CELEX: 31977R1604
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1604/77 of 18 July 1977 fixing the refunds on milk and milk products exported in the natural state

19 . 7 . 77                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 179 / 5
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1604/77
                                                          of 18 July 1977
                 fixing the refunds on milk and milk products exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      — the need to avoid disturbances on the Community
 COMMUNITIES,                                                            market ; and
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              — the economic aspect of the proposed exports ;
 Economic Community,
                                                                    Whereas Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 876/68
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        provides that when prices within the Community are
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                   being determined account should be taken of the
of the market in milk and milk products ( !), as last               ruling prices which are most favourable for exporta­
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in                   tion, and that when prices in international trade are
particular Article 17 (4) thereof,                                  being determined particular account should be taken
                                                                    of :
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,                                                          (a) prices ruling on third country markets ;
Whereas Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68                    (b) the most favourable prices in third countries of
provides that the difference between prices in interna­                  destination for third country imports ;
tional trade for the products listed in Article 1 of that
Regulation and prices for those products within the
Community may be covered by an export refund ;                      (c) producer prices recorded in exporting third coun­
                                                                         tries, account being taken, where appropriate, of
                                                                         subsidies granted by those countries ; and
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 876/68 of 28
June 1968 laying down general rules for granting                    (d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices ;
export refunds on milk and milk products and criteria
for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), as amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 2429/72 (4), provides that
when the refunds on the products listed in Article 1                Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 876/68
of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 , exported in the                     provides that the world market situation or the
natural state, are being fixed account must be taken                specific requirements of certain markets may make it
of :                                                                necessary to vary the refund on the products listed in
                                                                    Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 according to
                                                                    destination ;
— the existing situation and the future trend with
      regard to prices and availabilities of milk and milk
      products on the Community market and prices for
      milk and milk products in international trade ;               Whereas Article 5 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 876/68
                                                                    provides that the list of products on which export
                                                                    refunds are granted and the amount of such refunds
— marketing costs and the most favourable transport
                                                                    should be fixed at least once every four weeks ;
      charges from Community markets to ports or
                                                                    whereas the amount of the refund may, however,
      other points of export in the Community, as well              remain at the same level for more than four weeks ;
      as costs incurred in placing the goods on the
      market of the country of destination ;
— the aims of the common organization of the                        Whereas Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
      market in milk and milk products which are to
                                                                    No 1098/68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for the
      ensure equilibrium and the natural development                application of export refunds on milk and milk
      of prices and trade on this market ;                          products (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    37/75 (6), provides that the refund on products falling
(')  OJ   No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13.
                                                                    within subheading 04.02 B is equal to the sum of two
(2 ) OJ   No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 9 .
(3 ) OJ   No L 155, 3 . 7 . 1968 , p. 1 .                           (5) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7 . 1968 , p. 10 .
(4 ) OJ   No L 264, 23 . 11 . 1972, p. 1 .                          (b) OJ No L 5, 9 . 1 . 1975, p. 7.
 ---pagebreak--- No L 179/6                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              19 . 7 . 77
components, the first representing the quantity of                    relation to the Community currencies referred to
milk products and the second representing the quan­                   in the previous subparagraph ;
tity of added sucrose ; whereas, however, the latter
component applies only if the added sucrose was                  Whereas the special conditions concerning the
produced from beet or cane harvested within the                   payment of the refund for skimmed-milk powder for
Community ;                                                      use as feed in the country of destination were laid
                                                                 down in Regulation (EEC) No 2054/76 (3), as last
Whereas for the products falling within subheading               amended by Regulation (EEC) No 920/77 (4) ;
04.02 B II a) or 04.02 B II b) 1 with a fat content not
exceeding 9-5 % by weight the first component                    Whereas it follows from applying these rules to the
referred to above is fixed for 100 kilograms of the               present situation on the market in milk and milk
whole product ; whereas for the other products falling            products, and in particular to prices for these products
within subheading 04.02 B this component is calcu­               within the Community and on the world market, that
                                                                 the refund should be fixed at the amounts shown in
lated by multiplying the basic amount by the milk
product content of the product in question ; whereas              the Annex to this Regulation ;
this basic amount is the refund on one kilogram of               Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and
milk products contained in the product ;                         Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the
Whereas the second component is calculated by multi­              time limit set by its chairman,
plying the sucrose content of the product by the basic
amount of the refund valid on the day of exportation              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (d) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 3330/74 of 19 December 1974                                             Article 1
on the common organization of the market in
sugar ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 1 . The refunds referred to in Article 17 of Regula­
 1110/77 (2);                                                    tion (EEC) No 804/68 on products exported in the
                                                                  natural state are hereby fixed at the amounts shown in
Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,            the Annex.
refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in              2. No refunds are fixed for exports to Zone E for
     relation to each other, at any given moment,                products falling within heading Nos 04.01 , 04.02,
                                                                 04.03 and 23.07 of the Common Customs Tariff.
     within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based
     on their effective parity ;
                                                                                            Article 2
— for other currencies an exchange rate based on the
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each            This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July
     of these currencies recorded for a given period, in          1977 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 18 July 1977.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                Vice-President
(') OJ No L 359, 31 . 12. 1974, p. 1 .                           (3) OJ No L 228 , 20 . 8 . 1976, p. 17.
(2) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5 . 1977, p. 1 .                           («) OJ No L 108, 30 . 4. 1977, p. 75.
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                                                                  ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 18 July 1977 fixing the refunds on milk and milk products
                                                       exported in the natural state
                                                                                                               Refund
    CCT                                                                                                   (in u.a . /100 kg
  heading                                         Description of goods                             Code      net weight
     No                                                                                                  unless otherwise
                                                                                                             indicated)
                                                                                                                 t
04.01      Milk and cream, fresh, not concentrated or sweetened :
           ex A. Other than whey, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 6 % :
                   I. Yoghourt, kephir, curdled milk, buttermilk and other fermented          or
                      acidified milk :
                       a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of two litres or less          0110 00        4-61
                       b) Other                                                                  0120 00         —
                  II. Others :
                       a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of two litres or      less and
                           of a fat content, by weight :
                          1 . Not exceeding 4 % :
                                 (aa) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1-5 %           0130 10         1*14
                                (bb) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1-5 %       but  not
                                      exceeding 3 %                                              0130 22
                                      for exports to :
                                                                                                                4-02
                                      — Countries near the Community
                                      — Other destinations                                                      5-04
                                (cc) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 3 %                  0130 31
                                      for exports to :
                                      — Countries near the Community                                            5-71
                                      — Other destinations                                                      7-32
                           2. Exceeding 4 %                                                      0140 00
                                for exports to :
                                — Countries near the Community                                                   6-13
                                — Other destinations                                                             8-51
                       b) Other of a fat content, by weight :
                           1 . Not exceeding 4 % :
                                 (aa) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1-5 %           0150 10         1-14
                                 (bb) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1-5 %      but  not
                                      exceeding 3 %                                              0150 21         4-16
                                 (cc) Of ã fat content, by weight, exceeding 3 %                 0150 31        5-02
                           2. Exceeding 4 %                                                      0160 00         5-41
           ex B. Other, excluding whey, of a fat content, by weight :
                  ex I. Exceeding 6 % but not exceeding 21 % :
                              (a) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 10 %                0200 05       1514
                             (b) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10 % but not exceeding
                                    17%                                                          0200 11       23-56
                              (c) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 17 %                    0200 21       35-59
                        II. Exceeding 21 % but not exceeding 45 % :
                              (a) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 39 %                0300 10       42-47
                               (b) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 39 %                   0300 20       73-41
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                                                                                                              Refund
    CCT                                                                                                  (in u. a. /100 kg
   heading                                     Description of goods                              Code       net weight
     No                                                                                                 unless otherwise
                                                                                                            indicated)
04.01                 III. More than 45 % :
(cont'd)
                            (a) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 68 %                0400 11         83-72
                            (b) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 68 % but not exceeding
                                 80%                                                           0400 22       123-24
                             (c) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 80 %                   0400 30       143-87
04.02       Milk and cream, preserved, concentrated or sweetened :
            A. Not containing added sugar :
               II. Milk and cream, in powder or granules :
                   a) In immediate packings of a net capacity of 2-5 kilograms or less and
                      of a fat content, by weight :
                       1 . Not exceeding 1-5 %                                                 0620 00         64-85
                      2. Exceeding 1-5 % but not exceeding 27 % :
                           (aa) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 11 %                0720 00         64-85
                           (bb) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 11 % but not exceeding
                                 17%                                                           0720 20         76-80
                           (cc) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 17 % but not exceeding
                                 25 %                                                          0720 30         82-77
                           (dd) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 25 %                    0720 40         90-67
                      3 . Exceeding 27 % but not exceeding 29 %                                0820 00         92-66
                     4. Exceeding 29 % :
                           (aa) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 41 %                0920 10         94-62
                           (bb) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 41 %                    0920 20        106-49
                   b) Other, excluding products containing fish meal or fish oil or fish liver
                      oil and iron carbonate or sulphate, of a fat weight content :
                      1 . Not exceeding . 1-5 %                                                1020 00         64-85
                      2. Exceeding 1*5 % but not exceeding 27 % :
                           (aa) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 11 %                 1120 10        64-85
                           (bb) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 11 % but not exceeding
                                 17 %                                                          1120 20         76-80
                           (cc) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 17 % but not exceeding
                                 25 %                                                          1120 30         82-77
                           (dd) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 25 %                    1120 40         90-67
                      3 . Exceeding 27 % but not exceeding 29 %                                1220 00         92-66
                      4. Exceeding 29 % :
                           (aa) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 41 %                1320 10         94-62
                           (bb) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 41 %                    1320 70       106-49
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                                                                                                                     Refund
    CCT                                                                                                         (in u. a. /100 kg
  heading                                           Description of goods                                Code       net weight
     No                                                                                                        unless otherwise
                                                                                                                   indicated)
04.02          III. Milk and cream, other than in powder or granules :
(cont'd)
                    a) In hermetically sealed cans of a net capacity of 454 grams or less or in
                       glass containers containing 0-5 litre or less and of a fat content, by
                       weight, not exceeding 11 % :
                       ex 1 . Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 8-9 % :
                                (aa) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 3 % but          not ex­
                                        ceeding 7-4 %                                                 1420 11        14-44
                                (bb ) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 7-4 %                    1420 21        19-39
                           2 . Other                                                                  1520 00        23-00
                    b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                       ex 1 . Not exceeding 45 % :
                                (aa) Of a fat content,           by weight, exceeding 3 %   but  not
                                        exceeding 7-4 %                                               1620 11        14-44
                                (bb ) Of a fat content,         by weight, exceeding 7-4 %  but  not
                                        exceeding 8-9 %                                               1620 21        19-39
                                 (cc) Of a "fat content,        by weight, exceeding 8-9 %  but  not
                                        exceeding 11 %                                                1620 30        23-00
                                ( dd) Of a fat content,          by weight, exceeding 11 %  but  not
                                        exceeding 21 %                                                1620 40        23-56
                                 (ee) Of a fat content,         by weight, exceeding 21 %   but  not
                                        exceeding 39 %                                                1620 50        42-47
    '-                           (ff) Of a fat content, by      weight, exceeding 39 %                1620 60        73-41
                           2. Exceeding 45 %                                                          1720 00         83-72
            B. Containing added sugar :
                I. Milk and cream, in powder or granules :
                   ex b ) Other, excluding whey :
                          1 . In immediate packings of a net capacity of 2-5 kilograms or        less
                               and of a fat content, by weight :
                               aa ) Not exceeding 1-5 %                                               2220 00      0-6485 (»)
                                                                                                                      per kg
                               bb ) Exceeding 1-5 % but not exceeding 27 % :
                                     ( 11 ) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 11 %           2320 10      0-6485 (»)
                                                                                                                      per kg
                                     (22) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 11 %        but not
                                            exceeding 17 %                                            2320 20      0-7680 (M
                                                                                                                      per kg
                                     (33 ) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 17 %       but not
                                            exceeding 25 %                                             2320 30     0-8277 i 1 )
                                                                                                                      per kg
                                     (44) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 25 %                  2320 40     0-9067 (M
                                                                                                                      per kg
                               cc) Exceeding 27 % :
                                     ( 11 ) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 41 %            2420 10     0-9266 (»)
                                                                                                                      per kg
                                     (22) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 41 %                  2420 20      1-0649 (M
                                                                                                                      per kg
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                                                                                                               Refund
   CCT                                                                                                   (in u.a./100 kg
  heading                                       Description of goods                             Code       net weight
    No                                                                                                  unless otherwise
                                                                                                             indicated)
04.02                 2. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
(cont'd)
                         aa) Not exceeding 1·5 %                                              2520 00      0-6485 C )
                                                                                                               per kg
                         bb) Exceeding 1-5 % but not exceeding 27 % :
                              ( 11 ) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 11 %          2620 10       0-6485 (»)
                                                                                                                per kg
                              (22) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 11 % but not
                                      exceeding 17 %                                          2620 20       0-7680 (»)
                                                                                                                per kg
                              (33 ) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 17 % but not
                                      exceeding 25 %                                          2620 30       0-8277 (*)
                                                                                                                per kg
                              (44) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 25 %                2620 40       0-9067 (')
                                                                                                                per kg
                         cc) Exceeding 27 % :
                              ( 11 ) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 41 %          2720 10       0-9266 (')
                                                                                                                per kg
                              (22) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 41 %                2720 20        1-0649 (')
                                                                                                                per kg
             ex II. Milk and cream, excluding whey other than in powder or granules :
                    ex a) In hermetically sealed cans of a net capacity of 454 grams or less
                          and of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 9-5 % :
                           (1) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 6-9 % and of a
                                  lactic dry matter content :
                                 (aa) Of less than 15 % and of a fat content :
                                        ( 11 ) Not exceeding 3 % , by weight                   281011            - C)
                                                                                                                 per kg
                                        (22) Exceeding 3 % , by weight                         2810 12
                                               for exports to :
                                               — Countries near the Community                                 0-0571 H
                                                                                                                 per kg
                                               — Other destinations                                           0-0732 (*)
                                                                                                                 per kg
                                 (bb) Of 15 % or more                                          2810 15         13-96 («)
                           (2) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6-9 % and of a
                                 lactic dry matter content, by weight, of 15 % or more         2810 20         23-80 (*)
                        b) Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                           ex 1 . Not exceeding 45 % :
                                     (aa) Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 6-9 %
                                            and of lactic dry matter content, by weight, of
                                            15 % or more                                       2910 70         13-96 (■)
                                     (bb) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6-9   % but
                                            not exceeding 21 % and of a lactic dry     matter
                                            content, by weight, of 15 °/o or more               2910 76        23-80 (»)
                                     (cc) Of a fat content by weight, exceeding 9-5    % but
                                            not exceeding 21 % and of a lactic dry     matter
                                            content, by weight, less than 15 %                  2910 80       0-2356 (M
                                                                                                                 per kg
                                     (dd) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 21 % but
                                            not exceeding 39 %                                  2910 85       0-4247 (>)
                                                                                                                 per kg
                                     (ee) Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 39 %           2910 90       0-7341 (»)
                                                                                                                 per kg
                                 2 . Exceeding 45 %                                             3010 00       0-8372 (*)
                                                                                                                 per kg
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                                                                                                               Refund
    CCT                                                                                                    (in u.a ./100 kg
  heading                                         Description of goods                             Code       net weight
     No                                                                                                   unless otherwise
                                                                                                              indicated)
04.03      Butter :
           ex A. Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 85 % :
                      (I)   Of a fat content, by weight, of 62 % or more, but less than 78 %     311005        120-79
                      (II)   Of a fat content, by weight, of 78 % or more but less than 80 %     3110 16       151-96
                   (III)    Of a fat content, by weight, of 80 % or more but less than 82 %      3110 22       155-85
                   (IV)     Of a fat content, by weight, of 82 % or more                         3110 32       159-75
               B. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                     (I) Not exceeding 99*5 %                                                    3210 10       159-75
                    (II) Exceeding 99·5 %                                                        3210 20       206-90
04.04      Cheese and curd :
            ex A. Emmentaler and Gruyère, not grated or powdered :
                    II. Other                                                                    3800 00
                          for exports to :
                          — Zone D                                                                               36-15
                          — Zone E
                          — Canada                                                                               48-00
                          — Liechtenstein and Switzerland
                          — Austria                                                                              40-00
                          — Other destinations                                                                   90-71
            ex C. Blue-veined cheese, not grated or powdered, other than Roquefort                4000 00
                     for exports to :
                     — Austria                                                                                   30-00
                    — Zone D                                                                                     56-39
                     — Zone E                                                                                    22-38
                     — Canada                                                                                    39-40
                     — Other destinations                                                                        74-86
                D. Processed cheese, not grated or powdered :
                    II. Other, of a fat content, by weight :
                           a) Not exceeding 36!% and of a fat content, by weight, in the
                              dry matter :
                              ex 1 . Not exceeding 48 % and of a dry matter content, by weight :
                                      (aa) Of 33 % or more but less than 38 %                     4410 10
                                          for exports to :
                                           — Austria                                                                8-28
                                          — Zone D                                                                  7-78
                                          — Zone E                                                                14-58
                                          — Canada                                                                14-78
                                          — Switzerland                                                             J-30
                                          — Other destinations                                                    30-63
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                                                                                           Refund
    CCT                                                                              ( in u. a. / 100 kg
  heading                            Description of goods                     Code       net weight
    No                                                                              unless otherwise
                                                                                         indicated)
04.04               (bb ) Of 38 % or more but less than 43 % and of a fat
(cont'd)                  content, by weight, in the dry matter
                          ( 11 ) Less than 20 %                             4410 20
                                 for exports to :
                                 — Austria                                                   8-28
                                 — Zone D                                                    7-78
                                 — Zone E                                                  14-58
                                 — Canada                                                  14-78
                                 — Switzerland                                               5-30
                                 — Other destinations                                      30-63
                          ( 22 ) Of 20 % or more                            4410 30
                                 for exports to :
                                 — Austria                                                 12-25
                                 — Zone D                                                  11-49
                                 — Zone E                                                  21-50
                                 — Canada                                                  21-84
                                 — Switzerland                                               7-84
                                 — Other destinations                                      45-37
                    (cc) Of 43 % or more and of a fat content, by weight,
                          in the dry matter :
                          ( 11 ) Less than 20 %                             4410 40
                                 for exports to :
                                 — Austria                                                   8-28
                                 — Zone D                                                    7 -78
                                 — Zone E                                                  14-58
                                 — Canada                                                  14-78
                                 — Switzerland                                               5-30
                                 — Other destinations                                      30-63
                          (22) Of 20 % or more but less than 40 %           4410 50
                                 for exports to :
                                 —   Austria                                               12-25
                                 —   Zone D                                                11-49
                                 —   Zone E                                                21-50
                                 —   Canada                                                21-84
                                 — Switzerland                                               7-84
                                 — Other destinations                                      45-37
                          (33 ) Of 40 % or more                             4410 60
                                 for exports to :
                                 —   Austria                                               17-88
                                 —   Zone D                                                16-78
                                 —   Zone E                                                31-32
                                 —   Canada                                                31-90
                                 — Switzerland                                             11-44
                                 — Other destinations                                      66-37
             ex 2 . Exceeding 48 % and of a dry matter content, by weight :
                    ( aa) Of 33 % or more but less than 38 %                4510 10
                          for exports to :
                          — Austria                                                          8-28
                          — Zone D                                                           7-78
                          — Zone E                                                         14-58
                          — Canada                                                         14-78
                          — Switzerland                                                     5-30
                          — Other destinations                                             30-63
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                                                                                                     Refund
     CCT                                                                                       (in u. a. / 100 kg
   heading                                      Description of goods                    Code      net weight
      No                                                                                      unless otherwise
                                                                                                   indicated )
04.04                          (bb) Of 38 % or more but less than 43 %                4510 20
(cont'd)
                                     for exports to :
                                       — Austria                                                      12-25
                                     — Zone D                                                        11-49
                                     — Zone E                                                        21-50
                                     — Canada                                                        21-84
                                     — Switzerland                                                     7-84
                                     — Other destinations                                            45-37
                               (cc) Of 43 % or more but less than 46 %                4510 30
                                     for exports to :
                                       — Austria                                                     17-88
                                     — Zone D                                                        16-78
                                     — Zone E                                                        31-32
                                     — Canada                                                        31-90
                                     — Switzerland                                                   11-44
                                     — Other destinations                                            66-37
                               (dd) Of 46 % or more and of a fat content, by weight,
                                     in the dry matter :
                                     ( 11 ) Less than 55 %                           4510 40
                                            for exports to :
                                             — Austria                                               17-88
                                            — Zone D                                                 16-78
                                            — Zone E                                                31-32
                                            — Canada                                                31-90
                                            — Switzerland                                            11-44
                                            — Other destinations                                    66-37
                                     (22) Of 55 % or more                            4510 50
                                            for exports to :
                                             — Austria                                              21-21
                                            — Zone D                                                 19-91
                                            — Zone E                                                37-16
                                            — Canada                                                37-85
                                            — Switzerland                                           13-58
                                            — Other destinations                                    78-79
                  b) Exceeding 36 %                                                  4610 00
                     for exports to :
                      —    Austria                                                                  21-21
                     —   Zone D                                                                     19-91
                     —   Zone E                                                                     37-16
                     —   Canada                                                                     37-85
                     — Switzerland                                                                  13-58
                     — Other destinations                                                           78-79
            E. Other :
               I. Not grated or powdered, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding
                  40 % and a water content, calculated by weight, of the non-fatty
                  matter :
                  ex a) Not exceeding 47 % :
                         ( 1 ) Grana, Parmigiano Reggiano                            4710 11
                                for exports to :
                               — Zone D                                                           116-64
                               — Zone E                                                             71-50
                               — Canada                                                             88-00
                               — Switzerland                                                        91-64
                               — Other destinations                                               116-64
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                                                                                                    Refund
    CCT                                                                                        (in u.a. / lOO kg
  heading                            Description of goods                               Code
                                                                                                  net weight
    No                                                                                        unless otherwise
                                                                                                  indicated)
04.04           (2) Fiore Sardo , Pecorino                                            4710 16
(cont'd)
                    for exports to :
                    — Zone D                                                                       125-27
                    — Zone E                                                                        82-50
                    — Canada                                                                        89-50
                    — Switzerland                                                                  100-27
                    — Other destinations                                                           125-27
               (3 ) Other, of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter of
                    30 % or more                                                      4710 21
                    for exports to :
                    — Zone D                                                                      116-64
                    — Zone E                                                                        71-50
                    — Canada                                                                        8800
                    — Switzerland                                                                   91-64
                    — Other destinations                                                           116-64
             b) Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 72 % :
                    1 . Cheddar :
                         ex bb) Other, of a fat content, by weight, in the dry
                                  matter of 48 % or more                             4850 00
                                  for exports to :
                                 — Austria                                                          25-00
                                  — Zone D                                                          23-47
                                  — Zone E
                                  — Canada                                                          28-00
                                 — Switzerland                                                      16-00
                                 — Other destinations                                               84-50
                ex 5. Other, of a fat content, by weight, in the dry matter :
                         (aa) Less than 5 % and of a content, by weight, in the
                              dry matter of 32 % or more                             5120 II
                              for exports to :
                              — Austria                                                             14-54
                              — Zone D                                                               5-85
                              — Zone E
                              — Canada                                                              12-50
                              — Switzerland                                                          3-99
                              — Other destinations                                                  32-43
                         (bb) Of 5 % or more but less than 19 % and of a content,
                              by weight, in the dry matter of 32 % or more           S120 15
                              for exports to :
                              —    Austria                                                          14-71
                              —   Zone D                                                             6-46
                              —   Zone E
                              —   Canada                                                           29-90
                              — Switzerland                                                          4-40
                              — Other destinations                                                 54-54
                        ( cc) Of 19 % or more but less than 39 % and of a water
                              content, calculated by weight, of the non-fatty matter
                              not exceeding 62 %                                     5120 21
                              for exports to :
                              — Austria                                                            19-91
                              — Zone D                                                               6-94
                              — Zone E
                              — Canada                                                             35-57
                              — Switzerland                                                          4-73
                              — Other destinations                                                 66-12
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                                                                                         Refund
    CCT                                                                             (in u. a. /100 kg
  heading                Description of goods                                Code      net weight
     No                                                                            unless otherwise
                                                                                       indicated)
04.04        (dd) Of 39 % or more :
(cont'd)
                  ( 11 ) Asiago, Caciocavallo, Provolone, Ragusano         512031
                          for exports to :
                          — Zone D                                                       84-20
                          — Zone E                                                       67-00
                          — Canada                                                       77-50
                          — Switzerland                                                  15-30
                          — Other destinations                                          116-23
                  (22) Danbo, Edam, Fontal, Fontina, Fynbo, Gouda,
                          Havarti, Maribo, Samsø, Tilsit                   5120 44
                          for exports to :
                          — Austria                                                      35-00
                          — Zone D                                                       32-14
                          — Zone E                                                       18-60
                          — Canada                                                       40-90
                          — Switzerland                                                  37-44
                          — Other destinations                                           77-12
                  (33 ) Butterkäse, Esrom, Italico, Kernhem, Saint-Nec­
                          taire, Saint-Paulin , Taleggio                   5120 54
                          for exports to :
                          — Austria                                                      45-00
                          — Zone D                                                       32-14
                          — Zone E                                                       16-10
                          — Canada                                                       35-35
                          — Switzerland                                                  37-44
                          — Other destinations                                           66-74
                  (44) Cantal, Cheshire, Wensleydale, Lancashire, dou­
                         ble Gloucester                                    5120 58
                          for exports to :
                          — Austria                                                      25-00
                          — Zone D                                                       23-47
                          — Zone E                                                       23-11
                          — Canada                                                       41-70
                          — Switzerland                                                  16-00
                          — Other destinations                                           79-13
                    (55) Salted ricotta, of a fat content, by weight, of
                          30 % or more                                     5120 59
                          for exports to :
                          — Zone E                                                        15-00
                          — Canada                                                       20-00
                          — Other destinations                                           35-03
                   ( 66) Feta                                              5120 82
                          for exports to :
                          — Zone D                                                        15-00    («)
           .
                          — Zone E                                                         2-15   (<)
                          — Canada                                                       34-00    (*)
                          — Switzerland                                                  12-00    («)
                          — Jordan , Iraq, Iran, the Arabian Peninsula and
                              Mediterranean countries except Zone D                      76-28 (*)
                          — Other destinations                                           63-42 (')
                  (77) Colby, Monterey                                     5120 83
                          for exports to :
                          — Austria                                                      25-00
                          — Zone D                                                       23-47
                          — Zone E                                                          -M »
                          — Canada                                                       41-70
                          — Switzerland                                                  16-00
                          — Other destinations                                           7913
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                                                                                                                  Refund
    CCT                                                                                                      (in u. a./100 kg
  heading                                         Description of goods                               Code       net weight
     No                                                                                                     unless otherwise
                                                                                                                indicated)
04.04                                      ( 88 ) Other, of a water content, calculated by weight,
(cont'd)                                          of the non-fatty matter :
                                                  (aaa) Exceeding 47 % but not exceeding 52 %      5120 86
                                                          for exports to :
                                                          — Zone D                                                25-00
                                                          — Switzerland                                           15-00
                                                          — Zone E                                                43-08
                                                          — Canada                                                62-50
                                                          — Other destinations                                    85-00
                                                  (bbb) Exceeding 52 % but not exceeding 62 %      5120 91
                                                          for exports to :
                                                          — Austria                                               35-00
                                                          — Zone D                                                32-14
                                                          — Zone E                                                18-60
                                                          — Canada                                                40-90
                                                          — Switzerland                                           30-00
                                                          — Other destinations                                    77-12
                II . Other :
                      ex a) Grated or powdered of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 20 % ,
                              of a lactose content, by weight, less than 5 % and of a dry
                              matter content, by weight :
                              ( 1 ) Of 80 % or more but less than 85 %                             5310 10
                                    for exports to :
                                    — Zone E                                                                      20-00
                                    — Canada                                                                      33-50
                                    — Other destinations                                                          56-25
                              (2) Of 85 % or more but less than 95 %                               5310 2 !
                                    for exports to :
                                    — Zone E                                                                      25-00
                                    — Canada                                                                      39-50
                                    — Other destinations                                                          70-59
                              (3 ) Of 95 % or more                                                 5310 30
                                    for exports to :
                                    — Zone E                                                                      30-00
                                    — Canada                                                                      45-00
                                    — Other destinations                                                          82-26
23.07     Sweetened forage ; other preparations of a kind used in animal feeding :
          ex B. Other, containing starch, glucose or glucose syrup falling within sub­
                headings 17.02 B and 17.05 B, or milk products, excluding special
                compound feedingstuffs (3) :
                I. Containing starch, or glucose or glucose syrup :
                     a) Containing no starch or containing 10 % or less, by weight, of
                        starch :
                        3 . Containing 50 % or more but less than 75 % , by weight, of milk
                            products and containing, by weight, milk powder of a fat content,
                            by weight, not exceeding 11 % , excluding whey powder :
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                                                                                                                                         Refund
     CCT                                                                                                                             (in u. a./ 100 kg
    heading                                              Description of goods                                          Code             net weight
       No                                                                                                                           unless otherwise
                                                                                                                                        indicated)
23.07                              (aa)   Less than 30 %                                                             5700 12
(confd)                            (bb)   30 % or more but less than 40 %                                            5700 22       ,      20-75
                                   (cc)   40 % or more but less than 50 %                                            5700 32              27-24
        -
                                   (dd)   50 % or more but fess than 60 %                                            5700 41              33-72
                                   (ee)   60 % or more but less than 70 %                                            5700 51              40-21
                                   (ff)   70 % or more                                                               5700 61              46-69
                                4. Containing 75 % or more, by weight, of milk products and con­
                                   taining, by weight, milk powder of a fat content, by weight, not
                                   exceeding 11 % , excluding whey powder :
                    z              (aa) Less than 30 %                                                               5800 12                —
                                   (bb )   30 % or more but less than 40 %                                           5800 22              20-75
                                   (cc)   40 % or more but less than 50 %                                            580Û31               27-24
                                   (dd)    50 % or more but less than 60 %                                           5800 41              33-72
                                   (ee)   60 % or more but less than 70 %                                            5800 51              40-21
                                    (ff)  70 % or more but less than 75 %                                            5800 61              46-69
                                    (gg)  75 % or more but less than 80 %                                            5800 71              49-93
                                    (hh )  80 % or more                                                              5800 81              53-18
                        II. Containing no starch, glucose or glucose syrup, but containing milk
                             products, containing, by weight, milk powder of a fat content, by
                             weight, not exceeding 11 % , excluding whey powder :
                             (a) 50 % or more but less than 60 %                                                     5900 11              33-72
                             (b) 60 % or more but less than 70 %                                                     5900 21              40-21
                             (c) 70 % or more but less than 80 %                                                     5900 31              46-69
               j             (d) 80 % or more                                                                         5900 41             53-18
 (') The weight of added non-lactic matter and lactose should be disregarded for the purpose of calculating fat content.
     The refund on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to the sum of the following components :
     (a) the amount per kilogram shown, multiplied by the weight of milk and cream contained in 100 kg of product ;
     (b) a component calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68.
 (*) The refund on 100 kg of product falling within this subheading is equal to the sum of the following components :
     (a) the amount per 100 kg shown ; and
     (b) a component calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68 .
 (5) 'Special compound feedingstuffs' are feedingstuffs containing skimmed-milk powder and either fish meal or fish oil and/or fish liver oil and/'or
     fish liver oil or iron carbonate and/or iron sulphate and/or copper sulphate .
 [*) This amount applies to the net weight, minus the weight of the brine .
 N.B. : — For the purposes of this Regulation ' countries near the Community means : Zone D , Austria , Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
             plus the destinations indicated in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 192/75.
          — Zones A , B , C, D and E are those defined in Regulation (EEC) No 1098/68, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 37/75 .
          — ' Countries of the Arabian Peninsula ' are to be understood in the sense of this Regulation as the following countries situated In
             the Arabian Peninsula and the territories there connected : Saudi Arabia , Bahrain , Qatar , Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman , Union of
             Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi), Dubai , Sharjah , Ajman, Ummal Quaiwain , Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah), Yemen Arab Republic (Yemen
             North ) and People 's Democratic Republic of Yemen ( Yemen South).
 The weight of non-milk fat should be disregarded for the purposes of calculating fat content.