CELEX: 31997R0355
Language: en
Date: 1997-02-27 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 355/97 of 27 February 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk products regarding the amounts of aid

No L 59 /20               EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                               28 . 2. 97
                                              COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 355/97
                                                            of 27 February 1997
                       amending Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 laying down detailed rules for the
                       application of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating to milk
                                                products regarding the amounts of aid
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            milk products (7) fixes the refunds on those products;
                                                                         whereas Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  should be adapted to take account of those adjustments;
  Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92                   Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk
  of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the                   Products has not delivered an opinion within the time
  Azores and Madeira relating to certain agricultural                    limit set by its chairman,
  products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
  2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
  Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92 (3),
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93 (4), lays
  down in particular the detailed rules for the application of
  the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agri­
 cultural products to the Azores and Madeira;                                                    Article 1
 Whereas Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 of 30                   Annex II to amended Regulation (EEC) No 2219/92 is
 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for the application                hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
 of the specific supply arrangements for Madeira relating
 to milk products and establishing the forecast supply
 balance (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                                              Article 2
  1 67/97 (6), fixes the aid for milk products;
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 354/97 of 27                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 February
 February 1996 fixing the export refunds on milk and                     1997 .
                       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                       States .
                       Done at Brussels, 27 February 1997.
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                    Franz FISCHLER
                                                                             Member of the Commission
(')  OJ  No   L  173,   27. 6. 1992, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ  No   L  320,   11 . 12. 1996, p. 1 .
(3)  OJ  No   L  179,   1 . 7. 1992, p. 6.
(♦)  OJ  No   L  238,   23. 9. 1993, p. 24.
(<)  OJ  No   L  218 ,  1 . 8. 1992, p. 75.
(6) OJ No L 29, 31 . 1 . 1997, p. 27.                                   Q See page 12 of this Official Journal.
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                                                              ANNEX
                                                            'ANNEX II
                                                                                       (in ECU/100 kg weight, if no other indication)
                                                                                                                       Amount of
     CN code                             Description of goods                          Product code       Notes
                                                                                                                           aid
    0401       Milk and cream , not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other
               sweetening matter ('):
    0401 10    — Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 % :
    0401 10 10 — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres     0401 10 10 9000       C)             3,324
    0401 10 90 — — Other                                                             0401 10 90 9000       C)             3,324
    0401 20    — Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 % but not exceeding 6 % :
               — — Not exceeding 3 % :
    0401 20 11 — — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
                        — Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 %           0401 20 11 9100       C)             3,324
                        — Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1,5 %               0401 20 11 9500       C)             5,138
    0401 20 19 — — — Other:
                        — Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1,5 %           0401 20 19 9100       C)             3,324
                        — Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1,5 %               0401 20 19 9500       C)             5,138
               — — Exceeding 3 % :
    0401 20 91 — — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
                        — Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 4 %             0401 20 91 9100       C)             6,843
                        — Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 4 %                 0401 20 91 9500       C)             7,973
    0401 20 99 — — — Other:
                        — Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 4 %             0401 20 99 9100       C)             6,843
                        — Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 4 %                 0401 20 99 9500       C)             7,973
    0401 30    — Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % :
               — — Not exceeding 21 % :
    0401 30 11 — — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
                        — Of a fat content, by weight:
                          — Not exceeding 10 %                                       0401 30 11 9100       C)            10,23
                          — Exceeding 10 % but not exceeding 17 %                    0401 30 11 9400       C)            15,79
                          — Exceeding 17 %                                           0401 30 11 9700       C)            23,71
    0401 30 19 — — — Other:
                        — Of a fat content, by weight:
                          — Not exceeding 10 %                                       0401 30 19 9100       C)            10,23
                          — Exceeding 10 % but not exceeding 17 %                    0401 30 19 9400       C)            15,79
                          — Exceeding 17 %                                           0401 30 19 9700       C)            23,71
               — — Exceeding 21 % but not exceeding 45 % :
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                                                                                      (in ECU/100 kg weight, if no other indication)
                                                                                                                      Amount of
     CN code                            Description of goods                          Product code       Notes
                                                                                                                          aid
   0401 30 31  — — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
                     — Of a fat content, by weight:
                        — Not exceeding 35 %                                        0401 30 31 9100        C)           28,24
                        — Exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 39 %                     0401 30 31 9400        C)           44,10
                        — Exceeding 39 %                                            0401 30 31 9700        C)           48,63
   0401 30 39 — — — Other:
                     — Of a fat content, by weight:
                        — Not exceeding 35 %                                        0401 30 39 9100        C)           28,24
                        — Exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 39 %                     0401 30 39 9400        C)           44,10
                        — Exceeding 39 %                                            0401 30 39 9700        C)           48,63
              — — Exceeding 45 % :
   0401 30 91 — — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2 litres:
                     — Of a fat content, by weight:
                        — Not exceeding 68 %                                        0401 30 91 9100       C)            55,43
                        — Exceeding 68 % but not exceeding 80 %                     0401 30 91 9400       C)            81,46
                        — Exceeding 80 %                                            0401 30 91 9700       C)            95,06
   0401 30 99 — — — Other:
                     — Of a fat content, by weight:
                        — Not exceeding 68 %                                        0401 30 99 9100       C)            55,43
                        — Exceeding 68 % but not exceeding 80 %                     0401 30 99 9400       C)            81,46
                        — Exceeding 80 %                                            0401 30 99 9700       C)            95,06
ex 0402       Skimmed-milk powder of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1 ,5 % 0402 10 11 9000
                                                                                                          (2)           63,00
                                                                                    0402 10 19 9000
ex 0402       Whole milk powder of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 27 %     0402 21 11 9900
                                                                                                          (2)         108,00
                                                                                    0402 21 19 9900
   0402 21 11 — — — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 2,5 kg:
                        — Of a fat content, by weight:
                           — Not exceeding 1 1 %                                    0402 21 1 1 9200      0             63,00
                           — Exceeding 11 % but not exceeding 17 %                  0402 21 11 9300       (2)           95,30
                           — Exceeding 1 7 % but not exceeding 25 %                 0402 21 11 9500       (2)         100,40
                           — Exceeding 25 %                                         0402 21 11 9900       (2)         108,00
              — — — — Other:
   0402 21 19 — — — — — Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1 1 % but not
                          exceeding 27 % :
                           — Not exceeding 17 %                                     0402 21 19 9300       n             95,30
                           — Exceeding 17 % but not exceeding 25 %                  0402 21 19 9500       (2)         100,40
                           — Exceeding 25 %                                         0402 21 19 9900       o           108,00
              — — — Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 27 % :
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                                                                                         (in ECU/1 00 ko weight, if no other indication)
                                                                                                                          Amount of
     CN code                              Description of goods                           Product code        Notes
                                                                                                                               aid
ex 0405        Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads :
    0405 10     — Butter:
                — — Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 85 % :
                — — — Natural butter:
    0405 10 11  — — — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg:
                — — — — — Of a fat content by weight:
                — — — — — — Of 80 % or more but less than 82 %                         0405 10 11 9500                     185,37
                — — — — — — Of 82 % or more                                            0405 10 11 9700                     190,00
    0405 10 19  — — — — Other:
                — — — — — Of a fat content by weight:
                — — — — — — Of 80 % or more but less than 82 %                         0405 10 19 9500                     185,37
               — — — — — — Of 82 % or more                                             0405 10 19 9700                     190,00
    0405 10 30 — — — Recombined butter:
               — — — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg:
               — — — — — Of a fat content by weight:
               — — — — — — Of 80 % or more but less than 82 %                          0405 10 30 9100                     185,37
               — — — — — — Of 82 % or more                                             0405 10 30 9300                     190,00
               — — — — Other:
               — — — — — Of a fat content by weight:
               — — — — — — Of 80 % or more but less than 82 %                          0405 10 30 9500                     185,37
               — — — — — — Of 82 % or more                                             0405 10 30 9700                     190,00
    0405 10 50 — — — Whey butter:
               — — — — In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg:
               — — — — — Of a fat content by weight:
               — — — — — — Of 80 % or more but less than 82 %                          0405 10 50 9100                     185,37
               — — — — — — Of 82 % or more                                             0405 10 50 9300                     190,00
               — — — — Other:
               — — — — — Of a fat content by weight:
               — — — — — — Of 80 % or more but less than 82 %                          0405 10 50 9500                     185,37
               — — — — — — Of 82 % or more                                             0405 10 50 9700                     190,00
    0405 10 90 — — Other                                                               0405 10 90 9000                     1 96,95
ex 0405 20     — Dairy spreads :
    0405 20 90 — — Of a fat content by weight of more than 75 % but less than 80 % :
               — — — Of a fat content by weight:
               — — — — Of more than 75 % but less than 78 %                            0405 20 90 9500                     173,78
               — — — — Of 78 % or more                                                 0405 20 90 9700                     180,73
    0405 90    — Other:
    0405 90 10 — — Of a fat content by weight of 99,3 % or more and of a water content
                     by weight not exceeding 0,5 % :                                   0405 90 10 9000                    240,00
    0405 90 90 — — Other                                                               0405 90 90 9000                     190,00
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                                                                                                            fin ECU/100 ke weight, if no other indication )
                                                                                  Additional requirements for
                                                                                    using the product code
                                                                                  Maximum           Minimum              Product                Amount
    CN code                            Description of goods                     water content      fat content            code
                                                                                                                                        Notes
                                                                                                                                                  of aid
                                                                                 in product           in the
                                                                                   weight          dry matter
                                                                                     (%)                ( %)
 ex 0406       Cheese and curd (3):
ex 0406 90 23          Edam                                                          47                  40         0406 90 23 9900        (3)    72,06
ex 0406 90 25          Tilsit                                                        47                  45         0406 90 25 9900       (3)     72,97
ex 0406 90 76  — — — — — — — Danbo, Fontal, Fontina, Fynbo, Havarti,
                                    Maribo, Samsoe:
               — — — — — — — — Of a fat content, by weight, in the dry
                                        matter of less than 45 %                     55                 20          0406 90 76 9100       (3)     58,10
               — — — — — — — — Of a fat content, by weight, in the dry
                                        matter of 45 % or more but less than
                                        55%                                          50                 45          0406 90 76 9300       (3)     68,84
                                       Other                                         46                 55          0406 90 76 9500       (3)     76,19
ex 0406 90 78  — — — — — — — Gouda:
               — — — — — — — — Of a fat content, by weight, in the dry
                                       matter of less than 48 %                      50                 20          0406 90 78 9100      (3)     64,59
               — — — — — — — — Of a fat content by weight, in the dry
                                       matter of 48 % or more but less than
                                       55 %                                          45                48          0406 90 78 9300       (3)     79,09
                                       Other                                        45                 55          0406 90 78 9500       (3)     79,09
:x 0406 90 79  — — — — — — — Esrom , Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Nectaire,
                                    Saint-Paulin, Taleggio                          56                 40          0406 90 79 9900       (3)     59,82
:x 0406 90 81  — — — — — — — Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire,
                                    Double      Gloucester,   Blarney,  Colby,
                                   Monterey                                         48                 45          0406 90 81 9900       (3)     71,59
:x 0406 90 86 — — — — — — — — Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding
                                       52 % :
              — — — — — — — — — cheeses produced from whey                                                         0406 90 86 9100                —
              — — — — — — — — — Other, of a fat content, by weight, in
                                           the dry matter:
                                              Of less than 5 %                      52                             0406 90 86 9200      (3)      58,69
              — — — — — — — — — — Of 5 % or more but less than
                                              19%                                   51                   5         0406 90 86 9300      (3)     60,75
              — — — — — — — — — — Of 19 % or more but less than
                                              39%                                  47                  19         0406 90 86 9400       (3)     68,25
                                              Of 39 % or more                      40                 39          0406 90 86 9900      (3)      86,45
x 0406 90 87  — — — — — — — — Exceeding 52 % but not exceeding
                                      62 % :
              — — — — — — — — — cheeses produced from whey                                                        0406 90 87 9100                —
              — — — — — — — — — Other, of a fat content, by weight, in
                                          the dry matter:
                                              Of less than 5 %                     60                             0406 90 87 9200      (3)      48,91
              — — — — — — — — — — Of 5 % or more but less than
                                              19%                                  55                   5         0406 90 87 9300      (3)      55,80
              — — — — — — — — — — Of 19 % or more but less than
                                             40%                                   53                 19          0406 90 87 9400      F»       60.53
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                                                                                                                                  (in ECU/100 kg weight, if no other indication)
                                                                                                       Additional requirements for
                                                                                                         using the product code
                                                                                                       Maximum             Minimum              Product                  Amount
       CN code                                  Description of goods                                 water content        fat content            code
                                                                                                                                                               Notes
                                                                                                                                                                          of aid
                                                                                                      in product             in the
                                                                                                        weight             dry matter
                                                                                                          (%)                  (% )
 ex 0406 90 87        — — — — — — — — — — Of 40 % or more :
 (cont'd.)            — — — — — — — — — — — Idiazabal ,                   Manchego          and   I                   I                  I                   I
                                                           Roncal    manufactured      exclusi­                       I                  I
                                                           vely from sheep's milk                         45                   45          0406 90 87 9951       0         83,29
                      — — — — — — — — — — — Maasdam                                                       45                   45          0406 90 87 9971       C)        83,04
                      — — — — — — — — — — — Manouri                                                       43                    53         0406 90 87 9972       0         31,64
                      — — — — — — — — — — — Hushallsost                                                   46                   45          0406 90 87 9973       0         74,34
                      — — — — — — — — — — — Turunmaa, Pohjanpoika, Olter­
                                                           manni                                          41                   50          0406 90 87 9974       0        83,04
                      — — — — — — — — — — — Other:                                                        47                   40          0406 90 87 9979       0        72,06
 ex 0406 90 88        — — — — — — — — Exceeding 62 % but not exceeding
                                                 72 % :
                     — — — — — — — — — cheeses produced from whey                                                                          0406 90 88 9100                  —
                     — — — — — — — — — Other:
                     — — — — — — — — — — Other:
                     — — — — — — — — — — — Of a fat content, by weight, in
                                                           the dry matter:                        I
                     — — — — — — — — — — — — Of 10% or more but less
                                                              than 19 %                                   60                   10          0406 90 88 9300      C)        50,28
(') When the product falling within this subheading is a mixture containing added whey and/or added lactose and/or casein and/or caseinates, no aid shall be granted.
    When completing customs formalities, the applicant shall state on the declaration provided for this purpose, whether or not whey and/or lactose and/or casein and/or
    caseinates have been added to the product.
(2) The weight of the added non-lactic matter and/or added whey and/or added lactose and/or added casein and/or added caseinates shall not be taken into account for the
    purpose of calculation of the fat content by weight. When the product falling within this subheading is a mixture containing added whey and/or added lactose and/or
    added casein and/or added caseinates, the whey and/or added casein and/or caseinates shall not be taken into account in the added calculation of the amount of aid.
    When completing customs formalities, the applicant shall state, on the declaration provided for this purpose, whether or not whey and/or lactose and/or casein and/or
    caseinates have been added, and where this is the case :
    — the actual content by weight of whey and/or lactose and/or casein and/or caseinates added per 100 kilograms of finished product, and in particular,
    — the lactose content of the added whey.
(') In the case of cheeses presented in containers which also contain conserving liquid, in particular brine, the aid is granted on the net weight, the weight of the liquid being
    deducted .
(4) The weight of added non-lactic matter and/or added whey and/or added lactose and/or added casein and/or added caseinates shall not be taken into account for the
    purpose of calculation of the fat content, by weight.
    The aid per 100 kilograms of product falling within this subheading shall be equal to the sum of the following components:
    (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of the lactic part contained in 100 kilograms of product; however, where whey and/or lactose and/or caseiri
        and/or caseinates have been added to the product, the amount per kilogram shown shall be multiplied by the weight of lactic part excluding the weight of added whey
        and/or added lactose and/or added caseinates, contained in 100 kilograms of product;
    (b) a component calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 (3) of amended Regulation (EC) No 1466/95 (OJ No L 144, 28 . 6. 1995, p. 22).
        When completing customs formalities, the applicant shall state, on the declaration provided for this purpose, whether or not whey and/or lactose and/or casein and/or
        caseinates have been added, and where this is the case :
        — the actual content by weight of whey and/or lactose and/or casein and/or caseinates added per 100 kilograms of finished products, and in particular,
        — the lactose content of the added whey.'