NoL156/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.6.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1553/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of12June1973
fixingtheexportrefundsonpigmeatfortheperiodbeginning16June1973
Whereas,ifexistingexportoutletsforproductsfal­
lingwithinsubheadingNo02.06BIb)3aa),5aa),
6aa)and7aa)aretobeavailableinthefuture,the
refundshouldbecomparablewiththatfixedfor
driedorsmokedproducts;
Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo
02.06BIb)ex7,therefundshouldbegranted
solelyinrespectofproductsofaqualitycomparable
withthatofproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo
02.06BIb)3and5;whereastherefundonthe
formershould,therefore,bethesameastherefund
onthelatter;
Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo
15.01AII,provisionshouldbemadeforanamount
whichwillcoverthedifferencebetweenthemostfa­
vourableimportpricesintraditionalimportingthird
countriesandexportpricesinexportingMember
States;
Whereas,becauseofconditionsofcompetitionin
certainthirdcountrieswhicharetraditionallymajor
importersofproductsfallingwithinsubheading
Nos02.05AIandII,ex16.01A,ex16.01BIand
II,ex16.02AII,ex16.02BIIIa)1aa),bb)and
cc),2and3,setoutintheAnnextothisRegulation,
therefundfortheseproductsshouldbethesame
astherefundpreviouslyfixed;
Whereas,sinceeconomicallysignificantquantitiesof
otherpigmeatproductsarenotbeingexportedat
present,thereisnoneedtofixarefundforthese
products;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforPigmeat;
WhereastheManagement CommitteeforPigmeat
hasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetimelimit
setbyitsChairman;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo121/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpigmeat,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAccesion
ofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,and
inparticularthefirstsentenceofArticle15(5)there­
of;
WhereasArticle15ofRegulationNo121/67/EEC
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
worldmarketandpriceswithintheCommunityfor
theproductslistedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation
maybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo177/67/EECof27
June1967(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2686/72(5),laysdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountof
suchrefunds;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcri­
teriatothepresentsituationonthemarketinpig­
meatthattherefundshouldbefixedasindicatedbe­
low;
Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo
02.01AIIIa)1oftheCommonCustomsTariffin­
tendedforthevictuallingofseagoingvesselsandair­
craftandofarmedforcesstationedontheterritory
ofaMemberStatebutnotcomingunderitsflag,
provisionshouldbemadeforanamountwhichwill
coverthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketandexportpricesintheMemberStates;
Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinsubheadingNo
02.06BIb)3bb)and6bb),therefundshould
belimitedtoanamountwhichtakesaccountofthe
qualitativecharacteristics ofeachoftheproducts
fallingwithinthisheadingandoftheforeseeable
trendofproductioncostsontheworldmarket;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thelistofproductsonwhichtheexportrefundre­
ferredtoinArticle15ofRegulationNo121/67/
EECisgranted,andtheamountofthatrefund,are
herebyfixedasshownintheAnnex.
Article2 t1)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(s)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(<)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2614/67.
(«)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.13.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16June
1973.

13.6.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL156/11
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsRefundin
u.a./100kg
netweight
02.01
02.05
02.06Meatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithin
headingNo01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilled
orfrozen:
A.Meat:
III.Ofswine:
a)Ofdomesticswine:
1.Carcasesorhalfcarcases,withorwithout
heads,feetorflarefat(a)
Pigfatfreeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrendered
orsolvent-extracted )fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,in
brine,driedorsmoked:
A.Back-fat:
I.Fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine
II.Driedorsmoked
Meatandediblemeatoffal(exceptpoultryliver),salted,
inbrine,driedorsmoked:
B.Meatandediblemeatoffalsofdomesticswine:
I.Meat:
b)Driedorsmoked:
3.Hamsandcutsofham,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other19.37
8.13
9.49
41.93
59.13
44.03
20.96
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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsRefundin
u.a./100kg
netweight
02.06
(cont'd)
15.01
16.01
16.027.Other:
Hams,loinsandshoulders(bonedorbone­
less);piecesthereof:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorotherwise
extractedwiththeaidofsolvents:
A.Lardandotherrenderedpigfat:
II.Other
Sausages,andthelike,ofmeat,meatoffal,oranimal
blood,suitableforhumanconsumption :
A.Liver
B.Other(b):
I.Sausages,dryorforspreading,uncooked
II.Notspecified
Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal,suitable
forhumanconsumption :
A.Liver
II.Other
B.Other:
III.Other:
a)Containingmeatoroffalsofdomesticswine
andcontainingbyweight:
1.80%>ormoreofmeatoroffal,ofany
kind,includingfatsofanykindororigin:
aa)Hams,filletsandloins;piecesthereof
bb)Shoulderandpiecesthereof
cc)Other
2.40%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeat
oroffal,ofanykind,includingfatsofany
kindororigin
3.Lessthan40%ofmeatoroffal,ofany
kind,includingfatsofanykindororigin44.03
59.13
6.73
19.20
52.42
36.90
21.60
57.10
57.10
27.80
16.50
8.90
(a)Therefundfortheseproductsisgrantedsolelyinrespectofdeliveriesforthevictuallingofseagoing
vesselsandaircraft,ordeliveriestoarmedforcesstationedontheterritoryofaMemberStatebutnot
comingunderitsflag.
(b)Therefundonsausagespresentedincontainerswithapreservativeliquidiscalculatedonnetweightafter
deductionoftheweightofthisliquid.