NoL24/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.1.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No168/77
of27January1977
fixingtheleviesandsluice-gatepricesforpigmeat
fixingsluice-gatepricesfortheperiod1Februaryto
30April1977;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshouldbe
takenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisbeingfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
Whereasinthecaseofproductsfallingwithinanyof
subheadings02.01BIIc)1to7,15.01AI,16.01Aor
16.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariffinrespect
ofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATTtheleviesshouldbelimitedtotheamounts
resultingfromthatbinding;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPigmeat,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2759/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpigmeat('),asamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No367/76(2),andinparticularArticles8
and12(1)thereof,
Whereassluice-gatespricesforpigcarcasesandfor
theotherproductsspecifiedinArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2766/75of29October1975
establishingthelistofproductsforwhichsluice-gate
pricesaretobefixedandlayingdowntherulesfor
fixingthesluice-gatepriceforpigcarcases(3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No370/76(4),and
leviesfortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2759/75,mustbefixedin
advanceforeachquarterinaccordancewiththe
methodsofcalculation laiddowninCommission
Regulation(EEC)No1760/76of22July1976fixing
theleviesandsluice-gatepricesonpigmeat(5);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
pigmeatwerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2586/76(6)fortheperiod1November1976to31
January1977,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod
1Februaryto30April1977;whereassuchpricesand
leviesshouldinprinciplebefixedbyreferencetofeed
grainpricesfortheperiod1Augustto31December
1976;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepriceapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayisbeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthevalueofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedincalculatingthe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas
thisminimumwasfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2766/75at3%;
Whereasthevalueofthequantityoffeedgrainvaries
bymorethan3%fromthatusedforthepreceding
quarter;whereastrendsinworldmarketpricesfor
feedgrainmustthereforebetakenintoaccountwhenHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Fortheperiod1Februaryto30April1977the
sluice-gatepricesprovidedforinArticle12ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2759/75fortheproductsspecifiedin
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No2766/75andthe
leviesprovidedforinArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)
No2759/75fortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)
ofthatRegulationshallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinanyofsubheadings02.01BIIc)1to7,15.01
AI,16.01Aor16.02AIIoftheCommonCustoms
Tariffinrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeen
boundwithinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedthe
amountresultingfromthatbinding.
Article2(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.25.
(4)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.4.
(5)OJNoL197,23.7.1976,p.21. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1977. (6)OJNoL295,26.10.1976,p.16.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27January1977fixingtheleviesandsluice-gatepricesfor
pigmeat
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods ^Sluice-gate
price
u.a./100kgAmountot
levies
u.a./100kgConventional
rateofdutyboundwithin
GATT(%)
01.03Liveswine:
A.Domesticsipecies:
II.Other:
a)Sowshavingfarrowedatleastonce,ofaweightofnot
lessthan160kg 55-93 16-56 —
b)Other 65-77 19-47 —
02.01MeatandedibleoffalsoftheanimalsfallingwithinheadingNo
01.01,01.02,01.03or01.04,fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Meat:
III.Ofswine:
a)Ofdomesticswine:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases ,wiithorwithoutheads,feet
orflarefait 85-52 25-32 —
2.Hamsandcutsofhams,unboned(bone-in) 132-56 39-25 —
3.Shoulders(fores)andcutsofshoulders,unboned(bone­
in) 104-34 30-89 _
4.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned(borie-in) 138-55 41-02 —
5.Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies 74-41 22-03 —
6.Other:
aa)Bonedorbonelessandfrozen
bb)Other138-55 41-02
41-02 —
B.Offails:
II.Other:
c)Ofdomesticswine:
1.Headsandcutsofheads;necks — 8-10 9
2.Feet;tails— 2-28 9
3.Kidneys— 26-59 9
4.Livers — 30-64 11
5.Hearts;tongues;lungs— 15-19 9
6.Livers,hearts,tonguesandlungsattachedtothe
tracheaandgullet 22-28 9
7.Other — 22-28 9
02.05Pigfatfreeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
A.Back-fat:
I.Fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine!35-92 10-64 —
II.Driedorsmoked — 12-41 —
B.Pigfat,otherthanthatfallingwithinsubheadingA— 6-08 —

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
price
u.a./100kgAmountof
levies
u.a./100kgConventional
rateofdutyboundwithin
GATT(%)
02.06Meatandediblemeatoffals(exceptpoultryliver),salted,inbrine,
driedorsmoked:
B.Meatandediblemeatoffalsofdomesticswine:
I.Meat:
a)Saltedorinbrine:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases ,withorwithoutheads,feet
orflarefat 85-52 25-32 —
2.Baconsides,spencers,3/4sidesandmiddles:
aa)Baconsides 115-46 34-19—
bb)Spencers— 34-19—
cc)3/4sidesandmiddles— 37-98—
3.Hamsandcuitsofhams,unboned(bone-in) 132-56 39-25—
4.Shoulders (fores)andcutsofshoulders,unboned
(bone-in) 104-34 30-89
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned(bone-in) 138-55 41-02 —
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies 74-41 22-03—
7.Other— 41-02—
b)Driedorsmoked:
1.Carcasesorhalf-carcases ,withorwithoutheads,feet
orflarefat _ 37-98
2.Baconsides,spencers,3/4sidesandmiddles:
aa)Baconsides— 37-98 —
bb)Spencers— 37-98 —
cc)3/4sidesandmiddles— 41-78—
3.Hamsandcutsofhams,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked— 50-64—
bb)Other— 71-41
4.Shoulders(fores)andcutsofshoulders,unboned(bone­
in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked— 35-45 —
bb)Other— 56-22 —
5.Loinsandcutsofloins,unboned(bone-in):
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked— 53-18—
bb)Other— 70-65—
6.Bellies(streaky)andcutsofbellies:
aia)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked— 25-32—
bb)Other.— 36-72—
7.Other:
aa)Slightlydriedorslightlysmoked— 53-18 —
bb)Other— 71-41 —
II.Ediblemeatoffals:
a)Headsandcutsofheads;necks— 8-10
b)Feet;tails— 2-28 —
c)Kidneys— 26-59 —
d)Livers— 30-64 —
e)Hearts;tongues;lungs— 15-19 —
f)Livers,hearts,tonguesandlungsattachedtothetrachea
andgullet 22-28
R)Other 22-28 __

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CC.T
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsSluiu-gatc
prue
u.a./100kgAmountof
levies
u.a./100kgConventional
rateofdutyboundwithin
CATT(%)
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolventcxtractcd :
A.Lardandotherpigfat:
I.Forindustrialusesotherthanthemanufacture offoodstuffs
forhumanconsumption (a) 8-10 3
II.Other 27-37 8-10—
16.01Sausagesandthelike,ofmeat,meatoffaloranimalblood:
A.Liversausages— 47-64 24
B.Other(b):
I.Sausages,dryorforspreading,uncooked— 83-81 —
II.Other — 55-47 —
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
A.Liver:
II.Other — 52-40 25
B.Other:
III.Other:
a)Containingmeatoroffalsofdomesticswineandcon­
tainingbyweight:
1.80%ormoreofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,including
fatsofanykindororigin:
aa)Hams,filletsandloins;piecesthereof — 85-40 —
bb)Shouldersandpiecesthereof — 71-11—
cc)Other — 50-78—
2.40%ormorebutlessthan80°/oofmeatoroffals,of
anykind,includingfatsofanykindororigin 45-15
3.Lessthan40%ofmeatoroffal,ofanykind,includ­
ingfatsofanykindororigin — 27-74 —
(a)Entryunderthissubheadingissubjecttoconditionstobedeterminedbythecompetentauthorities .
(b)Thelevyonsausagesimportedincontainerswhichalsocontainpreservingliquid,shallbechargedonthenetweight,i.e.minustheweight
oftheliquid.