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19.6.67 OFFICIALJOURNALOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 2283/67
REGULATION No121/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of13June1967
onthecommonorganisationofthemarketinpigmeat
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,. v
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Articles42and43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament 1;
"Whereastheoperationanddevelopmentofthe
commonmarketinagriculturalproductsmustbe
accompaniedbytheestablishment ofacommon
agriculturalpolicytoincludeinparticularacommon
organisationofagriculturalmarketswhichmaytake
variousformsdependingontheproduct;
WhereasRegulationNo202providedthatthe
commonorganisationofthemarketinpigmeat
shouldbeestablishedprogressively from1962;
.whereasthemainfeatureofthemarketorganisation
thusestablishedisasystemofleviestobeappliedin
tradebetween -MemberStatesandwiththird
countries,calculatedwithparticularreferenceto
pricesforfeedgrain;
Whereastheintroductionon1July1967ofasingle
pricesystemforcerealswithintheCommunityleads
totheestablishment ofasinglemarketinpigmeaton
thatdate;
Whereastheaimofthecommonagriculturalpolicyis
toattaintheobjectivessetoutinarticle39ofthe
Treaty;whereas,inthepigmeatsector,inorderto
stabilisemarketsandtoensureafairstandardof
livingfortheagriculturalcommunityconcerned,
provisionshouldbemadeformeasurestofacilitatetheadjustmentofsupplytomarketrequirementsand
forinterventionmeasures;whereastheintervention
measuresmaytaketheformofbuying-inby
interventionagencies;whereas,however,aidshould
alsobeprovidedforprivatestoragesincesuchaid
leastdisturbsthenormalmarketingofproductsand
canhelptoreducethevolumeofbuying-inby
interventionagencies;whereastothisendprovision
shouldbemadeinparticularforfixingabasicprice
belowwhichinterventionmeasuresmaybetakenand
theconditionsunderwhichinterventionmaytake
place;
WhereasthecreationofasingleCommunitymarket
forpigmeatinvolvestheintroductionofasingle
tradingsystemattheexternalfrontiersofthe
Community ;whereasatradingsystemincluding
leviesandexportrefunds,combinedwith
interventionmeasures,alsoservestostabilisethe
Communitymarket,inparticularbypreventingprice
fluctuationsontheworldmarketfromaffecting
pricesrulingwithintheCommunity ;
Whereastoachievethisaimitshouldasageneral
rulebesufficienttointroduce,inrespectofimports
fromthirdcountries,levieswhichtakeaccountofthe
incidenceonfeedingcostsofthedifferencebetween
pricesforfeedgrainwithintheCommunityandon
theworldmarket,andoftheneedtoprotectthe
Communityprocessingindustry;
Whereasitisnecessarytoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarketcausedbyoffersmadeonthe
worldmarketatabnormallylowprices;whereasto
thisendsluice-gatepricesshouldbefixedandlevies
shouldbeincreasedbyanadditionalamountwhen
free-at-frontier offerpricesarelowerthanthese
prices;whereasthesystemofsluice-gatepriceswill
notoperate,however,whereitisdifficultto
determineasufficientlyrepresentative offerpricefor
alltheproductsfallingwithinonetariffheading;
whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforamethodof
calculatingtheadditionalamountinsuchcases;
1OJNo103,2.6.1967,p.2075/67.
2OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.945/62.Whereas,inordertocontrolthevolumeofimports,
provisionshouldbemadeforrecoursetoasystemof

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pricesandthecommonprices;whereasdifferencesin
productioncostsmayleadtocertaindisturbancesin
tradebetweenMemberStatesandwiththird
countries;whereas,inordertoavoidsuch
disturbances,provisionshouldbemadefor
intra-Community leviesandsupplementary leviesin
respectofthirdcountriesonimportsoftheproducts
inquestionforacertaintransitionalperiod;whereas,
however,inordertotakeaccountofthespecial
conditionsrelatingtocertainproductsimportedinto
theFederalRepublicofGermanyfromtheGrand
DuchyofLuxembourg ,nolevyshouldbechargedon
suchproducts;whereas,moreover,othertransitional
measuresmayprovenecessarytofacilitatethe.
transitionfromthesystemprovidedinRegulationNo
20tothesystemestablishedbythisRegulation;
Whereasthecommonorganisationofthemarketin
pigmeatmusttakeappropriateaccount,atthesame
time,oftheobjectivessetoutinArticles39and110
oftheTreaty;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateimplementation ofthe
proposedmeasures,aprocedureshouldbeprovided
forestablishingcloseco-operationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommissionwithinaManagement
Committee;importlicencesincludingthelodgingofadeposit
guaranteeingthatimportationiseffected;
Whereasprovisionforgrantingarefundonexports
tothirdcountriesequaltothedifferencebetween
priceswithintheCommunityandontheworld
marketwouldservetosafeguardCommunity
participationininternationaltradeinpigmeat;
Whereas,inadditiontothesystemdescribedabove,
andtotheextentnecessaryforitsproperworking,
provisionshouldbemadeforregulatingor,whenthe
situationonthemarketsorequires,prohibitingthe
useof'inwardprocessingarrangements';
Whereasthelevysystemmakesitpossibletodispense
withallotherprotectivemeasuresattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity ;whereas,however,the
commonpriceandlevymachinerymay,in
exceptionalcircumstances ,provedefective;whereas,
insuchcases,soasnottoleavetheCommunity
marketwithoutdefenceagainstdisturbanceswhich
mayarisetherefromaftertheimportbarrierswhich
existedpreviouslyhavebeenremoved,the
Communityshouldbeenabledtotakeallnecessary
measureswithoutdelay;
Whereastheestablishment ofasinglemarketin
pigmeatinvolvestheremovalattheinternalfrontiers
oftheCommunityofallobstaclestothefree
movementofthegoodsinquestion;
Whereasrestrictionsonfreemovementresultingfrom
theapplicationofhealthprotectionmeasuresmay
giverisetodifficultiesonthemarketofoneormore
MemberStatesandmayrequiremeasuresbywayof
derogation;
Whereastheestablishment ofasinglemarketbased
onacommonpricesystemwouldbejeopardisedby
thegrantingofcertainaids;whereas,therefore,the
provisionsoftheTreatywhichallowtheassessment
ofaidsgrantedbyMemberStatesandtheprohibition
ofthosewhichareincompatiblewiththecommon
marketshouldbemadetoapplytopigmeat;
Whereasthetransitionfromthesystemprovidedin
RegulationNo20tothatestablishedbythis
Regulationshouldbeeffectedassmoothlyas
possible;whereasproductsmarketedduringthefirst
weeksfollowingthedateonwhichthisRegulation
beginstoapplywillhavebeenobtainedfromcereals
purchasedatthenationalpricesrulinginthe
producingcountrybeforethatdatewhichdifferfrom
thecommonprices;whereas,therefore,the
productioncostsofsuchproductswillstillbe
influencedbydifferencesbetweenthenationalprices
forcerealsrulingbeforethatdate,andbetweentheseHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thecommonorganisationofthemarketin
pigmeatshallcompriseapriceandtradingsystem
andcoverthefollowingproducts:
CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
(a)01.03AIILiveswine,ofdomesticspecies,
otherthanpure-bredbreeding
animals
(b)02.01AIII(a)Meatofdomesticswine,fresh,
chilledorfrozen
ex02.01BIIOffalsofdomesticswine,fresh,
chilledorfrozen
ex02.05 Unrenderedpigfatfreeoflean
meat,fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,
inbrine,driedorsmoked
02.06BMeatandediblemeatoffalsof
domesticswine,salted,inbrine,
driedorsmoked
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Intervention agenciesshallbuyincarcasesor
half-carcases ,freshorchilled(CommonCustoms
Tariffsub-headingNoex02.01AIII(a));theymay
buyinbreastofpork(streaky),freshorchilled
(CommonCustomsTariffsub-headingNoex02.01
AIII(a)),andunrenderedpigfat,freshorchilled
(CommonCustomsTariffheadingNoex02.05).CCTheading
No Descriptionofgoods
i
(c)ex16.01 Sausagesandthelike,ofmeat,
meatoffaloranimalblood,con­
tainingmeatoroffalsofswine
ex16.02AIIOtherpreparedorpreservedmeat
ormeatoffal,containingliverof
swine
ex16.02BIIOtherpreparedorpreservedmeat
ormeatoffal,notspecified,con­
tainingmeatoroffalsofdomestic
swineArticle4
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,a'quarter'
meansaperiodofthreemonthsbeginning1
February,1May,1Augustor1November.
TITLEI
Prices
Article21.Before1Augustofeachyearabasicpriceshall
befixed,validfrom1Novemberofthesameyear,
formeatofdomesticswineincarcasesor
half-carcases (hereinaftercalled'pigcarcases')ofa
standardqualitydefinedwithreferencetoa
Communityscaleforgradingpigcarcases.
Whenthebasicpriceisbeingfixedaccountshallbe
takenof:
—thesluice-gatepriceandthelevyapplicable
duringthequarterbeginning1Augustofeach
year;
—theneedtofixthispriceatalevelwhich
contributestowardsstabilisingmarketprices
without,however,leadingtotheformationof
structuralsurpluseswithintheCommunity .
2.Interventionmeasuresmaybetakenwhen,on
therepresentative marketsoftheCommunity,the
averagepriceforpigcarcasesis,andislikelyto
remain,belowthebasicprice.
3.Theinterventionagenciesdesignatedbythe
MemberStatesshalltakeintervention measures
undertheconditionslaiddowninArticles5to7.
4.TheprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
Treatyshallapplyforthepurposesof:Inordertoencourageactionbytradeandjointtrade
organisationstofacilitatetheadjustmentofsupplyto
marketrequirements ,thefollowingCommunity
measuresmaybetakeninrespectoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1):
—measurestopromotebetterorganisationof
production,processingandmarketing;
—measurestoimprovequality;
—measurestopermittheestablishment ofshort­
andlong-termforecastsonthebasisofthemeans
ofproductionused;
—measurestofacilitatetherecordingofmarket
pricetrends.
Generalrulesconcerningthesemeasuresshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown.
inArticle43(2)oftheTreaty.—fixingthebasicprice;
Article3
Thefollowinginterventionmeasuresmaybetakento
preventormitigateasubstantialfallinprices:—determiningastandardqualityforpigcarcases.
5.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall:
—adoptthelistofrepresentativemarkets;
—determinethe.Communityscaleforgradingpig
carcases .•
6.TheprocedurelaiddowninArticle24shall
applyforthepurposesof:
—decidingtotakeinterventionmeasuresandthe
dateonwhichtheyshallceasetoapply;
—adoptingdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Article.—aidforprivatestorage;
—buying-inbyinterventionagencies.
Privatestorageaidmaybegrantedforproducts
determinedinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownin
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Article5 Article7
1.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptgeneralrulesforgrantingprivatestorageaid.
2.Detailedrulesofapplicationshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
24.
TITLEII
Tradewiththirdcountries
Article8
Alevy,fixedinadvanceforeachquarterin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
24,shallbechargedonimportsintotheCommunity
oftheproductslistedinArticle1(1).1.Whereinterventionmeasuresaretobetaken,
theproductsforwhichprivatestorageaidistobe
grantedandtheproductsofadefinedqualitywhich
aretobeboughtinshallbedetermined,andtheprice
atwhichtheinterventionagenciesaretobuyin
productsandtheamountofprivatestorageaidshall
befixed.
Thebuying-inpriceforpigcarcasesofstandard
qualitymaynotbemorethan92%norlessthan
85%ofthebasicprice.
2.Forproductsofstandardqualityotherthanpig
carcases,buying-inpricesshallbederivedfromthe
buying-inpriceforpigcarcasesonthebasisofthe
ratioofeachofthesluice-gatepricesforthese
productstothesluice-gatepriceforpigcarcases.
Forproductsotherthanthoseofstandardquality,
buying-inpricesshallbederivedfromthoseinforce
fortherelatedstandardqualities,accountbeing
takenofdifferencesinqualitycomparedwiththe
standardquality.Thesepricesshallapplytodefined
qualities.
3.TheprocedurelaiddowninArticle24shall
applyforthepurposesof:
—determiningtheproductsforwhichprivatestorage
aidistobegranted,andtheproductsofadefined
qualitywhicharetobeboughtin;
—fixingthebuying-inpricesandtheamountofaid;
—adoptingdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthis
Article,inparticulartheconditionsgoverningthe
buying-inandstorageoftheproductscoveredby
theinterventionmeasuresprovidedforinArticle
3.Article9
1.Thelevyonpigcarcasesshallbecomposedof:
(a)onecomponentequaltothedifferencebetween
priceswithintheCommunityandontheworld
marketforthequantityoffeedgrainrequiredfor
theproductionintheCommunityofone
kilogrammeofpigmeat.
ThepricesforfeedgrainwithintheCommunity
shallbedeterminedonceayearforaperiodof
twelvemonthsbeginning1August,onthebasis
ofthethresholdpricesforsuchgrainandthe
monthlyincreasethereof.
Thepricesforfeedgrainontheworldmarket
shallbedeterminedquarterlyonthebasisofthe
pricesforsuchgrainforthesixmonthspreceding
thequarterduringwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated.
However,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeing
fixed,trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeed
grainshallbetakenintoaccountonlyifatthe
sametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisbeingfixed.
(b)onecomponentequalto7%oftheaverageof
thesluice-gatepricesrulingforthefourquarters
preceding1Mayofeachyear.
Thiscomponentshallbecalculatedonceayear
foraperiodoftwelvemonthsbeginning1
August.
2.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall:Article6
1.Disposaloftheproductsboughtinbythe
interventionagenciesinaccordancewithArticles3,4
and5shalltakeplaceinsuchawayastoavoidany
disturbanceofthemarketandtoensureequalaccess
togoodsandequaltreatmentofpurchasers .
2.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle,
inparticularasregardssellingprices,conditionsfor
releasefromstorageand,whereappropriate,the
processingofproductsboughtinbytheintervention
agencies,shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
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Article12 —determinethequantityoffeedgrainrequiredfor
theproductionintheCommunityofone
kilogrammeofpigmeat,andthepercentagesof
thevariousfeedgrainsincludedinthatquantity;
—adoptrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle.
Article10
1.AsregardstheproductslistedinArticle1(1)(a)
and(b),otherthanpigcarcases,thelevyshallbe
derivedfromthelevyonpigcarcasesonthebasisof
theratiowithintheCommunityofthepricesforsuch
productstothepriceforpigcarcases.
2.AsregardstheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
(c),thelevyshallbeequaltothesumofthe
followingcomponents :
(a)onecomponentderivedfromthelevyonpig
carcasesonthebasisoftheratiowithinthe
Communityofthepricesforsuchproductstothe
priceforpigcarcases;
(b)asecondcomponentequalto7%oftheaverage
offerpricedeterminedonthebasisofimports
effectedduringthetwelvemonthspreceding1
Mayofeachyear.However,forproductsfalling
withinCommonCustomsTariffheadingNoex
16.02,itshallbeequalto10%.
Thiscomponentshallbecalculatedonceayear
forthetwelvemonthsbeginning1August.
3.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
paragraphs 1and2,forproductsfallingwithin
CommonCustomsTariffsub-headingsNosex02.01
BII,ex15.01A,ex16.01Aandex16.02AII,in
respectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,theleviesshallbelimitedtothe
amountresultingfromthatbinding.
4.Thecoefficientsexpressingtheratiosmentioned
inparagraphs 1and2shallbefixedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle24.1.Sluice-gatepricesshallbefixedinadvancefor
eachquarterinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle24.
2.Thesluice-gatepriceforpigcarcasesshallbe
composedof:
(a)anamountequaltothevalueontheworld
marketofthequantityoffeedgrainequivalentto
thequantityoffeeding-stuffs requiredforthe
productioninthirdcountriesofonekilogramme
ofpigmeat;
(b)astandardamountrepresentingtheextracost,
overfeedgrain,offeeding-stuffsotherthangrain
requiredfortheproductionofonekilogramme
ofpigmeat;
(c)astandardamountrepresentingoverheadcostsof
productionandmarketing.
Thevalueofthequantityoffeedgrainshallbe
determinedquarterlyonthebasisoftheworld
marketpricesforcerealsrecordedinthecourse
ofthesixmonthsprecedingthequarterduring
whichthesluicergatepriceisfixed.
However,whenthesluice-gatepriceapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayisbeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshallbe
takenintoaccountonlyifthevalueofthequantityof
feedgrainshowsaminimumvariationfromthatused
incalculatingthesluice-gatepriceforthepreceding
quarter.
3.Sluice-gatepricesshallbefixedonlyforcertain
oftheproductslistedinArticle1(1)otherthanpig
carcases.Suchsluice-gatepricesshallbederivedfrom
thesluice-gatepriceforpigcarcasesonthebasisof
theratiofixedforsuchproductsunderArticle10(4).
4.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall:
—determinethequantityoffeedgrainspecifiedin
paragraph2(a)andthepercentagesofthe
variousfeedgrainsincludedinthatquantity;
—adoptthelistofproductsforwhichsluice-gate
pricesaretobefixed;
—adoptrulesforcalculatingthesluice-gateprice
forpigcarcases.Article11
Whenasubstantialpriceriseisrecordedonthe
Communitymarketandthissituationislikelyto
continue,therebydisturbingorthreateningtodisturb
themarket,thenecessarymeasuresmaybetaken.
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladopt
generalrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle.Article13
1.Wherethefree-at-frontier offerpricefora
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Theissueofsuchlicencesshallbeconditionalonthe
lodgingofadepositguaranteeingthatimportationis
effectedduringtheperiodofvalidityofthelicence;
thedepositshallbeforfeitedinwholeorinpartif
importation isnoteffected,orisonlypartially
effected,withinthatperiod.
2.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptthelistofproductsforwhichimportlicences
arerequired.
3.Theperiodofvalidityoflicencesandother
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticleshall
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle24.thatproductshallbeincreasedbyanadditional
amountequaltothedifferencebetweenthe
sluice-gatepriceandthefree-at-frontier offerprice.
Forcertainoftheproductsforwhichnosluice-gate
priceisfixedasystemof'pilotproducts'and'derived
products'shallbeestablishedtoallowadditional
amountstobefixed.
2.However,thelevyshallnotbeincreasedbythis
additionalamountasregardsthirdcountrieswhich
arepreparedandinapositiontoguaranteethatthe
priceforimportsintotheCommunityofproducts
originatinginandcomingfromtheirterritorywill
notbelowerthanthesluice-gatepriceforthe
productinquestionandthatanydeflectionoftrade
willbeavoided.
3.Thefree-at-frontier offerpriceshallbe
determinedforallimportsfromallthirdcountries.
However,ifexportsfromoneormorethirdcountries
areeffectedatabnormallylowprices,lowerthanthe
pricesrulinginothercountries,asecond
free-at-frontier offerpriceshallbedeterminedfor
exportsfromtheseothercountries.
4.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptgeneralrulesconcerningthesystemprovided
forinthesecondsubparagraph ofparagraph1.
5.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle24.
Theadditionalamountsshallbefixed,where
necessary,inaccordancewiththesameprocedure .ArticleIS
1.Totheextentnecessarytoenabletheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)tobeexportedonthebasisof
quotationsorpricesforthoseproductsontheworld
market,thedifferencebetweenthosequotationsor
pricesandpriceswithintheCommunitymaybe
coveredbyanexportrefund.
2.Therefundshallbethesameforthewhole
Community .Itmaybevariedaccordingtouseor
destination .
Therefundshallbegrantedonapplicationbythe
partyconcerned .
3.Whentherefundisbeingfixedparticular
accountshallbetakenoftheneedtoestablisha
balancebetweentheuseofCommunity basic
productsinthemanufactureofprocessedgoodsfor
exporttothirdcountriesandtheuseofthirdcountry
productsbroughtinunderinwardprocessing
arrangements .
4.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptgeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefundsand
criteriaforfixingtheamountofsuchrefunds.
5.Refundsshallbefixedatregularintervalsin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
24."WherenecessarytheCommissionmay,atthe
requestofaMemberStateoronitsowninitiative,
altertherefundsintheinterveningperiod.
6.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle24.Article14
1.ImportsintotheCommunityofanyofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1)maybemade
conditionalonthesubmissionofanimportlicence
whichmaybeissuedbyMemberStatestoany
applicantirrespective oftheplaceofhis
establishment intheCommunity .
FromadatetobefixedbytheCouncil,actingin
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromthe
Commission ,andfrom1August1969atthelatest,
suchlicencesshallbevalidforimportsintothe
Community .Untilthatdate,suchlicencesshallbe
validonlyforimportsintotheMemberStatewhich
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Article16 Therestrictionofimportlicencestoaspecified
categoryofthoseentitledtoreceivethemshallbeone
ofthemeasuresconsideredashavingeffect
equivalenttoaquantitativerestriction .
ArticleIB1.Totheextentnecessaryfortheproperworking
ofthecommonorganisationofthemarketin
pigmeat,theCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,may
prohibit,inwholeorinpart,theuseofinward
processingarrangements inrespectofproductslisted
inArticle1(1)which'areintendedforthe
manufactureofproductslistedinthatparagraph.
2.Communityprovisionstoregulatetheinward
processingtradeintheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
shallbeadoptednotlaterthan1July1968.
3.Rulestobeapplieduntiltheprovisions
mentionedinparagraph2enterintoforceshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredto
inparagraph1;theyshallapplyinrespectof:
(a)therateofyieldtobetakenwhendetermining
thequantityofArticle1(1)productsusedinthe
manufactureofprocessedgoodsforexport;
(b)thedetermination ,forthepurposeofapplying
thelevy,ofthequalityofproductsusedinthe
manufacture ofprocessedgoodsputintofree
circulation .
4.ForthepurposesofthisArticle'inward
processingarrangements'meansallthoseprovisions
determiningtheconditionsunderwhichproducts
fromthirdcountriesareusedwithintheCommunity
inthemanufactureofgoodsforexportandenjoy
exemptionfromtheleviesapplicabletothem.1.Ifbyreasonofimportsorexportsthe
Communitymarketinoneormoreoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)experiencesoristhreatened
withseriousdisturbanceswhichmayendangerthe
objectivessetoutinArticle39oftheTreaty,
appropriatemeasuresmaybeappliedintradewith
thirdcountriesuntilsuchdisturbances orthreatof
disturbancehasceased.
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladopt
detailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisparagraph
anddefinethecasesinwhichandthelimitswithin
whichMemberStatesmaytakeprotectivemeasures.
2.Ifthesituationmentionedinparagraph1arises,
theCommissionshall,attherequestofaMember
Stateoronitsowninitiative,decideuponthe
necessarymeasures;themeasuresshallbe
communicated totheMemberStatesandshallbe
immediatelyapplicable.IftheCommissionreceivesa.
request-fromaMemberState,itshalltakeadecision
thereonwithintwenty-fourhoursfollowingreceiptof
therequest.
3.ThemeasuresdecideduponbytheCommission
maybereferredtotheCouncilbyanyMemberState
withinthreeworkingdaysfollowingthedayon
whichtheywerecommunicated .TheCouncilshall
meetwithoutdelay.Itmayamendorrepealthe
measuresinquestioninaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty.Article17
TITLEIII
Generalprovisions
Article191.Thegeneralrulesfortheinterpretation ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandthespecialrulesforits
applicationshallapplytothetariffclassificationof
productscoveredbythisRegulation;thetariff
nomenclature resultingfromapplicationofthis
Regulationshallbeincorporated intheCommon
CustomsTarifffromthedateonwhichthelatteris
fullyapplied.
2.SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulationor
wherederogationtherefromisdecidedbythe
Council,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,thefollowing
shallbeprohibited :
—thelevyingofanycustomsdutyorchargehaving
equivalenteffect;
—theapplicationofanyquantitativerestrictionor
measurehavingequivalenteffect,subjecttothe
provisionsoftheProtocolontheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg .1.Thefollowingshallbeprohibitedintheinternal
tradeoftheCommunity :
—thelevyingofanycustomsdutyorchargehaving
equivalenteffect;
—anyquantitativerestrictionormeasurehaving
equivalenteffect,subjecttotheprovisionsofthe
ProtocolontheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg ;
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2.GoodslistedinArticle1(1)whichare
manufactured orobtainedfromproductstowhich
Article9(2)andArticle10(1)oftheTreatydonot
applyshallnotbeadmittedtofreecirculationwithin
theCommunity .3.TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhich
shallapplyimmediately .However,ifthesemeasures
arenotinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
Committee,theyshallforthwithbecommunicated by
theCommission totheCouncil.Inthateventthe
Commissionmaydeferapplicationofthemeasures
whichithasadoptedfornotmorethanonemonth
fromthedateofsuchcommunication .
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
maytakeadifferentdecisionwithinonemonth.Article20
Inordertotakeaccountoftherestrictionsonfree
circulationwhichmayresultfromtheapplicationof
healthprotectionmeasures,theCouncil,actingin
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromthe
Commission,maytakemeasuresderogatingfromthe
provisionsofthisRegulation.Article25
Article21TheCommitteemayconsideranyotherquestion
referredtoitbyitsChairmaneitheronhisown
initiativeorattherequestoftherepresentative ofa
MemberState. SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulation,Ar­
ticles92to94oftheTreatyshallapplytothe
productionofandtradeintheproductslistedin
Article1(1). Article26
Article22 Attheendofthetransitionalperiod,theCouncil,
actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
downinArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposal
fromtheCommission,shalldecideinthelightof
experiencewhethertoretainoramendtheprovisions
ofArticle24.MemberStatesandtheCommission shall
communicatetoeachothertheinformationnecessary
forimplementingthisRegulation.
Rulesforthecommunication anddistributionofsuch
informationshallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle24.Article27
Article23ThisRegulationshallbesoappliedthatappropriate
accountistaken,atthesametime,oftheobjectives
setoutinArticles39and110oftheTreaty.
Article281.AManagement CommitteeforPigmeat
(hereinaftercalledthe'Committee')shallbe
established,consistingofrepresentatives ofMember
Statesandpresidedoverbyarepresentative ofthe
Commission .
2.WithintheCommitteethevotesofMember
StatesshallbeweightedinaccordancewithArticle
148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.TheadditionalamountprovidedforinArticle13(1)
shallbeconsideredasalevyinrelationtothird
countrieswithinthemeaningofArticle11(4)of
CouncilRegulationNo130/66/EEC1of26July1966
onthefinancingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy.
Article24 Article29
ShouldItalyhaverecoursetotheprovisionsof
Article23ofCouncilRegulationNo120/67/EEC2of
13June1967onthecommonorganisationofthe
marketincereals,theCouncil,actinginaccordance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,
shalltakethenecessarymeasurestoavoiddistortions
ofcompetition .1.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleis
tobefollowed,theChairmanshallreferthematterto
theCommitteeeitheronhisowninitiativeoratthe
requestoftherepresentative ofaMemberState.
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshall
submitadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.The
CommitteeshalldeliveritsOpiniononsuch
measureswithinatime-limittobesetbythe
Chairmanaccordingtotheurgencyofthequestions
underconsideration .AnOpinionshallbeadoptedby
amajorityoftwelvevotes.1OJNo165,21.9.1966,p.2965/66.
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Article30 Thebasicpriceshallbefixedforthefirsttimeforthe
sameperiod.
2.Shouldtransitionalmeasuresbenecessaryto
facilitatethetransitionfromthesystemprovidedin
RegulationNo20tothatestablishedbythis
Regulation,inparticulariftheintroductionofthe
newsystemonthedateprovidedforwouldgiverise
tosubstantialdifficultiesinrespectofcertain
products,suchmeasuresshallbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
24.Theyshallbeapplicableuntil31December1967
atthelatest.
Article321.Inordertooffsetthedifferencesinfeedingcosts
betweenMemberStatesresultingfromdifferences
betweenfeed-grainpricesexistingbefore1July1967,
alevyonimportsintooneMemberStatefrom
anotherMemberStateshallbechargedduringthe
periodending30September1967inrespectofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1).However,suchlevy
shallnotbechargedonimportsinto.theFederal
RepublicofGermanyfromtheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg oftheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(a)and(b).
2.Inordertooffsetthedifferencesinfeedingcosts
betweenthirdcountriesandMemberStateswhose
feed-grainpricesarehigherthanthecommonprices,
suchdifferencesresultingfromdifferencesinsuch
pricesexistingbefore1July1967,asupplementary
levy,inadditiontotheleviesset.outinArticles9and
40increasedwhereappropriateinpursuanceof
Article13,shallbechargedduringtheperiodending
30September1967onimportsfromthirdcountries
oftheproductslistedinArticle1(1).
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shallfix
theamountsoftheleviesandsupplementary levies
providedinparagraphs1and2.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThesystemestablishedbythisRegulationshallapply
from1July1967,exceptforthemeasuresprovided
forinArticle31(2),whichmaybemadetoapply
fromthedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
RegulationNo20andtheprovisionsadoptedin
implementation thereofshallberepealedwitheffect
from1July1967,exceptfortheprovisionsof
RegulationNo3/63/EEC1andtheprovisionsinforce
onthatdatefixinganadditionalamountorrelating
tothenon-fixingofsuchanamount,totheextent
thatsuchprovisionsarecompatiblewiththis
Regulationandthemeasuresadoptedinpursuance
thereof.Suchprovisionsshallremaininforceuntil
amended •orrepealedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthisRegulationandthemeasures
adoptedinpursuancethereof.Article31
1.Thelevyandthesluice-gatepriceshallbefixed
forthefirsttimefortheperiodfrom1Julyto31
October1967.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13June1967
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HEGER
1OJNo14,29.1.1963,p.153/63.