CELEX: 31998R0818
Language: en
Date: 1998-04-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 818/98 of 17 April 1998 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

18. 4. 98          ¬ EN ¬             Official Journal of the European Communities                                   L 116/11
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 818/98
                                                      of 17 April 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 707/98 (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 98, 31. 3. 1998, p. 11.
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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 20 April 1998.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 17 April 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).