CELEX: 31980R0973
Language: en
Date: 1980-04-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 973/80 of 22 April 1980 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

23 . 4. 80                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 105/ 5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 973/80
                                                         of 22 April 1980
                                             fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas if existing export outlets for products falling
COMMUNITIES,                                                        within subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 aa), 4 aa), 5 aa) and
                                                                     6 aa) are to be available in the future, the refund
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                should be comparable with that granted for dried or
Economic Community,                                                  smoked products ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                   Whereas in the case of certain typical Italian products
tion of the market in pigmeat ^), as last amended by                 falling within subheading 02.06 B I b) 3 bb) and 7 bb)
Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular the               and if the Community is to continue to take part in
                                                                     international trade, the refund must take account of
first sentence of Article 1 5 (5) thereof,
                                                                     the conditions of access to the world market ;
Whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75
provides that the difference between prices on the                   Whereas in the       case of products falling within
world market for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of           subheadings 02.06    B I b) ex 7, the refund should be
that Regulation and prices for these products within                 granted solely in     respect of products of a quality
the Community may be covered by an export refund ;                   comparable with       that of products falling within
                                                                     subheadings 02.06    B I b) 3, 4 and 5 ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768/75 of 29
October 1975 (3) lays down general rules for granting
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of                 Whereas because of the conditions of competition in
such refunds ;                                                       certain third countries, which are traditionally major
                                                                     importers of products falling within subheadings ex
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and                     16.01 A, ex 16.01 B I and II, ex 16.02 A II, ex 16.02 B
criteria to the present situation on the market in                   III a) 2 aa), 11 , 22, 33, bb) and cc), set out in the
pigmeat that the refund should be fixed as set out                   Annex hereto, the refund for these products should be
below ;                                                              fixed so as to take this situation into account ;
Whereas facilities exist at present for the export of live           Whereas since economically significant quantities of
pigs falling within subheading 01.03 A II b), and for                other pigmeat products are not being exported at
certain products falling within subheading 02.01 A                   present, there is no need to fix a refund for these
III ; whereas, a refund should be fixed for these                    products ;
products taking particular account of the conditions of
competition on the markets ; whereas, however,
specific refunds for the destinations referred to in                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No                          March 1979 on the impact of the European monetary
2730/79 of 29 November 1979 laying down detailed                     system on the common agricultural policy (5) as
rules for the application of export refunds in respect               amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 264/79 (6), intro­
of agricultural products (4) should be fixed in respect              duced the ECU into the common agricultural policy ;
of certain products falling within subheading 02.01 A                whereas, since that time, pursuant to existing provi­
III a) ; whereas also the presentation of certain cuts               sions, the ECU has been taken into account in the
falling within subheadings 02.01 A III a) 5 and 02.01                fixing of amounts relating to :
A III a) 6 aa) should be specified more precisely ;
                                                                     — the application of the common agricultural policy,
Whereas in the case of products falling within
subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 bb) and 6 bb), the refund                 — the special trade arrangements for goods resulting
should be limited to an amount which takes account                        from the processing of agricultural products ;
of the qualitative characteristics of each of the
products falling within these subheadings and of the
foreseeable trend of production costs on the world                   Whereas the period of validity of the aforesaid Regula­
                                                                     tion was limited to 31 March 1980 ; whereas it has not
market ;
                                                                     been possible for a prolongation of those arrange­
(>)  OJ No  L 282,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
                                                                     ments, proposed by the Commission, to be adopted in
(2)  OJ No  L 171 , 28 . 6. 1978 , p. 19.
(3 ) OJ No  L 282,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 39.                            (5) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 .
(*)  OJ No  L 317,  12. 12. 1979, p. 1 .                              6) OJ No L 161 , 29 . 6. 1979 , p. 1 .
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time by the Council ; whereas, in order to avoid a            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
break in the arrangements resulting, in particular, in
alterations in the level of prices and of other amounts                              Article 1
in national currency, it appears necessary, in the           The list of products on which the export refund
manifest public interest, as a precautionary measure          referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No
and pending a final decision on the matter by the             2759/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund
Council, to continue the application of the arrange­          shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
ments in their present form ;
                                                                                     Article 2
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­             This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 April
ment Committee for Pigmeat,                                   1980 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 22 April 1980.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                         Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                           Vice-President
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                                                           ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 22 April 1980 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
                                                                                          (ECU1100 kg)
                  CCT
                heading                                    Description                      Refund
                  No
                        i                                                                 net weight
            01.03           Live swine :
                            A. Domestic species :
                                II. Other :
                                      b) Other                                               10-00
            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 :
                                              — for the destinations mentioned in Article
                                                  5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79          22-00
                                              — for exports to third countries               15-00
                                          2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)" :
                                              — for the destinations mentioned in Article
                                                  5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79           22-00
                                              — for exports to third countries               15-00
                                          3 . Shoulders ( fores ) and cuts of shoulders,
                                              unboned ( bone-in ) :
                                              — for the destinations mentioned in Article
                                                  5 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2730/79          22-00
                                              — for exports to third countries               15-00
                                          4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                                              — for the destinations mentioned in Article
                                                   5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79          22-00
                                              — for exports to third countries               15-00
                                           5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                              ( aa) Boned or boneless, derinded and
                                                     defatted, with a maximum layer of
                                                     7 mm fat, frozen (a )                   27-00
                                              ( bb) Other :
                                                     — for the destinations mentioned in
                                                        Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                        2730/79                              22-00
                                                     — for exports to third countries        15-00
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                                                                                             (ECU /100 kg)
                  CCT
                 heading                                  Description                         Refund
                    No
                                                                                             net weight
             02.01                   6. Other :
             (cont 'd)
                                        ex aa) Boned or boneless and frozen :
                                                   ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and
                                                           cuts thereof, derinded and
                                                          defatted, with a maximum layer
                                                          of 3 mm fat (a)                      50-00
                                                   (22) Other hams, shoulders and loins
                                                           and cuts thereof ( a)               15-00
                                        ex bb) Other :
                                                   ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and
                                                           cuts thereof (a)                    15-00
             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 :
                                   2. Bacon sides, spencers, '/* sides or middles :
                                       cc) */* sides or middles                                28-00
                                   3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                   32-00
                                       bb) Other :
                                           (11 ) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto di
                                                    San Daniele' (b)                          79-00
                                           (22) Other                                         47-00
                                   4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders,
                                       unboned (bone-in) :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                  28-00
                                   5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                  32-00
                                   6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                  22-00
                                       bb) Other                                              22-00
                                   7. Other :
                                       ex aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked :
                                                ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces
                                                         thereof                              32-00
                                       ex bb) Other :
                                                ( 11) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto
                                                         di San Daniele', pieces thereof (b)  79-00
                                                (22) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces
                                                         thereof                              47 00
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                                                                                                            (ECU/100 feeJ
                 CCT
               heading                                          Description                                   Refund
                  No
                                                                                                            net weight
           ex 16.01                Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal, or animal
                                   blood, suitable for human consumption :
                                   A. Liver sausages                                                          30-00
                                   B. Other (c) :
                                        I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked (d)                       73-00
                                       II. Other                                                              46.00
           ex 16.02                Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, suitable
                                   for human consumption :
                                   A. Liver :
                                       II. Other                                                               24-00
                                   B. Other :
                                       III. Other :
                                            a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine :
                                               2. Other, containing by weight :
                                                   aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any
                                                       kind, including fats of any kind or
                                                       origin :
                                                       11 . Hams, fillets and loins, pieces there­
                                                             of :
                                                            — For export to the United States
                                                                  of America                                   51-00
                                                             — Other destinations                              79-00
                                                       22. Shoulders and pieces thereof :
                                                             — For export to the United States
                                                                  of America                                   42-00
                                                             — Other destinations                              63-00
                                                       33 . Other                                              39-00
                                                   bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of
                                                       meat or offal, of any kind, including
                                                       fats of any kind or origin                              21-00
                                                   cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of
                                                       any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                                       origin                                                  11-00
           (a) The cuts are classified in this subheading only if they can be identified as originating from the primary
               cuts mentioned.
           (b) Only those products for which the name is certified by the competent authorities of the producing Member
               State can benefit from this refund.
           (c) The refund on sausages presented in containers with a preservative liquid is granted on net weight after
               deduction of weight of this liquid.
           (d) The weight of a coating of paraffin corresponding to normal use in the trade is considered as part of the
               net weight of the sausage .