CELEX: 31990R1309
Language: en
Date: 1990-05-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1309/90 of 18 May 1990 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

19 . 5. 90                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 129/21
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1309/90
                                                           of 18 May 1990
                                           fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         for granting special export refunds for certain cuts of beef
                                                                     and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                 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 :
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal,
                                                                     Whereas given the current market situation in the
                                                                     Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain
                                                                     third countries, in particular export refunds on adult male
                                                                     bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of               and other bovines of a live weight of at least 250 kilo­
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market                grams ; whereas experience gained in recent years has
in beef and veal (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            shown that it is advisable to treat live pure-bred breeding
No 571 /89 (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,                animals of a weight of at least 250 kilograms for females
                                                                     and 300 kilograms for males in an identical manner to
                                                                     other bovine animals, while subjecting them to certain
                                                                     special administrative formalities ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
                                                                     Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain
                                                                     destinations on certain fresh or chilled meat listed in
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                     Annex I under CN code 0201 , on certain frozen meat
provides that the difference between prices on the world
                                                                     listed in Annex I under CN code 0202, on certain meat
market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­          or offal listed in Annex I under CN code 0206 and on
tion and prices for those products within the Community
may be covered by an export refund ;                                 certain other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in
                                                                     Annex I under CN code 1 602 50 1 0 ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 (3), as last              Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 427/77 (4), lays down                 covered    by    the    CN    codes    0201 20 90 700     and
general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for           0202 20 90 100 used for refund purposes, the refund
fixing the amount of such refunds ;                                  should only be granted on cuts in which the weight of
                                                                     bone does not exceed one third ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (5), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (6), Regulation (EEC) No              Whereas refunds should also be granted on fresh or
1964/82 Q, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87,                frozen boned or boneless pieces, even where each piece is
and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (8), as last amended by              not individually wrapped, and on minced meat, and the
Regulation (EEC) No 3988/87 (9), lay down the conditions             wording of the tariff subheadings for fresh boned or bone­
                                                                     less pieces specified ;
(') OJ   No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p, 24.
(2) OJ   No L 61 , 4. 3. 1989, p. 43.
0   OJ   No L 156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2.
(4) OJ  No  L 61,-5. 3. 1977, p. 16.
0   OJ   No L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. 11 .                               Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or
(6) OJ  No  L 301 , 24. 10. 1987, p. 21 .                            boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows
0   OJ   No L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48 .
(8) OJ   No L 221 , 18 . 8 . 1984, p. 28 .                           to Switzerland ; whereas to allow this trade to continue,
O   OJ   No L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 31 .                            the refund should be set to cover the difference between
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 prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the               on fresh boned cuts except in the case of certain boned
 Member States ; whereas there are possibilities for expor­        beef held by the intervention agencies that is to be
 ting such meat and smoked dried meat to certain African,           expected under . Commission Regulations (EEC) No
 Near and Middle Eastern countries ; whereas a refund               243/90 0 and (EEC) No 676/90(0 ;
 should accordingly be set ;
                                                                   Whereas in certain cases experience has shown that it is
                                                                   often difficult to determine quantities of other meat, as
 Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of
                                                                    compared with that from the bovine species alone
 meat or offal shown          in Annex    I under CN      code      contained in prepared or preserved meat covered by CN
 1602 50 90 Community participation in international                code 1602 50 ; whereas products of the bovine species
 trade may be maintained by granting a refund correspon­            alone should accordingly be set apart and a new heading
                                                                   should be created for mixtures of meats or offals ; whereas
 ding to that at present available ;
                                                                   control over products other than mixtures of meat or offal
                                                                    should be reinforced by marking the granting of refunds
                                                                    on certain of these products conditional on manufacturer
                                                                   under the arrangements provided for in Article 4 of
                                                                    Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4 March 1980 on
 Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a           the advance payment of export refunds in respect of agri­
 refund need not be fixed since Community participation            cultural products f), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 in nvorld trade is not significant ;                              2026/83 (8) ;
                                                                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,             in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 refunds should be calculated on the following basis :             Committee for Beef and Veal,
— in the case of currencies which are maintained in rela­
     tion to each other at any given moment within a band
     of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on their central
     rate, multiplied by the corrective factor provided for in
     the last paragraph of Article 3 (1 ) of Council Regula­
     tion (EEC) No 1 676/85 ('), as last amended by Regula­        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
     tion (EEC) No 1636/87 (2),
— for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
     arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
     these currencies recorded over a given period in rela­
     tion to the Community currencies referred to in the                                        Article 1
     previous indent and the aforesaid coefficient ;
                                                                   The list of products on which the export refund referred
                                                                   to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 is granted
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3),                and the amount of that refund shall be as set out in the
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 88/90 (4)                   Annex hereto .
establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the
purposes of export refunds ;
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities
for operators, the refunds for all boned cuts packed indivi­
dually should be harmonized ; whereas therefore the
refund on frozen boned cuts should be the same as that             This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 May 1990.
(') OJ  No  L  164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1 .                            0   OJ No  L  27, 31 . 1 . 1990, p. 8 .
0   OJ  No  L  153, 13 . 6. 1987, p. 1 .                           0   OJ No  L  75, 21 . 3. 1990, p. 8.
(3) OJ  No  L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 .                            0   OJ No  L  62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5.
(4) OJ  No  L 21 , 13. 1 . 1990, p. 23.                            (") OJ No  L  199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 18 May 1990 .
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                 ANNEX
                                                                                    (ECU/100 kg)
                Product code                    Destination Q         Amount of refund (8)
                                                                       — Live weight —
              0102 10 00 190                         01                      96,00
              0102 10 00 390                         01                     96,00
              0102 90 31 900                         02                     68,50
                                                     03                      55,50
                                                     04                     25,50
              0102 90 33 900                         02                     68,50
                                                     03 ■                    55,50
                                                     04                     25,50
              0102 90 35 900                         02                      86,50
                                                     03                     73,00
                                                     04                     34,50
              0102 90 37 900                         02                      86,50
            l                                        03                     73,00
            l                                        04                     34,50
                                                                       — Net weight —
              0201 10 10 100                         02                     73,50
                                                     03                     65,00
                                                     04                     32,50
              0201 10 10 900                         02                    101,50
                                                     03                     88,00
                                                     04                     44,00
              0201 10 90 110 (')                     02                    106,00
                                                     03                     85,00
                                                     04                     42,50
              0201 10 90 190                         02                     73,50
                                                     03                     65,00
            l                                        04                     32,50
              0201 10 90 910 (')                     02                    146,50
                                                     03                    115,00
                                                     04                     57,50
              0201 10 90 990                         02                    101,50
                                                     03                     88,00
                                                     04                     44,00
              0201 20 21 000                         02                    101,50
                                                     03                     88,00
                                                     04                     44,00
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                                                                                    (ECU/100 kg)
                Product code                    Destination 0         Amount of refund (8)
                                                                       — Net weight —
              0201 20 29 100 (')                     02                    146,50
                                                     03                    115,00
                                                     04                     57,50
              0201 20 29 900                         02                    101,50
                                                     03                     88,00
                                                     04                     44,00
              0201 20 31 000                         02                     73,50
                                                     03                     65,00
                                                     04                     32,50
              0201 20 39 100 (■)                     02                    106,00
                                                     03                     85,00
                                                     04                     42,50
              0201 20 39 900                         02                     73,50
                                                     03                     65,00
                                                     04                     32,50
              0201 20 51 100                         02                    129,00
                                                     03                    110,50
                                                     04                     56,00
              0201 20 51 900                         02                     73,50
                                                     03                     65,00
                                                     04                     32,50
              0201 20 59 110 0                       02                    186,50
            l                                        03                    146,00
                                                     04                     73,00
              0201 20 59 190                         02                    129,00
            l                                        03                    110,50
                                                     04                     56,00
              0201 20 59 910 (')                     02                    106,00
                                                     03                     85,00
                                                     04                     42,50
              0201 20 59 990                         02                     73,50
                                                     03                     65,00
                                                     04                     32,50
              0201 20 90 700                         02                     73,50
                                                     03                     65,00
            \                                        04                     32,50
              0201 30 00 050 (4)                     05                    112,00
              0201 30 00 100 (2)                     02                    266,50
                                                     03                    208,50
                                                     04                    104,50
                                                     06                    266,50
              0201 30 00 150                         02                    144,50
                                                     03                    125,00
                                                     04                     62,50
                                                     06                    144,50
                                                     07                     90,00
              0201 30 00 190 C6)                     02                    102,50
                                                     03                     84,00
                                                     04                     42,00
                                                     06                    102,50
                                                     07                     90,00
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                                                                                 (ECU/100 kg)
             Product code                    Destination 0         Amount of refund (')
                                                                    — Net weight —
            0202 10 00 100                        02                      73,50
                                                  03                      65,00
                                                  04                      32,50
            0202 10 00 900                        02                    101,50
                                                  03                      88,00
                                                  04                      44,00
            0202 20 10 000                        02                    101,50
                                                  03                      88,00
                                                  04                      44,00
            0202 20 30 000                        02 ■                    73,50
                                                  03                      65,00
                                                  04                      32,50
            0202 20 50 100                        02                    129,00
                                                  03                    110 ,50
                                                  04                      56,00
            0202 20 50 900                        02                      73,50
                                                  03                      65,00
                                                  04                      32,50
            0202 20 90 100                        02                      73,50
                                                  03                      65,00
                                                  04                      32,50
            0202 30 90 100 (4)                    05                    112,00
            0202 30 90 400                        02                    144,50 (,0)
                                                  03                    1 25,00 O
                                                   04                     62,50 (10)
                                                   06                   144,50 (,0)
                                                   07                     90,00 (10)
            0202 30 90 500 (6)                     02                   102,50
                                                   03                     84,00
                                                   04                     42,00
                                                   06                   102,50
                                                   07                     90,00
            0202 30 90 900                         07                     90,00
            0206 10 95 000                         02                   102,50
                                                   03                     84,00
                                                   04                     42,00
                                                   06                   102,50
            0206 29 91 000                         02                   102,50
                                                   03                     84,00
                                                   04                     42,00
                                                   06                   102,50
            0210 20 90 100                         08                   102,50
                                                   09                     60,50
            0210 20 90 300                         02                   102,50
            0210 20 90 500 (3)                     02                   102,50
            1602 50 10 120                         02                   1 08,00 (»)
                                                   03                   108,00 (»)
                                                   04                   1 08,00 (9)
            1602 50 10 140                         02                     96,00 (')
                                                   03                     96,00 (')
                                                   04                     96,00 0
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                                                                                                                    (ECU/100 kg)
                            Product code                          Destination f)                    Amount of refund (')
                                                                                                      — Net weight —
                          1602 50 10 160                                02                                   77,00 0
                                                                        03                                   77,00 0
                                                                        04                                   77,00 0
                          1602 50 10 180                                02                                   51,00
                                                                        03                                   51,00
                                                                        04                                   51,00
                          1602 50 10 240                                02                                   36,00
                                                                        03                                   36,00
                                                                        04                                   36,00
                          1602 50 10 260                                02                                   26,00
                                                                        03                                   26,00
                                                                        04                                   26,00
                          1602 50 10 280                                02                                   16,00
            \                                                           03                                   16,00
                                                                        04                                   16,00
                          1602 50 90 120                                01                                  116,00 0
                          1602 50 90 170                                01                                   73,00 (»)
                          1602 50 90 320                                01                                  103,00 0
                          1602 50 90 370                                01                                   65,00 0
                          1602 50 90 520                                01                                   77,00 0
                          1602 50 90 570                                01                                   48,50 0
                          1602 50 90 610                                01                                   36,00
                          1602 50 90 620                                01                                   16,00
                          1602 50 90 700                                01                                   36,00
                          1602 50 90 800                                01                                   26,00
                          1602 50 90 900                                01                                   16,00
              (') Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commis­
                  sion Regulation (EEC) No 32/82.
              (2) Entry under this subheading is subject to compliance with the condition laid down in Commission 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) OJ No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44.
              O OJ No 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 No L 210, 1 . 8. 1986, p. 39).
              0 The destinations are as follows :
                  01 Third countries, except the German Democratic Republic.
                  02 North African, Near and Middle East third countries, West, Central East and South African third countries,
                      except Lebanon, Cyprus, Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
                  03 European third countries, the Canary Islands, Ceuta, Melilla, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greenland, Pakistan, Sri
                      Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, China, North Korea and Hong Kong and the
                      destinations referred to in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (OJ No L 351 , 14. 12.
                      1987, p. 1 ), except Austria, Sweden , Switzerland and the German Democratic Republic.
                  04 Austria, Sweden and Switzerland.
                  05 The United States of America, carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79
                      (OJ No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44).
                  06 French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
                  07 Canada.
                  08 North, West, Central, East and South African third countries, except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swazi­
                      land and Zimbabwe.
                  09 Switzerland.
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             (8) 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.
             (') The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of
                 Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80.
            (I0) Excluding boneless pieces exported under Regulations (EEC) No 243/90 and (EEC) No 676/90 .
            NB : The countries are as defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 420/90 (OJ No L 44, 20. 2.
                    1990, p. 15). The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out
                    in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as amended.