NoL284/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.10.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2985/91
of11October1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,andotherbovinesofaliveweightofatleast250kilo­
gramsshouldbegranted;whereasexperiencegainedin
recentyearshasshownthatitisadvisabletotreatlive
pure-bredbreedinganimalsofaweightofatleast250
kilogramsforfemalesand300kilogramsformalesinan
identicalmannertootherbovineanimals,whilesubjec­
tingthemtocertainspecialadministrative formalities;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1628/91(2),andinparticularArticle18thereof,Whereasexportrefundsshouldbegrantedforcertain
destinationsoncertainfreshorchilledmeatlistedin
AnnexIunderCNcode0201,oncertainfrozenmeat
listedinAnnexIunderCNcode0202,oncertainmeat
oroffallistedinAnnexIunderCNcode0206andon
certainotherpreparedorpreservedmeatoroffallistedin
AnnexIunderCNcode16025010:HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,
WhereasArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegula­
tionandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommunity
maybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereas,inviewofthewidedifferencesinproducts
coveredbytheCNcodes02012090700and
02022090100usedforrefundpurposes,therefund
shouldonlybegrantedoncutsinwhichtheweightof
bonedoesnotexceedonethird;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No885/68(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No427/77(4),laysdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds; Whereasaminimumcontentofleanbovinemeatshould
befixedforbonelesscutswrappedindividuallyand
coveredbyCNcodes020130and020230;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No32/82(*),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3169/87(%Regulation(EEC)No
1964/82Q,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3169/87,
andRegulation(EEC)No2388/84(8),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3988/87(9),laydowntheconditions
forgrantingspecialexportrefundsforcertaincutsofbeef
andvealandcertainpreservedbeefandvealproducts;Whereasrefundsshouldalsobegrantedonfreshor
frozenbonedorbonelesspieces,evenwhereeachpieceis
notindividuallywrapped,andonmincedmeat,andthe
wordingofthetariffsubheadingsforfreshbonedorbone­
lesspiecesspecified;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthoserulesandcriteria
totheforeseeablesituationonthemarketinbeefandveal
thattherefundshouldbeassetoutbelow;Whereas,inthecaseofmeatofbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless,saltedanddried,therearetraditionaltradeflows
toSwitzerland ;whereastoallowthistradetocontinue,
therefundshouldbesettocoverthedifferencebetween
pricesontheSwissmarketandexportpricesinthe
MemberStates;whereastherearepossibilitiesforexport­
ingsuchmeatandalsosalted,smokedanddriedmeatto
certainAfrican,NearandMiddleEasterncountries;
whereasarefundshouldaccordinglybeset;Whereasgiventhecurrentmarketsituationinthe
Communityandthepossibilitiesofdisposalincertain
thirdcountries,inparticularexportrefundsonadultmale
bovineanimalsofaliveweightofatleast300kilograms
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL150,15.6.1991,p.16.0OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2.
(4)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.16.
(ÓOJNoL4,8.1.1982,p.11.
0OJNoL301,24.10.1987,p.21.Whereas,inthecaseofcertainothercutsandpreservesof
meatoroffalshowninAnnexIunderCNcode
16025090,Communityparticipationininternational
trademaybemaintainedbygrantingarefundcorres­
pondingtothatatpresentavailable;0OJNoL212,21.7.1982,p.48.
(8)OJNoL221,18.8.1984,p.28.
(9)OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.

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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)No2273/91(4);
establishestheagriculturalproductnomenclature forthe
purposesofexportrefunds;
Whereas,inordertosimplifycustomsexportformalities
foroperators,therefundsonallfrozencutsshouldbe
broughtinlinewiththoseonfreshorchilledcutsother
thanthosefromadultmalebovineanimals,exceptinthe
caseofcertainfrozenbeefheldbytheinterventionagen­
ciesthatistobeexportedunderCommissionRegulations
(EEC)No243/90Oand(EEC)No676/90(6);Whereasexperiencehasshownthatincertaincasesitis
oftendifficulttodeterminetherelevantquantitiesof
bovineandothermeatcontainedinpreparedorpreserved
meatcoveredbyCNcode160250;whereasproductsof
thebovinespeciesaloneshouldaccordinglybesetapart
andanewheadingshouldbecreatedformixturesof
meatsoroffals;whereascontroloverproductsotherthan
mixturesofmeatoroffalshouldbereinforcedbymaking
thegrantingofrefundsontheseproductsconditionalon
manufacturerunderthearrangements providedforin
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80of4
March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproductsQ,asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2026/83(8);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thelistofproductsonwhichtheexportrefundreferred
toinArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68isgranted
andtheamountofthatrefundshallbeassetoutin
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon15October
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11October1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
OOJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.0OJNoL208,30.7.1991,p.38.0OJNoL27,31.1.1990,p.8.
fóOJNoL75,21.3.1990,p.8.0OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.0OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.

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

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(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Amountofrefund(*)
—:Netweight—
020120291000 02 171,50
l 03 115,00
04 57,50
02012029900 02 126,50
l 03 88,00
04 44,00
02012031000 02 92,00
I 03 65,00
I04 32,50
02012039100O 02 124,50
03 85,00
04 42,50
02012039900 02 92,00
I 03 65,00
04 32,50
02012051100 02 161,00
03 110,50
04 56,00
02012051900 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02012059110(') 02 218,50
03 146,00
04 73,00
02012059190 02 161,00
03 110,50
04 56,00
02012059910(') 02 124,50^
I 03 85,00
04 42,50
02012059990 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02012090700 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02013000050(4) 05 112,00
02013000100(2) 02 312,00
I 03 208,50
l 04 104,50
06 266,50
020130001500 02 165,00
03 125,00
04 62,50
I 06 144,50
07 90,00
020130001900 02 128,00
03 84,00
04 42,00
l 06 102,50
07 90,00

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(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Amountofrefund(8)
1—Netweight—
02021000100 02 92,00
03 65,00
l04 32,50
02021000900 02 126,50
l 03 88,00
04 44,00
02022010000 02 126,50(10)
03 88,00
04 44,00
02022030000 02 92,00(10)
I 03 65,00
04 32,50
02022050100 02 161,00(10)
03 110,50
04 56,00
02022050900 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02022090100 02 92,00
l 03 65,00
l 04 32,50
02023090100(4) 05 112,00
02023090400(*) 02 165,00(,0)
03 125,00(,0)
I 04 62,50(I0)
06 144,50(10)
I07 90,00(10)
02023090500(*) 02 128,00
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
I07 90,00
02023090900 07 90,00
02061095000 02 128,00
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
02062991000 02 128,00
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
02102090100 08 102,50
09 60,50
02102090300 02 128,00
02102090500(3) 02 128,00
16025010120 02 134,500
03 108,000
04 108,00(9)
16025010140 02 119,50(»)
03 96,00(»)
04 96,000

12.10.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL284/21
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode DestinationQ Amountofrefund(')
—Netweight—
16025010160 02 96,00O
03 77,00O
04 77,000
16025010170 02 63,50n
03 51,000
04 51,000
16025010190 02 63,50
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
03 16,00
04 16,00
16025090120^ 01 116,000
16025090130 01 73,000
16025090190 01 36,00
16025090320 01 103,00O
16025090330 01 65,00O
16025090390 01 36,00
16025090520 01 77,000
16025090530 01 48,500
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.
OOJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44.
OOJNoL221,19.8.1984,p.28.
OTheleanbovinemeatcontentexcludingfatisdeterminedinaccordancewiththeproceduredescribedinthe
AnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2429/86(OJNoL210,1.8.1986,p.39).
f7)Thedestinationsareasfollows:
01Thirdcountries.
02NorthAfrican,NearandMiddleEastthirdcountries,West,CentralEastandSouthAfricanthirdcountries,
exceptCyprus,Botswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swaziland,ZimbabweandNamibia.
03Europeanthirdcountries,theCanaryIslands,Ceuta,Melilla,Cyprus,Greenland,Pakistan,SriLanka,Burma,
Thailand,Vietnam,Indonesia,thePhilippines,China,NorthKoreaandHongKongandthedestinations
referredtoinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(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 .

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(■)Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No885/68providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproductsimported
fromthirdcountriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries.
0TherefundisgrantedonlyonproductsmanufacturedunderthearrangementprovidedforinArticle4of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80.
(1#)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).Thedescriptionscorrespondingtotheproductcodesandthefootnotesaresetout
inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87asamended.