Commission Regulation (EC) No 1606/2004 of 14 September 2004 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: 2004-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, egg product, export refund

15.9.2004

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 292/19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1606/2004

of 14 September 2004

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
Community,

establishing the European

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 Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July
2000 laying down common detailed rules for the appli-
cation 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 (2), 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 Annex I to Regulation (EEC)
No 2771/75.

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

the

the

must be fixed for a 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 goods 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
forecasts and funds
expenditure
available in the budget.

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

(3)

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 September 2004.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 September 2004.

For the Commission

Olli REHN
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 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 886/2004 (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 14).

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Rates of the refunds applicable from 15 September 2004 to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods
not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

ANNEX

CN code

0407 00

0407 00 30

0408

Description

Destination (1)

Rate of refund

(EUR/100 kg)

Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked:
– Of poultry:
– – Other:

(a) On

exportation

of

ovalbumin

of CN codes

3502 11 90 and 3502 19 90

(b) On exportation of other goods

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

02

03

04

01

6,00

25,00

3,00

3,00

0408 11

– – Dried:

ex 0408 11 80

– – – Suitable for human consumption:

not sweetened

01

40,00

0408 19

– – Other:
– – – Suitable for human consumption:

ex 0408 19 81

– – – – Liquid:

ex 0408 19 89

– – – – Frozen:

not sweetened

not sweetened

0408 91

– Other:

– – Dried:

ex 0408 91 80

– – – Suitable for human consumption:

not sweetened

0408 99

– – Other:

ex 0408 99 80

– – – Suitable for human consumption:

not sweetened

01

01

01

01

20,00

20,00

75,00

19,00

(1) The destinations are as follows:

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