CELEX: 31979R1444
Language: en
Date: 1979-07-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1444/79 of 12 July 1979 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

No L 176/ 10                          Official Journal of the European Communities                              13. 7. 79
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1444/79
                                                       of 12 July 1979
                                          fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   6 aa) are to be available in the future, the refund
 COMMUNITIES,                                                     should be comparable with that granted for dried or
                                                                  smoked products ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                              Whereas in the case of certain typical Italian products
                                                                  falling within subheading 02.06 B I b) 3 bb) and 7 bb)
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     and if the Community is to continue to take part in
 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­               international trade, the refund must take account of
 tion of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by            the conditions of access to the world market ;
 Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular the
 first sentence of Article 1 5 (5) thereof,                       Whereas in the       case of products falling within
                                                                  subheadings 02.06    B I b) ex 7, the refund should be
 Whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                granted solely in    respect of products of a quality
 provides that the difference between prices on the               comparable with      that of products falling within
 world market for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of       subheadings 02.06    B I b) 3, 4 and 5 ;
 that Regulation and prices for these products within
 the Community may be covered by an export refund ;               Whereas because of the conditions of competition in
                                                                  certain third countries, which are traditionally major
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768/75 of 29                importers of products falling within subheadings ex
 October 1975 (3) lays down general rules for granting            16.01 A, ex 16.01 B I and II, ex 16.02 A II, ex 16.02 B
 export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of             III a) 2 aa), 11 , 22, 33, bb) and cc), set out in the
 such refunds ;                                                  Annex hereto, the refund for these products should be
                                                                  fixed so as to take this situation into account ;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
 criteria to the present situation on the market in              Whereas since economically significant quantities of
 pigmeat that the refund should be fixed as set out              other pigmeat products are not being exported at
 below ;                                                          present, there is no need to fix a refund for these
                                                                  products ;
Whereas facilities exist at present for the export of live       Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
 pigs falling within subheading 01.03 A II b), and for           March 1979 (4) laid down the coefficient for
certain products falling within subheading 02.01 A               expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in
 III ; whereas, a refund should be fixed for these
                                                                 ECU ;
 products taking particular account of the conditions of
competition on the markets ;                                      Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has
                                                                 not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
Whereas, following the measures taken in the Repu­               its chairman,
blic of Malta to eradicate African swine fever, a
specific refund should be fixed for products falling
within subheading 02.01 A III a) 1 in order to supply
the market with pigmeat without placing in jeopardy              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the veterinary measures taken ;
Whereas in the case of products falling within                                            Article 1
subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 bb) and 6 bb), the refund
should be limited to an amount which takes account               The list of products on which the export refund
of the qualitative characteristics of each of the                referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No
products falling within these subheadings and of the             2759/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund
foreseeable trend of production costs on the world               shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
market ;
                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas if existing export outlets for products falling
within subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 aa), 4 aa), 5 aa) and
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
                                                                  1979 .
(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 171 , 28. 6. 1978, p. 19.
h) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 39.                            (4) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 12 July 1979 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                  Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                     Vice-President
                                                            ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 12 July 1979 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
                                                                                                    ( ECU/ 100 ki)
                CCT
              heading                                       Description                               Refund
                 No
                                                                                                    net weight
          01.03            Live swine :
                           A. Domestic species :
                               II . Other :
                                     b) Other                                                          29-01
          02.01            Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within
                           heading No 01.01, 01.02, 01.03 , or 01.04, fresh, chilled
                           or frozen :
                           A. Meat :
                               III . Of swine :
                                      a) Of domestic swine :
                                         1 . Carcases or half carcases, with or without
                                             heads , seet or flare fat :
                                             ( aa ) Carcases or half carcases without heads ,
                                                     feet and flare fat :
                                                     — For export to the Republic of Malta             76.16
                                                     — Other destinations                              43.52
                                             ( bb ) Other                                              43.52
                                         2 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned ( bone-
                                             in)                                                       3 2 " 64
                                         3 . Shoulders ( fores) and cuts of shoulders,
                                             unboned ( bone-in )                                       .32.64
                                         4 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-
                                             in)                                                       32.64
                                         5 . Bellies ( streaky ) and cuts of bellies :
                                              ( aa ^ Boned or boneless and totally or par­
                                                     tially defatted , with a maximum layer
                                                      of 3 mm fat , frozen ( a )                        32.64
                                              ( bb ) Other                                              22.9 -
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                                                                                           ( ECU/ 100 kg )
                  CCT
                 heading                                Description                          Refund
                   No
                                                                                           net weight
             02.01                   6. Other :
             (cont'd)
                                        ex aa) Boned or boneless and frozen :
                                                  (11) Hams, shoulders and loins and
                                                        cuts thereof, totally or partially
                                                        defatted, with a maximum layer
                                                        of 3 mm fat (a)                       55.61
                                                  (22) Other hams, shoulders and loins
                                                         and cuts thereof (a)                 32.64
                                        ex bb) Other :
                                                  (11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and
                                                         cuts thereof (a)                     32.64
             02.06       Meat and edible meat offal (except poultry liver), salted,
                         in brine, dried or smoked :
                         B. Meat and edible meat offals of domestic swine :
                             I. Meat :
                                b) Dried or smoked :
                                   2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/i sides or middles :
                                       cc) 3A sides or middles                                27.81;
                                   3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                  32.64
                                       bb) Other :
                                           (11 ) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto di
                                                   San Daniele' (b)                           78.58
                                           (22) Other                                         47.15
                                   4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders,
                                       unboned (bone-in) :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                  27.81
                                   5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                  32.64
                                   6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                  22.97
                                       bb) Other                                              22.97
                                   7. Other :
                                       ex aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked :
                                                ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces
                                                       thereof                                32-64
                                       ex bb) Other :
                                                (11) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto
                                                       di San Daniele', pieces thereof (b)    78-58
                                                (22) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces
                                                       thereof                                47.15
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                                                                                                            (ECU/100 kg)
                 CCT
               heading                                            Description                                Refund
                  No
                                                                                                            net weight
           ex 16.01                Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal, or animal
                                   blood, suitable for human consumption :
                                   A. Liver sausages                                                          30.22
                                   B. Other (c) :
                                        I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked (d)                       72.54
                                       II. Other                                                              45.94
           ex 16.02                Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, suitable
                                   for human consumption :
                                   A. Liver :
                                       II. Other                                                              24-18
                                   B. Other :
                                       III. Other :
                                            a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine :
                                               2. Other, containing by weight :
                                                    aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any
                                                         kind, including fats of any kind or
                                                         origin :
                                                         11 . Hams, fillets and loins, pieces there­
                                                               of :
                                                               — For export to the United States
                                                                    of America                                36.27
                                                               — Other destinations                           78.58    ■
                                                         22. Shoulders and pieces thereof :
                                                              — For export to the United States
                                                                    of America                                30.22
                                                               — Other destinations                            62.87
                                                         33 . Other                                            38.69
                                                    bb ) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of
                                                         meat or offal, of any kind, including
                                                         fats of any kind or origin                            20.55
                                                    cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of
                                                         any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                                         origin                                                10.88
           (a) The cuts are classified in this subheading only if they can be identified as originating from the primary
               cuts mentioned .
           (b) Only those products for which the name is certified by the competent authorities of the producing Member
               State can benefit from this refund.
           (c) The refund on sausages presented in containers with a preservative liquid is granted on net weight after
               deduction of weight of this liquid .
           (d) The weight of a coating of paraffin corresponding to normal use in the trade is considered as part of the
               net weight of the sausage .