CELEX: 31997R2516
Language: en
Date: 1997-12-16 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2516/97 of 16 December 1997 fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

17. 12. 97            FENI               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 346/ 11
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2516/97
                                                      of 16 December 1997
                                          fixing the export refunds on beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         in the Annex under CN code 0202, on some meat or offal
                                                                    listed in the Annex under CN code 0206 and on some
                                                                    other prepared or preserved meat or offal listed in the
                                                                    Annex under CN code 1602 50 10;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                    Whereas, in view of the wide differences in products
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of              covered by CN codes 0201 20 90 700 and 0202 20 90 100
27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market               used for refund purposes, refunds should only be granted
in beef and veal ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC)            on cuts in which the weight of bone does not exceed one
No 2321 /97 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,              third;
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68                    Whereas, in the case of meat of bovine animals, boned or
provides that the difference between prices on- the world           boneless, salted and dried, there are traditional trade flows
market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regula­         to Switzerland; whereas, to allow this trade to continue,
tion and prices for those products within the Community             the refund should be set to cover the difference between
may be covered by an export refund;                                 prices on the Swiss market and export prices in the
                                                                    Member States; whereas there are possibilities for expor­
                                                                    ting such meat and also salted, smoked and dried meat to
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (3), as last amended              certain African, Near and Middle Eastern countries;
by Regulation (EC) No 2326/97 (4), Regulation (EEC) No              whereas a refund should accordingly be set;
1964/82 (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87,
and Regulation (EEC) No 2388/84 (6), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3661 /92 Q, lay down the conditions
for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of beef         Whereas, in the case of certain other cuts and preserves of
                                                                    meat or offal shown in the Annex under CN codes
and veal and certain preserved beef and veal products;
                                                                    1602 50 31 to 1602 50 80, the Community share of inter­
                                                                    national trade may be maintained by granting a refund
                                                                    corresponding to that at present available;
Whereas it follows from applying those rules and criteria
to the foreseeable situation on the market in beef and vea^
that the refund should be as set out below;
                                                                    Whereas, in the case of other beef and veal products, a
                                                                    refund need not be fixed since the Community's share of
                                                                    world trade is not significant;
Whereas, given the current market situation in the
Community and the possibilities of disposal in certain
third countries in particular, export refunds should be
granted, on the one hand, on bovine animals intended for            Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (8),
slaughter of a live weight greater than 220 kilograms and           as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2333/97 f), esta­
less than 300 kilograms, and, on the other on adult                 blishes the agricultural product nomenclature for the
bovine animals of a live weight of at least 300 kilograms;
                                                                     purposes of export refunds; whereas, with a view to clarifi­
                                                                    cation, the destinations must be identified in a separate
                                                                    Annex;
Whereas export refunds should be granted for certain
 destinations on some fresh or chilled meat listed in the
Annex under CN code 0201 , on some frozen meat listed
                                                                    Whereas, in order to simplify customs export formalities
                                                                     for operators, the refunds on all frozen cuts should be
(■)   OJ L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 24.
 (2)  OJ L 322, 25. 11 . 1997, p. 25.                                brought into line with those on fresh or chilled cuts other
 (3)  OJ L 4, 8 . 1 . 1982, p. 11 .                                  than those from adult male bovine animals;
 («)  OJ L 323, 26. 11 . 1997, p. 1 .
 ( 5) OJ L 212, 21 . 7. 1982, p. 48 .
 (6)  OJ L 221 , 18 . 8 . 1984, p. 28 .                              (8) OJ L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1 .
 0 OJ L 370 , 19. 12. 1992, p. 16.                                    9 OJ L 323, 26. 11 . 1997, p. 25.
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Whereas experience has shown that in certain cases it is          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
often difficult to determine the relevant quantities of beef,
veal and other meat contained in prepared or preserved
meat falling within CN code 1602 50; whereas exclusively                                     Article 1
beef and veal products should accordingly be set apart
and a new heading should be created for mixtures of               1 . The list of products on which export refunds as
meats or offals; whereas checks on products other than            referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68
mixtures of meat or offal should be stepped up by making          are granted and the amount thereof shall be as set out in
the granting of refunds on these products conditional on          Annex I of this Regulation .
manufacture under the arrangements provided for in
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 565/ 80 of 4             2.    The destinations are identified in Annex II to this
March 1980 on the advance payment of export refunds in            Regulation .
respect of agricultural products ('), as amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2026/83 (2);
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas refunds on female animals should vary depen­
ding on their age in order to prevent abuses in the export
of certain pure-bred breeding animals;                            The grant of the refund for product code 0102 90 59 9000
                                                                  of the nomenclature for export refunds and for exports to
Whereas opportunities exist for the export to certain third       the third countries in zone 10 listed in Annex II to this
countries of heifers other than those intended for                 Regulation shall be subject to presentation, when the
slaughter, but to prevent any abuse control criteria should        customs formalities for export are completed, of the
be laid down to ensure that these animals are not more             original and one copy of the veterinary certificate signed
than 36 months old;                                                by an official veterinarian certifying that these are heifers
                                                                   of an age of not more than 36 months. The original of
Whereas, notwithstanding the subdivision of the                    the certificate shall be returned to the exporter and the
combined nomenclature for prepared and preserved meat,             copy, certified as being in accordance with the regulations
 other than uncooked, falling within CN code 1602 50,              by the customs authorities, shall be attached to the ap­
 experience has shown that it is possible to delete from the       plication for payment of the refund.
 refund nomenclature several products falling within CN
 code 1602 50 31 and to amend the list of products falling
within CN code 1602 50 80 ;                                                                  Article 3
 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 in accordance with the opinion of the Management                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 December
 Committee for Beef and Veal ,                                      1997 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 16 December 1997.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
  (') OJ L 62, 7. 3. 1980, p. 5.
  h) OJ L 199, 22. 7. 1983, p. 12.
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                                                           ANNEX I
                      to the Council Regulation of 16 December 1997 fixing export refunds on beef
                                                  (ECU/100 kg)                                          (ECU/100 kg)
     Product code         Destination          Refund (7)            Product code     Destination   Refund (7)
                    I                     — Live weight —                                         — Net weight —
0102 10 10 9120               01                 58,50
                                                                0201 20 20 9120           02           59,00
0102 10 10 9130               02                 28,00                              I
                                                                                          03           40,50
                              03                 19,50
                              04                 10,00                                    04           20,50
0102 10 30 9120               01                 58,50          0201 20 30 9110(1 )       02           80,50
0102 10 30 9130               02                 28,00                                    03           55,50
                              03                 19,50                                    04           27,00
                              04                 10,00                              I
                                                                0201 20 30 9120           02           42,50
0102 10 90 9120               01                 58,50
                                                                                          03           30,00
010290 41 9100                02                 52,00
                                                                                          04           15,00
0102 90 51 9000               02                 28,00
                              03                 19,50          0201 20 50 9110(1 )       02         140,00
                              04                 10,00                                    03           93,50
0102 90 59 9000               02                 28,00                                    04           46,50
                              03                 19,50                              l
                              04                 10,00          0201 20 50 9120           02           75,00
                              10                 52,00 (9)                                03           52,00
0102 90 61 9000               02                 28,00                                    04           25,50
                              03                 19,50
                                                                0201 20 50 9130(1 )       02           80,50
                              04                 10,00
                                                                                          03           55,50
0102 90 69 9000               02                 28,00
                                                                                          04           27,00
                              03                 19,50
                              04                 10,00          0201 20 50 9140           02           42,50
0102 90 71 9000               02                 52,00                                    03           30,00
                              03                 34,00                                    04           15,00
                              04                 17,00
                                                                0201 20 90 9700           02           42,50
0102 90 79 9000               02                 52,00
                              03                 34,00                                    03           30,00
                              04                 17,00                                    04           15,00
                                                                0201 30 00 9050           05(4)        61,50
                                          — Net weight —
                                                                                         07 (4a)       61,50
0201 10 00 9110(1 )           02                 80,50          0201 30 00 9100 (2)       02         195,00
                              03                 55,50                                    03         134,00
                              04                 27,00                                    04           67,00
0201 10 00 9120               02                 42,50                                    06         172,00
                              03                 30,00
                                                                0201 30 00 9150 (6)       08           75,00
                              04                 15,00
                              02                110,50                                    09           69,00
0201 10 00 9130(1 )
                              03                 74,00                                    03           58,00
                              04                 37,50                                    04           29,00
0201 10 00 9140               02                 59,00                                    06           67,00
                              03                 40,50
                                                                0201 30 00 9190(6)        02           59,00
                              04                 20,50
                                                                                          03           39,00
0201 20 20 9110(1 )           02                110,50
                              03                 74,00                                    04           19,50
                              04                 37,50                                    06           47,50
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                                                (ECU/100 kg)                                        (ECU/100 kg)
     Product code        Destination         Refund (7)              Product code Destination   Refund (7)
                      I                  — Net weight —                                       — Net weight —
0202 10 00 9100              02                42,50           1602 50 10 9120        02          68,00 (8)
                             03                30,00                                  03          54,50 (8)
                             04                15,00                                 04           54,50 (8)
0202 10 00 9900              02                59,00           1602 50 10 9140       02           60,50 (8)
                             03                40,50                                 03           48,00 (8)
                             04                20,50                                 04           48,00 (8)
0202 20 10 9000             02                                 1602 50 10 9160       02           48,00 (8)
                                               59,00
                            03                                                       03           39,00 (8)
                                               40,50
                                                                                     04           39,00 (8)
                            04                 20,50
                                                               1602 50 10 9170       02           32,50 (8)
0202 20 30 9000             02                 42,50
                                                                                     03           25,50 (8)
                            03                 30,00
                                                                                     04           25,50 (8)
                            04                 15,00
                                                               1602 50 10 9190       02           32,50
0202 20 50 9100             02                 75,00
                                                                                     03           25,50
                            03                 52,00
                                                                                     04           25,50
                            04                 25,50
                                                               1602 50 10 9240       02
0202 20 50 9900             02                 42,50
                                                                                     03            _
                            03                 30,00                                 04
                            04                 15,00
                                                               1602 50 10 9260       02            —
0202 20 90 9100             02                 42,50                                 03
                            03                 30,00                                 04
                            04                 15,00
                                                               1602 50 10 9280       02            —
0202 30 90 9100             05(4)              61,50                                 03
                            07 (4a)            61,50                                 04
0202 30 90 9400 (6)         08                 75,00           1602 50 31 9125       01           92,50 (5)
                            09                 69,00           1602 50 31 9135       01           44,00 (8)
                            03                 58,00
                                                               1602 50 31 91 95      01           21,50
                            04                 29,00
                                                               1602 50 31 9325       01           82,50 (5)
                            06                 67,00
                                                               1602 50 31 9335       01           39,00 (8)
0202 30 90 9500 (6)         02                 59,00
                                                               1602 50 31 9395       01           21,50
                            03                 39,00
                            04                 19,50           1602 50 39 9125       01           92,50 (5)
                            06                 47,50           1602 50 39 9135       01           44,00 (8)
0206 10 95 9000             02                 59,00           1602 50 39 9195       01           21,50
                            03                 39,00           1 602 50 39 9325      01           82,50 (5)
                            04                 19,50
                                                               1602 50 39 9335       01           39,00 (8)
                             06                47,50
                                                               1602 50 39 9395       01           21,50
0206 29 91 9000              02                59,00
                                                               1602 50 39 9425       01           44,00 (5)
                            03                 39,00
                             04                19,50
                                                               1602 50 39 9435       01           25,50 (8)
                             06                47,50           1602 50 39 9495       01            19,00
0210 20 90 9100              02                49,50           1602 50 39 9505       01            19,00
                             04                29,50           1602 50 39 9525        01          44,00 (5)
0210 20 90 9300              02                61,00           1602 50 39 9535        01          25,50 (8)
0210 20 90 9500(3)           02                61,00           1602 50 39 9595        01           19,00
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                                                              (ECU/100 kg)                                                                   (ECU/100 kg)
       Product code             Destination                Refund (7)                       Product code           Destination            Refund (7)
                                                      — Net weight —                                                                  — Net weight —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 9495                  01                   19,00
1602 50 39 9615                      01                      19,00
1602 50 39 9625                      01                                               1602 50 80 9505                  01                   19,00
                                                               9,00
1602 50 39 9705                      01                       —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 9515                  01                     9,00
1602 50 39 9805                      01                       —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 9535                  01                   25,50 (8)
1602 50 39 9905                      01                       —
                                                                                      1602 50 80 9595                  01                   19,00
1602 50 80 9135                      01                      39,00 (8)                1602 50 80 9615                 01                    19,00
1602 50 80 9195                      01                      19,00                    1602 50 80 9625                  01                     9,00
1602 50 80 9335                      01                      35,00 (8)                1602 50 80 9705                  01                    —
1602 50 80 9395                      01                      19,00                    1602 50 80 9805                 01                     —
1602 50 80 9435                      01                      25,50 (8)                1602 50 80 9905                  01                    —
1)   Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 32/82.
2)   Entry under this subheading is subject to compliance with the condition laid down in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82.
3)   The refund on beef in brine is granted on the net weight of the meat, after deduction of the weight of the brine.
4)   Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/79 (OJ L 336, 29 . 12. 1979, p. 44).
*»a) Carried out in accordance with amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2051 /96 (OJ L 274, 26. 10 . 1996, p. 18).
5) OJ L 221 , 19 . 8 . 1984, p. 28 .
6) The lean bovine meat content excluding fat is determined in accordance with the procedure described in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC)
     No 2429/86 (OJ L 210 of 1 . 8 . 1986, p. 39).
7) Article 13 ( 10) of amended Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 provides that no export refunds shall be granted on products imported from third countries and
     re-exported to third countries.
s) The refund is granted only on products manufactured under the arrangement provided for in Article 4 of amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
     565/ 80 .
9) The grant of the refund is subject to compliance with the conditions referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation.
NB: The descriptions corresponding to the product codes and the footnotes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as
       amended .
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                                                              ANNEX II
Zone 01 : all third countries
Zone 02: zones 08 and 09
                  Zone 03                                       Zone 05                            Zone 09
 022   Ceuta and Melilla                        400  United States of America       224  Sudan
 024   Iceland                                                                      228  Mauritania
                                                                                    232  Mali
 028   Norway                                                   Zone 06             236  Burkina Faso
 041   Faroe Islands
 043   Andorra
                                                                                    240  Niger
                                                809  New Caledonia                  244  Chad
 044   Gibraltar                                822  French Polynesia               247 Cape Verde
 045   Vatican City                                                                 248 Senegal
 053   Estonia                                                                      252  Gambia
                                                                Zone 07
 054   Latvia                                                                       257  Guinea-Bissau
 055   Lithuania                                404  Canada
                                                                                    260  Guinea
 060   Poland                                                                       264  Sierra Leone
                                                                                    268  Liberia
 061   Czech Republic
                                                                Zone 08             272  Cote d'lvoire
 063   Slovakia
                                                                                    276  Ghana
 064   Hungary
                                                046  Malta                          280  Togo
 066   Romania
                                                052  Turkey                         284  Benin
  068  Bulgaria                                 072  Ukraine                        288  Nigeria
  070  Albania                                  073  Belarus                        302  Cameroon
  091  Slovenia                                 074  Moldova                        306  Central African Republic
  092  Croatia                                  075  Russia                         310  Equatorial Guinea
  093 Bosnia-Herzegovina                        076  Georgia                        311  Sao Tome and Principe
  094 Serbia and Montenegro                     077  Armenia                        314  Gabon
  096 Former Yugoslav         Republic    of    078  Azerbaijan                     318  Congo
       Macedonia                                079  Kazakhstan                     322  Democratic Republic of Congo
                                                080  Turkmenistan                   324  Rwanda
  109 The communes of Livigno and
       Campione d'ltalia; the island of         081   Uzbekistan                    328  Burundi
       Helgoland                                082  Tajikistan                     329  St Helena and dependencies
  406  Greenland                                083   Kirghistan                    330  Angola
                                                 204 Morocco                        334  Ethiopia
  600  Cyprus
  662  Pakistan
                                                 208  Algeria                       336  Eritrea
                                                 212 Tunisia                        338  Djibouti
  669  Sri Lanka
                                                 216  Libya                         342  Somalia
  676 Myanmar (Burma)                            220  Egypt                         350  Uganda
  680  Thailand                                  604  Lebanon                       352  Tanzania
  690  Vietnam                                   608  Syria                         355  Seychelles and dependencies
  700   Indonesia                                612  Iraq                          357  British Indian Ocean Territory
  708   Philippines                              616  Iran                          366  Mozambique
  724   North Korea                              624  Israel                        373  Mauritius
  950   Stores and provisions                    625  Gaza and Jericho               375 Comoros
        (Destinations referred to in Article     628  Jordan                         377 Mayotte
        34 of Commission         Regulation      632  Saudi Arabia                   378  Zambia
        (EEC) No 3665/87, as amended)            636  Kuwait                         386 Malawi
                                                 640  Bahrain                        388  South Africa
                                                 644  Qatar                          395  Lesotho
                                                 647  United Arab Emirates
                                                 649  Oman                        \
                   Zone 04
                                                 653  Yemen                                         Zone 10
                                                 720  China
                                                 740  Hong Kong SAR                  075  Russia
   039  Switzerland
 NB: The countries are those defined by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2317/97 (OJ L 321 , 22. 11 . 1997, p. 19).