Commission Regulation (EC) No 456/2004 of 11 March 2004 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2004-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, milk product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 456/2004

of 11 March 2004

amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of
goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the
milk and milk products sector (1), and in particular Article
31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 340/2004 to the information at
the export
present available to the Commission that
refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown
in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 27 February
2004 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in
the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty,
were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/
2004 (2).

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 340/2004 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 March 2004.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 11 March 2004.

For the Commission

Erkki LIIKANEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1787/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 121).

(2) OJ L 60, 27.2.2004, p. 4.

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Rates of the refunds applicable from 12 March 2004 to certain milk products exported in the form of goods
not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

ANNEX

CN code

Description

(EUR/100 kg)

Rate of refund (1)

In case of
advance fixing
of refunds

Other

ex 0402 10 19

Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content not
exceeding 1,5 % by weight (PG 2):

(a) on exportation of goods of CN code 3501

(b) on exportation of other goods

—

38,15

—

54,50

ex 0402 21 19

Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26
% by weight (PG 3):

(a) where goods incorporating, in the form of products assimi-
reduced-price butter or cream obtained

lated to PG 3,
pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 are exported

46,66

66,65

(b) on exportation of other goods

65,10

93,00

ex 0405 10

Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82 % (PG 6):

(a) where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which
have been manufactured in accordance with the conditions
provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 are exported

58,10

83,00

(b) on exportation of goods of CN code 2106 90 98 containing

122,68

175,25

40 % or more by weight of milk fat

(c) on exportation of other goods

117,60

168,00

(1) With effect from 1 July 2003 these rates are not applicable to goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty when exported to the
Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia or Slovenia, and to the goods referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC) No
999/2003 when exported to Hungary. With effect from 1 November 2003 these rates are not applicable to goods not covered by
Annex I to the Treaty when exported to Malta.