NoL222/50 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.8.92
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2316/92
of6August1992
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeef
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2066/92(2),andinparticularArticle18thereof,
WhereasArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegula­
tionandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommunity
maybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No885/68(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No427/77(4),laysdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds;offemalesand300kilogramsinthatofmalesshouldbe
tratedinthesaamewayasotherbovineanimals,subject
tocertainspecialadministrative formalities;
Whereasexportrefundsshouldbegrantedforcertain
destinationsonsomefreshorchilledmeatlistedinthe
AnnexunderCNcode0201,onsomefrozenmeatlisted
intheAnnexunderCNcode0202,onsomemeatoroffal
listedintheAnnexunderCNcode0206andonsome
otherpreparedorpreservedmeatoroffallistedinthe
AnnexunderCNcode16025010;
Whereas,inviewofthewidedifferencesinproducts
coveredbyCNcodes02012090700and02022090100
usedforrefundpurposes,refundsshouldonlybegranted
oncutsinwhichtheweightofbonedoesnotexceedone
third;
Whereasaminimumcontentofleanbovinemeatshould
befixedforbonelesscutswrappedindividuallyand
coveredbyCNcodes020130and020230;
Whereasrefundsshouldalsobegrantedonfreshor
frozenbonedorbonelesspieces,evenwhereeachpieceis
notindividuallywrapped,andonmincedmeat,andthe
wordingofthetariffsubheadingsforfreshbonedorbone­
lesspiecesspecified;
Whereas,inthecaseofmeatofbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless,saltedanddried,therearetraditionaltradeflows
toSwitzerland ;whereas,toallowthistradetocontinue,
therefundshouldbesettocoverthedifferencebetween
pricesontheSwissmarketandexportpricesinthe
MemberStates;whereastherearepossibilitiesforexport­
ingsuchmeatandalsosalted,smokedanddriedmeatto
certainAfrican,NearandMiddleEasterncountries;
whereasarefundshouldaccordinglybeset;
Whereas,inthecaseofcertainothercutsandpreservesof
meatoroffalshownintheAnnexunderCNcode
16025090,theCommunityshareofinternationaltrade
maybemaintainedbygrantingarefundcorresponding to
thatatpresentavailable;
Whereas,inthecaseofotherbeefandvealproducts,a
refundneednotbefixedsincetheCommunity'sshareof
worldtradeisnotsignificant;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedusingthefollowingbasis:WhereasRegulation(EEC)No32/82Q,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
forgrantingspecialexportrefundsoncertaincutsofbeef
andvealandcertainpreservedbeefandvealproducts;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthoserulesandcnteria
totheforeseeablesituationonthemarketinbeefandveal
thattherefundshouldbeassetoutbelow;
Whereas,giventhecurrentmarketsituationinthe
Communityandthepossibilitiesofdisposalincertain
thirdcountriesinparticular,exportrefundsshouldbe
grantedonadultmalebovineanimalsofaliveweightof
atleast300kilogramsandotherbovineanimalsofalive
weightofatleast250kilograms;whereasexperience
gainedinrecentyearshasshownthatlivepure-bredbree­
dinganimalsweighingatleast250kilogramsinthecase
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL215,30.7.1992,p.49.0OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2.
(4)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.16.0OJNoL4,8.1.1982,p.11.
(0OJNoL301,24.10.1987,p.21.f)OJNoL212,21.7.1982,p.48.
(«)OJNoL221,18.8.1984,p.28.0OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.

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—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastsubparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythefactor
referredtointheprecedingindent;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1271/92(4);
establishestheagriculturalproductnomenclature forthe
purposesofexportrefunds;
Whereas,inordertosimplifycustomsexportformalities
foroperators,therefundsonallfrozencutsshouldbe
broughtinlinewiththoseonfreshorchilledcutsother
thanthosefromadultmalebovineanimals;
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatincertaincasesitis
oftendifficulttodeterminetherelevantquantitiesofbeef,
vealandothermeatcontainedinpreparedorpreserved
meatcoveredbyCNcode160250;whereasexclusively
beefandvealproductsshouldaccordinglybesetapart
andanewheadingshouldbecreatedformixturesof
meatsoroffals;whereaschecksonproductsotherthan
mixturesofmeatoroffalshouldbesteppedupbymaking
thegrantingofrefundsontheseproductsconditionalon
manufactureunderthearrangements providedforin
Article4ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80of4
March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproducts(*),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2026/83(<);
Whereastheanalyticalcriteriaforpreparationsand
preservescoveredbyCNcode16025090shouldbe
supplemented byfixinginparticularamaximumcolla­gen/proteinratiointermsofthemeatcontentofsuch
products;
Whereastheintroductionofacollagen/proteinratiofor
productscoveredbyCNcode16025090inrespectof
theirmeatcontenthasmeantthatproductscontainingat
least40%butlessthan60%meatandwithacollagen/
proteinratiooflessthan0,35couldnotqualifyfora
refund;whereasthisgapshouldconsequentlybefilled;
Whereasrefundsonfemaleanimalsshouldvarydepen­
dingontheirageinordertopreventabusesintheexport
ofcertainpure-bredbreedinganimals;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1432/92Q,as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2015/92(8),prohibits
tradebetweentheCommunityandtheRepublicsof
SerbiaandMontenegro ;whereasthatprohibitiondoes
notapplytocertaincasesgiveninthelimitativeenumera­
tioninArticles2and3ofthatRegulation;whereas
accountshouldbetakenofthiswhentherefundsare
fixed;whereas,moreover,soasnottopenalizethechari­
tableorganizations whichhavecontinuedtosupply
humanitarianaiddespitetheabolitionofrefundson20
June1992,thisnewmeasureshouldbeappliedretrospec­
tively;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thelistofproductsonwhichexportrefundsasreferred
toinArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68are
grantedandtheamountthereofshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Theconditionsforthegrantingofrefundsreferredtoin
footnote(,0)shallapplyfrom20June1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6August1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
f)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
(3)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
(4)OJNoL137,20.5.1992,p.7.
(4OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
0OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.0OJNoL151,3.6.1992,p.4.
(8)OJNoL205,22.7.1992,p.2.

NoL222/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.8.92
ANNEX
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode DestinationF) Refund(8)('»)
—Liveweight—
01021000120
01021000130
01021000390
0102903190001
02
03
04
01
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
0496,00
85,50
55,50
25,50
96,00
85,50
55,50
25,50
85,50
55,50
25,50
101,50
73,00
34,50
101,50
73,00
34,5001029033900
01029035900
01029037900
—Netweight—
02011010100
02011010900
02011090nor
0201109019002
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
0492,00
65,00
32,50
126,50
88,00
44,00
124,50
85,00
42,50
92,00
65,00
32,50
171,50
115,00
57,50
126,50
88,00
44,00
126,50
88,00
44,0002011090910('
02011090990
02012021000

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(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Refund(»)(10)
—Netweight—
02012029100(') 02 171,50
03 115,00
04 57,50
02012029900 02 126,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02012031000 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02012039100(') 02 124,50
03 85,00
04 42,50
02012039900 02 92,00
03 65,00
l04 32,50
02012051100 02 161,00
l03 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
020120599100 02 124,50
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
03 208,50
04 104,50
06 266,50
020130001500 02 165,00
03 125,00
04 62,50
06 144,50
07 90,00

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(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Refund(«)(10)
—Netweight
020130001900 02 128,00
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
07 90,00
02021000100 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02021000900 02 126,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02022010000 02 126,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02022030000 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02022050100 02 161,00
03 110,50
04 56,00
02022050900 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02022090100 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02023090100(<) 05 112,00
02023090400(«) 02 165,00
03 125,00
04 62,50
06 144,50
07 90,00
02023090500(*) 02 128,00
03 84,00
l 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
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
02102090100 08 102,50
09 60,50
02102090300 02 128,00

7.8.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL222/55
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Refund(«)(10)
—Netweight—
021020905000 02 128,00
16025010120 02 134,500
03 108,000
04 108,000
16025010140 02 119,50(')
03 96,000
04 96,00O
16025010160 02 96,000
03 77,000
04 77,000
16025010170 02 63,500
03 51,00(»)
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
16025090125 01 116,00O
16025090135 01 73,000
16025090195 01 36,00
16025090325 01 103,000
16025090335 01 65,00O
16025090395 01 36,00
16025090425 01 77,000
16025090435 01 48,50O
16025090495 01 36,00
16025090505 01 36,00
16025090525 01 77,00(0
16025090535 01 48,500
16025090595 01 36,00
16025090615 01 36,00
16025090625 01 16,00
16025090705 01 36,00
16025090805 01 26,00
16025090905 01 16,00
(')EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttothesubmissionofthecertificateappearingintheAnnextoCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No32/82.
(2)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttocompliancewiththeconditionlaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1964/82.
(3)Therefundonbeefinbrineisgrantedonthenetweightofthemeat,afterdeductionoftheweightofthebrine.
(4)OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44.
0OJNoL221,19.8.1984,p.28.
(*)Theleanbovinemeatcontentexcludingfatisdeterminedinaccordancewiththeproceduredescribedinthe
AnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2429/86.

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(")Thedestinationsareasfollows:
01Thirdcountries.
02NorthAfrican,NearandMiddleEastthirdcountries,West,CentralEastandSouthAfricanthirdcountries,
exceptCyprus,Botswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swaziland,ZimbabweandNamibia.
03Europeanthirdcountries,Ceuta,Melilla,Cyprus,Greenland,Pakistan,SriLanka,Burma,Thailand,Vietnam,
Indonesia,thePhilippines ,China,NorthKoreaandHongKongandthedestinationsreferredtoinArticle34
ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87,exceptAustria,SwedenandSwitzerland .
04Austria,SwedenandSwitzerland .
05TheUnitedStatesofAmerica,carriedoutinaccordancewithCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2973/79.
06FrenchPolynesiaandNewCaledonia.
07Canada.
08North,West,Central,EastandSouthernAfricanthirdcountries,exceptBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swazi­
land,ZimbabweandNamibia.
09Switzerland .
(®)Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No885/68providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproductsimported
fromthirdcountriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries.
(')TherefundisgrantedonlyonproductsmanufacturedunderthearrangementprovidedforinArticle4of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80.
(I0)RefundsforexportstotheRepublicsofSerbiaandMontenegromayonlybegrantedforhumanitarianaid
suppliedbycharitableorganizationsfulfillingtheconditionslaiddowninArticle2(a)andArticle3ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1432/92.
NB:ThecountriesareasdefinedinCommissionamendedRegulation(EEC)No3518/91.
Thedescriptionscorresponding totheproductcodesandthefootnotesaresetoutinCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87asamended.