CELEX: 31975R2697
Language: en
Date: 1975-10-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2697/75 of the Commission of 23 October 1975 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat

24 . 10 . 75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                       No L 273/21
                               REGULATION ( EEC) No 2697/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 23 October 1975
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 November
COMMUNITIES,                                                         1975 to 31 January 1976 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas when the levies applicable from 1
Economic Community ;                                                 November, 1 February and 1 May respectively are
                                                                    being fixed changes in world market prices for feed
Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 /                        grain should be taken into account only if at the same
67/ EEC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­               time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;
tion of the market in pigmeat, as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1861 /74 (2), and in particular                 Whereas a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed ;
Articles 8 and 12(1 ) thereof ;                                     whereas changes in world market prices for feed grain
                                                                    must therefore be taken into account when fixing the
Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and for the             levies ;
other products specified in Article 1 of Council Regu­
lation No 134/67/ EEC (3) of 13 June 1967 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 fixed and adopting the rules for fixing the               16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff in respect
sluice-gate prices for pig carcases, as last amended by             of which the rate of duty has been bound within
Regulation (EEC) No 3158 /73 (4), and levies for the                GATT the levies should be limited to the amounts
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No              resulting from that binding ;
 121 / 67/ EEC, must be fixed in advance for each
quarter in accordance with the methods of calculation               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No                         are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
 1868/75 (5) of 22 July 1975 fixing the sluice-gate                 ment Committee for Pigmeat,
prices and levies on pigmeat ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for
pigmeat were by Regulation (EEC) No 1868 /75 last                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
fixed for the period 1 August to 31 October 1975,
they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November
1975 to 31 January 1976 ; whereas such prices and
                                                                                            Article 1
levies should in principle be fixed by reference to feed
grain prices for the period 1 February to 31 July
1975 ;                                                               1 . The sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12
                                                                    of Regulation No 121 /67/EEC for the products speci­
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from                fied in Article 1 of Regulation No 134/67/ EEC and
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May respectively are                  the levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation No
being fixed, changes in world market prices for feed                 121 /67/EEC for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 )
grain should be taken into account only if the price of             of that Regulation shall for the period 1 November
the quantity of feed grain required varies by at least a             1975 to 31 January 1976 be as shown in the Annex
                                                                    hereto.
specified minimum in relation to that used in calcu­
lating the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ;
whereas this minimum was fixed by Regulation No                     2. Provided that in the case of products falling
134/67/ EEC at 3 % ;                                                within any of subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01
                                                                    A I, 16.01 A or 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies              Tariff in respect of which the rate of duty has been
by over 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;              bound within GATT the levy shall not exceed the
whereas it is therefore necessary to take into account              amount resulting from that binding.
the change in world market prices for feed grain when
(•) OJ   No  117, 19. 6.  1967, p. 2283/67.                                                 Article 2
(2) OJ   No  L 197, 19.   7. 1974, p. 3.
(3) OJ   No  120, 21 . 6. 1967, p. 2367/67.
(4) OJ   No  L 322, 23 .  11 . 1973, p. 1 .                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
(5) OJ   No  L 190, 23.   7. 1975, p. 18 .                          1975 .
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 23 October 1975.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                   P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                             Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX
                                                                                                                Conventional
    CCT                                                                             Sluice-gate   Amount of
                                                                                                                 rate of duty
  heading                                   Description of goods                       price         levies     bound within
    No                                                                              u.a . /100 kg u.a. /100 kg    GATT ( % )
01.03      Live swine :
           A. Domestic species :
               11. Other :
                    a) Sows having farrowed at least once, of a weight of not
                       less than 160 kg                                               52-25          16-26
                    b) Other                                                          61-44          19-12
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 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                             or flare fait                                            79-89          24-87
                        2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                  123-83          38-55
                        3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                             in)                                                      97-47          30-34            —
                         4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)               129-42          40-29
                        5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      69-50          21-64
                         6. Other :
                             aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                        129-42          40-29
                             bb) Other                                                               40-29
           B. Offals :
               II. Other :
                    c) Of domestic swine :
                        1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                             7-96            9
                       2 . Feet ; tails                                                                 2-24           9
                       3 . Kidneys                                                        —          26-11             9
                       4 . Livers                                                                    30-09            11
                       5. Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                                   14-92             9
                       6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                            trachea and gullet                                                       21-88              9
                       7. Other                                                                      21-88              9
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. Back-fat :
                 I. Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine                        33-55           10-44           —
                II. Dried or smoked                                                                   12-19
           B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                                      5-97
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    CCT                                                                                                   Conventional
                                                                                Sluice-gate   Amount of
  heading                              Description of goods                        price         levies    rate of duty
    No                                                                                                    bound within
                                                                                u.a. / 100 kg u.a./100 kg  GATT ( % )
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 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                         or flare fat                                             79-89          24-87          —
                     2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                         aa) Bacon sides                                         107-85          33-57
                         bb) Spencers                                                         - 33-57
                         cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                               37-30
                     3. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                 123-83          38-55
                     4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                         (bone-in)                                                97-47          30-34
                     5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)               129-42          40-29
                     6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                     69-50          21-64
                     7. Other                                                                    40-29
                 b) Dried or smoked :
                     1. Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                         or flare fat                                                            37-30
                     2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                         aa) Bacon sides                                                         37-30
                         bb) Spencers                                                            37-30
                         cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                               41-03
                     3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) :
                         aa) Slightly dried or . slightly smoked                                 49-74
                         bb) Other                                                   —
                                                                                                 70-13
                     4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                         in) :
                         aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                   34-82          —
                         bb) Other                                                               55-21
                     5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                         aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                   52-22
                         bb ) Other                                                              69-38
                     6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                         aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                   24-87
                         bb) Other .                                                             36-06
                     7. Other :
                         aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                   52-22
                         bb) Other                                                               70-13
             II. Edible meat offals :
                 a)  Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                               7-96
                 b)  Feet ; tails                                                   —
                                                                                                  2-24
                 c)  Kidneys                                                                     26-11         —
                 d)  Livers                                                                      30-09
                 e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                                    14-92
                  f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                     and gullet                                                                  21-88
                 g) Other                                                                        21-88
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                                                                                                                                   Conventional
    CCT                                                                                              Sluice-gate    Amount of
                                                                                                                       levies
                                                                                                                                    rate of duty
   heading                                    Description of goods                                       price                     bound within
     No                                                                                              u.a . / 100 kg u.a . /100 kg    GATT (% )
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
                        for human consumption (a)                                                                         7-96            3
                   II. Other                                                                            25-56             7-96
16.01          Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
               A. Liver sausages                                                                          —            48-35             24
               B. Other ( b) :
                    I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                                        82-37
                   II. Other                                                                                           54-87
 16.02         Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :
                   II . Other                                                                                          50-66             25
               B. Other :
                   III. Other :
                         a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and con­
                            taining by weight :
                            1 . 80% or more of meat or offal, of any kind, including
                                fats of any kind or origin :
                                aa) Hams, tenderloins and loins ; pieces thereof                          —            84-40
                                bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof                                                       69-81
                                cc) Other                                                                              49-60
                            2. 40 % or 'more but less than 80 %> of meat or offals, of
                                any kind, including fats of any kind or origin                                         41-19
                            3 . Less than 40% of meat or offal, of any kind, includ­
                                ing fats of any kind or origin                                                         26-10
(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.