31979R1444

No L 176/ 10 13. 7. 79 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1444/79 of 12 July 1979 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 6 aa) are to be available in the future, the refund COMMUNITIES, should be comparable with that granted for dried or smoked products ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas in the case of certain typical Italian products falling within subheading 02.06 B I b) 3 bb) and 7 bb) Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No and if the Community is to continue to take part in 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ international trade, the refund must take account of the conditions of access to the world market ; tion of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular the first sentence of Article 1 5 (5) thereof, Whereas in the case of products falling within subheadings 02.06 B I b) ex 7, the refund should be Whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 granted solely in respect of products of a quality provides that the difference between prices on the comparable with that of products falling within world market for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3, 4 and 5 ; that Regulation and prices for these products within Whereas because of the conditions of competition in the Community may be covered by an export refund ; certain third countries, which are traditionally major importers of products falling within subheadings ex Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768/75 of 29 16.01 A, ex 16.01 B I and II, ex 16.02 A II, ex 16.02 B October 1975 (3) lays down general rules for granting III a) 2 aa), 11 , 22, 33, bb) and cc), set out in the export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of Annex hereto, the refund for these products should be such refunds ; fixed so as to take this situation into account ; Whereas it follows from applying these rules and Whereas since economically significant quantities of criteria to the present situation on the market in other pigmeat products are not being exported at pigmeat that the refund should be fixed as set out present, there is no need to fix a refund for these below ; products ; Whereas facilities exist at present for the export of live Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29 pigs falling within subheading 01.03 A II b), and for March 1979 (4) laid down the coefficient for certain products falling within subheading 02.01 A expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in III ; whereas, a refund should be fixed for these ECU ; products taking particular account of the conditions of competition on the markets ; Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by Whereas, following the measures taken in the Repu­ its chairman, blic of Malta to eradicate African swine fever, a specific refund should be fixed for products falling within subheading 02.01 A III a) 1 in order to supply the market with pigmeat without placing in jeopardy HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the veterinary measures taken ;

Article 1 Whereas in the case of 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 The list of products on which the export refund of the qualitative characteristics of each of the referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No products falling within these subheadings and of the 2759/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund shall be as set out in the Annex hereto . foreseeable trend of production costs on the world market ; Article 2 Whereas if existing export outlets for products falling within subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 aa), 4 aa), 5 aa) and This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1979 . (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 171 , 28. 6. 1978 , p. 19. h) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 39. (4) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 .

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

Done at Brussels, 12 July 1979 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 12 July 1979 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

( ECU/ 100 ki) CCT heading Description Refund No net weight 01.03 Live swine : A. Domestic species : II . Other : b) Other 29-01

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 , seet or flare fat : ( aa ) Carcases or half carcases without heads , feet and flare fat : — For export to the Republic of Malta 76.16 — Other destinations 43.52 ( bb ) Other 43.52 2 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned ( bonein) 3 2 " 64 3 . Shoulders ( fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned ( bone-in ) .32.64 4 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bonein) 32.64 5 . Bellies ( streaky ) and cuts of bellies : ( aa ^ Boned or boneless and totally or par­ tially defatted , with a maximum layer of 3 mm fat , frozen ( a ) 32.64 ( bb ) Other 22.9 -

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( ECU/ 100 kg ) CCT heading Description Refund No net weight 02.01 6. Other : (cont'd) ex aa) Boned or boneless and frozen : ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and cuts thereof, totally or partially defatted, with a maximum layer of 3 mm fat (a) 55.61 (22) Other hams, shoulders and loins and cuts thereof (a) 32.64 ex bb) Other : ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and cuts thereof (a) 32.64

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/i sides or middles : 27.81; cc) 3A sides or middles 3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) : 32.64 aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked bb) Other : ( 11 ) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto di San Daniele' (b) 78.58 (22) Other 47.15 4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 27.81 5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 32.64 6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked 22.97 bb) Other 22.97

7. Other : ex aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked : ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces thereof 32-64 ex bb) Other : ( 11) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto di San Daniele', pieces thereof (b) 78-58 (22) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces thereof 47.15

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(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading Description Refund No net weight ex 16.01 Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal, or animal blood, suitable for human consumption : A. Liver sausages 30.22 B. Other (c) : I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked (d) 72.54 II . Other 45.94

ex 16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, suitable for human consumption : A. Liver : II . Other 24-18

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 36.27 — Other destinations 78.58 ■

22. Shoulders and pieces thereof : — For export to the United States of America 30.22 — Other destinations 62.87 33 . Other 38.69

bb ) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 20.55 cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 10.88

(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 .