CELEX: 31979R1486
Language: en
Date: 1979-07-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1486/79 of 17 July 1979 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

18 . 7. 79                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 181 / 13
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1486/79
                                                        of 17 July 1979
                                        fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    certain fresh or chilled meat listed in the Annex
COMMUNITIES,                                                      under subheading ex 02.01 A II a) and of certain
                                                                  frozen meat listed in the Annex under subheading ex
                                                                  02.01 A II b) and of certain other prepared or
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             preserved meat or meat offal listed in the Annex
Economic Community,                                               under subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 aa) ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                 Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals,
of the market in beef and veal (*), as last amended by            boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are tradi­
Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular the             tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the
first sentence of Article 1 8 (5) thereof,                        extent necessary 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 in the Member States ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,
                                                                   whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and
whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                  preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under
provides that the difference between prices on the                subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­
world market for the products listed in Article 1 of              tion in international trade may be ensured by granting
that Regulation and prices for those products within              a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto
the Community may be covered by an export refund ;                granted to exporters ;
whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28
June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting               refund need not be fixed since Community participa­
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of              tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­
such refunds ;                                                    cant ;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in            Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
beef and veal that the refund should be as set out                 refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
below ;
                                                                  — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
Whereas the current market situation in the Commu­                     relation to each other at any given moment within
nity and sales outlets, particularly in non-member                     a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
countries, leads to granting export refunds on adult                   their effective parity ;
bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilo­
grams ; whereas experience gained in recent years has             — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
shown that it is advisable to treat live pedigree                      arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
breeding animals of a weight of at least 300 kilograms                 of these currencies recorded for a given period in
in an identical manner to other bovine animals, while
                                                                       relation to the Community currencies referred to
subjecting them to certain special administrative                      in the previous indent ;
formalities ; whereas, moreover, it is necessary to grant
refunds for the export to certain destinations of
(•)  OJ No L  148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.
(-') OJ No L  61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 1 .                            Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and
(})  OJ No L  156, 4. 7. 1968 , p. 2.                             Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time
(4 ) OJ No L  61 , 5 . 3 . 1977, p. 16.                            limit set by its chairman,
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   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                           805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall
                                                                           be as set out in the Annex hereto .
                                Article 1
                                                                                                   Article 2
   The list of products on which the export refund                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
   referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No                         1979 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 17 July 1979 .
                                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                        Vice-President
                                                                      ANNEX
                  to the . Commission Regulation of 17 July 1979 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
                                                                                                                             ( ECU / 100 kg )
   CCT heading No                                             Description                                         Refund
                                                                                                             — Live weight —
ex 01.02 A                 Live domestic animals of the bovine species :
                            I. Pure-bred breeding animals (') :
                                ( a ) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater
                                      than 300 kg                                                                  64.075
                           II . Other than pure-bred breeding animals :
                                ( a ) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater
                                      than 300 kg                                                                  64.075
                                                                                                               — 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                                                 98.000
                                          — Other destinations, except the United States of Ame­
                                              rica                                                                 82.500
                                     (bb) Other :
                                          — For export to European third countries ( 2 ), to Jordan ,
                                               to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                              Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                              Peninsula and Africa                                                122-500
                                          — Other destinations, except the United States of Ame­
                                              rica                                                                103.000
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                                                                                                          (ECU/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 third countries (2), to Jordan, to
                               third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                               Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa     98.000
                          — Other destinations, except the United States of America              82.500
                      3. Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                          — For export to European third countries (2), to Jordan, to
                               third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                               Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa    147.000
                          — Other destinations, except the United States of America            123.500
                      4. Other :
                             (aa) Unboned (bone-in) :
                                    — For export to European third countries (2), to
                                        Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean
                                        or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                        Arabian Peninsula and Africa                            98.000
                                    — Other destinations, except the United States of
                                        America                                                 82.500
                         ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
                                    shin :
                                    (11) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                          — For export to European third countries (2), to
                                             Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­
                                             ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third
                                             countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa    134.194
                                          — Other destinations, except the United States of
                                             America                                          113-037
                   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 (2), to Jordan,
                                     to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                     Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                     Peninsula and Africa                                       60.000
                          (bb) Other :
                                 — For export to European third countries (2), to Jordan,
                                     to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                     Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                     Peninsula and Africa                                       75.000
                      2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                          — For export to European third countries (2), to Jordan, to
                              third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                              Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa      60.400
                      3. Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                          — For export to European third countries (2), to Jordan, to
                              third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                              Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa     90.000
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                                                                                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
     CCT 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 (2), to
                                                   Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean
                                                   or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                   Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                           60.000
                                    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                            0 "
                                                      — For export to European third countries (2), to
                                                        Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­
                                                        ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third
                                                        countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa                     WOOD
                                               (22) Other :
                                                     — For export to the United States of America                           0
ex 02.06 C I a) 2             Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried :
                              — For export to Switzerland                                                                 64.679
ex 16.02 B III b) 1           Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals,
                              except those finely homogenized (3) :
                              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 (2), to
                                                  Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                  on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                  Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                            91.880
                                       (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 %> of meat :
                                              — For export to European third countries (2), to
                                                  Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                  on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                  Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                            55.007
                                       (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat :
                                              — For export to European third countries (2), to
                                                  Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                  on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                  Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                            37.478
                               ex (bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of
                                       bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                       ( 11 ) 80 % or more of meat                                                        45.336
                                       (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 %> of meat                                     27.201
                                       (33) 40 % of more, but less than 60 %> of meat                                      18.134
                                       (44) 20 % or more, but less than 40 °/o of meat                                      9-067
(') Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
(!) 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 .
(s) 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.