CELEX: 31981R0929
Language: en
Date: 1981-04-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 929/81 of 6 April 1981 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

7. 4. 81                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 95/5
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 929/81
                                                     of 6 April 1981
                                     fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                    extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the
                                                               refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          the difference between prices on the Swiss market and
Economic Community,                                            export prices in the Member States ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and
805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization               preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under
of the market in beef and veal (*), as last amended by
the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular          subheading 1 6.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­
the first sentence of Article 1 8 (5) thereof,
                                                               tion in international trade may be ensured by granting
                                                               a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                   granted to exporters ;
Committee,
                                                               Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68               refund need not be fixed since Community participa­
provides that the difference between prices on the             tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­
world market for the products listed in Article 1 of           cant ;
that Regulation and prices for those products within
the Community may be covered by an export refund ;             Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
                                                               refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28
June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting                 relation to each other at any given moment within
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of                a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
such refunds ;                                                      their effective parity,
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and               — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in              arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
beef and veal that the refund should be as set out                  of these currencies recorded for a given period in
below ;                                                             relation to the Community currencies referred to
                                                                    in the previous indent ;
Whereas the current market situation in the Commu­
nity and sales outlets, particularly in non-member             Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and
countries, leads to granting export refunds on adult           Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time
bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilo­          limit set by its chairman,
grams ; whereas experience gained in recent years has
shown that it is advisable to treat live pedigree
breeding animals of a weight of at least 300 kilograms
in an identical manner to other bovine animals, while          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
subjecting them to certain special administrative
formalities ;
                                                                                         Article 1
Whereas it is necessary to grant refunds for the export
to certain destinations of certain fresh or chilled meat
listed in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II a)          The list of products on which the export refund
and of certain frozen meat listed in the Annex under           referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No
subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and of certain other               805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall
                                                               be as set out in the Annex hereto.
prepared or preserved meat or meat offal listed in the
Annex under subheading 1 6.02 B III b) 1 aa) ;
Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals,                                          Article 2
boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are tradi­
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 April
(») OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.                            1981 .
(2) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.
(3) OJ No L 156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2.
M OJ No L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 16.                              It shall apply with effect from 6 April 1981 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 6 April 1981 .
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   Poul DALSAGER
                                                             Member of the Commission
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                                                             ANNEX
               to the Commission Regulation of 6 April 1981 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                                                                  75-000
                       II. Other than pure-bred breeding animals :
                            (a) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater than
                                 300 kg :
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2)                        68 000
                                 — For export to other third countries                                   75000
                                                                                                    — 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 comprising all
                                     the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder but with more
                                     than 10 ribs :
                                     — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                         countries (')                                                 106000
                                     — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                         countries (')                                                   99000
                                     — For export to European third countries (') (2)                    9 1 000
                                     — For export to other third countries, except the United
                                         States of America                                               8 1 000
                               (bb) Other :
                                     — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                         countries (')                                                 143000
                                     — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                         countries (')                                                 136000
                                     — For export to European third countries (') (2)                  123-500
                                     — For export to other third countries, except the United
                                         States of America                                             113-500
                            2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                               — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                   tries (■)                                                           106000
                               — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                   countries (')                                                         99000
                               — For export to European third countries (') (2)                          91-000
                               — For export to other third countries, except the United States of
                                   America                                                               81-000
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                                                                                                          (ECU/100 kg)
   CCT heading No                                    Description                                   Refund
                                                                                                — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II       3. Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
(cont'd)
                          (aa) With a maximum of nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
                                — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                    countries (')                                                  180000
                                — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                    countries (')                                                  173000
                                — For export to European third countries (') (2)                   156000
                                — For export to other third countries, except the United
                                    States of America                                              146000
                          (bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
                                — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                    countries (')                                                  106-000
                                — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                    countries (')                                                   99000
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2)                   91000
                                — For export to other third countries, except the United
                                    States of America                                               8 1 000
                     4. Other :
                               (aa) Unboned (bone-in) :
                                    — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                        third countries (')                                        106000
                                    — For export to West, Central, East and South African
                                        third countries (')                                         99000
                                    — For export to European third countries (') (2)                9 1 000
                                    — For export to other third countries, except the United
                                        States of America                                           8 1 000
                           ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the shin,
                                    each piece individually wrapped :
                                    — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                         third countries (')                                       170000
                                    — For export to West, Central, East and South African
                                         third countries (')                                       163000
                                    — For export to European third countries (') (2)               159000
                                    — For export to other third countries except the USA           139000
                                    — For export to the United States of America carried out
                                         in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (3)        107000
                  b) Frozen :
                      1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters :
                           (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase comprising all
                                 the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder but with more
                                 than 10 ribs :
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries (')                                                   89-000
                                 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                     countries (')                                                   82-000
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2)                    80000
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                                                                                                    (ECU/100 kg)
   CCT heading No                                   Description                                Refund
                                                                                           — Net weight —
ex 02.01 AU             (bb) Other :
(cont'd)
                              — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                  countries (')                                               108-500
                              — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                  countries (') and to European third countries (') (2)       101-500
                    2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                        — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                            tries (')                                                          89-000
                        — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                            countries (')                                                      82-000
                        — For export to European third countries (') (2)                       80-000
                    3. Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                        (aa) With a maximum of nine ribs :
                              — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                  countries (')                                               128-000
                              — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                  countries (') and to European third countries (') (2)       121-000
                        (bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
                              — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                  countries (')                                                89-000
                              — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                  countries (') and to European third countries (') (2)        82-000
                    4 . Other :
                            (aa) Unboned (bone-in) :
                                  — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                      third countries (')                                      89-000
                                  — For export to West, Central, East and South African
                                      third countries (')                                      82-000
                                  — For export to European third countries (') (2)             80-000
                        ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the shin
                                  each piece individually wrapped :
                                  — For export to the United States of America carried out
                                      in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (3)      107-000
                                  — For export to North African, Near and Middle East
                                      third countries (')                                     107-000
                                  — For export to West, Central, East and South African
                                      third countries (') and to European third coun­
                                      tries (') (2)                                           100-000
                                  Other boned or bone less :
                                  — For export to the United States of America carried out
                                      in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (2)      107-000
ex 02.06 C I a) 2 Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried :
                  — For export to Switzerland                                                  64-679
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                                                                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
    CCT heading No                                         Description                                       Refund
                                                                                                        — Net weight —
ex 16.02 B III b) 1      Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals,
                         except those finely homogenized (4) : ,
                         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 North African, Near and Middle East
                                            third countries (')                                              98-880
                                         — For export to West, Central, East and South African
                                            third countries (') and to European third countries (') (2)      91-880
                                  (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat :
                                         — For export to African, Near and Middle East (') and
                                            European third countries (') (2)                                 55007
                                  (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat :
                                         — For export to African, Near and Middle East (') and
                                            European third countries (') (2)                                 37-478
                         ex (bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine
                                  meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                  ( 11 ) 80 % or more of meat :
                                         — For export to third countries                                     45-336
                                  (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat :
                                         — For export to third countries                                      27-201
                                  (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat :
                                         — For export to third countries                                      18-134
                                  (44) 20 % or more, but less than 40 % of meat :
                                         — For export to third countries                                       9-067
(') Within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3488/80 (OJ No L 365, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 4).
(2) Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2730/79 (OJ No L
    317, 12. 12. 1979, p. 1 ) to be understood as European third countries.
(3) OJ No L 336, 29 . 12. 1979, p . 44.
(4) 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.