Commission Regulation (EC) No 598/2002

of 5 April 2002

amending the export refunds on eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The export refunds on eggs were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2002(3).

(2) It follows from applying the criteria referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 318/2002 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2002.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 5 April 2002.

For the Commission

Franz Fischler

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.

(2) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 7.

(3) OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 53.

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 5 April 2002 altering the export refunds on eggs

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NB:

The product codes and the "A" series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.

The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2020/2001 (OJ L 273, 16.10.2001, p. 6).

The other destinations are defined as follows:

Ε01 Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR and Russia

Ε03 South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Egypt

Ε04 all destinations except Switzerland and Estonia

E05 all destinations except Switzerland, Lithuania and those of E01 and E03

E06 all destinations except Switzerland, Estonia and Lithuania.