CELEX: 31991R0670
Language: en
Date: 1991-03-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 670/91 of 20 March 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

21 . 3 . 91                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 75/ 13
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 670/91
                                                        of 20 March 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 been fixed
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                taken into account in fixing the levies ;
market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12
(1 ) thereof,                                                        Whereas, in the case of pigment products, in respect of
                                                                     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,
 must be fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance             Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
with the methods of calculation laid down in Commis­                 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
 sion Regulation (EEC) No 1611 /90 of 15 June 1990                   agricultural products originating in developing countries
 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat (3) ;           Q 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)(8), as amended by Regulation
 3863/90 (4), for the period 1 January to 31 March 1991 ,            (EEC) No 523/90 (9), special import arrangements were
 they must be fixed anew for the period 1 April to 30 June           introduced involving a reduction to 50 %.in levies within
 1991 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle           the framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in
 be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the period 1         particular for certain pigmeat products ;
 October 1990 to 28 February 1991 ;
                                                                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1                in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in             Committee for Pigmeat,
 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
 by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of the Council (5), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (6), at 3 % ;                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by
 more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;                                      Article 1
 whereas trends in world market prices for feed grain must
 therefore be taken into account when fixing sluice-gate
 prices for the period 1 April to 30 June 1991 ;                      1 . For the period 1 April to 30 June 1991 , the
                                                                     sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles
 (') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                             12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2 759/75 for
 (2) OJ  No  L 129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 12.
 (3) OJ  No  L 152, 16. 6. 1990, p. 18 .
 0   OJ  No  L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 68 .                            0 OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
 0   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.                            (8) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
 (6) OJ  No L  370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                            (9) 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 April 1991 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                 Done at Brussels, 20 March 1991 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 20 March 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on
                                                        pigmeat
                                                                                    Conventional
                                      Sluice-gate price         Amount of levies     rate of duty
                    CN code
                                       (ECU/ 100 kg)             (ECU/ 100 kg)      bound within
                                                                                      GATT (%)
                   0103 91 10               65,31                     54,84
                   0103 92 11               55,54                     46,64                 —
                   0103 92 19               65,31                     54,84                 —
                   0203 11 10               84,93                     71,31                 —
                   0203 12 11              123,15                   103,40                  —
                   0203 12 19               95,12                     79,87                 —
                   0203 19 11               95,12                     79,87                 —
                   0203 19 13              137,59                   115,52                  —
                   0203 19 15               73,89                     62,04                 —
                   0203 19 55              137,59                   115,52                  —
                   0203 19 59              137,59                   115,52               .  —
                   0203 21 10               84,93                     71,31                 —
                   0203 22 1 1             123,15                   103,40                  —
                   0203 22 19               95,12                     79,87                 —
                   0203 29 1 1              95,12                     79,87                 —
                   0203 29 13              137,59                   115,52 (■)              —
                   0203 29 15               73,89                     62,04                 —
                   0203 29 55              137,59                   115,52 (')              —
                   0203 29 59              137,59                   115,52                  —
                   0206 30 21              102,77                     86,29             ,    7
                   0206 30 31               74,74                     62,75                  4
                   0206 41 91              102,77                     86,29                  7
                   0206 49 91               74,74                     62,75                  4
                   0209 00 1 1              33,97                     28,52
                   0209 00 19               37,37                     31,38                 —
                   0209 00 30               20,38                     17,11                 —
                   0210 1111               123,15                   103,40 (')              —
                   0210 11 19               95,12                     79,87                 —
                   0210 11 31              239,50                   201,09                  —
                   0210 11 39              188,54                   158,31                 —
                   0210 12 11               73,89                     62,04 (<)            —
                   0210 12 19              123,15                   103,40                 —
                   0210 19 10              108,71                     91,28                —
                   0210 19 20              118,90                     99,83                —
                   0210 19 30               95,12                     79,87                —
                   0210 19 40              137,59                   1 1*5,52 (')           —
                   0210 19 51              137,59                   115,52                 —
                   0210 19 59              137,59                   115,52                 —
                   0210 19 60              188,54                   158,31                 —
                   0210 19 70              236,95                   198,95                 —
                   0210 19 81              239,50                   201,09                 T
                   0210 19 89              239,50                   201,09
                   0210 90 31              102,77                     86,29
                   0210 90 39               74,74                     62,75
                   1501 00 11               27,18                    22,82                   3
                   1501 00 19               27,18                     22,82                —'
                   1601 00 10              118,90                   116,53 (2)             24
                   1601 00 91              199,59                   201,26 (')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                      135,89                    136,23 (') O
                     1602 10 00                       95,12                    100,66                           26
                     1602 20 90                      110,41                    139,31                           25
                     1602 41 10                      208,08                    209,13                           —
                     1602 42 10                      174,11                    171,34                           —
                     1602 49 11                      208,08                    218,24                           —
                     1602 49 13                      174,11                    185,84                           —
                     1602 49 15                      174,11                    168,01 (')                       —
                     1602 49 19                      114,66                    113,89 (1)                       —
                     1602 49 30                       95,12                      96,87                          —
                     1602 49 50                       56,90                      66,57                          —
                     1602 90 10                      110,41                    113,97             26
                     1602 90 51                      114,66                    112,55                           —
                     1902 20 30                       56,90                      63,24
            (') The levy on products originating in the developing countries and listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No
                3834/90 is reduced by 50 % 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 ).