Commission Regulation (EC) No 217/2005 of 10 February 2005 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

of 10 February 2005

amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

Preamble

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the milk and milk products sector ¹ , and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 1 February 2005 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 169/2005 ² .

(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 169/2005 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 169/2005 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2005.

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 February 2005. For the Commission Günter VERHEUGEN Vice-President

¹ OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48 . Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003 ( OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 121 ).

² OJ L 28, 1.2.2005, p. 26 .

In case of advance fixing of refunds	Other
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	26,53	28,00
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	33,12	35,31
(b): on exportation of other goods	61,57	65,60
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	42,55	46,00
(b): on exportation of goods of CN code 2106 90 98 containing 40 % or more by weight of milk fat	128,43	138,25
(c): on exportation of other goods	121,18	131,00

¹ The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein with effect from 1 February 2005.

The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein with effect from 1 February 2005. ↩ ↩² ↩³
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