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REGULATION (EEC)No2403/69OFTHECOMMISSION
of1December 1969
onspecialconditions forgrantingexportrefundsoncertainpigmeatproducts
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
European Economic Community ;
Having regardtoCouncil Regulation No
121/67/EEC1of13June1967onthecommon
organisation ofthemarketinpigmeat,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1398/69,2andin
particular Articles15(6)and22thereof;
Having regardtoCouncil Regulation No
177/67/EEC3of27June1967layingdowngeneral
rulesforgrantingexportrefundsonpigmeatand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefundsandin
particular Article6(3)thereof;"Whereasitisessentialtoprovidecontrolstoensure
observance ofthisRegulation ;whereascontrols
carriedoutbysampling andconsisting ofan
organoleptic examination andphysicalandchemical
analysesseemadequateseeingthatitisprovidedthat
theapplication forarefundistobeaccompanied by
awrittendeclaration statingthattheproductsin
questioncomplywiththerequirements laiddownin
thisRegulation ;
Whereas inordertoensurestandardisation ofthe
physicalandchemicalcontrolsitisnecessaryto
applycertainanalyses;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordance withtheOpinion ofthe
Management Committee forPigmeat;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1WhereasArticle6(2)ofCommission Regulation No
1041/67/EEC4of21December 1967layingdown
detailedrulesfortheapplication ofexportrefundson
productsgovernedbyasinglepricesystem,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1935/69,5provides
thatnorefundshallbegrantedwhereproductsinthe
forminwhichtheyareexportedarenotofsound
andfairmarketable quality;
Whereasithasbeenshown,however,thatthese
requirements arenotsufficient ,forcertainproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation No121/67/EEC,
toensuretheapplication ofuniformconditions for
thepaymentofrefunds;
Whereasadditional conditions relatingtoproductsof
averagequalityandenablingthepaymentofrefunds
onproductsofinferiorqualitytoberefusedshould
consequently belaiddownonaCommunity basis;1.Without prejudice tootherCommunity
provisions ,andinparticularthoseofRegulation No
1041/67/EEC,therefundshallbegrantedon
productslistedinAnnexIonlywhere:
(a)theycomplywiththeconditions laiddownin
thatAnnex;and
(b)theexporter,atthetimeoftheconclusion of
customsexportformalities withinthemeaningof
Article1(2)ofRegulation No1041/67/EEC,
declaresinwritingthattheproductsinquestion
fulfiltheconditions referredtounder(a)above.
2.WherethisRegulation applies,products
manufactured forhumanconsumption andsuitable
thereforbyreasonoftherawmaterialsused,their
preparation undersatisfactory hygienicconditions
andtheirpackaging shallbeconsidered tobeof
soundandfairmarketable qualityforthepurposesof
Article6ofRegulation No1041/67/EEC.1OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
2OJNoL179,21.7.1969 ,p.13.
3OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2614/67.
4OJNo314,23.12.1967 ,p.9.
5OJNoL247,1.10.1969 ,p.51.

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Article2 Article3
1.Controlsbysamplingfortheobservance ofthe
conditions laiddowninArticle1shallconsistof:
(a)anorganoleptic examination ;and
(b)physicalandchemicalanalysescarriedoutby
applyingthemethodslaiddowninAnnexII.
2.Member Statesshallcommunicate tothe
Commission themeasurestakeninimplementation of
thisRegulation .ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthethird
•dayfollowing itspublication intheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropean Communities .
ItshallapplytothefollowingproductsinAnnexIin
respectofwhichcustomsexportformalities have
beenconcluded .
(a)from1January1970inrespectofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo15.01AIIoftheCommon
CustomsTariff;
(b)from1February 1970inrespectofother
products .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States. '
DoneatBrussels,1December 1969.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
JeanREY

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ANNEX 1
CCT
heading
NoDescription ofgoods Conditions
15.01 Lardandotherrenderedpigfat;ren­
deredpoultryfat:
A.Lardandotherrenderedpigfat:
II.Other (a)'Börner'value:
minimum 73
(b)peroxidevalue:
maximum 6milli-equivalents of
oxygenperkg
(c)freefattyacidscontent,byweight,
expressed asapercentage ofoleic
acid:
maximum 1*5%
(d)waterand'dirt'contentbyweight:
maximum 0*5%
ex16.01 Sausagesandthelike,ofmeat,meat
offaloranimalblood,intendedfor
humanconsumption :
B.Other:
I.Drysausages,uncooked (a)totalproteincontentbyweight:
minimum 12%
(b)noadditionofextraneous water
totheproduct
(c)proteinsotherthananimalpro­
teinsareprohibited
II.Other (a)totalproteincontentbyweight:
minimum 8%
(b)extraneous watercontentby
weight:maximum 23%
ex16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeator
meatoffal,intendedforhumancon­
sumption :
B.Other:
III.Notspecified
(a)Containing meatoroffalsof
domesticswineandcontaining by
weight:
1.80%ormoreofmeatoroffal,
includingfats,ofanykind:
(aa)Hams,filletsandloins;
piecesthereofwaterproteinratiointhemeat:
4-3:1
(bb)Shouldersandpieces
thereofwaterproteinratiointhemeat:
4-3:1
(cc)Other Totalanimalproteincontentby
weight:minimum 8%

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ANNEX U
Methodsofanalysis 1:
1.Determination ofBomervalue
TheBomervaluemustbedetermined accordingtothemethodknownasthediethylether
methodortheacetonemethod.
(Source:ISO/TC34/SC6/WG3/N73).
2.Determination ofperoxidevalue
Theperoxidevaluemustbedetermined accordingtotheD.H.Wheeleriodometric method.
(Source:DeutscheGesellschaft furFettwissenschaft ,Einheitsmethoden CVI6a(61)).
3.Determination offreefattyacidscontent
Thefreefattyacidscontentmustbedetermined byneutralisation ofthefreefattyacids
accordingtoISOmethodR.660.
(Source:ISO/TC34(Seer.—239)320E).
t
4.Determination ofwateranddirtcontentinproductsfallingwithintariffheadingNo
15.01AII
Thewatercontentmustbedetermined accordingtoISOmethodR.933andthedirtcontent
accordingtoISOmethodR.932.
(Source:ISO/TC34(Seer.—371)437E);
(Source :ISO/TC34(Seer.—367)433E).
5.Determination ofwatercontentinproductsfallingwithintariffheadingsNos16.01and16.02
Thewatercontentmustbedetermined according toISOmethodP.R.No1442.
(Source:ISO/TC34(Seer.—260)447E).
6.Determination oftotalproteincontent
Thetotalproteincontentofthemeatshallbetakentomeanthenitrogencontentmulti­
pliedbythefactor6.25.Thenitrogencontentmustbedetermined accordingtoISOmethod
P.R.No1233.
(Source:ISO/TC34(Seer.—327)374F).
7.Calculation ofextraneous watercontent
Theextraneous watercontentisgivenbytheformula :a—(4b),inwhich:
a=watercontent,
b=totalproteincontent.
1ThemethodsofanalysisarethoseoperativeonthedateoftheentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
Thedocuments citedunder1,3,4,5and6arepublished bytheSecretariat ofISO,Geneva,Switzerland ,1rue
deVarembe .