Commission Regulation (EC) No 495/2004 of 17 March 2004 fixing the export refunds on eggs applicable from 18 March 2004
Date: 2004-03-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, export refund

18.3.2004

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 495/2004

of 17 March 2004

fixing the export refunds on eggs applicable from 18 March 2004

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), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 8(3)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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 on the Community market
may be covered by an export refund.

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 Com-
munity participation in world trade and would also take
account of the nature of these exports and their impor-
tance at the present time.

The present market situation in certain third countries
and that regarding competition makes it necessary to fix
a
certain
products in the egg sector.

refund differentiated by destination for

Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999
of 15 April 1999 laying down detailed rules for the
application of the system of export refunds on agri-
cultural products (2) stipulates that no refund is granted
if the products are not of sound and fair marketable

quality on the date on which the export declaration is
accepted. In order to ensure uniform application of the
rules in force, it should be stated that, in order to qualify
for the refund, the egg products listed in Article 1 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 must bear the health
mark laid down in Council Directive 89/437/EEC of 20
June 1989 on hygiene and health problems affecting the
production and the placing on the market of egg
products (3).

(5)

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

However, in order to qualify for the refund, products falling
within the scope of Chapter XI of the Annex to Directive 89/
437/EEC must also satisfy the health marking conditions laid
down in that Directive.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(3) OJ L 212, 22.7.1989, p. 87. Directive as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 444/2003 (OJ L 67, 12.3.2003, p. 3).

lation (EC) No 806/2003.

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ANNEX

Export refunds on eggs applicable from 18 March 2004

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

E12

E12

E09

E10

E13

E14

E14

E14

E15

E14

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 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11).

The other destinations are defined as follows:
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.
E12 all destinations except the United States of America, Estonia, Lithuania and Bulgaria.
E13 all destinations except Switzerland, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria and those of E09 and E10.
E14 all destinations except Switzerland, Estonia and Bulgaria.
E15 all destinations except Switzerland, Estonia, Lithuania and Bulgaria.