NoL56/2 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No401/77
of25February1977
fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicablefrom1March1977tocertainmilk
productsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcoveredbyAnnexIItotheTreaty
Treatywhicharemanufactured undersimilar
conditions ;
(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;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle 17(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;WhereasArticleII(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68
providesforthepaymentofaidforCommunity-pro­
ducedskimmedmilkprocessedintocaseinifsuch
milkandthecaseinmanufactured fromitfulfil
certainconditionssetoutinArticle1ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No987/68of15July1968layingdown
generalrulesforgrantingaidforskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinates(5),aslastamended
bytheActofAccession(6);whereas,pursuantto
Article 1(2)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2682/72,
skimmedmilkthusdefinedisassimilated tomilk
powdercomplyingwiththedefinitionofthepilot
productsGroupNo2listedinAnnexItoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No823/68of28June1968deter­
miningthegroupsofproductsandthespecialprovi­
sionsforcalculatingleviesonmilkandmilk
products(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
561/76(8);whereasarateofrefundshouldbefixed
forthismilkpowder;Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstsubparagraph of
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)No745/76(10),
fixestheaidper100kilogramsofskimmedmilk
processedintocaseinorcaseinatesaccordingtotype;
(')O)NoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,'p.9.(5)OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.6.
(o)OJNoL73,V.3.1972,p.14.
(7)OJNoL151,30.6.1968,p.3.
(s)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.11.
(°)OJNoL91,25.4.1970,p.28.
(I0)OJNoL86,1.4.1976,p.44.(•>)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.
{*)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.I.

1.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL56/3
applicablefrom1March1977tothebasicproducts
appearinginAnnexAtoRegulation (EEC)No
2682/72andlistedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68,exportedintheformofgoodslistedin
theAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No804/68,arehereby
fixedasshownintheAnnextothisRegulation .WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No232/75of
30January1975onthesaleofbutteratreduced
pricesforuseinthemanufactureofpastryproducts
andicecream('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2805/76(2),authorizesthedeliverytoindus­
triesmanufacturing thegoodsfallingwithinheading
No19.08orsubheadings18.06Band21.07Cand'ice
mix'orsubheadings18.06Dandex21.07ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,ofbutteratareducedprice
underastandinginvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,2.Noratesofrefundarefixedforanyofthe
productsreferredtointheprecedingparagraphwhich
arenotlistedintheAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle28ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1519/72(3),theratesoftherefundsThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25February1977.
FortheCommission
ÉtienneDAVIGNON
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL24,31.1.1975 ,p.45.
(-)OJNoL320 ,20 .II.1976 ,p.25.
(5)OJNoL162 ,18 .7.1972 ,p.1.

NoL56/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.3.77
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof25February1977fixingtheratesoftherefundsapplicable
from1March1977tocertainmilkproductsexportedintheformofgoodsnotcovered
byAnnexIItotheTreaty
(u.a./100kg)
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsRateof
refund
ex04.02AIIPowderedmille,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)OnexportationofgoodsofCCTheadingNo19.08or
ofsubheadings18.06Band21.07C,and'icemix'of
CCTsubheadingsex18.06DandheadingNoex21.07
manufactured undertheconditionslaiddownin
Article6ofRégulation (EEC)No232/75
b)Onexportationofothergoods 159.75