CELEX: 31985R2135
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2135/85 of 29 July 1985 fixing the export refunds on pigmeat

30 . 7. 85                          Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 198 /61
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2135/85
                                                      of 29 July 1985
                                         fixing the export refunds on pigmeat
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  that the Community should continue to take part in
  COMMUNITIES,                                                    international trade in the case of certain typical Italian
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           products falling within subheadings 02.06 B I b) 1 and
                                                                  B I b) 5 aa) ;
  Economic Community,
                                                                  Whereas, because of the conditions of competition in
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    certain third countries, which are traditionally impor­
  2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                ters of products falling within subheadings ex 16.01 A
  zation of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by         and B, ex 16.02 A II and B III a) 2, the refund for
  Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 (2), and in particular the          these products should be fixed so as to take this situa­
  first sentence of Article 15 (5) thereof,                       tion into account ; whereas steps should be taken to
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    ensure that the refund is granted only for the net
  2768/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules           weight of the edible substances, to the exclusion of the
  for granting export refunds on pigmeat and criteria for        net weight of the bones possibly contained in the said
  fixing the amount of such refunds (3), and in particular       preparations ;
 Article 5 ( 1 ) thereof,                                        Whereas, since economically significant quantities of
                                                                 other pigmeat products are not being exported at
 Whereas Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75               present, there is no need to fix a refund for these
 provides that the difference between prices on the              products ;
 world market for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of
 that Regulation and prices for these products within            Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2768/75
 the Community may be covered by an export refund ;              provides that the world market situation or the specific
                                                                 requirements of certain markets may make it necessary
 Whereas it follows from applying these rules and                to vary the refund on the products listed in Article 1
 criteria to the present situation on the market in              ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 according to
 pigmeat that the refund should be fixed as set out              destination ;
 below ;
                                                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 Whereas facilities exist at present for the export of live      are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 pigs falling within subheading 01.03 A II b), and for           Committee for Pigmeat,
 certain products falling within subheading 02.01 A
 III ; whereas a refund should be fixed for these
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 products taking particular account of the conditions of
 competition for Community exporters on world                                             Article 1
 markets ;
                                                                The list of products on which the export refund
 Whereas, in the case of products falling within sub­           referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No
 heading 02.06 B I, the refund should be limited to an          2759/75 is granted, and the amount of that refund,
 amount which takes account of the qualitative charac­          shall be as set out in the Annex hereto .
 teristics of each of the products falling within this
                                                                                          Article 2
 subheading and of the foreseeable trend of production
 costs on the world market ; whereas it is important            This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 July 1985.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 29 July 1985.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                               Vice-President
(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 307, 18 . 11 . 1980, p. 5.
0 OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 39 .
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                                                           ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 1985 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                                                       10,00
                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 . Whole carcases or half-carcases                        28,00
                                      2. Legs and parts thereof
                                          for export to :
                                          — the United States of America and Canada                6,00
                                          — other destinations                                   28,00
                                      3. Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof
                                          for export to :
                                          — the United States of America and Canada                5,00
                                          — other destinations                                   28,00
                                      4. Loins and parts thereof
                                          for export to :
                                          — the United States of America and Canada                6,00
                                          — other destinations                                   28,00
                                      5. Bellies and parts thereof
                                          for export to :
                                          — the United States of America and Canada                4,00
                                          — other destinations                                   22,00
                                      6 . Other :
                                          ex aa) Boned or boneless :
                                                  ( 11 ) Legs or loins, and parts thereof,
                                                         derinded and defatted, with a
                                                         maximum layer of 3 mm fat, frozen or
                                                         vacuum-packed (a)
                                                          for export to :
                                                         — the United States of America and
                                                              Canada                               6,00
                                                          — other destinations                   35,00
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                                                                                               (ECU/100 kg)
                 CCT
               heading                                 Description                               Refund
                  No
                                                                                                net weight
           02.01                                (22) Fore-ends or shoulders, and parts
               (cont'd)                              thereof, derinded and defatted, with a
                                                     maximum layer of 3 mm fat, frozen or
                                                     vacuum-packed (a)
                                                      for export to :
                                                      — the United States of America and
                                                          Canada                                    5,00
                                                      — other destinations                        30,00
                                                (33) Other legs, fore-ends, shoulders or
                                                     loins ; parts thereof (a)
                                                      for export to :
                                                      — the United States of America and
                                                          Canada                                    5,00
                                                      — other destinations                        28,00
                                                (44) Bellies and parts thereof, derinded and
                                                     defatted, with a maximum layer of 7
                                                     mm fat, frozen or vacuum-packed (a)
                                                      for export to- :
                                                      — the United States of America and
                                                          Canada                                   5,00
                                                      — other destinations                        28,00
                                                (55) Other bellies      and    parts  thereof,
                                                     derinded (a)
                                                      for export to :
                                                      — the United States of America and
                                                          Canada                                   4,00
                                                      — other destinations                        22,00
                02.06   Meat and edible meat offal (except poultry liver), salted, in brine,
                        dried or smoked :
                        B. Of domestic swine :
                            I. Meat :
                               a) Salted or in brine :
                                  3. Hams and parts thereof                                       32,00
                                  5. Loins and parts thereof                                      32,00
                                  6. Bellies and parts thereof                                    20,00
                                  7 . Other :
                                      ex aa) Boned or boneless :
                                              (11 ) Hams, fore-ends, shoulders or loins,
                                                    parts thereof (a)                             32,00
                                              (22) Bellies and parts thereof, derinded (a)        20,00
                               b) Dried or smoked :
                                  1 . Hams and parts thereof :
                                      (aa) 'Prosciutto di Parma', 'Prosciutto di San
                                           Daniele' (b)                                           64,00
                                      (bb) Other                                                  47,00
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                                                                                             (ECU/100 kg)
                CCT
              heading                                    Description                           Refund
                 No
                                                                                              net weight
               02.06               4. Bellies and parts thereof                                 22,00
              (cont'd)
                                   5 . Other :
                                       ex aa) Boned or boneless :
                                               ( 11 ) Prosciutto di Parma, Prosciutto di San
                                                      Daniele' ; parts thereof (b)              64,00
                                               (22) Hams, fore-ends, shoulders or loins,
                                                      parts thereof (a)                         47,00
             ex 16.01  Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood,
                       suitable for human consumption :
                       A. Liver sausages (f)                                                    28,00
                       B. Other (c) :
                            I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked (d) (f)                 50,00
                           II. Other (f)                                                        34,00
             ex 16.02  Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal, suitable for
                       human consumption :
                       A. Liver :
                           II . Other                                                           24,00
                       B. Other :
                           III . Other :
                                 a) Containing meat or offal 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 :
                                            1 1 . Hams or loins (excluding collars) ; parts
                                                   thereof :
                                                   (aaa) Uncooked ; mixtures of cooked and
                                                          uncooked meat (e) (g)                 22,00
                                                   (bbb) Other (g)
                                                         for export to :
                                                         — the United States of America,
                                                             Canada and Australia                 6,00
                                                         — other destinations                   37,00
                                            22. Collars or shoulders ; parts thereof :
                                                   (aaa) Uncooked ; mixtures of cooked and
                                                          uncooked meat (e) (g)                 22,00
                                                   (bbb) Other (g)
                                                         for export to :
                                                         — the United States of America,
                                                             Canada and Australia                 5,00
                                                         — other destinations                   34,00
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                                                                                                      (ECU/100 kg)
                   CCT
                 heading                                      Description                               Refund
                    No
                                                                                                       net weight
             ex 16.02                              33 . Other :
             (cont'd)
                                                        (aaa) Uncooked ; mixtures of cooked meat
                                                               or offal and uncooked meat or offal
                                                               (e) (g)                                   17,00
                                                        (bbb) Other (g)
                                                              for export to :
                                                              — the United States of America,
                                                                   Canada and Australia                   4,00
                                                              — other destinations                       24,00
                                              bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or
                                                  offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                                  origin (g)
                                                  for export to :
                                                  — the United States of America, Canada and
                                                       Australia                                          4,00
                                                  — other destinations                                   19,00
                                             cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                                  including fats of any kind or origin (g)               10,00
            (a) The cuts are 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 produ­
                cing 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.
           (e) The term 'uncooked' shall apply to products which have not been subjected to any heat-treatment
                or which have been subjected to a heat-treatment insufficient to ensure the coagulation of meat
                proteins in the whole of the product and which therefore show traces of a pinkish liquid on the
                cut surface when the product is cut along a line passing through its thickest part.
           (f) If composite food preparations (including prepared dishes) containing sausages, are classified
                under heading No 16.01 because of their composition, the refund is granted only on the net
                weight of the sausages, the meat and the offal, including fats of any kind or origin, which make
                part of these preparations.
           (g) The refund on products containing bones is granted on the net weight of the product after deduc­
                tion of the weight of the bones.