18.4.80 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/39
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No951/80
of17April1980
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpigmeat
theprecedingquarter;whereasthesluice-gateprices
shouldthereforebemaintainedunchangeduntil31
July1980;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshouldbe
takenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisbeingfixed;
Whereas,sincenonewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
theleviesshouldaccordinglybemaintained
unchangeduntil31July1980;
Whereas,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithinanyof
subheadings02.01BIIc)1to7,15.01AI,16.01Aor
16.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespect
ofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATT,theleviesshouldbelimitedtotheamounts
resultingfromthatbinding;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2759/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpigmeat('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1423/78(2),andinparticular
Articles8and12(1)thereof,
Whereassluice-gatepricesforpigcarcasesandforthe
otherproductsspecifiedinArticle1ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2766/75of29October1975esta­
blishingthelistofproductsforwhichsluice-gate
pricesaretobefixedandlayingdowntherulesfor
fixingthesluice-gatepricesforpigcarcases(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No772/79(4),and
leviesfortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2759/75,mustbefixedin
advanceforeachquarterinaccordancewiththe
methodsofcalculationlaiddowninCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1590/79of26July1979fixing
theleviesandsluice-gatepricesonpigmeat(5);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
pigmeatwerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
93/80(6)fortheperiod1Februaryto30April1980,
theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31
July1980;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldin
principlebefixedbyreferencetofeedgrainpricesfor
theperiod1November1979to31March1980;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepriceapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayisbeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthevalueofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedincalculatingthe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas
thisminimumwasfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2766/75at3%;
Whereasthepriceoftherelevantquantityoffeed
graindoesnotvaryby3%ormorefromthatusedforWhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979ontheimportoftheEuropeanmonetary
systemonthecommonagriculturalpolicy(7),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1264/79(8),intro­
ducedtheECUintothecommonagriculturalpolicy;
whereas,sincethattime,pursuanttoexistingprovi­
sions,theECUhasbeentakenintoaccountinthe
fixingofamountsrelatingto:
—theapplicationofthecommonagriculturalpolicy,
—thespecialtradearrangements forgoodsresulting
fromtheprocessingofagriculturalproducts;
WhereastheperiodofvalidityoftheaforesaidRegula­
tionwaslimitedto31March1980;whereasithasnot
beenpossibleforaprolongation ofthosearrange­
ments,proposedbytheCommission ,tobeadoptedin
timebytheCouncil;whereas,inordertoavoida
breakinthearrangementsresulting,inparticular,in
alterationsinthelevelofpricesandofotheramounts
innationalcurrency,itappearsnecessary,inthe
manifestpublicinterest,asaprecautionary measure
andpendingafinaldecisiononthematterbythe
Council,tocontinuetheapplicationofthearrange­
mentsintheirpresentform;(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL171,28.6.1978,p.19.
C)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.25.
(«)OJNoL99,21.4.1979,p.1.
(5)OJNoL189,27.7.1979,p.30.
(6)OJNoL13,18.1.1980,p.22.(7)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.
(8)OJNoL161,29.6.1979,p.1.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPigmeat,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Fortheperiod1Mayto31July1980,thesluice­
gatepricesprovidedforinArticle12ofRegulation
(EEC)No2759/75fortheproductsspecifiedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No2766/75andthe
leviesprovidedforinArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No2759/75fortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)
ofthatRegulationshallbeasshownintheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No93/80.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinanyofsubheadings02.01BIIc)1to7,15.01
AI,16.01Aor16.02AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeen
boundwithinGAIT,thelevyshallnotexceedthe
amountresultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17April1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President