CELEX: 31969R2403
Language: en
Date: 1969-12-01 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2403/69 of the Commission of 1 December 1969 on special conditions for granting export refunds on certain pigmeat products

Official Journal of the European Communities                                     523
No L 303/6                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                  3.12.69
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2403/69 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                    of 1 December 1969
                     on special conditions for granting export refunds on certain pigmeat products
THE     COMMISSION         OF   THE   EUROPEAN       COM­        "Whereas it is essential to provide controls to ensure
 MUNITIES,                                                       observance of this Regulation; whereas controls
                                                                 carried out by sampling and consisting of an
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                     organoleptic examination and physical and chemical
European Economic Community;                                      analyses seem adequate seeing that it is provided that
                                                                 the application for a refund is to be accompanied by
                                                                  a written declaration stating that the products in
Having regard to Council Regulation No                            question comply with the requirements laid down in
121 /67/EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common                       this Regulation;
organisation of the market in pigmeat, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1398/69,2 and in                  Whereas in order to ensure standardisation of the
particular Articles 15 (6) and 22 thereof;                       physical and chemical controls it is necessary to
                                                                 apply certain analyses ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No
177/67/EEC3 of 27 June 1967 laying down general                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
rules for granting export refunds on pigmeat and
                                                                 are in accordance with the Opinion of the
criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds and in
                                                                 Management Committee for Pigmeat;
particular Article 6 (3) thereof;
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation No                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1041/67/EEC4 of 21 December 1967 laying down
detailed rules for the application of export refunds on
                                                                                           Article 1
products governed by a single price system, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1935/69,5 provides
that no refund shall be granted where products in the            1 . Without prejudice to other Community
form in which they are exported are not of sound                 provisions, and in particular those of Regulation No
and fair marketable quality;                                     1041 /67/EEC, the refund shall be granted on
                                                                 products listed in Annex I only where :
Whereas it has been shown, however, that these
requirements are not sufficient, for certain products            ( a) they comply with the conditions laid down in
listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 121/67/EEC,                 that Annex ; and
to ensure the application of uniform conditions for
the payment of refunds;                                          (b) the exporter, at the time of the conclusion of
                                                                       customs export formalities within the meaning of
Whereas additional conditions relating to products of                 Article 1 (2) of Regulation No 1041 /67/EEC,
average quality and enabling the payment of refunds                    declares in writing that the products in question
on products of inferior quality to be refused should                   fulfil the conditions referred to under (a) above.
consequently be laid down on a Community basis ;
                                                                 2. Where this Regulation applies, products
                                                                 manufactured for human consumption and suitable
1  OJ No  117, 19.6.1967, p. 2283/67.                            therefor by reason of the raw materials used, their
2  OJ No  L 179, 21.7.1969, p. 13.                               preparation under satisfactory hygienic conditions
3  OJ No  130, 28.6.1967, p. 2614/67.                            and their packaging shall be considered to be of
4  OJ No  314, 23.12.1967, p. 9.                                 sound and fair marketable quality for the purposes of
5 OJ No L 247, 1.10.1969, p. 51 .                                Article 6 of Regulation No 1041 /67/EEC.
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                        Article 2                                                      Article 3
1.    Controls by sampling for the observance of the          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
conditions laid down in Article 1 shall consist of :         • day following its publication in the Official Journal
                                                               of the European Communities.
(a) an organoleptic examination; and
                                                               It shall apply to the following products in Annex I in
                                                              respect of which customs export formalities have
(b) physical and chemical analyses carried out by              been concluded .
     applying the methods laid down in Annex II.
                                                               (a) from 1 January 1970 in respect of products falling
                                                                    within heading No 15.01 A II of the Common
2.    Member     States  shall   communicate    to   the            Customs Tariff;
Commission the measures taken in implementation of             (b) from 1 February 1970 in respect of other
this Regulation.                                                    products .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .                                                                         '
             Done at Brussels, 1 December 1969.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                         Jean REY
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                                             ANNEX 1
    CCT
   heading               Description of goods                       Conditions
     No
   15.01   Lard and other rendered pig fat; ren­
           dered poultry fat:
           A. Lard and other rendered pig fat:
               II. Other                              (a) 'Börner' value:
                                                          minimum 73
                                                     (b) peroxide value:
                                                          maximum 6 milli-equivalents of
                                                          oxygen per kg
                                                     (c) free fatty acids content, by weight,
                                                          expressed as a percentage of oleic
                                                          acid:
                                                          maximum 1*5%
                                                     (d) water and 'dirt' content by weight:
                                                          maximum 0*5%
ex 16.01   Sausages and the like, of meat, meat
           offal or animal blood, intended for
           human consumption :
           B. Other :
                I. Dry sausages, uncooked            (a) total protein content by weight:
                                                          minimum 12%
                                                     (b) no addition of extraneous water
                                                          to the product
                                                      (c) proteins other than animal pro­
                                                          teins are prohibited
               II. Other                             (a) total protein content by weight:
                                                          minimum 8%
                                                     (b) extraneous water content by
                                                          weight: maximum 23%
ex 16.02   Other prepared or preserved meat or
           meat offal, intended for human con­
           sumption :
            B. Other:
               III. Not specified
           (a) Containing meat or offals of
                domestic swine and containing by
                weight:
                1 . 80% or more of meat or offal,
                    including fats, of any kind:
                     (aa) Hams, fillets and loins;   water protein ratio in the meat :
                          pieces thereof             4-3:1
                    (bb) Shoulders and pieces        water protein ratio in the meat:
                          thereof                    4-3 : 1
                     (cc) Other                      Total animal protein content by
                                                     weight: minimum 8%
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                                                      ANNEX U
    Methods of analysis1 :
     1. Determination of Bomer value
        The Bomer value must be determined according to the method known as the diethyl ether
        method or the acetone method.
        (Source: ISO/TC 34/SC 6/WG 3/N 73).
    2. Determination of peroxide value
        The peroxide value must be determined according to the D. H. Wheeler iodometric method.
         (Source: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Fettwissenschaft, Einheitsmethoden C VI 6 a (61)).
    3. Determination of free fatty acids content
        The free fatty acids content must be determined by neutralisation of the free fatty acids
        according to ISO method R. 660.
        (Source: ISO/TC 34 (Seer. — 239) 320 E).
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    4. Determination of water and dirt content in products falling within tariff heading No
        15.01 A II
        The water content must be determined according to ISO method R. 933 and the dirt content
        according to ISO method R. 932.
        (Source: ISO/TC 34 (Seer. — 371 ) 437 E);
        (Source : ISO/TC 34 (Seer. — 367) 433 E).
    5. Determination of water content in products falling within tariff headings Nos 16.01 and 16.02
        The water content must be determined according to ISO method P. R. No 1442.
        (Source: ISO/TC 34 (Seer. — 260) 447 E).
    6. Determination of total protein content
        The total protein content of the meat shall be taken to mean the nitrogen content multi­
        plied by the factor 6.25. The nitrogen content must be determined according to ISO method
        P. R. No 1233 .
        (Source: ISO/TC 34 (Seer. — 327) 374 F).
    7. Calculation of extraneous water content
        The extraneous water content is given by the formula : a — (4b), in which:
        a = water content,
        b = total protein content.
    1 The methods of analysis are those operative on the date of the entry into force of this Regulation .
       The documents cited under 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are published by the Secretariat of ISO , Geneva, Switzerland, 1 rue
      de Varembe .