Commission Regulation (EC) No 1480/2007 of 13 December 2007 fixing the export refunds on eggs
Date: 2007-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, export refund

14.12.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1480/2007

of 13 December 2007

fixing the export refunds on eggs

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 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.

Given the present situation on the market in eggs, export
refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the
rules and certain criteria provided for in Article 8 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.

Article 8(3), second subparagraph of Regulation (EEC)
No 2771/75 provides that the world market situation
or the specific requirements of certain markets may
make it necessary to vary the refund according to desti-
nation.

Refunds should be granted only on products that are
allowed to move freely in the Community and that
comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No
852/2004 of
the
Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (2)
and of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European

the European Parliament and of

Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying
down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (3)
as well as marking requirements of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 1907/90 of 26 June 1990 on certain marketing
standards for eggs (4).

(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

1.
Export refunds as provided for in Article 8 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2771/75 shall be granted on the products and for the
amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the
conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.

the

relevant

requirements of Regulations

The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 must
2.
meet
(EC) No
852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004, notably preparation in an
approved establishment and compliance with the marking
requirements laid down in Annex II, Section I to Regulation
(EC) No 853/2004 and those laid down in Regulation (EEC)
No 1907/90.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 December 2007.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2007.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation
(EEC) No 2771/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.
(2) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Corrected version in OJ L 226,

25.6.2004, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55. Corrected version in OJ L 226,
25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 173, 6.7.1990, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1582/2006 (OJ L 294, 25.10.2006, p. 1).

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ANNEX

Export refunds on eggs applicable from 14 December 2007

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

A02

A02

E09

E10

E19

A03

A03

A03

A03

A03

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

1,98

0,99

0,00

20,00

0,00

50,00

25,00

25,00

63,00

16,00

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 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.
E19 all destinations except Switzerland and those of E09 and E10.