CELEX: 31995R2670
Language: en
Date: 1995-11-17 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2670/95 of 17 November 1995 fixing the export refunds on beef

No L 275/6              EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                18 . 11 . 95
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2670/95
                                                      of 17 November 1995
                                               fixing the export refunds on beef
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
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market               Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
in beef and veal (!), as last amended by Regulation (EC)            covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100
No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,               used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted
                                                                    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
market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­
tion and prices for those products within the                       Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or
Community may be covered by an export refund ;                      boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows
                                                                    to Switzerland ; whereas, to allow this trade to continue,
                                                                    the refund should be set to cover the difference between
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (3), as last amended              prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the
by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (4), Regulation (EEC)                Member States ; whereas there are possibilities for export­
No 1964/82 ^, as amended by Regulation (EEC)                        ing such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to
No 3169/87, and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (6), as last            certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries ;
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3661 /92 Q, lay down                 whereas a refund should accordingly be set ;
the conditions for granting special export refunds on
certain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved beef
and veal products ;
                                                                    Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of
                                                                    meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes
Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria           1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80, the Community share of inter­
to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal
                                                                    national trade may be maintained by granting a refund
that the refund should be as set out below ;                        corresponding to that at present available ;
Whereas, given the current market situation in the
Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain
third countries in particular, export refunds should be             Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
granted, on the one hand, on bovine animals intended for            refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of
slaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms and           world trade is not significant ;
less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adult
bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms ;         Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (8),
                                                                    as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2453/95 (®),
                                                                    establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the
Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain                purposes of export refunds ;
destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the
                                                                    Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities
(') OJ No  L  148,  28. 6. 1968, p. 24.                             for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be
0   OJ No  L 248,   14. 10. 1995, p. 39.                            brought in line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other
f)  OJ No  L 4, 8.   1 . 1982, p. 11 .                              than those from adult male bovine animals ;
(4) OJ No  L 301 ,  24. 10. 1987, p. 21 .
0   OJ No  L 212,   21 . 7. 1982, p. 48.
(*) OJ No  L  221 , 18. 8. 1984, p. 28.                             (8) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 .
f)  OJ No  L  370,  19. 12. 1992, p. 16.                            (9) OJ No L 252, 20. 10. 1995, p. 15.
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 Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is         other than uncooked, falling within CN code 1602 50,
 often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef,    experience has shown that it is possible to delete from the
 veal and other meat contained in prepared or preserved           refund nomenclature several products falling within CN
 meat falling within CN code 1 602 50 ; whereas exclusi­          code 1602 50 31 and to amend the list of products falling
 vely beef and veal products should accordingly be set            within CN code 1 602 50 80 ;
 apart and a new heading should be created for mixtures of
 meats or offals ; whereas checks on products other than          Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and Veal
 mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making         has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
 the granting of refunds on these products conditional on         its chairman,
 manufacture under the arrangements provided for in
 Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of
 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds
 in respect of agricultural products ('), as amended by
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (2) ;
 Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depend­
 ing on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export                                Article 1
 of certain pure-bred breeding animals ;
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (3), as               The list of products on which export refunds as referred
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1380/95 (4), prohibits             to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 are
 trade between the European Community and the Federal             granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in the
 Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia und Montenegro) ; whereas         Annex.
 this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
 comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof ;
 whereas account should be taken of this fact when fixing                                 Article 2
 the refunds ;
 Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 November
 combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat,           1995.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 17 November 1995.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Franz FISCHLER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(>) OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5.
M OJ No L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.
o OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14.
h OJ No L 138, 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
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                                                                ANNEX
                       to the Council Regulation of 17 November 1995 fixing export refunds on beef
                                                     (ECU/100 kg)                                                (ECU/100 kg)
     Product code         Destination f)        Refund OC0)              Product code      Destination f7)  Refund (8) (10)
                                             — Live weight —                                               — Net weight —
0102 10 10 120                 01                   61,00
                                                                    0201 20 20 120              02              85,50
0102 10 10 130                 02                   44,50
                                                                                                03              59,50
                               03                   31,50
                                                                                                04              29,50
                               04                   15,50
0102 10 30 120                 01                   61,00           0201 20 30 1 10 (»)         02              84,50
0102 10 30 130                 02                   44,50                                       03              57,50
                               03                   31,50                                       04              28,50
                               04                   15,50
                                                                    0201 20 30 120              02              62,00
0102 10 90 120                 01                   61,00                                       03              44,00
0102 90 41 100                 02                   54,50                                       04              22,00
0102 90 51 000                 02                   40,50
                               03                   28,00
                                                                    0201 20 SO 1 10 (')         02            147,50
                                                                                                03              98,50
                               04                   14,00
                                                                                                04              48,50
0102 90 59 000                 02                   40,50
                               03                   28,00           0201 20 50 120              02             108,50
                               04                   14,00                                       03              75,00
0102 90 61 000                 02                   40,50                                       04              37,50
                                03                  28,00
                                04                  14,00           0201 20 50 130 C)            02             84,50
                                                                                                 03             57,50
0102 90 69 000                  02                  40,50
                                                                                                 04             28,50
                                03                  28,00
                                04                  14,00           0201 20 50 140               02             62,00
0102 90 71 000                  02                  54,50                                        03             44,00
                                03                  36,50                                        04             22,00
                                04                  18,50
                     l                                               0201 20 90 700              02             62,00
0102 90 79 000                  02                  54,50
                                                                                                 03             44,00
                                03                  36,50
                                                                                                 04             22,00
                                04                  18,50
                     I                                               0201 30 00 050 (4)          05             75,50
                                              — Net weight —
                                                                     0201 30 00 100 f)           02            200,00
                     I                                                                           03            140,50
0201 10 00 110 (')              02                  84,50
                                                                                                 04             70,50
                                03                  57,50
                                04                  28,50                                        06            180,50
0201 10 00 120                  02                  62,00            0201 30 00 1 50 (*)         09            106,00
                                03                  44,00                                        10             89,00
                                04                  22,00                                        03              84,50
0201 10 00 130 (')              02                 116,00                                        04             42,50
                                03                  78,00                                        06             98,00
                                04                  39,50
                                                                                                 07              60,50
0201 10 00 140                  02                   85,50                               l
                                03                   59,50           0201 30 00 1 90 (6)         02              86,00
                                04                   29,50                                       03              56,50
                                02                 116,00                                        04              28,00
 0201 20 20 1 10 (')
                                03                   78,00                                       06              69,50
                                04                   39,50                                       07              60,50
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                                                 (ECU/100 kg)                                          (ECU/100 kg)
      Product code     Destination Ç)        Refund OH               Product code  Destination Q  Refund (*) (,0)
                                          — Net weight —                                         — Net weight —
 0202 10 00 100             02                  62,00           1602 50 10 120          02            99,50 (9)
                            03                  44,00                                   03            79,50 0
                            04                  22,00         I                         04            79,50 f)
0202 10 00 900              02                  85,50           1602 50 10 140          02            87,50 (9)
                            03                   59,50                                  03            70,50 0
                            04                  29,50                                   04            70,50 (»)
 0202 20 10 000             02                   85,50          1602 50 10 160          02            70,50 f)
                            03                   59,50                                  03            56,50 f)
                            04                  29,50                                   04            56,50 f)
 0202 20 30 000             02                   62,00          1602 50 10 170          02            47,00 (9)
l                           03                  44,00                                   03            37,50 f)
                            04                  22,00                                   04            37,50 (9)
 0202 20 50 100             02                 108,50           1602 50 10 190          02            47,00
                            03                  75,00                                   03            37,50
                            04                  37,50                                   04            37,50
 0202 20 50 900             02                   62,00          1602 50 10 240          02
                            03                  44,00                                   03
                            04                  22,00                                   04
 0202 20 90 100             02                   62,00          1602 50 10 260          02             _
                            03                  44,00                                   03
                            04                   22,00                                  04             —
 0202 30 90 100 (4)         05                   75,50          1602 50 10 280          02             —
 0202 30 90 400 (6)         09                 106,00                                   03
                             10                  89,00                                  04             I
                            03                   84,50          1602 50 31 125          01            89,50 (0
                            04                  42,50
                                                                1602 50 31 135          01            56,50 f)
                            06                   98,00
                                                                1602 50 31 195          01            27,50
                            07                   60,50
                                                                1602 50 31 325          01            80,00 0
 0202 30 90 500 (6)         02                   86,00
                            03                   56,50          1602 50 31 335          01            50,50 (9)
                            04                   28,00          1602 50 31 395          01            27,50
                            06                   69,50
                                                                 1602 50 39 125         01            89,50 0
                            07                   60,50
                                                                 1602 50 39 135         01            56,50 (9)
 0202 30 90 900             07                   60,50
                                                                 1602 50 39 195         01            27,50
 0206 10 95 000             02                   86,00
                                                                 1602 50 39 325         01            87,00 0
                            03                   56,50
                            04                   28,00           1602 50 39 335         01            50,50 (9)
                            06                   69,50           1602 50 39 395         01            27,50
 0206 29 91 000             02                   86,00           1602 50 39 425         01            60,00 (*)
                            03                   56,50
                                                                 1602 50 39 435         01            37,50 (9)
                            04                   28,00
                                                                 1602 50 39 495         01            27,50
                            06                   69,50
                                                                 1602 50 39 505         01            27,50
 0210 20 90 100             08                   72,00
                            04                   42,50           1602 50 39 525         01            60,00 0
 0210 20 90 300             02                   89,00           1602 50 39 535         01            37,50 (»)
 0210 20 90 500 (3)         02                   89,00           1602 50 39 595         01            27,50
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                                                              (ECU/100 kg)                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
       Product code              Destination 0           Refund (8)(10)                     Product code          Destination f)          Refund (') (10)
                                                      — Net weight —                                                                   — Net weight —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 495                   01                      27,50
 1602 50 39 615                       01                     27,50
                                                                                      1602 50 80 505                   01                      27,50
 1602 50 39 625                       01                     12,50
                                                                                      1602 50 80 515                   01                      12,50
 1602 50 39 705                       01                     14,50
 1602 50 39 805                       01                      —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 535                   01                      37,50 (9)
1602 50 39 905                        01                      —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 595                   01                      27,50
 1602 50 80 135                       01                     56,50 (9)                1602 50 80 615                   01                      27,50
1602 50 80 195                        01                     27,50                    1602 50 80 625                   01                      12,50
1602 50 80 335                        01                     50,50 0                  1602 50 80 705                   01                      14,50
1602 50 80 395                        01                     27,50                    1602 50 80 805                   01                       —
1602 50 80 435                        01                     37,50 0                  1602 50 80 905                   01                       —
 (') 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) OJ No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44.
 0 OJ No 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 No L 210 of 1 . 8. 1986, p. 39).
 f) The destinations are as follows :
     01 Third countries.
     02 North African, Near and Middle East third countries, west, central, eastern and southern African third countries, Gaza and Jericho, Malta, Turkey,
         Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirghistan, except Cyprus,
         Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
     03 Iceland, Norway, the island of Heligoland, Faeroe Islands, Andorra, Gibraltar, Vatican City, the communes of Livigno and Campione d'ltalia, Estonia,
         Latvia, Lithuania, Poland Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia and
         Montenegro, Territory of the Former of Macedonia, Ceuta, Melilla, Cyprus, Greenland, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, Viet Nam, Indonesia, the
         Philippines, China, North Korea and Hong kong and the destinations referred to in Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87.
     04 Switzerland.
     05 The United States of America, carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79.
     06 French Polynesia and New Caledonia.
     07 Canada .
     08 North, West, Central, East and Southern African third countries, except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
     09 North African third countries, Near and Middle East, central, eastern and southern African third countries, Gaza and Jericho, Malta, Turkey, Ukraine,
         Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kirghistan, except Cyprus, Botswana,
         Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
     10 West African third countries.
 (*) Article 7 of amended 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.
 (') The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
     565/80 .
(I#) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in amended
     Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 are observed.
NB : The countries are as defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3478/93 (OJ No L 317 of 18. 12. 1993, p. 32).
        The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as
        amended.