CELEX: 31975R0919
Language: en
Date: 1975-04-10 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 919/75 of the Commission of 9 April 1975 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

No L 89 / 16                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                               10 . 4 . 75
                                  REGULATION ( EEC) No 919/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                              of 9 April 1975
                                       fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          the change in world market prices for feed grain when
COMMUNITIES ,-                                                           fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 May to 31
                                                                        July 1975 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                    Whereas when the levies applicable from 1
                                                                         November, 1 February and 1 May respectively are
Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 /                            being fixed changes in world market prices for feed
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                     grain should be taken into account only if at the same
tion of the market in pigmeat, as last amended by                        time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;
Regulation (EEC) No 1861 /74 (2 ), and in particular
Articles 8 and 12(1 ) thereof ;
                                                                         Whereas a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and for the                 whereas changes in world market prices for feed grain
other products specified in Article 1 of Council Regu­                   must therefore be taken into account when fixing the
                                                                         levies ;
lation No 1 34/ 67/ EEC (■') of 13 June 1967 esta­
blishing the list of products for which sluice-gate
prices are fixed and adopting the rules for fixing the                   Whereas in the case of products falling within any of
sluice-gate prices for pig carcases, as last amended by                  subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I , 16.01 A or
Regulation ( EEC) No 31 58 /73 (4 ), and levies for the                  16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff in respect
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No                   of which the rate of duty has been bound within
 121 / 67/ EEC , must be fixed in advance for each                       GATT the levies should be limited to the amounts
quarter in accordance with the methods of               calculation      resulting from that binding ;
laid down in Commission Regulation                      (EEC) No
 1 96 1 /74 (5) of 25 July 1974 fixing the               sluice-gate     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
prices and levies on pigmeat, as amended                by Regula­       are in accord        with the Opinion of the Manage­
tion ( EEC) No 25 1 8 /74 (6) ; ■                                        ment Committee for Pigmeat,
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for
pigmeat were by Commission Regulation ( EEC) No
207/75 ( 7) of 28 January 1 975 last fixed for the period
1 February to 30 April 1975, they must be fixed anew                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
for the period 1 May to 31 July 1975 ; whereas such
prices and levies should in principle be fixed by refer­
ence to feed grain prices for the period 1 August 1974                                           Article 1
to 3 1 January 1 975 ;
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from                      1 . The sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12
 1 November, 1 February and 1 May respectively are                       of Regulation No 121 /67/ EEC for the products speci­
being fixed , changes in world market prices for feed                    fied in Article 1 of Regulation No 1 34/ 67/ EEC and
grain should be taken into account only if the price of                  the levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation No
the quantity of feed grain required varies by at least a                  121 /67/ EEC for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 )
specified minimum in relation to that used in calcu­                     of that Regulation shall for the period I May to 31
lating the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ;                 July 1975 be as shown in the Annex hereto.
whereas this minimum was fixed by Regulation No
 1 34 / 67 / EEC at 3 % ;                                                2.     Provided that in the case of products falling
                                                                         within any of subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies                   AI , 16.01 A or 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
by over 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;                   Tariff in respect of which the rate of duty has been
whereas it is therefore necessary to take into account                   bound within GATT the levy shall not exceed the
                                                                         amount resulting from that binding.
(')  OJ   No   117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2283 / 67 .
(2 ) OJ   No   L 197, 19 . 7 . 1974, p. 3 .
(3 ) OJ   No   120 , 21 . 6 . 1967, p . 2367/ 67 .
(4 ) OJ   No   L 322, 23 . 11 . 1973, p. 1 .                                                      Article 2
(5 ) OJ   No   L 204, 26 . 7 . 1974, p. 44.
(6)  OJ   No   L 270 , 5 . 10 . 1974, p. 1 .
( 7) OJ   No   L 22, 29 . 1 . 1975 , p. 14 .                             This Regulation shall enter into force on I May 1975.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 9 April 1975 .
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                     P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                                 ANNEX
    CCT                                                                                                          Conventional
                                                                                    Sluice-gate    Amount of
                                                                                                                  rate of duty
  heading                                   Description of goods                        price         levies     bound within
    No                                                                              u. a. / 100 kg u.a. / 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                                                66.72          3.34
                    b) Other                                                            78.45          3.93            —
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 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                             or flare fat                                             102-02          5-11
                        2.   Hams and cuts of hams, unboned ( bone-in)                158-13          7.92             —
                         3.  Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in )      124.46          6.23
                         4.  Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in )              165.27          8.28
                        5.   Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      88-76         4.44
                        6. Other :
                             aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                        •165-27          8.28             —
                             bb) Other                                                                8.28
           B. Offals :
              II . Other :
                    c) Of domestic swine :
                       1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                            1.63               9
                       2. Feet and tails                                                              0-46               9
                       3 . Kidneys                                                       —            5.36               9
                       4 . Livers                                                        —            6.18             11
                       5 . Hearts, tongues and lungs                                     —            3.07               9
                       6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                            trachea and gullet                                                        4.50               9
                       7 . Other                                                         —            4.50               9
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              I. Fresh, chilled , frozen, salted or in brine                          42.85         2-15             —
               II . Dried or smoked                                                       —            2-50            —
           B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                        —            1.23            —
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    CCT                                                                                                            Conventional
                                                                                       Sluice-gate     Amount of
                                                                                                                    rate of duty
  heading                                    Description of goods                         price           levies
    No                                                                                                             bound within
                                                                                       u.a. / 100 kg J u.a./100 kg   GATT ( % )
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                                             102-02            5.11
                          2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                               aa) Bacon sides                                          137.73             6.90
                              bb) Spencers                                                                6.90           —
                               cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                                   7.66
                          3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in )                 158.13       \     7.92
                                                                                                                        —
                          4 . Shoulders ( fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                               ( bone-in )                                              124.46             6.23
                          5 . Loins and cuts .of loins, unboned (bone-in )              165.27             8-28         _
                          6. Bellies (streaky ) and cuts of bellies                       88.76           4-44
\                         7 . Other                                                        _
                                                                                                          8.28
                     b) Dried or smoked :
                          1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                               or flare fat                                                               7.66
                          2 . Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                              aa ) Bacon sides                                                            7-66          —
                              bb) Spencers                                                —               7.66
                              cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                                   8-43
                          3 . Hams and cuts of hams , unboned (bone-in ) :
                              aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                       —             10-22           —
                              bb) Other                                                                 14.41
                         4 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned ( bone-
                              in ) :
                              aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                       7.15          —
                              bb) Other                                                                 11.34
                         5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in ) :
                              aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                       —             10.73           —
                              bb) Other                                                                 14.25
                          6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                              aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                       —
                                                                                                         5-11           —
                              bb ) Other .                                                                7.41
                         7. Other :
                              aa) Slightly dried or - slightly smoked                     _             10.73           —
                              bb ) Other                                                                14.41
               II . Edible meat offals :                                        *
                    a)   Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                                 1-63
                    b)   Feet and tails                                                                  0.46
                    c)   Kidneys                                                          —
                                                                                                         5.36           —
                    d)    Livers                                                                         6.18
                    e)   Hearts, tongues and lungs                                                       3-07
                     f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                         and gullet                                                                      4.50
                    g) Other                                                                             4.50
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                                                                                                                                   Conventional
    j CCT                                          Description of goods
                                                                                                        Sluice-gate
                                                                                                            price
                                                                                                                     Amount of
                                                                                                                        levies
                                                                                                                                    rate of duty
    heading                                                                                                                        bound within
     ; No                                                                                              u.a. / 100 kg u.a. /100 kg    GATT ( % )
                                                                                                  i
                                                                                                    s
15.01            Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent extracted :
                 A. Lard and other rendered pig fat :
                        I. For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs
                             for human consumption ( a )                                                                 1.63             3
                       II . Other                                                                           32.65        1.63            —
16.01            Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
                                                                                                                       15.52             24
                 A. Liver sausages                                                                           —
                  B. Other ( b ) :
                        I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                          —
                                                                                                                       30.27             —
                       II . Other                                                                                      20-54
16.02
                  Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :                                  I
                  A. Liver :
                        II . Other                                                                           —          18.20            25
                  B. Other :                                                                        ll
                       III. Other :
                              a ) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and con­
                                  taining by weight :
                                  1 . 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind , including
                                      fats of any kind or origin :
                                      aa) Hams, tenderloins and loins ; pieces thereof                       —          33.54
                                      bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof                                                  27.24            —
                                      cc) Other                                                                         20.16
                                  2 . 40 °/o or more but less than 80 % of meat or offals, of
                                      any kind, including fats of any kind or origin                                    17-39
                                  3 . Less than 40 °/o of meat or offal, of any kind, includ­
                                      ing fats of any kind or origin                                                    13.78
 ( 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 .