CELEX: 31989R3930
Language: en
Date: 1989-12-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3930/89 of 22 December 1989 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

No L 375/78                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               23 . 12. 89
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3930/89
                                                       of 22 December 1989
                                      fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          therefore be taken into account when fixing sluice-gate
                                                                     prices for the period 1 January to 31 March 1990 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October, 1
Economic Community,                                                  January and 1 April are being fixed, trends in world
                                                                     market prices for feed grain should be taken into account
                                                                     only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                   fixed ;
Portugal,
                                                                     Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed
                                                                     trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                 taken into account in fixing the levies ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1 249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12           Whereas, in the case of pigment products, in respect of
( 1 ) thereof,                                                       which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
                                                                     levies should be limited to the amounts resulting from
                                                                     that binding ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75,          Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/86 of 28
must be fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance               February 1986 on the application of import levies on
with the methods of calculation laid down in Commis­
                                                                      pigmeat products from Portugal Q suspended the applica­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1755/89 of 20 June 1989                      tion of import levies on pigmeat products from Portugal
fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat (3);              owing to the minimal difference between the prices
                                                                      obtaining in the Community on the one hand and in
                                                                      Portugal on the other hand ; whereas the situation still
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat              pertains ;
were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2891 /89 (4) for the period 1 October to 31 December
 1989, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 January to            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 31 March 1990 ; whereas such prices and levies should in             in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the         Committee for Pigmeat,
 period 1 July to 30 November 1989 ;
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1
 October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into
 account only if the value of the quantity of feed grain
 required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­
 tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for
 the preceding quarter ; whereas this minimum was fixed                                         Article 1
 by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of the Council (5), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (*), at 3 % ;
                                                                       1 . For the period 1 January to 31 March 1990, the
                                                                      sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles
                                                                       12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
 Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by            the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation
 more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;             shall be as shown in the Annex.
 whereas trends in world market prices for feed grain must
(')  OJ  No  L  282, I. 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                              2.   Provided that, in the case of products falling within
 (2)  OJ No  L  129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 12.                              CN     codes     0206 30 21 ,   0206 30 31 ,   0206 41 91 ,
 (3)  OJ No   L 172, 21 . 6. 1989, p. 8.                              02064991 ,       1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10,     1602 1000 ,
 (4)  OJ No   L 279, 28 . 9. 1989, p. 10.
 0    OJ No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
 «    OJ No   L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                            o OJ No L 58 , 1 . 3. 1986, p. 45.
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1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of      application of the levies specified in paragraphs 1 and 2
duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not            shall be suspended.
exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
                                                                                        Article 2
3. For imports from Portugal of products specified in
paragraph 1 and in free circulation in that Member State,      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1990.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 22 December 1989.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Ray MAG SHARRY
                                                                    Member of the Commission
 ---pagebreak--- No L 375/80                    Official Journal of the European Communities                           23. 12. 89
                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 22 December 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               83,54                   43,77
                   0103 9211                71,05                   37,23                —
                   0103 92 19               83,54                   43,77                —
                   0203 11 10              108,64                   56,92                —       -
                   0203 12 11              157,53                   82,54                —
                   0203 1219               121,68                   63,76                —     -
                   0203 19 11              121,68                   63,76                —
                   0203 19 13              176,00                   92,22                —
                   0203 19 15               94,52                   49,52                —
                   0203 19 55              176,00                   92,22                —
                   0203 19 59              176,00                   92,22                —
                   0203 21 10              108,64                   56,92                —
                   0203 22 1 1             157,53                   82,54                —
                   0203 22 19              121,68                   63,76                —
                   0203 29 11              121,68                   63,76                —
                   0203 29 13              176,00                   92,22 (>)
                   0203 29 15               94,52                   49,52                —
                   0203 29 55              176,00                   92,22 (')
                   0203 29 59              176,00                   92,22                —
                   0206 30 21              131,45                   68,88                  7
                   0206 30 31               95,60                   50,09                  4
                   0206 41 91              131,45                   68,88                  7
                   0206 49 91               95,60                   50,09                  4
                   0209 00 11               43,46                   22,77                —
                   0209 00 19               47,80                   25,05                —   .
                   0209 00 30                26,07                  13,66                —
                   0210 11 11              157,53                   82,54 (')            —
                   0210 11 19              121,68                   63,76                —
                   0210 11 31              306,36                  160,53                —
                   0210 11 39              241,18                  126,37                —
                   0210 12 11               94,52                   49,52 0              —
                   0210 12 19              157,53                   82,54                —
                   0210 19 10              139,06                   72,86                —
                   0210 19 20              152,10                   79,69                —
                   0210 19 30              121,68                   63,76                —
                   0210 19 40              176,00                   92,22 0              —
                   0210 19 51              176,00                   92,22                —
                   0210 19 59              176,00                   92,22                —
                   0210 19 60              241,18                  126,37                —
                   0210 19 70              303,11                  158,82                —
                   0210 19 81              306,36                  160,53                —
                   0210 19 89              306,36                  160,53                —
                   0210 90 31              131,45                   68,88                —
                   0210 90 39                95,60                  50,09                —
                   1501 00 11                34,76                  18,22                  3
                   1501 00 19                34,76                  18,22                —
                   1601 00 10              152,10                   96,93                24
                   1601 00 91              255,30                  166,16 0              —
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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                   173,82                     110,25 (')
                      1602 10 00                   121,68                      84,55                          26
                      1602 20 90                   141,23                      95,27                          25
                      1602 41 10                   266,17                     175,53                          —
                      1602 42 10                   222,71                     142,58                          —
                      1602 49 11                   266,17                     181,91                          —
                      1602 49 13                   222,71                     149,38                          —
                      1602 49 15                   222,71                     147,03 0                        —
                      1602 49 19                   146,66                      93,13 (!)                      —
                      1602 49 30                   121,68                      83,07                          —
                      1602 49 50                    72,79                      59,23                          —
                      1602 90 10                   141,23                      95,27                          26
                      1602 90 51                   146,66                      93,13                          —
                      1902 20 30                    72,79                      64,03                          —
            (') For such products originating in developing countries and which figure in the Annex to Council Regulation
                (EEC) No 3899/89 (OJ No L 383, 30. 12. 1989) the levy is reduced by 50 % , subject to the appropriate amount
                as also listed in the said Annex.
            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.