CELEX: 31978R2498
Language: en
Date: 1978-10-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2498/78 of 26 October 1978 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal for the period beginning 1 November 1978

27 . 10 . 78                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 300 / 27
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2498 /78
                                                      of 26 October 1978
               fixing the export refunds on beef and veal for the period beginning 1 November
                                                              1978
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     of some other preparations and preserves of meat or
COMMUNITIES,                                                       offals shown in the Annex under subheading 16.02 B
                                                                   III b) 1 aa) ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                   Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals,
                                                                   boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are tradi­
                                                                   tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas , to the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                  extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the
                                                                   refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover
of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular the              the difference between prices on the Swiss market and
first sentence of Article 1 8 (5) thereof,                         export prices in the Member States ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,                                                         Whereas, in the case of some other cuts and preserves
                                                                   of   meat    or  offals  shown   in  the Annex   under
                                                                   subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­
                                                                   tion in international trade may be ensured by granting
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                   a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto
provides that the difference between prices on the                 granted to exporters ;
world market and prices within the Community for
the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation may
be covered by an export refund ;
                                                                   Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
                                                                   refund need not be fixed since Community participa­
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28                   tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­
 June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                cant ;
 No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of
such refunds ;
                                                                   Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
                                                                    refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
 criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in
 beef and veal that the refund should be fixed as indi­
 cated below ;                                                     — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                        relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                        a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
 Whereas the present market situation in the Commu­                     their effective parity ;
 nity and the selling possibilities, particularly in certain
 third countries, lead to granting export refunds for the           — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
 export of adult bovine animals with a live weight                      arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
 equal or superior to 300 kilograms, for the export of                  of these currencies recorded for a given period in
 certain fresh or chilled meats shown in the Annex                      relation to the Community currencies referred to
 under subheading ex 02.01 A II a) and for the export,                  in the previous subparagraph ;
 to certain destinations , of certain frozen meats shown
 in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and
 (») OJ  No  L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.                             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 (2) OJ  No  L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 1 .
 (3) OJ  No  L 156, 4. 7. 1968 , p. 2.                              are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 (4) OJ  No  L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 16.                             ment Committee for Beef and Veal ,
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   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                               805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund is
                                                                               fixed as shown in the Annex .
                               Article 1
                                                                                                      Article 2
  The list of products on which the export refund                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
  referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No                             1978 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                 Done at Brussels, 26 October 1978 .
                                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                                         Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                            Vice-President
                                                                         ANNEX
                   to the Commission Regulation of 26 October 1978 fixing the export refunds on beef and
                                                   veal for the period beginning 1 November 1978
                                                                                                                                  ( u . a J 100 kg ]
   CCT heading N <                                               Description                                           Refund
                                                                                                                   — Live weight —
ex 01.02 A II             Live domestic animals of the bovine species , other than pure-bred
                          breeding animals :
                          ( a ) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater
                                  than 300 kg                                                                           53.00
                                                                                                                   — 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 com­
                                           prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder
                                           but with more than 10 ribs :
                                           — For export to European third countries ('), to
                                               Jordan , to third countries on the Mediterranean or on
                                               the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                               Peninsula and Africa                                                     76.00
                                           — Other destinations                                                         64.00
                                    ( bb ) Other :
                                           — For export to European third countries ('), to Jordan ,
                                                to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                               Persian    Gulf, to third     countries of the   Arabian
                                               Peninsula and Africa                                                     95.00
                                           — Other destinations                                                         80.00
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                                                                                                         (u.c./100 kg)
    CCT heading No                                     Description                             Refund
                                                                                            — Net weight
ex 02.01 A II          2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
(cont'd)
                           — For export to European countries ('), to Jordan, to third
                               countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to
                               third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa              76.00
                               Other destinations                                               64.00
                       3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                           — For export to European third countries (x), to Jordan, to
                               third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                               Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa    114.00
                           — Other destinations                                                 96.00
                      4 . Other :
                               aa) Unboned (bone-in) :
                                   — For export to European third countries ('), to
                                        Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean
                                        or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                         Arabian Peninsula and Africa                           76.00
                                   — Other destinations                                         64.00
                           ex bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
                                    shin :
                                    ( 11) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                           — For export to European third countries (1), to
                                              Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­
                                              ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third
                                              countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa    111.00
                                          — Other destinations                                  93.50
                   b) Frozen :
                      1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters :
                           (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase com­
                                 prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder
                                 but with more than 10 ribs :
                                 — For export to European third countries ('), to Jordan,
                                      to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                      Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                      Peninsula and Africa                                     64.00
                           (bb) Other ;
                                 — For export to European third countries (x), to Jordan,
                                      to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                      Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                      Peninsula and Africa                                     80.00
                      2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                           — For export to European third countries (*), to Jordan,, to
                              third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                              Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa     64.00
                      3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                           — For export to European third countries (*), to Jordan, to
                              third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                              Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa     96.00
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                                                                                                                                       (u.a./100 kg)
      OCT heading No                                                 Description                                           Refund
                                                                                                                       — Net weight —
 ex 02.01 A II                     4 . Other :
 (cont'd)
                                            aa) Unboned (bone-in) :
                                                 — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                                       Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean
                                                       or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                       Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                        64.00
                                       ex bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
                                                 shin :
                                                 ( 11 ) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                                         — For export to the United States of America                        7.00
                                                        — For export to European third countries (x ), to
                                                            Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­
                                                            ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third
                                                            countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa                  93.50
                                                 (22) Other :
                                                        — For export to the United States of America                         7.00
 ex 02.06 C I a) 2             Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried :
                               — For export to Switzerland                                                                  53.50
 ex 16.02 B III b ) 1          Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals,
                               except those finely homogenized (2) :
                               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 European third countries (1), to
                                                     Jordan , to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                     on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                     Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                           76-00
                                        (22) 60 °/o or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat :
                                                — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                                     Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                     on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                     Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                           45.50
                                        (33 ) 40 °/o or more, but less than 60 % of meat :
                                                — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                                     Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                     on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                     Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                           31.00
                               ex bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of
                                        bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                        ( 11 ) 80 %> or more of meat                                                       37.50
                                        (22) 60 %> or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat                                   22.50
                                        (33 ) 40 °/o of more, but less than 60 %> of meat                                  15.00
                                        (44) 20 %> or more, but less than 40 % of meat                                      7-50
(») Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (OJ No L 25, 31. 1 . 1975, p. 1)
    are also to be understood as European third countries .
(f) The products which contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat are also excluded .
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.