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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No400/76
of24February1976
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeefandvealfortheperiodbeginning 1March
1976
therearetraditionaltradeflowstoSwitzerland ;
whereas,totheextentnecessarytoallowthistradeto
continue,therefundmustbefixedatanamount
whichwillcoverthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
SwissmarketandexportpricesintheMemberStates;
Whereas,inthecaseofsomeothercutsandpreserves
ofmeatoroffals,Communityparticipationininterna­
tionaltrademaybeensuredbygrantingarefund
whichtakesaccountoftherefundhithertograntedto
exporters;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
805/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbeefandveal(1),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticularthe
firstsentenceofArticle18(5)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
worldmarketandpriceswithintheCommunityfor
theproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulationmay
becoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No885/68of28
June1968(3)laysdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountof
suchrefunds;Whereas,inthecaseofotherbeefandvealproducts,a
refundneednotbefixedsinceCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtradeintheseproductsisnotsignifi­
cant;
WhereasArticle92oftheActofAccession(4)
providesthattherefundonexportsfromthenew
MemberStatesfortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(b)and(c)ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68shallbe
correctedbytheamountofthedifferencebetweenthe
customsdutiesontheproductsfromwhichthese
productsareproduced;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatotheforeseeablesituationonthemarketin
beefandvealthattherefundshouldbefixedasindi­
catedbelow:Whereasiftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;WhereasthepresentmarketsituationintheCommu­
nityandthesettingpossibilities ,particularlyincertain
thirdcountries,leadstograntingexportrefundsfor
adultbovineanimalswithaliveweightequalor
superiorto330kg,fortheexportofcertainfreshor
chilledmeatsshownintheAnnexundersubheading
ex02.01AIIa)1andfortheexporttocertaindestina­
tions,ofcertainfrozenmeatsshownintheAnnex
undersubheadingex02.01AIIa)2;
Whereas,inthecaseofediblemeatofdomestic
bovineanimals,bonedorboneiess,saltedanddried,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforBeefandVeal,(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
3)OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2., (<)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.

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805/68isgrantedandtheamountofthatrefundis
fixedasshownintheAnnex.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Article2
Thelistofproductsonwhichtheexportrefund
referredtoinArticle18ofRegulation (EEC)NoThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1March
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24Februarys1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
CCTheadingNo Descriptionorgoods Refundinu.a./lOOkg
Liveweight
01.02AIILivedomesticanimalsofthebovinespecies,otherthan
pure-bredbreedinganimals:
—adultbovineanimalswithaliveweightequalor
superiorto330kg 40-00(M
Netweight
Ediblemeatofdomesticbovineanimals,freshorchilled:
Ofveal:ex02.01AIIa)1
aa)
11.Carcasesandhalf-carcases
22.andex33.Unseparatedorseparatedforequarters ,witharespective
minimumoffourpairsofribsorfourribsanda
respectivemaximumofthirteenpairsofribsorthirteen
ribs,withorwithoutthethinflank,theribscanbewhole
orcut
Unseparatedorseparatedhindquarters ,excludingunsepa­
ratedorseparatedforequarterswithrespectivelymore
thaneightpairsofwholeorcutribsormorethaneight
wholeorcutribsex33.
bb)Ofadultanimals:
11.70-00
56-00(*)
84-00(*)
70-C0f1)
56-00(')
84-00(M
56-00(«)
82-00(l)22.andex33.Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated'quarters
Forequarters ,withaminimumoffourandamaximum
ofthirteenwholeorcutribs,withorwithoutthethin
flanks
Hindquarters ,excludingtheforequarterwithmorethan
tenwholeorcutribsex33.
cc)Othercutsofbeefandveal:
Unboned(bone-in) 11.
ex22.Bonedorboneless,excludingthethinflanksandthe
shin:
—eachpieceindividuallywrapped
ex02.01AIIa)2
aa)Ediblemeatofdomesticbovineanimals,frozen:
Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated 'quarters:
70-00(M
bb)andexcc)—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries(2),toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfrica
Forequarters ,withaminimumoffourandamaximum
ofthirteenwholeorcutribs,withorwithoutthethin
flanks:
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries(2),toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfrica
Hindquarters ,excludingtheforequarterwithmorethan
tenwholeorcutribs:
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries(2),toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfrica56-00(M
excc)
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CCTheadingNo DescriptionofgoodsRefundinu.a./100kg
(Netweight)
dd)Others:
11.Unboned(bone-in):
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries(2),toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfrica 56-00(>)
ex22.Bonedorbonelessexcludingthethinflanksandthe
shin:
—forexporttotheUnitedStatesofAmerica 81-50i1)
—eachpieceindividuallywrappedforexporttoEuro­
peanthirdcountries(2),toJordan,tothirdcountries
ontheMediterranean oronthePersianGulf,tothird
countriesoftheArabianPeninsulaandAfrica 82-00(*)
ex02.06CIa)2Ediblemeatofdomesticbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless,saltedanddried:
—forexporttoSwitzerland 36-50(M
IrelandUnited
Kingdom OtherMemberStates
ex16.02BIIIb)1Otherpreparationsandpreservesofmeatoroffalsex­
ceptthosefinelyhomogenized (3)containingbyweight
thefollowingpercentagesofbovinemeat:
1.80%ormoreofmeat,excludingoffalandfat 31-3429-18 35-00
2.60°/oormorebutlessthan80%ofmeat,excluding
offalandfat 18-8017-51 21-00
3.40°/oormorebutlessthan60°/oofmeat,excluding
offalandfat 12-5411-67 14-00
4.20°/oormorebutlessthan40°/oofmeat,excluding
offalandfat 6-27
I5-84 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.