16.2.91 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL43/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No373/91
of15February1991
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeefandveal
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,thirdcountries,inparticularexportrefundsonadultmale
bovineanimalsofaliveweightofatleast300kilograms
andotherbovinesofaliveweightofatleast250kilo­
grams;whereasexperiencegainedinrecentyearshas
shownthatitisadvisabletotreatlivepure-bredbreeding
animalsofaweightofatleast250kilogramsforfemales
and300kilogramsformalesinanidenticalmannerto
otherbovineanimals,whilesubjectingthemtocertain
specialadministrative formalities; HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No805/68of
27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthemarket
inbeefandveal('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3577/90(2),andinparticularArticle18thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetaryCommittee,Whereasexportrefundsshouldbegrantedforcertain
destinationsoncertainfreshorchilledmeatlistedinthe
AnnexunderCNcode0201,oncertainfrozenmeatlisted
intheAnnexunderCNcode0202,oncertainmeator
offallistedintheAnnexunderCNcode0206andon
certainotherpreparedorpreservedmeatoroffallistedin
theAnnexunderCNcode16025010;WhereasArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegula­
tionandpricesforthoseproductswithintheCommunity
maybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
Whereas,inviewofthewidedifferencesinproducts
coveredbytheCNcodes02012090700and
02022090100usedforrefundpurposes,therefund
shouldonlybegrantedoncutsinwhichtheweightof
bonedoesnotexceedonethird;WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No885/68(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No427/77(4),laysdown
generalrulesforgrantingexportrefundsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds;
Whereasrefundsshouldalsobegrantedonfreshor
frozenbonedorbonelesspieces,evenwhereeachpieceis
notindividuallywrapped,andonmincedmeat,andthe
wordingofthetariffsubheadingsforfreshbonedorbone­
lesspieces,specified;WhereasRegulation(EEC)No32/820,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
andvealandcertainpreservedbeefandvealproducts;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingthoserulesandcriteria
totheforeseeablesituationonthemarketinbeefandveal
thattherefundshouldbeassetoutbelow;Whereas,inthecaseofmeatofbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless,saltedanddried,therearetraditionaltradeflows
toSwitzerland ;whereastoallowthistradetocontinue,
therefundshouldbesettocoverthedifferencebetween
pricesontheSwissmarketandexportpricesinthe
MemberStates;whereastherearepossibilitiesforexport­
ingsuchmeatandsmokeddriedmeattocertainAfrican,
NearandMiddleEasterncountries;whereasarefund
shouldaccordinglybeset;Whereasgiventhecurrentmarketsituationinthe
Communityandthepossibilitiesofdisposalincertain
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.
I1)OJNoL353,17.12.1990,p.23.
(3)OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2.
(4)OJNoL61,5.3.1977,p.16.
OOJNoL4,8.1.1982,p.11.Whereas,inthecaseofcertainothercutsandpreservesof
meatoroffalshownintheAnnexunderCNcode
16025090,Communityparticipation ininternational
trademaybemaintainedbygrantingarefundcorres­
pondingtothatatpresentavailable;Is)OJNoL301,24.10.1987,p.21.0OJNoL212,21.7.1982,p.48.
(«)OJNoL221,18.8.1984,p.28.0OJNoL376,31.12.1987,p.31.

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whereas,inthecaseofotherbeefandvealproducts,a
refundneednotbefixedsinceCommunityparticipation
inworldtradeisnotsignificant;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedinrela­
tiontoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithinaband
of2,25%,arateofexchangebasedontheircentral
rate,multipliedbythecorrectivefactorprovidedforin
thelastparagraphofArticle3(1)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1676/85(»),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2205/90(2),
—fortheothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonan
averageoftheecuratespublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities ,Cseries,over
aperiodtobedetermined,multipliedbythecoeffi­
cientreferredtointheprecedingindent;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No103/91(4),
establishestheagriculturalproductnomenclature forthe
purposesofexportrefunds;
Whereas,inordertosimplifycustomsexportformalities
foroperators,therefundsforallbonedcutspackedindivi­
duallyshouldbeharmonized ;whereas,thereforethe
refundsonallfrozencutsshouldbebroughtinlinewith
thoseonfreshorchilledcutsotherthanthosefromadult
malebovineanimals,exceptinthecaseofcertainfrozen
beefheldbytheinterventionagenciesthatistobe
exportedunderCommissionRegulations (EEC)No
243/900,(EEC)No676/90(6);Whereasincertaincasesexperiencehasshownthatitis
oftendifficulttodeterminequantitiesofothermeat,as
comparedwiththatfromthebovinespeciesalone
containedinpreparedorpreservedmeatcoveredbyCN
code160250;whereasproductsofthebovinespecies
aloneshouldaccordinglybesetapartandanewheading
shouldbecreatedformixturesofmeatsoroffals;whereas
controloverproductsotherthanmixturesofmeatoroffal
shouldbereinforcedbymarkingthegrantingofrefunds
oncertainoftheseproductsconditionalonmanufacturer
underthearrangements providedforinArticle4of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80of4March1980on
theadvancepaymentofexportrefundsinrespectofagri­
culturalproductsQ,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2026/83(8);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforBeefandVeal,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thelistofproductsonwhichtheexportrefundreferred
toinArticle18ofRegulation(EEC)No805/68isgranted
andtheamountofthatrefundshallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon16February
1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15February1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(2)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.
(3)OJNoL366,24.12.1987,p.1.
(4)OJNoL12,17.1.1991,p.12.
(5)OJNoL27,31.1.1990,p.8.
(6OJNoL75,21.3.1990,p.8.0OJNoL62,7.3.1980,p.5.
(8)OJNoL199,22.7.1983,p.12.

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ANNEX
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Amountofrefund(8)
—Liveweight—
01021000190 01 96,00
01021000390 01 96,00
01029031900 02 85,50
03 55,50
04 25,50
01029033900 02 85,50
03 55,50
04 25,50
01029035900 02 101,50
03 73,00
04 34,50
01029037900 02 101,50
03 73,00
04 34,50
—Netweight—
02011010100 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02011010900 02 126,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02011090 02 124,50
03 85,00
04 42,50
02011090190 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02011090910(') 02 171,50
03 115,00
04 57,50
02011090990 02 126,50
03 88,00
04 44,00
02012021000 02 126,50
03 88,00
04 44,00

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(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destinationf) Amountofrefund(8)
—Netweight—
02012029100(')
02012029900
02012031000
02012039100(')
02012039900
02012051100
02012051900
02012059llO^)
02012059190
02012059910(')
02012059990
02012090700
02013000050O
02013000100(2)
02013000150
02013000190(e)02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
05
02
03
04
06
02
03
04
06
07
02
03
04
06
07171,50
115,00
57,50
126,50
88,00
44,00
92,00
65,00
32,50
124,50
85,00
42,50
92,00
65,00
32,50
161,00
110,50
56,00
•92,00
65,00
32,50
218,50
146,00
73,00
161,00
110,50
56,00
124,50
85,00
42,50
92,00
65,00
32,50
92,00
65,00
32,50
112,00
312,00
208,50
104,50
266,50
180,00
125,00
62,50
144,50
90,00
128,00
84,00
42,00
102,50
90,00

16.2.91 NoL43/23 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination Amountofrefund(8)
—Netweight—
02021000100 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02021000900 02 126,50
02022010000
02022030000
0202205010003
04
02
03
04
02
03
04
02
0388,00
44,00
126,50H
88,00
44,00
92,00(10)
65,00
32,50
161,00(10)
110,50
04 56,00
02022050900 02 92,00
03 65,00
04 32,50
02022090100 02 92,00
\ 03 65,00
04 32,50
02023090100(4)
02023090400
02023090500(6)05
02
03
04
06
07
02112,00
180,00O
125,00O
62,50O
144,50(10)
90,00(10)
128,00
\ 03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
07 90,00
02023090900 07 90,00
02061095000 02 128,00
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
02062991000 02 128,00
03 84,00
04 42,00
06 102,50
02102090100 08 102,50
09 60,50
02102090300 02 128,00
02102090500(3)
16025010120
1602501014002
02
03
04
02
03
04•128,00
134,50(9)
108,00(9)
108,000
119,50(')
96,000
96,000

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(ECU/100kg)
Productcode Destination0 Amountofrefund(8)
»—Netweight—
16025010160
16025010170
1602501019002
03
04
02
03
04
0296,00O
77,00O
77,00(9)
63,500
51,000
51,000
63,50
03' 51,00
I04 51,00
16025010240 02 36,00
03 36,00
04 36,00
16025010260 02 26,00
03 26,00
04 26,00
16025010280 02 16,00
l 03 16,00
04 16,00
16025090120
16025090130
16025090190
16025090320
16025090330
16025090390
16025090520
1602509053001
01
01
01
01
01
01
01116,00(0
73,00(')
36,00
103,000
65,00(9)
36,00
77,00O
48,50(')
16025090590 01 36,00
16025090610 01 36,00
16025090620 01 16,00
16025090700 01 36,00
16025090800 01 26,00
16025090900 01 16,00
(')EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttothesubmissionofthecertificateappearingintheAnnextoCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No32/82.
(J)EntryunderthissubheadingissubjecttocompliancewiththeconditionlaiddowninCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1964/82.
(3)Therefundonbeefinbrineisgrantedonthenetweightofthemeat,afterdeductionoftheweightofthebrine.
(4)OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44.
0OJNoL221,19.8.1984,p.28.
(6)Theleanbovinemeatcontentexcludingfatisdeterminedinaccordancewiththeproceduredescribedinthe
AnnextoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2429/86(OJNoL210,1.8.1986,p.39).
f)Thedestinationsareasfollows:
01Thirdcountries .
02NorthAfrican,NearandMiddleEastthirdcountries,West,CentralEastandSouthAfricanthirdcountries,
exceptLebanon,Cyprus,Botswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swaziland,ZimbabweandNamibia.
03Europeanthirdcountries,theCanaryIslands,Ceuta,Melilla,Lebanon,Cyprus,Greenland,Pakistan,Sri
Lanka,Burma,Thailand,Vietnam,Indonesia,thePhilippines ,China,NorthKoreaandHongKongandthe
destinationsreferredtoinArticle34ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3665/87(OJNoL351,14.12.
1987,p.1),exceptAustria,SwedenandSwitzerland .
04Austria,SwedenandSwitzerland .
05TheUnitedStatesofAmerica,carriedoutinaccordancewithCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2973/79
(OJNoL336,29.12.1979,p.44).
06FrenchPolynesiaandNewCaledonia.
07Canada.
08North,West,Central,EastandSouthAfricanthirdcountries,exceptBotswana,Kenya,Madagascar,Swazi­
land,ZimbabweandNamibia.
09Switzerland .

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(8)Article7ofRegulation(EEC)No885/68providesthatnoexportrefundsshallbegrantedonproductsimported
fromthirdcountriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries.
(')TherefundisgrantedonlyonproductsmanufacturedunderthearrangementprovidedforinArticle4of
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No565/80.
(l0)ExcludingfrozenmeatexportedunderRegulations(EEC)No243/90,(EEC)No676/90,(EEC)No1680/90and
(EEC)No1682/90.However,inthecaseofexportsunderRegulations(EEC)No1680/90and(EEC)No
1682/90,theexportrefundssetoutintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1309/90shouldbeapplied.
NB:ThecountriesareasdefinedinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No91/91(OJNoL11,16.1.
1991,p.5).Thedescriptionscorresponding totheproductcodesandthefootnotesaresetout
inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3846/87asamended.