CELEX: 31993R3261
Language: en
Date: 1993-11-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 3261/93 of 26 November 1993 fixing the export refunds on beef

No L 293/48                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 27. 11 . 93
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3261/93
                                                       of 26 November 1993
                                                fixing the export refunds on beef
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         granted, on the one hand, on bovine animals intended for
                                                                     slaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms and
                                                                     less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adult
                                                                     bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               whereas experience gained in recent years has shown that
 Community,                                                          live pure-bred breeding animals weighing at least 250
                                                                     kilograms in the case of females and 300 kilograms in
                                                                     that of males should be treated in the same way as other
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of              bovine animals, subject to certain special administrative
 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market               formalities ;
in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 125/93 (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,
                                                                     Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain
                                                                     destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
provides that the difference between prices on the world             Annex under CN code 0201 , on some frozen meat listed
market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­          in the Annex under CN code 0202, on some meat or offal
                                                                     listed in the Annex under CN code 0206 and on some
tion and prices for those products within the
Community may be covered by an export refund ;                       other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in the
                                                                     Annex under CN code 1602 50 10 ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 427/77 (4), lays down
general rules for granting export refunds and criteria for           Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
fixing the amount of such refunds ;                                  covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100
                                                                     used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted
                                                                     on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one
                                                                     third ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (5), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (6), Regulation (EEC)
No 1964/82 Q, as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3169/87, and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (8), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3661 /92 (9), lay down                Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or
the conditions for granting special export refunds on                boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows
certain cuts of beef and veal and certain preserved beef             to Switzerland ; whereas, to allow this trade to continue,
                                                                     the refund should be set to cover the difference between
and veal products ;
                                                                     prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the
                                                                     Member States ; whereas there are possibilities for export­
                                                                     ing such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to
Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria            certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries ;
to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal          whereas a refund should accordingly be set ;
that the refund should be as set out below :
Whereas, given the current market situation in the                   Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of
Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain               meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes
third countries in particular, export refunds should be              1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80, the Community share of inter­
                                                                     national trade may be maintained by granting a refund
(') OJ No  L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.                             corresponding to that at present available ;
0   OJ No  L 18 , 27. 1 . 1993, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No  L 156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2.
(4) OJ No  L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p . 16 .
Is) OJ No L 4, 8. 1 . 1982, p. 11 .
(6) OJ No  L 301 , 24.   10. 1987, p. 21 .
0   OJ No  L 212,  21 .  7. 1982, p. 48.                             Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
(8) OJ No  L 221 , 18 .  8. 1984, p. 28.                             refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of
0   OJ No  L 370,  19 .  12. 1992, p. 16.                           world trade is not significant ;
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Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article          Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (7) prohi­
 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (') are used to           bits trade between the European Community and the
 convert amounts expressed in third country currencies              Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia und Montenegro) ;
 and are used as the basis for determining the agricultural         whereas this prohibition does not apply in certain situa­
 conversion rates of the Member States' currencies ;                tions as comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7
 whereas detailed rules on the application and determina­           thereof ; whereas account should be taken of this fact
 tion of these conversions were set by Commission Regu­             when fixing the refunds ;
 lation (EEC) No 1068/93 (2);
                                                                    Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the
 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3),                combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat,
 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 21 59/93 (4),               other than uncooked, falling within CN code 1602 50,
 establishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the          experience has shown that it is possible to delete from the
 purposes of export refunds ;                                       refund nomenclature several products falling within CN
 Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities           code 1602 50 31 and to amend the list of products falling
 for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be            within CN code 1602 50 80 ;
 brought in line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other
 than those from adult male bovine animals ;                        Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                    in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is            Committee for Beef and Veal,
 often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef,
 veal and other meat contained in prepared or preserved
 meat falling within CN code 1 602 50 ; whereas exclusi­            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 vely beef and veal products should accordingly be set
 apart and a new heading should be created for mixtures of
 meats or offals ; whereas checks on products other than                                    Article 1
 mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making
 the granting of refunds on these products conditional on           The list of products on which export refunds as referred
 manufacture under the arrangements provided for in                 to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 are
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80 of                  granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in the
 4 March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds              Annex.
 in respect of agricultural products (*), as amended by
 Regulation (EEC) No 2026/83 (6) ;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depend­
 ing on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export          This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 November
 of certain pure-bred breeding animals ;                            1993 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 26 November 1993.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Rene STEICHEN
                                                                         Member of the Commission
(■) OJ  No  L  387, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L  108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106.
0   OJ  No  L  366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L  194, 3. 8 . 1993, p. 7.
0   OJ  No  L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5.
(6) OJ  No  L  199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.                             0 OJ No L 102, 28. 4. 1993, p. 14.
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                                                       ANNEX
                                            (ECU/100 kg)                                           (ECU/100 kg)
     Product code  Destination Q       Refund (8) (,0)          Product code  Destination f)  Refund (8) (l0)
                                    — Live weight —                                          — Net weight —
0102 10 10 120          01                91,50
                                                           0201 20 20 120          02           114,00
0102 10 10 130          02                67,00
                                                                                   03             79,00
                        03                47,00
                        04                23,50                                    04             ^50
0102 10 30 120          01                91,50            0201 20 30 110 (')      02           113,00
0102 1030 130           02                67,00                                    03            77'00
                        03                47,00                                    04             38,50
                        04                23'50            0201 20 30 120          02             83,00
01021090 120            01                91,50                                    03             5800
0102 90 41 100          02                91,50                                    04            29,00
0102 90 51 000          02
                        03
                                          67'00
                                          47,00
                                                           0201 20 50 110 (')      02           197,00
                        04                23,50                                    03           131 '°°
                                                                                   04            65,50
0102 90 59 000          02                67,00
                        03                47,00            0201 20 50 120          02           145,00
                        04                23,50                                    03           100,00
010290 61 000           02                67,00                                    04             50,00
                        03                47,00
                                                           0201 20 50 130 (')      02           113,00
                        04                23,50                            v'
                                                                                   03            77,00
0102 90 69 000          02                67,00
                                           , '                                     04            38,50
                        03                47,00
                        04                23,50            0201 20 50 140          02             83,00
0102 90 71 000          02                91,50                                    03             58,00
                        03                61,50                                    04            29,00
                        04                30,75
                                                           0201 20 90 700          02             83,00
0102 90 79 000          02                91,50
                                                                                   03             jo.UU
                        03                61,50
                        04                30,75                                    04            29'°°
                                                           0201 30 00 050 (4)      05           101,00
                                    — Net weight —         0201 30 00 100 (2)      02           281,50
                                                                                   03           188,00
0201 10 00 110 (')      02               113,00
                        03                77,00                                    04            94'°°
                        04                38,50                                    06           240,50
0201 10 00 120          02                83,00            0201 30 00 150 (6)      10           149,00
                        03                58,00                                    11           126,00
                        04                29,00                                    03           113,00
0201 10 00 130 (')      02               155,00                                    04            56,50
                        03               104'00                                    06           130,50
                        04                52'0°                                    07            81,00
0201 10 00 140          02               114,00
                        03                790Q             0201 30 00 190 (6)      02           115,50
                        04                39,50                                    03            76>00
0201 20 20 110C)        02               155,00                                    04            38'00
                        03               104,00                                    06            92,50
                        04                52,00                                    07            81,00
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                                            (ECU/100 kg)                                             (ECU/100 kg)
    Product code   Destination Q        Refund (8) (10)          Product code   Destination f)  Refund (8) (10)
                                     — Net weight —                                            — Net weight —
0202 10 00 100          02                  83,00          1602 50 10 120            02           128,00 0
                        03                  58,00                                    03           102,50 (9)
                        04                  29,00                                    04           102,50 (»)
0202 10 00 900          02                114,00           1602 50 10 140            02           113,50 0
                        03                  79,00                                    03             91,00 O
                        04                  39,50                                    04             91,00 0
0202 20 10 000          02                114,00           1602 50 10 160            02             91,00 (9)
                        03                  79,00                                    03             73,00 (9)
                        04                  39,50                                    04             73,00 (9)
0202 20 30 000          02                  83,00          1602 50 10 170            02             60,50 (9)
                        03                  58,00                                    03             48,50 (9)
                        04                  29,00                                    04             48,50 (9)
0202 20 50 100          02                145,00           1602 50 10 190            02             60,50
                        03                100,00                                     03             48,50
                        04                  50,00                                    04             48,50
0202 20 50 900          02                  83,00          1602 50 10 240             02            29,00
                        03                  58,00                                     03            29,00
                        04                  29,00                                     04            29,00
0202 20 90 100          02                  83,00          1602 50 10 260             02            21,00
                        03                  58,00                                     03            21,00
                        04                  29,00                                     04            21,00
0202 30 90 100 (4)      05                101,50           1602 50 10 280     '       02            13,00
0202 30 90 400 (6)       10               149,00                                      03            13,00
                         11               126,00                                      04            13,00
                        03                113'00           16025031 125               01           116,000
                        04                  56,50
                                                           1602 50 31 135             01            73,00 0
                        06                130,50
                        07                  81 00          1602 50 31 195             01            36,00
0202 30 90 500 0        02                115,50           1602 50 31 325             01           103,00 0
                        03                  76,00          1602 50 31 335             01            65,00 0
                        04                  38'00          1602 50 31 395             01            36,00
                        06                  92,50
                                                           1602 50 39 125             01           116,000
                        07                  81,00                                                           w
0202 30 90 900          07                  81,00           1«>2 50 39 135            0.            73,00 0
0206 ,095000            02                . 15,50           1602 50 39 195            01            36,00
                        03                  76j00          1602 50 39 325             01           103,00 0
                        04                  38,00           1602 50 39 335            01            65,00 0
                        06                  92>50          1602 50 39 395             01            36,00
0206 29 91 000          02                11 5,50           j 602 50 39 425           01            77,00 O
                        03                  76,00          1602 50 39 435             01            48,50 0
                        04                  38,00
                        06                  9250            1602 50 39 495            01            36,00
0210 20 90 100          08                  92,50           1602 50 39 505            01            36,00
                        09                  54,50           1602 50 39 525            01            77,00 0
0210 20 90 300          02                 115,50           1602 50 39 535            01            48,50 0
0210 20 90 500 0        02                 115,50           1602 50 39 595            01            36,00
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                                                             (ECU/100 kg)                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
        Product code            Destination f)          Refund (*)(10)                  Product code              Destination f)          Refund (8) (10)
                                                      — Net weight —                                                                   — Net weight —
 1602 50 39 615                      01                     36,00                  1602 50 80 495                       01                    36,00
 1602 50 39 625                      01                     16,00                  1602 50 80 505                       01                    36,00
 1602 50 39 705                      01                     29,00                  1602 50 80 515                       01                    16,00
 1602 50 39 805                      01                     21,00                  1602 50 80 535                       01                    48,50 (')
 1602 50 39 905                      01                     13,00                  1602 50 80 595                       01                    36,00
 1602 50 80 135                      01                     73,00 (9)              1602 50 80 615                       01                    36,00
 1602 50 80 195                      01                     36,00                  1602 50 80 625                      01                     16,00
 1602 50 80 335                      01                     65,00 (»)              1602 50 80 705                      01                     29,00
 1602 50 80 395                      01                     36,00                  1602 50 80 805                      01                     21,00
 1602 50 80 435                      01                     48,50 (9)              1602 50 80 905                      01                     13,00
 (') Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 32/82.
 (2) Entry under this subheading is subject to compliance with the condition laid down in 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.
 O   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.
 O The destinations are as follows :
     01 Third countries.
     02 North African, Near and Middle East third countries, West, Central East and Southern African third countries, except Cyprus, Botswana, Kenya,
         Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
     03 European third countries, 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, except Austria, Sweden and
         Switzerland .
     04 Austria, Sweden and Switzerland.
     05 The United States of America, carried out in accordance with 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 Switzerland,
     10 North African third countries, Near and Middle East, Central, East and Southern African third countries, except Cyprus, Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar,
         Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia,
     11 West African third countries.
 (®) 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.
 (') The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/80.
(I0) Refunds on exports to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) may be granted only where the conditions laid down in Regulation
     (EEC) No 990/93 are observed.
NB : The countries are as defined in Commission amended Regulation (EEC) No 3518/91 .
        The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as
        amended.