CELEX: 31992R1787
Language: en
Date: 1992-07-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1787/92 of 1 July 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat

2. 7. 92                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 182/51
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1787/92
                                                          of 1 July 1992
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 January
                                                                    to 31 May 1992 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of
                                                                    the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the
                                                                     four quarters to 1 April in each year ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75
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 the levies on the products specified in Article 1
(1 ) thereof,                                                       (1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 other than
                                                                     pig carcases must be derived from the levy on pig carcases
                                                                     on the basis of the coefficients fixed for such products
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                    pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No
charged on imports into the Community for the products               2759/75 in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                   3944/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing coefficients for
2759/75 ;                                                            calculating levies on pigmeat products (*), as last amended
                                                                     by Regulation (EEC) No 2242/91 Q ;
Whereas, as the levies and sluice-gate prices were last
fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 727/92 of 24                 Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article 1
March 1992 (3), for the period from 1 April to 30 June               (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 are made up of
 1991 , new levies and sluice-gate prices must be fixed for          two components ;
the period 1 July to 30 September 1992 ;
                                                                     Whereas the first component must be derived from the
Whereas the levy on pig carcases is made up of two                   levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients fixed
components ;                                                         in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3944/87 ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­
rence between prices within the Community and on the                 Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % ,
world market for the quantity of feed grain determined in            and for products falling within CN codes ex 1 602 and ex
accordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC)                 1902 to 10 % of the average offer prices for imports
No 2764/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down the rules for              during the 12 months to 1 April ; whereas those averages
calculating a component of the levy on pig carcases (4), as          should be determined bearing in mind all the informa­
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4160/87 (*), the                 tion available on imports into the Community from third
composition whereof is indicated therein ;                           countries, taking into account the representative character
                                                                     of prices ;
Whereas the value within the Community of that quan­
tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with             Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 ; whereas the               0206 30 21 ,      0206 30 31 ,   0206 41 91 ,    0206 49 91 ,
value for the same quantity on the world market must be               1501 00 11 ,   1601 00 10, 1602 10 00, 1602 20 90 and
determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;                     1602 90 10 in respect of which the rate of duty has been
                                                                     bound under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
                                                                     (GATT), the levies must not exceed the amount resulting
Whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides that the               from that binding ;
price of each cereal on the world market is to be equal to
the average of the cif prices of that cereal ; whereas the cif
prices are recorded for the five-month period ending one             Whereas for pig carcases and other products referred to in
month before the quarter in respect of which the said                Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29
                                                                     October 1975 establishing the list of products for which
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                             sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down the
0   OJ  No  L 129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 12.
0   OJ  No  L 79, 25. 3. 1992, p. 16.
(4) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 21 .                            («) OJ No L 373, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 25.
0   OJ  No  L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 46.                             fl OJ No L 204, 27. 7. 1991 , p. 21 .
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rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for pig carcases ('), as     overseas countries and territories with the European
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3909/87 (2), the                Economic Community Q, no levies shall apply on
sluice-gate prices must be fixed in advance for each                imports of products originating in the overseas countries
quarter ;                                                           and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the
                                                                    abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be
Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is made up           charged on imports of certain products originating in the
of three components ;                                               overseas countries and territories in order to prevent
                                                                    products originating from these countries and territories
Whereas the first component must be equal to the value              from receiving more favourable treatment than similar
on the world market of the quantity of feed grain equiva­
                                                                    products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
lent to the quantity of feedingstuffs required for the              Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
production in third countries of one kilogram of pigmeat,
such quantity being composed as provided in Article 2 ( 1 )         Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 (8), (EEC)
of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                    No 519/92 (9) and (EEC) No 520/92 (10) of 27 February
                                                                     1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim
Whereas the value of that quantity of grain must be deter­          Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
mined in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of Regula­           the European Economic Community and the European
tion (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                             Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the
Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price for              Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the               Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the
average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the cif          other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import
prices shall be determined for the period of five months            levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­
ending one month before the quarter in respect of which             tion (EEC) No 564/92 (") lays down detailed rules for
the said amount is calculated ; whereas that period is              applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­
 1 January to 31 May 1992 ;                                         ments as regards pigmeat ;
Whereas the second component, which represents the                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs other        in accordance with the opinion of the Management
than grain required for the production of one kilogram of           Committee for Pigmeat,
pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2766/75, be 15% of the value of the
quantity of feed grain ;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the third amount, which represents overhead
costs of production and marketing, shall, in accordance
with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be                                         Article 1
 ECU 38,69 per 100 kilograms of pig carcases :
Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to in            1 . For the period 1 July to 30 September 1992 the slui­
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2 766/75, other than pig           ce-gate prices and levies provided for in Articles 12 and 8
carcases, must be derived from the sluice-gate price for            respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the
pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients laid down by          products referred to in Article 1 (1 ) thereof shall be as set
Regulation (EEC) No 3944/87 ;                                       out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain               2.    Nevertheless, in the case of products falling within
agricultural products originating in developing countries           CN      codes      0206 30 21 ,  0206 30 31 , 0206 41 91 ,
(3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 509/92 (4), and            020649 91 ,       1501 00 11 ,   1601 00 10,      1602 1000,
Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (^ on the arrange­                1602 20 90 and 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of
ments applicable to agricultural products and certain               duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not
goods resulting from the processing of agricultural                 exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
States (ACP States), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
444/92 (*), special import arrangements were introduced                                       Article 2
involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the frame­
work of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in particular for
certain pigmeat products ;                                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
                                                                    publication in the Official Journal of the European
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision          Communities.
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
                                                                    It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1992.
(•) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
(2) OJ  No  L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                            O OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .                          (") OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
O   OJ  No  L 159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1 .                              O OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
O   OJ  No  L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.                               (,0) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
O   OJ  No  L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.                                (") OJ No L 61 , 6. 3. 1992, p. 9.
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         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
         States.
         Done at Brussels, 1 July 1992.
                                                                For the Commission
                                                                 Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                            Member of the Commission
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                                                       ANNEX
            to die Commission Regulation of 1 July 1992 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               71,76                    48,67
                  0103 92 11               61,02                    41,39
                  0103 92 19               71,76                    48,67 (4)
                  0203 11 10               93,31                    63,29 (4)
                   0203 12 11             135,30                    91,77 0
                   0203 12 19             104,51                    70,88 0
                  0203 19 11              104,51                    70,88 (4)
                  0203 19 13              151,16                   102,53 (4)
                  0203 19 15               81,18                    55,06 (4)
                  0203 19 55              151,16                   102,53 (4)
                  0203 19 59              151,16                   102,53 (4)
                  0203 21 10               93.31                    63,29 (4)
                  0203 22 1 1             135,30                    91,77 (4)
                  0203 2219               104,51                    70,88 (4)
                  0203 29 1 1             104,51                    70,88 (4)
                  0203 29 13              151,16                   102,53 (') (4)
                  0203 29 15               81,18                    55,06 (4)
                  0203 29 55              151,16                   102,53 (')(4)
                  0203 29 59              151,16                   102,53 (4)
                  0206 30 21              112,91                    76,58                 7
                  0206 30 31               82,11                    55,69                 4
                  0206 41 91              112,91                    76,58                 7
                  0206 49 91               82,11                    55,69                 4
                  0209 00 11               37.32                    25,32
                  0209 00 19               41,06                    27,85
                  0209 00 30               22,39                    15,19
                  0210 1111               135,30                    91,77 00
                  0210 11 19              104,51                    70,88 0
                  0210 11 31              263,13                   178,47 (4)
                  0210 11 39              207.15                   140,50 (4)
                  0210 12 11               81,18                    55,06(-)O
                  0210 12 19              135,30                    91,77 (4)
                  0210 19 10              119,44                    81,01 0
                  0210 19 20              130,63                    88,60 0
                  0210 19 30              104,51                    70,88 0
                  0210 19 40              151.16                   102,53 0 0
                  0210 19 51              151,16                   102,53 0
                  0210 19 59              151,16                   102,53 (4)
                  0210 19 60              207,15                   140,50 0
                  0210 19 70              260,33                   176,57 (4)
                  0210 19 81              263,13                   178,47 (4)
                  0210 19 89              263,13                   178,47 (4)
                  0210 90 31              112,91                    76,58
                  0210 90 39               82,11                    55,69
                   1501 00 11              29,86                    20,25                 3
                  1501 00 19               29,86                    20,25
                  1601 00 10              130,63                   104,34 0              24
                  1601 00 91              219,28                   185,05 000
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                                                                                                     Conventional
                                             Sluice-gate price         Amount of levies               rate of duty
                   CN code                                                                           bound within
                                              (ECU/ 100 kg)              (ECU/ 100 kg)
                                                                                                       GAIT (%)
                  1601 00 99                      149,30                    124,92 (') OO
                  160210 00                       104,51                     79,42                         26
                  1602 20 90                      121,30                    123,59                         25
                  1602 41 10                      228,61                    202,32 0
                  1602 4210                       191,29                    157,74 0
                  1602 49 11                      228,61                    202,21 («)
                  1602 49 13                      191,29                    175.53 0
                  1602 49 15                      191.29                    150,31 (l)0
                  1602 49 19                      125,97                    106,12 0 (4)
                  1602 4930                       104,51                      89,09 0
                  1602 49 50                        62,52                     56,50 0
                  1602 90 10                      121.30                    103.54                         26
                  1602 90 51                      125,97                    101,72
                  1902 20 30                        62,52                     54,89
         (') 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.
         (J) The levy on products originating in the ACP 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.
         0 No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
         (4) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­
             ments concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.1 certificates issued
             in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 564/92 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the
             Annex to that Regulation.
         NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                 2658/87.