CELEX: 31984R0355
Language: en
Date: 1984-02-11 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 355/84 of 10 February 1984 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

No L 40 / 18                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               11 . 2 . 84
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 355/84
                                                     of 10 February 1984
                                        fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                  tical manner to other bovine animals, while subjecting
COMMUNITIES,                                                      them to certain special administrative formalities ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Whereas it is necessary to grant refunds for the export
Economic Community,                                               to certain destinations of certain fresh or chilled meat
                                                                  listed in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II a)
                                                                  and of certain frozen meat listed in the Annex under
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68               subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and of certain other
of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the                 prepared or preserved meat or meat offal listed in the
market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by the Act           Annex under subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 aa) ;
of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first
sentence of Article 18 (5) thereof,
                                                                  Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
                                                                  falling within subheadings ex 02.01 A II a) 4 aa) and
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                      ex 02.01 A II b) 4 aa), the refund should only be
Committee ,                                                       granted for cuts in which the weight of bone does not
                                                                  exceed one-third ;
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
provides that the difference between prices on the                Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned
world market for the products listed in Article 1 of              or boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade
that Regulation and prices for those products within              flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the extent necessary
the Community may be covered by an export refund ;                to allow this trade to continue, the refund must be
                                                                  fixed at an amount which will cover the difference
                                                                  between prices on the Swiss market and export prices
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28                  in the Member States ; whereas refunds should also be
June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No            granted for boned and salted meat, meat in brine, and
427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting export           dried or smoked meat exported to certain third coun­
refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of such                tries ;
refunds ;
                                                                  Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No                            preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under
 1 964/82 (^ laid down the conditions for granting                subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­
special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat              tion in international trade may be ensured by granting
of bovine animals ;                                               a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto
                                                                  granted to exporters ;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in            Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
beef and veal that the refund should be as set out                refund need not be fixed since Community participa­
below ;                                                           tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­
                                                                  cant ;
Whereas the current market situation in the Commu­
nity and sales outlets, particularly in non-member                Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
countries, leads to the granting of export refunds on             refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
adult bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300
kilograms ; whereas experience gained in recent years             — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
has shown that it is advisable to treat live pedigree                  relation to each other at any given moment within
breeding animals of a weight of at least 250 kilograms                 a band of 2,25 % , a rate of exchange based on
for females and 300 kilograms for males in an iden­                    their central rate,
                                                                  — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24.                               arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
( 2) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p . 17 .                           these currencies recorded for a given period in
(') Of No L 156, 4 . 7 . 1968 , p. 2.
(4) O'l No L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 16.                                  relation to the Community currencies referred to
O O"! No L 212, 21 . 7 . 1982, p. 48 .                                 in the previous indent ;
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Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and               805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall
Veal has not delivered on opinion within the time           be as set out in the Annex hereto .
limit set by its chairman ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                  Article 2
                      Article 1
The list of products on which the export refund             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 1 February
referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No            1984 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 10 February 1984.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                       Poul DALSAGER
                                                                 Member of the Commission
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                                                                   ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 10 February 1984 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
                                                                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
  CCT heading No                                                  Description                                    Refund
I                                                                                                            — Live weight —
ex 01 .02 A         Live domestic animals of the bovine species :
                     I. Pure-bred breeding animals :
                         (a) Females, with a live weight equal to or greater than 250 kg                          82,500
                         (b) Males, with a live weight equal to or greater than 300 kg                            82,500
                    II. Other than pure-bred breeding animals :
                         (a) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater than 300 kg :
                              ( 11 ) Males :
                                      — For export to North African , Near and Middle East third coun­
                                           tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                82,500
                                      — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                           tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland            82,500
I                                     — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                           Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland              67,500
                                      — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                             31,000
                              (22) Other :
                                      — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                           tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                67,500
                                      — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                           tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland            67,500
                                      — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                           Ceuta and Melilla , except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland             60,000
                                      — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                             27,500
                                                                                                             — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II       Meat of bovine animals :
                    a) Fresh or chilled :
                        1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters :
                            (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase comprising all the bones
                                    and the scrag, neck and shoulder but with more than 10 ribs :
                                    ( 11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                                           — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                                countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla      134,000
                                           — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                                countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                                land                                                             127,000
                                           — For export to European third countries (') (z), the Canary
                                                Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and
                                                Switzerland                                                      106,500
                                           — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                        53,500
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                                                                                                        (ECU/100 %)
  CCT heading No                                       Description                                    Refund
                                                                                                  — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II            ( 22) Other :
(cont'd)
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla       97,000
                                 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                     countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                     land                                                              90,000
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary
                                     Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Swit­
                                     zerland                                                           80,500
                                 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       40,500
                    (bb) Other :
                         ( 11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla     182,000
                                 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                     countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                     land                                                            175,000
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary
                                     Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and
                                     Switzerland                                                     145,000
                                 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       73,000
                         (22) Other :
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla     132,000
                                 — For export to West, Central , East and South African third
                                     countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                     land                                                            1 25,000
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary
                                     Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and
                                     Switzerland                                                     1 10,000
                                 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       55,500
                 2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                    (aa) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                         — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                               tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla               134,000
                         — For export to West, Central , East and South African third coun­
                               tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland           127,000
                         — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                               Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland             106,500
                         — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                               53,500
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                                                                                                         (ECU/100 kg)
  CCT heading No                                        Description                                    Refund
                                                                                                   — Net weight —
ex 02.01 All         (bb) Other :
(cont'd)
                          — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                 97,000
                          — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland             90,000
                          — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland               80,500
                          — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                               40,500
                 3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                     (aa) With a maximum of nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
                          ( 11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                                  — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                      countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla     230,000
                                  — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                      countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                      land                                                            223,000
                                  — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary
                                      Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and
                                      Switzerland                                                     183,500
                                  — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       92,500
                          (22) Other :
                                  — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                      countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla     1 67,000
                                  — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                      countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                      land                                                            1 60,000
                                  — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary
                                      Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and
                                      Switzerland                                                     139,500
                                  — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       70,500
                     (bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
                          ( 11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                                  — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                      countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla     1 34,000
                                  — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                      countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                      land                                                            1 27,000
                                  — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary
                                      Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and
                                      Switzerland                                                     106,500
                                  — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       53,500
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                                                                                                            (ECU/100 kfO
  CCT heading No                                          Description                                     Refund
\                                                                                                     — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II            (22) Other :
(cont'd)
                                — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                      countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla         97,000
                                — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                      countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                      land                                                                90,000
                                — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary
                                      Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and
                                      Switzerland                                                         80,500
                                — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                           40,500
                 4 . Other :
                        aa) Unboned (bone-in), the weight of bone does not exceed one-third of
                             the weight of the cut :
                             — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                   tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                97,000
                             — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                   tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland            90,000
                             — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                   Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland               80,500
                             — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                              40,500
                     ex bb) Boned, each piece individually wrapped :
                             ( 11 ) From the hindquarters of male adult bovine animals with a
                                     maximum of nine ribs or nine pairs of ribs (4) :
                                     — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                          countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla    329,000
                                     — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                          countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and
                                          Swaziland                                                      319,000
                                     — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary
                                          Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and
                                          Switzerland                                                    262,500
                                     — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                     132,500
                             (22) Other, excluding the thin flanks, the shin and the shank f) :
                                     — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                          countries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla    190,000
                                     — For export to French Polynesia, West, Central, East and
                                          South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya,
                                          Madagascar and Swaziland                                       1 80,000
                                     — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary
                                          Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and
                                          Switzerland                                                    158,000
                                     — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       80,000
                                     — For export to the United States of America, carried out in
                                          accordance with Regulation ( EEC) No 2973/79 (*), and for
                                          export to Canada                                               100,000
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                                                                                                            (ECU/100 kg)
  CCT heading No                                        Description                                        Refund
                                                                                                       — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II    b) Frozen :
(cont'd)
                    1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters :
                        (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase comprising all the bones
                             and the scrag, neck and shoulder hut with more than 10 ribs :
                             — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                 tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                   86,000
                             — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                 tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland               79,000
                             — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                 Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                 79,000
                             — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                               38,000
                        (bb) Other :
                             — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                   113,500
                             — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                 tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland              106,500
                             — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                 Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                106,500
                             — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                               51,000
                    2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                        — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries ('),
                            except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                                   86,000
                        — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('),
                            except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland                               79,000
                        — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands, Ceuta
                            and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                            79,000
                        — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                                    38,000
                    3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                        (aa) With a maximum of nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
                             — For export to North African , Near and Middle East third coun­
                                tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                   141,000
                             — For export to West , Central, East and South African third coun­
                                tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland               134,000
                             — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                 134,000
                             — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                               64,000
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                                                                                                             (ECU/100 k)0
  CCT heading No                                           Description                                      Refund
                                                                                                        — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II             (bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
(cont'd)
                               — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                   tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                  86,000
                               — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                   tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland              79,000
                               — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                   Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                79,000
                               — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                              38,000
                      4 . Other :
                              aa) Unboned (bone-in), the weight of bone does not exceed one-third of
                                  the weight of the cut :
                                  — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                       tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla              86,000
                                  — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                       tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland          79,000
                                  — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                       Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland            79,000
                                  — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                           38,000
                          ex bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks, the shin and the
                                  shank, each piece individually wrapped Q :
                                  — For export to the United States of America, carried out in accor­
                                       dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (*), and for export to
                                       Canada                                                              100,000
                                  — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                       tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla             130,000
                                  — For export to French Polynesia, West, Central, East and South
                                       African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar
                                       and Swaziland                                                       122,000
                                  — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                       Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland           100,000
                                  — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                           50,000
                                  Other boned or boneless :
                                  — For export to the United States of America, carried out in accor­
                                       dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (*), and for export to
                                       Canada                                                              100,000
ex 02.06 C I a) 2 Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted or in brine, dried or smoked :
                  (aa) Salted and dried :
                         — For export to Switzerland                                                        64,679
                  (bb) Salted or in brine and dried and smoked :
                         — For export to North African , Near and Middle East third countries ('),
                             except the Canary Islands , Ceuta and Melilla                                 110,000
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                                                                                                              (ECU/100 kg)
  CCT heading No                                           Description                                       Refund
                                                                                                         — Net weight —
ex 16.02 B III b) 1 Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals, except those
                    finely homogenized (6) :
                    ex aa) Uncooked, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine
                            meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                            ( 11 ) 80% or more of meat :
                                   — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                     tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                110,000
                                   — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                     tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland            103,000
                                   — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                      Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland             103,000
                                   — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                          103,000
                            (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat :
                                   — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                     tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                 62,000
                                   — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                      tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland            62,000
                                   — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                     Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland               62,000
                                   — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                           62,000
                            (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat :
                                   — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                     tries ('), except the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla                 41,000
                                   — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                     tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland             41,000
                                   — For export to European third countries (') (2), the Canary Islands,
                                     Ceuta and Melilla, except Austria, Sweden and Switzerland               41,000
                                   — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                           41,000
                    ex bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine meats
                            (excluding offal and fat) :
                            ( 11 ) 80% or more of meat :
                                   — For export to third countries                                           65,000
                            (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat :
                                   — For export to third countries                                           38,000
                            (33 ) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat :
                                   — For export to third countries                                           27,000
                            (44) 20 % or more, but less than 40 % of meat :
                                   — For export to third countries                                           10,000
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(') Within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3537/82 (OJ No L 371 , 30. 12. 1982, p. 7).
(2) Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (OJ No L
     317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 ) to be understood as European third countries.
(}) The amount of this refund is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commission Regulation
     ( EEC) No 32/82 (OJ No L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. 11 ).
(*) The amount of this refund is subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No
      1964/82 (OJ No L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48).
O OJ No L 336, 29 . 12. 1979, p. 44.
(4) The products which contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat are also excluded.
f7) Boned cuts which consist, entirely or partially, of thin flanks, shin or shank are ineligible for the refund.
 NB : Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 provides that no export refunds shall be granted on products imported from third
         countries and re-exported to third countries.