31977R0837

27 . 4. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 103/7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 837/77 of 26 April 1977 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 1 May 1977

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, for certain typical Italian products, falling COMMUNITIES, within subheading 02.06 B I b) 3 bb), maintaining participation by the Community in international commerce requires a refund of an amount to be esta­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European blished on taking into account conditions of access to Economic Community, the world market ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, for products falling within subheadings 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ 02.06 B I b) ex 7, the refund should be granted solely tion of the market in pigmeat (•), as amended by Regu­ in respect of products of a quality comparable with lation (EEC) No 367/76 (2), and in particular the first that of products falling within subheadings 02.06 B I sentence of Article 15 ( 5) thereof, b) 3, 4 and 5 ;

Whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 Whereas, because of conditions of competition in provides that the difference between prices on the certain third countries, which are traditionally major world market and prices within the Community for importers of products falling within subheadings ex the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation 16.01 A, ex 16.01 B I and II, ex 16.02 A II, ex 16.02 B may be covered by an export refund ; III a) 1 aa), bb) and cc), 2 and 3, set out in the Annex to this Regulation, the refund for these products should be fixed taking this situation into account ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768 /75 of 29 October 1975 (3), lays down general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of Whereas, since economically significant quantities of such refunds ; other pigmeat products are not being exported at present, there is no need to fix a refund for these products ; Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria to the present situation on the market in pigmeat that the refund should be fixed as indicated Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation below ; are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Pigmeat, Whereas, facilities exist at present for the export of certain products falling within subheading 02.01 A III to third countries ; whereas a refund should be fixed for these products, taking into account in particular conditions of competition of these markets ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Whereas, for products falling within subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 bb) and 6 bb), the refund should be limited to an amount which takes account of the Article 1 qualitative characteristics of each of the products falling within this heading and of the foreseeable trend of production costs on the world market ; The list of products on which the export refund referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund, are Whereas, if existing export outlets for products falling hereby fixed as shown in the Annex . within subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 aa), 5 aa) and 6 aa) are to be available in the future, the refund should be comparable with that fixed for dried or smoked products ; Article 2 (! ) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976 , p. 1 . OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 39 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 April 1977.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 April 1977 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 1 May 1977

(u.a. /100 kg) CCT heading Description of goods Refund • 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 15.00 2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bonein ) 15.00 3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned ( bone-in ) 15.00 4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bonein) 15.00 5 . Bellies ( streaky ) and cuts of bellies 10.00

6 . Other : ex aa ) Boned or boneless and frozen : ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and cuts thereof ( a) 15.00 ex bb ) Other : ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and' cuts thereof ( a) 15.00

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. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/t sides or middles : cc) V4 sides or middles 5.00 3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bonein) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 6.50 bb) Other : ( 11 ) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto di San Daniele' (b ) 15.00 (22) Other 9.00 4 . Shoulders ( fores ) and cuts of shoulders, unboned ( bone-in) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 4.00 5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bonein ) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 6.50 6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 3.00 bb ) Other 4.00

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(u.a. / 100 kg ) CCT heading Description of goods Refund No net weight 02.06 ex 7. Other : (cont'd) Hams, loins and shoulders (boned or boneless) ; pieces thereof : aa ) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 6.50 bb) Other : ( 11 ) 'Prosciutto di Parma ', 'Prosciutto di San Daniele' ( b ) 15.00 (22 ) Other 9.00

ex 16.01 Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal, or animal blood, suitable for human consumption :

A. Liver sausages 10.00

B. Other (c) :

I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked ( d) 20.00

II . Other 13.00

ex 16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, suitable for human consumption :

A. Liver : II . Other 8.00

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 20.00 bb) Shoulder and pieces thereof 16.50 cc) Other 10.00 2. 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 8.00 3 . Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 4.00

(a) The cuts are classified in this subheading only if they can be identified as originating from hams , shoulders or loins of swine . (b) Only those products for which the name is certified by the competent authorities of the producing Member State can benefit from this refund . (c) The refund on sausages presented in containers with a preservative liquid is granted on net weight after deduction of weight of this liquid . ( d) The weight of a coating of paraffin corresponding to normal use in the trade is considered as part of the net weight of the sausage .