Commission Regulation (EC) No 297/2001 of 13 February 2001 fixing the export refunds on eggs

• Published date: 14 February 2001
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 43, 14 February 2001

EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14.2.2001L 43/18

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 297/2001

of 13 February 2001

fixing 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 organization of the market in

eggs (

1

), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No

1516/96 (

2

), and in particular 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 within the Community may be

covered by an export refund.

(2) The present market situation in certain third countries

and that regarding competition on particular third

country markets make it necessary to fix a refund differ-

entiated by destination for certain products in the egg

sector.

(3) 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.

(4) 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 1

The list of codes of products for which, when they are

exported, the export refund referred to in Article 8 of Regula-

tion (EEC) No 2771/75 is granted, and the amount of that

refund shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February 2001.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 February 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(

1

) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49.

(

2

) OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 99.