Commission Regulation (EC) No 2130/2004 of 14 December 2004 fixing the export refunds on eggs applicable from 15 December 2004
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2130/2004of 14 December 2004fixing the export refunds on eggs applicable from 15 December 2004THE 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 eggsOJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1)., and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,Whereas:(1)Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.(2)It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in eggs that the refund should be fixed at an amount which would permit Community participation in world trade and would also take account of the nature of these exports and their importance at the present time.(3)The present market situation in certain third countries and that regarding competition makes it necessary to fix a refund differentiated by destination for certain products in the egg sector.(4)Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural productsOJ L 102, 17.4.1999, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2003 (OJ L 67, 12.3.2003, p. 3)., stipulates that no refund is granted if the products are not of sound and fair marketable quality on the date on which the export declaration is accepted. In order to ensure uniform application of the rules in force, it should be stated that, in order to qualify for the refund, the egg products listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 must bear the health mark laid down in Council Directive 89/437/EEC of 20 June 1989 on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and the placing on the market of egg productsOJ L 212, 22.7.1989, p. 87. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003..(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1The codes of products for which, when they are exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 is granted and the amount of that refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.However, in order to qualify for the refund, products falling within the scope of Chapter XI of the Annex to Directive 89/437/EEC must also satisfy the health marking conditions laid down in that Directive.Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member StatesDone at Brussels, 14 December 2004.For the CommissionMariann Fischer BoelMember of the CommissionANNEX
Export refunds on eggs applicable from 15 December 2004NB: 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 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11).The other destinations are defined as follows:E09Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Hong Kong SAR, Russia and Turkey.E10South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan and the Philippines.E16all destinations except the United States of America and Bulgaria.E17all destinations except Switzerland, Bulgaria and those of E09 and E10.E18all destinations except Switzerland and Bulgaria.