31993R1067

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1067/93 of 30 April 1993 fixing the export refunds on beef

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, third countries in particular, export refunds should be granted on adult bovine animals of a live weight of at Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European least 300 kilograms ; whereas experience gained in recent Economic Community, years has shown that live pure-bred breeding animals weighing at least 250 kilograms in the case of females and 300 kilograms in that of males should be treated in the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of same way as other bovine animals, subject to certain 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market special administrative formalities ; in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 125/93 (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the provides that the difference between prices on the world Annex under CN code 0201 , on some frozen meat listed market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­ in the Annex under CN code 0202, on some meat or offal tion and prices for those products within the Community listed in the Annex under CN code 0206 and on some may be covered by an export refund ; other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in the 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 general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products fixing the amount of such refunds ; covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100 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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (6), 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 Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or Regulation (EEC) No 3661 /92 (9) ; lay down the condi­ boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows tions for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of to Switzerland ; whereas, to allow this trade to continue, beef and veal and certain preserved beef and veal the refund should be set to cover the difference between 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 corresponding to that at present available ; (') OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. 0 OJ No L 18, 27. 1 . 1993, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2. (4) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 16. 0 OJ No L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. 11 . (6) OJ No L 301 , 24. 10 . 1987, p. 21 . 0 OJ No L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48 . Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a (8) OJ No L 221 , 18 . 8 . 1984, p. 28 . refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of 0 OJ No L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 16. world trade is not significant ;

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Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 f) prohi­ 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (!) are used to bits trade between the European Economic Community convert amounts expressed in third country currencies and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural Montenegro) ; whereas this prohibition does not apply in conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ; certain situations as comprehensively listed in Articles 2, whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­ 4, 5 and 7 thereof ; whereas account should be taken of tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­ this fact when fixing the refunds ; lation (EEC) No 3819/92 (2); Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 425/93 (4), other than uncooked, falling within CN code 1602 JO, establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the experience has shown that it is possible to delete from the purposes of export refunds ; refund nomenclature several products falling within CN code 1602 50 31 and to amend the list of products falling Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities within CN code 1 602 50 80 ; for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be brought in line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other than those from adult male bovine animals ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is Committee for Beef and Veal, often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef, veal and other meat contained in prepared or preserved meat covered by CN code 1 602 50 ; whereas exclusively HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : beef and veal products should accordingly be set apart and a new heading should be created for mixtures of meats or offals ; whereas checks on products other than Article 1 mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making the granting of refunds on these products conditional on manufacture under the arrangements provided for in The list of products on which export refunds as referred Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 are March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in respect of agricultural products (5), as amended by Regula­ Annex I hereto. tion (EEC) No 2026/83 (6) ;

Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depen­ Article 2 ding on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export of certain pure-bred breeding animals ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1993.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 April 1993 .

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(■) OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 . O OJ No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 17. O OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1993, p. 26. O OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5. («) OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12. 0 OJ No L 102, 26. 2. 1993, p. 14.

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ANNEX

(ECU/100 kg) (ECU/100 kg)

Product code Destination 0 Refund (8) (10) Product code Destination f) Refund (*) (10)

— Live weight — — Net weight —

0102 10 10 120 01 96,00 0201 20 20 120 02 126,50 8102 10 10 130 02 85,50 03 88,00 03 55,50 04 44,00 04 25,50 010210 30 120 01 96,00 0201 20 30 110 (') 02 124,50 03 85,00 01021030 130 02 85,50 03 55,50 04 42,50 04 25,50 0201 20 30 120 02 92,00 0102 10 90 120 01 96,00 03 65,00 0102 90 51 000 02 85,50 04 32,50 03 55,50 0201 20 50 110 0) 02 218,50 04 25,50 03 146,00 0102 90 59 000 02 85,50 04 73,00 03 55,50 04 25,50 0201 20 50 120 02 161,00 0102 90 61 000 02 85,50 03 110,50 03 55,50 04 56,00 04 25,50 0201 20 50 130 (') 02 124,50 0102 90 69 000 02 85,50 03 85,00 03 55,50 04 42,50 04 25,50 0102 90 71 000 02 101,50 0201 20 50 140 02 92,00 03 73,00 03 65,00 04 34,50 04 32,50 5102 90 79 000 02 101,50 0201 20 90 700 02 92,00 03 73,00 03 65,00 04 34,50 04 32,50

— Net weight — 0201 30 00 050 (4) 05 112,00

0201 30 00 100 (2) 02 312,00 )201 10 00 110 (') 02 124,50 03 208,50 03 85,00 04 42,50 04 104,50 06 266,50 >201 10 00 120 02 92,00 03 65,00 0201 30 00 150 (*) 02 165,00 04 32,50 03 125,00 )201 10 00 130 (') 02 171,50 04 62,50 03 115,00 06 144,50 04 57,50 07 90,00 )201 10 00 140 02 126,50 03 88,00 0201 30 00 190 (6) 02 128,00 04 44,00 03 84,00 >201 20 20 110 (') 02 171,50 04 42,00 03 115,00 06 102,50 04 57,50 07 90.00

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(ECU/100 kg) (ECU/100 kg)

Product code Destination O Refund (8) (10) Product code Destination O Refund (8) (10)

— Net weight — — Net weight —

0202 10 00 100 02 92,00 1602 50 10 120 02 1 34,50 (9) 03 65,00 03 108,00 0 04 32,50 , 04 1 08,00 (9) 020210 00 900 02 126,50 1602 50 10 140 02 119,50 0 03 88,00 03 96,00 (9) 04 44,00 04 96,00 0 0202 20 10 000 02 126,50 1602 50 10 160 02 96,00 (9) 03 88,00 03 77,00 (9) 04 44,00 04 77,00 0 0202 20 30 000 02 92,00 1602 50 10 170 02 63,50 (9) 03 65,00 03 51,00 (9) 04 32,50 04 51,00 (9) 0202 20 50 100 02 161,00 1602 50 10 190 02 63,50 03 110,50 03 51,00 04 56,00 04 51,00 0202 20 50 900 02 92,00 1602 50 10 240 02 36,00 03 65,00 03 36,00 04 32,50 04 36,00 1602 50 10 260 02 26,00 0202 20 90 100 02 92,00 03 65,00 03 26,00 04 26,00 04 32,50 1602 50 10 280 02 16,00 0202 30 90 100 (4) 05 112,00 03 16,00 0202 30 90 400 (6) 02 165,00 04 16,00 03 125,00 1602 50 31 125 01 1 16,00 0 04 62,50 06 144,50 1602 50 31 135 01 73,00 0 07 90,00 1602 50 31 195 01 36,00 0202 30 90 500 («) 02 128,00 1602 50 31 325 01 103,00 0 03 84,00 1602 50 31 335 01 65,00 0 04 42,00 1602 50 31 395 01 36,00 06 102,50 07 90,00 1602 50 39 125 01 116,00 0 0202 30 90 900 07 90,00 1602 50 39 135 01 73,00 0 0206 10 95 000 02 128,00 1602 50 39 195 01 36,00 03 84,00 1602 50 39 325 01 103,00 0 04 42,00 1602 50 39 335 01 65,00 0 06 102,50 1602 50 39 395 01 36,00 0206 29 91 000 02 128,00 1602 50 39 425 01 77,00 0 03 84,00 1602 50 39 435 01 48,50 0 04 42,00 06 102,50 1602 50 39 495 01 36,00 0210 20 90 100 08 102,50 1602 50 39 505 01 36,00 09 60,50 1602 50 39 525 01 77,00 0 0210 20 90 300 02 128,00 1602 50 39 535 01 48,50 0 0210 20 90 500 (3) 02 128,00 1602 50 39 595 01 36,00

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(ECU/100 kg) (ECU/100 kg

Product code Destination f) Refund (8) (10) Product code Destination Q Refund (8) (10)

— Net weight — — Net weight —

1602 50 39 615 01 36,00 1602 50 80 495 01 36,00 1602 50 39 625 01 16,00 1602 50 80 505 01 36,00 1602 50 39 705 01 36,00 1602 50 80 515 01 16,00 1602 50 39 805 01 26,00 1602 50 80 535 01 48,50 f) 1602 50 39 905 01 16,00 1602 50 80 595 01 36,00 1602 50 80 135 01 73,00 (9) 1602 50 80 615 01 36,00 1602 50 80 195 01 36,00 1602 50 80 625 01 16,00 1602 50 80 335 01 65,00 f) 1602 50 80 705 01 36,00 1602 50 80 395 01 36,00 1602 50 80 805 01 26,00 1602 50 80 435 01 48,50 (9) 1602 50 80 905 01 16,00

(') Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commission 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. Q 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 Swit­ zerland. 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, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. 09 Switzerland. (*) 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. (10) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 are observed . A® : 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 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended .