20.3.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL73/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No656/91
of19March1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeefandvealandamendingRegulation(EEC)No
3846/87establishinganagriculturalproductnomenclature forexportrefunds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,bovineanimalsofaliveweightofatleast300kilograms
andotherbovinesofaliveweightofatleast250kilo­
gramsshouldbegranted;whereasexperiencegainedin
recentyearshasshownthatitisadvisabletotreatlive
pure-bredbreedinganimalsofaweightofatleast250
kilogramsforfemalesand300kilogramsformalesinan
identicalmannertootherbovineanimals,whilesubjec­
tingthemtocertainspecialadministrative formalities;
Whereasexportrefundsshouldbegrantedforcertain
destinationsoncertainfreshorchilledmeatlistedin
AnnexIunderCNcode0201,oncertainfrozenmeat
listedinAnnexIunderCNcode0202,oncertainmeat
oroffallistedinAnnexIunderCNcode0206andon
certainotherpreparedorpreservedmeatoroffallistedin
AnnexIunderCNcode16025010;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle18thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegula­
tionandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommunity
maybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No885/68(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No427/77(4),laysdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds;Whereas,inviewofthewidedifferencesinproducts
coveredbytheCNcodes02012090700and
02022090100usedforrefundpurposes,therefund
shouldonlybegrantedoncutsinwhichtheweightof
bonedoesnotexceedonethird;
Whereasaminimumcontentofleanbovinemeatshould
befixedforbonelesscutswrappedindividuallyand
coveredbyCNcodes020130and020230;
Whereasrefundsshouldalsobegrantedonfreshor
frozenbonedorbonelesspieces,evenwhereeachpieceis
notindividuallywrapped,andonmincedmeat,andthe
wordingofthetariffsubheadingsforfreshbonedorbone­
lesspiecesspecified;WhereasRegulation(EEC)No32/82Q,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3169/87(6),Regulation(EEC)No
1964/820,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3169/87,
andRegulation(EEC)No2388/84(8),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3988/87(9),laydowntheconditions
forgrantingspecialexportrefundsforcertaincutsofbeef
andvealandcertainpreservedbeefandvealproducts;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthoserulesandcriteria
totheforeseeablesituationonthemarketinbeefandveal
thattherefundshouldbeassetoutbelow;Whereas,inthecaseofmeatofbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless,saltedanddried,therearetraditionaltradeflows
toSwitzerland ;whereastoallowthistradetocontinue,
therefundshouldbesettocoverthedifferencebetween
pricesontheSwissmarketandexportpricesinthe
MemberStates;whereastherearepossibilitiesforexport­
ingsuchmeatandalsosalted,smokedanddriedmeatto
certainAfrican,NearandMiddleEasterncountries;
whereasarefundshouldaccordinglybeset;Whereasgiventhecurrentmarketsituationinthe
Communityandthepossibilitiesofdisposalincertain
thirdcountries,inparticularexportrefundsonadultmale
(■)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2.
(4)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.16.0OJNoL4,8.1.1982,p.11.Whereas,inthecaseofcertainothercutsandpreservesof
meatoroffalshowninAnnexIunderCNcode
16025090,Communityparticipationininternational
trademaybemaintainedbygrantingarefundcorres­
pondingtothatatpresentavailable;(«)OJNoL301,24.10.1987,p.21.0OJNoL212,21.7.1982,p.48.
(8)OJNoL221,18.8.1984,p.28.
OOJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.

NoL73/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.3.91
thebovinespeciesaloneshouldaccordinglybesetapart
andanewheadingshouldbecreatedformixturesof
meatsoroffals;whereascontroloverproductsotherthan
mixturesofmeatoroffalshouldbereinforcedbymaking
thegrantingofrefundsontheseproductsconditionalon
manufacturerunderthearrangements providedforin
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80of4
March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproductsf7),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2026/83(8);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinion,oftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,Whereas,inthecaseofotherbeefandvealproducts,a
refundneednotbefixedsinceCommunityparticipation
inworldtradeisnotsignificant;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No103/91(4);
establishestheagriculturalproductnomenclatureforthe
purposesofexportrefunds;
Whereas,inordertosimplifycustomsexportformalities
foroperators,therefundsonallfrozencutsshouldbe
broughtinlinewiththoseonfreshorchilledcutsother
thanthosefromadultmalebovineanimals,exceptinthe
caseofcertainfrozenbeefheldbytheinterventionagen­
ciesthatistobeexportedunderCommissionRegulations
(EEC)No243/900and(EEC)No676/90(6);
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatincertaincasesitis
oftendifficulttodeterminetherelevantquantitiesof
bovineandothermeatcontainedinpreparedorpreserved
meatcoveredbyCNcode160250;whereasproductsofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thelistofproductsonwhichtheexportrefundreferred
toinArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68isgranted
andtheamountofthatrefundshallbeassetoutin
AnnexIhereto.
ThedescriptionofCNcodes020130and020230and
thefootnotestheretogiveninSection6oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No3846/87establishinganagricultural
productnomenclature forexportrefundsarehereby
replacedbythosesetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21March1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19March1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
(3)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
(4)OJNoL12,17.1.1991,p.12.0OJNoL27,31.1.1990,p.8.0OJNoL75,21.3.1990,p.8.oOJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(8)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.

20.3.91 OfficiatJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL73/11
ANNEXI
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Amountofrefund(8)
I—Liveweight—
01021000190 01 96,00
01021000390 01 96,00
01029031900 02 85,50
03 55,50
04 25,50
01029033900 02 85,50
03 55,50
I04 25,50
01029035900 02 101,50
I03 73,00
l04 34,50
01029037900 02 101,50
I03 73,00
04 34,50
—Netweight—
02011010100 02 92,00
I03 65,00
l04 32,50
02011010900 02 126,50
03 88,00
l04 44,00
02011090110(') 02 124,50
03 85,00
l04 42,50
02011090190 02 92,00
I 03 65,00
l04 32,50
02011090910(') 02 171,50
03 115,00
04 57,50
02011090990 02 126,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02012021000 02 126,50
I03 88,00
04 44,00

NoL73/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.3.91
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode DestinationQ Amountofrefund(8)
I—Netweight—
02012029100(') 02 171,50
l03 115,00
04 57,50
02012029900 02 126,50
l03 88,00
04 44,00
02012031000 02 92,00
I03 65,00
04 32,50
020120391000) 02 124,50
l03 85,00
I04 42,50
02012039900 02 92,00
l03 65,00
I04 32,50
02012051100 02 161,00
I03 110,50
I04 56,00
02012051900 02 92,00
I03 65,00
04 32,50
02012059llO(') 02 218,50
I03 146,00
l04 73,00
02012059190 02 161,00
I03 110,50
I04 56,00
02012059910(') 02 124,50
l03 85,00
04 42,50
02012059990 02 92,00
I03 65,00
04 32,50
02012090700 02 92,00
I03 65,00
I04 32,50
02013000050(4) 05 112,00
02013000100(2) 02 312,00
03 208,50
I04 104,50
\06 266,50
02013000150(6) 02 165,00
I03 125,00
04 62,50
06 144,50
f07 90,00
02013000190(6) 02 128,00
I03 84,00
I04 42,00
f06 102,50
II07 90,00

20.3.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL73/13
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Amountofrefund(8)
—Netweight—
02021000100 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02021000900 02 126,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02022010000 02 126,50(10)
03 88,00
l04 44,00
02022030000 02 92,00(l0)
03 65,00
04 32,50
02022050100 02 161,00(l0)
03 110,50
04 56,00
02022050900 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02022090100 02 92,00
l 03 65,00
04 32,50
02023090100(4) 05 112,00
02023090400(«) 02 165,00(,0)
03 125,00(10)
04 62,50(10)
06 144,50(10)
07 90,00(10)
02023090500(6) 02 128,00
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
07 90,00
02023090900 07 90,00
02061095000 02 128,00
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
02062991000 02 128,00
l 03 84,00
l 04 42,00
l06 102,50
02102090100 08 102,50
09 60,50
02102090300 02 128,00
02102090500(3) 02 128,00
16025010120 02 134,500
03 108,00f)
04 108,000
16025010140 02 119,50(9)
03 96,00O
04 96,00O

NoL73/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.3.91
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination0 Amountofrefund(8)
—Netweight—
16025010160 02 96,000
03 77,000
04 77,00f)
16025010170 02 63,500
03 51,00f)
l04 51,000
16025010190 02 63,50
l 03 51,00
04 51,00
16025010240 02 36,00
03 36,00
04 36,00
16025010260 02 26,00
03 26,00
04 26,00
16025010280 02 16,00
l 03 16,00
04 16,00
16025090120 01 116,000
16025090130 01 73,00f)
16025090190 01 36,00
16025090320 01 103,000
16025090330 01 65,00O
16025090390 01 36,00
16025090520 01 77,000
16025090530 01 48,50(»)
16025090590 01 36,00
16025090610 01 36,00
16025090620 01 16,00
16025090700 01 36,00
16025090800 01 26,00
16025090900 01 16,00
(')EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttothesubmissionofthecertificateappearingintheAnnextoCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No32/82.
(2)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttocompliancewiththeconditionlaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1964/82.
(3)Therefundonbeefinbrineisgrantedonthenetweightofthemeat,afterdeductionoftheweightofthebrine.
(4)OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44.
OOJNoL221,19.8.1984,p.28.
(6)Theleanbovinemeatcontentexcludingfatisdeterminedinaccordancewiththeproceduredescribed -inthe
AnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2429/86(OJNoL210,1.8.1986,p.39).
Thedestinations areasfollows:
01Thirdcountries .
02NorthAfrican,NearandMiddleEastthirdcountries,West,CentralEastandSouthAfricanthirdcountries,
exceptLebanon,Cyprus,Botswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swaziland,ZimbabweandNamibia.
03Europeanthirdcountries,theCanaryIslands,Ceuta,Melilla,Lebanon,Cyprus,Greenland,Pakistan,Sri
Lanka,Burma,Thailand,Vietnam,Indonesia,thePhilippines,China,NorthKoreaandHongKongandthe
destinationsreferredtoinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.
1987,p.1),exceptAustria,SwedenandSwitzerland .
04Austria,SwedenandSwitzerland .
05TheUnitedStatesofAmerica,carriedoutinaccordancewithCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2973/79
(OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44).
06FrenchPolynesiaandNewCaledonia.
07Canada.
08North,West,Central,EastandSouthAfricanthirdcountries,exceptBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swazi­
land,ZimbabweandNamibia.
09Switzerland .

20.3.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL73/15
(8)Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No885/68providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproductsimported
fromthirdcountriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries.
0TherefundisgrantedonlyonproductsmanufacturedunderthearrangementprovidedforinArticle4of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80.
(,0)ExcludingfrozenmeatexportedunderRegulations(EEC)No243/90,(EEC)No676/90,(EEC)No1680/90and
(EEC)No1682/90.However,inthecaseofexportsunderRegulations(EEC)No1680/90and(EEC)No
1682/90,theexportrefundssetoutintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1309/90shouldbeapplied.
NB:ThecountriesareasdefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No91/91(OJNoL11,16.1.
1991,p.5).Thedescriptionscorresponding totheproductcodesandthefootnotesaresetout
inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87asamended.

NoL73/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 20.3.91
ANNEXII
CNcode DescriptionofgoodsProduct
code
02013000—Boneless:
—BonelesscutsexportedtotheUSAundertheconditionslaiddowninCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2973/79(4) 02013000050
I—Fromthehindquartersofmaleadultbovineanimalswithamaximumofnineribsornine
pairsofribs(2),eachpieceindividuallywrapped 02013000100
I—Otherbonedcutseachpieceindividuallywrappedwithaleanbovinemeatcontent
(excludingfat)or50%ormore(6) " 02013000150
—Other,includingmincedmeat,withaleanmeatcontent(excludingfat)of78%ormore(6)02013000190
—Other 02013000900
020230 —Boneless:
02023090——Other: l
—BonedcutsexportedtotheUnitedStatesofAmericaundertheconditionslaiddownin
Regulation(EEC)No2973/79(4) 02023090100
—Bonedcuts,excludingbonedcutsexportedunderCommissionRegulations(EEC)No
243/90f),(EEC)No676/90(8)and(EECNo1680/90(10),eachpieceindividually
wrappedwithaleanbovinemeatcontent(excludingfat)of50%ormore(6)02023090400
I—Other,includingmincedmeat,withaleanmeatcontent(excludingfat)of78%or
more(6) 02023090500
I—Other 02023090900
(2)EntrywithinthissubheadingissubjecttocompliancewiththeconditionslaiddowninCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1964/82(OJNoL212,21.7.
1982,p.48).
(4)OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44.
(®)TheleanbovinemeatcontentexcudingfatisdeterminedinaccordancewiththeproceduredescribedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2429/86(OJNoL210,1.8.1986,p.39).
OOJNoL27,31.1.1990,p.8.
(«)OJn°L75,21.3.1990,p.8.
HOJn°L157,22.6.1990,p.18.
NB:Article7ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No885/68(OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2)providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproductsimported
fromthirdcountriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries.