CELEX: 31994R1743
Language: en
Date: 1994-07-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1743/94 of 15 July 1994 fixing the export refunds on beef

No L 182/20                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  16. 7. 94
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1743/94
                                                        of IS July 1994
                                             fixing the export refunds on beef
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       granted, on the one hand, on bovine animals intended for
                                                                  slaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms and
                                                                  less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adult
                                                                  bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             whereas experience gained in recent years has shown that
Community,                                                        live pure-bred breeding animals weighing at least 250
                                                                  kilograms in the case of females and 300 kilograms in
                                                                  that of males should be treated in the same way as other
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of            bovine animals, subject to certain special administrative
                                                                  formalities ;
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market
in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1096/94 (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,
                                                                  whereas export refunds should be granted for certain
                                                                  destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
provides that the difference between prices on the world          Annex under CN code 0201 , on some frozen meat listed
market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­       in the Annex under CN code 0202, on some meat or offal
                                                                  listed in the Annex under CN code 0206 and on some
tion and prices for those products within the
Community may be covered by an export refund ;                    other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in the
                                                                  Annex under CN code 1602 50 10 :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 427/77 (4), lays down
general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for        Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
fixing the amount of such refunds ;                               covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100
                                                                  used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted
                                                                  on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one
                                                                  third ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 0, as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (*), Regulation (EEC)
No 1964/82 f), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3169/87, and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (8), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3661 /92 (9), lay down             Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or
the conditions for granting special export refunds on             boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows
certain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved beef          to Switzerland ; whereas, to allow this trade to continue,
                                                                  the refund should be set to cover the difference between
and veal products ;
                                                                  prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the
                                                                  Member States ; whereas there are possibilities for export­
                                                                  ing such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to
Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria         certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries ;
to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal       whereas a refund should accordingly be set ;
that the refund should be as set out below ;
Whereas, given the current market situation in the                Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of
Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain            meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes
third countries in particular, export refunds should be           1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80, the Community share of inter­
                                                                  national trade may be maintained by granting a refund
O   OJ No  L  148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.                            corresponding to that at present available ;
0   OJ No  L  121 , 12. 5. 1994, p. 9.
(3) OJ No  L  156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2.
O   OJ No  L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 16.
(0  OJ No  L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. 11 .
(4 OJ No L 301 , 24. 10. 1987, p. 21 .                            Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
0 OJ No L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48 .
(8) OJ No L 221 , 18. 8. 1984, p. 28.                             refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of
O OJ No L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 16.                               world trade is not significant ;
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Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article         Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depend­
 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 ('), as                  ing on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3528/93 (2), are used to             of certain pure-bred breeding animals ;
convert amounts expressed in third country currencies
and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural         Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (9) prohi­
conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;                bits trade between the European Community and the
whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­           Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia und Montenegro) ;
tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­             whereas this prohibition does not apply in certain situa­
 lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (3), as amended by Regulation             tions as comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7
                                                                   thereof ; whereas account should be taken of this fact
(EC) No 547/94 (4);
                                                                   when fixing the refunds ;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (*),                Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 607/94 (6),                  combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat,
establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the          other than uncooked, falling within CN code 1 602 50,
 purposes of export refunds ;                                      experience has shown that it is possible to delete from the
                                                                   refund nomenclature several products falling within CN
Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities           code 1602 50 31 and to amend the list of products falling
 for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be           within CN code 1 602 50 80 ;
brought in line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other
 than those from adult male bovine animals ;                       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                   in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is           Committee for Beef and Veal,
often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef,
veal and other meat contained in prepared or preserved             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
meat falling within CN code 1 602 50 ; whereas exclusi­
vely beef and veal products should accordingly be set                                      Article 1
apart and a new heading should be created for mixtures of
meats or offals ; whereas checks on products other than            The list of products on which export refunds as referred
 mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making          to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 are
the granting of refunds on these products conditional on           granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in the
 manufacture under the arrangements provided for in                Annex.
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of
4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds                                      Article 2
in respect of agricultural products 0, as amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (8) ;                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 July 1994.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 15 July 1994.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                               Rene STEICHEN
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(')  OJ  No L 387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
O   OJ   No L 320, 22. 12. 1993, p. 32.
(3) OJ   No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
(4) OJ   No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 .
O   OJ   No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 .
(*) OJ   No L 77, 19. 3. 1994, p. 5.
O   OJ   No L 62, 7. 3 . 1980, p. 5.
(8) OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.                               O OJ No L 102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.
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                                                         ANNEX
                                              (ECU/100 kei                                          (ECU/100 kg)
     Product code  Destination f)        Refund (8) (,0)          Product code  Destination Q  Refund (8) (10)
                                      — Live weight —                                         — Net weight —
0102 10 10 120          01                  82,50
                                                             0201 20 20 120          02          108,50
0102 10 10 130          02                  60,50
                                                                                     03            75,00
                        03                  42,50
                                                                                     04            37,50
                        04                  21,50
0102 10 30 120          01                   82,50           0201 20 30 110 (')      02          107,50
0102 10 30 130          02                   60,50                                   03            73,00
                        03                  42,50                                    04            36,50
                        04                  21,50            0201 20 30 120          02            79,00
0102 10 90 120          01                   82,50                                   03            55,00
0102 90 41 100          02                   82,50                                   04            27,50
0102 90 51 000          02                   60,50
                                                             0201 20 50 110 (')      02          187,00
                        03                  42,50
                                                                                     03          124,50
                        04                  21,50
                                                                                     04            62,00
0102 90 59 000          02                  60,50
                        03                  42,50            0201 20 50 120          02          138,00
                        04                  21,50                                    03            95,00
0102 90 61 000          02                  60,50                                    04            47,50
                        03                  42,50
                                                             0201 20 50 130 (')      02          107,50
                        04                  21,50
                                                                                     03            73,00
0102 90 69 000          02                  60,50
                                                                                     04            36,50
                        03                  42,50
                        04                  21,50            0201 20 50 140          02            79,00
0102 90 71 000          02                  82,50                                    03            55,00
                        03                  55,50                                    04            27,50
                        04                  27,50
                                                             0201 20 90 700          02            79,00
0102 90 79 000          02                  82,50
                                                                                     03            55,00
                        03                  55,50
                                                                                     04            27,50
                        04                  27,50
                                                             0201 30 00 050 (4)      05            96,00
                                      — Net weight —
                                                             0201 30 00 100 O        02          267,50
                                                                                     03          178,50
0201 10 00 110 (')      02                 107,50
                                                                                     04            89,50
                        03                  73,00
                        04                  36,50                                    06          228,50
0201 10 00 120          02                  79,00            0201 30 00 150 (6)      10          141,50
                        03                  55,00                                    11          119,50
                        04                  27,50                                    03          107,50
0201 10 00 130 0        02                 147,50                                    04            53,50
                        03                  99,00                                    06          124,00
                        04                  49,50
                                                                                     07            77,00
0201 10 00 140          02                 108,50
                        03                  75,00            0201 30 00 190 (6)      02          109,50
                        04                  37,50                                    03            72,00
0201 20 20 110C)        02                 147,50                                    04            36,00
                        03                  99,00                                    06            88,00
                        04                  49,50                                    07            77,00
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                                            (ECU/100 ku)                                          (ECU/100 kg)
    Product code   Destination Q        Refund (8) (10)        Product code   Destination (0  Refund (8) (10)
                                     — Net weight —                                          — Net weight —
0202 10 00 100          02                  79,00          1602 50 10 120          02           121,50 (9)
                        03                  55,00                                  03             97,50 f)
                        04                  27,50                                  04             97,50 (9)
0202 10 00 900          02                108,50           1602 50 10 140          02           107,50 (9)
                        03                  75,00                                  03             86,50 (9)
                        04                  37,50                                  04             86,50 (9)
0202 20 10 000          02                108,50           1602 50 10 160          02             86,50 (9)
                        03                  75,00                                  03             69,50 0
                        04                  37,50                                  04             69,50 (9)
0202 20 30 000          02                  79,00          1602 50 10 170          02             57,50 (9)
                        03                  55,00                                  03             46,00 0
                        04                  27,50                                  04             46,00 (9)
0202 20 50 100          02                138,00           1602 50 10 190          02             57,50
                        03                  95,00                                  03             46,00
                        04                  47,50                                  04             46,00
0202 20 50 900          02                  79,00          1602 50 10 240          02             20,00
                        03                  55,00                                   03            20,00
                        04                  27,50                                   04            20,00
0202 20 90 100          02                  79,00          1602 50 10 260           02            16,00
                        03                  55,00                                   03            16,00
                        04                  27,50                                   04            16,00
0202 30 90 100 (4)      05                  96,50          1602 50 10 280           02            10,00
0202 30 90 400 (0        10               141,50                                    03            10,00
                        11                119,50                                    04            10,00
                        03                107,50
                                                           1602 50 31 125           01          110,00(0
                        04                  53,50
                                                           1602 50 31 135           01            69,50 (9)
                        06                124,00
                        07                  77,00          1602 50 31 195           01            34,00
0202 30 90 500(0        02                109,50           1602 50 31 325           01            98,00(0
                        03                  72,00          1602 50 31 335           01            62,00 (9)
                        04                  36,00          1602 50 31 395           01            34,00
                        06                  88,00
                                                           1602 50 39 125           01           110,00(0
                        07                  77,00
                                                           1602 50 39 135           01            69,50 (9)
0202 30 90 900          07                  77,00
                                                           1602 50 39 195           01            34,00
0206 10 95 000          02                109,50
                        03                 72,00           1602 50 39 325           01            98,00(0
                        04                 36,00           1602 50 39 335          01             62,00 (9)
                        06                  88,00          1602 50 39 395          01             34,00
0206 29 91 000          02                109,50           1602 50 39 425          01             73,00(0
                        03                 72,00
                                                           1602 50 39 435          01             46,00 (9)
                        04                 36,00
                        06                  88,00          1602 50 39 495          01             34,00
0210 20 90 100          08                 88,00           1602 50 39 505          01             34,00
                        09                  52,00          1602 50 39 525          01             73,00(0
0210 20 90 300          02                109,50           1602 50 39 535          01             46,00 (9)
0210 20 90 500 (3)      02                109,50           1602 50 39 595          01             34,00
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                                                             (ECU/100 kg)                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
        Product code            Destination f)         Refund (8) (,0)                  Product code              Destination Q           Refund (8) (10)
                                                    — Net weight —                                                                     — Net weight —
 1602 50 39 615                      01                     34,00                  1602 50 80 495                       01                    34,00
 1602 50 39 625                      01                     15,00                  1602 50 80 505                       01                    34,00
 1602 50 39 705                      01                     20,00                  1602 50 80 515                       01                    15,00
 1602 50 39 805                      01                     16,00                  1602 50 80 535                      01                    46,00 (9)
 1602 50 39 905                      01                     10,00                  1602 50 80 595                      01                     34,00
 1602 50 80 135                      01                     69,50 (9)              1602 50 80 615                      01                     34,00
 1602 50 80 195                      01                     34,00                  1602 50 80 625                      01                     15,00
 1602 50 80 335                      01                     62,00 (9)              1602 50 80 705                      01                     20,00
 1602 50 80 395                      01                     34,00                  1602 50 80 805                      01                     16,00
 1602 50 80 435                      01                     46,00 (9)              1602 50 80 905                      01                     10,00
 (') Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commission 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.
 f) The destinations are as follows :
     01 Third countries.
     02 North African, Near and Middle East third countries, West, Central East and Southern African third countries, except Cyprus, Botswana, Kenya,
         Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
     03 European third countries, Ceuta, Melilla, Cyprus, Greenland, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Viet Nam, Indonesia, the Philippines, China,
         North Korea and Hong Kong and the destinations referred to in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87, except Austria, Sweden and
         Switzerland.
     04 Austria, Sweden and Switzerland.
     05 The United States of America, carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79.
     06 French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
     07 Canada.
     08 North, West, Central, East and Southern African third countries, except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
     09 Switzerland,
     10 North African third countries, Near and Middle East, Central, East and Southern African third countries, except Cyprus, Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,
         Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia,
     11 West African third countries.
 (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 .
 O The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80.
(10) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in Regulation
     (EEC) No 990/93 are observed.
NB : The countries are as defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3478/93 (OJ No L 317 of 18. 12. 1993, p. 32).
        The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as
        amended.