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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3097/76
of17December 1976
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeefandvealfortheperiodbeginning 1January
1977
therearetraditionaltradeflowstoSwitzerland ;
whereas,totheextentnecessarytoallowthistradeto
continue,therefundmustbefixedatanamount
whichwillcoverthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
SwissmarketandexportpricesintheMemberStates;
Whereas,inthecaseofsomeothercutsandpreserves
ofmeatoroffals,Communityparticipationininterna­
tionaltrademaybeensuredbygrantingarefund
whichtakesaccountoftherefundhithertograntedto
exporters;
Whereas,inthecaseofotherbeefandvealproducts,a
refundneednotbefixedsinceCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtradeintheseproductsisnotsignifi­
cant:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No568/76(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofArticle18(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
worldmarketandpriceswithintheCommunityfor
theproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulationmay
becoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No885/68of28
June1968(3),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1504/76(4),laysdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountof
suchrefunds;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatotheforeseeablesituationonthemarketin
beefandvealthattherefundshouldbefixedasindi­
catedbelow;
WhereasthepresentmarketsituationintheCommu­
nityandthesellingpossibilities ,particularlyincertain
thirdcountries,leadtograntingexportrefundsforthe
exportofadultbovineanimalswithaliveweight
equalorsuperiorto300kg,fortheexportofcertain
freshorchilledmeatsshownintheAnnexunder
subheadingex02.01AIIa)1andfortheexportto
certaindestinations ,ofcertainfrozenmeatsshownin
theAnnexundersubheadingex02.01AIIa)2;
Whereas,inthecaseofediblemeatofdomestic
bovineanimals,bonedorboneless,saltedanddried,WhereasArticle92oftheActofAccession(5)
providesthattherefundonexportsfromthenew
MemberStatesfortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68shallbe
correctedbytheamountofthedifferencebetweenthe
customsdutiesontheproductsfromwhichthese
productsareproduced;
Whereasiftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2*25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
I2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.28.
(3)OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2.
(4)OJNoL168,28.6.1976,p.7. (5)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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805/68isgrantedandtheamountofthatrefundis
fixedasshownintheAnnex.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
Thelistofproductsonwhichtheexportrefund
referredtoinArticle18ofRegulation (EEC)NoThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods Refundinu.a./100kg
Liveweight
01.02AIILivedomesticanimalsofthebovinespecies,otherthan
pure-bredbreedinganimals:
—adultbovineanimalswithaliveweightequalor
superiorto300kg 40-00i1)
Netweight
ex02.01AIIa)1
aa)
11.Ediblemeatofdomesticbovineanimals,freshorchilled:
Ofveal:
Carcasesandhalf-carcases70-00(*)
22.andex33.
ex33.
bb)
11.Unseparatedorseparatedforequarters,witharespective
minimumoffourpairsofribsorfourribsanda
respectivemaximumofthirteenpairsofribsorthirteen
ribs,withorwithoutthethinflank,theribscanbewhole
orcut
Unseparatedorseparatedhindquarters ,excludingunsepa­
ratedorseparatedforequarterswithrespectivelymore
thaneightpairsofwholeorcutribsormorethaneight
wholeorcutribs
Ofadultanimals:
Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated'quarters56-00i1)
84-00(*)
70-00i1)
22.andex33.
ex33.
cc)
11.
ex22.
ex02.01AIIa)2
aa)Forequarters ,withaminimumoffourandamaximum
ofthirteenwholeorcutribs,withorwithoutthethin
flanks
Hindquarters,excludingtheforequarterwithmorethantenwholeorcutribs
Othercutsofbeefandveal:
Unboned(bone-in)
Bonedorboneless,excludingthethinflanksandthe
shin:
—eachpieceindividuallywrapped
Ediblemeatofdomesticbovineanimals,frozen:
Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated'quarters:
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries(2),toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfrica56-00{*)
84-00(*)
56-00i1)
82-00(»)
70-00(*)
KMandexcc)Forequarters,withaminimumoffourandamaximum
ofthirteenwholeorcutribs,withorwithoutthethin
flanks:
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries(*),toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfrica 56-00W
excc)Hindquarters,excludingtheforequarterwithmorethantenwnoleorcutribs:
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries(^),toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfrica 84-00(»)

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CCTheadingNo DescriptionofgoodsRefundinu.a./100kg
(Netweight)
dd)Others:
11.Unboned(bone-in):
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries(*),toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfrica 56-00n
ex22.Bonedorbonelessexcludingthethinflanksandthe
shin:
—forexporttotheUnitedStatesofAmerica 56-00(*)
—eachpieceindividuallywrappedforexporttoEuro­
peanthirdcountries(*),toJordan,tothirdcountries
ontheMediterranean oronthePersianGulf,tothird
countriesoftheArabianPeninsulaandAfrica 82-00(»)
ex02.06CIa)2Ediblemeatofdomesticbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless,saltedanddried:
—forexporttoSwitzerland 36-50Π
IrelandUnited
Kingdom OtherMemberStat··
ex16.02BIIIb)1Otherpreparationsandpreservesofmeatoroffalsex­
ceptthosefinelyhomogenized (3)containingbyweight
thefollowingpercentagesofbovinemeat:
1.80%ormoreofmeat,excludingoffalandfat 33-2732-30 35-00
2.60%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeat,excluding
offalandfat 19-9619-38 21-00
3.40%ormorebutlessthan60%ofmeat,excluding
offalandfat 13-3112-92 14-00
4.20%ormorebutlessthan40%ofmeat,excluding
offalandfat 6656-46 7-00
(*)ForIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomtherefundfixedabovemustbereducedbythecompensatory amountpursuanttoArticle12(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No181/73(OJNoL25,30.1.1973,p.9).
(*)withinthemeaningofthisRegulationthosedestinationsmentionedinArticle3ofRegulation (EEC)No192/75(OJNoL25,31.1.1975,
p.1)arealsotobeunderstoodasEuropeanthirdcountries.
(*)Theproductswhichcontainasmallquantityofvisiblepiecesofmeatarealsoexcluded.
N.B.:WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No885/68providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproducts
importedfromthirdcountriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries.