31973R1553

No L 156/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 6 . 73

REGULATION (EEC) No 1553/73 OF THE COMMISSION

of 12 June 1973

fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 16 June 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 pean Economic Community ; dried or smoked products ;

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 (*) 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 in particular the first sentence of Article 15 (5 ) there­ Whereas, for products falling within subheading No of ; 15.01 A II, provision should be made for an amount 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 the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation Whereas, because of conditions of competition in may be covered by an export refund ; certain third countries which are traditionally major importers of products falling within subheading Whereas Council Regulation No 177/67/EEC of 27 Nos 02.05 A I and II, ex 16.01 A, ex 16.01 B I and June 1967 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No II, ex 16.02 A II, ex 16.02 B III a) 1 aa), bb) and 2686/72 (5), lays down general rules for granting cc), 2 and 3, set out in the Annex to this Regulation, export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of the refund for these products should be the same such refunds ; as the refund previously fixed ;

Whereas, since economically significant quantities of Whereas it follows from applying these rules and cri­ other pigmeat products are not being exported at teria to the present situation on the market in pig­ present, there is no need to fix a refund for these meat that the refund should be fixed as indicated be­ products ; low ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ Whereas, for products falling within subheading No tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the Man­ 02.01 A III a) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff in­ agement Committee for Pigmeat ; tended for the victualling of seagoing vessels and air­ Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat craft and of armed forces stationed on the territory has not delivered an opinion within the time limit of a Member State but not coming under its flag, set by its Chairman ; provision should be made for an amount which will cover the difference between prices on the world market and export prices in the Member States ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

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

t1) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2283/67. Article 2 (*) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (s) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 June (<) OJ No 130, 28. 6. 1967, p. 2614/67. 1973 . («) 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, 12 June 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 :

8.13 I. Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine

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 No u.a. /100 kg

net weight

02.06 7. Other : (cont'd) Hams, loins and shoulders (boned or bone­ less) ; pieces thereof : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 44.03 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% or more but less than 80% 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.