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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 125/98
of 16 January 1998
fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the marketin beef and veal (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
provides that the difference between prices on the worldmarket for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula-tion and prices for those products within the Communitymay be covered by an export refund;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (
3), as last amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2326/97 (4), Regulation (EEC) No
1964/82 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
2469/97, and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (6), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3661/92 (7), lay down
the conditions for granting special export refunds oncertain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved beefand veal products;
Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria
to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and vealthat the refund should be as set out below;
Whereas, given the current market situation in the
Community and the possibilities of disposal in certainthird countries in particular, export refunds should begranted, on the one hand, on bovine animals intended forslaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms andless than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adultbovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms;
Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain
destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in theAnnex under CN code 0201, on some frozen meat listed
in the Annex under CN code 0202, on some meat or offallisted in the Annex under CN code 0206 and on someother prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in theAnnex under CN code 1602 50 10;
Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100used for refund purposes, refunds should only be grantedon cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed onethird;
Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or
boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flowsto Switzerland; whereas, to allow this trade to continue,the refund should be set to cover the difference betweenprices on the Swiss market and export prices in theMember States; whereas there are possibilities for expor-ting such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat tocertain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries;whereas a refund should accordingly be set;
Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of
meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80, the Community share of inter-national trade may be maintained by granting a refundcorresponding to that at present available;
Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
refund need not be fixed since the Community’s share ofworld trade is not significant;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (
8),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2541/97 (9), esta-
blishes the agricultural product nomenclature for thepurposes of export refunds; whereas, with a view to clarifi-cation, the destinations must be identified in a separateAnnex;
Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities
for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should bebrought into line with those on fresh or chilled cuts otherthan those from adult male bovine animals;
(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.
(3) OJ L 4, 8. 1. 1982, p. 11.
(4) OJ L 323, 26. 11. 1997, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 212, 21. 7. 1982, p. 48.
(6) OJ L 221, 18. 8. 1984, p. 28.
(7) OJ L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 16.(8) OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 347, 18. 12. 1997, p. 14.
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Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is
often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef,veal and other meat contained in prepared or preservedmeat falling within CN code 1602 50; whereas exclusivelybeef and veal products should accordingly be set apartand a new heading should be created for mixtures ofmeats or offals; whereas checks on products other thanmixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by makingthe granting of refunds on these products conditional onmanufacture under the arrangements provided for inArticle 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds inrespect of agricultural products (
1), as amended by Regula-
tion (EEC) No 2026/83 (2);
Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depen-
ding on their age in order to prevent abuses in the exportof certain pure-bred breeding animals;
Whereas opportunities exist for the export to certain third
countries of heifers other than those intended forslaughter, but to prevent any abuse control criteria shouldbe laid down to ensure that these animals are not morethan 36 months old;
Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the
combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat,other than uncooked, falling within CN code 1602 50,experience has shown that it is possible to delete from therefund nomenclature several products falling within CNcode 1602 50 31 and to amend the list of products fallingwithin CN code 1602 50 80;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Beef and Veal,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The list of products on which export refunds as
referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68are granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out inAnnex I of this Regulation.
2. The destinations are identified in Annex II to this
Regulation.
Article 2
The grant of the refund for product code 0102 90 59 9000
of the nomenclature for export refunds and for exports tothe third countries in zone 10 listed in Annex II to thisRegulation shall be subject to presentation, when thecustoms formalities for export are completed, of theoriginal and one copy of the veterinary certificate signedby an official veterinarian certifying that these are heifersof an age of not more than 36 months. The original ofthe certificate shall be returned to the exporter and thecopy, certified as being in accordance with the regulationsby the customs authorities, shall be attached to the ap-plication for payment of the refund.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 January
1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 16 January 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.
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ANNEX I
to the Council Regulation of 16 January 1998 fixing export refunds on beef
(ECU/100 kg)
Product code Destination Refund ( 7)
— Live weight —
0102 10 10 9120 01 58,50
0102 10 10 9130 02 22,50
03 15,50
04 8,00
0102 10 30 9120 01 58,50
0102 10 30 9130 02 22,50
03 15,50
04 8,00
0102 10 90 9120 01 58,50
0102 90 41 9100 02 52,00
0102 90 51 9000 02 22,50
03 15,50
04 8,00
0102 90 59 9000 02 22,50
03 15,50
04 8,00
10 52,00 ( 9)
0102 90 61 9000 02 22,50
03 15,50
04 8,00
0102 90 69 9000 02 22,50
03 15,50
04 8,00
0102 90 71 9000 02 52,00
03 34,00
04 17,00
0102 90 79 9000 02 52,00
03 34,00
04 17,00
— Net weight —
0201 10 00 9110 ( 1) 02 80,50
03 55,50
04 27,00
0201 10 00 9120 02 34,00
03 24,00
04 12,00
0201 10 00 9130 ( 1) 02 110,50
03 74,00
04 37,50
0201 10 00 9140 02 47,00
03 32,50
04 16,50
0201 20 20 9110 ( 1) 02 110,50
03 74,00
04 37,50(ECU/100 kg)
Product code Destination Refund ( 7)
— Net weight —
0201 20 20 9120 02 47,00
03 32,50
04 16,50
0201 20 30 9110 ( 1) 02 80,50
03 55,50
04 27,00
0201 20 30 9120 02 34,00
03 24,00
04 12,00
0201 20 50 9110 ( 1) 02 140,00
03 93,50
04 46,50
0201 20 50 9120 02 60,00
03 41,50
04 20,50
0201 20 50 9130 ( 1) 02 80,50
03 55,50
04 27,00
0201 20 50 9140 02 34,00
03 24,00
04 12,00
0201 20 90 9700 02 34,00
03 24,00
04 12,00
0201 30 00 9050 05 ( 4) 49,00
07 (4a) 49,00
0201 30 00 9100 ( 2) 02 195,00
03 134,00
04 67,00
06 172,00
0201 30 00 9120 ( 2) 08 91,00
09 85,00
03 62,50
04 31,50
06 80,50
0201 30 00 9150 ( 6) 08 55,00
09 50,50
03 42,50
04 21,50
06 49,00
0201 30 00 9190 ( 6) 02 47,00
03 31,00
04 15,00
06 38,00
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(ECU/100 kg)
Product code Destination Refund ( 7)
— Net weight —
0202 10 00 9100 02 34,00
03 24,00
04 12,00
0202 10 00 9900 02 47,00
03 32,50
04 16,50
0202 20 10 9000 02 47,00
03 32,50
04 16,50
0202 20 30 9000 02 34,00
03 24,00
04 12,00
0202 20 50 9100 02 60,00
03 41,50
04 20,50
0202 20 50 9900 02 34,00
03 24,00
04 12,00
0202 20 90 9100 02 34,00
03 24,00
04 12,00
0202 30 90 9100 05 ( 4) 49,00
07 (4a) 49,00
0202 30 90 9400 ( 6) 08 55,00
09 50,50
03 42,50
04 21,50
06 49,00
0202 30 90 9500 ( 6) 02 47,00
03 31,00
04 15,00
06 38,00
0206 10 95 9000 02 47,00
03 31,00
04 15,00
06 38,00
0206 29 91 9000 02 47,00
03 31,00
04 15,00
06 38,00
0210 20 90 9100 02 39,50
04 23,50
0210 20 90 9300 02 49,00
0210 20 90 9500 ( 3) 02 49,00(ECU/100 kg)
Product code Destination Refund ( 7)
— Net weight —
1602 50 10 9120 02 54,50 ( 8)
03 43,50 ( 8)
04 43,50 ( 8)
1602 50 10 9140 02 48,50 ( 8)
03 38,50 ( 8)
04 38,50 ( 8)
1602 50 10 9160 02 38,50 ( 8)
03 31,00 ( 8)
04 31,00 ( 8)
1602 50 10 9170 02 26,00 ( 8)
03 20,50 ( 8)
04 20,50 ( 8)
1602 50 10 9190 02 26,00
03 20,50
04 20,50
1602 50 10 9240 02 —
03 —
04 —
1602 50 10 9260 02 —
03 —
04 —
1602 50 10 9280 02 —
03 —
04 —
1602 50 31 9125 01 92,50 ( 5)
1602 50 31 9135 01 35,00 ( 8)
1602 50 31 9195 01 17,00
1602 50 31 9325 01 82,50 ( 5)
1602 50 31 9335 01 31,00 ( 8)
1602 50 31 9395 01 17,00
1602 50 39 9125 01 92,50 ( 5)
1602 50 39 9135 01 35,00 ( 8)
1602 50 39 9195 01 17,00
1602 50 39 9325 01 82,50 ( 5)
1602 50 39 9335 01 31,00 ( 8)
1602 50 39 9395 01 17,00
1602 50 39 9425 01 35,00 ( 5)
1602 50 39 9435 01 20,50 ( 8)
1602 50 39 9495 01 15,00
1602 50 39 9505 01 15,00
1602 50 39 9525 01 35,00 ( 5)
1602 50 39 9535 01 20,50 ( 8)
1602 50 39 9595 01 15,00
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(ECU/100 kg)
Product code Destination Refund ( 7)
— Net weight —
1602 50 39 9615 01 15,00
1602 50 39 9625 01 7,00
1602 50 39 9705 01 —
1602 50 39 9805 01 —
1602 50 39 9905 01 —
1602 50 80 9135 01 31,00 ( 8)
1602 50 80 9195 01 15,00
1602 50 80 9335 01 28,00 ( 8)
1602 50 80 9395 01 15,00
1602 50 80 9435 01 20,50 ( 8)(ECU/100 kg)
Product code Destination Refund ( 7)
— Net weight —
1602 50 80 9495 01 15,00
1602 50 80 9505 01 15,00
1602 50 80 9515 01 7,00
1602 50 80 9535 01 20,50 ( 8)
1602 50 80 9595 01 15,00
1602 50 80 9615 01 15,00
1602 50 80 9625 01 7,00
1602 50 80 9705 01 —
1602 50 80 9805 01 —
1602 50 80 9905 01 —
(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 32/82.
(2) Entry under this subheading is subject to compliance with the condition laid down in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82.
(3) The refund on beef in brine is granted on the net weight of the meat, after deduction of the weight of the brine.
(4) Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (OJ L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44).
(4a) Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2051/96 (OJ L 274, 26. 10. 1996, p. 18).
(5) OJ L 221, 19. 8. 1984, p. 28.
(6)The lean bovine meat content excluding fat is determined in accordance with the procedure described in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 2429/86 (OJ L 210 of 1. 8. 1986, p. 39).
(7) Article 13 (10) of amended Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 provides that no export refunds shall be granted on products imported from third countries and
re-exported to third countries.
(8) The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
565/80.
(9) The grant of the refund is subject to compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.
NB: The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as
amended.
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ANNEX II
Zone 01: all third countries
Zone 02: zones 08 and 09
Zone 03
022 Ceuta and Melilla
024 Iceland
028 Norway
041 Faeroes
043 Andorra
044 Gibraltar
045 Vatican City
053 Estonia
054 Latvia
055 Lithuania
060 Poland
061 Czech Republic
063 Slovakia
064 Hungary
066 Romania
068 Bulgaria
070 Albania
091 Slovenia
092 Croatia
093 Bosnia-Herzegovina
094 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
096 Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia
109 The communes of Livigno and
Campione d’Italia; the island of
Helgoland
406 Greenland
600 Cyprus
662 Pakistan
669 Sri Lanka
676 Myanmar (Burma)
680 Thailand
690 Vietnam
700 Indonesia
708 Philippines
724 North Korea
950 Stores and provisions
(Destinations referred to in Article
34 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3665/87, as amended)
Zone 04
039 SwitzerlandZone 05
400 United States of America
Zone 06
809 New Caledonia
822 French Polynesia
Zone 07
404 Canada
Zone 08
046 Malta052 Turkey072 Ukraine073 Belarus074 Moldova075 Russia076 Georgia077 Armenia078 Azerbaijan079 Kazakhstan080 Turkmenistan081 Uzbekistan082 Tajikistan083 Kirghistan204 Morocco208 Algeria212 Tunisia216 Libya
220 Egypt604 Lebanon608 Syria612 Iraq616 Iran624 Israel625 West Bank and the Gaza Strip628 Jordan632 Saudi Arabia636 Kuwait640 Bahrain644 Qatar647 United Arab Emirates649 Oman653 Yemen720 China740 Hong KongZone 09
224 Sudan
228 Mauritania232 Mali236 Burkina Faso240 Niger244 Chad247 Cape Verde248 Senegal252 Gambia257 Guinea-Bissau260 Guinea264 Sierra Leone268 Liberia272 Cte d’Ivoire276 Ghana280 Togo284 Benin288 Nigeria302 Cameroon306 Central African Republic310 Equatorial Guinea311 Sao Tom and Principe314 Gabon318 Congo (Republic)322 Congo (Democratic Republic)324 Rwanda328 Burundi329 St Helena and dependencies330 Angola334 Ethiopia336 Eritrea338 Djibouti342 Somalia
350 Uganda352 Tanzania355 Seychelles and dependencies357 British Indian Ocean Territory366 Mozambique373 Mauritius375 Comoros377 Mayotte378 Zambia386 Malawi388 South Africa395 Lesotho
Zone 10
075 Russia
NB: The countries are those defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19).