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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 103/91 of 15 January 1991 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas given the current market situation in the Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain third countries, in particular export refunds on adult male bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European and other bovines of a live weight of at least 250 kilo­ Economic Community, grams should be granted ; whereas experience gained in recent years has shown that it is advisable to treat live pure-bred breeding animals of a weight of at least 250 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and kilograms for females and 300 kilograms for males in an Portugal, identical manner to other bovine animals, while subjec­ ting them to certain special administrative formalities ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal ('), a6 last amended by Regulation (EEC) Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain destinations on certain fresh or chilled meat listed in No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof, Annex I under CN code 0201 , on certain frozen meat listed in Annex I under CN code 0202, on certain meat or offal listed in Annex I under CN code 0206 and on Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, certain other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in Annex I under CN code 1602 50 10 :

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 that Regula­ Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products tion and prices for those products within the Community covered by the CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and may be covered by an export refund ; 0202 20 90 100 used for refund purposes, the refund should only be granted on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one third ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for Whereas refunds should also be granted on fresh or fixing the amount of such refunds ; frozen boned or boneless pieces, even where each piece is not individually wrapped, and on minced meat, and the wording of the tariff subheadings for fresh boned or bone­ Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (*), as last amended less pieces specified ; by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (*), Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 Q, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87, and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (9), lay down the conditions Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or for granting special export refunds for certain cuts of beef boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products ; to Switzerland ; whereas to allow this trade to continue, the refund should be set to cover the difference between prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the Member States ; whereas there are possibilities for export­ Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal ing such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to that the refund should be as set out below ; certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries ; whereas a refund should accordingly be set ; (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (3) OJ No L 156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2. (") OJ No L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 16. Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of Is) OJ No L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. 11 . meat or offal shown in Annex I under CN code (6) OJ No L 301 , 24. 10. 1987, p. 21 . 1 602 50 90, Community participation in international 0 OJ No L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48 . 0) OJ No L 221 , 18 . 8 . 1984, p. 28 . trade may be maintained by granting a refund corres­ 0 OJ No L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 31 . ponding to that at present available ;

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Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a mixtures of meat or offal should be reinforced by making refund need not be fixed since Community participation the granting of refunds on these products conditional on in world trade is not significant ; manufacturer under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in refunds should be calculated on the following basis : respect of agricultural products Q, as amended by Regula­ — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ tion (EEC) No 2026/83 (8) ; tion to each other at any given moment within a band Whereas with a view to the arrangements introduced by of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central Commission Regulation (EEC) No 998/90 of 20 April rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in 1990 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal and the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula­ amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an tion (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last amended by Regula­ agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds f), tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), the structurer of CN codes 1602 50 10 and 1602 50 90 of — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an the nomenclature for refunds should be clarified ; average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ Committee for Beef and Veal, cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3399/90 (4) ; establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the purposes of export refunds ; Article 1 Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities The list of products on which the export refund referred for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is granted brought in line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other and the amount of that refund shall be as set out in than those from adult male bovine animals, except in the Annex I hereto . case of certain frozen beef held by the intervention agen­ cies that is to be exported under Commission Regulations The description of CN code 1 602 50 and the footnotes thereto given in Section 6 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 243/90 (*) and (EEC) No 676/90 (6) ; (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is nomenclature for export refunds are hereby replaced by often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of those set out in Annex II hereto . bovine and other meat contained in prepared or preserved meat covered by CN code 1 602 50 ; whereas products of Article 2 the bovine species alone should accordingly be set apart and a new heading should be created for mixtures of This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 January 1991 . meats or offals ; whereas control over products other than

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

Done at Brussels, 15 January 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 9 . f) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 331 , 29 . 11 . 1990 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5. O OJ No L 27, 31 . 1 . 1990, p. 8 . (Y) OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12. (6) OJ No L 75, 21 . 3. 1990, p. 8 . 0 OJ No L 101 , 21 . 4. 1990 , p. 10 .

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ANNEX I

(ECU/100 kg)

Product code Destination f) Amount of refund (8)

— Live weight — \

0102 10 00 190 01 96,00

0102 10 00 390 01 96,00

01029031 900 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50

0102 90 33 900 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50

0102 90 35 900 02 101,50 03 73,00 l

04 34,50 I

0102 90 37 900 02 101,50 03 73,00 04 34,50

— Net weight — I

0201 10 10 100 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0201 10 10 900 02 126,50 03 88,00 04 44,00 0201 10 90 llO (') 02 124,50 03 85,00 04 42,50 I 0201 10 90 190 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0201 10 90 910 (■) 02 171,50 03 115,00 04 57,50 0201 10 90 990 02 126,50 03 88,00 04 44,00 0201 20 21 000 02 126,50 03 88,00 04 44,00

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(ECU/100 kg) Product code Destination 0 Amount of refund (s)

— Net weight —

0201 20 29 100 (') 02 171,50 03 115,00 04 57,50 0201 20 29 900 ' 02 126,50 03 88,00 l 04 44,00 0201 20 31 000 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 l 0201 20 39 100 (') 02 124,50 03 85,00 04 42,50 \ 0201 20 39 900 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0201 20 51 100 02 161,00 l 03 110,50 04 56,00 \ 0201 20 51 900 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 l 0201 20 59 110 0 02 218,50 03 146,00 I 04 73,00 \ 0201 20 59 190 02 161,00 03 110,50 04 56,00 0201 20 59 910 (') 02 124,50 03 85,00 \ 04 42,50 0201 20 59 990 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0201 20 90 700 02 92,00 03 65,00 I 04 32,50 0201 30 00 050 (4) 05 112,00 0201 30 00 100 (2) 02 312,00 I 03 208,50 04 104,50 . 06 266,50 0201 30 00 150 02 180,00 03 125,00 \ 04 . 62,50 > 06 144,50 . V 07 90,00 0201 30 00 190 O 02 128,00 03 84,00 04 42,00 06 102,50 07 90,00

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(ECU/100 kg)

Product code Destination Q Amount of refund (8)

— Net weight — 1

0202 10 00 100 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 \ 0202 10 00 900 02 126,50 l 03 88,00 04 44,00 l 0202 20 10 000 02 126,50 (10) 03 88,00 04 44,00 • 0202 20 30 000 • 02 92,00 (10) 03 65,00 04 32,50 0202 20 50 100 02 161,00 (10) 03 110,50 I 04 56,00 l 0202 20 50 900 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0202 20 90 100 02 92,00 l 03 65,00 04 32,50 0202 30 90 100 (4) 05 112,00 0202 30 90 400 02 180,00 (10) 03 125,00 (,0) 04 62,50 (10) i 06 144,50 (10) 07 90,00 (,0) 0202 30 90 500 («) 02 128,00 03 84,00 04 42,00 06 102,50 07 90,00 0202 30 90 900 07 90,00 0206 10 95 000 02 128,00 l 03 84,00 04 42,00 06 102,50 0206 29 91 000 02 128,00 03 84,00 04 42,00 06 102,50 0210 20 90 100 08 102,50 09 60,50 0210 20 90 300 02 128,00 0210 20 90 500 (3) 02 128,00 1602 50 10 120 02 134,50 O 03 108,00 O 04 108,00 O 1602 50 10 140 02 11 9,50 O 03 96,00 O 04 96,00 O

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(ECU/100 kg) Product code Destination f) Amount of refund (s)

— Net weight — ll

1602 50 10 160 02 96,00 0 03 77,00 0 l 04 77,00 0 1602 50 10 170 02 63,50 (>) 03 51,00 0 I 04 51,00 (9) 1602 50 10 190 02 63,50 03 51,00 l 04 51,00 \ 1602 50 10 240 02 36,00 03 36,00 l 04 36,00 l 1602 50 10 260 02 26,00 I 03 26,00 i 04 26,00 \ 1602 50 10 280 02 16,00 03 16,00 04 16,00 I 1602 50 90 120 01 1 1 6,00 O 1602 50 90 130 01 73,00 0 1602 50 90 190 01 36,00 1602 50 90 320 01 103,00 O 1602 50 90 330 01 65,00 O 1602 50 90 390 01 36,00 1602 50 90 520 01 77,00 0 1602 50 90 530 01 48,50 (9) 1602 50 90 590 01 36,00 1602 50 90 610 01 36,00 1602 50 90 620 01 16,00 1602 50 90 700 01 36,00 1602 50 90 800 01 26,00 1602 50 90 900 01 16,00

(') Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commis­ sion Regulation (EEC) No 32/82. (2) Entry under this subheading is subject to compliance with the condition laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82. (3) The refund on beef in brine is granted on the net weight of the meat, after deduction of the weight of the brine. (4) OJ No L 336, 29 . 12. 1979 , p. 44. 0 OJ No L 221 , 19. 8 . 1984, p. 28. (6) The lean bovine meat content excluding fat is determined in accordance with the procedure described in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2429/86 (OJ No L 210, 1 . 8 . 1986, p. 39). f) The destinations are as follows : 01 Third countries . 02 North African, Near and Middle East third countries, West, Central East and South African third countries, except Lebanon, Cyprus, Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. 03 European third countries, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greenland, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, North Korea and Hong Kong and the destinations referred to in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (OJ No L 351 , 14. 12. 1987, p. 1 ), except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland.

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04 Austria, Sweden and Switzerland. 05 The United States of America, carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (OJ No L 336, 29 . 12. 1979, p. 44). 06 French Polynesia and New Caledonia. 07 Canada. 08 North, West, Central, East 'and South African third countries, except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swazi­ land and Zimbabwe. 09 Switzerland . (8) 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. (*) The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80. (I0) Excluding frozen meat exported under Regulations (EEC) No 243/90, (EEC) No 676/90, (EEC) No 1680/90 and (EEC) No 1682/90. However, in the case of exports under Regulations (EEC) No 1680/90 and (EEC) No 1682/90, the export refunds set out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1309/90 should be applied. NB : The countries are as defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 420/90 (OJ No L 44, 20 . 2. 1990, p. 15). The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended.

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ANNEX II

CN code Description of goods Product code

1602 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood : 1602 50 — Of bovine animals : 1602 50 10 — — Uncooked ; mixtures of cooked meat or offal and uncooked meat or offal : — — — Uncooked ; not containing meat other than that of animals of the bovine species : — — — — Containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats (excluding offal and fats) : — — — — — Manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (") : — 90 % or more 1602 50 10 120 — 80 % or more, but less than 90 % 1602 50 10 140 — 60 % or more, but less than 80 % 1602 50 10 160 — 40 % or more, but less than 60 % 1602 50 10 170 — less than 40 % 1602 50 10 180 — — — — — Other : — 40 % or more 1602 50 10 190 — less than 40 % 1602 50 10 200 Other : — — — — Containing by weight 80 % or more of meat or meat offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 1602 50 10 240 — — — — Containing by weight 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or meat offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 1602 50 10 260 — — — — Containing by weight less than 40 % of meat or meat offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 1602 50 10 280 1602 50 90 — — Other : — — — Not containing meat other than that of animals of the bovine species : — — — _ Containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) : — — — — — 90 % or more : — — — — — — Products complying with the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (*) 1602 50 90 120 — — — — — — Manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (") 1602 50 90 130 — — — — — — Other 1602 50 90 190 — — — — — 80 % or more, but less than 90 % : — — — — — — Products complying with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (*) 1602 50 90 320 — — — — — — Manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (!1) 1602 50 90 330

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CN code Description of goods Product code

1602 50 90 — — — — — — Other 1602 50 90 390 (cont'd) — — — — — 60 % or more, but less than 80 % : — — — — — — Products complying with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (*) 1602 50 90 520 — — — — — — Manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 (") 1602 50 90 530 — — — — — — Other 1602 50 90 590 _____ 40 % or more, but less than 60 % 1602 50 90 610 — — — — — 20 % or more, but less than 40 % 1602 50 90 620 — — — — — Less than 20 % 1602 50 90 630 l — — — Other : l — — — — Containing by weight 80 % or more of meat or meat offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 1602 50 90 700 l

— — — — Containing by weight 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or meat offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind of origin 1602 50 90 800 — — — — Containing by weight less than 40 % of meat or meat offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin : 1602 50 90 900

(') Entry under this subheading is subject to submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commission Regula­ tion (EEC) No 32/82 (OJ No L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. 11 ). (2) Entry under this subheading 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). (3) The refund on beef in brine is granted on the net weight of the meat after deduction of the weight of the brine. (") OJ No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44. o OJ No L 221 , 18. 8 . 1984, p. 28. (6) The lean bovine meat content excluding fat is determined in accordance with the procedure described in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2429/86 (OJ No L 210, 1 . 8. 1986, p. 39). O OJ No L 27, 31 . 1 . 1990, p. 8. (») OJ No L 75, 21 . 3. 1990, p. 8. (») OJ No L 157, 22. 6. 1990, p. 26. H OJ No L 157, 22. 6. 1990, p. 18 . (") OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5. NB : Article 7 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 (OJ No L 156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2) provides that no export refunds shall be granted on products imported from third countries and re-exported to third countries.