CELEX: 31999R2698
Language: en
Date: 1999-12-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2698/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

18. 12. 1999           EN                      Official Journal of the European Communities                                        L 326/49
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2698/1999
                                                          of 17 December 1999
                                             fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       listed in the Annex I under CN code 0202, on some
                                                                                  meat or offal listed in the Annex I under CN code 0206
                                                                                  and on some other prepared or preserved meat or offal
                                                                                  listed in the Annex I under CN code 1602 50 10;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                          (6)     Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27
                                                                                  covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and
June 1968 on the common organisation of the market in beef
                                                                                  0202 20 90 100 used for refund purposes, refunds
and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/
                                                                                  should only be granted on cuts in which the weight of
98 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
                                                                                  bone does not exceed one third;
(1)     Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
        provides that the difference between prices on the world
        market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regu-         (7)     Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned
        lation and prices for those products within the                           or boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade
        Community may be covered by an export refund;                             flows to Switzerland; whereas, to allow this trade to
                                                                                  continue, the refund should be set to cover the differ-
                                                                                  ence between prices on the Swiss market and export
                                                                                  prices in the Member States; whereas there are possibili-
(2)     Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (3), as last amended                    ties for exporting such meat and also salted, smoked and
        by Regulation (EC) No 2326/97 (4), Regulation (EEC) No                    dried meat to certain African, Near and Middle Eastern
        1964/82 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No                        countries; whereas a refund should accordingly be set;
        1452/1999 (6), and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (7), as
        last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3661/92 (8), lay
        down the conditions for granting special export refunds
        on certain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved
        beef and veal products;                                           (8)     Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves
                                                                                  of meat or offal shown in Annex I under CN codes
                                                                                  1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80, the Community share of
                                                                                  international trade may be maintained by granting a
(3)     Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria                 refund corresponding to that at present available;
        to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and
        veal that the refund should be as set out below;
                                                                          (9)     Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
(4)     Whereas, given the current market situation in the
                                                                                  refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of
        Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain
                                                                                  world trade is not significant;
        third countries in particular, export refunds should be
        granted, on the one hand, on bovine animals intended
        for slaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms
        and less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adult
        bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilo-             (10)    Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (9),
        grams;                                                                    as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1230/1999 (10),
                                                                                  establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the
                                                                                  purposes of export refunds;
(5)     Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain
        destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the
        Annex I under CN code 0201, on some frozen meat
                                                                          (11)    Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities
(1) OJ L  148, 28.6.1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L  210, 28.7.1998, p. 17.                                                  for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be
(3) OJ L  4, 8.1.1982, p. 11.                                                     brought into line with those on fresh or chilled cuts
(4) OJ L  323, 26.11.1997, p. 1.                                                  other than those from adult male bovine animals;
(5) OJ L  212, 21.7.1982, p. 48.
(6) OJ L  167, 2.7.1999, p. 17.
(7) OJ L  221, 18.8.1984, p. 28.                                          (9) OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1.
(8) OJ L  370, 19.12.1992, p. 16.                                         (10) OJ L 149, 16.6.1999, p. 3.
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(12)    Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is         (16)   Whereas the Management Committee for beef and veal
        often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of                 has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
        beef, veal and other meat contained in prepared or                      its chairman,
        preserved meat falling within CN code 1602 50;
        whereas exclusively beef and veal products should
        accordingly be set apart and as new heading should be            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
        created for mixtures of meats or offals; whereas checks
        on products other than mixtures of meat or offal should                                       Article 1
        be stepped up by making the granting of refunds on
        these products conditional on manufacture under the              1.    The list of products on which export refunds as referred
        arrangements provided for in Article 4 of Council Regu-          to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 are granted and
        lation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on the                    the amount thereof shall be as set out in Annex I of this
        advance payment of export refunds in respect of agricul-         Regulation.
        tural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No            2.    The destinations are identified in Annex II to this Regula-
        2026/83 (2);                                                     tion.
(13)    Whereas refunds on female animals should vary                                                 Article 2
        depending on their age in order to prevent abuses in the
        export of certain pure-bred breeding animals;                    The grant of the refund for product code 0102 90 59 9000 of
                                                                         the nomenclature for export refunds and for exports to the
(14)    Whereas opportunities exist for the export to certain            third countries in zone 10 listed in Annex II to this Regulation
        third countries of heifers other than those intended for         shall be subject to presentation, when the customs formalities
        slaughter, but to prevent any abuse control criteria             for export are completed, of the original and one copy of the
        should be laid down to ensure that these animals are not         veterinary certificate signed by an official veterinarian certifying
        more than 36 months old;                                         that these are heifers of an age of not more than 36 months.
                                                                         The original of the certificate shall be returned to the exporter
(15)    Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the                  and the copy, certified as being in accordance with the regula-
        combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved                 tions by the customs authorities, shall be attached to the
        meat, other than uncooked, falling within CN code                application for payment of the refund.
        1602 50, experience has shown that it is possible to
        delete from the refund nomenclature several products                                          Article 3
        falling within CN code 1602 50 31 and to amend the
        list of products falling within CN code 1602 50 80;              This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December 1999.
                      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
                      Done at Brussels, 17 December 1999.
                                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                                        Franz FISCHLER
                                                                                  Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 62, 7.3.1980, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 199, 22.7.1983, p. 12.
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                                                             ANNEX I
                       to the Commission Regulation of 17 December 1999 fixing export refunds on beef
                                                   (EUR/100 kg)                                               (EUR/100 kg)
     Product code         Destination         Refund (7)                Product code       Destination   Refund (7)
                                           – Live weight –                                             – Net weight –
0102 10 10 9120               01                60,00              0201 20 20 9120             02          46,00
0102 10 10 9130               02                22,00                                          03          31,50
                              03                15,00                                          04          16,00
                              04                  7,50
                                                                   0201 20 30 9110 (1)         02          89,50
0102 10 30 9120               01                60,00                                          03          62,00
0102 10 30 9130               02                22,00                                          04          30,00
                              03                15,00
                                                                   0201 20 30 9120             02          33,00
                              04                  7,50
                                                                                               03          23,50
0102 10 90 9120               01                60,00                                          04          11,50
0102 90 41 9100               02                57,50
                                                                   0201 20 50 9110 (1)         02         155,00
0102 90 51 9000               02                22,00                                          03         103,50
                              03                15,00                                          04          51,50
                              04                  7,50
                                                                   0201 20 50 9120             02          58,50
0102 90 59 9000               02                22,00
                                                                                               03          40,00
                              03                15,00
                                                                                               04          20,00
                              04                  7,50
                              10                57,50 (9)          0201 20 50 9130 (1)         02          89,50
0102 90 61 9000               02                22,00                                          03          62,00
                              03                15,00                                          04          30,00
                              04                  7,50
                                                                   0201 20 50 9140             02          33,00
0102 90 69 9000               02                22,00                                          03          23,50
                              03                15,00                                          04          11,50
                              04                  7,50
                                                                   0201 20 90 9700             02          33,00
0102 90 71 9000               02                57,50
                                                                                               03          23,50
                              03                37,50
                                                                                               04          11,50
                              04                19,00
0102 90 79 9000               02                57,50              0201 30 00 9050            05 (4)       47,50
                              03                37,50                                         07 (4a)      47,50
                              04                19,00
                                                                   0201 30 00 9100 (2) (6)     02         216,00
                                                                                               03         148,00
                                           – Net weight –
                                                                                               04          74,50
                                                                                               06         191,00
0201 10 00 9110 (1)           02                89,50
                              03                62,00              0201 30 00 9120 (2) (6)     08         119,00
                              04                30,00                                          09         110,50
                                                                                               03          81,50
0201 10 00 9120               02                33,00
                                                                                               04          41,00
                              03                23,50
                                                                                               06         104,50
                              04                11,50
0201 10 00 9130 (1)           02              122,50               0201 30 00 9150 (6)         08          16,50
                              03                82,00                                          09          15,00
                              04                41,50                                          03          13,00
                                                                                               04            7,00
0201 10 00 9140               02                46,00
                                                                                               06          15,00
                              03                31,50
                              04                16,00              0201 30 00 9190 (6)         02          46,00
0201 20 20 9110 (1)           02              122,50                                           03          30,00
                              03                82,00                                          04          14,50
                              04                41,50                                          06          37,00
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                                             (EUR/100 kg)                                          (EUR/100 kg)
     Product code      Destination      Refund (7)                 Product code Destination   Refund (7)
                                      – Net weight –                                        – Net weight –
0202 10 00 9100            02             33,00               1602 50 10 9120       02          53,00 (8)
                           03             23,50                                     03          42,50 (8)
                           04             11,50                                     04          42,50 (8)
                                                              1602 50 10 9140       02          47,50 (8)
0202 10 00 9900            02             46,00
                                                                                    03          37,50 (8)
                           03             31,50
                                                                                    04          37,50 (8)
                           04             16,00
                                                              1602 50 10 9160       02          37,50 (8)
0202 20 10 9000            02             46,00                                     03          30,00 (8)
                           03             31,50                                     04          30,00 (8)
                           04             16,00
                                                              1602 50 10 9170       02          25,00 (8)
0202 20 30 9000            02             33,00                                     03          20,00 (8)
                           03             23,50                                     04          20,00 (8)
                           04             11,50               1602 50 10 9190       02          25,00
                                                                                    03          20,00
0202 20 50 9100            02             58,50
                                                                                    04          20,00
                           03             40,00
                           04             20,00               1602 50 10 9240       02            —
                                                                                    03            —
0202 20 50 9900            02             33,00                                     04            —
                           03             23,50
                                                              1602 50 10 9260       02            —
                           04             11,50
                                                                                    03            —
                                                                                    04            —
0202 20 90 9100            02             33,00
                           03             23,50               1602 50 10 9280       02            —
                           04             11,50                                     03            —
                                                                                    04            —
0202 30 90 9100           05 (4)          47,50
                          07 (4a)         47,50               1602 50 31 9125       01         100,00 (5)
                                                              1602 50 31 9135       01          34,00 (8)
0202 30 90 9400 (6)        08             16,50
                           09             15,00               1602 50 31 9195       01          16,50
                           03             13,00
                                                              1602 50 31 9325       01          89,00 (5)
                           04               7,00
                           06             15,00               1602 50 31 9335       01          30,00 (8)
                                                              1602 50 31 9395       01          16,50
0202 30 90 9500 (6)        02             46,00
                           03             30,00               1602 50 39 9125       01         100,00 (5)
                           04             14,50
                           06             37,00               1602 50 39 9135       01          34,00 (8)
                                                              1602 50 39 9195       01          16,50
0206 10 95 9000            02             46,00
                           03             30,00               1602 50 39 9325       01          89,00 (5)
                           04             14,50
                                                              1602 50 39 9335       01          30,00 (8)
                           06             37,00
                                                              1602 50 39 9395       01          16,50
0206 29 91 9000            02             46,00
                                                              1602 50 39 9425       01          34,00 (5)
                           03             30,00
                           04             14,50               1602 50 39 9435       01          20,00 (8)
                           06             37,00
                                                              1602 50 39 9495       01          14,50
0210 20 90 9100            02             38,50               1602 50 39 9505       01          14,50
                           04             23,00
                                                              1602 50 39 9525       01          34,00 (5)
0210 20 90 9300            02             47,50
                                                              1602 50 39 9535       01          20,00 (8)
0210 20 90 9500 (3)        02             47,50               1602 50 39 9595       01          14,50
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                                                                       (EUR/100 kg)                                                                              (EUR/100 kg)
         Product code                 Destination                 Refund (7)                          Product code              Destination                 Refund (7)
                                                                – Net weight –                                                                            – Net weight –
1602 50 39 9615                            01                        14,50                     1602 50 80 9495                      01                        14,50
1602 50 39 9625                            01                         7,00                     1602 50 80 9505                      01                        14,50
1602 50 39 9705                            01                         —                        1602 50 80 9515                      01                          7,00
1602 50 39 9805                            01                         —                        1602 50 80 9535                      01                        20,00 (8)
1602 50 39 9905                            01                         —                        1602 50 80 9595                      01                        14,50
1602 50 80 9135                            01                        30,00 (8)                 1602 50 80 9615                      01                        14,50
1602 50 80 9195                            01                        14,50                     1602 50 80 9625                      01                          7,00
1602 50 80 9335                            01                        27,00 (8)                 1602 50 80 9705                      01                          —
1602 50 80 9395                            01                        14,50                     1602 50 80 9805                      01                          —
1602 50 80 9435                            01                        20,00 (8)                 1602 50 80 9905                      01                          —
(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 32/82.
(2) The refund is granted subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in amended Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82.
(3) The refund on beef in brine is granted on the net weight of the meat, after deduction of the weight of the brine.
(4) Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (OJ L 336, 29.12.1979, p. 44).
(4a) Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2051/96 (OJ L 274, 26.10.1996, p. 18).
(5) OJ L 221, 19.8.1984, p. 28.
(6) The lean bovine meat content excluding fat is determined in accordance with the procedure described in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2429/86
     (OJ L 210, 1.8.1986, p. 39).
     The term ‘average content’ refers to the sample quantity as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2457/97 (OJ L 340, 11.12.1997, p. 29). The sample is to
     be taken from that part of the consignment presenting the highest risk.
(7) Article 13(10) of amended Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 provides that no export refunds shall be granted on products imported from third countries and
     re-exported to third countries.
(8) The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of amended Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80.
(9) The grant of the refund is subject to compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.
NB: The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as
        amended.
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                                                                       ANNEX II
Zone 01: all third countries
Zone 02: zones 08 and 09
                   Zone 03                                             Zone 07                                  Zone 09
  022  Ceuta and Melilla                            404    Canada                              224 Sudan
  024  Iceland                                                                                 228 Mauritania
  028  Norway                                                                                  232 Mali
  041  Faeroes                                                                                 236 Burkina Faso
                                                                                               240 Niger
  043  Andorra
                                                                                               244 Chad
  044  Gibraltar
                                                                                               247 Cape Verde
  045  Vatican City
                                                                                               248 Senegal
  053  Estonia                                                                                 252 Gambia
  054  Latvia                                                          Zone 08                 257 Guinea-Bissau
  055  Lithuania                                                                               260 Guinea
  060  Poland                                       046    Malta                               264 Sierra Leone
  061  Czech Republic                               052    Turkey                              268 Liberia
                                                    072    Ukraine                             272 Côte d'Ivoire
  063  Slovakia
                                                    073    Belarus                             276 Ghana
  064  Hungary                                      074    Moldova
  066  Romania                                                                                 280 Togo
                                                    075    Russia
                                                                                               284 Benin
  068  Bulgaria                                     076    Georgia
                                                                                               288 Nigeria
  070  Albania                                      077    Armenia
                                                                                               302 Cameroon
  091  Slovenia                                     078    Azerbaijan
                                                                                               306 Central African Republic
  092  Croatia                                      079    Kazakhstan
                                                                                               310 Equatorial Guinea
                                                    080    Turkmenistan
  093  Bosnia-Herzegovina                                                                      311 Sao Tomé and Principe
                                                    081    Uzbekistan
  094  Federal Republic of Yugoslavia               082    Tajikistan                          314 Gabon
  096  Former      Yugoslav      Republic      of   083    Kirghistan                          318 Congo (Republic)
       Macedonia                                    204    Morocco                             322 Congo (Democratic Republic)
  109  The communes of Livigno and                  208    Algeria                             324 Rwanda
       Campione d'Italia; the island of             212    Tunisia                             328 Burundi
       Helgoland                                                                               329 St Helena and dependencies
                                                    216    Libya
  406  Greenland                                    220    Egypt                               330 Angola
  600  Cyprus                                       604    Lebanon                             334 Ethiopia
  950  Stores and provisions                        608    Syria                               336 Eritrea
       (Destinations referred to in Article 34 of   612    Iraq                                338 Djibouti
       Commission Regulation (EEC) No               616    Iran                                342 Somalia
       3665/87, as amended)                         624    Israel                              350 Uganda
                                                    625    West Bank and the Gaza Strip        352 Tanzania
                                                    628    Jordan                              355 Seychelles and dependencies
                                                    632    Saudi Arabia                        357 British Indian Ocean Territory
                   Zone 04                          636    Kuwait                              366 Mozambique
                                                    640    Bahrain                             373 Mauritius
  039  Switzerland                                  644    Qatar                               375 Comoros
                                                    647    United Arab Emirates                377 Mayotte
                                                    649    Oman                                378 Zambia
                                                    653    Yemen                               386 Malawi
                   Zone 05                          662    Pakistan                            388 South Africa
                                                    669    Sri Lanka                           395 Lesotho
  400  United States of America                     676    Myanmar (Burma)
                                                    680    Thailand
                                                    690    Vietnam
                                                    700    Indonesia
                   Zone 06                          708    Philippines
                                                    720    China                                                Zone 10
  809  New Caledonia                                724    North Korea
  822  Frenche Polynesia                            740    Hong Kong                           075 Russia
NB: The countries are those defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19).