CELEX: 31989R1755
Language: en
Date: 1989-06-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1755/89 of 20 June 1989 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 960/89

No L 172/8                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                                  21 . 6. 89
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1755/89
                                                             of 20 June 1989
                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat and repealing Regulation
                                                            (EEC) No 960/89
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 ; whereas the
                                                                       value for the same quantity on the world market must be
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                     Whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides that the
Portugal,                                                              price of each cereal on the world market is to be equal to
                                                                       the average of the cif prices of that cereal ; whereas the cif
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of the                    prices are recorded for the five-month period ending one
                                                                       month before the quarter in respect of which the said
Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization                  component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 January
of the market in pigmeat (J), as last amended by Regula­               to 31 May 1989 ;
tion (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and
 12 ( 1 ) thereof,
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                      Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of
charged on imports into the Community for the products                 the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                     four quarters to 1 April in each year ; whereas, however, in
2759/75 ;                                                              this year of changeover in quarterly periods, the sluice­
                                                                       gate prices applicable for the four quarters to 1 May 1989
                                                                       are to be maintained as they were fixed quarterly for the
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2 759/75 was amended,                      puposes of calculating the second component of the levy ;
with effect on 1 July 1989, by Regulation (EEC) No
 1249/89 as regards the quarterly fixing of the sluice-gate
prices and levies so that henceforward such fixing is to
take place according to quarters of the calendar year,                 Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article 1
namely on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October ;                   (1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 other than
                                                                       pig carcases must be derived from the levy on pig carcases
                                                                       on the basis of the coefficients fixed for such products
Whereas, as the levies and sluice-gate prices were fixed               pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No
latterly in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 960/89 of                   2759/75 in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 13 April 1989 (3), new levies and sluice-gate prices must             3944/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing coefficients for
be fixed for the period 1 July to 30 September 1989 and                calculating levies on pigmeat products (6) ;
Regulation (EEC) No 960/89, which fixes the amounts for
the period 1 May to 31 July 1989, must be repealed ;
Whereas the levy on pig carcases is made up of two                     Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article 1
components ;                                                           (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 are made up of
                                                                       two components ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­
rence between prices within the Community and on the
world market for the quantity of feed grain determined in              Whereas the first component must be derived from the
accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No                       levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients fixed
2764/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 laying down                  in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3944/87 ;
the rules for calculating a component of the levy on pig
carcases (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
41 60/87 (*), the composition whereof is indicated therein ;
                                                                       Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 %,
                                                                       and for products falling within CN code ex 1602 to 10 %
Whereas the value within the Community of that quan­                   of the average offer prices for imports during the 12
tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with               months to 1 April ; whereas those averages should be
                                                                       determined bearing in mind all the information available
(') OJ   No  L  282,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1.                             on imports into the Community from third countries,
(2) OJ   No  L  129,  11 . 5.  1989, p. 12.                            taking into account the representative character of prices ;
O   OJ   No  L  102,  14. 4.   1989, p. 31 .
(4) OJ   No  L  282,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 21 .
M OJ No L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 46.                                   f6) OJ No L 373, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 25.
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Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes          Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to in
0206 30 21 ,     0206 30 31 ,     0206 41 91 ,    0206 49 91 ,    Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other than pig
1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10, 1602 10 00, 1602 20 90 and            carcases, must be derived from the sluice-gate price for
1602 90 10 in respect of which the rate of duty has been          pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients laid down by
bound under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade            Regulation (EEC) No 3944/87 ;
(GATT), the levies must not exceed the amount resulting
from that binding ;
                                                                  Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/86 of 28
Whereas, for pig carcases and other products referred to          February 1986 on the application of import levies on
in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of            pigmeat products from Portugal (3) suspended the applica­
29 October 1975 establishing the list of products for             tion of import levies on pigmeat products from Portugal
which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down          owing to the minimal difference between the prices obtai­
the rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for pig carcases ('),  ning in the Community on the one hand and in Portugal
as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No                    on the other hand ; whereas the situation still pertains ;
3909/87 (2), the sluice-gate prices must be fixed in
advance for each quarter ; whereas as sluice-gate prices          Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 960/89 for the             in accordance with the opinion of the Management
period 1 May to 31 July 1989, bearing in mind the new             Committee for Pigmeat,
definition of quarters introduced by Regulation (EEC) No
 1249/89, the sluice-gate price must be fixed anew for the
period 1 July to 30 September 1989 ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is made up
of three components ;
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas the first component must be equal to the value
on the world market of the quantity of feed grain equiva­
lent to the quantity of feedingstuffs required for the             1.      For the period 1 July to 30 September 1989 the
production in third countries of one kilogram of pigmeat,          levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No
such quantity being composed as provided in Article 2 ( 1 )        2759/75 £or tjie products referred to in Article
of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                   1 ( 1 ) thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for in
                                                                  Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the
                                                                   products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas the value of that quantity of grain must be deter­         2766/75 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
 mined in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of Regula­
 tion (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                           2.      Nevertheless, in the case of products falling within
                                                                   CN        codes    0206 30 21 ,   0206 30 31 ,   0206 41 91 ,
                                                                   02064991 ,        1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10,    16021000,
Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price for
 each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the             1602 20 90 and 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of
 average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the cif        duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not
 prices shall be determined for the period of five months          exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
 ending one month before the quarter in respect of which
 the said amount is calculated ; whereas that period is            3. For imports from Portugal of products specified in
 1 January to 31 May 1989 ;                                        paragraph I and in free circulation in that Member State,
                                                                   application of the levies specified in the Annex shall be
                                                                   suspended.
 Whereas the second component, which represents the
 extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs other
 than grain required for the production of one kilogram of
 pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Regula­                                 Article 2
 tion (EEC) No 2766/75, be 1 5 % of the value of the
 quantity of feed grain ;                                          Regulation (EEC) No 960/89 is repealed.
 Whereas the third amount, which represents overhead
 costs of production and marketing, shall, in accordance                                      Article 3
 with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be
 38,69 ECU per 100 kilograms of pig carcases :
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1989.
 (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
 (2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                            (3) OJ No L 58, 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 45.
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 20 June 1989.
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                     Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                Member of the Commission
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 20 June 1989 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on
                                                       pigmeat
                                                                                   Conventional
                   CN code           Sluice-gate price         Amount of levies    rate of duty
                                      (ECU/ 100 kg)             (ECU/ 100 kg)     bound within
                                                                                    GATT (%)
                  0103 91 10               91,36                    39,47
                  0103 92 11               77,70 -                  33.57
                  0103 9219                91,36                    39.47
                  0203 11 10              118,81                    51,32
                  0203 1211               172,27                    74,42
                  0203 12 19              133,07                    57.48
                  0203 19 11              133,07                    57,48
                  0203 19 13              192,47                    83,15
                  0203 19 15              103,36                    44,65
                  0203 1955               192,47                    83,15
                  0203 19 59              192,47                    83,15
                  0203 21 10              118,81                    51,32
                  0203 2211               172,27                    74,42
                  0203 22 19              133,07                    57,48
                  0203 29 1 1             133,07                    57,48
                  0203 29 13              192,47                    83,15
                  0203 29 15              103,36                    44,65
                  0203 29 55              192,47                    83,15
                  0203 29 59              192,47                    83,15
                  0206 30 21              143,76                    62,10                7
                  0206 30 31              104,55                    45,17                4
                  0206 41 91              143,76                    62,10                7
                  0206 49 91              104,55                    45,17                4
                  0209 00 11               47,52                    20,53
                  0209 00 19                52,28                   22.58
                  0209 00 30               28,51                    12,32
                  0210 11 11              172,27                    74,42
                  0210 11 19              133.07                    57,48
                  0210 11 31              335,04                   144,73
                  0210 11 39              263,76                   113,94
                  0210 1211               103,36                    44,65
                  0210 1219               172,27                    74,42
                  0210 19 10              152.08                 ■ 65,69
                  0210 19 20              166,33                    71,85
                  0210 19 30              133,07                    57,48
                  0210 19 40              192,47                    83,15
                  0210 19 51              192,47                    83,15
                  0210 19 59              192.47                    83,15
                  0210 19 60              263,76                   113,94
                  021019 70               331.48                   143,19
                  021019 81               335,04                   144,73
                  0210 19 89              335,04                   144,73
                  0210 90 31              143,76                    62,10
                  0210 90 39              104,55                    45,17
                  1501 00 11                38,02                   16,42                 3
                  1501 00 19                38,02                   16,42
                  1601 00 10              166,33                    89,09               24
                1 1601 00 91              279,20                   153,00
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                                                                                          Conventional
                    CN code             Sluice-gate price        Amount of levies         rate of duty
                                         (ECU/ 100 kg)            (ECU/ 100 kg)          bound within
                                                                                           GATT (%)
                   1601 00 99                 190,10                 101,29
                   160210 00                  133.07                  78.27                    26
                   1602 20 90                 154,45                  87,99                    25
                   1602 41 10                291.08                  161,81
                   1602 42 10                243,56                  131,10
                   1602 49 11                291,08                  168,19
                   1602 49 13                243,56                  137,90
                   1602 49 15                243,56                  135,54
                   1602 49 19                 160,39                  85,57
                   1602 49 30                 133,07                  76,80
                   1602 49 50                  79,60                  55,48
                   1602 90 10                 154,45                  87,99                    26
                   1602 90 51                 160,39                  85,57
                   1902 20 30                  79,60                  60.28
             NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ
                  No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1 ) as amended.