CELEX: 31999R2534
Language: en
Date: 1999-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2534/1999 of 30 November 1999 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

1. 12. 1999            EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                         L 306/25
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2534/1999
                                                         of 30 November 1999
               fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods
                                               not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                      out in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 987/68
                                                                                 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting
                                                                                 aid for skimmed milk processed into casein or casein-
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                            ates (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1435/
Community,                                                                       90 (6).
                                                                         (5)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27                        December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices
June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk                       and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concen-
and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                     trated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry prod-
1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17 (3) thereof,                           ucts, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (7), as last amended
                                                                                 by Regulation (EC) No 494/1999 (8), lays down that
                                                                                 butter and cream at reduced prices should be made
Whereas:                                                                         available to industries which manufacture certain goods.
                                                                         (6)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are not in
(1)     Article 17 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides                    line with the opinion delivered by the Management
        that the difference between prices in international trade                Committee for Milk and Milk Products. Therefore,
        for the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),            pursuant to Article 30(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/
        and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the                         68, they must be notified forthwith to the Council. They
        Community may be covered by an export refund.                            should nevertheless be applied without delay, in view of
        Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 of                         the need to ensure continuity of strict management
        30 May 1994 laying down common implementing rules                        taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds avail-
        for granting export refunds on certain agricultural prod-                able in the budget,
        ucts exported in the form of goods not covered by
        Annex I to the Treaty, and criteria for fixing the amount
        of such refunds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
        No 1702/1999 (4), 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 the         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68.
(2)     In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4                                          Article 1
        (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94, the rate of the
        refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products
        in question must be fixed for each month.                        1.     The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
                                                                         appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 and
                                                                         listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68, exported in
(3)     Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1222/94 provides             the form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No
        that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account        804/68, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regula-
        should be taken, where necessary, of production refunds,         tion.
        aids or other measures having equivalent effect applic-
        able in all Member States in accordance with the Regula-         2.     No rates of refund are fixed for any of the products
        tion on the common organisation of the market in the             referred to in the preceding paragraph which are not listed in
        product in question to the basic products listed in              the Annex to this Regulation.
        Annex A to that Regulation or to assimilated products.
(4)     Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 provides                                           Article 2
        for the payment of aid for Community-produced
        skimmed milk processed into casein if such milk and the
        casein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions set        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 1999.
(1) OJ L  148, 28.6.1968, p. 13.                                         (5) OJ L  169, 18.7.1968, p. 6.
(2) OJ L  206, 16.8.1996, p. 21.                                         (6) OJ L  138, 31.5.1990, p. 8.
(3) OJ L  136, 31.5.1994, p. 5.                                          (7) OJ L  350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L  201, 31.7.1999, p. 30.                                         (8) OJ L  59, 6.3.1999, p. 17.
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                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                Done at Brussels, 30 November 1999.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                      Erkki LIIKANEN
                                                                               Member of the Commission
                                                              ANNEX
         to the Commission Regulation of 30 November 1999 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk
                       products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
                                                                                                            (EUR/100 kg)
                                                                                                              Rate of
              CN code                                          Description
                                                                                                              refund
         ex 0402 10 19       Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or
                             other sweetening matter, with a fat content not exceeding 1,5 % by weight (PG
                             2):
                             (a) On exportation of goods of CN code 3501                                        —
                             (b) On exportation of other goods                                                 81,65
         ex 0402 21 19       Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or
                             other sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26 % by weight (PG 3):
                             (a) Where goods incorporating, in the form of products assimilated to PG 3,
                                 reduced-price butter or cream obtained pursuant to Regulation (EC) No
                                 2571/97 are exported                                                          81,78
                             (b) On exportation of other goods                                               111,45
         ex 0405 10          Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82 % (PG 6):
                             (a) Where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been
                                 manufactured in accordance with the conditions provided for in Regulation
                                 (EC) No 2571/97 are exported                                                  67,35
                             (b) On exportation of goods of CN code 2106 90 98 containing 40 % or more
                                 by weight of milk fat                                                       169,60
                             (c) On exportation of other goods                                               162,35