Commission Regulation (EC) No 116/2002 of 23 January 2002 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2002-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, egg product, export refund

24.1.2002

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 116/2002

of 23 January 2002

fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not
covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in
eggs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1516/96 (2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides
that the difference between prices in international trade
for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation
and prices within the Community may be covered by an
export refund where these goods are exported in the
form of goods listed in the Annex to that Regulation.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of
13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for
the application of the system of granting export refunds
on certain agricultural products exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the
criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1563/2001 (4), specifies
the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed,
to be applied where these products are exported in the
form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC)
No 2771/75.

(3)

(4)

(5)

period of the same duration as that for which refunds
are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.

Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded
under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export
refund for a product contained in a good may not
exceed the refund applicable to that product when
exported without further processing.

It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management
taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds avail-
able in the budget.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of
the refunds applicable to the basic products
appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and
listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, exported
in the form of goods listed in the Annex I to Regulation (EEC)
No 2771/75, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex hereto.

(2)

In accordance Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/
2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each
of the basic products in question must be fixed for a

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January 2002.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 January 2002.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 99.
(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 208, 1.8.2001, p. 8.

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to the Commission Regulation of 23 January 2002 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks
exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

ANNEX

(EUR/100 kg)

Destination
(1)

Rate
of
refund

02
03
04
01

7,00
11,00
3,50
3,50

CN
code

Description

0407 00

Birds' eggs,

in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:

– Of poultry:

0407 00 30

– – Other:

a) On exportation of ovalbumin of CN codes 3502 11 90 and

3502 19 90

b) On exportation of other goods

0408

in shell and egg yolks,

fresh, dried, cooked by
Birds' eggs, not
steaming or by boiling in water, moulded,
frozen or otherwise
preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter:

– Egg yolks:

0408 11

– – Dried:

ex 0408 11 80

– – – Suitable for human consumption:

not sweetened

01

20,00

0408 19

– – Other:

– – – Suitable for human consumption:

ex 0408 19 81

– – – – Liquid:

not sweetened

ex 0408 19 89

– – – – Frozen:

not sweetened

– Other:

0408 91

– – Dried:

01

01

10,00

10,00

ex 0408 91 80

– – – Suitable for human consumption:

not sweetened

01

33,00

0408 99

– – Other:

ex 0408 99 80

– – – Suitable for human consumption:

not sweetened

01

8,00

(1) The destinations are as follows:

01 Third countries,
02 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR and Russia,
03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Egypt,
04 All destinations except Switzerland and those of 02 and 03.