Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2008 of 20 November 2008 fixing the export refunds on eggs
Date: 2008-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: egg, export refund

21.11.2008

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1154/2008

of 20 November 2008

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 (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (1), and in particular Article 164(2), last sub­
paragraph, and Article 170 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

that

Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
provides
the difference between prices on the
world market for the products referred to in Part XIX
in the
of Annex I
Community for those products may be covered by an
export refund.

to that Regulation and prices

In view of the current situation on the market in eggs,
export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the
rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 162 to
164, 167, 169 and 170 of Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007.

Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
provides that refunds may vary according to destination,
especially where the world market situation, the specific
requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting
accordance with
from agreements
Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.

concluded

in

the European Parliament and of

comply with requirements under 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
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 under point A of Annex
XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(5)

The Management Committee for the Common Organis­
ation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an
opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The products on which the export refunds provided for in
Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 may be paid,
subject to the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this
Article, and the amounts of those refunds are specified in the
Annex to this Regulation.

The products on which a refund may be paid under
2.
the requirements under Regulations
paragraph 1 shall meet
(EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 and, in particular, shall be
prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the
marking conditions laid down in Section I of Annex II
to
Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and those defined in point A
of Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(4)

Refunds should be granted only on products which are
authorised to move freely within the Community and

This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 November 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

25.6.2004, p. 22.

(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,

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ANNEX

Export refunds on eggs applicable from 21 November 2008

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

0,78

0,39

0,00

16,00

0,00

16,75

8,38

8,38

10,59

2,68

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.