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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2665/2000
of 5 December 2000
fixingthe export refunds on pig meat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29
October 1975 on the common organisation of the market inpigmeat(
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/
2000(2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article
13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 provides
that the difference between prices on the world marketfor the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulationand prices for these products within the Communitymay be covered by an export refund.
(2)It follows from applying these rules and criteria to thepresent situation on the market in pigmeat that therefund should be fixed as set out below.
(3)In the case of products falling within CN code02101981,therefundshouldbelimitedtoanamountwhich takes account of the qualitative characteristics ofeach of the products falling within these codes and ofthe foreseeable trend of production costs on the worldmarket. It is important that the Community shouldcontinuetotakepartininternationaltradeinthecaseofcertain typical Italian products falling within CN code02101981.
(4)Becauseoftheconditionsofcompetitionincertainthirdcountries, which are traditionally importers of productsfalling within CN codes 160100 and 1602, the refundfor these products should be fixed so as to take thissituation into account. Steps should be taken to ensurethattherefundisgrantedonlyforthenetweightofthe
edible substances, to the exclusion of the net weight ofthe bones possibly contained in the said preparations.
(5)Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 providesthat the world market situation or the specific require-mentsofcertainmarketsmaymakeitnecessarytovarythe refund on the products listed in Article 1(1) ofRegulation (EEC) No 2759/75 according to destination.
(6)The refunds should be fixed taking account of theamendments to the refund nomenclature established byCommission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87(
3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2425/2000(4).
(7)Refunds should be granted only on products that areallowedtocirculatefreelywithintheCommunity.There-fore, to be eligible for a refund, products should berequired to bear the health mark laid down in CouncilDirective 64/433/EEC(
5), as last amended by Directive
95/23/EC(6),CouncilDirective94/65/EC(7)andCouncil
Directive 77/99/EEC(8), as last amended by Directive
97/76/EC(9).
(8)The Management Committee for Pigmeat has not deliv-ered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of products on which the export refund specified in
Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 is granted and theamount of the refund shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
The products concerned must comply with the relevant provi-
sions on health marks laid down in:
— 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
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 December 2000.
(3) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 279, 1.11.2000, p. 14.
(5) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64.
(6) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 7.
(7) OJ L 368, 31.12.1994, p. 10.
(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. (8) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85.
(2) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 5. (9) OJ L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 25.
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 5 December 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
Productcode Destination UnitofmeasurementAmount
ofrefundANNEX
to the Commission Regulation of 5 December 2000 amending the export refunds on pigmeat
021011319110 P03 EUR/100 kg 65,00
021011319910 P03 EUR/100 kg 65,00
021012199100 P03 EUR/100 kg 14,00
021019819100 P03 EUR/100 kg 68,00
021019819300 P03 EUR/100 kg 55,00
160100919000 P03 EUR/100 kg —
160100999110 P03 EUR/100 kg 15,00
160241109210 P03 EUR/100 kg 45,00
160242109210 P03 EUR/100 kg 24,00
160249199120 P03 EUR/100 kg 15,00
NB:Theproductcodesandthe‘A’seriesdestinationcodesaresetoutinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(OJL 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.ThenumericdestinationcodesaresetoutinCommissionRegulation(EC)No2543/1999(OJL307,2.12.1999,p.46).The other destinations are defined as follows:P03 All destinations except the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Latvia, Estonia.