberStatesin
accordancewiththeRegulationonthecommon
organizationofthemarketintheproductinquestion
tothebasicproductslistedinAnnexAtothatRegula­
tionortoassimilatedproducts;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle17(5)thereof,
WhereasArticle17(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesininterna­
tionaltradefortheproductslistedinArticle1(a),(b),
(c)and(e)ofthatRegulationandpriceswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
whereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2682/72of12
December1972layingdowngeneralrulesfor
grantingexportrefundsoncertainagricultural
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty,andcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds(3),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3138/76(4),specifiestheproductsfor
whicharateofrefundshouldbefixed,tobeapplied
wheretheseproductsareexportedintheformof
goodslistedintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
804/68:WhereasArticle11(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-pro­
ducedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuch
milkandthecaseinmanufactured fromitfulfil
certainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No987/68of15July1968layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingaidforskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinates(5),aslastamended
bytheActofAccession(6);whereas,pursuantto
Article1(2)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,
skimmedmilkthusdefinedisassimilatedtomilk
powdercomplyingwiththedefinitionofthepilot
productsGroupNo2listedinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No823/68of28June1968deter­
miningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilk
products(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1638/77(8);whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixed
forthismilkpowder;Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraphof
Article4(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2682/72,therate
oftherefundper100kilogramsforeachofthebasic
productsinquestionmustbefixedforeachmonth;
Whereas,inaccordancewithparagraph2ofthat
Article,thatratemustbedeterminedwithparticular
referenceto:
(a)theaveragecostsincurredbyprocessingindustries
inobtainingsuppliesofthebasicproductsinques­
tionontheCommunitymarketandtheprices
rulingontheworldmarkets;
(b)theleveloftherefundsonexportsofprocessed
agriculturalproductscoveredbyAnnexIItotheWhereasArticle2ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No756/70of24April1970ongrantingaidfor
skimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinorcaseinates(9),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No984/77(10);
fixestheaidper100kilogramsofskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
(»)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(b)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
OOJNoL151,30.6:1968,p.3.
(»)OJNoL183,22.7.1977,p.3.
HOJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(10)OJNoL118,11.5.1977,p.8.(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(»)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
(")OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.

NoL251/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.10.77
applicablefrom1October1977tothebasicproducts
appearinginAnnexAtoRegulation(EEC)No
2682/72andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedin
theAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No804/68,arehereby
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation.WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No232/75of
30January1975onthesaleofbutteratreduced
pricesforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts
andicecream('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1890/77(2),authorizesthedeliverytoindus­
triesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithinheading
No19.08orsubheadings18.06Band21.07Cand'ice
mix'orsubheadings18.06Dandex21.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,ofbutteratareducedprice
underastandinginvitationtotender;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkand
MilkProductshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthe
productsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article2HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle28ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1519/72(3),theratesoftherefundsThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30September1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL24,31.1.1975,p.45.
(2)OJNoL212,,20.8.1977,p.9.h)OJNoL162,18.7.1972,p.1.

1.10.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL251/53
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof30September1977fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1October1977tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.aJlOOkg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodiRateof
refund
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentoflessthan1·5%byweightandwitha
watercontentoflessthan5%byweight(PG2):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo35.01
b)Onexportationofothergoods 64-85
ex04.02AIIPowderedmilk,obtainedbythesprayprocess,witha
fatcontentof26%byweightandawatercontentof
lessthan5%byweight(PG3) 90-67
ex04.02AIIIConcentratedmilk,withafatcontentbyweightof7·5%
andacontentbyweightindrymatterequalto25%
(PG4) 19-39
ex04.03 Butter,withafatcontentbyweightof82%(PG6):
a)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08orofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,ana'icemix'of
CCTsubheadingsex18.06DandheadingNoex21.07
manufactured undertheconditionslaiddownin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No232/75
b)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTsubheading
21.07FVIIIa)withacontentofnon-milkfatsof
morethan20% 166-90
c)Onexportationofothergoods 159-75