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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2789/77 of 15 December 1977 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal for the period beginning 1 January 1978

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN of some other preparations and preserves of meat or COMMUNITIES , offals shown in the Annex under subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 aa) ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are tradi­ tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover of the market in beef and veal ( J ), as last amended by the difference between prices on the Swiss market and Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular the export prices in the Member States ; first sentence of Article 18(5) thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee , Whereas, in the case of some other cuts and preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­ tion in international trade may be ensured by granting Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto provides that the difference between prices on the granted to exporters ; world market and prices within the Community for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation may be covered by an export refund ;

Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a refund need not be fixed since Community participa­ Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28 tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­ June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) cant ; No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds ;

Whereas if the refund system is to operate normally, refunds should be calculated on the following basis : Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal that the refund should be fixed as indi­ cated below ; — in the case of currencies which are maintained in relation to each other, at any given moment, within a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on their effective parity ; Whereas the present market situation in the Commu­ nity and the selling possibilities , particularly in certain third countries, lead to granting export refunds for the — for other currencies an exchange rate based on the export of adult bovine animals with a live weight arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each equal or superior to 300 kilograms, for the export of of these currencies recorded for a given period, in certain fresh or chilled meats shown in the Annex relation to the Community currencies referred to under subheading ex 02.01 A II a) and for the export, in the previous subparagraph ; to certain destinations , of certain frozen meats shown in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24 . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (2) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977 , p. 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 156, 4 . 7 . 1968 , p. 2. are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ (4 ) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 16 . ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,

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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 January referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 December 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 15 December 1977 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal for the period beginning 1 January 1978

I'u.a. / lOO 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 41-50

— 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 58-50 73-00 (bb) Other 2 . Separated or unseparated forequarters 58-50 87-50 3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters

4 . Other : aa ) Unboned ( bone-in ) 58-50

ex bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the shin : ( 11 ) Each piece individually wrapped 85-50

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 (*), to Jordan , to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 58-50

( 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 73-00

2 . Separated or unseparated forequarters : — 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 58-50

3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters : — 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 87-50

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(u.a.HOO kg)

CCT heading No Description of goods Refund

— Net weight —

ex 02.01 A II 4 . Other : (cont'd) aa ) Unboned ( bone-in ) : — 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 58-50 ex bb ) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the shin : ( 11 ) Each piece individually wrapped : — For export to the United States of America 6-50 — For export to European third countries ('), to Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­ ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 85-50 ( 22 ) Other : — For export to the United States of America 6-50

ex 02.06 C I a ) 2 Meat of bovine animals , boned or boneless , salted and dried : — For export to Switzerland 41-00 ex 16.02 B III b ) 1 Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals, except those finely homogenized ( 2.) : 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 (*), to Jordan , to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa 58-50 ( 22 ) 60 % or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat : — 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 35-00 ( 33 ) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat : — 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 23-50

cv bb ) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) : ( 11 ) 80 % or more of meat 35-00 ( 22 ) 60 °/o or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat 21-00 ( 33 ) 40 °/o of more, but less than 60 % of meat 14-00 (44 ) 20 % or more, but less than 40 % of meat 7-00

(') Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 192/75 ( OJ No L 25 , 31 . 1 . 1975 , p. 1 ) are also to be understood as European third countries . (2 ) The products which contain a Ismail 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 importe»! from third countries and re-exported to third countries .