Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2003 of 11 March 2003 fixing the export refunds on eggs
Date: 2003-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, export refund

12.3.2003

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 448/2003

of 11 March 2003

fixing the export refunds on eggs

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 organization of the market in
eggs (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No
493/2002 (2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

(3)

(4)

It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the
present situation on the market in eggs that the refund
should be fixed at an amount which would permit
Community participation in world trade and would also
take account of the nature of these exports and their
importance at the present time.

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that
the difference between prices on the world market for
the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and
prices for those products within the Community may be
covered by an export refund.

regarding competition on particular

The present market situation in certain third countries
and that
third
country markets make it necessary to fix a refund differ-
entiated by destination for certain products in the egg
sector.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The list of codes of products for which, when they are
exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2771/75 is granted, and the amount of that
refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 March 2003.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 7.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 11 March 2003 fixing the export refunds on eggs

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

0407 00 11 9000

0407 00 19 9000

0407 00 30 9000

0408 11 80 9100

0408 19 81 9100

0408 19 89 9100

0408 91 80 9100

0408 99 80 9100

E07

E07

E09

E10

E11

E04

E04

E04

E06

E04

EUR/100 pcs

EUR/100 pcs

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

1,70

0,80

6,00

25,00

3,00

40,00

20,00

20,00

75,00

19,00

NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ

L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as amended.
The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002 (OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p.
6).

The other destinations are defined as follows:
E04 all destinations except Switzerland and Estonia
E06 all destinations except Switzerland, Estonia and Lithuania
E07 all destinations except the United States of America, Estonia and Lithuania
E09 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR, Russia and Turkey
E10 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines
E11 all destinations except Switzerland, Estonia, Lithuania and those of E09 and E10.