Commission Regulation (EC) No 914/2008 of 18 September 2008 fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat
Date: 2008-09-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, poultrymeat

19.9.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 914/2008

of 18 September 2008

fixing the export refunds on poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (1), and in particular Article 164(2), last sub­
paragraph, and Article 170 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

that

Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
provides
the difference between prices on the
world market for the products referred to in Part XX
in the
of Annex I
Community for those products may be covered by an
export refund.

to that Regulation and prices

In view of the current situation on the market in poul­
trymeat, export refunds should be fixed in accordance
with the rules and criteria provided for in Articles 162
to 164, 167, 169 and 170 of Regulation (EC) No
1234/2007.

Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
provides that refunds may vary according to destination,
especially where the world market situation, the specific
requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting
from agreements
accordance with
Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.

concluded

in

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

comply with

products

should

also

the

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural
Markets,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The products on which the export refunds provided for in
Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 may be paid,
subject to the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this
Article, and the amounts of those refunds are specified in the
Annex to this Regulation.

The products on which a refund may be paid under
2.
paragraph 1 shall meet
the requirements under Regulations
(EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 and, in particular, shall be
prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the
identification marking conditions laid down in Section I of
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 September 2008.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 18 September 2008.

For the Commission

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

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

25.6.2004, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55.
(3) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Corrected version in OJ L 226,

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Export refunds on poultrymeat applicable from 19 September 2008

ANNEX

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Amount of refund

0105 11 11 9000
0105 11 19 9000
0105 11 91 9000
0105 11 99 9000
0105 12 00 9000
0105 19 20 9000
0207 12 10 9900
0207 12 90 9190
0207 12 90 9990

A02
A02
A02
A02
A02
A02
V03
V03
V03

EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 pcs
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg
EUR/100 kg

0,7
0,7
0,7
0,7
1,4
1,4
45,0
45,0
45,0

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.

The other destinations are defined as follows:
V03 A24, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran.