CELEX: 31979R0949
Language: en
Date: 1979-05-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 949/79 of 15 May 1979 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

16. 5. 79                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 120/7
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 949/79
                                                        of 15 May 1979
                                        fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals,
COMMUNITIES,                                                      boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are tradi­
                                                                  tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the
                                                                  extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover
Economic Community,                                               the difference between prices on the Swiss market and
                                                                  export prices in the Member States ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by            Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and
Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular the             preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under
first sentence of Article 1 8 (5) thereof,                        subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­
                                                                  tion in international trade may be ensured by granting
                                                                  a refund which takes' account of the refund hitherto
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                      granted to exporters ;
Committee,
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                  Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
provides that the difference between prices on the                refund need not be fixed since Community participa­
world market for the products listed in Article 1 of              tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­
that Regulation and prices for those products within              cant :
the Community may be covered by an export refund ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28                  Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of
such refunds :                                                    — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                       relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                       a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and                       their effective parity ;
criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in
beef and veal that the refund should be as set out
                                                                  — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
below :
                                                                       arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
                                                                       of these currencies recorded for a given period in
                                                                       relation to the Community currencies referred to
Whereas the present market situation in the Commu­                     in the previous indent ;
nity and the outlets available, particularly in certain
non-member countries, lead to granting export
refunds for the export of adult bovine animals with a
live weight of 300 kilograms or over, for the export, to          Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
certain destinations, of certain fresh or chilled meats           March 1979 (5) laid down the coefficient for
shown in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II                 expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in
a) and of certain frozen meats shown in the Annex                 ECU ;
under subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and of certain
other preparations and preserves of meat or offals
shown in the Annex under subheading 16.02 B III b)
 1 aa);                                                           Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and
                                                                  Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time
(!) OJ  No L  148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 24.                           limit set by its chairman,
(2) OJ  No L  61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No L  156, 4. 7. 1968 , p. 2.
(4) OJ  No L  61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 16.                            (5) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 .
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   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                          805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall
                                                                          be as set out in the Annex hereto.
                             Article 1                                                           Article 2
  The list of products on which the export refund                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 May
   referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No                       1979 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 15 May 1979.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                       Vice-President
                                                                     ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 15 May 1979 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
                                                                                                                           ( ECU 100 k '.'
   CCT heading No                                            Description                                         Refund
                                                                                                             — Live weight —
ex 01.02 A II           Live domestic animals of the bovine species, other than pure-bred
                        breeding animals :
                        ( a ) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater
                                than 300 kg                                                                       64.075
                                                                                                             — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II           Meat of bovine animals :
                        a ) Fresh or chilled :
                              1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated ' quarters :
                                  ( aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase com­
                                         prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder
                                         but with more than 10 ribs :
                                         — For export to European third countries ('), to
                                             Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or on
                                             the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                             Peninsula and Africa                                                 98.000
                                         — Other destinations, except the United States of Ame­
                                             rica                                                                 82-500
                                  ( bb ) Other :
                                         — For export to European third countries I 1 ), to Jordan,
                                              to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                             Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                             Peninsula and Africa                                                122-500
                                         — Other destinations, except the United States of Ame­
                                             rica                                                                103.000
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                                                                                                             (ECU/100 kg)
    CCT heading No                                       Description                               Refund
                                                                                               — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II          2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
(cont'd)
                             — For export to European countries J1), to Jordan, to third
                                 countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to
                                 third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa               98.000
                             — Other destinations, except the United States of America             82-500
                       3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                            — For export to European third countries (*), to Jordan, to
                                third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                                Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa      147-000
                            — Other destinations, except the United States of America             123.500
                       4. Other :
                               (aa) Unboned (bone-in) :
                                     — For export to European third countries ('), to
                                           Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean
                                           or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                           Arabian Peninsula and Africa                            98.000
                                     — Other destinations, except the United States of
                                           America                                                 82-500
                         ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
                                     shin :
                                     ( 11 ) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                             — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                                Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­
                                                ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third
                                                countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa    134.194
                                             — Other destinations, except the United States of
                                                America                                      /   113.037
                   b) Frozen :
                      1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters :
                           ( aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase com­
                                  prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder
                                  but with more than 10 ribs :
                                  — For export to European third countries (*), to Jordan,
                                       to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                       Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                       Peninsula and Africa                                       69.500
                           (bb) Other :
                                  — For export to European third countries (I), to Jordan,
                                       to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                       Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                       Peninsula and Africa                                       87.000
                      2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                          — For export to European third countries (1), to Jordan, to
                               third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                               Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa       69.500
                      3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                          — For export to European third countries (*), to Jordan, to
                               third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                               Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa      104.500
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                                                                                                                                       (ECU/100 kg)
     CCT heading No                                              Description                                                Refund
                                                                                                                        — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II                     4. Other :
(cont'd)
                                         (aa) Unboned (bone-in) :
                                               — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                                    Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean
                                                    or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                    Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                            69.500
                                    ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
                                               shin :
                                               ( 11) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                                     — For export to the United States of America                             0
                                                      — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                                         Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­
                                                         ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third
                                                         countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa                     113.037
                                               (22) Other :
                                                      — For export to the United States of America                            0
ex 02.06 C I a) 2              Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried :
                              — For export to Switzerland                                                                   64-679
ex 16.02 B III b) 1            Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals,
                               except those finely homogenized (2) :
                               ex (aa) Uncooked, containing by weight the following percentages
                                        of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                       ( 11) 80 % or more of meat :
                                              — For export to European third countries H , to
                                                   Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                   on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                   Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                             91.880
                                       (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 %> of meat :
                                              — For export to European third countries (1), to
                                                   Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                   on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                   Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                             55.007
                                       (33 ) 40 % or more, but less than 60 °/o of meat :
                                              — For export to European third countries (J ), to
                                                   Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                   on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                   Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                             37-478
                               ex (bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of
                                       bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                       ( 11 ) 80 °/o or more of meat                                                        45.336
                                       (22) 60 °/o or more, but less than 80 %> of meat                                     27.201
                                       (33) 40 % of more, but less than 60 % of meat                                        18.134
                                       (44) 20 °/o or more, but less than 40 °/o of meat                                     9.067
tl) Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 ( OJ No L V, 31 . 1 . 1975. p. 1)
    are also to be understood as European third countries .
(') The products which contain a (small quantity of visible pieces of meat are also excluded .
NB : Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 provides that no export refunds shall be granted on products imported
        from third countries and re-exported to third countries.