CELEX: 31997R0982
Language: en
Date: 1997-05-30 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 982/97 of 30 May 1997 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

31 . 5. 97            I EN 1                   Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 141 /49
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 982/97
                                                               of 30 May 1997
                                               fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                              in the Annex under CN code 0202, on some meat or offal
                                                                         listed in the Annex under CN code 0206 and on some
                                                                         other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in the
                                                                         Annex under CN code 1602 50 10;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                         Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/ 68 of                  covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market                    used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted
in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)                 on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one
No 2222/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,                    third;
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                         Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or
provides that the difference between prices on the world                 boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows
market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­              to Switzerland; whereas, to allow this trade to continue,
tion and prices for those products within the Community                  the refund should be set to cover the difference between
may be covered by an export refund;                                      prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the
                                                                         Member States; whereas there are possibilities for expor­
                                                                         ting such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/ 82 (3), as last amended                  certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries;
by Regulation ( EEC) No 3169/87 (4), Regulation (EEC) No                 whereas a refund should accordingly be set;
1964/ 82 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3 1 69/87,
and Regulation (EEC) No 2388 / 84 (% as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (7), lay down the conditions
for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of beef              Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of
                                                                         meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes
and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products;
                                                                         1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80 , the Community share of inter­
                                                                         national trade may be maintained by granting a refund
                                                                         corresponding to that at present available;
Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria
to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal
that the refund should be as set out below;
                                                                         Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
                                                                         refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of
                                                                         world trade is not significant;
Whereas, given the current market situation in the
Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain
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                Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 f),
less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adult                      as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2230/96 (9), esta­
bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms;               blishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the
                                                                         purposes of export refunds; whereas, with a view to clarifi­
                                                                         cation , the destinations must be identified in a separate
                                                                         Annex;
Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain
destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the
Annex under CN code 0201 , on some frozen meat listed
                                                                         Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities
(') OJ  No   L 148 ,  28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.                              for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be
(2) OJ  No   L 296,   21 .  11 . 1996, p. 50 .                           brought into line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other
0   OJ  No   L 4, 8 .  1.  1982, p. 11 .                                  than those from adult male bovine animals;
(4) OJ  No   L 301 ,  24.   10 . 1987, p. 21 .
 5) OJ  No   L 212,   21 .  7. 1982, p. 48 .
(«) OJ  No   L 221 ,  18 .  8 . 1984, p. 28 .                            (8) OJ No L 366, 24. 12 . 1987, p. 1 .
(7) OJ  No   L 370 ,  19 .  12. 1992, p. 16 .                              9 OJ No L 305, 27. 11 . 1996, p. 1 .
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Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is          refund nomenclature several products falling within CN
often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef,     code 1602 50 31 and to amend the list of products falling
veal and other meat contained in prepared or preserved            within CN code 1602 50 80;
meat falling within CN code 1 602 50; whereas exclusively
beef and veal products should accordingly be set apart            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
and a new heading should be created for mixtures of               in accordance with the opinion of the Management
meats or offals; whereas checks on products other than            Committee for Beef and Veal,
mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making
the granting of refunds on these products conditional on          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
manufacture under the arrangements provided for in
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4                                       Article 1
March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in
respect of agricultural products ('), as amended by Regula­       1 . The list of products on which export refunds as
tion (EEC) No 2026/83 (2);                                        referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
                                                                  are granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in
Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depen­              Annex I.
ding on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export
of certain pure-bred breeding animals;                            2.    The destinations are identified in Annex II to this
                                                                  Regulation .
Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the
combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat,                                     Article 2
other than uncooked, falling within CN code 1602 50 ,
experience has shown that it is possible to delete from the       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1997.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 30 May 1997.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                               Franz FISCHLER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 62, 7. 3 . 1980, p. 5.
 2 OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.
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                                                          ANNEX I
                       to the Council Regulation of 30 May 1997 fixing export refunds on beef
                                                 (ECU/100 kg)                                          (ECU/100 kg)
     Product code        Destination         Refund (7)             Product code     Destination   Refund (?)
                                         — Live weight —                                         — Net weight —
0102 10 10 9120              01                 65,00
                                                               0201 20 20 9120           02           81,00
0102 10 10 9130              02                 38,50
                                                                                         03           56,00
                             03                 27,00
                             04                 13,50
                                                                                         04           28,00
0102 10 30 9120              01                 65,00          0201 20 30 9110(1 )       02           89,00
0102 10 30 9130              02                 38,50                                    03           61,50
                             03                 27,00                                    04           30,00
                             04                 13,50
                                                               0201 20 30 9120           02           58,50
0102 10 90 9120              01                 65,00
                                                                                         03           41,00
010290 41 9100               02                 57,50
                                                                                         04           20,50
0102 90 51 9000              02                 38,50
                             03                 27,00          0201 20 50 9110(1 )       02         155,50
                             04                 13,50                                    03         103,50
0102 90 59 9000              02                 38,50                                    04           51,50
                             03                 27,00
                                                               0201 20 50 9120           02         102,50
                             04                 13,50
                                                                                         03           71,00
0102 90 61 9000              02                 38,50
                                                                                         04           35,50
                             03                 27,00
                             04                 13,50          0201 20 50 9130 ( i )     02           89,00
0102 90 69 9000              02                 38,50                                    03           61,50
                             03                 27,00                                    04           30,00
                             04                 13,50
                                                               0201 20 50 9140           02           58,50
0102 90 71 9000              02                 57,50
                                                                                         03           41,00
                             03                 38,00
                             04                 19,00                                    04           20,50
0102 90 79 9000              02                 57,50          0201 20 90 9700           02           58,50
                             03                 38,00                                    03           41,00
                             04                 19,00                                    04           20,50
                                                               0201 30 00 9050           05(4)        85,00
                                         — Net weight —
                                                                                         07 (4a)      85,00
0201 1000 9110(1 )           02                 89,00                                               216,50
                                                               0201 30 00 9100 (2)       02
                             03                 61,50
                                                                                         03         148,50
                             04                 30,00
                                                                                         04           74,00
0201 10 00 9120              02                 58,50
                                                                                         06          190,50
                             03                 41,00
                             04                 20,50          0201 30 00 9150 (6)       08          103,00
0201 10 00 9130(i )          02               122,50                                     09           94,50
                             03                 82,00                                    03           79,50
                             04                 41,50                                    04           40,00
0201 10 00 9140              02                 81,00                                    06           92,00
                             03                 56,00
                                                               0201 30 00 9190 (6)       02           81,00
                             04                 28,00
                                                                                         03           53,50
0201 20 20 9110(1 )          02                122,50
                             03                 82,00                                    04           27,00
                             04                 41,50                                    06           65,50
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                                                     (ECU/100 kg)                                       (ECU/100 kg)
       Product code          Destination         Refund (7)              Product code Destination   Refund (7)
I                                            — Net weight —                                       — Net weight —
 0202 10 00 9100                 02                 58,50          1602 50 10 9120        02           93,50 (8)
Il                               03                 41,00                                 03           75,00 (8)
Il                               04                 20,50                                 04           75,00 (8)
 0202 10 00 9900                 02                 81,00          1602 50 10 9140        02           83,00 (8)
                                 03                 56,00                                 03           66,50 (8)
                                 04                 28,00
                                                                                          04           66,50 (8)
 0202 20 10 9000                 02                 81,00
                                                                   1602 50 10 9160        02           66,50 (8)
Il                               03                 56,00
                                                                                          03           53,50 (8)
                                                                                                       53,50 (8)
Il                               04                 28,00
                                                                                          04
li                                                                  1602 50 10 9170       02           44,00 (8)
 0202 20 30 9000                 02                 58,50
                                                                                          03           35,50 (8)
II                               03                 41,00
II                                                                                        04           35,50 (8)
                                 04                 20,50
I                                                                   1602 50 10 9190       02           44,00
  0202 20 50 9100                02                102,50
                                                                                          03           35,50
                                 03                 71,00
                                                                                          04           35,50
                                 04                 35,50
                                                                    1602 50 10 9240       02             —
  0202 20 50 9900                02                 58,50                                 03
I                                03                 41,00                                 04             —
                                 04                 20,50
                                                                    1602 50 10 9260       02             —
  0202 20 90 9100                02                 58,50                                 03             —
                                 03                 41,00                                 04             —
                                 04                 20,50           1602 50 10 9280       02             —
   0202 30 90 9100               05(4)              85,00                                 03
                                 07 (4a)            85,00                                 04             —
   0202 30 90 9400 (6)           08                103,00           1602 50 31 9125       01          102,50 ( 5)
                                 09                 94,50           1602 50 31 9135       01           60,00 (8)
                                 03                 79,50           1602 50 31 9195       01            29,50
                                  04                40,00
                                                                    1602 50 31 9325       01           91,50 (5)
                                  06                92,00
                                                                    1602 50 31 9335        01          53,50 (8)
   0202 30 90 9500 (6)            02                 81,00
                                                                    1602 50 31 9395        01           29,50
                                  03                 53,50
                                  04                 27,00          1602 50 39 9125        01         102,50 (5)
                                  06                 65,50          1602 50 39 9135        01           60,00 (8)
   0206 10 95 9000                02                 81,00          1602 50 39 9195        01           29,50
                                  03                 53,50           1602 50 39 9325       01           91,50 (5)
                                  04                 27,00
                                                                     1602 50 39 9335       01           53,50 (8)
                                  06                 65,50
                          II                                         1602 50 39 9395       01           29,50
   0206 29 91 9000                02                 81,00
                          II                                         1602 50 39 9425       01           60,50 (5)
                                  03                 53,50
                                                     27,00
                                                                     1602 50 39 9435       01           35,50 (8)
                                  04
                                  06                  65,50          1602 50 39 9495       01           26,50
                                  02                  68,00          1602 50 39 9505       01            26,50
   0210 20 90 9100
                                  04                  40,50          1602 50 39 9525        01          60,50 (5)
    0210 20 90 9300               02                  84,00          1602 50 39 9535        01          35,50 (8)
                                  02                  84,00          1602 50 39 9595        01           26,50
    0210 20 90 9500 (3)
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                                                              (ECU/100 kg)                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
        Product code             Destination               Refund (7)                       Product code           Destination            Refund (?)
                                                      — Net weight —                                                                  — Net weight —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 9495                  01                   26,50
 1602 50 39 9615                     01                      26,50
 1602 50 39 9625                     01                                               1602 50 80 9505                  01                   26,50
                                                             12,00
 1602 50 39 9705                     01                       —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 9515                  01                   12,00
 1602 50 39 9805                     01                       —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 9535                 01                    35,50 (8)
 1602 50 39 9905                     01                       —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 9595                 01                    26,50
 1602 50 80 9135                     01                      53,50 (8)                1602 50 80 9615                 01                    26,50
 1602 50 80 9195                     01                      26,50                    1602 50 80 9625                 01                    12,00
 1602 50 80 9335                     01                      48,00 (8)                1602 50 80 9705                 01                     —
 1602 50 80 9395                     01                      26,50                    1602 50 80 9805                 01                     —
 1602 50 80 9435                     01                      35,50 (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)  Entry under this subheading is subject to compliance with the condition laid down in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82.
(s)  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 No L 336, 29 . 12. 1979, p. 44).
(4a) Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2051 /96 (OJ No L 274, 26. 10 . 1996, p. 18 ).
(■') OJ No L 221 , 19 . 8 . 1984, p. 28 .
(s) 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 No L 210 of 1 . 8 . 1986, p. 39).
(?) 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.
(») The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
     565/ 80 .
 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 05                            Zone 09
 022   Ceuta and Mehlla                        400   United States of America      224  Sudan
 024   Iceland                                                                     228  Mauritania
 028   Norway                                                                      232  Mali
                                                               Zone 06
 041   Faroe Islands                                                               236  Burkina Faso
 043   Andorra                                                                     240  Niger
                                               809   New Caledonia
 044   Gibraltar                                                                   244  Chad
                                               822   French Polynesia
 045   Vatican City                                                                247  Cape Verde
 053   Estonia                                                                     248  Senegal
 054   Latvia                                                   Zone 07            252  Gambia
 055   Lithuania                                                                   257  Guinea-Bissau
 060   Poland                                  404   Canada                        260  Guinea
 061   Czech Republic                                                              264  Sierra Leone
 063   Slovakia                                                                    268  Liberia
                                                                Zone 08
 064   Hungary                                                                     272  Cote d'lvoire
 066   Romania                                                                     276  Ghana
                                               046   Malta
 068   Bulgaria                                052   Turkey                        280  Togo
 070   Albania                                 072   Ukraine                       284  Benin
 091   Slovenia                                073   Belarus                       288  Nigeria
  092  Croatia                                 074   Moldova                       302  Cameroon
  093  Bosnia-Herzegovina                      075   Russia
                                                                                   306  Central African Republic
  094  Serbia and Montenegro                   076   Georgia
                                                     Armenia
                                                                                   310  Equatorial Guinea
  096 Former Yugoslav         Republic   of     077
                                                                                   311  Sao Tome and Principe
       Macedonia                                078  Azerbaijan
                                                                                   314  Gabon
  109 The communes of Livigno and               079  Kazakhstan
       Campione d'ltalia; the island of         080  Turkmenistan                  318  Congo
       Helgoland                                081  Uzbekistan                    322  Zaire
  406  Greenland                                082  Tajikistan                    324  Rwanda
  600   Cyprus                                  083  Kirghistan                    328  Burundi
  662   Pakistan                                204  Morocco                       329 St Helena and dependencies
  669   Sri Lanka                               208  Algeria                        330 Angola
                                                212  Tunisia
  676 Myanmar (Burma)                                                               334 Ethiopia
  680   Thailand
                                                216  Libya                          336  Eritrea
  690   Vietnam
                                                220  Egypt
                                                604  Lebanon                        338  Djibouti
  700   Indonesia                                                                   342  Somalia
                                                608  Syria
  708   Philippines                             612  Iraq                           350  Uganda
  724   North Korea                                  Iran                           352  Tanzania
                                                616
  740   Hong Kong                               624   Israel                        355 Seychelles and dependencies
  950   Stores and provisions                   625  Gaza and Jericho               357 British Indian Ocean Territory
        (Destinations referred to in Article    628  Jordan
        34 of Commission Regulation                                                 366 Mozambique
                                                632   Saudi Arabia                  373  Mauritius
        (EEC) No 3665/87, as amended)           636   Kuwait
                                                                                    375  Comoros
                                                 640  Bahrain
                                                                                    377  Mayotte
                                                 644  Qatar
                                                                                    378  Zambia
                                                 647  United Arab Emirates
                   Zone 04                                                          386  Malawi
                                                 649  Oman
                                                 653  Yemen                         388  South Africa
   039  Switzerland                              720  China                         395  Lesotho
   NB: The countries are those defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/96 (OJ No L 14, 19. 1 . 1996, p. 6).