CELEX: 31991R3663
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3663/91 of 16 December 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

17. 12. 91                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 348/49
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3663/91
                                                     of 16 December 1991
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        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
                                                                   only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              fixed ;
Economic Community,
                                                                   Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has not been fixed
                                                                   it is necessary to maintain, unchanged, the levies until 31
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75               March 1992 ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1249/89 (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, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
must be fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance             December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
with the methods of calculation laid down in Commis­                agricultural products originating in developing coun­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1611 /90 of 15 June 1990                   tries^7), prolonged by Regulation (EEC) No 3588/91 (8),
fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat (3) ;           and Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March
                                                                    1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural
                                                                    products and certain goods resulting from the processing
                                                                    of agricultural products originating in the African, Carib­
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat            bean and Pacific States (ACP States) or the overseas coun­
were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No                   tries and territories (OCT) (9), as amended by Regulation
2807/91 (4), for the period 1 October to 31 December                (EEC) No 523/90 (10), special import arrangements were
 1991 , they must be fixed anew for the period 1 January to         introduced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within
31 March 1992 ; whereas such prices and levies should in            the framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in
principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the        particular for certain pigmeat products ;
period 1 July to 30 November 1991 ;
                                                                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                    in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1               Committee for Pigmeat,
October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in
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
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of the Council (*), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (6), at 3 % ;
                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by
less than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;
therefore the sluice-gate prices should remain unchanged
until 31 March 1992 ;                                               1 . For the period 1 January to 31 March 1992, the
                                                                    sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles
                                                                    12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 12.
(3) OJ  No  L 152, 16. 6. 1990, p. 18.                              O OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
(4) OJ  No  L 270, 26. 9. 1991 , p. 25.                             (8) OJ No L 341 , 12. 12. 1991 , p. 6.
0   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.                            0 OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ  No  L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                            (10) OJ No L 58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
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the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation    1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of
shall be as shown in the Annex.                                duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not
                                                               exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
2.    Provided that, in the case of products falling within                            Article 2
CN      codes    0206 30 21 ,    0206 30 31 ,    0206 41 91 ,
0206 49 91 ,    1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10,      1602 10 00,   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                 Done at Brussels, 16 December 1991 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 16 December 1991 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               71,91                   49,97
                  0103 9211                61,16                   42,49                 —
                  0103 921 9               71,91                   49,97                 —
                  0203 11 10               93,51                   64,98                 —
                  0203 12 11              135,59                   94,21                 —
                  0203 12 19              104,73                   72,77                 —
                  0203 19 11              104,73                   72,77                 —
                  0203 19 13              151,49                  105,26                 —
                  0203 19 15               81,35                   56,53                 —
                  0203 19 55              151,49                  105,26                 —
                  0203 19 59              151,49                  105,26                 —
                  0203 21 10               93,51                   64,98                 —
                  0203 22 1 1             135,59                   94,21                 —
                  0203 22 19              104,73                   72,77                 —
                  0203 29 11              104,73                   72,77                 —
                  0203 29 13              151,49                  105,26 (')             —
                  0203 29 15               81,35                   56,53                 —
                  0203 29 55              151,49                  105,26 (')             —
                  0203 29 59              151,49                  105,26                 —
                  0206 30 21              113,15                   78,62                  7
                  0206 30 31               82,29                   57,18                  4
                  0206 41 91              113,15                   78,62                  7
                  0206 49 91               82,29                   57,18                  4
                  0209 00 11               37,40                   25,99                 —
                  0209 00 19               41,14                   28,59                 —
                  0209 00 30               22,44                   15,59                 —
                  0210 11 11              135,59                   94,21 (')             —
                  0210 11 19              104,73                   72,77                 —
                  0210 11 31              263,70                  183,23                 —
                  0210 11 39              207,59                  144,24                 —
                  0210 12 11               81,35                   56,53 (')             —
                  0210 12 19              135,59                   94,21                 —
                  0210 19 10              119,69                   83,17                 —
                  0210 19 20              130,91                   90,97                 —
                  0210 19 30              104,73                   72,77                 —
                  0210 19 40              151,49                  105,26 0               —
                  0210 19 51              151,49                  105,26                 —
                  0210 19 59              151,49                  105,26                 —
                  0210 19 60              207,59                  144,24                 —
                  0210 19 70              260,89                  181,28                 —
                  0210 19 81              263,70                  183,23                 —
                  0210 19 89              263,70                  183,23                 —
                  0210 90 31              113,15                   78,62                 —
                  0210 90 39               82,29                   57,18                 —
                  1501 00 11               29,92                   20,79                  3
                  1501 00 19               29,92                   20,79                 —
                  1601 00 10              130,91                  106,70 (2)             24
                  1601 00 91              219,75                  190,64 (')O            —
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                                                                                                           Conventional
                      CN code                  Sluice-gate price          Amount of levies                  rate of duty
                                                (ECU/100 kg)                (ECU/ 100 kg)                 bound within
                                                                                                             GAIT (%)
                     1601 00 99                      149,62                    125,85 00
                     1602 10 00                      104,73                    100,59                             26
                     1602 20 90                      121,56                    111,59                             25
                     1602 41 10                      229,10                    193,33                             —
                     1602 42 10                      191,70                    157,95                             —
                     1602 4911                       229,10                    205,43                             —
                     1602 49 13                      191,70                    165,52                             —
                     1602 49 15                      191,70                    151,26 0                           —
                     1602 49 19                      126,24                    106,63 0                           —
                     1602 49 30                      104,73                      89,40                            _
                     1602 49 50                       62,65                      64,78                          . —
                     1602 90 10                      121,56                    105,73                             26
                     1602 90 51                      126,24                    104,00                             —
                     1902 20 30                       62,65                      56,02                            —
            (') The levy on products originating in the developing countries and listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No
                3834/90 is reduced by SO % within the limits of the fixed amounts referred to in that Annex.
            (2) The levy on products originating in the ACP States/OCT countries 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.
            NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                   2658/87 (OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1).