CELEX: 31993R0633
Language: en
Date: 1993-03-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 633/93 of 18 March 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

No L 67/ 16                               Official Journal of the European Communities                               19. 3 . 93
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 633/93
                                                         of 18 March 1993
                                      fixing die sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          whereas trends in world market prices for feed grain must
                                                                     therefore be taken into account when fixing sluice-gate
                                                                     prices for the period 1 April to 30 June 1993 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October, 1
                                                                     January and 1 April are being fixed, trends in world
                                                                     market prices for feed grain should be taken into account
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                 only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 fixed :
market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12
(1 ) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed
                                                                     trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products               taken into account in fixing the levies ;
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75,
must be fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance
with the methods of calculation laid down in Commis­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1611 /90 of 15 June 1990                    Whereas, in the case of pigment products, in respect of
fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat (3) ;            which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
                                                                     levies should be limited to the amounts resulting from
                                                                     that binding ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3581 /92 (4), for the period 1 January to 31 March 1993,
they must be fixed anew for the period 1 April to 30 June            Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
1993 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle            December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the period 1          agricultural products originating in developing coun­
October 1992 to 28 February 1993 ;                                   tries f), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     3917/92 (8), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 71 5/90 (9)
                                                                     on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products
                                                                     and certain goods resulting from the processing of agri­
                                                                     cultural products originating in the African, Caribbean
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1                and Pacific States (ACP States), as last amended by Regu­
October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in             lation (EEC) No 444/92 (10), special import arrangements
world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into              were introduced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies
account only if the value of the quantity of feed grain              within the framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas,
required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­             in particular for certain pigmeat products ;
tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for
the preceding quarter ; whereas this minimum was fixed
by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of the Council 0, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (*), at 3 % ;
                                                                     Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
                                                                     91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
                                                                     overseas countries and territories with the European
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by            Economic Community (u), no levies shall apply on
more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;             imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                     and territories ;
(') OJ  No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L  129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 12.                             0 OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
(3) OJ  No  L  152, 16. 6. 1990, p. 18.                              0 OJ No L 396, 31 . 12. 1992, p. 1 .
C)  OJ  No  L  364, 12. 12. 1992, p. 17.                             0 OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ  No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.                            (10) OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 9.
(4 OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                                (") OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 ('), (EEC)              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
No 519/92 (2) and (EEC) No 520/92 0 of 27 February
1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim                                         Article 1
Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
the European Economic Community and the European                   1 . For the period 1 April to 30 June 1993, the
Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the                 sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the                12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the             the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation
                                                                   shall be as shown in the Annex.
other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import
levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­            2.    Provided that, in the case of products falling within
tion (EEC) No 564/92 (4), modified by Regulation (EEC)             CN      codes     0206 30 21 ,  0206 30 31 ,    0206 41 91 ,
No 3371 /92 lays down detailed rules for applying the              0206 49 91 ,     1501 00 11 ,   1601 00 10,      1602 10 00,
arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards           1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of
pigmeat ;                                                          duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not
                                                                   exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                                    Article 2
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Pigmeat,                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1993.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 18 March 1993.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                               Rene STEICHEN
                                                                        Member of the Commission
0) OJ    No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
0  OJ    No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
0  OJ    No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
0  OJ    No L 61 , 6. 3. 1992, p. 9.
n  OJ    No L 342, 25. 11 . 1992, p. 22.
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                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 18 March 1993 fixing die 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)(3)     bound within
                                                                                      GAIT (%)
                   0103 91 10               71,72                    48,42                —
                   0103 92 11               60,99                    41,18                —
                   0103 9219                71,72                    48,42 (4)            —
                   0203 11 10               93,26                    62,97 (4)            —
                   0203 12 11              135,23                    91,30 (4)            —
                   0203 1219               104,45                    70,52 (4)            —
                   0203 19 11              104,45                    70,52 (4)            —
                   0203 19 13              151,08                   102,01 (4)            —
                   0203 19 15               81,14                    54,78 (4)            —
                   0203 19 55              151,08                   102,01 (4)            —
                   0203 19 59              151,08                   102,01 (4)            —
                   0203 21 10               93,26                    62,97 (4)            —
                   0203 22 11              135,23                    91,30 (4)            —
                   0203 22 19              104,45                    70,52 (4)            —
                   0203 29 11              104,45                    70,52 (4)            —
                   0203 29 13              151,08                   102,01 (')(4)         —
                   0203 29 15               81,14                    54,78 (4)            —
                   0203 29 55              151,08                  102,01 (') (4)         —
                   0203 29 59              151,08                   102,01 (4)            —
                   0206 30 21              112,84                    76,19                 7
                   0206 30 31               82,07                    55,41                 4
                   0206 41 91              112,84                    76,19                 7
                   0206 49 91               82,07                    55,41                 4
                   0209 00 11               37,30                    25,19                —
                   0209 00 19               41,03                    27,71                —
                   0209 00 30               22,38                    15,11                —
                   0210 11 11              135,23                    91,30 C)(4)          —
                   0210 11 19              104,45                    70,52 (4)            —
                   0210 11 31              262,99                   177,57 (4)            —
                   0210 11 39              207,04                  139,79 (4)             —
                   0210 1211                81,14                    54,78 C)(4)          —
                   0210 12 19              135,23                    91,30 (4)            —
                   0210 19 10              119,37                    80,60 (4)            —
                   0210 19 20              130,56                    88,15 (4)            —
                   0210 19 30              104,45                    70,52 (4)            —
                   0210 19 40              151,08                  102,01 (»)(4)          —
                  0210  19 51              151,08                  102,01 (4)             —
                  0210  1 9 59             151,08                  102,01 (4)             —
                   0210 19 60              207,04                  1 39,79 (4)            —
                   0210 19 70              260,20                  175,68 (4)             —
                   0210 19 81              262,99                  177,57 (4)             —
                   0210 19 89              262,99                  177,57 (4)             —
                  0210 90   31             112,84                    76,19                —
                  0210 90   39              82,07                    55,41                —
                   1501 00  11              29,84                    20,15                 3
                   1501 00  19              29,84                    20,15                —
                   1601 00 10              130,56                  103,89 (2)             24
                   1601 0091               219,16                  1 84,29 ('JOO          —
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                                                                                                      Conventional
                     CN code                  Sluice-gate price         Amount of levies               rate of duty
                                               (ECU/ 100 kg)             (ECU/ 100 kg) Q              bound within
                                                                                                        GAIT (%)
                   1 60 1 00 99                    1 49,22                   1 24,40 (') (2) (4)            —
                   1602 10 00                      104,45                      79,06                        26
                   1602 20 90                      121,24                    123,17                         25
                   1602 41 10                      228,49                    201,53 0                       —
                   1602 42 10                      191,18                    157,08 (4)                     —
                   1602 49 11                      228,49                    201,42 (4)                     —
                   1602 49 13                      191,18                    174,87 (4)                     —
                   1602 49 15                      191,18                    149,66 (') (4)                 —
                   1602 49 19                      125,90                    1 05,68 (>)(4)                 —
                   1602 49 30                      104,45                      88,73 (4)                    —
                   1602 49 50                        62,48                     56,29 (4)                    —
                   1602 90 10                      121,24                    103,12                         26
                   1602 90 51                      125,90                    101,29                         —
                   1902 20 30                        62,48                     54,67                        —
          (') The levy on products originating in the developing countries and listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No
              3834/90 is reduced by 50 % within the limits of the fixed amounts referred to in that Annex.
          (2) The levy on products originating in the ACP and listed in Article 8 of amended Regulation (EEC) No 715/90
              reduced by 50 % within the limits of the quotas referred to in that Regulation.
          (3) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
          (4) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­
              ments concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.1 certificates issued
              in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 564/92 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the
              Annex, to that Regulation.
          NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                 2658/87.