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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3852/92 of 29 December 1992 fixing the export refunds on beef

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, granted on adult bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms ; whereas experience gained in recent Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European years has shown that live pure-bred breeding animals Economic Community, weighing at least 250 kilograms in the case of females and 300 kilograms in that of males should be trated in the saame way as other bovine animals, subject 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 3661 /92 (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 Annex under CN code 0201 , on some frozen meat listed provides that the difference between prices on the world in the Annex under CN code 0202, on some meat or offal market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­ listed in the Annex under CN code 0206 and on some tion and prices for those products within the Community other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in the may be covered by an export refund ; Annex under CN code 1602 50 10 ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/ 68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 427/77 (4), lays down Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100 fixing the amount of such refunds ; used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one third :

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (6), Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87, Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 f), as last amended by boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows Regulation (EEC) No 3661 /92 lay down the conditions to Switzerland ; whereas, to allow this trade to continue , for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of beef the refund should be set to cover the difference between and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products ; prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the Member States ; whereas there are possibilities for export­ ing such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries ; whereas a refund should accordingly be set ; Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal that the refund should be as set out below :

Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes Whereas, given the current market situation in the 1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80, the Community share of inter­ Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain national trade may be maintained by granting a refund third countries in particular, export refunds should be corresponding to that at present available ;

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24. (2) OJ No L 370 , 19 . 12. 1992, p . 16. (<) OJ No L 156, 4. 7. 1968 , p. 2. (4) OJ No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 16. f5) OJ No L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. II . Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a (6) OJ No L 301 , 24. 10. 1987, p. 21 . 0 OJ No L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48. refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of (s) OJ No L 221 , 18 . 8 . 1984, p. 28 . world trade is not significant ;

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Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article respect of agricultural products (4), as amended by Regula­ 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (') are used to tion (EEC) No 2026/83 0 ; convert amounts expressed in third country currencies Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depen­ and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural ding on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; of certain pure-bred breeding animals ; whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92 (6), as lation (EEC) No 3819/92 (2); amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2015/92 0, prohibits trade between the Community and the Republics of Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), Serbia and Montenegro ; whereas that prohibition does as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3661 /92 ; not apply to certain cases given in the limitative enumera­ establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the tion in Articles 2 and 3 of that Regulation ; whereas purposes of export refunds ; account should be taken of this when the refunds are fixed ; Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are brought in line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other in accordance with the opinion of the Management than those from adult male bovine animals ; Committee for Beef and Veal,

Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef, veal and other meat contained in prepared or preserved Article 1 meat covered by CN code 1602 50 ; whereas exclusively beef and veal products should accordingly be set apart The list of products on which export refunds as referred and a new heading should be created for mixtures of to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 are meats or offals ; whereas checks on products other than granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in the mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making Annex hereto . the granting of refunds on these products conditional on manufacture under the arrangements provided for in Article 2 Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 December 1992.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

4) OJ No L 62, 7. 3 . 1980, p. 5. (') OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12. (2) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992. (6) OJ No L 151 , 3 . 6 . 1992, p. 4. 0 OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 205, 22. 7. 1992, p. 2.

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ANNEX

(ECU/100 kg)

Product code Destination (7) Refund (") ( l0)

— Live weight —

0102 10 10 120 01 96,00 0102 10 10 130 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50 0102 10 30 120 01 96,00 0102 10 30 130 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50 0102 10 90 120 01 96,00 0102 90 51 000 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50 0102 90 59 000 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50 0102 90 61 000 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50 0102 90 69 000 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 25,50 0102 90 71 000 02 101,50 03 73,00 04 34,50 0102 90 79 000 02 101,50 03 73,00 04 34,50 0201 10 00 110 (') 02 124,50 03 85,00 04 42,50 0201 10 00 120 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0201 10 00 130 (') 02 171,50 03 115,00 04 57,50 0201 10 00 140 02 126,50 03 88,00 04 44,00 0201 20 20 110 (') 02 171,50 03 115,00 04 57,50 0201 20 20 120 02 126,50 03 88,00 04 44,00 0201 20 30 110 (') 02 124,50 03 85,00 04 42,50

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(ECU/100 kg) Product code Destination (7) Refund (s) ( l0)

— Live weight —

0201 20 30 120 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0201 20 50 110 (') 02 218,50 03 146,00 04 73,00 0201 20 50 120 02 161,00 03 110,50 04 56,00 0201 20 50 130 (') 02 124,50 03 85,00 04 42,50 0201 20 50 140 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 (4) 05 112,00 0201 30 00 100 (2) 02 312,00 03 208,50 04 104,50 06 266,50 0201 30 00 150 (6) 02 165,00 03 125,00 04 62,50 06 144,50 07 90,00 0201 30 00 190 (6) 02 128,00 03 84,00 04 42,00 06 102,50 07 90,00 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 03 88,00 04 44,00 0202 20 30 000 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50 0202 20 50 100 02 161,00 03 110,50 04 56,00 0202 20 50 900 02 92,00 03 65,00 04 32,50

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(ECU/100 kg)

Product code Destination 0 Refund (!) (10)

— Live weight —

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 (6) 02 165,00 03 125,00 04 62,50 06 144,50 07 90,00 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 f) 03 108,00 0 04 1 08,00 O 1602 50 10 140 02 1 19,50 (') 03 96,00 (') 04 96,00 O 1602 50 10 160 02 96,00 (9) 03 77,00 O 04 77,00 O 1602 50 10 170 02 . 63,50 (9) 03 51,00 f) 04 51,00 O 1602 50 10 190 02 63,50 03 51,00 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 16,0Q 04 16,00

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(ECU/100 kg)

Product code Destination (7) Refund (8) (l0)

— Live weight —

1602 50 31 125 01 1 16,00 (5) 1602 50 31 135 01 73,00 (9) 1602 50 31 195 01 36,00 1602 50 31 325 01 103,00 (s) 1602 50 31 335 01 65,00 (9) 1602 50 31 395 01 36,00 1602 50 39 125 01 1 16,00 (5) 1602 50 39 135 01 73,00 (9) 1602 50 39 195 01 36,00 1602 50 39 325 01 103,00 (5) 1602 50 39 335 01 65,00 f) 1602 50 39 395 01 36,00 1602 50 39 425 01 77,00 (5) 1602 50 39 435 01 48,50 f) 1602 50 39 495 01 36,00 1602 50 39 505 01 36,00 1602 50 39 525 01 77,00 (5) 1602 50 39 535 01 48,50 f) 1602 50 39 595 01 36,00 1602 50 39 615 01 36,00 1602 50 39 625 01 16,00 1602 50 39 705 01 36,00 1602 50 39 805 01 26,00 1602 50 39 905 01 16,00 1602 50 80 125 01 1 1 6,00 (5) 1602 50 80 135 01 73,00 (9) 1602 50 80 195 01 36,00 1602 50 80 325 01 1 03,00 (5) 1602 50 80 335 01 65,00 (") 1602 50 80 395 01 36,00 1602 50 80 425 01 77,00 (5) 1602 50 80 435 01 48,50 (9) 1602 50 80 495 01 36,00 1602 50 80 505 01 36,00 1602 50 80 525 01 77,00 ( 5) 1602 50 80 535 01 48,50 (9) 1602 50 80 595 01 36,00 1602 50 80 615 01 36,00 1602 50 80 625 01 16,00 1602 50 80 705 01 36,00 1602 50 80 805 01 26,00 1602 50 80 905 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 .

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5) 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. 0 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 Cyprus, Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. 03 European third countries, Ceuta, Melilla, 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, 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 . 06 French Polynesia and New Caledonia. 07 Canada. 08 North, West, Central, East and Southern African third countries, except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swazi­ land, Zimbabwe and Namibia . 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) Refunds for exports to the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro may only be granted for humanitarian aid supplied by charitable organizations fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 2 (a) and Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1432/92.

iVZ?: The countries are as defined in Commission amended Regulation (EEC) No 3518 /91 . The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commis­ sion Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended .