COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 598/2000

of 17 March 2000

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 (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal [1], and in particular Article 33(12) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.

(2) Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 [2], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2326/97 [3], Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 [4], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/1999 [5], 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 on certain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products.

(3) It follows from applying those rules and criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal that the refund should be as set out below.

(4) Given the current market situation in the Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain third countries in particular, export refunds should be granted, on the one hand, on bovine animals intended for slaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms and less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adult bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms.

(5) Export refunds should be granted for certain destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the Annex I under CN code 0201, on some frozen meat listed in the Annex I under CN code 0202, on some meat or offal listed in the Annex I under CN code 0206 and on some other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in the Annex I under CN code 16025010.

(6) In view of the wide differences in products covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100 used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one third.

(7) In the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows to Switzerland. To allow this trade to continue, the refund should be set to cover the difference between prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the Member States; whereas there are possibilities for exporting such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries. A refund should accordingly be set.

(8) In the case of certain other cuts and preserves of meat or offal shown in Annex I under CN codes 16025031 to 16025080, the Community share of international trade may be maintained by granting a refund corresponding to that at present available.

(9) In the case of other beef and veal products, a refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of world trade is not significant.

(10) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 [8], as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2765/1999 [9], establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the purposes of export refunds.

(11) In order to simplify customs export formalities for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be brought into line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other than those from adult male bovine animals.

(12) 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 preserved meat falling within CN code 160250. Exclusively beef and veal products should accordingly be set apart and a new heading should be created for mixtures of meats or offals; whereas checks on products other than mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making the granting of refunds on these products conditional on manufacture under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricultural products [10], as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 [11].

(13) Refunds on female animals should vary depending on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export of certain pure-bred breeding animals.

(14) Opportunities exist for the export to certain third countries of heifers other than those intended for slaughter, but to prevent any abuse control criteria should be laid down to ensure that these animals are not more than 36 months old.

(15) Notwithstanding the subdivision of the combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat, other than uncooked, falling within CN code 160250, experience has shown that it is possible to delete from the refund nomenclature several products falling within CN code 16025031 and to amend the list of products falling within CN code 16025080.

(16) The Management Committee for beef and veal has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The list of products on which export refunds as referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 are granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in Annex I of this Regulation.

2. The destinations are identified in Annex II to this Regulation.

3. The products must meet the relevant health marking requirements of:

- Chapter XI of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC,

- Chapter VI of Annex I to Directive 94/65/EC,

- Chapter VI of Annex B to Directive 77/99/EEC.

Article 2

The grant of the refund for product code 010290599000 of the nomenclature for export refunds and for exports to the third countries in zone 10 listed in Annex II to this Regulation shall be subject to presentation, when the customs formalities for export are completed, of the original and one copy of the veterinary certificate signed by an official veterinarian certifying that these are heifers of an age of not more than 36 months. The original of the certificate shall be returned to the exporter and the copy, certified as being in accordance with the regulations by the customs authorities, shall be attached to the application for payment of the refund.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 March 2000.

However, Article 1(3) shall apply to payment declarations as referred to in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 and export declarations as referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 accompanied by an export licence issued after 3 March 2000.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 March 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.

[2] OJ L 4, 8.1.1982, p. 11.

[3] OJ L 323, 26.11.1997, p. 1.

[4] OJ L 212, 21.7.1982, p. 48.

[5] OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 17.

[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 338, 30.12.1999, p. 1.

[10] OJ L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5.

[11] OJ L 199, 22.7.1983, p. 12.

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ANNEX I

to the Commission Regulation of 17 March 2000 fixing export refunds on beef

NB:

The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended.

(EUR/100 kg) |

Product code | Destination | Refund [8] |

| – Live weight – |

010210109120 | 01 | 57,00 |

010210109130 | 02 | 21,00 |

03 | 14,50 |

04 | 7,00 |

010210309120 | 01 | 57,00 |

010210309130 | 02 | 21,00 |

03 | 14,50 |

04 | 7,00 |

010210909120 | 01 | 57,00 |

010290419100 | 02 | 54,50 |

010290519000 | 02 | 21,00 |

03 | 14,50 |

04 | 7,00 |

010290599000 | 02 | 21,00 |

03 | 14,50 |

04 | 7,00 |

10 | 54,50 [10] |

010290619000 | 02 | 21,00 |

03 | 14,50 |

04 | 7,00 |

010290699000 | 02 | 21,00 |

03 | 14,50 |

04 | 7,00 |

010290719000 | 02 | 54,50 |

03 | 35,50 |

04 | 18,00 |

010290799000 | 02 | 54,50 |

03 | 35,50 |

04 | 18,00 |

| – Net weight – |

020110009110 [1] | 02 | 85,00 |

03 | 59,00 |

04 | 28,50 |

020110009120 | 02 | 31,50 |

03 | 22,50 |

04 | 11,00 |

020110009130 [1] | 02 | 116,50 |

03 | 78,00 |

04 | 39,50 |

020110009140 | 02 | 43,50 |

03 | 30,00 |

04 | 15,00 |

020120209110 [1] | 02 | 116,50 |

03 | 78,00 |

04 | 39,50 |

020120209120 | 02 | 43,50 |

03 | 30,00 |

04 | 15,00 |

020120309110 [1] | 02 | 85,00 |

03 | 59,00 |

04 | 28,50 |

020120309120 | 02 | 31,50 |

03 | 22,50 |

04 | 11,00 |

020120509110 [1] | 02 | 147,50 |

03 | 98,50 |

04 | 49,00 |

020120509120 | 02 | 55,50 |

03 | 38,00 |

04 | 19,00 |

020120509130 [1] | 02 | 85,00 |

03 | 59,00 |

04 | 28,50 |

020120509140 | 02 | 31,50 |

03 | 22,50 |

04 | 11,00 |

020120909700 | 02 | 31,50 |

03 | 22,50 |

04 | 11,00 |

020130009050 | 05 [4] | 45,00 |

07 [5] | 45,00 |

020130009100 [2] [7] | 02 | 205,00 |

03 | 140,50 |

04 | 71,00 |

06 | 181,50 |

020130009120 [2] [7] | 08 | 113,00 |

09 | 105,00 |

03 | 77,50 |

04 | 39,00 |

06 | 99,50 |

020130009150 [7] | 08 | 15,50 |

09 | 14,50 |

03 | 12,50 |

04 | 6,50 |

06 | 14,50 |

020130009190 [7] | 02 | 43,50 |

03 | 28,50 |

04 | 14,00 |

06 | 35,00 |

020210009100 | 02 | 31,50 |

03 | 22,50 |

04 | 11,00 |

020210009900 | 02 | 43,50 |

03 | 30,00 |

04 | 15,00 |

020220109000 | 02 | 43,50 |

03 | 30,00 |

04 | 15,00 |

020220309000 | 02 | 31,50 |

03 | 22,50 |

04 | 11,00 |

020220509100 | 02 | 55,50 |

03 | 38,00 |

04 | 19,00 |

020220509900 | 02 | 31,50 |

03 | 22,50 |

04 | 11,00 |

020220909100 | 02 | 31,50 |

03 | 22,50 |

04 | 11,00 |

020230909100 | 05 [4] | 45,00 |

07 [5] | 45,00 |

020230909400 [7] | 08 | 15,50 |

09 | 14,50 |

03 | 12,50 |

04 | 6,50 |

06 | 14,50 |

020230909500 [7] | 02 | 43,50 |

03 | 28,50 |

04 | 14,00 |

06 | 35,00 |

020610959000 | 02 | 43,50 |

03 | 28,50 |

04 | 14,00 |

06 | 35,00 |

020629919000 | 02 | 43,50 |

03 | 28,50 |

04 | 14,00 |

06 | 35,00 |

021020909100 | 02 | 36,50 |

04 | 22,00 |

021020909300 | 02 | 45,00 |

021020909500 [3] | 02 | 45,00 |

160250109120 | 02 | 50,50 [9] |

03 | 40,50 [9] |

04 | 40,50 [9] |

160250109140 | 02 | 45,00 [9] |

03 | 35,50 [9] |

04 | 35,50 [9] |

160250109160 | 02 | 35,50 [9] |

03 | 28,50 [9] |

04 | 28,50 [9] |

160250109170 | 02 | 24,00 [9] |

03 | 19,00 [9] |

04 | 19,00 [9] |

160250109190 | 02 | 24,00 |

03 | 19,00 |

04 | 19,00 |

160250109240 | 02 | — |

03 | — |

04 | — |

160250109260 | 02 | — |

03 | — |

04 | — |

160250109280 | 02 | — |

03 | — |

04 | — |

160250319125 | 01 | 95,00 [6] |

160250319135 | 01 | 32,50 [9] |

160250319195 | 01 | 15,50 |

160250319325 | 01 | 84,50 [6] |

160250319335 | 01 | 28,50 [9] |

160250319395 | 01 | 15,50 |

160250399125 | 01 | 95,00 [6] |

160250399135 | 01 | 32,50 [9] |

160250399195 | 01 | 15,50 |

160250399325 | 01 | 24,50 [6] |

160250399335 | 01 | 28,50 [9] |

160250399395 | 01 | 15,50 |

160250399425 | 01 | 32,50 [6] |

160250399435 | 01 | 19,00 [9] |

160250399495 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250399505 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250399525 | 01 | 32,50 [6] |

160250399535 | 01 | 19,00 [9] |

160250399595 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250399615 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250399625 | 01 | 6,50 |

160250399705 | 01 | — |

160250399805 | 01 | — |

160250399905 | 01 | — |

160250809135 | 01 | 28,50 [9] |

160250809195 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250809335 | 01 | 25,50 [9] |

160250809395 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250809435 | 01 | 19,00 [9] |

160250809495 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250809505 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250809515 | 01 | 6,50 |

160250809535 | 01 | 19,00 [9] |

160250809595 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250809615 | 01 | 14,00 |

160250809625 | 01 | 6,50 |

160250809705 | 01 | — |

160250809805 | 01 | — |

160250809905 | 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] The refund is granted subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in amended 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).

[6] OJ L 221, 19.8.1984, p. 28.

[7] 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, 1.8.1986, p. 39).The term "average content" refers to the sample quantity as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2457/97 (OJ L 340, 11.12.1997, p. 29). The sample is to be taken from that part of the consignment presenting the highest risk.

[8] 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.

[9] The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80.

[10] The grant of the refund is subject to compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.

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ANNEX II

Zone 01 : all third countries

Zone 02 : zones 08 and 09

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

950 Stores and provisions (Destinations referred to in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, as amended)

039 Switzerland

400 United States of America

809 New Caledonia

822 Frenche Polynesia

404 Canada

046 Malta

052 Turkey

072 Ukraine

073 Belarus

074 Moldova

075 Russia

076 Georgia

077 Armenia

078 Azerbaijan

079 Kazakhstan

080 Turkmenistan

081 Uzbekistan

082 Tajikistan

083 Kirghistan

204 Morocco

208 Algeria

212 Tunisia

216 Libya

220 Egypt

604 Lebanon

608 Syria

612 Iraq

616 Iran

624 Israel

625 West Bank and the Gaza Strip

628 Jordan

632 Saudi Arabia

636 Kuwait

640 Bahrain

644 Qatar

647 United Arab Emirates

649 Oman

653 Yemen

662 Pakistan

669 Sri Lanka

676 Myanmar (Burma)

680 Thailand

690 Vietnam

700 Indonesia

708 Philippines

720 China

724 North Korea

740 Hong Kong

224 Sudan

228 Mauritania

232 Mali

236 Burkina Faso

240 Niger

244 Chad

247 Cape Verde

248 Senegal

252 Gambia

257 Guinea-Bissau

260 Guinea

264 Sierra Leone

268 Liberia

272 Côte d'Ivoire

276 Ghana

280 Togo

284 Benin

288 Nigeria

302 Cameroon

306 Central African Republic

310 Equatorial Guinea

311 Sao Tomé and Principe

314 Gabon

318 Congo (Republic)

322 Congo (Democratic Republic)

324 Rwanda

328 Burundi

329 St Helena and dependencies

330 Angola

334 Ethiopia

336 Eritrea

338 Djibouti

342 Somalia

350 Uganda

352 Tanzania

355 Seychelles and dependencies

357 British Indian Ocean Territory

366 Mozambique

373 Mauritius

375 Comoros

377 Mayotte

378 Zambia

386 Malawi

388 South Africa

395 Lesotho

075 Russia

NB:

The countries are those defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19).

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