CELEX: 31979R2259
Language: en
Date: 1979-10-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2259/79 of 12 October 1979 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

17. 10. 79                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 261 / 5
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2259/79
                                                      of 12 October 1979
                                 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 November
COMMUNITIES,                                                       1979 to 31 January 1980 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
Economic Community,                                                November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
                                                                   trends in world market prices for feed grain should be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       taken into account only if at the same time a new
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                 sluice-gate price is being fixed ;
tion of the market in pigmeat ('), _s last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular                 Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
Article 8 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof,                                    trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
                                                                   taken into account in fixing the levies ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and for the
other products specified in Article 1 of Council Regu­             Whereas, in the case of products falling within any of
lation (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 esta­                   subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A or
blishing the list of products for which sluice-gate                16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect
prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for               of which the rate of duty has been bound within
fixing the sluice-gate prices for pig carcases (3), as last        GATT, the levies should be limited to the amounts
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 772/79 (4), and                     resulting from that binding ;
levies for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must be fixed in                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
advance for each quarter in accordance with the
methods of calculation laid down in Commission                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                   ment Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EEC) No 1590/79 of 26 July 1979 fixing
the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat (5) ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
pigmeat were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No
 1590/79 for the period 1 August to 31 October 1979,
they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November
 1979 to 31 January 1980 ; whereas such prices and                                          Article 1
levies should in principle be fixed by reference to feed
grain prices for the period 1 May to 30 September
 1979 ;                                                             1 . For the period 1 November 1979 to 31 January
                                                                    1980, the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12
                                                                   of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1              specified in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75
 November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed,                    and the levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation
trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be             (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products specified in
taken into account only if the value of the quantity of            Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation shall be as shown in
 feed grain required varies by at least a specified                 the Annex hereto .
 minimum in relation to that used in calculating the
 sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas
 this minimum was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                      2. Provided that, in the case of products falling
 2766/75 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
                                                                   Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been
 Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies             bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
 by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding                  amount resulting from that binding.
 quarter ; whereas trends in world market prices for
 feed grain must therefore be taken into account when
(1)  OJ No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                                                    Article 2
 (2) OJ No  L 171 , 28 . 6. 1978, p. 19.
 (>) OJ No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
 («) OJ No  L 99, 21 . 4. 1979, p. 1 .                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
 (*) OJ No  L 189, 27. 7. 1979, p. 30.                               1979 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 12 October 1979 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                    Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                       Vice-President
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                                                              ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 12 October 1979 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                            for pigmeat
                                                                                                           Conventional
    CCT                                                                            Sluice-gate Amount of
                                                                                                            rate of duty
  heading                                     Description                             price      levies    bound within
    No                                                                            ECU/100 kg   ECU/ 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                                               70.43        26.06
                   b) Other                                                           82.82       30.64
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                                            107.69        39.85
                       2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                  156-16        57.78          —
                       3. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                            in)                                                     120.62        44-63
                       4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                174.47        64.55          —
                       5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      93.69        34-67          —
                       6. Other :
                            aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                        174.47        64.55          —
                            bb) Other                                                  —          64-55          —
          B. Offals :
              II. Other :
                   c) Of domestic swine :
                      1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                             —           12-75           9
                      2. Feet ; tails                                                 —            3-59           9
                      3 . Kidneys                                                     —          41.84            9
                      4. Livers                                                       —          48.22           11
                      5. Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                     —          23.91            9
                      6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                           trachea and gullet                                                    35.07            9
                      7. Other                                                         —         35.07            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                         43-08       15.94          —
               II. Dried or smoked                                                     —          17.53          —
           B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                     —            9.56         —
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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 ( % )
02.0 ,^   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                                             107-69        39.85
                      2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :                                   l
                          aa) Bacon sides                                          137.85        51.01         —
                          bb) Spencers                                                —          51.01         —
                          cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                   —          55.79         —
                      3. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                  156.16        57.78         —
                      4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                          (bone-in )                                               120.62        44.63
                      5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                174-47        64.55         —
                      6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                       93.69       34.67         —
                      7. Other                                                        —          64.55         —
                   b) Dried or smoked :                                                       l
                      1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                          or flare fat                                                           55.79
                       2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :         !
                          aa) Bacon sides                                             __
                                                                                                 55.79         —
                          bb) Spencers                                                           55.79         —
                          cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                              59.77         —
                      3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) :
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                  67.74         —
                          bb) Other                                                             112.37          —
                      4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                          in) :                                                    ,
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                       —
                                                                                                 49.81         —
                          bb) Other                                                              88.46         —
                      5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                       —
                                                                                                 75-71         —
                          bb ) Other                                                  —
                                                                                               111-1,8         —
                      6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                       —
                                                                                                 39-85         —
                          bb ) Other                                                  —
                                                                                               - 57-78         —
                      7. Other :
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —
                                                                                                 75-71         —
                          bb) Other                                                   —
                                                                                               112-37          —
             II . Edible meat offals :
                  a)  Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                 —          12-75         —
                  b)  Feet ; tails                                                    —            3.59        —
                  c)  Kidneys                                                        —           41-84         —
                  d)  Livers                                                         —           48.22         —
                  e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                       —           23.91         —
                   f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                      and gullet                                                                 35.07
                  g) Other                                                           —           35.07         —
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     CCT                                                                                                                           Conventional
                                                                                                       Sluice-gate  Amount of
                                                                                                                                    rate of duty
    heading                                        Description                                            price        levies      bound within
      No
                                                                                                     ECU/ 100 kg   ECU/ 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)                                                                      12.75              3
                    II. Other                                                                            34.46         12-75            —
 16.01          Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :                    I
                A. Liver sausages                                                                         —            72.29            24
                B. Other (b) :                                                                  I
                    I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                           —          119.14             —
                   II. Other                                                                              —
                                                                                                                       79.16            —
 16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                A. Liver :
                   II . Other                                                                             —           77.80             25
               B. Other :
                   III. Other :                                                                 l
                        a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :
                           1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked                                          —
                                                                                                                     175.79             —
                           2. Other, containing, by weight :                                    I
                               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                        —           124.83             —
                                    22. Shoulders and pieces thereof                                     —          102 -09             —
                                    33 . Other                                                           —            69.60             —
                               bb ) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or
                                    offals, of any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                    origin                                                                            60.23
                               cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                    including fats of any kind or origin                                 —            43.60             —
(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.