Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 859/2012

of 20 September 2012

fixing the export refunds on beef and veal

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)1, and in particular Article 164(2), and Article 170, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Part XV of Annex I to that Regulation and prices for those products on the Union market may be covered by an export refund.

(2)

Given the present situation on the market in beef and veal, export refunds should therefore be set in accordance with the rules and criteria provided for in Articles 162, 163, 164, 167, 168 and 169 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

(3)

Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the refund may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.

(4)
Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Union and that bear the health mark as provided for in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin2. Those products must also satisfy the requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs3 and Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption4.
(5)
The currently applicable refunds have been fixed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 534/20125. Since new refunds should be fixed, that Regulation should therefore be repealed.
(6)

In order to prevent divergence with the current market situation, to prevent market speculation and to ensure efficient management, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(7)

The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.

Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation subject to the conditions provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article.

2.

The products eligible for a refund under paragraph 1 shall meet the relevant requirements of Regulations (EC) No 852/2004 and (EC) No 853/2004, and, in particular, shall be prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the health marking requirements laid down in Annex I, Section I, Chapter III to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.

Article 2

Regulation (EU) No 534/2012 is hereby repealed.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2012.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

José Manuel Silva Rodríguez

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

ANNEX

Export refunds on beef and veal applicable from 21 September 2012

Product code

Destination

Unit of measurement

Refunds

0102 21 10 9140

B00

EUR/100 kg live weight

0,0

0102 21 30 9140

B00

EUR/100 kg live weight

0,0

0102 31 00 9100

B00

EUR/100 kg live weight

0,0

0102 31 00 9200

B00

EUR/100 kg live weight

0,0

0102 90 20 9100

B00

EUR/100 kg live weight

0,0

0102 90 20 9200

B00

EUR/100 kg live weight

0,0

0201 10 00 91108

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0201 10 00 91308

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0201 20 20 91108

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0201 20 30 91108

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0201 20 50 91108

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0201 20 50 91308

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0201 30 00 9050

US10

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

CA11

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0201 30 00 906013

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0201 30 00 9100913

B04

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

EG

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0201 30 00 9120913

B04

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

EG

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0202 10 00 9100

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0202 20 30 9000

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0202 20 50 9900

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0202 20 90 9100

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0202 30 90 9100

US10

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

CA11

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

0202 30 90 920013

B02

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

B03

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

1602 50 31 912512

B00

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

1602 50 31 932512

B00

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

1602 50 95 912512

B00

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

1602 50 95 932512

B00

EUR/100 kg net weight

0,0

N.B.: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1).

The destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19).The other destinations are defined as follows:
  • B00

    all destinations (third countries, other territories, victualling and destinations treated as exports from the Union).

  • B02

    B04 and destination EG.

  • B03
    Albania, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo7, Montenegro, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, stores and provisions (destinations referred to in Articles 33 and 42, and if appropriate in Article 41, of Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 (OJ L 186, 17.7.2009, p. 1).
  • B04

    Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Israel, West Bank/Gaza Strip, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, China, North Korea, Hong Kong, Sudan, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cape Verde, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte-d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome Principe, Gabon, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Rwanda, Burundi, Saint Helena and dependencies, Angola, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Uganda, Tanzania, Seychelles and dependencies, British Indian Ocean Territory, Mozambique, Mauritius, Comoros, Mayotte, Zambia, Malawi, South Africa, Lesotho.

8

Entry under this subheading is subject to the submission of the certificate appearing in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 433/2007 (OJ L 104, 21.4.2007, p. 3).

10

Carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1643/2006 (OJ L 308, 8.11.2006, p. 7).

11

Carried out in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1041/2008 (OJ L 281, 24.10.2008, p. 3).

13

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, 1.8.1986, p. 39).

The term ‘average content’ refers to the sample quantity as defined in Article 2(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 765/2002 (OJ L 117, 4.5.2002, p. 6). The sample is to be taken from that part of the consignment presenting the highest risk.

9

The refund is granted subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in amended Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/2007 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2007, p. 21), and, if applicable, in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1741/2006 (OJ L 329, 25.11.2006, p. 7).

12

The refund is granted subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1731/2006 (OJ L 325, 24.11.2006, p. 12).

7

This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence