CELEX: 31997R1504
Language: en
Date: 1997-07-29 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1504/97 of 29 July 1997 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

No L 202/50         fENl                    Official Journal of the European Communities                                  30 . 7. 97
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1504/97
                                                            of 29 July 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
                                                                      certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 f), as last amended                 whereas a refund should accordingly be set;
by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (4), Regulation (EEC) No
1964/82 (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87,
and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (6), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3661 /92 Q, 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              Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (8),
slaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms and             as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1297/97 (9), esta­
less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adult
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
(') 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 .
H   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 .
0   OJ No  L  370, 19.    12. 1992, p. 16.                            n OJ No L 176, 4. 7. 1997, p. 30 .
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Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef,
veal and other meat contained in prepared or preserved
meat falling within CN code 1602 50; whereas exclusively                                    Article 1
beef and veal products should accordingly be set apart
and a new heading should be created for mixtures of
                                                                   1 . The list of products on which export refunds as
meats or offals; whereas checks on products other than            referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making          are granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in
the granting of refunds on these products conditional on          Annex I of this Regulation .
manufacture under the arrangements provided for in
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of 4
                                                                  2.    The destinations are identified in Annex II to this
March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in
respect of agricultural products ('), as amended by Regula­       Regulation .
tion (EEC) No 2026/83 (2);
Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depen­                                        Article 2
ding on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export
of certain pure-bred breeding animals;                            The grant of the refund for product code 0102 90 59 9000
Whereas opportunities exist for the export to certain third       of the nomenclature for export refunds and for exports to
countries   of   heifers   other than    those   intended for     the third countries in zone 10 listed in Annex II to this
slaughter, but to prevent any abuse control criteria should       Regulation shall be subject to presentation, when the
be laid down to ensure that these animals are not more            customs formalities for export are completed, of the
than 36 months old;                                               original and one copy of the veterinary certificate signed
                                                                  by an official veterinarian certifying that these are heifers
Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the                   of an age of not more than 36 months. The original of
combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat,            the certificate shall be returned to the exporter and the
other than uncooked, falling within CN code 1602 50,              copy, certified as being in accordance with the regulations
experience has shown that it is possible to delete from the       by the customs authorities, shall be attached to the ap­
refund nomenclature several products falling within CN            plication for payment of the refund.
code 1602 50 31 and to amend the list of products falling
within CN code 1 602 50 80;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                                    Article 3
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,                                      This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 July 1997.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 29 July 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 29 July 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 109120             01                 65,00
                                                             0201 20 20 9120            02           81,00
0102 10 10 9130            02                 38,50
                           03                 27,00
                                                                                        03           56,00
                           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
0102 90 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
                           10                 57,50 (9)
                                                                                        04           51,50
0102 90 59 9000            02                 38,50
                           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
                                                             0201 20 50 9130(1 )        02           89,00
                           04                 13,50
                                                                                        03           61,50
0102 90 69 9000            02                 38,50                               \
                                                                                        04           30,00
                           03                 27,00
                           04                 13,50          0201 20 50 9140            02           58,50
0102 90 71 9000            02                 57,50                                     03           41,00
                           03                 38,00                                     04           20,50
                           04                 19,00                               \
                                                             0201 20 90 9700            02           58,50
0102 90 79 9000            02                 57,50
                           03                 38,00                                     03           41,00
                           04                 19,00                                     04           20,50
                                    \
                     Il\
                                                             ΛΛΛ1
                                                             0201  ·"> A AA 9050
                                                                  30     00 Í7Ü5U       05(4)        85,00
                                       — Net weight —
                     li                                                                 07 (4a)      85,00
0201 10 00 9110(1 )        02                 89,00          0201 30 00 9100(2)         02         216,50
                           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(1 )        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                               Il
                           04                 28,00          0201 30 00 9190 (6)        02           81,00
                                                                                        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/1 00 kg)                                      (ECU/1 00 kg)
      Product code          Destination          Refund (7)              Product code Destination   Refund (7)
                       L                     — Net weight —                                       — Net weight —
0202 10 00 9100                 02                  58,50           1602 50 10 9120       02          93,50 (8)
                                03                  41,00                                 03           75,00 (8)
                                04                  20,50                                 04           75,00 (8)
                                02                  81,00           1602 50 10 9140       02           83,00 (8)
0202 10 00 9900
                                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)
                                03                  56,00
                                                                                          03           53,50 (8)
                                04                  28,00
                                                                                          04           53,50 (8)
                                                                    1602 50 10 9170       02           44,00 (8)
0202 20 30 9000                  02                 58,50
                                                                                          03           35,50 (8)
                                 03                 41,00
                                                                                          04           35,50 (8)
                                 04                 20,50
                                                                    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
                                 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
                                                                      1602 50 39 9395       01           29,50
  0206 29 91 9000                 02                  81,00
                                                                      1602 50 39 9425        01          60,50 (5)
                                  03                  53,50
                                  04                  27,00
                                                                      1602 50 39 9435        01          35,50 (8)
                                   06                 65,50           1602 50 39 9495        01          26,50
  0210 20 90 9100                  02                 68,00           1602 50 39 9505        01          26,50
                                   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)
   0210 20 90 9500(3)              02                  84,00          1602 50 39 9595        01          26,50
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                                                               (ECU/100 kg)                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
        Product code             Destination                Refund (7)                      Product code           Destination             Refund (?)
I                                                      — Net weight —                                                                 — Net weight —
                                                                                       1602 50 80 9495                 01                    26,50
    602 50 39 9615                    01                      26,50
    602 50 39 9625                    01                                               1602 50 80 950 5                01                    26,50
                                                              12,00
    602 50 39 9705                    01                       —
                                                                                       1602 50 80 9515                 01                    12,00
    602 50 39 9805                    01                       —
                                                                                       1602 50 80 9535                 01                    35,50 (8)
    602 50 39 9905                    01                       —
                                                                                       1602 50 80 9595                 01                    26,50
    602 50 80 9135                    01                      53,50 (8)                1602 50 80 9615                01                     26,50
    602 50 80 9195                    01                      26,50                    1602 50 80 9625                 01                    12,00
    602 50 80 9335                    01                      48,00 (8)                1602 50 80 9705                01                      —
    602 50 80 9395                    01                      26,50                    1602 50 80 9805                01                      —
    602 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 appeanng 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.
  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)  Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (OJ No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44).
  <a) Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2051 /96 (OJ No L 274, 26. 10 . 1996, p. 18).
  s) OJ No L 221 , 19. 8 . 1984, p. 28 .
  ft) 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).
  7) 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.
  s) The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
      565/ 80 .
  9) The grant of the refund is subject to compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation .
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 Melilla                       400     United States of America    224  Sudan
  024      Iceland                                       \                             228
                                                                                       232
                                                                                            Mauritania
                                                                                            Mali
  028      Norway                                                    Zone 06           236  Burkina Faso
  041      Faroe Islands
  043      Andorra
                                                                                       240  Niger
                                                   809     New Caledonia
                                                                                       244  Chad
  044      Gibraltar                               822     French Polynesia            247  Cape Verde
  045      Vatican City                                                                248  Senegal
  053      Estonia                                                                     252  Gambia
                                                                     Zone 07
  054      Latvia                                                                      257  Guinea-Bissau
  055      Lithuania                                                                   260  Guinea
                                                   404     Canada
  060      Poland                                                                      264  Sierra Leone
                                                         \                             268  Liberia
  061      Czech Republic                                l
  063      Slovakia                                                  Zone 08           272  Côte d' Ivoire
         L                                               \                             276  Ghana
  064      Hungary                                       \
                                                   046     Malta                       280  Togo
  066      Romania
                                                    052    Turkey                      284  Benin
  068      Bulgaria                                 072    Ukraine                     288  Nigeria
  070      Albania                                  073    Belarus                     302  Cameroon
  091      Slovenia                                 074    Moldova                     306  Central African Republic
  092      Croatia                                  075    Russia                      310  Equatorial Guinea
  093      Bosnia-Herzegovina                       076    Georgia                     311  Sao Tome and Principe
  094      Serbia and Montenegro                    077    Armenia                     314  Gabon
  096       Former Yugoslav Republic         of     078    Azerbaijan                  318  Congo
           Macedonia                                079    Kazakhstan                  322  Democratic Republic of Congo
                                                    080    Turkmenistan                324  Rwanda
   109     The communes of Livigno and
            Campione d'Italia; the island of        081    Uzbekistan                  328  Burundi
            Helgoland                               082    Tajikistan                  329  St Helena and dependencies
  406       Greenland                               083    Kirghistan                   330 Angola
                                                    204    Morocco                      334  Ethiopia
   600      Cyprus
   662      Pakistan
                                                    208    Algeria                      336  Eritrea
                                                    212    Tunisia                      338  Djibouti
   669      Sri Lanka
                                                    216    Libya                        342  Somalia
   676      Myanmar (Burma)                         220    Egypt                        350  Uganda
   680      Thailand                                 604    Lebanon                     352  Tanzania
   690      Vietnam                                  608   Syria                        355  Seychelles and dependencies
   700      Indonesia                                612    Iraq                        357  British Indian Ocean Territory
   708      Philippines                              616    Iran                        366  Mozambique
   724      North Korea                              624    Israel                      373  Mauritius
   950      Stores and provisions                    625    Gaza and Jericho            375  Comoros
            (Destinations referred to in Article     628   Jordan                       377  Mayotte
            34   of   Commission     Regulation      632    Saudi Arabia                378  Zambia
            (EEC) No 3665/87, as amended)            636    Kuwait                      386  Malawi
                                                     640    Bahrain                     388  South Africa
                                                     644    Qatar                       395  Lesotho
                                                     CAI    United Arab Emirates     II
                                                     O^/
                                                                                     II
                                                     649    Oman                     II
                      Zone 04                                                        II
                                                     653    Yemen                                      Zone 10
                                                     720    China
    039     Switzerland                              740    Hong Kong SAR               075  Russia
 NB: The countries are those defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 895/97 (OJ No L 128, 21 . 5. 1997, p. 1 ).