NoL173/22fEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.97
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1231/97
of30June1997
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,intheAnnexunderCNcode0202,onsomemeatoroffal
listedintheAnnexunderCNcode0206andonsome
otherpreparedorpreservedmeatoroffallistedinthe
AnnexunderCNcode16025010:
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
Whereas,inviewofthewidedifferencesinproducts
coveredbyCNcodes02012090700and02022090100
usedforrefundpurposes,refundsshouldonlybegranted
oncutsinwhichtheweightofbonedoesnotexceedone
third:HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)
No2222/96(2),andinparticularArticle13thereof,
WhereasArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegula­
tionandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommunity
maybecoveredbyanexportrefund;Whereas,inthecaseofmeatofbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless,saltedanddried,therearetraditionaltradeflows
toSwitzerland ;whereas,toallowthistradetocontinue,
therefundshouldbesettocoverthedifferencebetween
pricesontheSwissmarketandexportpricesinthe
MemberStates;whereastherearepossibilitiesforexpor­
tingsuchmeatandalsosalted,smokedanddriedmeatto
certainAfrican,NearandMiddleEasterncountries;
whereasarefundshouldaccordinglybeset;WhereasRegulation(EEC)No32/82(3),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No3169/87(4),Regulation(EEC)No
1964/82f),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3169/87,
andRegulation(EEC)No2388/84(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3661/92Q,laydowntheconditions
forgrantingspecialexportrefundsoncertaincutsofbeef
andvealandcertainpreservedbeefandvealproducts;Whereas,inthecaseofcertainothercutsandpreservesof
meatoroffalshownintheAnnexunderCNcodes
16025031to16025080,theCommunityshareofinter­
nationaltrademaybemaintainedbygrantingarefund
corresponding tothatatpresentavailable;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthoserulesandcriteria
totheforeseeablesituationonthemarketinbeefandveal
thattherefundshouldbeassetoutbelow;
Whereas,inthecaseofotherbeefandvealproducts,a
refundneednotbefixedsincetheCommunity'sshareof
worldtradeisnotsignificant;Whereas,giventhecurrentmarketsituationinthe
Communityandthepossibilitiesofdisposalincertain
thirdcountriesinparticular,exportrefundsshouldbe
granted,ontheonehand,onbovineanimalsintendedfor
slaughterofaliveweightgreaterthan220kilogramsand
lessthan300kilograms,and,ontheotheronadult
bovineanimalsofaliveweightofatleast300kilograms;WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No3846/87(8),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No2230/96(9),esta­
blishestheagriculturalproductnomenclature forthe
purposesofexportrefunds;whereas,withaviewtoclarifi­
cation,thedestinationsmustbeidentifiedinaseparate
Annex;
Whereasexportrefundsshouldbegrantedforcertain
destinationsonsomefreshorchilledmeatlistedinthe
AnnexunderCNcode0201,onsomefrozenmeatlisted
Whereas,inordertosimplifycustomsexportformalities
foroperators,therefundsonallfrozencutsshouldbe
broughtintolinewiththoseonfreshorchilledcutsother
thanthosefromadultmalebovineanimals;')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
2)OJNoL296,21.11.1996,p.50.
')OJNoL4,8.1.1982,p.11.jOJNoL301,24.10.1987,p.21.
4OJNoL212,21.7.1982,p.48.
<)OJNoL221,18.8.1984,p.28.
nOJNoL370,19.12.1992,p.16.(8)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
('OJNoL305,27.11.1996,p.1.

1.7.97 IENIOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL173/23
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatincertaincasesitis
oftendifficulttodeterminetherelevantquantitiesofbeef,
vealandothermeatcontainedinpreparedorpreserved
meatfallingwithinCNcode160250;whereasexclusively
beefandvealproductsshouldaccordinglybesetapart
andanewheadingshouldbecreatedformixturesof
meatsoroffals;whereaschecksonproductsotherthan
mixturesofmeatoroffalshouldbesteppedupbymaking
thegrantingofrefundsontheseproductsconditionalon
manufactureunderthearrangements providedforin
Article4ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No565/80of4
March1980ontheadvancepaymentofexportrefundsin
respectofagriculturalproducts('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2026/83(2);
Whereasrefundsonfemaleanimalsshouldvarydepen­
dingontheirageinordertopreventabusesintheexport
ofcertainpure-bredbreedinganimals;
Whereas,notwithstanding thesubdivisionofthe
combinednomenclature forpreparedandpreservedmeat,
otherthanuncooked,fallingwithinCNcode160250,
experiencehasshownthatitispossibletodeletefromtherefundnomenclature severalproductsfallingwithinCN
code16025031andtoamendthelistofproductsfalling
withinCNcode16025080;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thelistofproductsonwhichexportrefundsas
referredtoinArticle13ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
aregrantedandtheamountthereofshallbeassetoutin
AnnexIofthisRegulation .
2.Thedestinations areidentifiedinAnnexIItothis
Regulation .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1997.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30June1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
2OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.

NoL173/24EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.97
ANNEXI
totheCouncilRegulationof30June1997fixingexportrefundsonbeef
(ECU/100kg) (ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination Refund(7)
—Liveweight—
010210109120 01 65,00
010210109130 02 38,50
03 27,00
04 13,50
010210309120 01 65,00
010210309130 02 38,50
03 27,00
04 13,50
010210909120 01 65,00
010290419100 02 57,50
010290519000 02 38,50
03 27,00
04 13,50
010290599000 02 38,50
03 27,00
04 13,50
010290619000 02 38,50
03 27,00
04 13,50
010290699000 02 38,50
03 27,00
04 13,50
010290719000 02 57,50
03 38,00
04 19,00
010290799000 02 57,50
03 38,00
04 19,00
—Netweight—
020110009110(1)02 89,00
03 61,50
04 30,00
020110009120 02 58,50
03 41,00
04 20,50
020110009130(1)02 122,50
03 82,00
04 41,50
020110009140 02 81,00
03 56,00
04 28,00
020120209110(1)02 122,50
03 82,00
04 41,50Productcode Destination Refund(7)
—Netweight—
020120209120 02 81,00
03 56,00
04 28,00
020120309110(1)02 89,00
03 61,50
04 30,00
020120309120 02 58,50
03 41,00
04 20,50
020120509110(1)02 155,50
03 103,50
04 51,50
020120509120 02 102,50
03 71,00
04 35,50
020120509130(1)02 89,00
03 61,50
04 30,00
020120509140 02 58,50
03 41,00
04 20,50
020120909700 02 58,50
03 41,00
04 20,50
020130009050 05(4) 85,00
07(4a) 85,00
020130009100(2)02 216,50
03 148,50
04 74,00
06 190,50
020130009150(6)08 103,00
09 94,50
03 79,50
04 40,00
06 92,00
020130009190(6)02 81,00
03 53,50
04 27,00
06 65,50

1.7.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL173/25
(ECU/100kg) (ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination Refund(7)
—Netweight—
020210009100 02 58,50
03 41,00
04 20,50
020210009900 02 81,00
03 56,00
04 28,00
020220109000 02 81,00
03 56,00
04 28,00
020220309000 02 58,50
03 41,00
04 20,50
020220509100 02 102,50
03 71,00
04 35,50
020220509900 02 58,50
03 41,00
04 20,50
020220909100 02 58,50
03 41,00
04 20,50
020230909100 05(4) 85,00
07(4a) 85,00
020230909400(6)08 103,00
09 94,50
03 79,50
04 40,00
06 92,00
020230909500(6)02 81,00
03 53,50
04 27,00
06 65,50
020610959000 02 81,00
03 53,50
04 27,00
06 65,50
020629919000 02 81,00
03 53,50
04 27,00
06 65,50
021020909100 02 68,00
04 40,50
021020909300 02 84,00
021020909500(3)02 84,00Productcode Destination Refund(7)
—Netweight—
160250109120 02 93,50(8)
03 75,00(8)
04 75,00(8)
160250109140 02 83,00(8)
03 66,50(8)
04 66,50(8)
160250109160 02 66,50(8)
03 53,50(8)
04 53,50(8)
160250109170 02 44,00(8)
03 35,50(8)
04 35,50(8)
160250109190 02 44,00
03 35,50
04 35,50
160250109240 02 —
03 —
04 —
160250109260 02 —
03 —
04 —
160250109280 02 —
03 —
04 —
160250319125 01 102,50(5)
160250319135 01 60,00(8)
160250319195 01 29,50
160250319325 01 91,50(5)
160250319335 01 53,50(8)
160250319395 01 29,50
160250399125 01 102,50(5)
160250399135 01 60,00(8)
160250399195 01 29,50
160250399325 01 91,50(5)
160250399335 01 53,50(8)
160250399395 01 29,50
160250399425 01 60,50(5)
160250399435 01 35,50(8)
160250399495 01 26,50
160250399505 01 26,50
160250399525 01 60,50(5)
160250399535 01 35,50(8)
160250399595 01 26,50

NoL173/26lEN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.97
(ECU/100kg) (ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination Refund(7) Productcode Destination Refund(7)
—Netweight— —Netweight—
160250399615 01 26,50160250809495 01 26,50
160250399625 01 12,00160250809505 01 26,50
160250399705 01 —160250809515 01 12,00
160250399805 01 — 160250809535 01 35,50(8)
160250399905 01 — 160250809595 01 26,50
160250809135 01 53,50(8)160250809615 01 26,50
160250809195 01 26,50 160250809625 01 12,00
160250809335 01 48,00(8)160250809705 01 —
160250809395 01 26,50 160250809805 01 —
160250809435 01 35,50(8) 160250809905 01 —
(1)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttothesubmissionofthecertificateappearingintheAnnextoamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No32/82.
(2)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttocompliancewiththeconditionlaiddowninamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1964/82.
(3)Therefundonbeefinbrineisgrantedonthenetweightofthemeat,afterdeductionoftheweightofthebrine.
(4)CarriedoutinaccordancewithamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2973/79(OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44).
(4")CarriedoutinaccordancewithamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2051/96(OJNoL274,26.10.1996,p.18).
(J)OJNoL221,19.8.1984,p.28.
(6)TheleanbovinemeatcontentexcludingfatisdeterminedinaccordancewiththeproceduredescribedintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No2429/86(OJNoL210of1.8.1986,p.39).
C)Article13(10)ofamendedRegulation(EEC)No805/68providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproductsimportedfromthirdcountriesand
re-exportedtothirdcountries.
(s)TherefundisgrantedonlyonproductsmanufacturedunderthearrangementprovidedforinArticle4ofamendedCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
565/80.
NB:Thedescriptionscorresponding totheproductcodesandthefootnotesaresetoutinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87as
amended .

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ANNEXII
Zone01:allthirdcountries
Zone02:zones08and09
Zone03 Zone05 Zone09
400UnitedStatesofAmerica
Zone06
809NewCaledonia
822FrenchPolynesia
Zone07
404Canada
Zone08224Sudan
228Mauritania
232Mali
236BurkinaFaso
240Niger
244Chad
247CapeVerde
248Senegal
252Gambia
257Guinea-Bissau
260Guinea
264SierraLeone
268Liberia
272Coted'lvoire
276Ghana
280Togo
284Benin
288Nigeria
302Cameroon
306CentralAfricanRepublic
310EquatorialGuinea
311SaoTomeandPrincipe
314Gabon
318Congo
322Zaire
324Rwanda
328Burundi
329StHelenaanddependencies022CeutaandMelilla
024Iceland
028Norway
041FaroeIslands
043Andorra
044Gibraltar
045VaticanCity
053Estonia
054Latvia
055Lithuania
060Poland
061CzechRepublic
063Slovakia
064Hungary
066Romania
068Bulgaria
070Albania
091Slovenia
092Croatia
093Bosnia-Herzegovina
094SerbiaandMontenegro
096FormerYugoslavRepublicof
Macedonia
109ThecommunesofLivignoand
Campioned'ltalia;theislandof
Helgoland
406Greenland
600Cyprus
662Pakistan
669SriLanka
676Myanmar(Burma)
680Thailand
690Vietnam
700Indonesia
708Philippines
724NorthKorea
950Storesandprovisions
(DestinationsreferredtoinArticle
34ofCommission Regulation
(EEC)No3665/87,asamended)046Malta
052Turkey
072Ukraine
073Belarus
074Moldova
075Russia
076Georgia
077Armenia
078Azerbaijan
079Kazakhstan
080Turkmenistan
081Uzbekistan
082Tajikistan
083Kirghistan
204Morocco
208Algeria
212Tunisia
216Libya
220Egypt
604Lebanon
608Syria330Angola
334Ethiopia
336Eritrea
338Djibouti
342Somalia
350Uganda
352Tanzania612Iraq
616Iran
624Israel
625GazaandJericho
628Jordan
632SaudiArabia
636Kuwait
640Bahrain
644Qatar
647UnitedArabEmirates
649Oman
653Yemen
720China
740HongKongSAR355Seychellesanddependencies
357BritishIndianOceanTerritory
366Mozambique
373Mauritius
375Comoros
377Mayotte
378Zambia
386Malawi
388SouthAfrica
395LesothoZone04
039Switzerland
NB:ThecountriesarethosedefinedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No68/96(OJNoL14,19.1.1996,p.6).