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Date: 1983-01-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 establishing the list of products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate prices for pig carcases#Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2767/75 laying down general rules for the system of "pilot products products and derived products" enabling additional amounts to be fixed for pigmeat (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(82 ) 868 final
                                                Brussels , 6 January 1983
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                               Proposal for a \ , ν.
                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
         amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2766 / 75 establishing the list of
         products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying
         down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate prices for pig carcases
                               Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
         amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2767 / 75 laying down general rules
         for the system of "pilot products products and derived products "
         enabling additional amounts to be fixed for pigmeat
             ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
  C0M(82 ) 868 final
 ---pagebreak---                                Explanatory memorandum
The system governing imports Laid down by Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2759/ 75 of
29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat has so far
given broadly satisfactory results . A number of amendments have , however , been
found to be necessary to make the system easier to apply in practice .
In addition to a number of changes to the section of the CCT relating to pigmeat
products , currently being dealt with by the Commission , these amendments concern
the procedure for fixing additional amounts on imports . These additional amounts
may be fixed when the free-at - Community-frontier offer prices for a particular
product are found to be below the sluice-gate price . As the Regulation covers a
Large range of products , the quality and hence the price of which may vary con­
siderably, sluice-gate prices are fixed under Regulation ( EEC ) No 2766 / 75 for
certain basic products only, most of which are also " pilot products " within the
meaning of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2767 / 75 ; for the other products , known as " derived
products ", for which no sluice-gate prices are fixed , additional amounts may be
derived from the additional amounts for the pilot products .
The practical application has shown that the fixation of additional amounts for
derived products on the basis of those for pilot products may arrive at unrealistic
amounts ; nor does the system allow an additional amount to be fixed for a derived
product when there is no such amount for the pilot product . It has also turned out ,
in trade with non-Community countries , that product quality often varies less than
was initially expected ; this means that the list of products for which sluice-gate
prices are fixed , may now be extended and the scope of the system of pilot and
derived products restricted accordingly .
In addition , the changes to the section of the CCT relating to pigmeat products ,
referred to above , means that the description of the various tariff subheadings
listed in Regulations ( EEC ) Nos 2766/ 75 and 2767 / 75 needs to be altered .
The object of the two attached proposals is therefore to adapt the system of
sluice-gate prices and pilot and derived products , and to alter the current
designation of meat products , with effect from 1 February 1983 .
 ---pagebreak---                                           Proposal for a
                                          Council Regulation ( EEC )
               amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2766/ 75 establishing the list of
               products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and
               laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate prices for
                                         pig carcases .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ;
                                                             1
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2759/ 75        of 29 October 1975 on the
 common organization of the market in pigmeat , as last amended by Regulation
                      2
 ( EEC ) No 2966 / 80 , and in particular Article 12(4 ) thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2759/ 75 provides that sluice-gate
prices are to be fixed only for certain of the products other than pig carcases
 referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation ;           whereas the list of these pro­
ducts was established by Council Regulation (EEC ) No 2766/ 75^
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             last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) No 772 / 79 ;
Whereas Article 1 3 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2759 / 75 set up a system of " pilot
products and derived products " for the products covered by that Regulation but  _s
not included on the above mentioned list ;            whereas the practical application
of this system has nonetheless given rise to a number of problems ;
Whereas the degree of stability in the market prices of certain products            hither­
to subject       to the system of f>i lot and derived products has proved to be greater
than originally expected ;           whereas this stability means thaf'they can be
included on the list of products for which sluice-gate prices are fixed ,
1 0J  L  282 ,   1.11.1975 , p. 1 .
2 0J  L  307 , 18.11.1980, p. 5 .
30J   L  282 ,   1.11.1975 , p. 25 .
4 0J   L  99, 21 . 4.1979, p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak---                                          - 2 -
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                      Article 1
1 . Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2766/ 75 is hereby replaced by the following
                                      Article 1
    In addition to meat of domestic swine in whole carcases or half-carcases
    falling within subheading 02.01 A III a)1 of the Common Customs Tariff ,
    sluice-gate prices shall be fixed for the products referred to in the
    Annex "
2 . The Annex to this Regulation is added to Regulation ( EEC ) No 2766 / 75 .
                                      Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1983 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States .
Done at Brussels -                                    For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                                                ANNEX
          List of the products referred to in Article 12(3 ) of Regulation
          ( EEC ) No 2759 / 75 , for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed .
CCT heading No                                        Description of goods
01.03                 Live swine :
                      A. Domestic species :
                          II . Other :
                                a ) Sows having farrowed at least oncç of a weight of
                                     not less than 160 kg
                                b ) Other
02.01                 Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within
                      heading No 01.01 , 01.02 , 01.03 or 01.04 , fresh , chilled
                      or frozen :
                      A. Meat :
                          III . Of swine :
                                  a ) Of domestic swine :
                                      2 ) Legs and parts thereof
                                      3 ) Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof
                                      4 ) Loins and parts thereof
                                      5 ) Bellies and parts thereof
                                      6 ) Other :
                                          aa ) Boned or boneless
02.05                 Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat ( not rendered .
                      or solvent-extracted ), fresh , chilled, frozen , salted.
                      in brine , dried or smoked :
                      A. Subcutaneous pig fat :
                          I.    Fresh , chilled , frozen , salted or in brine
                          II . Dried or smoked
 ---pagebreak---                                        - 2 -
CCT heading Ne                                Description of goods
02.06          Meat and edible meat offals ( except poultry liver ), salted ,
               in brine , dried or smoked :
               B. Meat and edible meat offals of domestic swine :
                  I.   Meat :
                       a ) Salted or in brine :
                           1 . Bacon sides or spencers
                           2 . 3 / 4 sides or middles
                           3 . Hams and parts thereof
                           4.  Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof
                           5 . Loins and parts thereof
                           6.  Bellies and parts thereof
                           7 . Other :
                               aa ) Boned or boneless
                       b ) Dried or smoked :
                           1 . Hams and parts thereof
                           2.  Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof
                           3.  Loins and parts thereof
                           4 . Bellies and parts thereof
                           5 . Other :
                               aa ) Boned or boneless
15.01          Lard , other pig fat and poultry fat , rendered or solvent-
               extracted :
               A. Lard and other pig fat :
                  II . Other
16.01          Sausages and the like , of meat , meat offal or animal
               blood :
               B. Other :
                  I. Sausages , dry or for spreading, uncooked
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                h
                                     - 3 -
CCT heading No                                Description of goods
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               B. Other :
                  III . Other :
                        a ) Containing meat or offal,     of domestic swine :
                            2 . Other , containing by weight :
                                aa ) 80 X or more of meat or offal , of any
                                     kind , including fats of any kind or
                                     origin :
                                     11 . Hams or loins ( excluding collars );
                                          parts thereof
                                     22 . Collars or shoulders ; parts thereof
                                                                   /
 ---pagebreak---                                      Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
            amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2767 / 75 laying down general rules
            for the system of " pilot products and derived products " enabling
                      additional amounts to be fixed for pigmeat
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
                                                          1
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 2759 / 75    of 29 October 1975 on the
common organization of the market in pigmeat as last amended by Regulation ( EEC )
            2
No 2966/ 80 , and in particular Article 13(4 ) thereof ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2759/ 75 sets up a system of pilot and
derived products , in order to enable additional amounts to be fixed for those
products for which there is no sluice-gate price , called derived products , on
the basis of the additional amounts fixed for the pilot products ; and whereas
the list of pilot products and derived products was laid down by Council
Regulation (EEC ) No 2767 / 75^;
Whereas it has become clear that sluice-gate prices can be fixed for certain
products which until now have figured in the list of derived products ;
Whereas the application of the system of pilot and derived products has given
rise to certain problems ; whereas the additional amounts to which the system
can lead , do not correspond in all cases to the market requirements ; and
whereas therefore the application of the system should be limited to a smaller
number of products ;
 0J L 282 ,   1.11.1975 , p.   1.
20J L 307, 18.11.1980, p. 5 .
30J L 282 , 1.11.1975 , p. 29.
 ---pagebreak---                                            - 2 -
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC ) No 2767 / 75 defined certain products derived
from pig carcases ; whereas , moreover , these same products are defined by
provisions adopted under Article 10 , paragraph 4 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 2759/ 75 ;
whereas there is reason , in the interests of clarity and administrative simplicity ,
to retain a single definition and accordingly to delete the abovementioned
Article 4 .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                       Article 1
Regulation ( EEC ) No 2767 / 75 is  hereby amended as follows :
1 . Article 1 is replaced by the following '
                                       Article 1
    The pilot products and the derived products relating to each of these
    products shall be as shown in the Annex ."
2 . The text of article 2(3 ) is replaced by the following :
    " 3 . If more than one pilot product is specified in respect of a derived
          product , the additional amount for the derived product shall be equal
          on the highest of the amounts obtained by multiplying the additional
          amount for each of the pilot products in question by the relevant
          coefficient ."
3 . Article 4 is deleted .
4 . Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation .
5 . Annex II is deleted .
                                       Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1983 .           /
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                                         For the Council
 ---pagebreak---                                       ANNEX
           List of pilot products and derived products in respect of the
           products specified in Article 1(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No
                                     2759 / 75
                     CCT heading No                    Description of goods
Pi lot product       02.01 A IIIa)1       Meat of domestic swine in whole carcases
                                         or half-carcases
Derived products     02.01 A Ilia )       Meat of domestic swine , fresh , chilled
                                         or frozen :
                                          6 . Other :
                                               bb ) Other
                     02.06 Β la )         Meat of domestic swine , salted or in
                                          brine :
                                          7 . Other :
                                               bb ) Other
                     02.06 Β lb )         Meat of domestic swine , dried or smoked :
                                          5 . Other :
                                               bb ) Other
 ---pagebreak---                  CCT heading No              Description of goods
Pilot products   02.01 A IIIa)2 Legs and parts thereof
Derived products 16.01          Sausages and the Like , of meat , meat
                                offal or animal blood :
                       Β        Other :
                       II       Other
                 16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or
                                meat offal
                       Β        Other :
                       III      Other
                                a ) Containing meat or offal of domestic
                                    swine :
                                    2 . Other , containing, by weight :
                                        aa ) 80 % or more of meat or offal ,
                                             of any kind , including fats of
                                             any kind or origin :
                                             33 . Other
                                        bb ) 40 X or more but less than 80
                                             % of meat or offal , of any
                                             kind , including fats of any
                                             kind or origin
                                        cc ) Less than 40 % of meat or offal .
                                             of any kind, including fat ? of
                                             any kind or origin
                                                          mmm!mmm
 ---pagebreak---                                 - 3 -
                 CCT heading No                Description of goods
Pi Lot products  02.01 A IIIa)3   Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof
Derived products 16.01            Sausages and the Like , of meat , meat
                                  offaL or animaL blood :
                       Β          Other :
                       II         Other
                 16.02            Other prepared or preserved meat or
                                  meat offal
                       Β          Other :
                       III        Other
                                  a ) Containing meat or offal of domestic
                                      swine :
                                      2 . Other , containing , by weight :
                                          aa ) 80 % or more of meat or offal .
                                               of any kind , including fats of
                                               any kind or origin :
                                               33 . Other
                                          bb ) 40 % or more but   less than
                                               80 % of meat or offal of any
                                               kind , including fats of any
                                               kind or origin
                                          cc ) Less than 40 % of meat or offa
                                               of any kind, including fats of
                                               any kind or origin
 ---pagebreak---                                    - 4 -
                 CCT heading No                  Description of goods
Pi Lot product   02.01   A III a)4  Loins and parts thereof
Derived products 16.02              Other prepared or preserved meat or meat
                                    offal
                         θ          Other :
                         III        Other
                                    a ) Containing meat or offal of domestic
                                        swine :
                                        2 . Other , containing by weight :
                       •
                                            aa ) 80 % or more of meat or offal ,
                                                 of any kind , including fats of
                                                 any kind or origin :
                                                 33 . Other
                                            bb ) 40 % or more but less than 80
                                                 % of meat or offal , of any kind
                                                 including fats of any kind or
                                                 origin
                                            cc ) Less than 40 % of meat or offal ,
                                                 of any kind , including fats of
                                                 any kind or origin
                                                             ......
                                                                  /
 ---pagebreak---                                - 5 -
                CCT heading No                Description of goods
Pi Lot product  02.01 A IIIa)5   Bellies and parts thereof
Derived produts 16.01            Sausages and the like , of meat , meat
                                 offal or animal blood :
                      Β          Other :
                      II         Other
                16.02            Other prepared or preserved meat or
                                 meat offal
                      Β          Other :
                      III        Other
                                 a ) Containing meat or offal of domestic
                                     swine :
                                     2 . Other , containing, by weight :
                                         aa ) 80 X or more of meat or offal ,
                                              of any kind , including fats of
                                              any kind or origin
                                              33 . Other
                                         bb ) 40 % or more but less than 80
                                              % of meat or offal , of any
                                              kind , including fats of any
                                              kind or origin
                                         cc ) Less than 40 % of meat or offal ,
                                              of any kind , including fats of
                                              any kind or origin