31991R0656
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 656/91 of 19 March 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, bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms and other bovines of a live weight of at least 250 kilo grams should be granted ; whereas experience gained in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European recent years has shown that it is advisable to treat live Economic Community, pure-bred breeding 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 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 Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 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 a minimum content of lean bovine meat should fixing the amount of such refunds ; be fixed for boneless cuts wrapped individually and covered by CN codes 0201 30 and 0202 30 ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (6), Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 0, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87, Whereas refunds should also be granted on fresh or and Regulation (EEC) No 2388 /84 (8), as last amended by frozen boned or boneless pieces, even where each piece is Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (9), lay down the conditions not individually wrapped, and on minced meat, and the for granting special export refunds for certain cuts of beef wording of the tariff subheadings for fresh boned or bone and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products ; less pieces specified ;
Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows that the refund should be as set out below ; 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 Whereas given the current market situation in the Member States ; whereas there are possibilities for export Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain ing such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to third countries, in particular export refunds on adult male 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. (4) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 16. Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of 0 OJ No L 4, 8. 1 . 1982, p. 11 . meat or offal shown in Annex I under CN code («) 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 . (8) OJ No L 221 , 18. 8 . 1984, p. 28. trade may be maintained by granting a refund corres O 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 the bovine species alone should accordingly be set apart refund need not be fixed since Community participation and a new heading should be created for mixtures of in world trade is not significant ; meats or offals ; whereas control over products other than mixtures of meat or offal should be reinforced by making Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally, the granting of refunds on these products conditional on refunds should be calculated on the following basis : manufacturer under the arrangements provided for in — in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 tion to each other at any given moment within a band March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central respect of agricultural products f7), as amended by Regula rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in tion (EEC) No 2026/83 (8) ; the last paragraph of Article 3 ( 1 ) of Council Regula tion (EEC) No 1676/85 ('), as last amended by Regula Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), in accordance with the opinion, of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal, — for the other currencies, an exchange rate based on an average of the ecu rates published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, C series, over HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : a period to be determined, multiplied by the coeffi cient referred to in the preceding indent ; Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), Article 1 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 03/91 (4) ; establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the The list of products on which the export refund referred purposes of export refunds ; to in Article 1 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall be as set out in Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities Annex I hereto. for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be brought in line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other The description of CN codes 0201 30 and 0202 30 and than those from adult male bovine animals, except in the the footnotes thereto given in Section 6 of the Annex to case of certain frozen beef held by the intervention agen Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural cies that is to be exported under Commission Regulations product nomenclature for export refunds are hereby (EEC) No 243/90 0 and (EEC) No 676/90 (6) ; replaced by those set out in Annex II hereto. Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of Article 2 bovine and other meat contained in prepared or preserved meat covered by CN code 1602 50 ; whereas products of This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 March 1991 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 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. 0 OJ No L 27, 31 . 1 . 1990, p. 8 . o OJ No L 62, 7. 3 . 1980, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 75, 21 . 3 . 1990, p. 8 . (8) OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.
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ANNEX I
(ECU/100 kg)
Product code Destination f) Amount of refund (8)
— Live weight — I
0102 10 00 190 01 96,00
0102 10 00 390 01 96,00
0102 90 31 900 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50
0102 90 33 900 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50 I
0102 90 35 900 02 101,50 03 73,00 I
04 34,50 l
0102 9037 900 02 101,50 03 73,00 I
04 34,50
— Net weight —
0201 10 10 100 02 92,00 03 65,00 I 04 32,50 l 0201 10 10 900 02 126,50 03 88,00 04 44,00 l 0201 10 90 110 (') 02 124,50 03 85,00 04 42,50 l 0201 10 90 190 02 92,00 I 03 65,00 04 32,50 l 0201 10 90 910 (') 02 171,50 03 1 15,00 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 I 04 44,00
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(ECU/100 kg) Product code Destination Q Amount of refund (8)
— Net weight — I
0201 20 29 100 (') 02 171,50 03 115,00 l 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 I 04 32,50 0201 20 39 100 0) 02 124,50 03 85,00 l 04 42,50 I 0201 20 39 900 02 92,00 03 65,00 l 04 32,50 I 0201 20 51 100 02 161,00 03 110,50 I 04 56,00 I 0201 20 51 900 02 92,00 03 65,00 I 04 32,50 0201 20 59 llO (') 02 218,50 03 146,00 I 04 73,00 l 0201 20 59 190 02 161,00 03 110,50 I 04 56,00 I 0201 20 59 910 (') 02 124,50 03 85,00 l 04 42,50 0201 20 59 990 02 92,00 03 65,00 I 04 32,50 0201 20 90 700 02 92,00 03 65,00 I 04 32,50 I 0201 30 00 050 (4) 05 112,00 0201 30 00 100 (2) 02 312,00 03 208,50 04 104,50 I 06 266,50 \ 0201 30 00 150 (6) 02 165,00 03 125,00 I 04 62,50 06 144,50 07 90,00 f 0201 30 00 190 (6) 02 128,00 03 84,00 I 04 42,00 I 06 102,50 f 07 90,00 II
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(ECU/100 kg)
Product code Destination f) 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 (10) 03 88,00 04 44,00 l 0202 20 30 000 02 92,00 (l0) 03 65,00 04 32,50 0202 20 50 100 02 161,00 (l0) 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 l 04 32,50 0202 30 90 100 (4) 05 112,00 0202 30 90 400 («) 02 165,00 (,0) 03 125,00 (10) 04 62,50 (10) 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 l l 04 42,00 06 102,50 l 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 0 03 108,00f) 04 108,00 0 1602 50 10 140 02 119,50 (9) 03 96,00 O 04 96,00 O
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(ECU/100 kg) Product code Destination 0 Amount of refund (8)
— Net weight —
1602 50 10 160 02 96,00 0 03 77,00 0 04 77,00 f) 1602 50 10 170 02 63,50 0 03 51,00 f) 04 51,00 0 l 1602 50 10 190 02 63,50 03 51,00 l 04 51,00 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 01 116,000 1602 50 90 130 01 73,00 f) 1602 50 90 190 01 36,00 1602 50 90 320 01 103,00 0 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 (») 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. O 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). 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. 0 The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80. (,0) 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 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.
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ANNEX II
Product CN code Description of goods code
0201 30 00 — Boneless : — Boneless cuts exported to the USA under the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (4) 0201 30 00 050 — From the hindquarters of male adult bovine animals with a maximum of nine ribs or nine pairs of ribs (2), each piece individually wrapped 0201 30 00 100 I
— Other boned cuts each piece individually wrapped with a lean bovine meat content (excluding fat) or 50 % or more (6) " 0201 30 00 150 I
— Other, including minced meat, with a lean meat content (excluding fat) of 78 % or more (6) 0201 30 00 190 — Other 0201 30 00 900
0202 30 — Boneless : 0202 30 90 — — Other : l — Boned cuts exported to the United States of America under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (4) 0202 30 90 100 — Boned cuts, excluding boned cuts exported under Commission Regulations (EEC) No 243/90 f), (EEC) No 676/90 (8) and (EEC No 1680/90 (10), each piece individually wrapped with a lean bovine meat content (excluding fat) of 50 % or more (6) 0202 30 90 400 — Other, including minced meat, with a lean meat content (excluding fat) of 78 % or more (6) 0202 30 90 500 I
— Other 0202 30 90 900 I
2) Entry within 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). (4) OJ No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44. (®) The lean bovine meat content excuding 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 n° L 75, 21 . 3. 1990, p. 8. H OJ n° L 157, 22. 6. 1990, p. 18. 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.