31973R0731

No L 69 /22 16 . 3 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 731 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 15 March 1973 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 16 March 1973

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

Article 1 Whereas, for products falling within subheading No 02.06 B I b) 3 bb ) and 6 bb), the refund should The list of products on which the export refund re­ be limited to an amount which takes account of the ferred to in Article 15 of Regulation No 121 /67/ qualitative characteristics of each of the products EEC is granted, and the amount of that refund, are falling within this heading and of the foreseeable hereby fixed as shown in the Annex . trend of production costs on the world market ;

Article 2 (!) OJ No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2283/67. ( 2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of (3 ) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 . its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ (4) OJ No 130, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2614/67. pean Communities . (5) OJ No L 289, 27. 12. 1972, p. 13 .

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

Done at Brussels , 15 March 1973 . For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI

ANNEX

CCT Refund in heading Description of goods u.a. /100 kg No 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) 19·37

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 8·13

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 :

b ) Dried or smoked :

3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned ( bone-in ) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 41·93 bb) Other .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 30·40

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

02.06 7. Other : (contd ) Hams, loins and shoulders (boned or bone­ less) ; pieces thereof : 44·03 aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked bb) Other 59·13

15.01 Lard, other pig fat 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 52·42 II. Not specified 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 57·10 bb) Shoulder and pieces thereof 57·10 cc) Other 27·80 2 . 40 °/o 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 °/o 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 .