CELEX: 31985R2980
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2980/85 of 24 October 1985 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

26 . 10 . 85                          Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 286/5
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2980/85
                                                   of 24 October 1985
                                 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies
COMMUNITIES,                                                    by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding
                                                                quarter ; whereas trends in world market prices for
                                                                feed grain must therefore be taken into account when
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 November
Economic Community,                                              1985 to 31 January 1986 ;
                                                                Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                trends in world market prices for feed grain should be
zation of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by         taken into account only if at the same time a new
Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 (2), and in particular              sluice-gate price is being fixed ;
Articles 8 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed
                                                                 trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and for the          taken into account in fixing the levies ;
other products specified in Article 1 of Council Regu­
lation (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 esta­                Whereas, in the case of products falling within any of
blishing the list of products for which sluice-gate              subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A or
prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for             16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect
fixing the sluice-gate prices for pig carcases (3), as last      of which the rate of duty has been bound within
                                                                 GATT, the levies should be limited to the amounts
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1905/83 (4), and
levies for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of          resulting from that binding ;
Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must be fixed in
advance for each quarter in accordance with the                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
methods of calculation laid down in Commission                   are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                 Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EEC) No 2132/85 of 29 July 1985 fixing
the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat (*) ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for
pigmeat were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No
2132/85 for the period 1 August to 31 October 1985,                                       Article 1
 they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November
 1985 to 31 January 1986 ; whereas such prices and                1 . For the period 1 November 1985 to 31 January
 levies should in principle be fixed by reference to feed         1986, the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12
grain prices for the period 1 May to 30 September                 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products
 1985 ;                                                           specified in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75
                                                                  and the levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation
                                                                  (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products specified in Article
 Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1            1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the
 November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed,                   Annex .
 trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be
 taken into account only if the value of the quantity of          2. Provided that, in the case of products falling
 feed grain required varies by at least a specified               within any of subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01
 minimum in relation to that used in calculating the              A I, 16.01 A or 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
 sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas            Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been
 this minimum was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                    bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
 2766/75 at 3 % ;                                                 amount resulting from that binding. .
 (') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                                                 Article 2
 (2) OJ  No  L 307, 18 . 11 . 1980, p. 5.
 0   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
 (<) OJ  No  L 190, 14. 7. 1983, p. 1 .                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
 j5) OJ No L 198, 30. 7. 1985, p. 54.                              1985 .
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           This  Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 24 October 1985.
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                                  ANNEX
              to the Commission Regulation of 24 October 1985 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                                 on pigmeat
                                                                                                                      Conventional
      CCT                                                                                  Sluice-gate  Amount of
                                                                                                                      rate of duty
    heading                                          Description                              price       levies
                                                                                                                     bound within
       No                                                                                (ECU/ 100 kg) (ECU/ 100 kg)   GATT (%)
                                       i
01.03           Live swine :
                A. Domestic species :
                    II . Other :
\                         a) Sows having farrowed at least once, of a weight of not less
                              than 160 kg                                                     89,21        33,46
                          b) Other                                                           104,89        39,34           —
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 :
                                1 . Whole carcases or half carcases                          136,40        51,16           —
\                              2.   Legs and parts thereof                                   197,79        74,18           —
                               3.   Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof                   152,77        57,30           —
I                              4.   Loins and parts thereof                                  220,97        82,88           —
                                5.  Bellies and parts thereof                                118,67        44,51           —
                                6 . Other :                                              l\
l                                   aa) Boned or boneless                                    220,97        82,88           —
            *
                                    bb) Other                                                  —
                                                                                                           82,88           —
                B. Offals :                                                              I
                    II . Other :                                                         I
I                         c) Of domestic swine :                                         l
I                              1 . Heads and parts thereof                                      —
                                                                                                           16,37             4
                              2 . Feet or tails                                                 —
                                                                                                             4,60            4
I                             3 . Kidneys                                                       —
                                                                                                           53,72             4
                              4 . Livers                                                        —
                                                                                                           61,90             7
                               5. Hearts, tongues or lungs                                      —
                                                                                                           30,69             4
                              6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs with windpipe and
                                    gullet all attached                                                    45,02             4
l                             7 . Other                                                         —    •
                                                                                                           45,02             4
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                            54,56       20,46            —
I                    II . Dried or smoked                                                      60,02       22,51            —
I                B. Other pig fat                                                               —
                                                                                                            12,28           —
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      CCT                                                                                                      Conventional
                                                                                     Sluice-gate  Amount of
    heading                                   Description                               price        levies     rate of duty
       No                                                                                                      bound within
                                                                                   (ECU/ 100 kg) (ECU/ 100 kg)   GATT (%)
02.06       Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted, in brine,
            dried or smoked :
            B. Of domestic swine :
                 I. Meat :
                     a) Salted or in brine :
                         1 . Bacon sides or spencers                                   174,60        65,48           —
                        2. % sides or middles                                          190,97        71,62           —
                        3.   Hams and parts thereof                                    197,79        74,18           —
\                       4.   Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof                    152,77        57,30           —
l                       5.   Loins and parts thereof                                  220,97         82,88           —
                        6.   Bellies and parts thereof                                 118,67        44,51           —
                        7 . Other :                                                              \
                             aa) Boned or boneless                                    220,97         82,88           —
                             bb) Other                                                   —    .      82,88           —
                     b) Dried or smoked :                                                        \
                         1 . Hams and parts thereof                                   384,66        144,27           —
                        2. Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof                     302,82        113,57           —
\                       3. Loins and parts thereof                                    380,57        142,73           —
                        4. Bellies and parts thereof                                   197,79        74,18           —
I                       5. Other :                                                               \
                             aa) Boned or boneless                                    384,66        144,27           —
                             bb) Other                                                   —
                                                                                                    144,27           —
                II . Offals :                                                                    l
                     a) Heads and parts thereof                                          —
                                                                                                      16,37          —
                     b) Feet or tails                                                    —
                                                                                                       4,60          —
                     c) Kidneys                                                          —
                                                                                                     53,72           —
                     d) Livers                                                           —
                                                                                                     61,90           —
                     e) Hearts, tongues or lungs                                         —
                                                                                                     30,69           —
                     f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs with windpipe and gullet
                        all attached                                                                 45,02
                     g) Other                                                            —
                                                                                                     45,02           —
15.01       Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent extracted :
            A. Lard and other pig fat :
                 I. For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs
I                    for human consumption (a)                                           —
                                                                                                     16,37            3
                II . Other                                                              43,65        16,37           —
16.01       Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
            A. Liver sausages                                                            —
                                                                                                     88,12           24
            B. Other (b) :
I                I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                          320,55        153,62           —
\               II . Other                                                               —
                                                                                                    106,65           —
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                                                                                                                    Conventional
     CCT                                                                                 Sluice-gate  Amount of
                                                                                                                    rate of duty
    heading                                       Description                               price        levies
                                                                                                                   bound within
      No                                                                               (ECU/ 100 kg) (ECU/ 100 kg)   GATT (%)
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :                                                              l
                   II . Other                                                                —
                                                                                                        102,81           25
               B. Other :
                   III . Other :
                         a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :               \
                            1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked                             —
                                                                                                        272,13           —
                            2. Other, containing by weight :                           |-l\
                                aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind, inclu­               \
                                    ding fats of any kind or origin :                  Il\
                                    1 1 . Hams or loins, (excluding collars) ; parts                 Il
                                          thereof                                          334,19       167,94           —
                                    22. Collars or shoulders ; parts thereof               279,63       141,17           —
                                    33 . Other                                               —
                                                                                                          91,66          —
                                bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offal, \\li
                                    of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin        —
                                                                                                          76,90          —
                                cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, IIIl
                                    including fats of any kind or origin                     —
                                                                                                          59,88          —
(a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
(b) The levy on sausages imported in containers which also contain preserving liquid shall be charged on the net weight, i. e.
    minus the weight of the liquid.