11.4.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 95/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 652/2003 of 10 April 2003 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products 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 market in milk and milk products ("), as last amended by Commission Regula- tion (EC) No 509/2002 (%), and in particular Article 31(3) which are most favourable for exportation, and that when prices in international trade are being determined particular account should be taken of: (a) prices ruling on third country markets; (b) the most favourable prices in third countries of destination for third country imports; thereof, (c) producer prices recorded in exporting third coun- tries, account being taken, where appropriate, of Whereas: subsidies granted by those countries; and (1)  Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides (d) free-at-Community-frontier offer prices. that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community (4)  Article 31(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides may be covered by an export refund within the limits that the world market situation or the specific require- resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with ments of certain markets may make it necessary to vary Article 300 of the Treaty. the refund on the products listed in Article 1 of the abovementioned Regulation according to destination. (2)  Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that when the refunds on the products listed in Article 1 of the above- ) ) ) mentioned Regulation, exported in the natural state, are () Slrttlc{[i 311(33 01£ Regl&lation (EC) thlzs 5/ 1t999fpr((1)V1des being fixed, account must be taken of: at the ust oo products on which export refunds are & granted and the amount of such refunds should be fixed — the existing situation and the future trend with at least once every four weeks; the amount of the refund regard to prices and availabilities of milk and milk gi);,vile(‘)ivlzsever, remain at the same level for more than products on the Community market and prices for ’ milk and milk products in international trade, — marketing costs and the most favourable transport (6)  In accordance with Article 16 of Commission Regulatiio.n charges from Community markets to ports or other (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 on speqflc points of export in the Community, as well as costs detailed rules for the application of .Councﬂ Regulation incurred in placing the goods on the market of the (EC) No 804/68 as regards export h}cences and export country of destination, refunds on milk and milk products (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 186/2003 (%), the refund granted — the aims of the common organisation of the market for m11%< }})lroducts containing e%dded sugar 1s (eiq(tial to t}ﬁe in milk and milk products which are to ensure equili- sum of t fe }tlwo componefnts,.ngne 1(51 mnten 3 to tla ¢ brium and the natural development of prices and account of the quantity of milk products and Is calcu- trade on this market lated by multiplying the basic amount by the milk ’ products content in the product concerned; the other is — the limits resulting from agreements concluded in intended t(:i Fake laciotugt bOf thelt.qlu a.ntlt);hof added dance with Article 300 of the Treaty, and sucrose and 15 caicurated by muitipiying the sucrose accor ’ content of the entire product by the basic amount of the y q A disturb " ) refund valid on the day of exportation for the products — the need to avoid disturbances on the Community listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No market, and 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisa- tion of the markets in the sugar sector (), as amended — the economic aspect of the proposed exports. by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002 (%), however, this second component is applied only if the dded se has b duced using s beet (3)  Article 31(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides ianz hasrlicers(;eg inatheecegmpéﬁmlitc; Hotnig Shear beet of that when prices within the Community are being deter- ' mined account should be taken of the ruling prices 0 0L 20,27.1.1999, p. 8. (*) OJL 27,1.2.2003, p. 11. () OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. () OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. () OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15. () OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.