CELEX: 31973R0731
Language: en
Date: 1973-03-16
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 731/73 of the Commission of 15 March 1973 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 16 March 1973

No L 69/22                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            16. 3 . 73
                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 731/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 15 March 1973
                       fixing the export refunds on pigmeat for the period beginning 16 March 1973
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas, if existing export outlets for products fal­
COMMUNITIES ,                                                        ling within subheading No 02.06 B I b ) 3 aa), 5 aa),
                                                                     6 aa) and 7 aa) are to be available in the future, the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­                   refund should be comparable with that fixed for
pean Economic Community ;                                            dried or smoked products ;
                                                                     Whereas, for products falling within subheading No
Having     regard to Council Regulation No 121 /67/                  02.06 B I b) ex 7, the refund should be granted
EEC ( x)   of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                    solely in respect of products of a quality comparable
tion of    the market in pigmeat, as last amended by                 with that of products falling within subheading No
the Act   (2 ) annexed to the Treaty (3) on the Accesion              02.06 B I b) 3 and 5 ; whereas the refund on the
of new Member States to the European Economic                         former should, therefore, be the same as the refund
Community and the European Atomic Energy Com­                         on the latter ;
munity, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972, and                    Whereas, for products falling within subheading No
in particular the first sentence of Article 15 (5 ) there­            15.01 A II, provision should be made for an amount
of ;                                                                  which will cover the difference between the most fa­
                                                                      vourable import prices in traditional importing third
Whereas Article 15 of Regulation No 121/67/EEC                        countries and export prices in exporting Member
provides that the difference between prices on the                    States ;
world market and prices within the Community for
the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation             Whereas, because of conditions of competition in
may be covered by an export refund ;                                  certain third countries which are traditionally major
                                                                      importers of products falling within subheading
Whereas Council Regulation No 177/67/EEC of 27                        Nos 02.05 A I and II, ex 16.01 A, ex 16.01 B I and
June 1967 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      II, ex 16.02 A II, ex 16.02 B III a) 1 aa), bb ) and
2686/72 ( 5), lays down general rules for granting                    cc), 2 and 3 , set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of                  the refund for these products should be the same
such refunds ;                                                        as the refund previously fixed ;
                                                                      Whereas, since economically significant quantities of
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and cri­                 other pigmeat products are not being exported at
teria to the present situation on the market in pig­                  present, there is no need to fix a refund for these
meat that the refund should be fixed as indicated be­                 products ;
low ;                                                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­
                                                                      tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the Man­
Whereas, for products falling within subheading No                    agement Committee for Pigmeat ;
02.01 A III a) 1 of the Common Customs Tariff in­                     Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat
 tended for the victualling of seagoing vessels and air­              has not delivered an opinion within the time limit
 craft and of armed forces stationed on the territory                 set by its Chairman ;
 of a Member State but not coming under its flag,
provision should be made for an amount which will
 cover the difference between prices on the world
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
market and export prices in the Member States ;
                                                                                               Article 1
Whereas, for products falling within subheading No
 02.06 B I b) 3 bb ) and 6 bb), the refund should                     The list of products on which the export refund re­
 be limited to an amount which takes account of the
                                                                      ferred to in Article 15 of Regulation No 121 /67/
 qualitative characteristics of each of the products                  EEC is granted, and the amount of that refund, are
 falling within this heading and of the foreseeable                    hereby fixed as shown in the Annex .
 trend of production costs on the world market ;
                                                                                               Article 2
 (!)   OJ No   117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2283/67.
 ( 2)  OJ No   L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
  (3 ) OJ No   L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5 .                            its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­
  (4)  OJ No   130, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2614/67.
 (5)   OJ No   L 289, 27. 12. 1972, p. 13.                            pean Communities .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 15 March 1973 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   The President
                                                                              François-Xavier ORTOLI
                                                             ANNEX
                 CCT                                                                                 Refund in
                heading                                 Description of goods                         u.a. /100 kg
                  No
                                                                                                     net weight
               02.01         Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within
                             heading No 01.01 , 01.02, 01.03 or 01.04, fresh, chilled
                             or frozen :
                             A. Meat :
                                 III. Of swine :
                                        a) Of domestic swine :
                                            1 . Carcases or half carcases, with or without
                                                heads, feet or flare fat ( a)                          19·37
               02.05         Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered
                             or solvent-extracted) fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in
                             brine, dried or smoked :
                             A. Back-fat :
                                  I. Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine                          8·13
                                 II . Dried or smoked                                                    9·49
              02.06         Meat and edible meat offal (except poultry liver), salted,
                            in brine, dried or smoked :
                            B. Meat and edible meat offals of domestic swine :
                                I. Meat :
                                     b ) Dried or smoked :
                                         3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned ( bone-in ) :
                                              aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                   41·93
                                              bb) Other                                               .59·13
                                          5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in ) :
                                             aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                    44·03
                                          6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                             aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                    20·96
                                             bb) Other                                                30·40
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                CCT                                                                                          Refund in
               heading                                     Description of goods                              u.a. /100 kg
                  No
                                                                                                             net weight
               02.06                         7. Other :
               (contd )                          Hams, loins and shoulders (boned or bone­
                                                 less) ; pieces thereof :
                                                 aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                         44·03
                                                  bb) Other                                                    59·13
               15.01             Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or otherwise
                                 extracted with the aid of solvents :
                                  A. Lard and other rendered pig fat :
                                      II. Other                                                                   6·73
               16.01              Sausages, and the like, of meat, meat offal, or animal
                                  blood, suitable for human consumption :
                                  A. Liver                                                                      19·20
                                  B. Other (b) :
                                       I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                             52·42
                                      II. Not specified                                                         36·90
               16.02              Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, suitable
                                  for human consumption :
                                  A. Liver
                                      II. Other                                                                 21·60
                                  B. Other :
                                      III. Other :
                                           a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine
                                              and containing by weight :
                                              1 . 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any
                                                  kind, including fats of any kind or origin :
                                                  aa) Hams, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof                  57·10
                                                  bb) Shoulder and pieces thereof                               57·10
                                                  cc) Other                                                     27·80
                                              2 . 40 °/o or more but less than 80 °/o of meat
                                                  or offal, of any kind, including fats of any
                                                  kind or origin                                                16·50
                                              3. Less than 40 °/o of meat or offal, of any
                                                  kind, including fats of any kind or origin                      8·90
           (a) The refund for these products is granted solely in respect of deliveries for the victualling of seagoing
               vessels and aircraft, or deliveries to armed forces stationed on the territory of a Member State but not
               coming under its flag.
           (b) The refund on sausages presented in containers with a preservative liquid is calculated on net weight after
               deduction of the weight of this liquid.