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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3015/78 of 20 December 1978 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 25 December 1978

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, for certain typical Italian , products falling COMMUNITIES , within subheading 02.06 B I b) 3 bb) and 7 bb) main­ taining participation by the Community in interna­ tional commerce requires a refund of an amount to be Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European established on taking into account conditions of Economic Community, access to 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 last amended by in respect of products of a quality comparable with Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular the that of products falling within subheadings 02.06 B I first sentence of Article 1 5 (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) 2 aa), 11 , 22, 33, bb) and cc), set out in the Annex to this Regulation, the refund for these Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768/75 of 29 products should be fixed taking this situation into October 1975 (3) lays down general rules for granting account ; export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds ; Whereas, since economically significant quantities of other pigmeat products are not being exported at Whereas it follows from applying these rules and present, there is no need to fix a refund for these criteria to the present situation on the market in products ; pigmeat that the refund should be fixed as indicated below ; Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by Whereas facilities exist at present for the export of live its chairman , pigs falling within subheading 01.03 A II b), and for certain products falling within subheading 02.01 A III ; whereas, a refund should be fixed for these products taking into account conditions of competi­ tion of Community exporters to the world market ; 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 The list of products on which the export refund trend of production costs on the world market ; 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), 4 aa), 5 aa) and 6 aa) are to be available in the future, the refund should be comparable with that fixed for dried or Article 2 smoked products ;

(!) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 171 , 28 . 6. 1978 , p. 19 . This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 39 . December 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1978 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 20 December 1978 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 25 December 1978

(u.a./100 kg ) CCT heading Description Refund No net weight

01.03 Live swine : A. Domestic species : II . Other : b) Other 20.00

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 30.00 2 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bonein) 23.00 3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned ( bone-in) 23-00 4 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bonein ) 23.00 5 . Bellies (streaky ) arid cuts of bellies : ( aa) Boned or boneless and totally or par­ tially defatted , with a maximum layer of 3 mm fat, frozen ( a ) 24.00 ( bb ) Other 16.00 6 . Other : ex aa) Boned or boneless and frozen : ( 11 ) Hams , shoulders and loins and and cuts thereof ( a ) 40-00 (22) Other hams, shoulders arid loins and cuts thereof ( a ) ' 23-00 ex bb ) Other : ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and cuts thereof ( a) . 23-00 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, 3U sides or middles : cc) *V4 sides or middles 19.00 3 . Hams and cuts of hams , unboned ( bone-in) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 24.00 bb ) Other : ( 11 ) 'Prosciutto di Parma ', ' Prosciutto di San Daniele' ( b ) 56.00 (22 ) Other 34-00 4 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders , unboned ( bone-in ) : aa ) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 19.00 5 . Loins and cuts of loins , unboned (bone-in) : aa ) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 24.00

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( u.a. /100 kg ) CCT heading Description Refund No net weight 02.06 6 . Bellies ( streaky ) and cuts of bellies : (cont'd.) aa ) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 16.00 bb) Other 16.00 7. Other : ex aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked : ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces thereof 24.00 ex bb) Other : ( 11 ) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto di San Daniele', pieces thereof ( b ) 56.00 (22) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces thereof "34.00

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

A. Liver sausages 25-00 B. Other ( c) : I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked (d) 52-00 II . Other 33.00

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

A. Liver : II . Other 20-00 B. Other : III . Other : a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine : 2. Other, containing by weight : aa ) 80 % or more of meat or offal , of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin : 11 . Hams, fillets and loins, pieces there­ of : — For export to the United States of America 30.00 — Other destinations 56.00 22. Shoulders and pieces thereof : — For export to the United States of America (25-00 — Other destinations 45.00 33 . Other 28-00 bb ) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of i meat or offal , of any kind , including fats of any kind or origin 15-00 cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 8.00

(a) The cuts are classified in this subheading only if they can be identified as originating from the primary cuts mentioned . (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 .