NoL307/27 29.10.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3225/87
of28October1987
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpigmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2759/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinpigmeat('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1475/86(2),andinparticularArticles8and12
(1)thereof,casestheamountsforJanuary1988cannot,therefore,be
determinedatthisstage;whereas,accordingly,thisfixing
should,exceptionally ,applyuntil31December1987
only,theamountsforJanuary1988beingsetatalater
stage;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepriceapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayisbeingfixed,trendsin
worldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifthevalueofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbyatleastaspecifiedminimuminrela­
tiontothatusedincalculatingthesluice-gatepricefor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisminimumwasfixed
byRegulation(EEC)No2766/75at3%;
Whereasthevalueofthequantityoffeedgrainvariesby
lessthan3%fromthatusedfortheprecedingquarter;
whereasthesluice-gatepricesshouldthereforebemain­
tainedunchangeduntil31December1987;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1November,1
Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,trendsinworld
marketpricesforfeedgrainshouldbetakenintoaccount
onlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisbeing
fixed:Whereassluice-gatepricesforpigcarcasesandforthe
otherproductsspecifiedinArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2766/75of29October1975establishing
thelistofproductsforwhichsluice-gatepricesaretobe
fixedandlayingdowntherulesforfixingthesluice-gate
pricesforpigcarcases(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1905/83(4),'andleviesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2759/75,mustbe
fixedinadvanceforeachquarterinaccordancewiththe
methodsofcalculationlaiddowninCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2083/87of15July1987fixingthelevies
andsluice-gatepricesonpigmeat(*);
Whereas,sincenonewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,the
leviesshouldaccordinglybemaintained,unchangeduntil
31December1987; Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpigmeat
wherelastfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No2083/87forthe
period1Augustto31October1987,theymustbefixed
anew;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldinprinciple
befixedbyreferencetofeedgrainpricesfortheperiod1
Mayto30September1987;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2658/87of23
July1987onthetariffandstatisticalnomenclature and
ontheCommonCustomsTariff(*)introduces,witheffect
from1January1988,anew'combinednomenclature '
whichmeetstherequirements ofboththeCommon
CustomsTariffandtheCommunity'sstatisticsonforeign
tradeandwhichreplacestheexistingnomenclature ;
whereastheentryintoforceofthecombinednomencla­
turewillentailanamendmenttoRegulation (EEC)No
2766/75and,therefore,tothelistofproductsforwhich
sluice-gatepricesandleviesareset;whereasinsomeWhereas,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithinanyof
subheadings02.01BIIc)1to7,15.01AI,16.01Aor
16.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespectof
whichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATT,the
leviesshouldbelimitedtotheamountsresultingfrom
thatbinding;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No616/86of28
February1986ontheapplicationofimportlevieson
pigmeatproductsfromPortugalQsuspendedtheapplica­
tionofimportleviesonpigmeatproductsfromPortugal
owingtotheminimaldifferencebetweenthepricesobtai­
ningintheCommunityontheonehandandinPortugal
ontheotherhand;whereasthesituationstillpertains;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPigmeat,•(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL133,21.5.1986,p.39.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.25.0OJNoL190,14.7.1983,p.1.0OJNoL195,16.7.1987,p.15.
(«)OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1. P)OJNoL58,1.3.1986,p.45.

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respectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamountresulting
fromthatbinding.
3.ForimportsfromPortugalofproductsspecifiedin
paragraph 1andinfreecirculationinthatMemberState,
applicationoftheleviesspecifiedinparagraphs 1and2
shallbesuspended .HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Fortheperiod1November1987to31December
1987,thesluice-gatepricesprovidedforinArticle12of
Regulation(EEC)No2759/75fortheproductsspecified
inArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No2766/75andthe
leviesprovidedforinArticle8ofRegulation(EEC)No
2759/75fortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofthat
RegulationshallbeasshownbyRegulation(EEC)No
2083/87.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
anyofsubheadings02.01BIIc)1to7,15.01AI,16.01
Aor16.02AIIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inArticle2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28October1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President