Commission Regulation (EC) No 2326/97 of 25 November 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 laying down the conditions for granting special export refunds for beef and veal

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2326/97 of 25 November 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 laying down the conditions for granting special export refunds for beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2222/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 (12) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3169/87 (4), lays down the conditions for granting special export refunds on beef and veal;
Whereas light carcases and unseparated hindquarters of adult male bovine animals are often presented with certain offal attached; whereas the latter does not qualify for the purposes of refunds granted; whereas provision should therefore be made for the weight of such carcases and hinquarters to be corrected where the liver and/or kidneys are attached;
Whereas, for the sake of clarity, it should be laid down that the certificate referred to in the Annex, to be presented when completing the customs formalities for export, must be sent via the administrative channels to the agency responsible for payment of the refunds after completion of the said formalities;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 798/80 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 471/87 (6), and (EEC) No 2730/79 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1180/87 (8), were repealed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (9), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2114/97 (10); whereas references to those Regulations should therefore be updated in the Regulation in question;
Whereas, since the entry into force of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, the Commission is in a position to monitor the quantities on which special refunds are granted, using the export licences; whereas the communications from the Member States provided for in Article 4a of Regulation (EEC) No 32/82 can therefore be discontinued;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,