Commission Regulation (EC) No 1378/2000 of 28 June 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector
Date: 2000-06-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import, import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota

29.6.2000

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Official Journal of the European Communities

L 156/31

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1378/2000

of 28 June 2000

amending Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff
quota in the pigmeat sector

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18
June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in
Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the
GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 (2), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/1999 (3), opened
quotas for a specific period. In the framework of the
World Trade Organisation, the Commission committed
itself to increasing tariff quotas for certain products in
the pigmeat sector. It is necessary to specify the new
quantities covered by the import arrangements from 1
July 2000.

The utilisation of import quotas for pigmeat has been
generally low in recent years and the relatively high
security for import licences may be one discouraging
factor in trade. In order to facilitate trade of pigmeat and
to harmonise the levels of securities for import licences
within the meat sectors it is necessary to review the level
of security.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Pigmeat,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The import tariff quotas referred to in Annex I shall be
opened annually for the groups of products and for the
conditions laying them down.’

2. Paragraph 3 of Article 5 is replaced by the following:

A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be
licence applications for all products

‘3.
lodged for import
referred to in Article 1.’

3. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2000.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 June 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 58.
(3) OJ L 164, 30.6.1999, p. 51.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Group
No

CN code

Product description

Customs
duty
EUR/tonne

Quantities
in tonnes
from 1 July 2000

Loins and hams boneless, fresh, chilled or frozen

250

34 000

ex 0203 19 55
ex 0203 29 55

ex 0203 19 55
ex 0203 29 55

Tenderloin fresh, chilled or frozen

G2

G3

G4

G5

G6

G7

1601 00 91
1601 00 99 Other sausages

Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked

blood

1602 41 10 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or
1602 42 10
1602 49 11
1602 49 13
1602 49 15
1602 49 19
1602 49 30
1602 49 50

Carcases and half-carcases fresh, chilled or frozen

Cuts of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen, with
or without bone. Excluding tenderloin presented
alone

0203 11 10
0203 21 10

0203 12 11
0203 12 19
0203 19 11
0203 19 13
0203 19 15
ex 0203 19 55
0203 19 59
0203 22 11
0203 22 19
0203 29 11
0203 29 13
0203 29 15
ex 0203 29 55
0203 29 59

5 000

3 000

6 100

15 000

5 500’

300

747
502

784
646
784
646
646
428
375
271

268

389
300
300
434
233
434
434
389
300
300
434
233
434
434