CELEX: 31982R2773
Language: en
Date: 1982-10-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2773/82 of 13 October 1982 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

No L 292/20                           Official Journal of the European Communities                              16. 10 . 82
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2773/82
                                                    of 13 October 1982
                                      fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  for females and 300 kilograms for males in an iden­
 COMMUNITIES,                                                    tical manner to other bovine animals, while subjecting
                                                                 them to certain special administrative formalities ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                             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)
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68             and of certain frozen meat listed in the Annex under
 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the               subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and of certain other
 market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by the Act         prepared or preserved meat or meat offal listed in the
 of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular the first         Annex under subheading 1 6.02 B III b) 1 aa) ;
 sentence of Article 18 (5) thereof,
                                                                 Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                    falling within subheadings ex 02.01 A II a) 4 aa) and
 Committee,
                                                                 ex 02.01 A II b) 4 aa), the refund should only be
                                                                 granted for cuts in which the weight of bone does not
                                                                 exceed one-third ;
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
 provides that the difference between prices on the
 world market for the products listed in Article 1 of            Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned
 that Regulation and prices for those products within            or boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade
 the Community may be covered by an export refund ;              flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the extent necessary
                                                                 to allow this trade to continue, the refund must be
                                                                 fixed at an amount which will cover the difference
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28
June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No            between prices on the Swiss market and export prices
                                                                 in the Member States ;
427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting export
 refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of such
 refunds ;                                                       Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and
                                                                 preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No                           subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­
 1964/82 (^ laid down the conditions for granting                tion in international trade may be ensured by granting
                                                                 a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto
 special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat
of bovine animals ;                                              granted to exporters ;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and                 Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in           refund need not be fixed since Community participa­
beef and veal that the refund should be as set out               tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­
below ;                                                          cant ;
Whereas the current market situation in the Commu­               Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
nity and sales outlets, particularly in non-member               refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
countries, leads to the granting of export refunds on
adult bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300            — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
kilograms ; whereas experience gained in recent years                 relation to each other at any given moment within
has shown that it is advisable to treat live pedigree                 a band of 2-25 %, a rate of exchange based on
breeding animals of a weight of at least 250 kilograms                their central rate,
                                                                 — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
(') OJ  No L  148 , 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.                               arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each of
0   OJ  No L  291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17.                             these currencies recorded for a given period in
(3) OJ  No L  156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2.
(4) OJ  No L  61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 16.                                 relation to the Community currencies referred to
0   OJ  No L  212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48 .                              in the previous indent ;
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Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and               805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall
Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time           be as set out in the Annex hereto.
limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                   Article 2
                      Article 1
The list of products on which the export refund             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No            1982.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and! directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels. 13 October 1982.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                       Poul DALSAGER
                                                                 Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 13 October 1982 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) Females, with a live weight equal to or greater than 250 kg                            80000
                        (b) Males, with a live weight equal to or greater than 300 kg                              80000
                    II. Other than pure-bred breeding animals :
                        (a) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater than 300 kg :
                             (1 1 ) Males :
                                    — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                         tries (')                                                                 80000
                                    — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                         tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland               80000
                                    — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                         Sweden and Switzerland                                                    65000
                                    — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                                30-000
                             (22) Other :
                                    — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                         tries (')                                                                  65000
                                    — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                         tries (·), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland                65000
                                    — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                         Sweden and Switzerland                                                     57-500
                                    — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                                 26-500
                                                                                                            — 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 1 0 ribs :
                                   (11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                                         — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                              countries (')                                                       131-000
                                          — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                              countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                              land                                                                124-000
                                          — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                              Sweden and Switzerland                                               103-500
                                          — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                           51-500
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                                                                                                       (ECU/100 kg)
  CCT heading No                                       Description                                    Refund
                                                                                                  — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II            (22) Other :
(cont'd)
                                — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries (')                                                    94000
                                — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                     countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                     land                                                             87000
                                — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                     Sweden and Switzerland                                           77-500
                                — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       38-500
                    (bb) Other :
                         (11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                                — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries (')                                                   177-000
                                — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                     countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                     land                                                            170-000
                                — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                    Sweden and Switzerland                                           140-000
                                — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       70-000
                         (22) Other :
                                — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                    countries (')                                                    127-000
                                — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                    countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                    land                                                             120-000
                                — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                    Sweden and Switzerland                                           105-000
                                — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       52-500
                 2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                    (aa) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                         — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                              tries (')                                                              131-000
                         — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                              tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland            124-000
                         — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                              Sweden and Switzerland                                                 103-500
                         — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                              51-500
                    (bb) Other :
                         — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                              tries (')                                                               94-000
                         — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                              tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland             87-000
                         — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                              Sweden and Switzerland                                                  77-500
                         — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                              38-500
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                                                                                                        (ECU/100 kg)
  CCT heading No                                       Description                                     Refund
                                                                                                   — Net weight —
ex 02.01 All     3. Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
(cont'd)
                    (aa) With a maximum of nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
                          (1 1 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries (')                                                    223000
                                 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                     countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                     land                                                             216000
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                     Sweden and Switzerland                                           176-500
                                 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       88-500
                          (22) Other :
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries (')                                                    160-000
                                 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                     countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                     land                                                             153-000
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                     Sweden and Switzerland                                           132-500
                                 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       66-500
                    (bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
                          (11 ) From male adult bovine animals (3) :
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries (')                                                    131-000
                       '         — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                     countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                     land                                                             124-000
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                     Sweden and Switzerland                                           103-500
                                 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       51-500
                          (22) Other :
                                 — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                     countries (')                                                     94-000
                                 — For export to West, Central, East and South African third
                                     countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swazi­
                                     land                                                              87-000
                                 — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                     Sweden and Switzerland                                            77-500
                                 — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                       38-500
                 4. Other :
                         aa) Unboned (bone-in), the weight of bone does not exceed one-third of
                               the weight of the cut :
                              — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                  tries (')                                                            94-000
                              — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                  tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland          87-000
                              — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                  Sweden and Switzerland                                               77-500
                               — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                         38-500
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                                                                                                            (ECU/100 kg)
  CCT heading No                                          Description                                      Refund
                                                                                                       — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II           ex bb) Boned, each piece individually wrapped :
(cont'd)                        (11 ) From the hindquarters of male adult bovine animals with a
                                      maximum of nine ribs or nine pairs of ribs (4) :
                                      — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                            countries (')                                                 319000
                                      — For export to French Polynesia, West, Central, East and
                                            South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya,
                                            Madagascar and Swaziland                                      309000
                                      — For export to European third countries (') (2), except
                                            Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                               252-500
                                      — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                     126-500
                                (22) Other, excluding the thin flanks, the shin and the shank Ç) :
                                      — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third
                                            countries (')                                                 188-500
                                      — For export to French Polynesia, West, Central, East and
                                            South African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya,
                                            Madagascar and Swaziland                                      180-000
                                      — For export to European third countries (') (2), except
                                            Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                               131-000
                                      — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                      65-500
                                      — For export to the United States of America carried out in
                                            accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (^, and for
                                            export to Canada                                              100-000
                 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 coun­
                                 tries o                                                                   82-000
                             — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                 tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland               75-000
                             — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                 Sweden and Switzerland                                                    75-000
                             — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                               38-000
                        (bb) Other :
                             — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                 tries (')                                                                108-500
                             — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                 tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland              101-500
                             — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                 Sweden and Switzerland                                                   101-500
                             — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                               51-000
                    2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                        — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third countries (')            82-000
                        — For export to West, Central, East and South African third countries ('),
                            except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland                               75-000
                        — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria, Sweden and
                            Switzerland                                                                    75-000
                        — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                                    38000
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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 coun­
                                   tries (')                                                              135-000
                               — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                   tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland            128-000
                               — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                   Sweden and Switzerland                                                 128-000
                               — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                             64-000
                         (bb) With more than nine ribs or pairs of ribs :
                               — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                   tries (')                                                               82-000
                               — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                   tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland             75-000
                               — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                   Sweden and Switzerland                                                  75-000
                               — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                             38-000
                     4 . Other :
                              aa) Unboned (bone-in), the weight of bone does not exceed one-third of
                                  the weight of the cut :
                                  — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                       tries (')                                                           82-000
                                  — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                       tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland         75-000
                                  — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                       Sweden and Switzerland                                              75-000
                                  — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                          38-000
                          ex bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks, the shin and the
                                  shank, each piece individually wrapped Q :
                                  — For export to the United States of America carried out in accor­
                                       dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (*), and for export to
                                       Canada                                                             100-000
                                  — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                       tries (')                                                          130-000
                                  — For export to French Polynesia, West, Central, East and South
                                       African third countries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar
                                       and Swaziland                                                      122-000
                                  — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                       Sweden and Switzerland                                             100-000
                                  — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                           50-000
                                  Other boned or boneless :
                                  — For export to the United States of America carried out in accor­
                                       dance with Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (*), and for export to
                                       Canada                                                             100-000
 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 1 6.02 B III b) 1   Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals, except those
                        finely homogenized (6) :
                        ex aa) Uncooked, containing by weight the following percentages of bovine
                                 meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                 (1 1) 80 % or more of meat :
                                       — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                          tries (')                                                               98-880
                                       — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                          tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland             91-880
                                       — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                          Sweden and Switzerland                                                  91-880
                                       — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                            91-880
                                 (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat :
                                       — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                          tries (')                                                               55-007
                                       — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                          tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland             55-007
                                       — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                          Sweden and Switzerland                                                  55-007
                                       — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                            55-007
                                 (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat :
                                       — For export to North African, Near and Middle East third coun­
                                          tries (')                                                               37-478
                                       — For export to West, Central, East and South African third coun­
                                          tries ('), except Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar and Swaziland             37-478
                                       — For export to European third countries (') (2), except Austria,
                                          Sweden and Switzerland                                                  37-478
                                       — For export to Austria, Sweden and Switzerland                            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                                            60-000
                                (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 % of meat :
                                       — For export to third countries                                            35-000
                                (33) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % of meat :
                                       — For export to third countries                                            25-000
                                (44) 20 % or more, but less than 40 % of meat :
                                       — For export to third countries                                             9-067
(1) 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) The amount of this refund is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commission Regulation
    (EEC) No 32/82 (OJ No L 4, 8. 1 . 1982, p. 11 ),
(*) The amount of this refund is subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No
    1964/82 (OJ No L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48).
0 OJ No L 336, 29 . 12. 1979, p. 44.
(6) The products which contain a small quantity of visible pieces of meat are also excluded.
f) Boned cuts which consist, entirely or partially, of thin flanks, shin or shank are ineligible for the refund.
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.