31991R0373

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 373/91 of 15 February 1991 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, third countries, in particular export refunds on adult male bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms and other bovines of a live weight of at least 250 kilo­ grams ; whereas experience gained in recent years has Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European shown that it is advisable to treat live pure-bred breeding Economic Community, animals of a weight of at least 250 kilograms for females and 300 kilograms for males in an identical manner to other bovine animals, while subjecting them to certain Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of special administrative formalities ; 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof, Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain destinations on certain fresh or chilled meat listed in the Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Annex under CN code 0201 , on certain frozen meat listed in the Annex under CN code 0202, on certain meat or offal listed in the Annex under CN code 0206 and on certain other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 the Annex under CN code 1602 50 10 ; provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­ tion and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund ; Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products covered by the CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 1 00 used for refund purposes, the refund Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 (3), as last should only be granted on cuts in which the weight of amended by Regulation (EEC) No 427/77 (4), lays down bone does not exceed one third ; general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds ;

Whereas refunds should also be granted on fresh or Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 0, as last amended frozen boned or boneless pieces, even where each piece is by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (% Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 Q, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87, not individually wrapped, and on minced meat, and the wording of the tariff subheadings for fresh boned or bone­ and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (8), as last amended by less pieces , specified ; Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (9), lay down the conditions for granting special export refunds for certain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products ;

Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal to Switzerland ; whereas to allow this trade to continue, the refund should be set to cover the difference between that the refund should be as set out below ; prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the Member States ; whereas there are possibilities for export­ ing such meat and smoked dried meat to certain African, Whereas given the current market situation in the Near and Middle Eastern countries ; whereas a refund Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain should accordingly be set ;

(') OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. I1) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. (3) OJ No L 156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2. (4) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 16. Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of O OJ No L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. 11 . meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN code Is) 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 . («) 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 Whereas in certain cases experience has shown that it is refund need not be fixed since Community participation often difficult to determine quantities of other meat, as in world trade is not significant ; compared with that from the bovine species alone contained in prepared or preserved meat covered by CN Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, code 1 602 50 ; whereas products of the bovine species refunds should be calculated on the following basis : alone should accordingly be set apart and a new heading — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­ should be created for mixtures of meats or offals ; whereas tion to each other at any given moment within a band control over products other than mixtures of meat or offal of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central should be reinforced by marking the granting of refunds rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in on certain of these products conditional on manufacturer the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­ under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of tion (EEC) No 1676/85 (»), as last amended by Regula­ Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agri­ cultural products Q, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an 2026/83 (8) ; 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 a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi­ in accordance with the opinion of the Management cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Committee for Beef and Veal,

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 103/91 (4), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 for all boned cuts packed indivi­ to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is granted dually should be harmonized ; whereas, therefore the and the amount of that refund shall be as set out in the refunds on all frozen cuts should be brought in line with Annex hereto . those on fresh or chilled cuts other than those from adult male bovine animals, except in the case of certain frozen Article 2 beef held by the intervention agencies that is to be exported under Commission Regulations (EEC) No This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 February 243/90 0, (EEC) No 676/90 (6) ; 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 15 February 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. (3) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 12, 17. 1 . 1991 , p. 12. (5) OJ No L 27, 31 . 1 . 1990, p. 8 . 0 OJ No L 62, 7. 3 . 1980, p. 5. (6 OJ No L 75, 21 . 3. 1990, p. 8. (8) OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.

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ANNEX

(ECU/100 kg) Product code Destination f) Amount of refund (8)

— Live weight —

010210 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 04 34,50

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

— Net weight —

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 02 124,50 03 85,00 04 42,50 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 f) Amount of refund (8)

— 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 04 44,00 0201 20 31 000 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 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 03 110,50 04 56,00 0201 20 51 900 02 • 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0201 20 59 llO ^) 02 218,50 03 146,00 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 04 32,50 0201 30 00 050 O 05 112,00 0201 30 00 100 (2) 02 312,00 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 07 90,00 0201 30 00 190 (e) 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 Amount of refund (8)

— Net weight —

0202 10 00 100 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0202 10 00 900 02 126,50 03 88,00 04 44,00 0202 20 10 000 02 126,50 H 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 04 56,00 0202 20 50 900 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0202 20 90 100 02 92,00 \ 03 65,00 04 32,50 0202 30 90 100 (4) 05 112,00 0202 30 90 400 02 180,00 O 03 125,00 O 04 62,50 O 06 144,50 (10) 07 90,00 (10) 0202 30 90 500 (6) 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 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 (9) 03 1 08,00 (9) 04 108,00 0 1602 50 10 140 02 119,50 (') 03 96,00 0 04 96,00 0

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(ECU/100 kg)

Product code Destination 0 Amount of refund (8)

» — Net weight —

1602 50 10 160 02 96,00 O 03 77,00 O 04 77,00 (9) 1602 50 10 170 02 63,50 0 03 51,00 0 04 51,00 0 1602 50 10 190 02 63,50 03 ' 51,00 04 51,00 I 1602 50 10 240 02 36,00 03 36,00 04 36,00 1602 50 10 260 02 26,00 03 26,00 04 26,00 1602 50 10 280 02 16,00 03 16,00 l 04 16,00 1602 50 90 120 01 116,00 (0 1602 50 90 130 01 73,00 (') 1602 50 90 190 01 36,00 1602 50 90 320 01 103,00 0 1602 50 90 330 01 65,00 (9) 1602 50 90 390 01 36,00 1602 50 90 520 01 77,00 O 1602 50 90 530 01 48,50 (') 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. (J) 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, Zimbabwe and Namibia. 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. 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, Zimbabwe and Namibia. 09 Switzerland.

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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. (l0) Excluding frozen meat exported under Regulations (EEC) No 243/90, (EEC) No 676/90, (EEC) No 1 680/90 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 91 /91 (OJ No L 11 , 16. 1 . 1991 , p. 5). The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended.