CELEX: 31998R1560
Language: en
Date: 1998-07-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/98 of 17 July 1998 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

L 202/58           ¬ EN ¬             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  18. 7. 98
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1560/98
                                                      of 17 July 1998
                                     fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                     Annex under CN code 0201, on some frozen meat listed
                                                                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
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                Annex under CN code 1602 50 10;
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of          Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market           covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100
in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC)        used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted
No 2634/97 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,           on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one
                                                                third;
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
provides that the difference between prices on the world        Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or
market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula-     boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows
tion and prices for those products within the Community         to Switzerland; whereas, to allow this trade to continue,
may be covered by an export refund;                             the refund should be set to cover the difference between
                                                                prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the
                                                                Member States; whereas there are possibilities for expor-
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (3), as last amended          ting such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to
by Regulation (EC) No 2326/97 (4), Regulation (EEC) No          certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries;
1964/82 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No              whereas a refund should accordingly be set;
2469/97 (6), and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (7), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3661/92 (8), lay down
the conditions for granting special export refunds on
certain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved beef        Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of
and veal products;                                              meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes
                                                                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 (9),
slaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms and       as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1353/98 (10), esta-
less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adult             blishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the
bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms;      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
                                                                Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities
(1) OJ L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.
(2) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 13.                              for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be
(3) OJ L 4, 8. 1. 1982, p. 11.                                  brought into line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other
(4) OJ L 323, 26. 11. 1997, p. 1.                               than those from adult male bovine animals;
(5) OJ L 212, 21. 7. 1982, p. 48.
(6) OJ L 341, 12. 12. 1997, p. 8.
(7) OJ L 221, 18. 8. 1984, p. 28.                               (9) OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 16.                              (10) OJ L 184, 27. 6. 1998, p. 29.
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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
                                                                  Regulation.
respect of agricultural products (1), as amended by Regula-
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 1602 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 18 July 1998.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 17 July 1998.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5.
(2) OJ L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.
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                                                            ANNEX I
                       to the Commission Regulation of 17 April 1998 fixing export refunds on beef
                                                  (ECU/100 kg)                                          (ECU/100 kg)
    Product code           Destination         Refund (7)            Product code      Destination   Refund (7)
                                           — Live weight —                                         — Net weight —
0102 10 10 9120                01                58,50           0201 20 20 9120           02           47,00
0102 10 10 9130                02                22,50                                     03           32,50
                               03                15,50                                     04           16,50
                               04                  8,00
                                                                 0201 20 30 9110 (1)       02           80,50
0102 10 30 9120                01                58,50
                                                                                           03           55,50
0102 10 30 9130                02                22,50                                     04           27,00
                               03                15,50
                                                                 0201 20 30 9120           02           34,00
                               04                  8,00
                                                                                           03           24,00
0102 10 90 9120                01                58,50
                                                                                           04           12,00
0102 90 41 9100                02                52,00
                                                                 0201 20 50 9110 (1)       02         140,00
0102 90 51 9000                02                22,50
                                                                                           03           93,50
                               03                15,50
                               04                  8,00                                    04           46,50
0102 90 59 9000                02                22,50           0201 20 50 9120           02           60,00
                               03                15,50                                     03           41,50
                               04                  8,00                                    04           20,50
                               10                52,00 (9)       0201 20 50 9130 (1)       02           80,50
0102 90 61 9000                02                22,50                                     03           55,50
                               03                15,50                                     04           27,00
                               04                  8,00
                                                                 0201 20 50 9140           02           34,00
0102 90 69 9000                02                22,50                                     03           24,00
                               03                15,50
                                                                                           04           12,00
                               04                  8,00
                                                                 0201 20 90 9700           02           34,00
0102 90 71 9000                02                52,00
                                                                                           03           24,00
                               03                34,00
                                                                                           04           12,00
                               04                17,00
0102 90 79 9000                02                52,00           0201 30 00 9050           05 (4)       49,00
                               03                34,00                                     07 (4a)      49,00
                               04                17,00           0201 30 00 9100 (2)       02         195,00
                                                                                           03         134,00
                                           — Net weight —                                  04           67,00
                                                                                           06         172,00
0201 10 00 9110 (1)            02                80,50
                                                                 0201 30 00 9120 (2)       08           91,00
                               03                55,50
                                                                                           09           85,00
                               04                27,00
                                                                                           03           62,50
0201 10 00 9120                02                34,00
                                                                                           04           31,50
                               03                24,00
                                                                                           06           80,50
                               04                12,00
0201 10 00 9130 (1)            02               110,50           0201 30 00 9150 (6)       08           23,50
                               03                74,00                                     09           21,50
                               04                37,50                                     03           18,50
0201 10 00 9140                02                47,00                                     04            9,50
                               03                32,50                                     06           21,00
                               04                16,50           0201 30 00 9190 (6)       02           47,00
0201 20 20 9110 (1)            02               110,50                                     03           31,00
                               03                74,00                                     04           15,00
                               04                37,50                                     06           38,00
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                                                 (ECU/100 kg)                                       (ECU/100 kg)
    Product code          Destination         Refund (7)            Product code   Destination   Refund (7)
                                          — Net weight —                                       — Net weight —
0202 10 00 9100               02                34,00           1602 50 10 9120        02          54,50 (8)
                              03                24,00                                  03          43,50 (8)
                              04                12,00                                  04          43,50 (8)
0202 10 00 9900               02                47,00           1602 50 10 9140        02          48,50 (8)
                              03                32,50                                  03          38,50 (8)
                              04                16,50                                  04          38,50 (8)
0202 20 10 9000               02                47,00           1602 50 10 9160        02          38,50 (8)
                              03                32,50                                  03          31,00 (8)
                                                                                       04          31,00 (8)
                              04                16,50
                                                                1602 50 10 9170        02          26,00 (8)
0202 20 30 9000               02                34,00
                                                                                       03          20,50 (8)
                              03                24,00
                                                                                       04          20,50 (8)
                              04                12,00
                                                                1602 50 10 9190        02           26,00
0202 20 50 9100               02                60,00
                                                                                       03           20,50
                              03                41,50
                                                                                       04           20,50
                              04                20,50
                                                                1602 50 10 9240        02            —
0202 20 50 9900               02                34,00                                  03            —
                              03                24,00                                  04            —
                              04                12,00
                                                                1602 50 10 9260        02            —
0202 20 90 9100               02                34,00                                  03            —
                              03                24,00                                  04            —
                              04                12,00
                                                                1602 50 10 9280        02            —
0202 30 90 9100               05 (4)            49,00                                  03            —
                              07 (4a)           49,00                                  04            —
0202 30 90 9400 ( )
                 6            08                23,50           1602 50 31 9125        01          92,50 (5)
                              09                21,50           1602 50 31 9135        01          35,00 (8)
                              03                18,50
                                                                1602 50 31 9195        01           17,00
                              04                  9,50
                                                                1602 50 31 9325        01          82,50 (5)
                              06                21,00
                                                                1602 50 31 9335        01          31,00 (8)
0202 30 90 9500 (6)           02                47,00
                              03                31,00           1602 50 31 9395        01           17,00
                              04                15,00           1602 50 39 9125        01          92,50 (5)
                              06                38,00           1602 50 39 9135        01          35,00 (8)
0206 10 95 9000               02                47,00           1602 50 39 9195        01           17,00
                              03                31,00           1602 50 39 9325        01          82,50 (5)
                              04                15,00
                                                                1602 50 39 9335        01          31,00 (8)
                              06                38,00
                                                                1602 50 39 9395        01           17,00
0206 29 91 9000               02                47,00
                                                                1602 50 39 9425        01          35,00 (5)
                              03                31,00
                              04                15,00           1602 50 39 9435        01          20,50 (8)
                              06                38,00           1602 50 39 9495        01           15,00
0210 20 90 9100               02                39,50           1602 50 39 9505        01           15,00
                              04                23,50           1602 50 39 9525        01          35,00 (5)
0210 20 90 9300               02                49,00           1602 50 39 9535        01          20,50 (8)
0210 20 90 9500 (3)           02                49,00           1602 50 39 9595        01           15,00
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                                                             (ECU/100 kg)                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
       Product code             Destination               Refund (7)                       Product code           Destination            Refund (7)
                                                     — Net weight —                                                                  — Net weight —
1602 50 39 9615                      01                     15,00                    1602 50 80 9495                  01                   15,00
1602 50 39 9625                      01                       7,00                   1602 50 80 9505                  01                   15,00
1602 50 39 9705                      01                      —                       1602 50 80 9515                  01                     7,00
1602 50 39 9805                      01                      —                       1602 50 80 9535                  01                   20,50 (8)
1602 50 39 9905                      01                      —                       1602 50 80 9595                  01                   15,00
1602 50 80 9135                      01                     31,00 ( )8               1602 50 80 9615                  01                   15,00
1602 50 80 9195                      01                     15,00                    1602 50 80 9625                  01                     7,00
1602 50 80 9335                      01                     28,00 ( )8               1602 50 80 9705                  01                    —
1602 50 80 9395                      01                     15,00                    1602 50 80 9805                  01                    —
1602 50 80 9435                      01                     20,50 ( )8               1602 50 80 9905                  01                    —
(1) Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing 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 L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44).
(4a) Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2051/96 (OJ L 274, 26. 10. 1996, p. 18).
(5) OJ L 221, 19. 8. 1984, p. 28.
(6) The lean bovine meat content excluding fat is determined in accordance with the procedure described in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC)
     No 2429/86 (OJ 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.
(8) 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 Mauritania
 028   Norway                                                                     232 Mali
                                                               Zone 06            236 Burkina Faso
 041   Faeroes
                                                                                  240 Niger
 043   Andorra                                 809 New Caledonia                  244 Chad
 044   Gibraltar                               822 French Polynesia               247 Cape Verde
 045   Vatican City
                                                                                  248 Senegal
 053   Estonia                                                                    252 Gambia
 054   Latvia                                                  Zone 07
                                                                                  257 Guinea-Bissau
 055   Lithuania                                                                  260 Guinea
                                               404 Canada
 060   Poland                                                                     264 Sierra Leone
 061   Czech Republic                                                             268 Liberia
 063   Slovakia                                                Zone 08            272 Côte d’Ivoire
 064   Hungary                                                                    276 Ghana
                                               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 Tomé and Principe
 094   Federal Republic of Yugoslavia          077  Armenia                       314 Gabon
 096   Former Yugoslav Republic of             078  Azerbaijan                    318 Congo (Republic)
       Macedonia                               079  Kazakhstan                    322 Congo (Democratic Republic)
 109   The communes of Livigno and             080  Turkmenistan                  324 Rwanda
       Campione d’Italia; the island of        081  Uzbekistan                    328 Burundi
       Helgoland                               082  Tajikistan                    329 St Helena and dependencies
 406   Greenland                               083  Kirghistan                    330 Angola
 600   Cyprus                                  204  Morocco                       334 Ethiopia
 662   Pakistan                                208  Algeria                       336 Eritrea
 669   Sri Lanka                               212  Tunisia                       338 Djibouti
                                               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  West Bank and the Gaza Strip  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
                                               647  United Arab Emirates
                 Zone 04                       649  Oman
                                               653  Yemen                                       Zone 10
                                               720  China
 039 Switzerland                               740  Hong Kong                     075 Russia
NB: The countries are those defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321, 22.11.1997, p. 19).