CELEX: 31979R2657
Language: en
Date: 1979-11-30
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2657/79 of 28 November 1979 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

30 . 11 . 79                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 304/ 31
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2657/79
                                                      of 28 November 1979
                                          fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Spain make it appropriate to grant export refunds on a
 COMMUNITIES,                                                       temporary basis in respect of these animals ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                Whereas it is necessary to grant refunds for the export
                                                                    to certain destinations of certain fresh or chilled meat
                                                                    listed in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II a)
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       and of certain frozen meat listed in the Annex under
 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                  subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and of certain other
of the market in beef and veal (! ), as last amended by             prepared or preserved meat or meat offal listed in the
 Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular the              Annex under subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 aa) ;
 first sentence of Article 1 8 (5) thereof,
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                        Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals,
 Committee ,                                                        boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are tradi­
                                                                    tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the
                                                                    extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                    refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover
 provides that the difference between prices on the                 the difference between prices on the Swiss market and
world market for the products listed in Article 1 of                export prices in the Member States ;
that Regulation and prices for those products within
the Community may be covered by an export refund ;
                                                                    Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28                    preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under
June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                  subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­
 No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting                tion in international trade may be ensured by granting
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of                a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto
such refunds ;                                                      granted to exporters ;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in              Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
beef and veal that the refund should be as set out                  refund need not be fixed since Community participa­
below ;                                                             tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­
                                                                    cant ;
Whereas the current market situation in the Commu­
nity and sales outlets, particularly in non-member                  Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
countries, leads to granting export refunds on adult                refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilo­
grams ; whereas experience gained in recent years has
shown that it is advisable to treat live pedigree                   — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
breeding animals of a weight of at least 300 kilograms                   relation to each other at any given moment within
in an identical manner to other bovine animals, while                    a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
subjecting them to certain special administrative                        their effective parity,
formalities ;
                                                                    — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                         arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
Whereas, moreover, the current situation on the                          of these currencies recorded for a given period in
Community market in certain young bovine animals                         relation to the Community currencies referred to
of a live weight of between 250 and 300 kilograms                        in the previous indent ;
and the possibilities of disposing of these animals to
(!) OJ   No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.
(2) OJ   No L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 1 .                              Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and
(3)  OJ No  L 156, 4. 7 . 1968 , p. 2.                              Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time
(«) OJ   No L 61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p . 16 .                           limit set by its chairman,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                              805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall
                                                           be as set out in the Annex hereto .
                      Article 1                                                   Article 2
The list of products on which the export refund            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December
referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No           1979 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 28 November 1979 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                        Vice-President
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                                                                   ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 28 November 1979 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
                                                                                                                     (ECU/100 kg}
   CCT heading No                                          Description                                     Refund
                                                                                                     — Live weight —
ex 01.02 A               Live domestic animals of the bovine species :
                          I. Pure-bred breeding animals :
                             (a) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater
                                                                                               I
                                   than 300 kg                                                             64.075
                         II. Other than pure-bred breeding animals :                           l
                              (a) Bovine animals with a live weight between 250 and 300 kg     \
                                   — For export to Spain                                                   44.000
                              (b) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater
                                   than 300 kg                                                             64-075
                                                                                                     — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II           Meat of bovine animals :
                        a) Fresh or chilled :
                             1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters :
                                 (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase com­
                                       prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder
                                       but with more than 10 ribs :
                                       — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                           countries, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC)
                                           No 2843/ 78 (»)                                                 95.000
                                       — For export to European third countries (2), and to
                                           West, Central , East and South African countries,
                                           within the meaning of Regulation (EEC ) No 2843 /78             88.000
                                       — Other third countries, except the United States of
                                           America                                                         72.500
                                 (bb) Other :                                                  I
                                       — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                           countries, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC)
                                           No 2843/78 (»)                                                 129.500
                                       — For export to European third countries (2 ), and to
                                           West, Central , East and South African countries,
                                           within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78              122 -500
                                      — Other third countries, except the United States of
                                           America                                                        103.000
                             2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                     countries, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No
                                     2843/78 ( t )                                                         95 -ceo
                                 — For export to European third countries ( 2), and to West,
                                     Central, East and South African countries, within the
                                     meaning of Regulation ( EEC) No 2843/78                               88.000
                                 — Other third countries, except the United States of America              72.500
                             3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                     countries, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No
                                     2843 /78 H                                                           164.000
                                 — For export to European third countries (2), and to West,
                                     Central , East and South African countries , within the
                                     meaning of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2843 /78                          ' 157.000
                                 — Other third countries, except the United States of America             133.500
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                                                                                                           (ECU/100 kg)
   CCT heading No                                     Description                                Refund
                                                                                             — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II
(cont'd)
                     4. Other :
                             (aa) Unboned (bone-in) :                                       I
                                    — For export to North African, Near and Middle
                                         East countries, within the meaning of Regulation
                                         (EEC) No 2843/78 (!)                                    95.000
                                    — For export to European third countries (2), and to
                                         West, Central , East and South African countries,
                                         within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No
                                         2843 /78                                                 88.000
                                    — Other third countries, except the United States
                                         of America                                               72.500
                        ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
                                 shin :                                                     I
                                  ( 11 ) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                          — For export to North African, Near and
                                               Middle East countries, within the meaning
                                               of Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78 (»)               141-194
                                          — For export to European third countries (2),
                                               and to West, Central, Bast and South African
                                               countries, within the meaning of Regulation
                                               (EEC) No 2843/78                                 134.194
                                           — Other third countries, except the United
                                               States of America                                113.037
l                 b) Frozen :
                     1. Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters :
                         (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase com­
                               prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder
                               but with more than 10 ribs :
                               — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                                                                            I
                                    countries, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC)
                                    No 2843/78 (*)                                               82.00
                               — For export to European third countries (2), and to
                                    West, Central , East and South African countries ,
                                    within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78             75.000
                         (bb) Other :
                               — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                    countries, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC)
                                    No 2843/78 (»)                                              101.500
                               — For export to European third countries (2), and to
                                    West, Central , East and South African countries,
                                    within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78            '94.500
                     2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :                             Il
                         — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                             countries, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No'
                             2843/78 (*)                                                          82.000
                         — For export to European third countries (2), and to West,
                             Central, East and South African countries, within the
                             meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78                               75.000
                     3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters :                            l
                         — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                             countries, within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No
                             2843/78 (»)                                                        121.000
                         — For export to European third countries (2), and to West,
                             Central, East and South African countries, within the
                             meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78                             114.000
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                                                                                                                                     (ECU/100 kg)
      CCT heading No                                                       Description                                     Refund
                                                                                                                       — Net weight —
 ex 02.01 A II                           4. Other :
  (cont'd)
                                                 (aa) Unboned (bone-in) :
                                                      — For export to North African, Near and Middle
                                                             East countries, within the meaning of Regulation
                                                             No 2843/78 (*)                                                 82.000
                                                      — For export to European third countries (2), and
                                                            to West, Central, East and South African countries,
                                                             within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                             2843 /78                                                       75.000
                                            ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
                                                      shin :
                                                       ( 11 ) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                                               — For export to the United States of America                   0
                                                               — For export to North African, Near and
                                                                   Middle East countries, within the meaning
                                                                   of Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78 (*)                      97.000
                                                              — For export to European third countries (2),
                                                                   and to West, Central, East and South African
                                                                   countries, within the meaning of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 2843/78                                        90.000
                                                      (22) Other :
                                                              — For export to the United States of America                    0
 ex 02.06 C I a) 2                 Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried :
                                   — For export to Switzerland                                                             64.679
 ex 16.02 B III b) 1               Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals,
                                   except those finely homogenized (*) :
                                   ex (aa) Uncooked, containing by weight the following percentages
                                               of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                              (11) 80 % or more of meat :
                                                     — For export to North African, Near and Middle
                                                           East countries, within the meaning of Regulation
                                                           (EEC) No 2843/78 (»)                                            98.880
                                                     — For export to European third countries (2), and to
                                                           West, Central, East and South African countries,
                                                           within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                           2843/78                                                         91.880
                                             (22) 60 °/o or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat :
                                                     — For export to African, Near ' and Middle East
                                                           and European third countries, within the meaning
                                                           of Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78 (*) (2)                          55.007
                                             (33) 40 °/o or more, but less than 60 %> of meat :
                                                     — For export to African, Near and Middle East
                                                          and European third countries, within the meaning
                                                           of Regulation (EEC) No 2843/78 (*) (2)                         37478
                                   ex (bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of
                                             bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                             ( 11 ) 80 %     or more of meat                                              45.336
                                             (22)   60 %     or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat                        27.201
                                             (33)   40 %     of more, but less than 60 % of meat                           18.134
                                             (44)   20 %     or more, but less than 40 % of meat                            9.067
(») OJ No L 339 , 5 . 12 . 1978 , p. 5 .
(') Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (OJ No L 25, 31. 1. 1975, p. 1)
    are also to be understood as European third countries .
3) The products which contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat are also excluded.
NB ; Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 provides that no export refunds shall be granted on products imported
        from third countries and re-exported to third countries.