CELEX: 31973R0463
Language: en
Date: 1973-02-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 463/73 of the Commission of 31 January 1973 fixing sluice-gate prices and levies in the market in pigmeat

No L 53 /28                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 26 . 2 . 73
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 463/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 31 January 1973
                                fixing sluice-gate prices and levies in the market in pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      changes in world market prices for feed grain should
COMMUNITIES ,                                                       be taken into account only if the value of the quantity
                                                                    of feed grain shows a minimum variation from that
                                                                    used in calculating the sluice-gate price for the pre­
                                                                    ceding quarter ; whereas this variation was fixed at
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               3% by Regulation No 134/67/EEC ;
Economic Community ;
                                                                    Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies
Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 /67/                     by 3 % or more from that used for the preceding quar­
EEC i 1) of 13 June 1967 on the common organization                 ter ; it is therefore necessary to take into acocunt the
of the market in pigmeat, as last amended by the                    change in world market prices for feed grain when
Act ( ?) annexed to the Treaty ( 3) concerning the                  fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 February to
Accession to the European Economic Community and                    30 April 1973 ;
the European Atomic Energy Community of the
 ew Member States , signed at Brussels on 22 January
 972 , and in particular Articles 8 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof ;          Whereas when levies applicable from 1 November,
                                                                    1 February and 1 May are being fixed changes in world
                                                                    market prices for feed grain should be taken into
Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and other               account only if, at the same time, a new sluice-gate
products listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation No               price is being fixed ;
134/67/EEC ( 4) of 13 June 1967, establishing the list
of products for which sluice-gate prices are fixed and
adopting the rules for fixing the sluice-ga'"e price for            Whereas , a new sluice-gate price is being fixed ; changes
pig carcases, as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                   in world market prices for feed grain must there­
No 231 /73 (5), and the levies for the products listed in           fore be taken into account when fixing the levies ;
Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 121 /67/EEC must be
fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance with
the methods of calculation laid down in Commission                  Whereas for products falling within subheadings
Regulation (EEC) No 2290/72 (6) of 30 October 1972 ,                02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I , 16.01 A and 16.02 A II
fixing sluice-gate prices and levies for the market in              of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which
pigmeat ;                                                           the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
                                                                    levies must be limited to the amount resulting from
                                                                    that binding ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat were
last fixed, by Regulation (EEC) No 2290/72, for the
period 1 November 1972 to 31 January 1973 and must                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
be fixed again for the period 1 February 1973 to 30                 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management
April 1973 ; whereas, in principle they should be fixed             Committee for Pigmeat ;
on the basis of feed grain prices for the period 1 May
to 31 October 1972 ;
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1 November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed ,
                                                                                             Article 1
(l) OJ No 117, 19. 6 . 1967, p. 2283/67.                            The sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12 of
(2) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972 , p. 17 .                            Regulation No 121 /67/EEC for the products listed in
(3) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972 , p. 5 .                              Article 1 of Regulation No 134/67/EEC are fixed for
(4) OJ No 120 , 21 . 6. 1967, p . 2367/67 .
(5) OJ No L 28 , 1 . 2 . 1973 , p. 3 .                              the period 1 February to 30 April 1973 as shown in
(6) OJ No L 247, 31 . 10 . 1972, p . 31 .                           Annex A.
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                        Article 2                              levies shall be limited to the amount resulting from
                                                               that binding.
1 . The levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation
No 121 /67/EEC for the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 )
of that Regulation are fixed for the period 1 February                                 Article 3
to 30 April 1973 as shown in Annex B.
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
2 . However, for products falling within subheadings           its publication in the Official Journal of the European
02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and 16.02 A II        Communities.
of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which
the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the               It shall apply from 1 February 1973 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
              Done at Brussels , 31 January 1973 .
                                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                                      The President
                                                                                Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                      ANNEX A
                                             Sluice-gate prices for pigmeat
               CCT                                                                           Sluice-gate
            heading No                                   Description                             price
                                                                                             u.a ./100 kg
              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                                37-7488
                                  b) Other                                                    44-3866
             02.01     Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within headings
                       Nos 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                          57-7199
                                      2. Hams and cuts of hams , unboned ( bone-in)           89-4658
                                      3 . Shoulders and cuts of shoulders , ( bone-in)        70-4183
                                      4. Loins and cuts of loins , unboned ( bone-in)         93-5062
                                      5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                50-2163
             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                    24-2424
             02.06     Meat and edible 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                          57-7199
                                      2 . Half-carcases of bacon                              77-9219
                                      3 . Hams and cuts of ham , unboned ( bone-in)           89-4658
                                      4. Shoulders and cuts of shoulders , unboned
                                           ( bone-in)                                         70-4183
                                      5 . Loins and cuts of loins , unboned (bone-in)         93-5062
                                      6. Bellies ( streaky) and cuts of bellies               50-2163
             15.01     Lard , other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent­
                       extracted :
                       A Lard and other pig fat :
                           II .   Other                                                      23-0880
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                                                  ANNEX        B
                                       Amount of levies for pigmeat
             CCT                                                                              Amount of
          heading No                                Description                                   levies
                                                                                              u. a. /100 kg
            01.03    Live swine :
                     A. Domestic species :
                        II . Other :
                              a) Sows having farrowed at least once, of a weight
                                 of not less that 160 kg                                       16-4139
                              b) Other                                                         19-3001
            02.01    Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within headings
                     Nos 01.01 , 01.02 , 01.03 or 01.04
                     A. Meat :
                        III . Of swine :
                              a) Of domestic swine :
                                 1 . Carcases or half-carcases         with     or   without
                                     heads, feet or flare fat                                  25-0976
                                 2. Hams and cuts of ham , unboned ( bone-in)                  38-9013
                                 3 . Shoulders and cuts of shoulders , unboned (bone­
                                     in)                                                       30-6191
                                 4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in)                40-6581
                                 5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      21-8349
                                 6. Other                                                      40-6581
                     B. Offals :
                        II . Other :
                              c) Of domestic swine :
                                 1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                              8-0312
                                 2 . Feet and tails                                               2-2588
                                 3 . Kidneys                                                   26-3524
                                 4.  Livers                                                    30-3681
                                 5. Hearts, tongues and lungs                                  15-0585
                                 6. Livers, hearts , tongues and lungs attached to the
                                     trachea and gullet                                        22-0859
                                 7.  Other                                                     22-0859
            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                      10-5410
                         II . Dried or smoked                                                   12-2979
                     B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                      7-0273
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               CCT                                                                       Amount of
                                                      Description                           levies
            heading No
                                                                                         u.a./ 100 kg
             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                                  25-0976
                                   2. Half-carcases of bacon, spencers, 3/4 sides or
                                       middles :
                                       ( aa) Half carcases of bacon                       33-8817
                                       ( bb) Spencers                                     33-8817
                                       (cc) 3/4 sides or middles                          37-6465
                                   3 . Hams and cuts of ham , unboned (bone-in)           38-9013
                                   4. Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                       ( bone-in)                                         30-6191
                                   5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)         40-6581
                                   6 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies              21-8349
                                   7.  Other                                              40-6581
                                b) Dried or smoked :
                                   1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without the
                                       heads, feet or flare fat                           37-6465
                                   2. Half-carcases of bacon , spencers, 3/4 sides or
                                       middles :
                                       (aa ) Half-carcases of bacon                       37-6465
                                        ( bb) Spencers                                    37-6465
                                       (cc) 3 /4 sides or middles                         41-4111
                                   3 . Hams and cuts of ham , unboned (bone-in) :
                                       (aa) Lightly dried or smoked                       50-1952
                                       (bb) Other                                         70-7752
                                   4. Shoulders and cuts of shoulders , unboned (bone
                                       in):
                                       (aa) Lightly dried or smoked                       35-1367
                                       (bb) Other                                         55-7167
                                   5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                                       (aa) Lightly dried or smoked                       52-7050
                                       (bb) Other                                         70-0223
                                   6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                        (aa) Lightly dried or smoked                      25-0976
                                       ( bb) Other                                        36-3915
                                   7.  Other :
                                        (aa) Lightly dried or smoked                      52-7050
                                       (bb) Other                                         70-7752
                           II . Edible meat offals :
                                a) Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                          8-0312
                                b) Feet and tails                                           2-2588
                                c) Kidneys                                                26-3254
                                d) Livers                                                 30-3681
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                   CCT                                                                                                    Amount of
               heading No                                              Description                                          levies
                                                                                                                         u.a ./100 kg
                  02.06                       e) Hearts, tongues and lungs                                                 15-0585
                ( Cont'd)
                                              f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                                                  trachea and gullet                                                       22-0859
                                              g) Other                                                                     22-0859
                  15.01             Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent extrac­
                                    ted :
                                    A. Lard and other pig fat :
                                          I. For industrial uses other than the manufacture of food­
                                              stuffs (a) :                                                                 10-0391
                                         II . Other                                                                        10-0391
                  16.01             Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
                                    A. Liver sausages                                                                     44-6993
                                    B. Other (b)
                                          I: Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                      77-4441
                                         II . Other                                                                       52-9218
                  16.02             Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                                    A. Liver :
                                         II. Other                                                                        45-8876
                                    B. Other :
                                        III. Other :
                                              a) containing meat or offals of domestic swine and
                                                  containing by weight :
                                                  1. 80% or more of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                                      including fats of any kind or origin :
                                                      aa) Hams, filets and loins ; pieces thereof                          83-5087
                                                      bb) Shoulders and__ pieces thereof                                  67-7147
                                                      cc) Other                                                           47-1465
                                                  2. 40% or more but less than 80% of meat or
                                                      offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                                      origin                                                              38-8720
                                                  3. Less than 40% of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                                      including fats of any kind or origin                                25-0722
            (a) Entry under this subheading is subjected to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
            (b) The levy applicable to sausages imported in containers , which also contain preservative liquid , is charged on the net
                 weight, ie after deduction of the weight of the liquid .
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                                                               ANNEX C
                                 List of products bound within GATT and duties applicable
                                                                                                                   Conventional
                  CCT                                                                                              rate of duty
               heading No                                        Description                                     from 1 January
                                                                                                                       1973
                 02.01            Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within headings
                                  Nos 01.01 , 01.02 , 01.03 or 01.04, fresh , chilled or frozen :
                                 B. Offals :
                                      II . Other :
                                           c) Of domestic swine
                                              1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                       12
                                              2 . Feet and tails                                                        12
                                              3 . Kidneys                                                               12
                                              4.   Livers                                                               14
                                              5 . Hearts, tongues and lungs                                             12
                                              6 . Livers , hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                                                   trachea and gullet                                                   12
                                              7.   Other                                                                12
                 15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent extrac­
                                  ted :
                                  A. Lard and other pig fat :
                                        I. For industrial uses other than the manufacture of
                                           foodstuffs ( a)                                                                3
                 16.01            Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
                                  A. Liver sausage                                                                      24
                 16.02            Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                                  A. Liver :
                                      II . Other                                                                        25
            (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities .