CELEX: 31996R1874
Language: en
Date: 1996-09-27 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1874/96 of 27 September 1996 fixing the export refunds on beef

No L 247/30            EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                    28 . 9 . 96
                                            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1874/96
                                                           of 27 September 1996
                                                    fixing the export refunds on beef
   THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                             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
                                                                          Annex under CN code 1602 50 10;
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
   Community,
                                                                          Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of                 covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100
   27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market                  used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted
   in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)               on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed
   No 1 588/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,                 one-third;
  Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                        Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or
  provides that the difference between prices on the world                boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows
  market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­             to Switzerland; whereas, to allow this trade to continue ,
  tion and prices for those products within the Community                 the refund should be set to cover the difference between
  may be covered by an export refund;                                     prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the
                                                                         Member States; whereas there are possibilities for expor­
                                                                          ting such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to
                                                                         certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries;
  Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 32/ 82 (3), as
                                                                         whereas a refund should accordingly be set;
  last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (4), (EEC)
  No 1964/82 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
  3169/87, and (EEC) No 2388/84 (6), as last amended by
  Regulation (EEC) No 3661 /92 0, lay down the conditions
  for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of beef            Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of
                                                                         meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes
 and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products;
                                                                         1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80 , the Community share of inter­
                                                                         national trade may be maintained by granting a refund
                                                                         corresponding to that at present available;
 Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria
 to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and veal
 that the refund should be as set out below;
                                                                         Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
                                                                         refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of
                                                                         world trade is not significant;
 Whereas, given the current market situation in the
 Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain
 third countries in particular, export refunds should be
granted, on the one hand, on bovine animals intended for                 Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (8),
 slaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms and               as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1222/96 (9), esta­
 less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other, on adult
bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms;               blishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the
                                                                         purposes of export refunds; whereas, with a view to clarifi­
                                                                        cation, the destinations must be identified in a seperate
                                                                        Annex;
Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain
destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the
Annex under CN code 0201 , on some frozen meat listed
                                                                        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
(2)  OJ No   L 206,   16.   8. 1996, p. 23.                             brought in line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other
 3   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 .
(5)  OJ No  L  212,   21 . 7. 1982, p. 48 .
(j OJ No L 221 , 18. 8. 1984, p. 28.                                    (8) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 .
(j OJ No L 370, 19. 12. 1992, p. 16.                                     9 OJ No L 161 , 29. 6. 1996, p. 62.
 ---pagebreak---   28 . 9 . 96             EN               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 247/31
  Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is           Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the
  often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef,      combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat,
  veal and other meat contained in prepared or preserved             other than uncooked, falling within CN code 1 602 50,
  meat falling within CN code 1 602 50; whereas exclusively          experience has shown that it is possible to delete from the
  beef and veal products should accordingly be set apart             refund nomenclature several products falling within CN
  and a new heading should be created for mixtures of                code 1602 50 31 and to amend the list of products falling
  meats or offals; whereas checks on products other than             within CN code 1602 50 80 ;
  mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making
  the granting of refunds on these products conditional on           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
  manufacture under the arrangements provided for in                 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                     Committee for Beef and Veal,
  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 Regula­        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  tion (EEC) No 2026/83 (2);
                                                                                              Article 1
 Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depen­
 ding on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export          1 . The list of products on which export refunds as
 of certain pure-bred breeding animals;                              referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
                                                                     are granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 990/93 (3), as                  the Annex I.
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 380/95 (4), prohibits
 trade between the European Community and the Federal                2.     The destinations are identified in Annex II to this
 Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia und Montenegro); whereas             Regulation .
 this prohibition does not apply in certain situations as
 comprehensively listed in Articles 2, 4, 5 and 7 thereof                                     Article 2
 and in Council Regulation (EC) No 462/96 (*); whereas
 account should be taken of this fact when fixing the                This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September
 refunds;                                                            1996 .
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels, 27 September 1996.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(')  OJ   No  L 62, 7. 3 . 1980, p. 5.
(2) OJ   No   L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.
(3) OJ   No   L 102, 28 . 4. 1993, p. 14.
(4) OJ   No   L 138, 21 . 6. 1995, p. 1 .
 5) OJ   No   L 65, 15. 3. 1996, p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak---  No L 247/32       HËN               Official Journal of the European Communities                         28 . 9 . 96
                                                           ANNEX I
                     to the Council Regulation of 27 September 1996 fixing export refunds on beef
                                                 (ECU/100 kg)                                           (ECU/100 kg)
     Product code        Destination        Refund f) (')             Product code   Destination    Refund f) (9)
                                         — Live weight —                                          — Net weight —
 0102 10 10 120              01                 82,00
                                                                 0201 20 20 120          02           114,00
 0102 10 10 130              02                 54,50
                                                                                         03            79,50
                             03                37,50
                                                                                         04            39,50
                             04                 19,00
 0102 10 30 120              01                82,00            0201 20 30 110 (')       02           112,50
 0102 10 30 130              02                54,50                                     03            77,00
                            03                 37,50                                    04             38,00
                             04                 19,00
                                                                0201 20 30 120          02             83,00
0102 10 90 120              01                 82,00                                    03             58,50
01029041 100                02                 73,00                                    04             29,00
0102 90 51 000              02                 54,50
                                                                0201 20 50 110 (')      02            196,50
                            03                 37,50
                                                                                        03            131,00
                            04                  19,00
                                                                                        04             65,00
0102 90 59 000              02                 54,50
                            03                 37,50            0201 20 50 120          02            145,00
                            04                 19,00                                    03            100,00
0102 90 61 000              02                 54,50                                    04             50,00
                            03                 37,50
                                                                0201 20 50 130 (')      02            112,50
                            04                 19,00
                                                                                        03             77,00
0102 90 69 000              02                 54,50
                                                                                        04             38,00
                            03                 37,50
                            04                 19,00            0201 20 50 140          02             83,00
0102 90 71 000              02                 73,00                                    03             58,50
                            03                 48,00                                    04             29,00
                            04                 24,00
                                                                0201 20 90 700          02             83,00
0102 90 79 000              02                 73,00
                                                                                        03             58,50
                            03                 48,00
                                                                                        04             29,00
                            04                 24,00
                                                                0201 30 00 050 (4)      05           100,50
                                         — Net weight —                                              274,00
                                                                0201 30 00 100 (2)      02
                                                                                        03           187,50
0201 10 00 110 (')          02                112,50
                                                                                        04             94,00
                            03                 77,00
                                                                                        06           240,50
                            04                 38,00
0201 10 00 120              02                 83,00            0201 30 00 150 («)      08           145,50
                            03                 58,50                                    09           133,50
                            04                 29,00                                    03           112,50
0201 10 00 130 (')          02                155,00                                    04             56,50
                            03                104,00                                    06           130,50
                            04                 52,50
                                                                                        07             81,00
0201 10 00 140              02                114,00
                                                                0201 30 00 190 (6)      02           115,00
                            03                 79,50
                            04                 39,50                                    03             75,50
                            02                155,00
                                                                                        04             37,50
0201 20 20 110 (')
                            03                104,00                                    06             92,50
                            04                 52,50                                    07             81,00
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                                                    (ECU/100 kg)                                       (ECU/100 kg)
       Product code        Destination        Refund f) 0               Product code Destination   Refund f) (')
                                           — Net weight —                                        — Net weight —
  0202 10 00 100               02                  83,00           1602 50 10 120        02          132,50 (8)
                               03                  58,50                                 03          106,00 (8)
                               04                 29,00                                  04          106,00 (8)
 0202 10 00 900                02                114,00            1602 50 10 140        02          117,00 (8)
                               03                 79,50                                  03           94,00 (8)
                               04                 39,50                                  04           94,00 (8)
 0202 20 10 000               02                 114,00            1602 50 10 160        02           94,00 (8)
                              03                  79,50                                  03           75,50 (8)
                              04                  39,50                                  04           75,50 (8)
 0202 20 30 000               02                  83,00           1602 50 10 170        02            62,50 (8)
                              03                  58,50                                 03            50,00 (8)
                              04                  29,00                                 04            50,00 (8)
 0202 20 50 100               02                145,00            1602 50 10 190        02            62,50
                              03                100,00                                  03            50,00
                              04                  50,00                                 04            50,00
 0202 20 50 900               02                  83,00           1602 50 10 240        02
                              03                  58,50                                 03
                              04                  29,00                                 04             —
 0202 20 90 100               02                  83,00           1602 50 10 260        02
                              03                  58,50                                 03
                              04                  29,00                                 04            —
 0202 30 90 1 00 (4)          05                100,50            1602 50 10 280        02            —
 0202 30 90 400 (6)           08                145,50                                  03            —
                              09                133,50                                  04            —
                              03                112,50            1602 50 31 125        01          129,50 (s)
                             04                  56,50
                                                                  1602 50 31 135        01           75,50 (8)
                             06                 130,50
                                                                 1602 50 31 195         01           37,00
                             07                  81,00
0202 30 90 500 (6)           02                 115,00           1602 50 31 325        01           116,00 (5)
                             03                  75,50           1602 50 31 33 5       01            67,50 (8)
                             04                  37,50           1602 50 31 395        01            37,00
                             06                  92,50
                                                                 1602 50 39 125        01           129,50 0
                             07                  81,00
                                                                 1602 50 39 135        01            75,50 (8)
0202 30 90 900               07                  81,00
                                                                 1602 50 39 195        01            37,00
0206 10 95 000               02                115,00
                             03                  75,50           1602 50 39 325        01           116,00 (J)
                             04                  37,50           1602 50 39 335        01            67,50 (8)
                             06                  92,50           1602 50 39 395        01            37,00
0206 29 91 000               02                115,00            1602 50 39 425        01            85,50 (5)
                             03                  75,50
                                                                 1602 50 39 435        01            50,00 (8)
                             04                  37,50
                                                                 1602 50 39 495        01            37,00
                             06                  92,50
                                                                 1602 50 39 505        01            37,00
0210 20 90 100               02                  96,00
                             04                  57,00           1602 50 39 525        01            85,50 (5)
0210 20 90 300               02                119,00            1602 50 39 53 5       01            50,00 (8)
0210 20 90 500 (3)           02                119,00            1602 50 39 595        01            37,00
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                                                               (ECU/100 kg)                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
         Product code             Destination              Refund f) (9)                     Product code           Destination           Refund f) f)
                                                       — Net weight —                                                                  — Net weight —
                                                                                       1602 50 80 495                   01                   37,00
  1602 50 39 615                      01                      37,00
                                                                                       1602 50 80 505                   01                   37,00
  1602 50 39 625                      01                      16,50
                                                                                       1602 50 80 515                  01                    16,50
  1602 50 39 705                      01                      15,00
  1602 50 39 805                      01                       —
                                                                                       1602 50 80 535                  01                    50,00 (8)
  1602 50 39 905                      01                       —
                                                                                       1602 50 80 595                  01                    37,00
  1602 50 80 135                      01                      75,50 (8)                1602 50 80 615                  01                    37,00
  1602 50 80 195                      01                      37,00                    1602 50 80 625                  01                    16,50
  1602 50 80 335                      01                      67,50 (8)                1602 50 80 705                  01                    15,00
  1602 50 80 395                      01                      37,00                    1602 50 80 805                  01                     —
  1602 50 80 435                      01                      50,00 (8)                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.
 (') The refund on beef in brine is granted on the net weight of the meat, after deduction of the weight of the brine .
(4)  Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (OJ No L 336, 29. 12. 1979, p. 44).
(*) 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) Article 13 ( 10) of amended Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 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 .
(9) 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 and Regulation (EC) No 462/96 are observed.
NB: The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as
        amended .
 ---pagebreak--- 28 . 9 . 96             EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 247/35
                                                                 ANNEX II
Zone 01 : all third countries
Zone 02 : zones 08 and 09
                    Zone 03                                      Zone 05               373  Mauritius
                                                                                       375  Comoros
  022     Ceuta and Melilla                       400  United States of America        377  Mayotte
                                                                                       378  Zambia
  024     Iceland
                                                                                       386  Malawi
  028     Norway
                                                                 Zone 06               388  South Africa
  041     Faroe Islands
                                                                                       395  Lesotho
  043    Andorra
                                                  809  New Caledonia                   604  Lebanon
  044    Gibraltar
                                                  822  French Polynesia               608   Syria
  045 Vatican City                                                                    612   Iraq
  053    Estonia
                                                                                      616   Iran
  054    Latvia                                                  Zone 07              624   Israel
  055    Lithuania
                                                                                      625   Gaza and Jericho
  060    Poland                                   404  Canada                         628   Jordan
  061    Czech Republic                                                               632   Saudi Arabia
 063     Slovakia                                                                     636   Kuwait
 064     Hungary                                                 Zone 08              640   Bahrain
 0 66    Romania                                                                      644   Qatar
 068     Bulgaria                                 046  Malta                          647   United Arab Emirates
 070     Albania                                  052 Turkey                          649   Oman
 091     Slovenia                                 072  Ukraine                        653   Yemen
                                                  073  Belarus                        720   China
 092     Croatia
                                                  074  Moldova
 093     Bosnia-Herzegovina
                                                  075  Russia
 094     Serbia and Montenegro
                                                 076   Georgia
 096     Former Yugoslav Republic          of    077  Armenia
                                                                                                     Zone 09
         Macedonia
                                                 078  Azerbaijan
 109     The communes of Livigno and                                                  228  Mauritania
                                                 079  Kazakhstan
         Campione d'ltalia; the island of                                             232  Mali
                                                 080  Turkmenistan
         Helgoland                                                                    236  Burkina Faso
 406     Greenland                               081  Uzbekistan
                                                 082  Tajikistan
                                                                                      240  Niger
 600     Cyprus                                                                      244   Chad
 662     Pakistan                                083  Kirghistan
                                                 204  Morocco                        247   Cape Verde
 669    Sri Lanka
                                                 208  Algeria                        248   Senegal
 676 Myanmar (Burma)                             212  Tunisia                        252   Gambia
 680    Thailand                                                                     257   Guinea-Bissau
                                                 216  Libya
 690    Vietnam                                                                      260   Guinea
                                                 220  Egypt
700     Indonesia                                224  Sudan                          264   Sierra Leone
708     Philippines                              324  Rwanda                         268   Liberia
724     North Korea                              328  Burundi                        272   Côte d'Ivoire
740     Hong Kong                                                                    276   Ghana
                                                 329 St Helena and dependencies
950     Stores and provisions                    330 Angola                          280   Togo
        (Destinations referred to in Article     334 Ethiopia                        284   Benin
        34 of Commission Regulation              336  Eritrea                        288   Nigeria
        (EEC) No 3665/87, as amended)                                                302   Cameroon
                                                 338  Djibouti
                                                342   Somalia                        306   Central African Republic
                                                350   Uganda                         310   Equatorial Guinea
                  Zone 04
                                                352   Tanzania                       311   Sao Tome and Principe
                                                355 Seychelles and dependencies      314   Gabon
                                                357   British Indian Ocean Territory 318   Congo
039    Switzerland                              366   Mozambique                     322   Zaire
NB: The countries are those defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/96 (OJ No L 14, 19 . 1 . 1996, p. 6).