31982R2773

No L 292/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 10 . 82

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2773/82 of 13 October 1982 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN for females and 300 kilograms for males in an iden­ COMMUNITIES, tical manner to other bovine animals, while subjecting them to certain special administrative formalities ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas it is necessary to grant refunds for the export to certain destinations of certain fresh or chilled meat listed in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II a) Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 and of certain frozen meat listed in the Annex under of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and of certain other market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by the Act prepared or preserved meat or meat offal listed in the of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first Annex under subheading 1 6.02 B III b) 1 aa) ; sentence of Article 18 (5) thereof,

Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary falling within subheadings ex 02.01 A II a) 4 aa) and Committee, ex 02.01 A II b) 4 aa), the refund should only be granted for cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one-third ; Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned that Regulation and prices for those products within or boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade the Community may be covered by an export refund ; flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover the difference Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28 between prices on the Swiss market and export prices June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No in the Member States ; 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds ; Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No tion in international trade may be ensured by granting 1964/82 (^ laid down the conditions for granting a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat of bovine animals ; granted to exporters ;

Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a Whereas it follows from applying these rules and criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in refund need not be fixed since Community participa­ beef and veal that the refund should be as set out tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­ cant ; below ;

Whereas the current market situation in the Commu­ Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, nity and sales outlets, particularly in non-member refunds should be calculated on the following basis : countries, leads to the granting of export refunds on — in the case of currencies which are maintained in adult bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms ; whereas experience gained in recent years relation to each other at any given moment within has shown that it is advisable to treat live pedigree a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on breeding animals of a weight of at least 250 kilograms their central rate, — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24. arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of 0 OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p . 17. these currencies recorded for a given period in (3) OJ No L 156, 4. 7. 1968 , p. 2. relation to the Community currencies referred to (4) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p . 16. 0 OJ No L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48 . in the previous indent ;

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Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and 805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time be as set out in the Annex hereto. limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 2 Article 1 The list of products on which the export refund This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1982 . referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No

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

Done at Brussels. 13 October 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

No L 292/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 16 . 10 . 82

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 13 October 1982 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— " Live weight —

ex 01.02 A Live domestic animals of the bovine species : I. Pure-bred breeding animals : (a) Females, with a live weight equal to or greater than 250 kg 80000 (b) Males, with a live weight equal to or greater than 300 kg 80000

II. Other than pure-bred breeding animals : (a) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater than 300 kg : (1 1 ) Males : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 80000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 80000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 65000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 30-000 (22) Other : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 65000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries (·), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 65000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 57-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 26-500

— Net weight —

ex 02.01 A II Meat of bovine animals : a) Fresh or chilled : 1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters : (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase comprising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder but with more than 1 0 ribs : ( 11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 131-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­ land 124-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 103-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 51-500

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(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— Net weight —

ex 02.01 A II (22) Other : (cont'd) — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 94000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­ land 87000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 77-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 38-500

(bb) Other : ( 11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 177-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­ land 170-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 140-000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 70-000

22) Other : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 127-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­ land 120-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 105-000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 52-500

2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :

(aa) From male adult bovine animals (3) : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 131-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 124-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 103-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 51-500

(bb) Other : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 94-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 87-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 77-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 38-500

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(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— Net weight —

ex 02.01 All 3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters : (cont'd) (aa) With a maximum of nine ribs or pairs of ribs : (1 1 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 223000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­ land 216000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 176-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 88-500 (22) Other : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 160-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­ land 153-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 132-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 66-500

(bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs : ( 11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 131-000 ' — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­ land 124-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 103-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 51-500 (22) Other : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 94-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­ land 87-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 77-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 38-500

4. Other : aa) Unboned (bone-in), the weight of bone does not exceed one-third of the weight of the cut : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 94-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 87-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 77-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 38-500

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(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— Net weight —

ex 02.01 A II ex bb) Boned, each piece individually wrapped : (cont'd) (11 ) From the hindquarters of male adult bovine animals with a maximum of nine ribs or nine pairs of ribs (4) : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 319000 — For export to French Polynesia, West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 309000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 252-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 126-500 (22) Other, excluding the thin flanks, the shin and the shank Ç) : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 188-500 — For export to French Polynesia, West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 180-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 131-000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 65-500 — For export to the United States of America carried out in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (^, and for export to Canada 100-000 b) Frozen : 1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters : (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase comprising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder but with more than 10 ribs : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries o 82-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 75-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 75-000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 38-000 (bb) Other : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 108-500 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 101-500 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 101-500 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 51-000

2. Separated or unseparated forequarters : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (') 82-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 75-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 75-000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 38000

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. (ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— Net weight —

ex 02.01 A II 3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters : (cont'd) (aa) With a maximum of nine ribs or pairs of ribs : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 135-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 128-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 128-000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 64-000

(bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 82-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 75-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 75-000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 38-000

4 . Other : aa) Unboned (bone-in), the weight of bone does not exceed one-third of the weight of the cut : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 82-000 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 75-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 75-000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 38-000

ex bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks, the shin and the shank, each piece individually wrapped Q : — For export to the United States of America carried out in accor­ dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (*), and for export to Canada 100-000 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 130-000 — For export to French Polynesia, West, Central, East and South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 122-000 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 100-000 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 50-000 Other boned or boneless : — For export to the United States of America carried out in accor­ dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (*), and for export to Canada 100-000

ex 02.06 C I a) 2 Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried : — For export to Switzerland 64-679

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(ECU/100 kg) CCT heading No Description Refund

— Net weight —

ex 1 6.02 B III b) 1 Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals, except those finely homogenized (6) : ex aa) Uncooked, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) : (1 1 ) 80 % or more of meat : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 98-880 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 91-880 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 91-880 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 91-880 (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 55-007 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 55-007 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 55-007 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 55-007 (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat : — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­ tries (') 37-478 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­ tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland 37-478 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 37-478 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland 37-478 ex bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) : ( 11 ) 80 % or more of meat : — For export to third countries 60-000 (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat : — For export to third countries 35-000 (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat : — For export to third countries 25-000 (44) 20 % or more, but less than 40 % of meat : — For export to third countries 9-067

1) Within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3488/80 (OJ No L 365, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 4). (2) Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (OJ No L 317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 ) to be understood as European third countries. (3) The amount of this refund is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (OJ No L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. 11 ), (*) The amount of this refund is subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 (OJ No L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48). 0 OJ No L 336, 29 . 12. 1979, p. 44. (6) The products which contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat are also excluded. f) Boned cuts which consist, entirely or partially, of thin flanks, shin or shank are ineligible for the refund.

NB : 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.