Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/2004 of 15 March 2004 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
Date: 2004-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, pigmeat

16.3.2004

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 481/2004

of 15 March 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 Management Committee for Pigmeat has not deliv-
ered an opinion within the time limit
set by its
chairman,

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 16 March 2004.

(5)

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

(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, 15 March 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 15 March 2004 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

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

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

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.