CELEX: 32000R2632
Language: en
Date: 2000-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2632/2000 of 30 November 2000 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

L 302/38               EN                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                       1.12.2000
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2632/2000
                                                         of 30 November 2000
               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,                              (4)     Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides
                                                                                 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.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                         (5)     Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15
                                                                                 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices
                                                                                 and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concen-
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 15                      trated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry prod-
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk                        ucts, ice-cream and other foodstuffs (5), as last amended
and milk products (1), as last amended by Commission Regula-                     by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000 (6), lays down that
tion (EC) No 1526/2000 (2), and in particular Article 31(3)                      butter and cream at reduced prices should be made
thereof,                                                                         available to industries which manufacture certain goods.
                                                                         (6)     It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management
                                                                                 taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds avail-
Whereas:                                                                         able in the budget.
                                                                         (7)     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
(1)     Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides                   accordance with the opinion of the Management
        that the difference between prices in international trade                Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
        for the products listed in Article 1 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e),
        and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the
        Community may be covered by an export refund.
        Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of
        13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules
        for granting export refunds on certain agricultural prod-
        ucts exported in the form of goods not covered by                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        Annex I to the Treaty, and criteria for fixing the amount
        of such refunds (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
        2390/2000 (4), specifies the products for which a rate of
        refund should be fixed, to be applied where these prod-
        ucts are exported in the form of goods listed in the                                           Article 1
        Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
                                                                         1.     The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products
                                                                         appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and
(2)     In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4           listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, exported
        (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the             in the form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No
        refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products          1255/1999, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this
        in question must be fixed for each month.                        Regulation.
                                                                         2.     No rates of refund are fixed for any of the products
(3)     Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 provides            referred to in the preceding paragraph which are not listed in
        that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account        the Annex to this Regulation.
        should be taken, where necessary, of production refunds,
        aids or other measures having equivalent effect applic-
        able in all Member States in accordance with the Regula-
        tion on the common organisation of the market in the
        product in question to the basic products listed in                                            Article 2
        Annex A to that Regulation or to assimilated products.
                                                                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 2000.
(1) OJ L  160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.
(2) OJ L  175, 14.7.2000, p. 55.
(3) OJ L  177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.                                          (5) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.
(4) OJ L  276, 28.10.2000, p. 3.                                         (6) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
          Done at Brussels, 30 November 2000.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           Erkki LIIKANEN
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                              ANNEX
         to the Commission Regulation of 30 November 2000 altering 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                                                 15,00
         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                                                          34,88
                             (b) On exportation of other goods                                                 68,00
         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                                                  75,00
                             (b) On exportation of goods of CN code 2106 90 98 containing 40 % or more
                                 by weight of milk fat                                                       177,25
                             (c) On exportation of other goods                                               170,00