NoL271/52 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.10.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2538/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of4October1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonbeefandvealfortheperiodbeginning7October
1974
whereas,totheextentnecessarytoallowthistradeto
continue,therefundmustbefixedatanamount
whichwillcoverthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
SwissmarketandexportpricesintheMemberStates;
Whereas,inthecaseofthepreservedmeatssetoutin
AnnexItoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1082/68(5)of26July1968fixingcoefficients
expressingthemeatcontentofpreservedmeatsmanu­
facturedfromfrozenmeat,asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No207/70(6),whichcontain40%ormoreof
meat,Communityparticipationininternationaltrade
maybeensuredbygrantingarefundwhichtakes
accountoftherefundhithertograntedtoexporters;
Whereas,inthecaseofotherbeefandvealproducts,a
refundneednotbefixedsinceCommunityparticipa­
tioninworldtradeintheseproductsisnotsignifi­
cant;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
805/68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinbeefandveal,aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1855/74(2),andinparticular
thefirstsentenceofArticle18(5)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle18ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
worldmarketandpriceswithintheCommunityfor
theproductslistedinArticle1ofthatRegulationmay
becoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No885/68(3)of
28June1968laysdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountof
suchrefunds;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatotheforeseeablesituationonthemarketin
beefandvealthattherefundshouldbefixedasindi­
catedbelow;
WhereasthepresentmarketsituationintheCommu­
nityandthesettingpossibilities ,particularlyincertain
thirdcountries,leadstograntinganexportrefundfor
livedomesticanimalsofthebovinespeciesforthe
exportofcertainfreshorchilledmeatsshowninthe
AnnexunderheadingNoex02.01AIIa)1andfor
theexporttocertaindestinations ,ofcertainfrozen
meatsshownintheAnnexunderheadingNoex
02.01AIIa)2;whereasforproductsthesubject
matterofthetenderreferredtoinRegulation (EEC)
No873/74(4)thespecialconditionsofsaledonot
rendernecessarythegrantingofarefund;WhereasArticle92oftheAct(7)annexedtothe
Treaty(8)concerningtheAccessionofnewMember
StatestotheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
EuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ,signedatBrus­
selson22January1972,providesthattherefundon
exportsfromthenewMemberStatesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(b)and(c)ofRegulation (EEC)
No805/68shallbecorrectedbytheamountofthe
differencebetweenthecustomsdutiesontheproducts
fromwhichtheseproductsareproduced;
Whereasiftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%,arateofexchangebased
ontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrenciesanexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiod,in
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
intheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,inthecaseofediblemeatofdomestic
bovineanimals,bonedorboneless,saltedanddried,
therearetraditionaltradeflowstoSwitzerland ;WhereastheManagementCommitteeforBeefand
Vealhasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitsChairman,
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.24.0OJNoL195,18.7.1974,p.14.
(>)OJNoL156,4.7.1968,p.2.
(4)OJNoL101,11.4.1974,p.50.(5)OJNoL181,27.7.1968,p.9.
(6)OJNoL2A,•.2."'""0.n.10.
(7)OJNoL73,27.3.197,2,p.i4.
8OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.

5.10.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL271/53
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thelistofproductsonwhichtheexportrefund
referredtoinArticle18ofRegulation (EEC)No805/68isgrantedandtheamountofthatrefundis
fixedasshownintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon7October
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

NoL271/54 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.10.74
ANNEX
CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods Refundinu.a./100kg
Liveweight
01.02AIILivedomesticanimalsofthebovinespecies,otherthan
pure-bredbreedinganimals 36-50H
Netweight
ex02.01AIIa)1Ediblemeatofdomesticbovineanimals,freshorchilled:
aa)Ofveal:
11.Carcasesandhalf-carcases 70-00(!)
22.andex33.Unseparatedorseparatedforequarters ,witharespective
minimumoffourpairsofribsorfourribsanda
respectivemaximumofthirteenpairsofribsorthirteen
ribs,withorwithoutthethinflank,theribscanbewhole
orcut 56-00i1)
ex33.Unseparatedorseparatedhindquarters ,excludingunsepa­
ratedorseparatedforequarterswithrespectivelymore
thaneightpairsofwholeorcutribsormorethaneight
wholeorcutribs 84-00i1)
bb)Ofadultanimals:
11.Carcases,half-carcasesor'compensated'quarters 70-00(»)
22.andex33.Forequarters ,withaminimumoffourandamaximum
ofthirteenwholeorcutribs,withorwithoutthethin
flanks 56-00(»)
ex33.Hindquarters ,excludingtheforequarterwithmorethan
tenwholeorcutribs 84-00i1)
cc)Othercutsofbeefandveal:
11.Unboned(bone-in) 56-00n
ex22.Bonedorboneless,excludingthechaps,theoffals,the
thinflanksandtheshin,packagedseparately 82-00(»)
ex02.01AIIa)2IEdiblemeatofdomesticbovineanimals,frozen:
aa)jCarcases,half-carcasesand'compensated'quarters:
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries,toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfricaandforsuppliesforvictualling
sea-goingvesselsoraircraftservingoninternational
routes,includingintra-Community routes,orsupplies
toarmedforcesstationedintheterritoryofaMem­
berStatebutnotcomingunderitsflagprovidedthe
saidsuppliesaresuchasmustbetreatedasexports
fromtheCommunity 70-00(i)
bb)andexcc)Forequarters ,withaminimumoffourandamaximum
ofthirteenwholeorcutribs,withorwithoutthethin
flanks:
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries,toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfricaandforsuppliesforvictualling
sea-goingvesselsoraircraftservingoninternational
routes,includingintra-Community routes,orsupplies
toarmedforcesstationedintheterritoryofaMem­
berStatebutnotcomingunderitsflagprovidedthe
saidsuppliesaresuchasmustbetreatedasexports
fromtheCommunity 56-00(>)

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CCTheadingNo Descriptionofgoods Refundinu.a./100kg
Netweight
excc)Hindquarters ,excludingtheforequarterwithmorethan
tenwholeorcutribs
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries,toJordan,
tothirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthe
PersianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabian
PeninsulaandAfricaandforsuppliesforvictualling
sea-goingvesselsoraircraftservingoninternational
routes,includingintra-Community routes,orsupplies
toarmedforcesstationedintheterritoryofaMem­
berStatebutnotcomingunderitsflagprovidedthe
saidsuppliesaresuchasmustbetreatedasexports
fromtheCommunity 84-00(»)
dd)Others:
11.Unboned (bone-in):
—forexporttoEuropeanthirdcountries,toJordan,to
thirdcountriesontheMediterranean oronthePer­
sianGulf,tothirdcountriesoftheArabianPeninsula
andAfricaandforsuppliesforvictualling
sea-goingvesselsoraircraftservingoninternational
routes,includingintra-Community routes,orsupplies
toarmedforcesstationedintheterritoryofaMem­
berStatebutnotcomingunderitsflagprovidedthe
saidsuppliesaresuchasmustbetreatedasexports
fromtheCommunity 56-00i1)
ex22.Bonedorboneless :
—excludingthechapsandtheoffalsforexporttothe
UnitedStatesofAmerica50-00(»)
—excludingthechaps,theoffals,thethinflanksand
theskin,packagedseparately,forexporttoEuropean
thirdcountries,toJordan,tothirdcountriesonthe
Mediterranean oronthePersianGulf,tothirdcoun­
triesoftheArabianPeninsulaandAfricaandfor
suppliesforvictuallingsea-goingvesselsoraircraft
servingoninternationalroutes,includingintra-Com­
munityroutes,orsuppliestoarmedforcesstationed
intheterritoryofaMemberStatebutnotcoming
underitsflagprovidedthesaidsuppliesaresuchas
mustbetreatedasexportsfromtheCommunity 82-00(*)
ex02.06CIa)2Ediblemeatofdomesticbovineanimals,bonedor
boneless,saltedanddried:
—■forexporttoSwitzerland 36-50(')
IrelandUnited
Kingdom OtherMemberState·
ex16.02BΠΙb)1Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal,other,
containingbovinemeatoroffalbutexcludingthose
containingmeatoroffalsofdomesticswine:
—preserves,otherthanhomogenized ,containingthe
followingpercentagesofbovinemeat:
1.80°/oormoreofmeat,excludingoffalandfat28-9625-10 35-00
2.60%ormorebutlessthan80%>ofmeat,exclu­
dingoffalandfat 17-3815-06 21-00
3.40%ormorebutlessthan60"/«ofmeat,
excludingoffalandfat 11-58 10-04 14-00
(l)ForIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomtherefundfixedabovemustliereducedbythecompensatory amountpursuanttoArticle12(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No181/73(OJNoL25,.10.1.197.?,p.9).
N.B.:WhereasArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No885/68providesthatnoexportrefundsshallhegrantedonproducts
importedfromthirdcountriesandre-exportedtothirdcountries .