Commission Regulation (EC) No 1353/98 of 26 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1353/98 of 26 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17(14) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 707/98 (4), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds based on the Combined Nomenclature; whereas the footnotes to Sector 9 of the Annex to that Regulation lay down rules to be followed when granting and calculating refunds on milk and milk products;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 707/98 amends the method of calculating refunds on certain sweetened condensed milk; whereas calculation is now based on a standard composition of 60 % milk and 40 % sucrose; whereas it transpires that the composition of certain products has been specifically formulated to obtain an abnormally high refund amount; whereas, as a result, the agricultural product refund nomenclature should be adjusted by laying down a minimum sucrose content for the products concerned;
Whereas certain provisions in the footnotes give rise to different interpretations; whereas those provisions should be clarified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,