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COM(73)804final
Brussels.24May1973
PROPOSAL FORA
REGULATION (EEC)OFTHECOUNCIL
layingdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
pure-bred "breedinganimalsofcertainspeciesandthe
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(73)804final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On1,5January 1973 theCommission sent totheCouncil aproposal for
aRegulation amending Regulation (ESC)No827/68("leftovers '
Regulation )byproviding inter alia forthegranting ofexport
refunds onpure-bred breeding animals ofthemain species
(Doc .R/76/13/AGRI 18).
That Regulation ,asproposed totheCouncil ,provides that the
Council ,acting onaproposal from theCommission inaccordance with
thevoting procedure laid down inArticle ^3(2 )oftheTreaty ,shall
lay down general rules forgranting export refunds and thecriteria
for fixing the amount ofsuch refunds .
Theattached proposal foraRegulation lays down those general rules
and criteria .

PROPOSA *.VQR A
REGULATION (EEC )fryTHECOLTCIL
laying down general rules forgranting export refunds on
pure-bred breeding animals ofcertain species and the
criteria forfixing theamount ofsuch refunds
TEE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , .
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No827/68^"^of28June1968
onthecommon organization ofthemarket incertain products listed in
Annex IItotheTreaty ,aslast -amended byRegulation (EEC)
(2)No ,/73 1andinparticular Article 2a(3 )andthesecond
sentence ofArticle 6thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC)No /73made provision forgranting
refunds onexports tothird countries ofpure-bred breeding animals
ofthebovine ,horse ,pig ,goat and sheep species ;
Whereas theexport refunds onthebreeding animals inquestion must be
fixed insuch manner that theanimals canbeexported atprices
resembling those ruling ontheworld market ;whereas ,however ,the
prices foranimals forwhich market prices arenotrecorded depends
onspecial factors ,such asorigin ,genealogy andmilk and'meat
production potential ;
Whereas ,incalculating theamount oftherefund ,transport costs from
theCommunity frontier tothecountry ofdestination maybetaken into
consideration inaddition totheeconomic aspects oftheproposed
export transaction andtheneed toavoid disturbing theCommunity
market ;whereas itisalso necessary tomake provision forvarying
theamount oftherefunds inthelight ofspecial import terms applied
incertain countries ofdestination ; ,
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Whereas themarket inthese animals operates insuch awaythat the
refunds canbereviewed only atrelatively long intervals ;
Whereas there seems ,asarule ,tobenoreason forgranting refunds
enexports ofanimals previously imported from third countries ;
Whereas ,pursuant tothesecond sentence ofArticle 6ofRegulation
(SBC)No827/68,theCouncil istoappoint theManagement Committee
foreach product ;whereas theManagement Committee forPigmeat
should beappointed todeal with pure-bred breeding pigs and the
Management Committee forBeef andVeal todeal with pure-bred
breeding animals oftheother species ;
HA.S ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1*The export refunds onpure-bred breeding animals ofthebovine ,
horse ,pig ,goat andsheep species ,falling within headings
NosCI.01,01.02 ,01.03 and01.0VoftheCommon Customs Tariff shall
befixed byreference to:
(a)theeconomic aspects oftheproposed export transaction ;
(b)theneed toavoid disturbing theCommunity market ; •
(c)average transports costs from theCommunity frontier tothe
relevant third country .
2.Therefund maybevaried tosuit thespecific requirements of
particular import markets .
Article 2
Thelist ofproducts forwhich export refunds are tobegranted and
theamounts oftherefunds shall bereviewed ,and where necessary
revised ,every sixmonths ...

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Ar+icle 3
1.Therefund shall bepaid upon receipt ofproof that theanimals :
-are ofCommunity origin ,save asotherwise decided pursuant to
Article
-have been exported from theCommunity ;
and ,where appropriate ,
-have reached the destination inrespect ofwhich the refund was
fixed ;however ,derogations from this rule may beprovided in
accordance with theprocedure referred toinparagraph 2,subject
toconditions ,tobedetermined ,which offer equivalent safeguards .
2.Additional provisions may beadopted inaccordance with the
procedure laid down inArticle 6ofRegulation (EEC)No827/68.
Article k
Sa.ve asotherwise provided inaccordance with theprocedure laid down
inArticle 6ofRegulation (EEC )No827/68,norefund shall begranted
onexports ofanimals previously imported from third countries -
Article 5
Theresponsibility forgranting export refunds onpure-bred breeding
animals shall lie :
(a)inthecase ofbovine animals ,horses ,eheep andgoats ,with
theManagement Committee forBeef andVeal setupbyCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No80,5/68^^of27June1968onthecommon
organization ofthemarket inbeef andveal ,aslast amended
byRegulation (EEC)No187/73^;
(b)inthecase ofpigs ,with theManagement Committee forPigmeat
setupbyCouncil Regulation No121/67/EEC^"^of13June1967
onthecommon organization ofthemarket inpigment ,aslast
(h) (5)amended bytheAct annexed totheTreaty concerning the
accession ofnewMember States totheEuropean Economic Community
and totheEuropean Atomic Energy Community ,signed atBrussels
on22January 1972 . /
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^(0JNoLl^fS,28June1968 ,p.2k.^?0JNoL73,27March 1972 ,p.1^.
)^0JNoL25,30January 1973 ,p.23.°;0JNoL73,27March 1972 ,p.O;0JNo117 ,19 .June 1967 ,p.2283/67.

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Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on1July 1973 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States#
Done atBrussels , 19--.
For the Council
The President