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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No902/83
of15April1983
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpigmeat
quarter;whereasthesluice-gatepricesshouldthere­
forebemaintainedunchangeduntil31July1983;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshouldbe
takenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisbeingfixed;
Whereas,sincenonewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
theleviesshouldaccordingly bemaintained
unchangeduntil31July1983;
Whereas,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithinanyof
subheadings02.01BIIc)1to7,15.01AI,16.01Aor
16.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespect
ofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATT,theleviesshouldbelimitedtotheamounts
resultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPigmeat,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2759/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinpigmeat('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2966/80(2),andinparticular
Articles8and12(1)thereof,
Whereassluice-gatepricesforpigcarcasesandforthe
otherproductsspecifiedinArticle1ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2766/75of29October1975esta­
blishingthelistofproductsforwhichsluice-gate
pricesaretobefixedandlayingdowntherulesfor
fixingthesluice-gatepricesforpigcarcases(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No219/83(4),and
leviesfortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)of
Regulation(EEC)No2759/75,mustbefixedin
advanceforeachquarterinaccordancewiththe
methodsofcalculationlaiddowninCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1957/82of13July1982fixing
theleviesandsluice-gatepricesonpigmeat(*);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
pigmeatwerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
262/83of28January1983fortheperiod1
Februaryto30April1983,theymustbefixedanew
fortheperiod1Mayto31July1983;whereassuch
pricesandleviesshouldinprinciplebefixedby
referencetofeedgrainpricesfortheperiod1
November1982to31March1983;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepriceapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayisbeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthevalueofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedincalculatingthe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas
thisminimumwasfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2766/75at3%;
Whereasthevalueofthequantityoffeedgrainvaries
bylessthan3%fromthatusedfortheprecedingHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Fortheperiod1Mayto31July1983,the
sluice-gatepricesprovidedforinArticle12ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2759/75fortheproductsspecifiedin
Article1ofRegulation(EEC)No2766/75andthe
leviesprovidedforinArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)
No2759/75fortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)
ofthatRegulationshallbeasshownintheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No262/83.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinanyofsubheadings02.01BIIc)1to7,15.01
AI,16.01Aor16.02AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariff,inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeen
boundwithinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedthe
amountresultingfromthatbinding.
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL307,18.11.1980,p.5.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.25.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1983.(4)OJNoL27,29.1.1983,p.1.
(5)OJNoL212,21.7.1982,p.27.
(6))OJNoL30,1.2.1983,p.67.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15April1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission