Commission Regulation (EC) No 2438/98 of 12 November 1998 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
Date: 1998-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, milk, milk product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2438/98

of 12 November 1998

fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

when prices in international trade are being determined
particular account should be taken of:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(a) prices ruling on third country markets;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market
in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (3)
thereof,

Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
provides that
the difference between prices in inter-
national trade for the products listed in Article 1 of that
Regulation and prices for those products within the
Community may be covered by an export refund within
the limits resulting from agreements concluded in ac-
cordance with Article 228 of the Treaty;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides that when
the refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of the
abovementioned Regulation, exported in the natural state,
are being fixed account must be taken of:

— the existing situation and the future trend with regard
to prices and availabilities of milk and milk products
on the Community market and prices for milk and
milk products in international trade,

— marketing costs and the most favourable transport
charges from Community markets to ports or other
points of export in the Community, as well as costs
incurred in placing the goods on the market of the
country of destination,

— the aims of the common organisation of the market in
milk and milk products which are to ensure equilib-
rium and the natural development of prices and trade
on this market,

— the limits resulting from agreements concluded in
accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty, and

— the need to avoid disturbances on the Community

market, and

— the economic aspect of the proposed exports;

Whereas Article 17 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
provides that when prices within the Community are
being determined account should be taken of the ruling
prices which are most favourable for exportation, and that

(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ L 206, 16. 8. 1996, p. 21.

(b) the most favourable prices in third countries of des-

tination for third country imports;

(c) producer prices recorded in exporting third countries,
account being taken, where appropriate, of subsidies
granted by those countries; and

(d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices;

Whereas Article 17 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
provides that the world market situation or the specific
requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to
vary the refund on the products listed in Article 1 of the
abovementioned Regulation according to destination;

Whereas Article 17 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68
provides that the list of products on which export refunds
are granted and the amount of such refunds should be
fixed at least once every four weeks; whereas the amount
of the refund may, however, remain at the same level for
more than four weeks;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 12 of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 of 27 June 1995 on specific
detailed rules for the application of export refunds on
milk and milk products (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2184/98 (4), the refund granted for milk products
containing added sugar is equal to the sum of the two
components; whereas one is intended to take account of
the quantity of milk products and is calculated by multi-
plying the basic amount by the milk products content in
the product concerned; whereas the other is intended to
take account of the quantity of added sucrose and is
the
calculated by multiplying the sucrose content of
entire product by the basic amount of the refund valid on
the day of exportation for the products listed in Article
1(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30
June 1981 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1148/98 (6); whereas, however, this second component
is applied only if the added sucrose has been produced
using sugar beet or cane harvested in the Community;

(3) OJ L 144, 28. 6. 1995, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 275, 10. 10. 1998, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.
(6) OJ L 159, 3. 6. 1998, p. 38.

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Whereas the level of refund for cheeses is calculated for
products intended for direct consumption; whereas the
cheese rinds and cheese wastes are not products intended
for this purpose; whereas, to avoid any confusion in inter-
pretation, it should be specified that there will be no
refund for cheeses of a free-at-frontier value less than
ECU 230,00 per 100 kilograms;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 896/84 (1), as
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 222/88 (2),
laid
down additional provisions concerning the granting of
refunds on the change from one milk year to another;
whereas those provisions provide for the possibility of
varying refunds according to the date of manufacture of
the products;

Whereas for the calculation of the refund for processed
cheese provision must be made where casein or caseinates
are added for that quantity not to be taken into account;

Whereas it follows from applying the rules set out above
to the present situation on the market in milk and in
particular to quotations or prices for milk products within
the Community and on the world market that the refund
should be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Milk and Milk Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds referred to in Article 17 of Regu-
1.
lation (EEC) No 804/68 on products exported in the
natural state shall be as set out in the Annex.

2.
There shall be no refunds for exports to destination
No 400 for products falling within CN codes 0401, 0402,
0403, 0404, 0405 and 2309.

3.
There shall be no refunds for exports to destinations
No 022, 024, 028, 043, 044, 045, 046, 052, 404, 600, 800
and 804 for products falling within CN code 0406.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 November
1998.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 12 November 1998.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 91, 1. 4. 1984, p. 71.
(2) OJ L 28, 1. 2. 1988, p. 1.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 12 November 1998 fixing the export refunds on milk and
milk products

(in ECU/100 kg net weight unless otherwise indicated)

Product code

Destination (*)

0401 10 10 9000

0401 10 90 9000

0401 20 11 9100

0401 20 11 9500

0401 20 19 9100

0401 20 19 9500

0401 20 91 9100

0401 20 91 9500
0401 20 99 9100

0401 20 99 9500
0401 30 11 9100
0401 30 11 9400

0401 30 11 9700

0401 30 19 9100
0401 30 19 9400
0401 30 19 9700

0401 30 31 9100
0401 30 31 9400
0401 30 31 9700
0401 30 39 9100
0401 30 39 9400
0401 30 39 9700
0401 30 91 9100
0401 30 91 9400
0401 30 91 9700
0401 30 99 9100
0401 30 99 9400
0401 30 99 9700
0402 10 11 9000
0402 10 19 9000
0402 10 91 9000
0402 10 99 9000
0402 21 11 9200
0402 21 11 9300
0402 21 11 9500
0402 21 11 9900
0402 21 17 9000
0402 21 19 9300
0402 21 19 9500
0402 21 19 9900
0402 21 91 9100
0402 21 91 9200
0402 21 91 9300
0402 21 91 9400
0402 21 91 9500
0402 21 91 9600
0402 21 91 9700

970
* * *
970
* * *
970
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970
* * *
970
* * *
970
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970
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970
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970
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970
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970
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+

Amount
of refund

2,327
—
2,327
—
2,327
—
3,597
—
2,327
—
3,597
—
4,551
—
—
4,551
—
—
—
10,50
—
15,77
—
—
—
15,77
—
38,32
59,85
66,00
38,32
59,85
66,00
75,22
110,55
129,01
75,22
110,55
129,01
82,50
82,50

0,8250
0,8250

82,50
100,60
105,98
114,00
82,50
100,60
105,98
114,00
114,82
115,61
117,04
125,09
127,88
138,59
144,87

Product code

Destination (*)

0402 21 91 9900
0402 21 99 9100
0402 21 99 9200
0402 21 99 9300
0402 21 99 9400
0402 21 99 9500
0402 21 99 9600
0402 21 99 9700
0402 21 99 9900
0402 29 15 9200
0402 29 15 9300
0402 29 15 9500
0402 29 15 9900
0402 29 19 9200
0402 29 19 9300
0402 29 19 9500
0402 29 19 9900
0402 29 91 9100
0402 29 91 9500
0402 29 99 9100
0402 29 99 9500
0402 91 11 9110
0402 91 11 9120
0402 91 11 9310
0402 91 11 9350
0402 91 11 9370
0402 91 19 9110
0402 91 19 9120
0402 91 19 9310
0402 91 19 9350
0402 91 19 9370
0402 91 31 9100
0402 91 31 9300
0402 91 39 9100
0402 91 39 9300
0402 91 51 9000
0402 91 59 9000
0402 91 91 9000
0402 91 99 9000
0402 99 11 9110
0402 99 11 9130
0402 99 11 9150
0402 99 11 9310
0402 99 11 9330
0402 99 11 9350
0402 99 19 9110
0402 99 19 9130
0402 99 19 9150
0402 99 19 9310
0402 99 19 9330
0402 99 19 9350
0402 99 31 9110
0402 99 31 9150
0402 99 31 9300
0402 99 31 9500
0402 99 39 9110
0402 99 39 9150
0402 99 39 9300

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Amount
of refund

151,96
114,82
115,61
117,04
125,09
127,88
138,59
144,87
151,96

0,8250
1,0060
1,0598
1,1402
0,8250
1,0060
1,0598
1,1402
1,1482
1,2509
1,1482
1,2509
—
—
11,31
13,85
16,84
—
—
11,31
13,85
16,84
—
19,91
—
19,91
—
—
63,94
63,94
—
—
—
0,2689
0,3228
0,4291
—
—
—
0,2689
0,3228
0,4291
—
0,4467
0,3832
0,6600
—
0,4467
0,3832

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Product code

Destination (*)

0402 99 39 9500
0402 99 91 9000
0402 99 99 9000
0403 10 11 9400
0403 10 11 9800
0403 10 13 9800
0403 10 19 9800
0403 10 31 9400
0403 10 31 9800
0403 10 33 9800
0403 10 39 9800
0403 90 11 9000
0403 90 13 9200
0403 90 13 9300
0403 90 13 9500
0403 90 13 9900
0403 90 19 9000
0403 90 31 9000
0403 90 33 9200
0403 90 33 9300
0403 90 33 9500
0403 90 33 9900
0403 90 39 9000
0403 90 51 9100

0403 90 51 9300
0403 90 53 9000
0403 90 59 9110
0403 90 59 9140
0403 90 59 9170

0403 90 59 9310
0403 90 59 9340
0403 90 59 9370
0403 90 59 9510
0403 90 59 9540
0403 90 59 9570
0403 90 61 9100
0403 90 61 9300
0403 90 63 9000
0403 90 69 9000
0404 90 21 9100
0404 90 21 9910
0404 90 21 9950
0404 90 23 9120
0404 90 23 9130
0404 90 23 9140
0404 90 23 9150
0404 90 23 9911
0404 90 23 9913
0404 90 23 9915
0404 90 23 9917
0404 90 23 9919
0404 90 23 9931
0404 90 23 9933
0404 90 23 9935
0404 90 23 9937
0404 90 23 9939
0404 90 29 9110
0404 90 29 9115
0404 90 29 9120
0404 90 29 9130
0404 90 29 9135
0404 90 29 9150

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+
+
+
+
+
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+
+
+
+
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+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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970
* * *
+
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970
* * *
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+
+
+
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+
+
+

Amount
of refund

0,6600
0,7522
0,7522
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
81,11
81,11
99,70
105,03
112,98
113,82

0,8111
0,8111
0,9970
1,0503
1,1298
1,1382
2,327
—
—
—
—
—
15,77
—
38,32
59,85
66,00
75,22
110,55
129,01
—
—
—
—
82,50
—
11,31
82,50
100,60
105,98
114,00
—
—
—
—
—
11,31
13,85
16,84
19,91
20,81
114,82
115,61
117,04
125,09
127,88
138,59

Product code

Destination (*)

0404 90 29 9160
0404 90 29 9180
0404 90 81 9100
0404 90 81 9910
0404 90 81 9950
0404 90 83 9110
0404 90 83 9130
0404 90 83 9150
0404 90 83 9170
0404 90 83 9911
0404 90 83 9913
0404 90 83 9915
0404 90 83 9917
0404 90 83 9919
0404 90 83 9931
0404 90 83 9933
0404 90 83 9935
0404 90 83 9937
0404 90 89 9130
0404 90 89 9150
0404 90 89 9930
0404 90 89 9950
0404 90 89 9990
0405 10 11 9500
0405 10 11 9700
0405 10 19 9500
0405 10 19 9700
0405 10 30 9100
0405 10 30 9300
0405 10 30 9500
0405 10 30 9700
0405 10 50 9100
0405 10 50 9300
0405 10 50 9500
0405 10 50 9700
0405 10 90 9000
0405 20 90 9500
0405 20 90 9700
0405 90 10 9000
0405 90 90 9000
0406 10 20 9100
0406 10 20 9230

0406 10 20 9290

0406 10 20 9300

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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+
+
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037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *

Amount
of refund

144,87
151,96

0,8250
—
0,2689
0,8250
1,0060
1,0598
1,1402
—
—
—
—
—
0,2689
0,3228
0,4291
0,4467
1,1482
1,2509
0,4601
0,6600
0,7522

165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
165,85
170,00
176,22
155,49
161,71
216,00
170,00
—
—
—
22,83
22,83
37,68
—
—
21,24
15,29
35,05
—
—
9,329
7,834

15,39

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Product code

Destination (*)

Amount
of refund

Product code

Destination (*)

0406 10 20 9610

0406 10 20 9620

0406 10 20 9630

0406 10 20 9640

0406 10 20 9650

0406 10 20 9660
0406 10 20 9830

0406 10 20 9850

0406 10 20 9870
0406 10 20 9900
0406 20 90 9100
0406 20 90 9913

0406 20 90 9915

0406 20 90 9917

0406 20 90 9919

037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
+
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
+
+
+
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *

—
—
30,98
30,98
51,11
—
—
31,42
31,42
51,83
—
—
35,06
35,06
57,86
—
—
51,54
48,35
85,03
—
—
42,95
25,44
70,86
—
—
—
15,93
13,38
26,28
—
—
19,31
16,22
31,87
—
—
—
—
—
35,62
31,59
58,77
—
—
47,01
42,12
77,56
—
—
49,94
44,75
82,41
—
—
55,82
50,02
92,10

0406 20 90 9990
0406 30 31 9710

0406 30 31 9730

0406 30 31 9910

0406 30 31 9930

0406 30 31 9950

0406 30 39 9500

0406 30 39 9700

0406 30 39 9930

0406 30 39 9950

0406 30 90 9000

0406 40 50 9000

+
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *

Amount
of refund

—
—
—
9,536
8,346

17,88
—
—
13,99
12,25
26,24
—
—
9,536
8,346

17,88
—
—
13,99
12,25
26,24
—
—
20,36
17,81
38,17
—
—
13,99
12,25
26,24
—
—
20,36
17,81
38,17
—
—
20,36
17,81
38,17
—
—
23,02
21,14
43,16
—
—
24,15
21,14
45,28
—
—
81,00
32,98
90,00

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Product code

Destination (*)

Amount
of refund

Product code

Destination (*)

Amount
of refund

0406 40 90 9000

0406 90 13 9000

0406 90 15 9100

0406 90 17 9100

0406 90 21 9900

0406 90 23 9900

0406 90 25 9900

0406 90 27 9900

0406 90 31 9119

0406 90 33 9119

0406 90 33 9919

037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *

—
—
83,18
32,98
92,42
—
—
91,46
60,16
101,62
—
—
94,51
62,17
105,01
—
—
94,51
62,17
105,01
—
—
92,61
44,53
102,90
—
—
81,32
18,57
90,36
—
—
80,79
21,16
89,77
—
—
73,17
18,57
81,30
—
—
67,25
25,56
74,72
—
—
67,25
25,56
74,72
—
—
61,46
20,33
68,29

0406 90 33 9951

0406 90 35 9190

0406 90 35 9990

0406 90 37 9000

0406 90 61 9000

0406 90 63 9100

0406 90 63 9900

0406 90 69 9100
0406 90 69 9910

0406 90 73 9900

0406 90 75 9900

0406 90 76 9300

037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
+
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *
037
039
099
400
* * *

—
—
62,08
20,01
68,98
28,95
28,95
95,14
61,40
105,71
—
—
95,14
40,19
105,71
—
—
91,46
60,16
101,62
40,61
40,61
100,80
57,27
112,00
37,12
37,12
100,27
63,89
111,41
29,52
29,52
96,40
48,93
107,11
—
—
—
96,40
48,93
107,11
—
—
83,95
52,63
93,28
—
—
84,51
22,27
93,90
—
—
76,21
20,12
84,68

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Product code

Destination (*)

Amount
of refund

Product code

Destination (*)

Amount
of refund

0406 90 76 9400

0406 90 76 9500

0406 90 78 9100

0406 90 78 9300

0406 90 78 9500

0406 90 79 9900

0406 90 81 9900

0406 90 85 9910

0406 90 85 9991

0406 90 85 9995

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

—

—

85,37

23,22

94,85

—

—

81,22

23,22

90,24

—

—

78,75

18,14

87,50

—

—

83,50

20,12

92,78

—

—

82,72

23,22

91,91

—

—

67,52

19,23

75,02

—

—

85,37

47,61

94,85

28,95

28,95

92,19

59,27

102,43

—

—

92,19

40,19

102,43

—

—

84,51

21,16

93,90

0406 90 85 9999

0406 90 86 9100

0406 90 86 9200

0406 90 86 9300

0406 90 86 9400

0406 90 86 9900

0406 90 87 9100

0406 90 87 9200

0406 90 87 9300

0406 90 87 9400

0406 90 87 9951

0406 90 87 9971

0406 90 87 9972

+

+

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

+

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

099

400

* * *

—

—

—

—

77,55

27,65

86,17

—

—

78,67

30,30

87,41

—

—

83,58

34,28

92,87

—

—

92,19

40,24

102,43

—

—

—

64,63

24,78

71,81

—

—

72,24

28,02

80,27

—

—

74,12

30,66

82,36

—

—

83,84

42,19

93,15

—

—

83,84

34,41

93,15

35,72

13,67

39,68

13. 11. 98

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 303/19

Product code

Destination (*)

Amount
of refund

Product code

Destination (*)

Amount
of refund

0406 90 87 9973

0406 90 87 9974

0406 90 87 9979

0406 90 88 9100

0406 90 88 9105

0406 90 88 9300

2309 10 15 9010

2309 10 15 9100

2309 10 15 9200

2309 10 15 9300

2309 10 15 9400

2309 10 15 9500

2309 10 15 9700

2309 10 19 9010

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

+

037

039

099

400

* * *

037

039

099

400

* * *

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

—

—

82,31

24,08

91,46

—

—

89,33

24,08

99,26

—

—

81,32

24,08

90,36

—

—

—

86,64

30,30

96,27

—

—

63,81

30,30

70,90

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

2309 10 19 9100
2309 10 19 9200
2309 10 19 9300
2309 10 19 9400
2309 10 19 9500
2309 10 19 9600
2309 10 19 9700
2309 10 19 9800
2309 10 70 9010
2309 10 70 9100
2309 10 70 9200
2309 10 70 9300
2309 10 70 9500
2309 10 70 9600
2309 10 70 9700
2309 10 70 9800
2309 90 35 9010
2309 90 35 9100
2309 90 35 9200
2309 90 35 9300
2309 90 35 9400
2309 90 35 9500
2309 90 35 9700
2309 90 39 9010
2309 90 39 9100
2309 90 39 9200
2309 90 39 9300
2309 90 39 9400
2309 90 39 9500
2309 90 39 9600
2309 90 39 9700
2309 90 39 9800
2309 90 70 9010
2309 90 70 9100
2309 90 70 9200
2309 90 70 9300
2309 90 70 9500
2309 90 70 9600
2309 90 70 9700
2309 90 70 9800

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13,85
18,47
23,09
27,70
32,32
36,94
40,63
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13,85
18,47
23,09
27,70
32,32
36,94
40,63

(*) The code numbers for the destinations are those set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19).

However:
— ‘099' covers all destination codes from 053 to 096 inclusive,
— ‘970' covers the exports referred to in Articles 34(1)(a) and (c) and 42(1)(a) and (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (OJ L 351, 14.12.1987, p.

1).

For destinations other than those indicated for each ‘product code', the amount of the refund applying is indicated by ***.
Where no destination (‘+') is indicated, the amount of the refund is applicable for exports to any destination other than those referred to in Article 1(2)
and (3).

NB: The product codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as

amended.