CELEX: 31974R0953
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-23 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 953/74 of the Commission of 22 April 1974 fixing sluice-gate prices and levies of the market in pigmeat

23 . 4 . 74                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 109 / 11
                                 REGULATION (EEC) No 953/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 22 April 1974
                               fixing sluice-gate prices and levies of the market in pigmeat
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies
  COMMUNITIES,                                                         by 3 % or more from that used for the preceding
                                                                       quarter ; it is therefore necessary to take into account
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                the change in world market prices for feed grain when
  Economic Community ;                                                 fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 May to 31
                                                                       July 1974 ;
  Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 /67/ EEC
  (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organization of                   Whereas when levies applicable from 1 November, 1
  the market in pigmeat, as last amended by Regulation                 February and 1 May are being fixed changes in world
  (EEC) No 1652/73 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and               market prices for feed grain should be taken into
  12(1 ) thereof ;                                                     account only if, at the same time, a new sluice-gate
                                                                       price is being fixed ;
  Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and other
  products listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation No                Whereas, a new sluice-gate price is being fixed ;
  134/67/EEC (3) of 13 June 1967, establishing the list                changes in world market prices for feed grain there­
  of products for which sluice-gate prices are fixed and               fore be taken into account when fixing the levies ;
  adopting the rules for fixing the sluice-gate prices for
  pig carcases, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
  3158 /73 (4), and the levies for the products listed in              Whereas for products falling within subheading Nos
  Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 121 / 67/ EEC must be               02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and 16.02 A II
  fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance with                 of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which
  the methods of calculation laid down in Commission                   the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
  Regulation (EEC) No 2075/73 (5) of 31 July 1973,                     levies must be limited to the amount resulting from
  fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for the market in               that binding ;
  pigmeat ; considering the amendment of Commission
  Regulation No 204/67/EEC (6) of 28 June 1967 fixing
  coefficients for calculating levies on pigmeat other                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
  than pig carcases by Regulation (EEC) No                             are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
  3406/73 (7) ;                                                        ment Committee for Pigmeat,
  Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat were
  last fixed, by Regulation (EEC) No 174/74 (8), for the
  period 1 February to 30 April 1974 and must be fixed
  again for the period 1 May to 31 July 1974 ; whereas,                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  in principle they should be fixed on the basis of feed
  grain prices for the period 1 August 1973 to 31
  January 1974 ;
                                                                                                Article 1
  Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1
  November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed,
  changes in world market prices for feed grain should                 The sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12 of
  be taken into account only if the value of the quantity              Regulation No 121 /67/ EEC for the products listed in
  of feed grain shows a minimum variation from that                    Article 1 of Regulation No 134/67/ EEC are fixed for
  used in calculation the sluice-gate price for the                    the period 1 May to 31 July 1974 as shown in Annex
  preceding quarter ; whereas this variation was fixed at              A.
  3% by Regulation No 134/67/ EEC ;
• (•) OJ   No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2283/67.
  0   OJ   No L 166, 23 . 6 . 1973 , p. 1 .
  P)  OJ   No 120, 21 . 6 . 1967, p. 2367/ 67.                                                  Article 2
  («) OJ   No L 322, 23 . 11 . 1973 , p. 1 .
  (5) OJ   No L 211 , 1 . 8 . 1973 , p. 14.
  (*) OJ   No 134, 30. 6. 1967, p. 2840/67.
  (7) OJ   No L 349 , 19 . 12 . 1973 , p . 18 .                         1 . The levies provided for in Article 8 of Regula­
  («) OJ   No L 20 , 24 . 1 . 1974, p. 21 .                            tion No 121 / 67/ EEC for the products listed in Article
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1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation are fixed for the period 1 May      been bound within GATT, the levies shall be limited
to 31 July 1974 as shown in Annex B.                            to the amount resulting from that binding.
2. However, for products falling within subheading
Nos 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and 16.02                                  Article 3
A II of the Common Customs Tariff, as shown in
Annex C, in respect of which the rate of duty has              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1974.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 22 April 1974.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                             The President
                                                                        Francois-Xavier ORTOL1
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                                                                  ANNEX A
                                                        Sluice-gate prices for pigmeat
                   CCT
                                                                                                 Sluice-gate price
                  heading                                      Description of goods                 u. a. / 100 kg
                    No
             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                                   58-00
                                         b ) Other                                                      68-20
             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 fat                          88-68
                                               2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)           137-46
                                               3 . Shoulders and cuts of shoulders unboned
                                                     ( bone-in )                                     108-19
                                               4 . Loins and cuts of loins , unboned ( bone-in )     143-67
                                               5 . Bellies ( streaky ) and cuts of bellies             77-15
                                               6 . Other :
                                                     aa ) Boned or boneless and frozen               143-67
             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                        37-25
            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                            88-68
                                            2 . Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                                                  aa ) Bacon sides                                   119-72
                           ¡
                                           3 . Hams and cuts of hams , unboned ( bone-in )           137-46
                                            4 . Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                                  ( bone-in )                                       108-19
                          i
                                           5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in )         143-67
                                           6. Bellies ( streaky ) and cuts of bellies                 77-15
            15.01            Lard , other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent­
                             extracted :
                             A. Lard and other pig fat :
                                 II . Other                                                           28-38
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                                                                    ANNEX B
                                                         Amount of levies for pigmeat
                CCT
               heading
                 No
                         J
                         I
                                                              Description of goods                   Amount of
                                                                                                         levies
                                                                                                     u. a. / 100 kg
             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                                                 3-03
                                      b) Other                                                             3-56
            02.01          Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading No
                           01.01,01.02, 01.03 or 01.04
                            A. Meat :
                                III . Of swine :
                                      a ) Of domestic swine :
                                           1 . Carcases or half-carcases with or without heads, feet
                                               or flare fat                                                4-63
                                          2.   Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                    7-18
                                           3.  Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in)         5-65
                                           4.  Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in )                7-51
                                          5.   Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      4-03
                                          6 . Other :
                                               aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                           7-51
                                               bb ) Other                                                 7-51
                           B. Offals :
                               II . Other :
                                     c) Of domestic swine :
                                         1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                               1-48
                                         2. Feet ; tails                                                  0-42
                                         3 . Kidneys                                                      4-87
                                         4 . Livers                                                       5-61
                                         5 . Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                     2-78
                                         6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                                              traahea and gullet                                          4-08
                                         7. Other                                                         4-08
           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                             1-9.5
                               II . Dried or smoked                                                       2-27
                       j   B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                        1-11
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              CCT                                                                              Amount of
             heading                                 Description of goods                          levies
               No                                                                              u.a . /100 kg
           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 ibrine :
                                   1 . Carcases ior half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                                       or flare fat                                                   4-63
                                   2. Bacon sides, sipencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                                       aa) Bacon sides                                                6-26
                                       ibb) Spencers                                                  6-26
                                       cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                      6-95
                                   3. Hams and cuits of hams, unboned (bone-in)                       7-18
                                   4. Shoulders and cuits of shoulders, unboned (bone-in)             5-65
                                   5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                      7-51
                                   6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                           4-03
                                   7. Other                                                           7-51
                                b) Dried or smoked :
                                   1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                                        or flare fat                                                  6-95
                                   2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                                        aa) Bacon sides                                               6-95 .
                                       bb) Spencers                                                   6-95
                                       cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                      7-65
                                   3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (ibone-in) :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                          9-27
                                       bb ) Other                                                  13-07
                                   4. Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, uniboned (bone-in ) :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or . slightly smoked                        6-49
                                       bb) Other                                                   10-29
                                   5 . Loins and outs of loins, unboned (ibone-in) :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or .slightly smoked                         9-73
                                       bb ) Other                                                  12-93
                                   6. Bellies (streaky) and cults of bellies :
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                          4-63
                                       bb ) Other .                                                   6-72
                                   7 . Other
                                       aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                          9-73
                                       bb ) Other                                                 13-07
                         II . Edible meat offals :
                             a)   Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                     1-48
                             b)   Feet ; tails                                                        0-42
                             c)   Kidneys                                                             4-87
                             d)   Livers                                                              5-61
                             e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                             2-78
                             f) Livers, hearts,' tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                                 and gullet                                                           4-08
                             g) Other                                                                 4-08
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                 CCT                                                                                            Amount of
                heading                                      Description of goods                                   levies
                  No                                                                                            u.a.AOO kg
             15.01          Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent extracted :
                            A. Lard and other rendered pig fat :
                                 I. For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs (a)                 1-48
                                II. Other                                                                             1-48
             16.01          Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
                            A. Liver sausages                                                                      14-09
                            B. Other (b) :
                                 I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                       27-69
                               II . Other                                                                          18-66
             16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                            A. Liver :
                                II . Other                                                                         17-04
                            B. Other :
                               III. Other :
                                      a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and con­
                                          taining by weight :
                                         1 . 80°/o or more of meat or offal, of any kind, including
                                             fats of any kind or origin :
                                              aa) Hams, filets and loins ; pieces thereof                          30-28
                                              bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof                                     23-70
                                              cc) Other                                                            17-95
                                         2. 40% or more but less than 80% of meat or offals, of
                                              any kind, including fats of any kind or origin                       15-79
                                         3 . Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, includ­
                                              ing fats of any kind or origin                                       12-43
             (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
             (b) The levy applicable to sausages imported in containers , which also contain preservative liquid , is charged
                 on the net weight, i.e. after deduction of the weight of the liquid .
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                                                              ANNEX C
                                 List of products bound within GATT and duties applicable
                                                                                                             Conventional
                 CCT
                                                           Description of goods                               rate of duty
              heading No                                                                                           °/o
           02.01                 Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within head­
                                 ing No 01.01 , 01.02, 01.03 or 01.04, fresh, chilled or
                                  frozen :
                                  B. Offals :
                                      II. Other :
                                           c) Of domestic swine :
                                              1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                  12
                                              2. Feet ; tails                                                      12 .
                                              3 . Kidneys                                                          12
                                              4 . Livers                                                           14
                                              5. Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                          12
                                              6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached
                                                  to the trachea and gullet                                        12
                                              7. Other                                                             12
           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 ( a)                                                           3
           16.01                  Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal
                                  blood :
                                  A. Liver sausage                                                                 24
           16.02                  Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                                  A. Liver :
                                      II . Other                                                                   25
           (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.