CELEX: 31979R0881
Language: en
Date: 1979-05-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 881/79 of 3 May 1979 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

No L 111 / 10                          Official Journal of the European Communities                              4. 5 . 79
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 881 /79
                                                        of 3 May 1979
                                          fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas in the case of certain typical Italian products
COMMUNITIES,                                                     falling within subheading 02.06 B I b) 3 bb) and 7 bb)
                                                                 and if the Community is to continue to take part in
                                                                 international trade, the refund must take account of
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            the conditions of access to the world market ;
Economic Community,
                                                                 Whereas in the        case of products falling within
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     subheadings 02.06     B I b) ex 7, the refund should be
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­               granted solely in     respect of products of a quality
tion of the market in pigmeat (*), as last amended by            comparable with       that of products falling within
Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular the           subheadings 02.06     B I b) 3, 4 and 5 ;
first sentence of Article 15(5) thereof,
                                                                 Whereas because of the conditions of competition in
Whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                certain third countries, which are traditionally major
provides that the difference between prices on the               importers of products falling within subheadings ex
world market for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of        16.01 A, ex 16.01 B I and II, ex 16.02 A II, ex 16.02 B
that Regulation and prices for these products within             III a) 2 aa), 11 , 22, 33, bb) and cc), set out in the
the Community may be covered by an export refund ;               Annex hereto, the refund for these products should be
                                                                 fixed so as to take this situation into account ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768 /75 of 29
October 1 975 (3) lays down general rules for granting           Whereas since economically significant quantities of
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of             other pigmeat products are not being exported at
such refunds ;                                                   present, there is no need to fix a refund for these
                                                                 products ;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
                                                                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
criteria to the present situation on the market in
pigmeat that the refund should be fixed as set out               March 1 979 (4) laid down the coefficient for
below ;                                                          expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in
                                                                 ECU ;
Whereas facilities exist at present for the export of live       Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has
pigs falling within subheading 01.03 A II b), and for            not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
certain products falling within subheading 02.01 A               its chairman ,
III ; whereas, a refund should be fixed for these
products taking particular account of the conditions of
competition on the markets ;
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas in the case of products falling within
subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 bb) and 6 bb), the refund
should be limited to an amount which takes account
of the qualitative characteristics of each of the                                          Article 1
products falling within these subheadings and of the
foreseeable trend of production costs on the world               The list of products on which the export refund
market ;                                                         referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                 2759/75 is granted , and the amount of that refund
                                                                 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas if existing export outlets for products falling
within subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 aa), 4 aa), 5 aa) and
6 aa) are to be available in the future, the refund
should be comparable with that granted for dried or                                        Article 2
smoked products ;
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1979 .
(■) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 171 , 28 . 6. 1978 , p. 19 .
P) OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p. 39 .                              (") OJ No L 84, 4 . 4. 1979 , p. 1 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 3 May 1979 .
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                                    ANNEX
              to the Commission Regulation of 3 May 1979 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
                                                                                                       (ECU/ 100 kg)
                    CCT
                  heading                                          Description                          Refund
                    No
                                                                                                       net weight
              01.03           Live swine :
                              A. Domestic species :
                                  II. Other :
                                        b) Other                                                         29*01
              02.01           Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within
                              heading No 01.01, 01.02, 01.03 , or 01.04, fresh, chilled
                              or frozen :
                              A. Meat :
                                  III . Of swine :
                                         a) Of domestic swine :
                                            1 . Carcases or half carcases, with or without
                                                 heads, feet or flare fat                                43-52
                                            2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone­
                                                 in )                                                    32-64
                                            3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders,
                                                 unboned (bone-in)                                       32-64
                                            4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone­
                                                 in)                                                     32-64
                                             5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                                 (aa) Boned or boneless and totally or par­
                                                         tially defatted , with a maximum layer
                                                         of 3 mm fat, frozen ( a)                        32-64
                                                  (bb) Other                                             22-97
                                             6. Other :
                                                 ex aa) Boned or boneless and frozen :
                                                             ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and
                                                                    cuts thereof, totally or partially
                                                                    defatted , with a maximum layer
                                                                    of 3 mm fat ( a )                    55-61
                                                             (22) Other hams, shoulders and loins
                                                                     and cuts thereof ( a)               32-64
                                                 ex bb) Other :
                                                             ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins and
              02.06                                                  cuts thereof ( a)                   32-64
                              Meat and edible meat offal (except poultry liver), salted,
                              in brine, dried or smoked :
                              B. Meat and edible meat offals of domestic swine :
                                  I. Meat :
                                       b) Dried or smoked :
                                           2. Bacon sides, spencers, SU sides or middles :
                                                cc) sl4 sides or middles                                 27-81.
                                           3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) :
                                                aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                    32-64
                                                bb) Other :
                                                      ( 11 ) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto di
                                                               San Daniele' ( b)                         78-58
                                                      (22 ) Other                                         47-li5
                                           4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders,
                                                unboned (bone-in) :
                                                aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                     27-81'
                                            5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                                                aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                     32-64
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                                                                                                              (ECU/ 100 kg)
                  CCT
                 heading                                             Description                                Refund
                   No
                                                                                                              net weight
                02.06                          6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                (cont'd)
                                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                        22-97
                                                   bb) Other                                                    22-97
                                               7. Other :
                                                   ex aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked :
                                                            ( 11 ) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces
                                                                    thereof                                     32-64
                                                   ex bb) Other :
                                                            ( 11 ) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto
                                                                   di San Daniele', pieces thereof (b)          78-58
                                                            (22) Hams, shoulders and loins, pieces
                                                                   thereof                                      47-15
           ex 16.01                Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal, or animal
                                   blood, suitable for human consumption :
                                   A. Liver sausages                                                           30-22
                                   B. Other (c) :
                                        I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked (d)                        72-54
                                       II . Other                                                              45-94
           ex 16.02                Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, suitable
                                   for human consumption :
                                   A. Liver :
                                       II. Other                                                               24-18
                                   B. Other :
                                       III. Other :
                                            a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine :
                                               2. Other, containing by weight :
                                                    aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any
                                                        kind, including fats of any kind or
                                                        origin :
                                                        11 . Hams, fillets and loins, pieces there­
                                                               of :
                                                               — For export to the United States
                                                                    of America                                36-27
                                                               — Other destinations                           78-58
                                                        22. Shoulders and pieces thereof :
                                                               — For export to the United States
                                                                    of America                                30-22
                                                               — Other destinations                           62-87
                                                        33 . Other                                            38-69
                                                   bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of
                                                        meat or offal, of any kind, including
                                                        fats of any kind or origin                            20-55
                                                   cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of
                                                        any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                                        origin                                                10-8«
          (a) The cuts arc classified in this subheading only if they can be identified as originating from the primary
              cuts mentioned .
          (b) Only those products for which the name is certified by the competent authorities of the producing Member
              State can benefit from this refund.
          (c) The refund on sausages presented in containers with a preservative liquid is granted on net weight after
              deduction of weight of this liquid .
          (d) The weight of a coating of paraffin corresponding to normal use in the trade is considered as part of the
              net weight of the sausage.