CELEX: 31979R0070
Language: en
Date: 1979-01-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 70/79 of 16 January 1979 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal for the period beginning 1 February 1979

17 . 1 . 79                          Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 11 /11
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 70/79
                                                    of 16 January 1979
              fixing the export refunds on beef and veal for the period beginning 1 February
                                                            1979
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   of some other preparations and preserves of meat or
COMMUNITIES,                                                     offals shown in the Annex under subheading 16.02 B
                                                                 III b) 1 aa) ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                 Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals,
                                                                 boned or boneless, salted and dried, there are tradi­
                                                                 tional trade flows to Switzerland ; whereas, to the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                extent necessary to allow this trade to continue, the
                                                                 refund must be fixed at an amount which will cover
of the market in beef and veal (*), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 425/77 (2), and in particular the            the difference between prices on the Swiss market and
first sentence of Article 18(5) thereof,                         export prices in the Member States ;
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,                                                       Whereas, in the case of some other cuts and preserves
                                                                 of   meat   or   offals shown   in  the  Annex  under
                                                                 subheading 1 6.02 B III b) 1 bb), Community participa­
                                                                 tion in international trade may be ensured by granting
Whereas Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                 a refund which takes account of the refund hitherto
provides that the difference between prices on the               granted to exporters ;
world market and prices within the Community for
the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation may
be covered by an export refund ;
                                                                 Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
                                                                 refund need not be fixed since Community participa­
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 885/68 of 28                 tion in world trade in these products is not signifi­
June 1968 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               cant ;
No 427/77 (4), lays down general rules for granting
export refunds and criteria for fixing the amount of
such refunds :
                                                                 Whereas, if the refund system is to operate normally,
                                                                 refunds should be calculated on the following basis :
Whereas it follows from applying these rules and
criteria to the foreseeable situation on the market in
beef and veal that the refund should be fixed as indi­
cated below :                                                    — in the case of currencies which are maintained in
                                                                     relation to each other at any given moment within
                                                                     a band of 2-25 % , a rate of exchange based on
Whereas the present market situation in the Commu­                   their effective parity ;
nity and the selling possibilities, particularly in certain
third countries, lead to granting export refunds for the         — for other currencies, an exchange rate based on the
export of adult bovine animals with a live weight                    arithmetic mean of the spot market rates of each
equal or superior to 300 kilograms, for the export of                of these currencies recorded for a given period in
certain fresh or chilled meats shown in the Annex                    relation to the Community currencies referred to
under subheading ex 02.01 A II a) and for the export,                in the previous subparagraph ;
to certain destinations, of certain frozen meats shown
in the Annex under subheading ex 02.01 A II b) and
(») OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.                             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
(2) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3 . 1977, p. 1 .
(*) OJ No L 156, 4. 7. 1968, p. 2.                               are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
h) OJ No L 61 , 5. 3. 1977, p. 16.                               ment Committee for Beef and Veal,
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   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                            805/68 is granted and the amount of that refund is
                                                                            fixed as shown in the Annex.
                              Article 1
                                                                                                   Article 2
   The list of products on which the export refund                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
   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, 16 January 1979 .
                                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                                      Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                         Vice-President
                                                                      ANNEX
                 to the Commission Regulation of 16 January 1979 fixing the export refunds of beef and
                                                 veal for the period beginning 1 February 1979
                                                                                                                             ( u.a. / 100 kg
   CCT heading No                                             Description                                         Refund
                                                                                                              — Live weight —
ex 01.02 A II            Live domestic animals of the bovine species, other than pure-bred
                         breeding animals :
                         ( a ) Adult bovine animals with a live weight equal to or greater
                                than 300 kg                                                                        53.00
                                                                                                              — Net weight —
ex 02.01 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 ('), to
                                             Jordan , to third countries on the Mediterranean or on
                                             the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                             Peninsula and Africa                                                   76.00
                                         — Other destinations                                                       64.00
                                  ( 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                                                   95.00
                                         — Other destinations                                                       80.00
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                                                                                                                 (u.c. /100 kg)
     CCT heading No                                        Description                                Refund
                                                                                                  — Net weight —
ex 02.01 A II           2 . Separated or unseparated forequarters :
(cont 'd.)
                             — For export to European countries ( 1 ), to Jordan , to third
                                   countries on the Mediterranean or on the Persian Gulf, to
                                    third countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa               76.00
                                   Other destinations                                                  64-00
                        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      114.00
                             — Other destinations                                                     96.00
                        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                            76.00
                                        — Other destinations                                          64.00
                           ex ( bb ) Boned or boneless, excluding the thin flanks and the
                                        shin :
                                        ( 11 ) Each piece individually wrapped :
                                               — For export to European third countries ( 1 ), to
                                                  Jordan, to third countries on the Mediter­
                                                   ranean or on the Persian Gulf, to third
                                                  countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Africa      111 * 00
                                                  Other destinations                                  93.50
                    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 (*), to Jordan,
                                          to third countries on the Mediterranean or on the
                                          Persian Gulf, to third countries of the Arabian
                                          Peninsula and Africa                                       64-00
                            ( 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                                       80.00
                       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       64.00
                       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       96.00
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                                                                                                                                         (u.a. / 100 kg)
     CCT heading No                                                   Description                                          Refund
                                                                                                                       — Net weight —
ex 02.01 II                       4 . Other :
(cont'd)
                                          ( 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                                       64.00
                                     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                       4.00
                                                          — 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                 93.50
                                                  ( 22 ) Other :
                                                          — For export to the United States of America                       4.00
ex 02.06 C I a) 2              Meat of bovine animals, boned or boneless, salted and dried :
                               — For export to Switzerland                                                                  53.50
ex 16.02 B 111 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 °/o 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                                         76.00
                                        (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat :
                                                  — For export to European third countries ( l ), to
                                                      Jordan , to third countries on the Mediterranean or
                                                      on the Persian Gulf, to third countries of the
                                                       Arabian Peninsula and Africa                                         45.50
                                        (33 ) 40 % or more, but less than 60 % 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                                         31.00
                               ex (bb ) Other, containing by weight the following percentages of
                                        bovine meats (excluding offal and fat) :
                                        ( 11 ) 80 °/o or more of meat                                                      37.50
                                        (22) 60 % or more, but less than 80 °/o of meat                                    22-50
                                        (33 ) 40 % of more, but less than 60 °/o of meat                                    15.00
                                        (44) 20 % or more, but less than 40 °/o of meat                                      7.50
{*) 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 .
(2) 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 .