CELEX: 31979R2373
Language: en
Date: 1979-10-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2373/79 of 26 October 1979 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

30 . 10 . 79                             Official Journal of the European . Communities                       No L 272/ 11
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2373/79
                                                       of 26 October 1979
                                         fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Spain make it appropriate to grant export refunds on a
COMMUNITIES,                                                        temporary basis in respect of these animals ;
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                        and of certain frozen meat listed in the Annex under
805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                   subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and of certain other
of the market in beef and veal ('), as last amended by              prepared or preserved meat or meat offal listed in the
Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular the               Annex under subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 aa) ;
first sentence of Article 1 8 (5) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                        Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals,
Committee ,                                                         boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are tradi­
                                                                    tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the
                                                                    extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                    refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover
provides that the difference between prices on the                  the difference between prices on the Swiss market and
world market for the products listed in Article 1 of                export prices in the Member States ;
that Regulation and prices for those products within
the Community may be covered by an export refund ;
                                                                    Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28                     preserves of meat or offals shown in the Annex under
June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                   subheading 16.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­
No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting                  tion in international trade may be ensured by granting
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of                 a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto
such refunds ;                                                       granted to exporters ;
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in               Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
beef and veal that the refund should be as set out                   refund need not be fixed since Community participa­
below ;                                                              tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­
                                                                     cant ;
Whereas the current market situation in the Commu­
 nity and sales outlets, particularly in non-member                  Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
countries, leads to granting export refunds on adult                 refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilo­
grams ; whereas experience gained in recent years has
 shown that it is advisable to treat live pedigree                   — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
 breeding animals of a weight of at least 300 kilograms                  relation to each other at any given moment within
 in an identical manner to other bovine animals, while                   a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
 subjecting them to certain special administrative                       their effective parity,
 formalities ;
                                                                     — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
                                                                         arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
 Whereas, moreover, the current situation on the                         of these currencies recorded for a given period in
 Community market in certain young bovine animals                        relation to the Community currencies referred to
 of a live weight of between 250 and 300 kilograms                       in the previous indent ;
 and the possibilities of disposing of these animals to
 (•) OJ  No  L 148, 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 24.
 (2) OJ  No  L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 1 .                              Whereas the Management Committee for Beef and
 (}) OJ  No  L 156, 4. 7 . 1968 , p . 2.                             Veal has not delivered an opinion within the time
 («) OJ  No  L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 16.                               limit set by its chairman ,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                              805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund shall
                                                           be as set out in the Annex hereto.
                      Article 1                                                   Article 2
The list of products on which the export refund            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No           1979 .
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 26 October 1979 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                        Vice-President
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                                                                       ANNEX
                  to the Commission Regulation of 26 October 1979 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
                                                                                                                    (ECU/ 100 kg)
    CCT heading No                                             Description                                Refund
|                                                                                                     — Live weight —
ex 01.02 A               Live domestic animals of the bovine species :
                          I. Pure-bred breeding animals :
                             (a) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater
                                     than 300 kg                                                           64.075
                         II. Other than pure-bred breeding animals :
                              ( a) Bovine animals with a live weight between 250 and 300 kg
                                    — For export to Spain                                                  44.000
                              ( b) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater
                                    than 300 kg                                                           64.075
                                                                                                      — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II            Meat of bovine animals :
                         a ) Fresh or chilled :
                             1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters :
                                  ( aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase com­
                                          prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder
                                           but with more than 10 ribs :
                                           — For export to European third countries ( 1 ), to
                                               Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or on
                                              the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                               Peninsula and Africa                                        98.000
                                           — Other destinations, except the United States of Ame­
                                               rica                                                        82-500
                                  ( bb) Other :
                                           — For export to European third countries ('), to Jordan ,
                                               to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                               Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                               Peninsula and Africa                                       122-500
                                           — Other destinations, except the United States of Ame­
                                               rica                                                       103.000
                             2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                                  — For export to European third countries (*), to Jordan, to
                                         third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                                         Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa      98.000
                                  — Other destinations, except the United States of America                82-500
                             3 . Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                                  — For export to European third countries ('), to Jordan , to
                                         third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                                         Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa     147.000
                                   — Other destinations , except the United States of America             123-500
                              4 . Other :
                                       ( aa ) Unboned ( bone-in ) :
                                              — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                                  Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean
                                                  or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                  Arabian Peninsula and Africa                             98.000
                       !                      — Other destinations, except the United States of
                                                  America                                                  82-500
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                                                                                                         (ECU/100 kg)
   CCT heading No                                    Description                               Refund
                  ||                                                                       — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II           ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
(cont'd)                          shin :
                                  ( 11) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                        — For export to European third countries ('), to
                                            Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­
                                            ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third
                                            countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa     134.194
                                         — Other destinations, except the United States of
                                            America                                           113.037
                  b) Frozen :
                     1 . Carcases, half-carcases or 'compensated' quarters :
                         (aa) The front part of a carcase or of a half-carcase com­
                               prising all the bones and the scrag, neck and shoulder
                               but with more than 10 ribs :
                              — For export to European third countries (1), to Jordan,
                                    to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                    Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                    Peninsula and Africa                                       60-000
                         (bb) Other :
                              — For export to European third countries ('), to Jordan,
                                    to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                    Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                    Peninsula and Africa                                       75.000
                     2. Separated or unseparated forequarters :
                         — For export to European third countries (*), to Jordan, to
                             third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                             Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa      60.000
                     3. Separated or unseparated hindquarters :
                         — For export to European third countries ('), to Jordan, to
                             third countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian
                             Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa      90.000
                     4. Other :
                            (aa) Unboned (bone-in) :
                                 — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                       Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean
                                       or on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                       Arabian Peninsula and Africa                            60.000
                        ex (bb) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
                                  shin :
                                  ( 11) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                         — For export to the United States of America            0
                                         — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                            Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­
                                            ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third
                                            countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa      90.000
                                  (22) Other :
                                         — For export to the United States of America            0
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                                                                                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
     CCT heading No                                             Description                                               Refund
\ I                                                                                                                   — Net weight —
ex 02.06 C I a) 2             Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried :
                              — For export to Switzerland                                                                 64.679
ex 16.02 B III b ) 1          Other preparations and preserves containing bovine meat or offals,
                              except those finely homogenized (2) :
                               ex (aa) Uncooked, containing by weight the following percentages
                                        of bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                       ( 11 ) 80 % or more of meat :
                                               — For export to European third countries (*), to
                                                  Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                  on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                  Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                            91.880
                                       (22) 60 °/o or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat :
                                               — For export to European third countries (x), to
                                                  Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                  on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                  Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                            55.007
                                       (33 ) 40 % or more, but less than 60 °/o of meat :
                                               — For export to European third countries (x ), to
                                                  Jordan, to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                  on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                  Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                             37.478
                               ex (bb) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of
                                       bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                        ( 11 ) 80 %> or more of meat                                                       45.336
                                        (22) 60 °/o or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat                                  27.201
                                        (33 ) 40 °/o of more, but less than 60 %> of meat                                  18-134
                                       (44) 20 % or more, but less than 40 °/o of meat                                      9.067
(') Within the meaning of this Regulation those destinations mentioned in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 (OJ No L 25, 31 . 1 . 1975, p. 1)
    are also to be understood as European third countries .
(') 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.