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of25November1997
onspecialconditionsforgrantingexportrefundsoncertain pigmeatproducts
(OJ L 323, 26.11.1997, p. 19)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Regulation (EC) No 739/98 of 1 April 1998 L 102 22 2.4.1998
►M2Commission Regulation (EC) No 2882/2000 of 27 December 2000 L 333 72 29.12.2000
►M3Commission Regulation (EC) No 507/2002 of 21 March2002 L 79 12 22.3.2002
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No2331/97
of25November1997
on special conditions for granting export refunds on certain
pigmeatproducts
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October
1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat(1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94(2), and in particular Articles
13 (12) and 22 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 386/90 of 12 February
1990 on the monitoring carried out at the time of export of agriculturalproducts receiving refunds or other amounts(
3), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 163/94(4), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of
27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the applica-tion of the system of export refunds on agricultural products(
5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2114/97(6), provides that no refund is
to be granted where the products or goods are not of sound and fair
marketable quality in the form in which they are exported;
Whereas such requirements have nevertheless proved insufficient to
ensure that uniform conditions apply when refunds are paid on someof the products listed in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75;
Whereas additional conditions relating to products of average quality
and enabling the payment of refunds on products of inferior quality tobe refused should consequently be laid down at Community level;
Whereas provision should be made for an additional quality in the case
of products falling within CN codes 1601 00 99 and 1602 4919, notcontaining poultrymeat and for which the quality criteria should be sethigh in order to limit any refunds granted to such products where thequantities covered by export licence applications exceed or are likely toexceed traditional quantities;
Whereas it is essential to make provision for checks to ensure compli-
ance with this Regulation; whereas such checks are to be conductedpursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2221/95 of 20 September1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regula-tion (EEC) No 386/90 as regards physical checks carried out at thetime of export of agricultural products qualifying for refunds(
7), as
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1167/97(8), and must in particular
include an organoleptic examination and physical and chemcialanalyses; whereas applications for refunds must accordingly be accom-panied by a written declaration to the effect that the products inquestion meet the requirements laid down herein;
Whereas provision must be made for certain clearly defined analyses
with a view to ensuring standardization of the physical and chemical
checks;
Whereas, furthermore, there have been changes in the number of
products on which refunds are granted and in the references to thevarious Regulations concerned; whereas, for the sake of simpler admin-istration, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 171/78 of 30 January 19781997R2331 — EN — 23.03.2002 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.
(3) OJ L 42, 16. 2. 1990, p. 6.
(4) OJ L 24, 29. 1. 1994, p. 2.
(5) OJ L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 25.
(6) OJ L 295, 29. 10. 1997, p. 3.
(7) OJ L 224, 21. 9. 1995, p. 13.
(8) OJ L 169, 27. 6. 1997, p. 12.
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on special conditions for granting export refunds on certain pigmeat
products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1526/92(2),
should accordingly be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. Without prejudice to other Community provisions and in parti-
cular Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, export refunds shall only begranted on the products listed in Annex I hereto where:
(a) they meet the conditions laid down therein;
and
(b) box 44 of the export declaration bears the words ‘goods complying
withRegulation (EC) No 2331/97’.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, products manufactured for
human consumption and suitable therefor by reason of the raw mate-rials used, their preparation under satisfactory hygienic conditions andtheir packaging shall be deemed to be of sound and fair marketable
quality within the meaning of Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No
3665/87.
Article 2
When the checks referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2221/
95 are conducted, the checks on the products covered by this Regula-tion shall entail:
(a) an organoleptic examination;
and
(b) physical and chemical analyses using the methods laid down in
Annex II hereto.
Article 3
Regulation (EEC) No 171/78 is hereby repealed.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in
theOfficial JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
It shall apply from 1 December 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.1997R2331 — EN — 23.03.2002 — 003.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 25, 31. 1. 1978, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 160, 13. 6. 1992, p. 12.
ANNEX I
Specialconditionsforgrantingexportrefundsoncertainpigmeatproducts
CN code Description Product code Conditions
160100 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood;
food preparations based on these products:
– Other:
1601 0091 – – Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked
– – Not containing poultry meat or offal 160100919120 (a) protein content by weight: minimum 16 % of net weight
(b) no addition of extraneous water
(c) proteins other than animal proteins are prohibited
– – Other 160100919190 (a) protein content by weight: minimum 12 % of net weight
(b) no addition of extraneous water
(c) proteins other than animal proteins are prohibited
1601 00 99 - - Other:
- - - In containers which also contain preserving liquid, not
containing poultry meat or offal1601 00 99 9110 (a) animal protein content by weight: minimum 10 % of net
weight
(b) collagen/protein ratio: maximum 0,30
(c) extraneous water content by weight: maximum 25 % of net
weight
---I ncontainers which also contain preserving liquid ►M11601 00 99 9190 ◄(a) animal protein content by weight: minimum 8 % of net weight
(b) collagen/protein ratio: maximum 0,45
(c) extraneous water content by weight: maximum 33 % of net
weight
- - - Other, not containing poultry meat or offal 1601 00 99 9110 (a) animal protein content by weight: minimum 10 % of net
weight
(b) collagen/protein ratio: maximum 0,30
(c) extraneous water content by weight: maximum 10 % of net
weight
- - - Other: ►M11601 00 99 9190 ◄(a) animal protein content by weight: minimum 8 % of net weight
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CN code Description Product code Conditions
(c) extraneous water content by weight: maximum 23 % of net
weight
1602 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood:
- Of swine:
ex 1602 41 - - Hams and cuts thereof:
ex 16024110 –––O f domestic swine:
––––Cooked, containing by weight 80 % or more of meat
and fat:
– – – – – In immediate packings witha net weigh t of 1 kg or
more160241109110 Water/protein ratio in meat maximum 4,3
–––––I n immediate packings with a net weight of less than
1k g160241109130 Water/protein ratio in meat maximum 4,3
ex 1602 42 - - Shoulders and cuts thereof:
ex 16024210 –––O f domestic swine:
––––Cooked, containing by weight 80 % or more of meat
and fat:
– – – – – In immediate packings witha net weigh t of 1 kg or
more160242109110 Water/protein ratio in meat maximum 4,5
–––––I n immediate packings with a net weight of less than
1k g160242109130 Water/protein ratio in meat maximum 4,5
ex 160249 – – Other, including mixtures:
–––O f domestic swine:
– – – – Containing by weight 80 % or more of meat or meat
offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin:
ex 16024919 –––––O t he r :
–––––– Cooked, containing by weight 80 % or more of
meat and fat:
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CN code Description Product code Conditions
– – – – – – – – Containing a product composed of clearly
recognisable pieces of muscular meat which, due to their size
are not identifiable as having been obtained from hams,
shoulders, loins or collars, together with small particles of
visible fat and small quantities of jelly deposits160249199130 Water/protein ratio in meat maximum 4,5▼M31997R2331 — EN — 23.03.2002 — 003.001 — 6
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ANNEX II
Methodsofanalysis (1)
1.Determination ofproteincontent
The protein content is taken to mean the nitrogen content multiplied by the
factor 6,25. The nitrogen content must be determined according to ISO
method 937-1978.
2.Determinationofwatercontentinproductsfallingwithinheadings1601and
1602ofthecombinednomenclature
The water content must be determined according to ISO method 1442-1973.
3.Calculation ofextraneouswatercontent
The extraneous water content is given by the formula: a-4b, in which:a = water content,
b = protein content.
4.Determination ofcollagencontent
The collagen content is taken to mean the hydroxyproline content multiplied
by the factor 8. The hydroxyproline content must be determined according to
ISO method 3496-1978.1997R2331 — EN — 23.03.2002 — 003.001 — 7
(1) The methods of analysis referred to in this Annex are those applying on the date of
entry into force of this Regulation, without prejudice to any subsequent amendment tosuch methods. They are published by the ISO Secretariat, 1 Rue de Varembé, Geneva,
Switzerland.