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27 . 7 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 206/27

REGULATION (EEC) No 2023 /73 OF THE COMMISSION of 26 July 1973 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 13 August 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 Whereas Article 15 of Regulation No 121/67/EEC vourable import prices in traditional importing third provides that the difference between prices on the countries and export prices in exporting Member world market and prices within the Community for States ; the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation may be covered by an export refund ; Whereas, because of conditions of competition in certain third countries which are traditionally major Whereas Council Regulation No 177/67/EEC of 27 importers of products falling within subheading June 1967 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Nos 02.05 A I and II, ex 16.01 A, ex 16.01 B I and 2686/72 (5), lays down general rules for granting II, ex 16.02 A II, ex 16.02 B III a) 1 aa), bb) and export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of cc), 2 and 3 , set out in the Annex to this Regulation, such refunds ; the refund for these products should be the same as the refund previously fixed ; Whereas it follows from applying these rules and cri­ Whereas, since economically significant quantities of teria to the present situation on the market in pig­ other pigmeat products are not being exported at meat that the refund should be fixed as indicated be­ present, there is no need to fix a refund for these low ; products ;

Whereas, for products falling within subheading No Whereas the measures provided for in this Re­ 02.01 A III a) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff in­ gulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the tended for the victualling of seagoing vessels and air­ Management Committee for Pigmeat ; craft and of armed forces stationed on the territory 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 be limited to an amount which takes account of the The list of products on which the export refund re­ 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. ( s) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 August (4) OJ No 130, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2614/67. 1973 . (5) OJ No L 289, 27. 12 . 1972, p. 13 .

No L 206/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 7. 73

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

Done at Brussels, 26 July 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 ) 16-32

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 6-85 II . Dried or smoked 8-00

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 :

2 . Half-carcases of bacon , spencers , 3/4 sides or middles : cc ) "V4 sides or middles ¡ 28-11 3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned ( bone-in ) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 34-07 bb ) Other j 48-04

4 . Shoulders and cuts of shoulders , unboned (bone in ) : j aa ) Lightly dried or smoked 23-85

5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in ) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 35-77

6 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 17-04 bb) Other 24-70

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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 35-77 bb ) Other 48-04

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 °/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 .