31973R0322

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REGULATION (EEC) No 322/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 January 1973 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 1 February 1973

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN falling within this heading and of the foreseeable COMMUNITIES, trend of production costs on the world market ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Whereas, if existing export outlets for products fal­ pean Economic Community ; ling within subheading No 02.06 B I b) 3 aa), 5 aa), 6 aa) and 7 aa) are to be available in the future, the Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 /67/ refund should be comparable with that fixed for EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ dried or smoked products ; tion of the market in pigmeat, as last amended by the Act (2) annexed to the Treaty ( 3) on the Accesion Whereas, for products falling within subheading No of new Member States to the European Economic 02.06 B I b) ex 7, the refund should be granted Community and the European Atomic Energy Com­ solely in respect of products of a quality comparable munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and with that of products falling within subheading No in particular the first sentence of Article 15 (5 ) there­ 02.06 B I b ) 3 and 5 ; whereas the refund on the of ; former should, therefore, be the same as the refund on the latter ; Whereas Article 15 of Regulation No 121/67/EEC provides that the difference between prices on the Whereas, for products falling within subheading No world market and prices within the Community for 15.01 A II, provision should be made for an amount the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation which will cover the difference between the most fa­ may be covered by an export refund ; vourable import prices in traditional importing third countries and export prices in exporting Member Whereas Council Regulation No 177/67/EEC of 27 States ; June 1967 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2686/72 (5), lays down general rules for granting Whereas, because of conditions of competition in export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of certain third countries which are traditionally major such refunds ; importers of products falling within subheading Nos 02.05 A I and II, ex 16.01 A, ex 16.01 B I and Whereas it follows from applying these rules and cri­ II, ex 16.02 A II, ex 16.02 B III a) 1 aa), bb ) and teria to the present situation on the market in pig­ cc), 2 and 3 , set out in the Annex to this Regulation, meat that the refund should be fixed as indicated be­ the refund for these products should be the same low ; as the refund previously fixed ; Whereas, for products falling within subheading No Whereas, since economically significant quantities of 02.01 A III a) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff in­ other pigmeat products are not being exported at tended for the victualling of seagoing vessels and air­ present, there is no need to fix a refund for these craft and of armed forces stationed on the territory products ; of a Member State but not coming under its flag, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ provision should be made for an amount which will tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the Man­ cover the difference between prices on the world agement Committee for Pigmeat ; market and export prices in the Member States ;

Whereas, for products falling within subheadings Nos 02.01 A III a ) 5 and 02.06 B I a) 6 of the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Common Customs Tariff, provision should be made for the early abolition of refunds, given the present Article 1 market situation ; The list of products on which the export refund re­ Whereas, for products falling within subheading No ferred to in Article 15 of Regulation No 121 /67/ 02.06 B I b ) 3 bb ) and 6 bb ), the refund should EEC is granted, and the amount of that refund, are be limited to an amount which takes account of the hereby fixed as shown in the Annex . qualitative characteristics of each of the products Article 2 (l ) OJ No 117, 19.6 . 1967 , p . 2283 /67 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of (*) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 14. its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ (s) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p. 5 . pean Communities . It shall apply from 1 February (4) OJ No 130, 28.6 . 1967, p . 2614/67 . (5 ) OJ No L 289, 27. 12 . 1972, p . 13 . 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 January 1973 . For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI

ANNEX

CCT Refund in heading Description of goods No u. a. /100 kg

net weight 02.01 Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading No 01.01 , 01.02, 01.03 or 01.04, fresh, chilled or frozen : A. Meat : III . Of swine : a) Of domestic swine : 1 . Carcases or half carcases, with or without heads, feet or flare fat ( a) 5 . Bellies ( streaky) and cuts of bellies : 19-37 — for exports until 11 February 1973 16-90

02.05 Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat ( not rendered / or solvent-extracted ) fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked : A. Back-fat : I. Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine 813 II . Dried or smoked 9-49

02.06 Meat and edible meat offal (except poultry liver), salted, in brine, dried or smoked : B. Meat and edible meat offals of domestic swine : I. Meat : a) Salted or in brine : 6. Bellies ( streaky) and cuts of bellies : — for exports until 11 February 1973 16-90 b) Dried or smoked : 3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned ( bone-in ) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 41-93 bb ) Other : — for exports until 28 February 1973 64-70 — for exports from 1 March 1973 59-13 5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in ) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 44-03 6 . Bellies (streaky ) and cuts of bellies : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 20-96 bb) Other : — for exports until 28 February 1973 31-80 — for exports from 1 March 1973 30-40

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Heading Refund in No Description of goods u.a ./100 kg

net weight

02.06 7 . Other : (contd) Hams, loins and shoulders ( boned or bone­ less) ; pieces thereof : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 44-03 bb ) Other : — for exports until 28 February 1973 64-70 — for exports from 1 March 1973 59-13

15.01 Lard, other pig iat and poultry fat, rendered or otherwise extracted with the aid of solvents : A. Lard and other rendered pig fat : II. Other 6-73

16.01 Sausages, and the like, of meat, meat offal, or animal blood, suitable for human consumption : A. Liver 19-20 B. Other (b) : I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked : — for exports until 28 February 1973 58-10 — for exports from 1 March 1973 52-42 II. Not specified : — for exports until 28 February 1973 39-20 — for exports from 1 March 1973 36-90

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, suitable for human consumption : A. Liver II . Other 21-60 B. Other : III. Other : a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and containing by weight : 1 . 80 %> or more of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin : aa) Hams, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof 51-10 bb ) Shoulder and pieces thereof 51-10 cc) Other 27-80 2 . 40 % or more but less than 80 °/o of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 16-50 3 . Less than 40 %> of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 8-90

(a) The refund for these products is granted solely in respect of deliveries for the victualling of seagoing vessels and aircraft, or deliveries to armed forces stationed on the territory of a Member State but not coming under its flag. (b) The refund on sausages presented in containers with a preservative liquid is calculated on net weight after deduction of the weight of this liquid .