Commission Regulation (EEC) No 171/78 of 30 January 1978 on special conditions for granting export refunds on certain pigmeat products

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 171/78  of 30 January 1978  on special conditions for granting export refunds on certain pigmeat products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 367/76 (2), and in particular Articles 15 (6) and 22 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on pigmeat and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 8 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 192/75 of 17 January 1975 laying down detailed rules for the application of export refunds in respect of agricultural products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2838/77 (5), provides that no refund is to be granted where the products or goods in the form in which they are exported are not of sound and fair marketable quality;
Whereas it has been shown, however, that these requirements are not sufficient for certain products listed in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, to ensure the application of uniform conditions for the payment of refunds;
Whereas additional conditions relating to products of average quality and enabling the payment of refunds on products of inferior quality to be refused should consequently be laid down on a Community basis;
Whereas it is essential to provide controls to ensure compliance with this Regulation ; whereas controls carried out by sampling and consisting of an organoleptic examination and physical and chemical analyses seem adequate seeing that it is provided that the application for a refund is to be accompanied by a written declaration stating that the products in question comply with the requirements laid down in this Regulation;
Whereas in order to ensure standardization of the physical and chemical controls it is necessary to apply certain clearly defined analyses;
Whereas, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2333/77 of 25 October 1977 amending Regulation No 204/67/EEC fixing coefficients for calculating levies on pigmeat products other than pig carcases and Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (6), the wording of tariff heading No 16.02 has been changed with effect from I November 1977 ; whereas for the sake of clarity, this new wording should apply from the same date for the special conditions for granting refunds;
Whereas the description of other products which are the subject of refunds and the references to the basic regulations concerned have also been changed ; whereas, therefore, for the sake of administrative simplicity, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2403/69 of 1 December 1969 on special conditions for granting export refunds on certain pigmeat products (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2854/71 (8), should be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,