NoL282/4PENH OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.96
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2088/96
of31October1996
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeefandamendingRegulation (EEC)No3846/87
establishinganagriculturalproductnomenclature forexportrefunds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,AnnexunderCNcode0201,onsomefrozenmeatlisted
intheAnnexunderCNcode0202,onsomemeatoroffal
listedintheAnnexunderCNcode0206andonsome
otherpreparedorpreservedmeatoroffallistedinthe
AnnexunderCNcode16025010;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
Whereas,inviewofthewidedifferencesinproducts
coveredbyCNcodes02012090700and02022090100
usedforrefundpurposes,refundsshouldonlybegranted
oncutsinwhichtheweightofbonedoesnotexceedone
third;
whereas,inthecaseofmeatofbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless,saltedanddried,therearetraditionaltradeflows
toSwitzerland ;whereas,toallowthistradetocontinue,
therefundshouldbesettocoverthedifferencebetween
pricesontheSwissmarketandexportpricesinthe
MemberStates;whereastherearepossibilitiesforexport­
ingsuchmeatandalsosalted,smokedanddriedmeatto
certainAfrican,NearandMiddleEasterncountries;
whereasarefundshouldaccordinglybeset;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No1997/96(2),andinparticularArticle13thereof,
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegula­
tionandpricesforthoseproductswithinthe
Communitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No32/82(3),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3169/87(4),Regulation(EEC)
No1964/82(5),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3169/87,andRegulation(EEC)No2388/84(%aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3661/92(7),laydown
theconditionsforgrantingspecialexportrefundson
certaincutsofbeefandvealandcertainpreservedbeef
andvealproducts;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthoserulesandcriteria
totheforeseeablesituationonthemarketinbeefandveal
thattherefundshouldbeassetoutbelow;Whereas,inthecaseofcertainothercutsandpreservesof
meatoroffalshownintheAnnexunderCNcodes
16025031to16025080,theCommunityshareofinter­
nationaltrademaybemaintainedbygrantingarefund
corresponding tothatatpresentavailable;
Whereas,inthecaseofotherbeefandvealproducts,a
refundneednotbefixedsincetheCommunity'sshareof
worldtradeisnotsignificant;
Whereas,giventhecurrentmarketsituationinthe
Communityandthepossibilitiesofdisposalincertain
thirdcountriesinparticular,exportrefundsshouldbe
granted,ontheonehand,onbovineanimalsintendedfor
slaughterofaliveweightgreaterthan220kilogramsand
lessthan300kilograms,and,ontheotheronadult
bovineanimalsofaliveweightofatleast300kilograms;
Whereasexportrefundsshouldbegrantedforcertain
destinationsonsomefreshorchilledmeatlistedintheWhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3846/87(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EC)No1222/96(9),
establishestheagriculturalproductnomenclature forthe
purposesofexportrefunds;whereas,withaviewtoclarifi­
cation,thedestinationsmustbeidentifiedinaseparate
Annex;
Whereas,inordertosimplifycustomsexportformalities
foroperators,therefundsonallfrozencutsshouldbe
broughtinlinewiththoseonfreshorchilledcutsother
thanthosefromadultmalebovineanimals;')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2)OJNoL267,19.10.1996,p.1.
3)OJNoL4,8.1.1982,p.11.
4)OJNoL301,24.10.1987,p.21.
*)OJNoL212,21.7.1982,p.48.
")OJNoL221,18.8.1984,p.28.^OJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16.f)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL161,29.6.1996,p.62.

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whereasRegulation (EEC)No3846/87establishesan
agriculturalproductnomenclature forexportrefundson
thebasisofthecombinednomenclature ;whereasthe
formerbeadaptedinthewakeofthenegotiationsonthe
UruguayRoundAgricultureAgreementwithaviewtothe
exportof5000tonnesofbeefandvealtoCanada;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereasexperiencehasshownthatincertaincasesitis
oftendifficulttodeterminetherelevantquantitiesofbeef,
vealandothermeatcontainedinpreparedorpreserved
meatfallingwithinCNcode160250;whereasexclusively
beefandvealproductsshouldaccordinglybesetapart
andanewheadingshouldbecreatedformixturesof
meatsoroffals;whereaschecksonproductsotherthan
mixturesofmeatoroffalshouldbesteppedupbymaking
thegrantingofrefundsontheseproductsconditionalon
manufactureunderthearrangements providedforin
Article4ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No565/80of
4March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefunds
inrespectofagriculturalproducts('),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2026/83(2);
Whereasrefundsonfemaleanimalsshouldvarydepend­
ingontheirageinordertopreventabusesintheexport
ofcertainpure-bredbreedinganimals;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No990/93(3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No1380/95(4),prohibits
tradebetweentheEuropeanCommunityandtheFederal
RepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaundMontenegro );whereas
thisprohibitiondoesnotapplyincertainsituationsas
comprehensively listedinArticles2,4,5and7thereof
andinCouncilRegulation (EC)No462/96f5);whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthisfactwhenfixingthe
refunds;
Whereas,notwithstanding thesubdivision ofthe
combinednomenclature forpreparedandpreservedmeat,
otherthanuncooked,fallingwithinCNcode160250,
experiencehasshownthatitispossibletodeletefromthe
refundnomenclature severalproductsfallingwithinCN
code16025031andtoamendthelistofproductsfalling
withinCNcode16025080;Article1
1.Thelistofproductsonwhichexportrefundsas
referredtoinArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
aregrantedandtheamountthereofshallbeassetoutin
theAnnexI.
2.Thedestinations areidentifiedinAnnexIItothis
Regulation .
3.ThedescriptionsforCNcodes02013000and
02023090andthefootnotesinSector5oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No3846/87areherebyreplacedby
thosesetoutinAnnexIIIhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1996.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31October1996.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(2)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.0OJNoL102,28.4.1993,p.14.
(<)OJNoL138,21.6.1995,p.1.
(5)OJNoL65,15.3.1996,p.1.

NoL282/6EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.96
ANNEXI
totheCouncilRegulationof31October1996fixingexportrefundsonbeef
(ECU/100kg) (ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination Refund(7)(9) Productcode Destination Refund(?)(9)
—Liveweight— —Netweight—
01021010120 01 82,00
02012020120 02 114,0001021010130 02 54,50
03 37,5003 79,50
04 19,0004 39,50
01021030120 01 82,00 02012030110(1) 02 112,50
01021030130 02 54,50 03 77,00
03 37,5004 38,00
04 19,00
01021090120 01 82,0002012030120 02 83,00
01029041100 0203 58,5073,00
l 04 29,0001029051000 02 54,50
03 37,50 02012050110(1) 02 196,50
04 19,00 03 131,00
01029059000 02
0354,50
37,5004 65,00
04 19,0002012050120 02 145,00
01029061000 02 54,5003 100,00
03 37,5004 50,00
04 19,0002012050130(i) 02 112,50
01029069000 02 54,50 03 77,00
03 37,5004 38,00
04 19,00
01029071000 02 73,0002012050140 02 83,00
03 48,0003 58,50
04 24,0004 29,00
01029079000 02 73,00 02012090700 02 83,00
03 48,0003 58,50
04 24,0004 29,00
—Netweight—02013000050 05(4) 120,00
07(4a) 120,00
02011000110(1) 02 112,5002013000100(2) 02 274,00
03 77,0003 187,5004 38,00
83,0004 94,0002011000120 02
03 58,5006 240,50
04 29,00 02013000150(6) 08 145,50
02011000130(1) 02 155,00 09 133,50
03 104,00 03 112,50
04 52,5004 56,50
02011000140 02
03114,00
79,5006 130,50
04 39,50 02013000190(6) 02 115,00
02012020110(1) 02 155,0003 75,50
03 104,0004 37,50
04 52,50 06 92,50

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(ECU/100kg) (ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination Refund(7)(9) Productcode Destination Refund(7)(?)
—Netweight— —Netweight—
02021000100 02 83,00 16025010120 02 132,50(8)
03 58,50 03 106,00(8)
04 29,0004 106,00(8)
02021000900 02 114,0016025010140 02 117,00(8)
03 79,50 \03 94,00(8)
04 39,5004 94,00(8)
02022010000 02 114,0016025010160 02 94,00(8)
03 79,5003 75,50(8)
04 39,5004 75,50(8)
02 83,0016025010170 02 62,50(8)02022030000
03 50,00(8)03 58,50
04 50,00(8)
62,5004 29,00
16025010190 02
02022050100 02 145,0003 50,00
03 100,0004 50,00
04 50,00
16025010240 02
02022050900 02 83,0003
03 58,5004
04 29,0016025010260 02 —
02022090100 02 83,00 03 —
03 58,50 04 —
04 29,0016025010280 02 —
02023090100 05(4) 120,00 03 —
07(4a) 120,00 04 —
02023090400(6) 08 145,50 16025031125 01 129,50(5)
09 133,50 16025031135 01 75,50(8)
03 112,5016025031195 01 37,00
04 56,50
0616025031325 01 116,00(5)130,50
\ 16025031335 01 67,50(8)
02023090500(6) 02 115,00
03 75,5016025031395 01 37,00
04 37,50 16025039125 01 129,50(5)
06 92,50 16025039135 01 75,50(8)
02061095000 02 115,00 16025039195 01 37,00
03 75,5016025039325 01 116,00(s)
04 37,5067,50(8)
37,0016025039335 01
06 92,50
16025039395 01
02062991000 02 115,00II
85,50(5) \ 16025039425 01
03 75,50
04 37,5016025039435 01 50,00(8)
06 92,50 16025039495 01 37,00
02102090100 02 96,00 16025039505 01 37,00
04 57,00 16025039525 01 85,50(S)
02102090300 02 119,00 16025039535 01 50,00(8)
02102090500(3) 02 119,00 16025039595 01 37,00

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(ECU/100kg) (ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination Refund(7)(9) Productcode Destination Refund(7)(9)
—Netweight— —Netweight—
16025039615 01 37,0016025080495 01 37,00
16025039625 01 16,5016025080505 01 37,00
16025039705 01 15,0016025080515 01 16,50
16025039805 01 — 16025080535 01 50,00(8)
16025039905 01 — 16025080595 01 37,00
16025080135 01 75,50(8)16025080615 01 37,00
16025080195 01 37,00 16025080625 01 16,50
16025080335 01 67,50(8)16025080705 01 15,00
16025080395 01 37,00 16025080805 01 —
16025080435 01 50,00(8) 16025080905 01 —
(1)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttothesubmissionofthecertificateappearingintheAnnextoamendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No32/82.
(2)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttocompliancewiththeconditionlaiddowninamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1964/82.
(3)Therefundonbeefinbrineisgrantedonthenetweightofthemeat,afterdeductionoftheweightofthebrine.
(4)CarriedoutinaccordancewithamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2973/79(OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44).
(4a)CarriedoutinaccordancewithamendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2051/96(OJNoL274,26.10.1996,p.18).
(i)OJNoL221,19.8.1984,p.28.
(fr)TheleanbovinemeatcontentexcludingfatisdeterminedinaccordancewiththeproceduredescribedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No2429/86(OJNoL210of1.8.1986,p.39).
(7)Article13(10)ofamendedRegulation (EEC)No805/68providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproductsimportedfromthirdcountriesand
re-exportedtothirdcountries .
(x)TherefundisgrantedonlyonproductsmanufacturedunderthearrangementprovidedforinArticle4ofamendedCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
565/80.
(?)RefundsonexportstotheFederalRepublicofYugoslavia(SerbiaandMontenegro )maybegrantedonlywheretheconditionslaiddowninamended
Regulation(EEC)No990/93andRegulation(EC)No462/96areobserved.
NB:Thedescriptionscorresponding totheproductcodesandthefootnotesaresetoutinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87as
amended .

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ANNEXII
Zone01:allthirdcountries
Zone02:zones08and09
Zone03 Zone05
400UnitedStatesofAmerica
Zone06
809NewCaledonia
822FrenchPolynesia373Mauritius
375Comoros
377Mayotte
378Zambia
386Malawi
388SouthAfrica
395Lesotho
604Lebanon
608Syria
612Iraq
616Iran
624Israel
625GazaandJericho
628Jordan
632SaudiArabia
636Kuwait
640Bahrain
644Qatar
647UnitedArabEmirates
649Oman
653Yemen
720ChinaZone07
404Canada
Zone08022CeutaandMelilla
024Iceland
028Norway
041FaroeIslands
043Andorra
044Gibraltar
045VaticanCity
053Estonia
054Latvia
055Lithuania
060Poland
061CzechRepublic
063Slovakia
064Hungary
066Romania
068Bulgaria
070Albania
091Slovenia
092Croatia
093Bosnia-Herzegovina
094SerbiaandMontenegro
096FormerYugoslavRepublicof
Macedonia
109ThecommunesofLivignoand
Campioned'ltalia;theislandof
Helgoland
406Greenland
600Cyprus
662Pakistan
669SriLanka
676Myanmar(Burma)
680Thailand
690Vietnam
700Indonesia
708Philippines
724NorthKorea
740HongKong
950Storesandprovisions
(DestinationsreferredtoinArticle
34ofCommission Regulation
(EEC)No3665/87,asamended)Zone09046Malta
052Turkey
072Ukraine
073Belarus
074Moldova
075Russia
076Georgia
077Armenia
078Azerbaijan
079Kazakhstan
080Turkmenistan
081Uzbekistan
082Tajikistan
083Kirghistan
204Morocco
208Algeria
212Tunisia
216Libya
220Egypt
224Sudan
324Rwanda
328Burundi
329StHelenaanddependencies228Mauritania
232Mali
236BurkinaFaso
240Niger
244Chad
247CapeVerde
248Senegal
252Gambia
257Guinea-Bissau
260Guinea
264SierraLeone
268Liberia
272Côted'Ivoire
276Ghana
280Togo
284Benin
288Nigeria
302Cameroon
306CentralAfricanRepublic
310EquatorialGuinea
311SaoTomeandPrincipe
314Gabon
318Congo
322Zaire330Angola
334Ethiopia
336Eritrea
338Djibouti
342Somalia
350Uganda
352TanzaniaZone04355Seychellesanddependencies
357BritishIndianOceanTerritory
366Mozambique 039Switzerland
NB:ThecountriesarethosedefinedbyCommissionRegulation (EC)No68/96(OJNoL14,19.1.1996,p.6).

NoL282/10IENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.11.96
ANNEXIII
CNcode Descriptionofgoodscode
Product
ex02013000—Boneless :
——BonelesscutsexportedtotheUSAundertheconditionslaiddowninCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2973/79(4)ortoCanadaunderconditionslaiddowninRegulation
(EC)No2051/96(4a) 02013000050
——Fromthehindquartersofmaleadultbovineanimalswithamaximumofnineribsornine
pairsofribs(2),eachpieceindividuallywrapped 02013000100
——Otherbonedcuts,eachpieceindividuallywrappedwithaleanbovinemeatcontent
(excludingfat)of50%ormore(6) 02013000150
——Other,includingmincedmeat,withaleanmeatcontent(excludingfat)of78%ormore(6)02013000190
02023090 Other:
———BonedcutsexportedtotheUnitedStatesofAmericaundertheconditionslaiddownin
Regulation(EEC)No2973/70(4)ortoCanadaunderconditionslaiddowninRegulation
(EC)No2051/96(4a) 02023090100
———Bonedcuts,eachpieceindividuallywrappedwithaleanbovinemeatcontent(excluding
fat)of50%ormore(6) 02023090400
———Other,includingmincedmeat,withaleancontent(excludingfat)of78%ormore(6)02023090500
———Other: 02023090900
(1)EntrywithinthissubheadingissubjecttothesubmissionofthecertificateappearingintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No32/82(OJNoL
4,8.1.1982,p.11).
(2)EntrywithinthissubheadingissubjecttocompliancewiththeconditionslaiddowninCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1964/82(OJNoL212,21.7.
1982,p.48).
p)Therefundonbeefinbrineisgrantedonthenetweightofthemeatafterdeductionoftheweightofthebrine.
(■»)OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44.
(4a)OJNoL274,26.10.1996,p.18.
(5)OJNoL221,18.8.1984,p.28.
(f>)TheleanbovinemeatcontentexcludingfatisdeterminedinaccordancewiththeproceduredescribedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2429/86(OJNoL210,1.8.1986,p.39).
(7)OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(x)Determination ofcollagencontent:
Thecollagencontentshallbetakentomeanthehydroxyproline contentmultipliedbythefactor8.Thehydroxyproline contentmustbedetermined
accordingtoISOmethod3496-1978 .
(9)Nocontainingmeatotherthanthatofanimalsofthebovinespecies.
NB:Article7ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)885/68(OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2),providesthatnoexportrefundsaretobegrantedon
productsimportedfromthirdcountriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries.