Commission Regulation (EC) No 444/2008 of 22 May 2008 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
Date: 2008-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, pigmeat

23.5.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 134/7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 444/2008

of 22 May 2008

fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of
29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market
in pigmeat (1), and in particular
the second paragraph of
Article 13(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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

Given the present situation in the market in pigmeat,
export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance
with the rules and criteria provided for in Article 13 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75.

the world market

Article 13(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 provides
that
specific
requirements of certain markets may make it necessary
to vary the refund on the products listed in Article 1 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 according to destination.

situation or

the

Refunds should be granted only on products that are
allowed to move freely in the Community and that
bear the health mark as provided for in Article 5(1)(a)
of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of
the European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying
down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2).

also

should

products

comply with

Those
the
requirements of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April
2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (3) and of Regulation
(EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules
for the organisation of official controls on products of
animal origin intended for human consumption (4).

(5)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
Export refunds as provided for in Article 13 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2759/75 shall be granted on the products and for the
amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the
condition provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.

the

relevant

requirements of Regulations

2.
The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 must
(EC) No
meet
852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004, notably preparation in an
and compliance with the health
approved establishment
marking requirements
laid down in Annex I, Section I,
Chapter III to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 May 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2008.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-
lation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2). Regulation
(EEC) No 2759/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.
(2) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55. Corrected version in OJ L 226,
25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1243/2007 (OJ L 281, 25.10.2007, p. 8).

(3) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Corrected version in OJ L 226,

25.6.2004, p. 3.

(4) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206. Corrected version in OJ L 226,
25.6.2004, p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1791/2006.

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ANNEX

Export refunds on pigmeat applicable from 23 May 2008

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

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

A00

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

31,10

31,10

31,10

31,10

31,10

31,10

31,10

31,10

31,10

31,10

31,10

31,10

19,40

19,40

19,40

54,20

54,20

54,20

54,20

19,50

15,20

29,00

17,10

22,80

17,10

17,10

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

24.12.1987, p. 1) as amended.