1.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL28/3
REGULATION (EEC)No231/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of31January1973
amendingRegulationsNos134/67/EECand137/67/EEConsluice-gatepricesandthe
systemof'pilotproductsandderivedproducts'forpigmeat,withespecialreferenceto
thenomenclatureofgoods
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereasthetariffnomenclature arisingfrom
RegulationNo121/67/EECisincorporatedinthe
CommonCustomsTariff;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
121/67/EEC(*)of13June1967,onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinpigmeataslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheconditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andin
particularArticles12(4)and13(4)thereof; 1.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;(a)'Baconside'shallbetakentomeanhalfapig
carcasewithoutthehead,chaps,neck,feet,tail,
flarefat,kidneys,tenderloin,blade-bone,
sternum,vertebralcolumn,pelvicboneand
diaphragm;
(b)'Spencer'shallbetakentomeanabaconside
withouttheham,whetherornotboned;
(c)'3/4side'shallbetakentomeanabaconside
withouttheshoulder,whetherornotboned;
(d)'Middle'shallbetakentomeanabaconside
withoutthehamandtheshoulderwhetherornot
boned.Whereasitisnecessarytocreatespecificsubdivisions
forbaconandlikeproductsbyreasonoftheir
importance inCommunity trade;whereas,
consequently ,itisnecessarytoadaptArticle1of
CouncilRegulationNo134/67/EEC(3)of13June
1967,establishingthelistofproductsforwhich
sluice-gatepricesarefixedandadoptingtherulesfor
thefixingofsluice-gatepricesforpigcarcases,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2139/72(4),and
theAnnexestoCouncilRegulationNo137/67/EEC
of13June1967,layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
systemof'pilotproductsandderivedproducts'
allowingadditionalamountstobefixedfor
pigmeat(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2/72(6); 2.Forthepurposesofsubheading02.06BIb)3,
4,5,6and7oftheCommonCustomsTariff,
productswhosewater/proteinratiointhemeatis
morethan2-8shallbeconsideredasslightlydriedor
slightlysmoked.Theproteincontentshallbetaken
tomeanthenitrogencontentmultipliedby6-25.
Thenitrogencontentshallbedeterminedin
accordancewiththeISOmethodPRNo1233.Whereas,toensuretheuniformityofthe
nomenclature oftheproductscomingunderthe
commonrulesofthemarketsinpigmeat,theentry
underheadingNo15.01AIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffshouldbemademorepreciseand
harmonizedinthedifferentCommunitylanguages;
Article2
(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2283/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNo120,21.6.1967,p.2367/67.
(4)OJNoL229,7.10.1972,p.3.ThelistofproductsunderheadingsNos02.06and
15.01oftheCommonCustomsTariffwhichappears
inAnnexII(b)ofRegulationNo137/67/EECis
replacedbythefollowinglist:(5)OJNo122,22.6.1967,p.2395/67.
(«)OJNoL2,4.1.1972,p.1.

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
02.06Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,inbrine,dried
orsmoked:
B.Meatandediblemeatoffalsofdomesticswine:
I.Meat:
a)Saltedorinbrine:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcaseswithorwithoutheads,feetorflare
fat
2.Baconsides,3/4sides,spencersandmiddles:
aa)Baconsides
bb)Spencers
cc)3/4sidesandmiddles
3.Hamsandcutsofham,unboned(bone-in)
4.Shoulders (fores)andcutsofshoulders,unboned(bone-in)
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned(bone-in)
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies
7.Other
b)Driedorsmoked:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases ,withorwithoutheadá,feetorflare
fat'
2.Baconsides,spencers,3/4sides,andmiddles:
aa)Baconsides
bb)Spencers
cc)3/4sidesandmiddles
3.Hamsandcutsofham,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
4.Shoulders(fores)andcutsofshoulders,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
7.Other:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Notspecified

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
02.06
(cont'd)B.II.Ediblemeatoffals:
a)Headsandpartsofheads;necks
b)Feet;tails
c)Kidneys
d)Livers
e)Hearts;tongues;lungs
f)Livers,hearts,tonguesandlungsattachedtothetracheaand
gullet
g)Other
15.01Lardandotherpigorpoultryfat,renderedorotherwiseextractedwiththe
aidofsolvents:
A.Lardandotherrenderedpigfat:
I.Forindustrialusesotherthanthemanufacture offoodstuffsfor
humanconsumption (a)
II.Other
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.
Article3
ThelistofproductsunderheadingNo02.06oftheCommonCustomsTariffreferredto
inArticle1ofRegulationNo134/67/EEC,forwhichsluice-gatepricesarefixed,shall
bereplacedbythefollowinglist:
CCT
heading Descriptionofgoods
No
02.06Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,inbrine,driedor
smoked:
B.meatandediblemeatoffalsofdomesticswine:
I.Meat:
a)saltedorinbrine:
2.Baconsides,spencers,3/4sidesandmiddles:
aa)Baconsides
3.Hamsandcutsofham,unboned
4.Shouldersandcutsofshoulders,unboned
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies

NoL28/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.73
Article4
Annex1ofRegulationNo137/67/EECshallbereplacedbyAnnex1ofthisRegulation .
ArticleS
TheCommonCustomsTariffshallbeamendedinaccordancewithAnnexIIofthis
Regulation .
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1January1973inrespectofheadingNo15.01oftheCommon
CustomsTariffandfrom1February1973inrespectofheadingNo02.06ofthe
CommonCustomsTariff.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.LAVENS

1.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL28/7
ANNEXI
ListofpilotproductsandderivedproductsoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation
No121/67/EEC
Nointhe
nomenclature
oíAnnexII
toRegulation
No137/67/EECDescriptionofgoods
Pilotproduct 02.01AIIIa)1Meatofdomesticswineincarcasesorhalf-carcases ,with
orwithoutheads,feetorflarefat
Derivedproducts02.01AIIIa)Meatofdomesticswine,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
6.Other
02.06BIa)Meatofdomesticswine,saltedorinbrine:
7.Other
02.06BIb)Meatofdomesticswine,driedorsmoked:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases ,withorwithoutheads,feet
orflarefat
7.Other:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
Pilotproduct 02.01AIIIa)2Hamsandcutsofham,unboned(bone-in)
Derivedproducts02.01AIIIa)Meatofdomesticswine,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
6.Other
02.06BIa)Meatofdomesticswine,saltedorinbrine:
7.Other
02.06BIb)Meatofdomesticswine,driedorsmoked:
3.Hamsandcutsofham,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
7.Other:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
16.01 Sausagesandthelike,ofmeat,meatoffaloranimal
blood:
B Other:
I Sausages,dryorforspreading,uncooked

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Nointhe
nomenclature
ofAnnexII
toRegulation
No137/67/EECDescriptionofgoods
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B Other:
III Notspecified:
a)Containingmeatoroffalsofdomesticswineand
containingbyweight:
1.80%ormoreofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,
includingfatsofanykindororigin:
aa)Hams,tenderloinsandloins,andcutsthereof
cc)Other
Pilotproduct 02.01AIIIa)3Shouldersandcutsofshoulders,unboned(bone-in)
Derivedproducts02.01AIIIa)Meatofdomesticswine,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
6.Other
02.06BIa)Meatofdomesticswine,saltedorinbrine:
7.Other
02.06BIb)Meatofdomesticswine,driedorsmoked:
4.Shouldersandcutsofshoulders,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
7.Other:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
16.01 Sausagesandthelike,ofmeat,meatoffaloranimal
blood:
B Other:
I Sausages,dryorforspreading,uncooked
II Notspecified
16.02 Otherpreparedandpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B Other:
III Notspecified:
a)Containingmeatoroffalsofdomesticswineand
containingbyweight:
1.80%ormoreofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,
includingfatsofanykindororigin:
bb)Shouldersandcutsofshoulders
cc)Other

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Nointhe
nomenclature
ofAnnexII
toRegulation
No137/67/EECDescriptionofgoods
16.01III 2.40%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeatoroffal
ofanykind,includingfatsofanykindororigin
3.Lessthan40%ofmeatoroffal,includingfatsof
anykindororigin
Pilotproduct 02.01AIIIa)4Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned(bone-in)
Derivedproducts02.01AIIIa)Meatofdomesticswine,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
6.Other
02.06BIa)Meatofdomesticswine,saltedorinbrine:
7.Other
02.06BIb)Meatofdomesticswine,driedorsmoked:
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
7.Other:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
16.02 Otherpreparedandpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B Other:
III Notspecified:
a)Containingmeatoroffalsofdomesticswineand
containingbyweight:
1.80%ormoreofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,
includingfatsofanykindororigin:
aa)Hams,tenderloinsandloins,andcutsthereof
Pilotproduct 02.01AIIIa)5Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies
Derivedproducts02.01AIIIa)Meatofdomesticswine,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
6.Other
02.06BIa)Meatofdomesticswine,saltedorinbrine:
7.Other
02.06BIb).Meatofdomesticswine,driedorsmoked:
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other

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Nointhe
nomenclature
ofAnnexII
toRegulation
No137/67/EECDescriptionofgoods
02.06BIb)7.Other:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
bb)Other
16.02 Otherpreparedandpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B Other:
III Notspecified:
a)Containingmeatoroffalsofdomesticswineand
containingbyweight:
2.40%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeatoroffal,
ofanykind,includingfatsofanykindororigin
3.Lessthan40%ofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,
includingfatsofanykindororigin
Pilotproduct 02.05AIPigfat,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine
Derivedproducts02.05AIIBackfat,driedorsmoked
02.05BPigfatotherthanthatfallingwithinsubheadingA
16.01 Sausagesandthelikeofmeat,meatoffaloranimalblood:
B Other:
I Sausages,dryorforspreading,uncooked
II Notspecified
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B Other:
III Notspecified:
a)Containingmeatoroffalsofdomesticswineand
containingbyweight:
1.80%ormoreofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,
includingfatsofanykindororigin:
cc)Other
2.40%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeatoroffal,
ofanykind,includingfatsofanykindororigin
3.Lessthan40%ofmeatoroffal,.ofanykind,
includingfatsofanykindororigin

1.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL28/11
Nointhe
nomenclature
ofAnnexII
toRegulation
No137/67/EECDescriptionofgoods
Pilotproduct 02.06BIa)2aa)Baconsides
Derivedproducts02.06BIa)Meatofdomesticswine,saltedorinbrine:
2.Baconsides,spencers,3/4sidesandmiddles:
bb)Spencers
cc)3/4sidesandmiddles
7.Other
02.06BIb)Meatofdomesticswine,driedorsmoked:
2.Baconsides,spenoers,3/4sidesandmiddles:
aa)Baconsides
bb)Spencers
cc)3/4sidesandmiddles
3.Hamsandcutsofham,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
4.Shoulders (fores)andcutsofshoulders,unboned
(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked
7.Other:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked

NoL28/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.73
ANNEXII
1.Chapter2oftheCommonCustomsTariffshallbeamendedasfollows:
(a)Theexpression'AdditionalNote'shallbereplacedbytheexpression'Additional
Notes'.
(b)TheexistingAdditionalNoteshallbenumbered'I'.
(c)ThefollowingAdditionalNotes2and3shallbeinsertedasfollows:
'2.A.forthepurposesofsubheadings02.06BIa)2aa)and02.06BIb)2aa),
"baconside"shallbetakentomeanhalfapigcarcasewithoutthehead,
chaps,neck,feet,tail,flarefat,kidneys,tenderloin,bladebone,sternum,
vertebralcolumn,pelvicboneanddiaphragm;
B.forthepurposesofsubheadings02.06BIa)2bb)and02.06BIb)2bb),
"3/4sides"shallbetakentomeanbaconsideswithouttheshoulder,
whetherornotboned;
C.forthepurposesofsubheadings02.06BIa)2cc)and02.06BIb)2cc),
"spencers"shallbetakentomeanbaconsideswithouttheham,whether
ornotboned;
D.forthepurposesofsubheadings02.06BIa)2cc)and02.06BIb)2cc),
"middles"shallbetakentomeanbaconsideswithoutthehamandthe
shoulder,whetherornotboned.
3.Forthepurposesofsubheadings02.06BIb)3aa),4aa),5aa),6aa)and7
aa),productswhosewater/proteinratiointhemeat(nitrogencontent
multipliedby6-25)ismorethan2-8shallbeconsideredasslightlydriedand
slightlysmoked.'
2.SubheadingsNos02.06BIand15.01AoftheCustomsTariffshallbeamendedas
follows:
CCT
heading
NoDutyrates
Descriptionofgoodsautonomous %
orlevies(P)conventional
%
1 2 3 4
02.06Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultry
liver),salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
B.Meatandediblemeatoffalsofdomestic
swine:
LMeat:
a)Saltedorinbrine:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases ,withor
withoutheads,feetorflarefat25(P)
2.Baconsides,spencers,3/4sides
andmiddles:
aa)Baconsides 25(P)—
bb)Spencers 25(P)—
cc)3/4sidesandmiddles 25(P)

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CCT
heading
NoDutyrates
Descriptionofgoodsautonomous %
orlevies(P)conventional
%
1 2 3 4
02.06 B.I.a)3.Hamsandcutsofham,unboned
(cont'd) (bone-in) 25(P)—
4.Shouldersandcutsofshoulders,
unboned(bone-in) 25(P)—
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned
(bone-in) 25(P)—
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsof
bellies 25(P)—
7.Other 25(P)—
b)Driedorsmoked:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases withor
withoutheads,feetorflarefat25(P)—
2.Baconsides,spencers,3/4sides
andmiddles:
aa)Baconsides 25(P)—
bb)Spencers 25(P)—
cc)3/4sidesandmiddles 25(P)—
3.Hamsandcutsofham,unboned
(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightly25(P) smoked
bb)Other 25(P)—
4.Shoulders (fores)andcutsof.
shoulders,unboned:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightly25(P) smoked
bb)Other 25(P).—
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned
(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightly
smoked 25(P)—
bb)Other 25(P)—
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsof
bellies:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightly
25(P) smoked —
bb)Other 25(P)—
7.Other:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightly
25(P) smoked—
bb)Other 25(P)—
Lardandotherpigorpoultryfatrenderedor
15.01otherwiseextractedwiththeaidofsolvents:
A.Lardandotherrenderedpigfat:
I.Forindustrialusesotherthanthe
manufacture offoodstuffsforhuman
consumption (a) 4(P) 3
II.Other 20(P)
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities.