26.10.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL273/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2333/77
of25October1977
amendingRegulationNo204/67/EECfixingcoefficientsforcalculatinglevies
onpigmeatproductsotherthanpigcarcasesandRegulation (EEC)No950/68on
theCommonCustomsTariff
sincecertaintradersaremakingmoreandmoreuseof
thispossibilitysincetheamendmentoftheimport
arrangements inthebeefandvealsector;whereas
theseimportscouldthreatentheworkingofthe
system;whereas,moreover,prudenttraderscould
foreseethisamendmentwhichismerelyacorrection
ofanexistinganomaly;whereas,inthesecircum­
stances,itisnotonlynecessarytoputthemeasure
intoforceassoonaspossibletopreventtheconclu­
sionofcontractsforfurtherimportsunderthesame
conditions,buttoallowonlythosealreadyinexist­
encetobecarriedout;
Whereas,underArticle17ofRegulation(EEC)No
2759/75,thetariffnomenclature resultingfromthe
applicationofthatRegulationformspartofthe
CommonCustomsTariffannexedtoCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No950/68of28June1968(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1111/77(6);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPigmeat,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2759/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpigmeat(*),asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No367/76(2),andinparticularArticle
10(4)thereof,
WhereasArticle10(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2759/75providesthatthelevyonimportsofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)(c)thereofistobe
equaltothesumoftwocomponents ,oneofwhichis
derivedfromthelevyonpigcarcasesonthebasisof
theratiowithintheCommunityofthepriceforsuch
productsforthepriceforpigcarcases;whereasthis
ratioisexpressedbyacoefficient ;whereasCommis­
sionRegulationNo204/67/EECof28June1967(3),
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3406/73(4),
fixedthecoefficientsforcalculatingthelevieswhich
applytopigmeatproductsotherthanpigcarcases;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION : Whereassubheading16.02BIIIa)oftheCommon
CustomsTariffincludespreparedorpreservedmeat
containingpigmeatandpossiblyothermeat;whereas
theCommunitypriceforpreparedmeatcontaining
mainlyuncookedbeefandvealisconsiderablyhigher
thanthatofotherpreparedmeatcontainingpigmeat;
whereasaflowofimportsintotheCommunityof
preparedmeatcontainingmainlyuncookedbeefand
vealhasbuiltup,therebyremovingproducts
containingbeefandvealfromthelevynormallyappli­
cabletosuchmeat;whereasacoefficientshouldthere­
forebefixedforcalculating^the levyonpreparedor
preservedmeatcontainingpigmeatanduncooked
beefandvealwhichtakesandaccounttherateofthe
levyandthecustomsdutiesnormallyapplicableto
beefandvealcontainedinsuchproducts,such
chargesbeingrepresentative factorsoftheirvalue;
whereasadifferentiation accordingtotheproportion
ofbeefandpigmeatisnotpracticable ;
WhereasanimmediateamendmentofRegulationNo
204/67/EECisnecessary,inviewoftherapidincrease
oftheimportoftheseproductsoverrecentweeks,Article1
AnnexIItoRegulationNo204/67/EECishereby
replacedbytheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThefollowingArticle2aisherebyaddedtoRegula­
tionNo204/67/EEC:
'Article2a
Forthepurposesofsubheading16.02BIIIa)1,
theterm"uncooked*shallapplytoproductswhich
havenotbeensubjectedtoanyheat-treatment or
whichhavebeensubjectedtoaheat-treatment
insufficienttoensurethecoagulationofmeat
proteinsinthewholeoftheproductandwhich
thereforeshowtracesofapinkishliquidonthe
cutsurfacewhentheproductiscutalongaline
passingthroughitsthickestpart.'0)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.1.
I2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNo134,30.6.1967,p.2840/67.
(4)OJNoL349,19.12.1973,p.18.(5)OJNoL172,27.7.1968,p.1.
(6)OJNoL134,28.5.1977,p.4.

NoL273/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.10.77
Article3
TheCommonCustomsTariffannexedtoRegulation (EEC)No950/68ishereby
amendedtoreadasfollows:
1.TheAdditionalNotetoChapter16shallbereplacedbythefollowingAdditional
Note:
'AdditionalNote
Forthepurposesofsubheadings16.02BIIIa)1andBIIIb)1aa),theterm
"uncooked"shallapplytoproductswhichhavenotbeensubjectedtoanyheat-
treatmentorwhichhavebeensubjectedtoaheat-treatment insufficienttoensurethe
coagulationofmeatproteinsinthewholeoftheproductandwhichthereforeshow
tracesofapinkishliquidonthecutsurfacewhentheproductiscutalongaline
passingthroughitsthickestpart.'
2.Subheading16.02BIIIa)shallreadasfollows:
Rateofduty
CCT
headingNoDescriptionAutonomous
(%)
or
levy
(L)Conventional
(%)
1 2 3 4
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
III.Other:
a)Containingmeatoroffalofdomesticswine:
1.Containingbovinemeat,uncooked 26(L)—
2.Other,containing,byweight:
aa)80%ormoreofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,includingfatsof
anykindororigin:
11.Hams,filletsandloins;piecesthereof 26(L)—
22.Shouldersandpiecesthereof 26(L)—
33.Other 26(L)—
bb)40%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeatoroffal,ofany
kind,includingfatsofanykindororigin 26(L)—
cc)Lessthan40%ofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,includingfats
ofanykindororigin 26(L)—
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25October1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
ANNEXII
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionCoefficient
(%)
16.01 Sausagesandthelike,ofmeat,meatoffaloranimalblood:
A.Liversausages 1.53
B.Other(a):
I.Sausages,dryorforspreading,uncooked 2.50
II.Other 1.76
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
A.Liver:
II.Other 1.41
B.Other:
III.Other:
a)Containingmeatoroffalofdomesticswine:
1.Containingbovinemeat,uncooked 400
2.Other,containing,byweight:
aa)80%ormoreofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,
includingfatsofanykindororigin:
11.Hams,filletsandloins;piecesthereof 2.65
22.Shouldersandpiecesthereof 2.20
33.Other 1.50
bb)40%ormorebutlessthan80%ofmeator
offal,ofanykind,includingfatsofanykindor
origin 1.25
cc)Lessthan40%ofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,
includingfatsofanykindororigin 0.74
(a)Thelevyapplicabletosausagesimportedincontainerswhichalsocontainpreservativeliquidiscollectedonthenetweight,i.e.
afterdeductionoftheweightoftheliquid.'