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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No960/89
of13April1989
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpigmeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1November,1
Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,trendsinworld
marketpricesforfeedgrainshouldbetakenintoaccount
onlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisbeing
fixed;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepricehasnotbeenfixed
theleviesmustremainunchangeduntil31July1989;
Whereas,inthecaseofpigmentproducts,inrespectof
whichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATT,the
leviesshouldbelimitedtotheamountsresultingfrom
thatbinding;HavingregardtoRegulation(EEC)No2759/75ofthe
Councilof29October1975onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinpigmeat('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3906/87(2),andinparticularArticles8and
12(1)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No616/86of28
February1986ontheapplicationofimportlevieson
pigmeatproductsfromPortugal(6)suspendedtheapplica­
tionofimportleviesonpigmeatproductsfromPortugal
owingtotheminimaldifferencebetweentheprices
obtainingintheCommunityontheonehandandin
Portugalontheotherhand;whereasthesituationstill
pertains;Whereassluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2759/75,
mustbefixedinadvanceforeachquarterinaccordance
withthemethodsofcalculationlaiddowninCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2170/88of20July1988fixing
theleviesandsluice-gatepricesonpigmeat(3);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPigmeat,Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpigmeat
werelastfixedbyCommissionRegulations (EEC)No
73/89(4)fortheperiod1Februaryto30April1989,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31July1989;
whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldinprinciplebe
fixedbyreferencetofeedgrainpricesfortheperiod1
November1988to31March1989:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepriceapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayisbeingfixed,trendsin
worldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifthevalueofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbyatleastaspecifiedminimuminrela­
tiontothatusedincalculatingthesluice-gatepricefor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisminimumwasfixed
byCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2766/75(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3906/87,at3%;Article1
1.Fortheperiod1Mayto31July1989,the
sluice-gatepricesandtheleviesprovidedforinArticles
12and8respectivelyofRegulation(EEC)No2759/75for
theproductsspecifiedinArticle1(,1)ofthatRegulation
shallbeasshownintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No
73/89.Whereasthevalueofthequantityoffeedgrainvariesby
lessthan3%fromthatusedfortheprecedingquarter;
whereaspricesforfeedgrainmustthereforeremain
unchangeduntil31July1989;
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
CNcode02063021,02063031,02064191,02064991,
15010011,16010010,16021000,16022090or(')OJNoL282,-1.11-1975,p.1.(jOJNoL370,30.12.1987,p.11.
(3)OJNoL190,21.7.1988,p.32.0OJNoL11,14.1.1989,p.16.
Ì5)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.25. («)OJNoL58,1.3.1986,p.45.

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16029010,inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeen
boundwithinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedthe
amountresultingfromthatbinding.
3.ForimportsfromPortugalofproductsspecifiedin
paragraph1andinfreecirculationinthatMemberState,applicationoftheleviesspecifiedinparagraphs 1and2
shallbesuspended.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1989.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13April1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission