CELEX: 31987R2083
Language: en
Date: 1987-07-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2083/87 of 15 July 1987 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat

16 . 7 . 87                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 195/ 15
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2083/87
                                                             of 15 July 1987
                                      fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article 1
                                                                       ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 other than
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  pig carcases must be derived from the levy on pig carcases
Economic Community,                                                    on the basis of the coefficients fixed for such products
                                                                        pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                      2759/75 in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
Portugal,                                                               3602/82 of 21 December 1982 fixing coefficients for
                                                                        calculating levies on pigmeat products other than pig
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                    carcases, amending the Annex to Council Regulation
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                    (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff and
market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation                    repealing Regulation (EEC) No 747/79 (*) ;
(EEC) No 1475/86 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12
(1 ) thereof,                                                           Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article 1
                                                                        ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2/59/75 are made up of
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                       two components ;
charged on imports into the Community for the products
specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
2759/75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Commission                  Whereas the first component must be derived from the
Regulation (EEC) No 1166/87 of 28 April 1987 (3) for the                levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients fixed
period 1 May to 31 July 1987 and levies must therefore                  in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3602/82 ;
be fixed anew for the period 1 August to 31 October
 1987 ;
                                                                        Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % ,
                                                                        and for products falling within heading No ex 16.02 of
Whereas the levy on pig carcases is made up of two                      the Common Customs Tariff, to 10 % , of the average
components ;
                                                                        offer prices for imports during the 12 months to 1 May ;
                                                                        whereas these averages should be determined bearing in
Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­                  mind all the information available relating to imports into
rence between prices within the Community and on the                     the Community from third countries, taking into account
world market for the quantity of feed grain specified in                 the representative character of prices ;
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 of 29
October 1975 laying down the rules for calculating a
 component of the levy on pig carcases (4), as last amended             Whereas, in the case of products falling within sub­
by Regulation (EEC) No 1475/86, the composition                          headings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and
whereof is indicated therein ;                                           16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of
                                                                         which the rate of duty has been bound with GATT, the
Whereas the value within the Community for that quan­                    levies must not exceed the amount resulting from that
 tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with                binding ;
 Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 ; whereas the
 value for the like quantity on the world market must be                 Whereas, for pig carcases and other products referred to
 determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;
                                                                         in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of
                                                                         29 October 1975 establishing the list of products for
 Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for                 which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down
 each type of feed grain on the world market shall be                    the rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for pig carcases (*),
 equal to the average of the cif prices of such cereal ;                 as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1905/83 (^ the
 whereas the cif prices shall be determined for the period               sluice-gate prices must be fixed in advance for each
 of five months ending one month before the quarter in                   quarter ; whereas sluice-gate prices were last fixed by
 respect of which the said component is calculated ;                     Regulation (EEC) No 1166/87 for the period 1 May to 31
 whereas that period is 1 February to 30 June 1987 ;                     July 1987 and prices must therefore be fixed anew for the
                                                                          period 1 August to 31 October 1987 ;
 Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of
 the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the
 four quarters to 1 May in each year ;                                   Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is made up
                                                                          of three components ;
 (') OJ  No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p.  1.
 (2) OJ  No   L 133, 21 . 5.  1986, p.  39 .                              0 OJ No L 376, 31 . 12. 1982, p. 23 .
 (3) OJ  No   L 112, 29 . 4.  1987, p.  30 .                              (6) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
 (4) OJ  No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p.  21 .                              O OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1983, p. 1 .
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whereas the first component must be equal to the value           tion of import levies on pigmeat products from Portugal
on the world market of the quantity of feed grain equiva­        owing to the minimal difference between the prices obtai­
lent to the quantity of feedingstuffs required for the           ning in the Community on the one hand and in Portugal
production in third countries of one kilogram of pigmeat,        on the other hand ; whereas the situation still pertains ;
such quantity being composed as provided in Article 2 (1 )
of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Whereas the value of that quantity of grain must be deter­       Committee for Pigmeat,
mined in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2766/75 ;
Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price for           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the cif
                                                                                             Article 1
prices shall be determined for the period of five months
ending one month before the quarter in respect of which           1 . For the period 1 August to 31 October 1987 the
the said amount is calculated ; whereas that period is 1          levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No
February to 30 June 1987 ;
                                                                  2759/75 for the products referred to in Article
Whereas the second component, which represents the                1 ( 1 ) thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for in
extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs other      Article 12 thereof for the products referred to in Article 1
 than grain required for the production of one kilogram of        of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 shall be as set out in the
 pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Regula­     Annex hereto .
 tion (EEC) No 2766/75, be 15% of the value of the
 quantity of feed grain ;                                         2. Nevertheless, in the case of products falling within
                                                                  subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and
Whereas the third amount, which represents overhead                16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of
 costs of production and marketing, shall, in accordance          which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be             levy shall not exceed the amount resulting from that
 38,69 ECU per 100 kilograms of pig carcases :                    binding.
 Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to in
 Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other than pig         3 . For imports from Portugal of products specified in
 carcases, must be derived from the sluice-gate price for         paragraph I and in free circulation in that Member State,
 pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients laid down by       application of the levies specified in the Annex shall be
 Regulation (EEC) No 3602/82 ;                                    suspended.
 Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/86 of 28                                        Article 2
 February 1986 on the application of import levies on
 pigmeat products from Portugal (') suspended the applica­         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1987.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 15 July 1987.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                  Vice-President
  (') OJ No L 58, 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 45.
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                                                                    ANNEX
                to the Commission Regulation of 15 July 1987 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on
                                                                    pigmeat
                                                                                                                         Conventional
          CCT                                                                                  Sluice-gate  Amount of
        heading                                        Description                                price       levies      rate of duty
                                                                                                                         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                                                       55,54        52,54
                            b) Other                                                              65,30        61,78           —
    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 . Whole carcases or half carcases                              84,92       80,34           —
                                  2.  Legs and parts thereof                                     123,13       116,49           —
                                  3.  Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof                       95,11       89,98           —
                                  4.  Loins and parts thereof                                    137,57       130,15           —
                                  5.  Bellies and parts thereof                                    73,88       69,90           —
                                  6 . Other :                                              ||
                                      aa) Boned or boneless                                      137,57       130,15           —
                                      bb) Other                                                     —
                                                                                                              130,15           —
                  B. Offals :                                                              \
                      II . Other :
                            c) Of domestic swine :                                         ||
                                 1 . Heads and parts thereof                                        —   .      25,71             4
                                2 . Feet or tails                                                   —
                                                                                                                 7,23            4
                                3 . Kidneys                                                         —
                                                                                                               84,36             4
                                4 . Livers                                                          —
                                                                                                               97,21             7
                                 5. Hearts, tongues or lungs                                        —
                                                                                                               48,20             4
                                 6 . Livers, hearts , tongues and lungs with windpipe and
                                      gullet all attached                                                      70,70             4
                                 7 . Other                                                          —
                                                                                                                70,70            4
    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. Subcutaneous pig fat :
                        I. Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine                              33,97        32,14           —
                       II . Dried or smoked                                                        37,36        35,35           —
                   B. Other pig fat                                                                 —
                                                                                                                19,28           —
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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)   GAIT (%)
  02.06       Meat and edible meat offals (except poultry liver), salted, in brine,
              dried or smoked :
              B. Of domestic swine :
                   I. Meat :
                        a) Salted or in brine :
                            1 . Bacon sides or spencers                                       108,70       102,84           —
                            2. 3/4 sides or middles                                           118,89       112,48           —
                            3 . Hams and parts thereof                                        123,13       116,49           —
                            4. Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof                          95,11         89,98          —
                            5. Loins and parts thereof                                        137,57       130,15           —
                            6. Bellies and parts thereof                                       73,88         69,90          —
                            7 . Other :
                                aa) Boned or boneless                                         137,57       130,15           —'
                                bb) Other                                                        —
                                                                                                           130,15           —
                        b) Dried or smoked :
                            1 . Hams and parts thereof                                        239,47       226,56           —
                            2. Fore-ends or shoulders ; parts thereof                         188,52       178,36           —
                            3 . Loins and parts thereof                                       236,93       224,15           —
                            4. Bellies and parts thereof                                      123,13       116,49           —
                            5 . Other :                                                 \               II
                                aa) Boned or boneless                                         239,47       226,56           —
                                bb) Other                                                        —
                                                                                                           226,56           —
                  II . Offals :
                                                                                        ||Il
                        a) Heads and parts thereof                                               —
                                                                                                              25,71          —
                        b) Feet or tails                                                         —
                                                                                                               7,23          —
                        c) Kidneys                                                               —
                                                                                                              84,36          —
                        d) Livers                                                                —
                                                                                                              97,21          —
                        e) Hearts, tongues or lungs                                              —
                                                                                                              48,20          —
                         f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lurigs with windpipe and gullet
                            all attached                                                                      70,70
                        g) Other                                                                 —
                                                                                                              70,70          —
   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)                                               —
                                                                                                              25,71           3
                   II . Other                                                                   27,17         25,71          —
   16.01       Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
               A. Liver sausages                                                                 —
                                                                                                             128,98          24
               B. Other (b) :
                    I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                199,56       218,92           —
                   II . Other                                                                    —
                                                                                                             145,06          —
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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 (%)
     16.02             Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                       A. Liver :
   I                       II . Other                                                                           —
                                                                                                                             155,45     .         25
                       B. Other :                                                                       I               I
                           III . Other :                                                                I
                                 a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :                        \               \
                                    1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked                                        —
                                                                                                                             388,86               —
   I                                2. Other, containing by weight :                                                    l
                                        aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind, inclu­          \               \
                                            ding fats of any kind or origin :                           llll
                                            11 . Hams or loins, (excluding collars); parts
                                                 thereof                                                      208,05         224,05
                                            22. Collars or shoulders ; parts thereof                          174,09         184,74               —
                                            33 . Other                                                          —
                                                                                                                             122,59               —
                                        bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offal,           llII
                                            of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin                   —
                                                                                                                             110,77               —
                                        cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind,               IIII
                                            including fats of any kind or origin                                —
                                                                                                                               78,23              —
     (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.