CELEX: 31978R1614
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1614/78 of 11 July 1978 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat

12. 7. 78                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 189/5
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1614/78
                                                        of 11 July 1978
                                  fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the second component shall be 7 % of the
COMMUNITIES,                                                       average sluice-gate prices applicable for the four quar­
                                                                   ters preceding 1 May of each year ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                   Whereas the levies applicable to products listed in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       Article 1 (1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiz­                  2759/75 other than pig carcases shall be derived from
ation of the market in pigmeat (*), as last amended by             the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­
Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular                 cients fixed for such products pursuant to Article 10
Articles 8 and 12 (1 ) thereof,                                    (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 in Annex I to
                                                                   Commission Regulation No 204/67/EEC of 28 June
                                                                   1967 fixing coefficients for calculating levies on
Whereas imports into the Community of any of the                   pigmeat products other than pig carcases (6), as last
products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2333/77 (7) ;
2759/75 shall be subject to a levy fixed in advance for
each quarter ; whereas the levies were last fixed by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 731 /78 of 11 April
1978 (3) for the period 1 May to 31 July 1978 and                  Whereas the levies applicable to products listed in
                                                                   Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 shall
must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August
to 31 October 1978 ;                                               be composed of two components ;
Whereas the levy applicable to pig carcases is
composed of two components ;                                       Whereas the first component shall be derived from
                                                                   the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­
                                                                   cients laid down in Annex II to Regulation No 204/
Whereas the first component is to be equal to the                   67/EEC :
difference between prices within the Community and
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain
composed as provided in Article 1 of Council Regula­               Whereas the second component shall be equal to
tion (EEC) No 2764/75 of 29 October 1975 laying                    7 % , and for products falling within heading No ex
down the rules for calculating a component of the                   16.02 of the Common Customs Tariff to 10 % , of the
levy on pig carcases (4), as amended by Regulation                 average offer prices for imports during the 12 months
(EEC) No 370/76 (*) ;                                               preceding 1 May ; whereas these averages should be
                                                                    determined bearing in mind all the information avail­
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain within              able relating to imports into the Community from
the Community shall be determined in accordance                     third countries, taking into account the representative
with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 ;                     character of prices ;
whereas the value of the same quantity on the world
market shall be determined in accordance with Article
3 thereof ;
                                                                    Whereas, for the products falling within subheadings
                                                                    02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and 16.02 A II
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the world                  of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which
market price for each cereal shall be equal to the                  the rate of duty has been bound with GATT, levies
average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the              must be restricted to the amounts resulting from that
cif prices shall be determined for the period of five               binding ;
months ending one month before the quarter in
 respect of which the said component is calculated ;
whereas that period runs from 1 February to 30 June                 Whereas, for pig carcases and other products referred
 1978 ;
                                                                    to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
(•) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
                                                                    2766/75 of 29 October 1975 establishing the list of
(2) OJ  No  L 171 , 28. 6. 1978, p. 19.                             products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed
(») OJ  No  L 99, 12. 4. 1978, p. 9.
(«) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 21 .                           (6) OJ No 134, 30. 6. 1967, p. 2840/67.
(5) OJ  No  L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 4.                               O OJ No L 273, 26. 10. 1977, p. 9 .
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  and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate           dance with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
  price for pig carcases (*), as amended by Regulation            2766/75, be 20 units of account per 100 kilograms of
  (EEC) No 370/76, the sluice-gate prices must be fixed           pig carcases :
  in advance for each quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate
  prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 731 /78          Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to
  for the period 1 May to 31 July 1978 and must be                in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other
  fixed anew for the period 1 August to 31 October                than pig carcases, shall be derived from the sluice-gate
  1978 ;                                                          price for pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients
                                                                  laid down by Regulation No 204/67/EEC ;
  Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is
  composed of three components ;                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                  are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
  Whereas the first component shall be equal to the               ment Committee for Pigmeat,
  value on the world market of the quantity of feed
  grain equivalent to the quantity of feedingstuffs
  required for the production in third countries of one           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  kilogram of pigmeat, such quantity being composed
  as provided in Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                                          Article 1
v 2766/75 ;
  Whereas the value of that quantity of cereals shall be          1 . For the period 1 August to 31 October 1978 the
  established in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of         levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)
  Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                   No 2759/75 for the products referred to in Article 1
                                                                  ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices
  Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price of           provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No
  each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the           2759/75 for the products referred to in Article 1 of
  average cif price of such cereal ; whereas the cif prices       Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, shall be as shown in
  shall be determined for the period of five months               the Annex hereto.
  ending one month before the quarter in respect of
  which the said amount is calculated ; whereas that              2. Provided that in the case of products falling
  period runs from 1 February to 30 June 1978 ;                   within subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I,
                                                                   16.01 A and 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
  Whereas the second component, representing the                  Tariff in respect of which the rate of duty has been
  extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs          bound within GATT the levy shall not exceed the
  other than grain required for the production of one             amount resulting from that binding.
  kilogram of pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article
  3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) Nc 2766/75, be 15 % of the
  value of the quantity of feed grain ;                                                   Article 2
  Whereas the third amount, representing overhead                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
  costs of production and marketing, shall, in accor               1978 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 11 July 1978 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                Vice-President
  (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
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                                                               ANNEX
              to the Commission Regulation of 11 July 1978 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices
                                                              on pigmeat
                                                                                                                Conventional
    CCT                                                                             Sluice-gate    Amount of     rate of duty
  heading                                       Description                             price         levies    bound within
    No                                                                              u. a. / 100 kg u.a. /100 kg   GATT ( % )
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                                                46.11          24.06
                    b) Other                                                          54.22           28.30           —
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                                              70.51          36.80           —
                        2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                  109-29           57.03           —
                        3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                             in)                                                       86.02          44.89
                        4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)               114-23            59.61           —
                        5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      61.34           32-01           —
                        6. Other :
                             aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                       114-23            59-61           —
                             bb) Other                                                   —
                                                                                                      59.61           —
           B. Offals :
               II. Other :
                   c) Of domestic swine :
                       1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                              —
                                                                                                      11-77            9
                       2. Feet; tails                                                   —
                                                                                                       3-31            9
                       3 . Kidneys                                                      —
                                                                                                     38-64             9
                       4. Livers                                                        —
                                                                                                     44-52            11
                       5. Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                      —
                                                                                                     22.08             9
                       6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                            trachea and gullet                                                       32-38             9
                       7. Other                                                         —
                                                                                                     32.38             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                         29.61           15-45          —
               II. Dried or smoked                                                      —
                                                                                                      18.03           —
           B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                      —               8-83         —
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                                                                                                            Conventional
    CCT                                                                         Sluice-gate   Amount of
  heading                                    Description                            price        levies      rate of duty
                                                                                                            bound within
     No                                                                         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                                             70.51         36.80
                     2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                         aa) Bacon sides                                           95.19         49.67            —
                         bb) Spencers                                                —
                                                                                                 49.67            —
                         cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                   —
                                                                                                 55.19            —
                     3. Hams and cuits of hams, unboned (bone-in)                109.29          57.03            —
                     4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                          (bone-in)                                                86.02         44-89
                     5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)               114-23          59-61            —
                     6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      61.34         32-01            —
                     7. Other                                                        —
                                                                                                 59.61            —
                 b) Dried or smoked :
                     1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                          or flare fat                                                           55-19            _
                      2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                          aa) Bacon sides                                            —
                                                                                                 55-19            —
                         bb) Spencers                                                —
                                                                                                 55.19            —
                         cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                   —
                                                                                                 60.71            —
                     3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) :
                         aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                       —
                                                                                                 73-59            —
                         bb) Other                                                   —
                                                                                               103.76
                     4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                         in) :
                         aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                       —
                                                                                                 51-51            —   .
                         bb) Other                                                   —
                                                                                                 81-69            —
                     5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                         aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —
                                                                                                 77-27            —
                         bb) Other                                                   —
                                                                                               102-66             —
                     6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                         aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —
                                                                                                 36.80           —
                         bb) Other                                                  —
                                                                                                53.35             —
                     7. Other :
                         aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —           77-27            —
                         bb) Other                                                  —
                                                                                               103.76            —
             II. Edible meat offals :
                 a)  Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                —
                                                                                                 11-77           —
                 b)  Feet ; tails                                                   —
                                                                                                  3-31           —
                 c)  Kidneys                                                        —           38-64            —
                 d)  Livers                                                         —
                                                                                                44.52            —
                 e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                       —
                                                                                                22-08            —
                  f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                     and gullet                                                                 32.38
                 K) Other                                                                       32.38            __
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                                                                                                                                   Conventional
      CCT                                                                                             Sluice-gate  Amount of
    heading                                                                                              price        levies        rate of duty
                                                    Description                                                                    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)                                                      —            11.77               3
                     II. Other                                                                          22.56         11.77              —
 16.01           Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
                 A. Liver sausages                                                                       —            70.00              24
                B. Other ( b) :
                      I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                        —
                                                                                                                    112.39               —
                     II . Other                                                                          —
                                                                                                                     77.56              —
 16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                A. Liver :
                     II. Other                                                                           —           73-38               25
                B. Other :
                     III. Other :
                          a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :
                              1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked                                       — '        160.78              —
                             2. Other, containing, by weight :
                                  aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind, in­
                                      cluding fats of any kind or origin :
                                      11 . Hams, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof                      —          119.91              —
                                      22. Shoulders and pieces thereof                                   —           98.45              —
                                      33 . Other                                                         —           68.09              —
                                  bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or
                                      offals, of any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                      origin                                                                         60.69
                                  cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                      including fats of any kind or origin                               —           40.03            ' —
(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 .