Commission Regulation (EC) No 129/2004 of 26 January 2004 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
Date: 2004-01-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, pigmeat

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Official Journal of the European Union

27.1.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 129/2004

of 26 January 2004

fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

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 in
pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1365/
2000 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article
13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 provides that
the difference between prices on the world market for
the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and
prices for these products within the Community may be
covered by an export refund.

of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the
refund on the products listed in Article 1(1) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2759/75 according to destination.

(6)

(7)

The refunds should be fixed taking account of
the
amendments to the refund nomenclature established by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 118/2003 (4).

Refunds should be granted only on products that are
allowed to circulate freely within the Community. There-
fore, to be eligible for a refund, products should be
required to bear the health mark laid down in Council
Directive 64/433/EEC (5), as last amended by Directive
95/23/EC (6), Council Directive 94/65/EC (7) and Council
Directive 77/99/EEC (8), as last amended by Directive 97/
76/EC (9).

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Pigmeat,

It follows from applying these rules and criteria to the
present situation on the market in pigmeat
that the
refund should be fixed as set out below.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

case of products

In the
falling within CN code
0210 19 81, the refund should be limited to an amount
which takes account of the qualitative characteristics of
each of the products falling within these codes and of
the foreseeable trend of production costs on the world
market.
the Community should
that
continue to take part in international trade in the case of
certain typical Italian products falling within CN code
0210 19 81.

is important

It

Because of the conditions of competition in certain third
countries, which are traditionally importers of products
falling within CN codes 1601 00 and 1602, the refund
for these products should be fixed so as to take this
situation into account. Steps should be taken to ensure
that the refund is granted only for the net weight of the
edible substances, to the exclusion of the net weight of
the bones possibly contained in the said preparations.

Article 1

The list of products on which the export refund specified in
Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 is granted and the
amount 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 27 January 2004.

(5)

Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 provides that
the world market situation or the specific requirements

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 156, 29.6.2000, p. 5.

(3) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 20, 24.1.2003, p. 3.
(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.
(8) OJ L 26, 31.1.1977, p. 85.
(9) OJ L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 25.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 January 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 26 January 2004 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

0203 11 10 9000

0203 21 10 9000

0203 12 11 9100

0203 12 19 9100

0203 19 11 9100

0203 19 13 9100

0203 19 55 9110

0203 22 11 9100

0203 22 19 9100

0203 29 11 9100

0203 29 13 9100

0203 29 55 9110

0203 19 15 9100

0203 19 55 9310

0203 29 15 9100

0210 11 31 9110

0210 11 31 9910

0210 19 81 9100

0210 19 81 9300

1601 00 91 9120

1601 00 99 9110

1602 41 10 9110

1602 41 10 9130

1602 42 10 9110

1602 42 10 9130

1602 49 19 9130

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

P06

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

EUR/100 kg

40,00

40,00

40,00

40,00

40,00

40,00

40,00

40,00

40,00

40,00

40,00

40,00

25,00

25,00

25,00

56,50

56,50

56,50

56,50

20,50

15,50

30,50

18,00

24,00

18,00

18,00

NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366,

27.3.2002, p. 1) as amended.
The numeric destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11).

The other destinations are defined as follows:
P06 All destinations except the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania,

Cyprus, Malta, Slovenia.