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1 . 4 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 84/41

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 678 /77 of 31 March 1977 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal for the period beginning 1 April 1977

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas , in the case of meat of bovine animals, COMMUNITIES , boned or boneless, salted and dried , there are tradi­ tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover Economic Community, the difference between prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the Member States ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization Whereas, in the case of some other cuts and preserves of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by of meat or offals shown in the Annex under Regulation ( EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular the subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­ first sentence of Article 1 8 (5) thereof, tion in international trade may be ensured by granting a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto granted to exporters ; Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,

Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 refund need not be fixed since Community participa­ provides that the difference between prices on the tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­ world market and prices within the Community for cant ; the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation may be covered by an export refund ; Whereas Article 92 of the Act of Accession (5 ) provides that the refund on exports from the new Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 885/68 of 28 Member States for the products specified in Article 1 June 1968 (3 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) (b) of Regulation ( EEC) No 805/68 shall be corrected No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting by the amount of the difference between the customs export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of duties on the products from which these products are such refunds ; produced ;

Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in Whereas if the refund system is to operate normally, beef and veal that the refund should be fixed as indi­ refunds should be calculated on the following basis : cated below ;

— in the case of currencies which are maintained in Whereas the present market situation in the Commu­ relation to each other, at any given moment, nity and the selling possibilities , particularly in certain within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based third countries, lead to granting export refunds for the on their effective parity ; export of adult bovine animals with a live weight equal or superior to 300 kilograms, for the export of — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the certain fresh or chilled meats shown in the Annex arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each under subheading ex 02.01 A II a) and for the export, of these currencies recorded for a given period, in to certain destinations , of certain frozen meats shown relation to the Community currencies referred to in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and in the previous subparagraph ; of some other preparations and preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 aa); Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . ment Committee for Beef and Veal , I2) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 156, 4 . 7 . 1968 , p. 2 . (4) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 16 . ('') OJ No L 73 , 27 . 1972, p. 14 .

No L 84/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 4. 77

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund is fixed as shown in the Annex . Article 1 Article 2 The list of products on which the export refund This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April referred to in Article 18 of Regulation ( EEC) No 1977 .

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

Done at Brussels, 31 March 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

1 . 4 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 84/43

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 31 March 1977 fixing the export refunds1 on beef and veal for the period beginning 1 April 1977

(u.a.llOO kg)

CCT heading No Description of goods Refund

— Live weight —

ex 01.02 A II Live domestic animals of the bovine species , other than pure-bred breeding animals :

( a ) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal or greater than 300 kg 37-00 (»)

— Net weight — ex 02.01 A II Meat of bovine animals :

a ) Fresh or chilled : 1 . Carcasses, half-carcasses or ' compensated ' quarters : ( aa ) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase com­ prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder but with more than 10 ribs 52-00 1 1 )

( bb ) Other 65-00 (')

2 . Separated or unseparated forequarters 52-00 (») 3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters 78-00 H

4 . Other : aa ) Unboned ( bone-in ) 52-00 Π

ex bb ) Boned or boneless , excluding the thin flanks and the shin : ( 11 ) Each piece individually wrapped 76-00 (») b ) Frozen :

1 . Carcases , half-carcases or ' compensated' quarters : ( aa ) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase com­ prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder but with more than 10 ribs : — For export to European third countries (2 ), to Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 52-00 H

( bb ) Other : — For export to European third countries (-), to Jordan , to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 65-00 H 2 . Separated or unseparated forequarters : — For export to European third countries ( 2), to Jordan , to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 52-00 (*) 3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters : — For export to European third countries ( 2 ), to Jordan , to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 78-00 ( J )

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(u.a./lOO kg)

C C T heading No Description of goods Refund

— Net weight ex 02.01 A II b) 4. Other : (cont'd) aa) Unboned (bone-in) : — For export to European third countries (2), to Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 52-00 (») ex bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the shin : (11) Each piece individually wrapped : 26-50 (!; — For export to the United States of America — For export to European third countries (2), to Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 76-00 (») (22) O t h e r : — For export to the United States of America 26-50 (») ex 02.06 C I a) 2 Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried : — For export to Switzerland 36-50 (l) ex 16.02 B III b) 1 Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals, except those finely homogenized (3) : ex aa) Uncooked, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) : (11) 80 °/o or more of meat : — For export to European third countries (2), to Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 52-00 (*) (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat : — For export to European third countries (2), to Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 31-00 (l) (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 °/o of meat : — For export to European third countries (2), to Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 21-00 (>

Other United Ireland Kingdom M e m b e r States

cv bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) : (11) 80 % or more of meat 32-63 31-82 35-00 (22) 60 °/o or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat 19-58 19-09 21-00 (33) 40 °/o of more, but less than 60 % of meat 13-05 12-73 14-00 (44) 20 °/o or more, but less than 40 °/o of meat 6-53 6-36 7-00

(') For Ireland and the United Kingdom the refund fixed above must be reduced by the compensatory a m o u n t pursuant to Article 12 (1) of Retaliation (EEC) N o 181/73 ( O J N o L 25, 30. 1. 1973, p. 9). (') Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) N o 192/75 ( O J N o L 25 , 31. 1. 1975, p. 1) are also to be understood as European third countries. (3) T h e products which contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat are also excluded. NB .- Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 provides that no export refunds shall be granted on products imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries.