NoL101/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.4.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No998/90
of20April1990
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeefandvealandamending Regulation (EEC)No
3846/87establishing anagricultural productnomenclature forexportrefunds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession ofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganization ofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No571/89(2),andinparticularArticle18thereof,No3815/87(13),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1199/89(14),laydowntheconditions applyingtothe
exportofcertainbeefandvealheldbycertaininterven­
tionagenciesandintendedforexport;whereasrefunds
grantedunderthoseRegulations shouldbediscontinued
sincealltheformalities relatedtothoseexportshavebeen
completed ;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthoserulesandcriteria
totheforeseeable situation onthemarketinbeefandveal
thattherefundshouldbeassetoutbelow;
Whereas giventhecurrentmarketsituation inthe
Community andthepossibilities ofdisposalincertain
thirdcountries ,inparticularexportrefundsonadultmale
bovineanimalsofaliveweightofatleast300kilograms
andotherbovinesofaliveweightofatleast250kilo­
grams;whereasexperience gainedinrecentyearshas
shownthatitisadvisabletotreatlivepure-bredbreeding
animalsofaweightofatleast250kilograms forfemales
and300kilograms formalesinanidenticalmannerto
otherbovineanimals,whilesubjecting themtocertain
specialadministrative formalities ;
Whereasexportrefundsshouldbegrantedforcertain
destinations oncertainfreshorchilledmeatlistedin
AnnexIunderCNcode0201,oncertainfrozenmeat
listedinAnnexIunderCNcode0202,oncertainmeat
oroffallistedinAnnexIunderCNcode0206andon
certainotherpreparedorpreservedmeatoroffallistedin
AnnexIunderCNcode16025010;HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee ,
WhereasArticle18ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegula­
tionandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommunity
maybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No885/68(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No427/77(4),laysdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No32/82(s),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
andvealandcertainpreserved beefandvealproducts ;
WhereasRegulations (EEC)Nos2908/85(10)and142/
86(u),Regulation (EEC)No1055/87(12),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No3988/87andRegulation (EEC)Whereas ,inviewofthewidedifferences inproducts
covered bytheCNcodes02012090700and
02022090100usedforrefundpurposes,therefund
shouldonlybegrantedoncutsinwhichtheweightof
bonedoesnotexceedonethird;
Whereasrefundsshouldalsobegrantedonfreshor
frozenbonedorbonelesspieces,evenwhereeachpieceis
notindividually wrapped ,andonmincedmeat,andthe
wordingofthetariffsubheadings forfreshbonedorbone­
lesspiecesspecified ;
Whereas ,inthecaseofmeatofbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless ,saltedanddried,therearetraditional tradeflows
toSwitzerland ;whereastoallowthistradetocontinue ,
therefundshouldbesettocoverthedifference between(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
(2)OJNoL61,4.3.1989,p.43.
(3)OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2,
(4)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.16.
MOJNoL4,8.1.1982,p.11.
(«)OJNoL301,24.10.1987,p.21.0OJNoL212,21.7.1982,p.48.
(8)OJNoL221,18.8.1984,p.28.0OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.
(10)OJNoL279,19.10.1985,p.18.
(")OJNoL19,25.1.1986,p.8.
(12)OJNoL103,15.4.1987,p.10.HOJNoL357,19.12.1987,p.24.
O4)OJNoL123,4.5.1989,p.16.

21.4.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/11
pricesontheSwissmarketandexportpricesinthe
MemberStates;whereastherearepossibilities forexpor­
tingsuchmeatandsmokeddriedmeattocertainAfrican,
NearandMiddleEasterncountries ;whereasarefund
shouldaccordingly beset;compared withthatfromthebovinespeciesalone
contained inpreparedorpreservedmeatcoveredbyCN
code160250;whereasproductsofthebovinespecies
aloneshouldaccordingly besetapartandanewheading
shouldbecreatedformixturesofmeatsoroffals;whereas
controloverproductsotherthanmixturesofmeatoroffal
shouldbereinforced bymarkingthegrantingofrefunds
oncertainoftheseproductsconditional onmanufacturer
underthearrangements providedforinArticle4of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No565/80of4March1980on
theadvancepaymentofexportrefundsinrespectofagri­
culturalproductsQ,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2026/83(«);Whereas,inthecaseofcertainothercutsandpreservesof
meatoroffalshowninAnnex IunderCNcode
16025090Community participation ininternational
trademaybemaintained bygrantingarefundcorrespon­
dingtothatatpresentavailable ;
Whereas,inthecaseofotherbeefandvealproducts,a
refundneednotbefixedsinceCommunity participation
inworldtradeisnotsignificant ;Whereasmoreover ,asCommunity participation inworld
tradeinproductscoveredbyCNcode160290hasbeen
veryslightsincetheintroduction oftheCombined
Nomenclature ,therefundontheseproductsshouldfor
simplification bewithdrawn ;whereasRegulation (EEC)
No3846/87shouldbeamendedaccordingly ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation are
inaccordance withtheopinionoftheManagement
Committee forBeefandVeal,Whereas ,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculated onthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencies whicharemaintained inrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multiplied bythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraph ofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1636/87Q,
—forothercurrencies ,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmetic meanofthespotmarketratesofeachof
thesecurrencies recordedoveragivenperiodinrela­
tiontotheCommunity currencies referredtointhe
previousindentandtheaforesaidcoefficient ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No3846/87(3),
aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No88/90(4)
establishes theagricultural productnomenclature forthe
purposesofexportrefunds;Thelistofproductsonwhichtheexportrefundreferred
toinArticle18ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68isgranted
andtheamountofthatrefundshallbeassetoutin
AnnexIhereto.
Whereas,inordertosimplifycustomsexportformalities
foroperators ,therefundsforallbonedcutspackedindivi­
duallyshouldbeharmonized ;whereastherefore the
refundonfrozenbonedcutsshouldbethesameasthat
onfreshbonedcutsexceptinthecaseofcertainboned
beefheldbytheintervention agenciesthatistobe
expectedunderCommission Regulations (EEC)No
243/900and(EEC)No676/90(«);Thedescription ofgoodsandfootnotes forCNcodes
020230and1602inSection6oftheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No3846/87settingouttheagricultural
productnomenclature forexportrefundsisreplacedby
AnnexIItothisRegulation .
Whereasincertaincasesexperience hasshownthatitis
oftendifficulttodetermine quantities ofothermeat,as Article2
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon23April1990.(>)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.0OJNoL153,13.6.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.10OJNoL21,13.1.1990,p.23.0OJNoL27,31.1.1990,p.8.0OJNoL75,21.3.1990,p.8.f)OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(8)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.

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ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20April1990.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination0 Amountofrefund(8)
—Liveweight—
01021000190 01 96,00
01021000390 01 96,00
01029031900 02 68,50
03 55,50
04 25,50
01029033900 02 68,50
03 55,50
04 25,50
01029035900 02 86,50
03 73,00
04 34,50
01029037900 02 86,50
03 73,00
04• 34,50
—Netweight—
02011010100 02 73,50
03 65,00
04 32,50
02011010900 02 101,50
l03 88,00
04 44,00
02011090HOC) 02 106,00
03 85,00
04 42,50
02011090190 02 73,50
03 65,00
04 32,50
.02011090910(') 02 146,50
03 115,00
04 57,50
02011090990 02 101,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02012021000 02 101,50
03 88,00
04 44,00

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(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination f7) Amountofrefund(')
—Netweight—
02012029100(') 02 146,50
03 115,00
04 57,50
02012029900 02 101,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02012031000 02 73,50
03 65,00
04 32,50
02012039100(') 02 106,00
03 85,00
04 42,50
02012039900 02 73,50
03 65,00
04 32,50
02012051100 02 129,00
03 110,50
04 56,00
02012051900 02 73,50
03 65,00
04 32,50
02012059110(') 02 186,50
03 146,00
04 73,00
02012059190 02 129,00
03 110,50
04 56,00
02012059910(') 02 106,00
03 85,00
04 42,50
02012059990 02: 73,50
03 65,00
04 32,50
02012090700 02 73,50
03 65,00
04 32,50
02013000050(4) 05 112,00
02013000100(2) 02 266,50
03 208,50
04 104,50
06 266,50
02013000150 02 144,50
03 125,00
04 62,50
06 144,50
07 90,00
02013000190I6) 02 102,50
03 84,00:
04 42,00
06 102,50
07 90,00

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(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination Q Amountofrefund(8)
—Netweight—
02021000100 02 73,50
l 03 65,00
04 32,50
02021000900 02 101,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02022010000 02 101,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02022030000 02 73,50
03 65,00
04 32,50
02022050100 02 129,00
I 03 110,50
04 56,00
02022050900 02 73,50
03 65,00
I04 32,50
02022090100 02 73,50
03 65,00
l04 32,50
02023090100(«) 05 112,00
02023090400 02 144,50(10)
03 125,00(10)
04 62,50(">)
I 06 144,50(10)
07 90,00(10)
02023090500(«) 02 102,50
I 03 84,00
04 42,00
I 06 102,50
07 90,00
02023090900 07­ 90,00
02061095000 02 102,50
03 84,00
I 04 42,00
06 102,50
02062991000 02 102,50
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
02102090100 08 102,50
09 60,50
02102090300 02 102,50
02102090500(3) 02 102,50
16025010120 02108,00f)
03 108,00(')
04 108,00(')
16025010140 02 96,000
03 96,00(9)
04 96,00(')

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(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Amountofrefund(8)
—Netweight—
16025010160 02 77,00O
03 77,000
04 77,000
16025010180 02 51,00
03 51,00
04 51,00
16025010240 02 36,00
l 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 01 116,00(5)
16025090170 01 73,00f)
16025090320 01 103,00O
16025090370 01 65,00O
16025090520 01 77,00O
16025090570 01 48,50(')
16025090610 01 36,00
16025090620 01 16,00
16025090700 01 36,00
16025090800 01 26,00
16025090900 01 16,00
(')Entryunderthissubheading issubjecttothesubmission ofthecertificateappearingintheAnnextoCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No32/82.
0Entryunderthissubheading issubjecttocompliance withtheconditionlaiddowninCommission Regulation
(EEC)No1964/82.
0Therefundonbeefinbrineisgrantedonthenetweightofthemeat,afterdeduction oftheweightofthebrine.
(4)OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44.
0OJNoL221,19.8.1984,p.28.
0Theleanbovinemeatcontentexcluding fatisdetermined inaccordance withtheprocedure describedinthe
AnnextoCommission Regulation (EEC)No2429/86(OJNoL210,1.8.1986,p.39).
f)Thedestinations areasfollows:
01Thirdcountries .
02NorthAfrican,NearandMiddleEastthirdcountries,West,CentralEastandSouthAfricanthirdcountries ,
exceptLebanon,Cyprus,Botswana,Kenya,Madagascar ,SwazilandandZimbabwe .
03Europeanthirdcountries ,theCanaryIslands,Ceuta,Melilla,Lebanon,Cyprus,Greenland ,Pakistan,Sri
Lanka,Burma,Thailand,Vietnam,Indonesia,thePhilippines ,China,NorthKoreaandHongKongandthe
destinations referredtoinArticle34ofCommission Regulation (EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.
1987,p.1),exceptAustria,SwedenandSwitzerland .
04Austria,SwedenandSwitzerland .
05TheUnitedStatesofAmerica,carriedoutinaccordance withCommission Regulation (EEC)No2973/79
(OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44).
06FrenchPolynesia andNewCaledonia .
07Canada.
08North,West,Central,EastandSouthAfricanthirdcountries ,exceptBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar ,Swazi­
landandZimbabwe .
09Switzerland .

21.4.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/17
(8)Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No885/68providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproductsimported
fromthirdcountriesandre-exported tothirdcountries .
(*)Therefundisgrantedonlyonproductsmanufactured underthearrangement providedforinArticle4of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No565/80.
(I0)Excluding bonelesspiecesexportedunderRegulation (EEC)No243/90and(EEC)No676/90.
NB:ThecountriesareasdefinedinCommission Regulation (EEC)No420/90(OJNoL44,20.2.
1990,p.15).Thedescriptions corresponding totheproductcodesandthefootnotesaresetout
inCommission Regulation (EEC)No3846/87asamended .

NoL101/18 21.4.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEXII
CNcode Description ofgoodsProduct
code
020230 —Boneless :
02023090 ——Other:
—BonedcutsexportedtotheUnitedStatesofAmericaundertheconditions laiddownin
Regulation (EEC)No2973/79(«) 02023090100
—Bonedcuts,excludingbonedcutsexportedunderRegulations (EEC)Nos243/90Qand
676/90(8),eachpieceindividually wrapped 02023090400
—Other,includingmincedmeat,withaleanmeatcontent (excluding fat)of78%or
more(6) 02023090500
—Other 02023090900
1602 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeat,meatoffalorblood:
160250 —Ofbovineanimals :
16025010 ——Uncooked ;mixturesofcookedmeatoroffalanduncooked meatoroffal:
———Uncooked ;notcontaining meatotherthanthatofanimalsofthebovinespecies :
————Containing byweightthefollowingpercentages ofbovinemeats(excluding offaland
fats)
—90%ormore 16025010120
—80%ormore,butlessthan90% 16025010140
—60%ormore,butlessthan80% 16025010160
—40%ormore,butlessthan60% 16025010180
—lessthan40% 16025010200
l———Other:
————Containing byweight80%ormoreofmeatormeatoffal,ofanykind,includingfats
ofanykindororigin: 16025010240
____Containing byweight40%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeatormeatoffal,ofany
kind,including fatsofanykindororigin: 16025010260
————Containing byweightlessthan40%ofmeatormeatoffal,ofanykind,including
fatsofanykindororigin: 16025010280
16025090= ——Other:
———Notcontaining meatotherthanthatofanimalsofthebovinespecies :
————Containing byweightthefollowingpercentages ofbovinemeats(excluding offalandl
fat)
—————90%ormore:
I ——————Productscomplying withtheconditions laiddowninCommission Regulation
(EEC)No2388/840 16025090120
_____ Other: 16025090170
—————80%ormore,butlessthan90%:
——————Productscomplying withtheconditions laiddowninRegulation (EEC)No\
2388/840 16025090320
______ Other 16025090370
—————60%ormore,butlessthan80%:
—•———Productscomplying withtheconditions laiddowninRegulation (EEC)No
2388/840 16025090520
l ——————Other 16025090570
l —— —40%ormore,butlessthan60% 16025090610
—————20%ormore,butlessthan40% 16025090620
—————Lessthan20% 16025090630
———Other
————Containing byweight80%ormoreofmeatormeatoffal,ofanykind,including fats
l ofanykindororigin: 16025090700
————Containing byweight40%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeatormeatoffal,ofany
kind,including fatsofanykindororigin: 16025090800
————Containing byweightlessthan40%ofmeatormeatoffal,ofanykind,including
lfatsofanykindororigin: 16025090900

21.4.90 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/19
(')Entrywithinthissubheading issubjecttothesubmission ofthecertificateappearingintheAnnextoCommission Regulation (EEC)No32/82(OJNoL
4,8.1.1982,p.11).
0Entrywithinthissubheading issubjecttocompliance withtheconditionslaiddowninCommission Regulation (EEC)No1964/82(OJNoL212,21.7.
1982,p.48).
(•')Therefundonbeefinbrineisgrantedonthenetweightofthemeatafterdeduction ofthe"weightofthebrine.
0OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44.
0OJNoL221,18.8.1984,p.28.
(6)Theleanbovinemeatcontentexcludingfatisdetermined inaccordance withtheproceduredescribedintheAnnextoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2429/86(OJNOL210,1.8.1986,p.39).
OOJNOL27,31.1.1990,p.8.
(*)OJNoL75,21.3.1990,p.8.
NB:Article7ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No885/68(OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2)providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproductsimported
fromthirdcountriesandre-exported tothirdcountries .