CELEX: 31967R0137
Language: en
Date: 1967-06-13 00:00:00
Title: Regulation No 137/67/EEC of the Council of 13 June 1967 laying down general rules for the system of 'pilot products and derived products' allowing additional amounts to be fixed for pigmeat

Official Journal of the European Communities                                      79
22.6.67                      OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                        2395/67
                               REGULATION No 137/67/EEC OF THE COUNCIL
                                                    of 13 June 1967
              laying down general rules for the system of 'pilot products and derived products'
                                 allowing additional amounts to be fixed for pigmeat
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC                          amount when the free-at-frontier offers for the de­
COMMUNITY,                                                     rived product follow the same trend as those for the
                                                               pilot product;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community;                                            Whereas, because of the composition of certain de­
                                                               rived products, provision should be made for several
Having regard to Council Regulation No 121/67/                 pilot products for them; whereas, in order to prevent
EEC1 of 13 June 1967 on the common organisation                the protection afforded by the additional amount for
of the market in pigmeat, and in particular Article 13         the pilot product from being ineffective, when addi­
(4) thereof;                                                   tional amounts are being fixed for several pilot prod­
                                                               ucts, the highest derived additional amount should be
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;             applied; whereas for derived products containing a
                                                               substantial proportion of pig fat the additional amount
                                                               derived on the basis of the fat and the additional
Whereas in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation
No 121/67/EEC sluice-gate prices are fixed only for            amount derived on the basis of some other pilot
certain pigmeat products ; whereas these products are          product should, however, be combined, and the deri­
                                                               vation coefficients should be so fixed as to take ac­
listed in Article 1 of Council Regulation No 134/67/
EEC2 of 13 June 1967 establishing the list of products         count of the fact that the derived product is com­
for which sluice-gate prices are fixed and adopting            posed of pig fat and meat;
the rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for pig car­
cases ;
                                                               Whereas the system of pilot products and derived
                                                               products should not exclude the possibility of fixing
                                                               an additional amount for the derived product when
Whereas Article 13 of Regulation No 121/67/EEC                 the price level for the pilot product does not warrant
provides for the establishment of a system of 'pilot           the fixing of such an amount for the latter; whereas
products and derived products' allowing additional             the derived product may well be offered at a price
amounts to be fixed for 'derived products', namely             lower than that resulting from the normal price rela­
those for which sluice-gate prices are not fixed;              tionship between the pilot products and the derived
                                                              products;
Whereas the derived products consist of pigmeat or
contain cuts of pigmeat in varying proportions ;               Whereas it is not advisable to fix additional amounts
whereas, therefore, their prices normally stand in a           for certain pigmeat products either because of their
certain relationship to the price of pigmeat or cuts of        small economic importance or because of the binding
pigmeat; whereas this relationship is reflected in the         of the rate of customs duty within GATT;
ratio existing between the levies applicable to them ;
Whereas, consequently, the additional amount for the           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
derived product can be derived from the additional
amount for the pilot product with which the above­
mentioned price relationship normally exists by                                         Article 1
means of a coefficient expressing that ratio ; whereas
it is necessary to apply this derived additional              Pilot products and derived products related to each
                                                               of these products shall be as shown in Annex I. They
                                                               are taken from the list in Annex II, which contains
1 OJ No 117, 19.6.1967, p. 2283/67.                           the detailed nomenclature of products listed in
2 OJ No 120, 21.6.1967, p. 2367/67.                            Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 121/67/EEC.
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                        Article 2                             fixed for a derived product if the free-at-frontier of­
                                                              fers for this product do not correspond to the normal
1 . Where an additional amount is fixed for a pilot'          relationship between, the price for the pilot product
product, the levy on the derived product shall be in­         and that of the derived product:
creased by an additional amount when the free-at­
community frontier offers for the derived product
follow the same trend as those for the pilot product.         In that case the additional amount shall be the
                                                              amount required to restore the relationship between
2.    The additional amount shall be determined by            the price of the pilot product and that of the derived
multiplying the additional amount for the pilot prod­         product.
uct by the coefficient applicable to the derived prod­
uct, calculated in accordance with the provisions of
Article 3 .
                                                                                          Article 3
3.    If there are several pilot products other than pig      1.      With regard to. those of the products listed in
fat for a derived product, the additional amount for           Article i ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation No 121/67/EEC which
the drived product shall be equal to the highest of the       are derived products, the coefficient shall be obtained,
amounts obtained by multiplying the additional                 by dividing the coefficient used for calculating the
amount for each of the pilot products in question by           levy for the derived product in question by the coeffi­
the coefficient applicable in each case.                      cient used for the pilot product.
Where for a derived product pig fat is one of the
pilot products, the additional amount for the derived         2.. The coefficient for the products listed in Article
product shall be equal to the sum of:                           1(1 ) (c) of Regulation No 121/67/EEC shall be . cal­
                                                               culated in terms of the ratio between the levy for the
— the amount obtained by multiplying the additional            derived product arid the levy for, the pilot product
     amount for pig fat by the applicable coefficient ;        a.nd, as necessary, the composition of the derived
— ^the highest of the amounts obtained by multi- .             product.                     '
    plying the additional amount for each of the pilot
    products other than pig fat by the coefficient ap­
    plicable in each case.           -
                                                                                          Article 4
4.    Where an additional amount has not been fixed
 for the pilot product, an additional amount may be            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1967.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 13 June 1967.
                                                                                         For the Council
                                                              -     •                     The President
                                                                                       ■   Ch. HEGER
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                                                         ANNEX 1
              List of pilot products and derived products in respect of the products listed in Article 1 (1) of
                                                Regulation No 121/67/EEC
                                No in Annex II
                                 nomenclature                                    Description of goods
Pilot product            ex 02.01 A 111 (a)           Meat of domestic swine in carcases or half-carcases, with or without
                                                      heads, feet or flare fat
Derived products         ex 02.01 A III (a)           Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine:
                         and ex 02.06 B I (a)
                                                      6. Other
                         ex 02.06 B I (b)             Meat of domestic swine, dried or smoked :
                                                      1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet or flare fat
                                                      6. Other
Pilot product            ex 02.01 A 111 (a)           Hams
Derived products         ex 02.01 A III (b)           Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine:
                         and ex 02.06 B I (a)
                                                      6. Other
                         ex 02.06 B I (b)             Meat of domestic swine, dried or smoked :
                                                      2. Hams and cuts of ham, unboned (bone-in)
                                                      6. Other
                         ex 16.01                     Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
                                   ex B               Other :
                                                      ex I. Containing meat or offals of swine
                                                       (a) Dry sausages, uncooked
                         ex 16.02                      Other prepared and preserved meat or meat offal :
                                   ex B               Other:
                                  ex II               Not specified :
                                                       (a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and containing by
                                                           weight:
                                                           1 . 80% or more of meat or offal, of any kind :
                                                               ex (aa) Hams, including cuts of ham
                                                                   (cc) Other
Pilot product            ex 02.01 A 111 (a)           Shoulders
Derived products         ex 02.01 A III (a)           Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine :
                         and ex 02.06 B I (a)
                                                      6. Other
                         ex 02.06 B I (b)             Meat of domestic swine, dried or smoked :
                                                      3. Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in)
                                                      6. Other
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                         No in Annex II
                          nomenclature                                        Description of goods
                   ex 16.01                       Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood:
                             ex B                 Other:
                                                  I. Containing meat or offals of swine
                                                   . (a) Sausages and the like
                                                      (b) Black puddings
                                                      (c) Other
                   ex 16.02                       Other prepared and preserved meat or meat offal: ■
                             ex B                 Other:
                             ex II                Other:
                                                  (a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and containing by
                                                        weight:
      -
                                                        1 . 80% or more of meat or offal, of any kind:
                                                            (bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof
                                                             (cc) Other
                                                        2. 40% ór more but less than' 80% of meat or offal, of any
                                                            kind or origin:
                                                        3 . less than 40% of meat or offal, of any kind
Pilot product      ex 02.01 A 111 (a)             Loins
Derived products   ex 02.01 A III (a)             Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen, salted or in brine:
                   and ex 02.06 B I (a)
                                                  6. Other
                 .
                   ex 02.06 B I (b)               Meat of domestic swine, dried or smoked:
                                                  4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) -
                                                  6. Other
                   ex 16.02                       Other prepared and preserved meat or meat offal:
                             ex B                 Other
                             ex II                Other
                                                  ( a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and containing by
                                                        weight:
                                                       1 . 80°/o or more of meat or offal of aiiy kind :.
                                                            ex (aa) Fillets and loins; pieces thereof
Pilot product      ex 02.01 A 111 (a)             Breasts (streaky)
Derived products   ex 02.01 A III (a)             Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine:
                   and ex 02.06 B I (a)
                                                  6. Other-                                      ,
                   ex 02.06 B I (b)               Meat of domèstic swine, dried or smoked :
                                                  5. Breasts (streaky) . and cuts of breasts
                                                  6. Other
                   ex 16.02                       Other prepared and preserved meat or meat offal :
                             ex B                 Other
                             ex II              . Other
                                                  (a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and containing by
                                                        weight:
                                                        2. 40% or more but less than 80% of meat or offal, of any
                                                            kind or origin :
                                                        3 , less than 40% of meat or offal, of any kind
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                                No in Annex II
                                 nomenclature                                                Description of goods
Pilot product            ex  02.05                           Pig fat, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine (except unrendered
                                                             pig fat)
Derived products         ex  02.05                           ex A Back fat:
                                                                       II. Dried or smoked
                                                                  B. Pig fat other than that falling within sub-heading A
                         ex  16.01                           Sausages and the like of meat, meat offal or animal blood:
                                    ex B                     Other:
                                                             ex I. Containing meat or offals of domestic swine:
                                                                      (a) Sausages and the like
                                                                      (b) Black puddings
                                                                       (c) Other
                         ex  16.02                           Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                                    ex B                     Other:
                                    ex II                    Other:                                               4
                                                             (a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and containing by
                                                                  weight:
                                                                   1 . 80% or more of meat or offal, of any kind:
                                                                        (cc) Other
                                                                   2. 40% or more but less than 80% of meat or offal, of any
                                                                        kind or origin
                                                                  3 . less than 40% of meat or offal, of any kind
                                                               ANNEX II
                        Complete list of products listed in Article 1 (1) of Regulation No 121/67/EEC
                        CCT
                       heading                                              Description of goods
                         No
              (a) ex 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
                                             (b ) Other
              (b) ex 02.01                  Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or .frozen:
                             A m            Meat of swine:
                                             (a) Of domestic swine :
                                                  1 . Carcases or half carcases, with or without heads, feet or flare
                                                      fat
                                                  2.  Hams and cuts of ham, unboned (bone-in)
                                                  3.  Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in)
                                                  4.  Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)
                                                  5.  Breasts (streaky) and cuts of breasts
                                                  6. Other
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                 CCT
                heading                                             Description of goods
              •   No
        ex 02.01                     Edible offals, fresh, chilled or frozen;
                     B n             Of bovine animals and swine:
                                     (a) For the manufacture of pharmaceutical products1 :
                                           1 . Of domestic swine
                                     (b) Other
                                           1 . Of domestic swine: .
                                               (aa)    Heads and cuts of heads; necks
                                               (bb)    Feet and tails .
                                                (cc)   Kidneys
                                               (dd)     Livers
                                                (ee)   Hearts, tongues and lungs
                                                 (ff)  Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                                                        and gullet
                                               (gg) Other •
        ex 02.05                     Unrendered pig fat free of lean meat fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in
                                     brine, dried or smoked:
                                     A. Unrendered back fat: .
                                           I. Fresh, chilled, frozen , salted or in brine
                                          II. Dried or smoked
                                     B. Unrendered pig fat other than that falling within sub-heading A
        ex 02.06                     Meat and edible meat offals, of domestic swine, salted, in brine,
                                     dried or smoked:
                     B               Of domestic swine :
                                      I. Meat:
                                          (a) Salted or in brine:
                                                1 . Carcases or half carcases, with or without heads, feet or
                                                      flare fat
                                                2.   Hams and cuts of .ham, unboned (bone-in)
                                                3.   Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in) .
                                                4.   Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)
                                                5.   Breasts (streaky) and cuts of breasts
                                                6. Other
                                          (b) Dried or smoked:
                                                1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet or
                                                     flare fat
                                                2. Hams and cuts of ham, unboned (bone-in)
                                                3 . Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in)
                                                4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)
                                                5. Breasts '(streaky) and cuts of breasts
                                                6. Other
   l Inclusion within this sub-heading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities .
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             CCT
            heading                                               Description of goods
              No
                                     II. Edible meat offals:
                                          (a) Heads and cuts of heads; necks
                                          (b) Feet and tails
                                           (c)  Kidneys
                                          (d)   Livers
                                           (e)  Hearts, tongues and lungs
                                           (f)  Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea and
                                                gullet
                                          (g) Other
          15.01 A                    Lard and other rendered pig fat:
                                      I. For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs1
                                    II. Other
 (c) ex 16.01                       Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood:
                 A                  Liver sausages
                                    I. Containing liver of swine
                 B                  Other
                                    I. Containing meat or offals of swine2 :
                                         (a) Sausages and the like
                                        (b) Black pudding
                                         (c) Other
     ex 16.02                       Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                 A                  Liver
                                    II. Other
                                          (a) Containing liver of swine
                 B                  Other
                                    II. Other
                                          (a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and containing
                                                by weight:
                                          1 . 80% or more of mear or offal, of any kind :
                                                   (aa) Hams, fillets and loins; pieces thereof
                                                   (bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof
                                                    (cc) Other
                                          2 . 40% or more but less than 80% of meat or offal of any
                                                   kind
                                           3 . less than 40% of meat or offal, of any kind
1 Inclusion within this sub-heading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities .
2 The levy on sausages in containers which also contain a preserving liquid shall be charged on the net weight,
  minus the weight of this liquid .