CELEX: 31979R0128
Language: en
Date: 1979-01-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 128/79 of 25 January 1979 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices for pigmeat

No L 19/ 10                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             26. 1 . 79
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 128/79
                                                      of 25 January 1979
                                 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 February to
COMMUNITIES,                                                      30 April 1979 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
Economic Community,                                               November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
                                                                  trends in world market prices for feed grain should be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      taken into account only if at the same time a new
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                sluice-gate price is being fixed ;
tion of the market in pigmeat (J), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular                Whereas, since a new sluice-gate pride is to be fixed,
Articles 8 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof,                                  trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
                                                                  taken into account in fixing the levies ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and for the
other products specified in Article 1 of Council Regu­
lation (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 esta­                  Whereas, in the case of products falling within any of
blishing the list of products for which sluice-gate               subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A or
prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for               16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect
                                                                  of which the rate of duty has been bound within
fixing the sluice-gate prices for pig carcases (3), as            GAIT, the levies should be limited to the amounts
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 370/76 (4), and
levies for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of           resulting from that binding ;
Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must be fixed in
advance for each quarter in accordance with the                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
methods of calculation laid down in Commission                    are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
Regulation (EEC) No 1614/78 of 11 July 1978 fixing                ment Committee for Pigmeat,
the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat (5) ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for
pigmeat were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
2369/78 (6) for the period 1 November 1978 to 31
January 1979, they must be fixed anew for the period
 1 February to 30 April 1979 ; whereas such prices and
levies should in principle be fixed by reference to feed                                  Article 1
grain prices for the period 1 August to 31 December
 1978 ;                                                            1 . For the period 1 February to 30 April 1979, the
                                                                  sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12 of Regula­
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1             tion (EEC) No 2 759/75 for the products specified in
November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed,                    Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 and the
trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be             levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)
taken into account only if the value of the quantity of            No 2 759/75 for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 )
feed grain required varies by at least a specified                of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex
minimum in relation to that used in calculating the                hereto.
sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas
this minimum was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                      2. Provided that, in the case of products falling
2766/75 at 3 % ;                                                  within any of subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01
                                                                  A I, 16.01 A or 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies            Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been
by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding                  bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
quarter ; whereas trends in world market prices for                amount resulting from that binding.
feed grain must therefore be taken into account when
(') OJ  No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No L 171 , 28. 6. 1978, p. 19.                                                    Article 2
(3) OJ  No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
(4) OJ  No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 4.
(5) OJ  No L 189, 12. 7. 1978, p. 5.                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
(6) OJ  No L 286, 12. 10. 1978, p. 15.                             1979 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States.
           Done at Brussels, 25 January 1979 .
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                                         ANNEX
                     to the Commission Regulation af 25 January 1979 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices
                                                                       on pigmeat
               I                                                                                                     Conventional
     CCT                                                                                    Sluice-gate  Amount of
                                                                                                                      rate of duty
   heading
     No
               |                                        Description                            price
                                                                                            u.a. /100 kg
                                                                                                             levies
                                                                                                         u.a./100 kg
                                                                                                                     bound within
                                                                                                                       GATT (% )
 01.03            Live swine :
              j A. Domestic species :
             |        II. Other :
             i              a) Sows having farrowed at least once, of a weight of not
             I                  less than 160 kg                                              41.76         27.05         _
                                                                                              49-10         31-81
            j               b) Other                                                                                       —
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 :
           J A. Meat :
                      III . Of swine :
           i                a ) Of domestic swine :
                                1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                                    or flare fat                                             63.85          41.36
                                2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                  98.97          64.11         —
                                3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-
                                    in)                                                      77.90         50.46
                                4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in)              103-44         67.01          —
                                5 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                    55.55         35.98
                                6. Other :
                                    aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                        103.44         67.01          —
                                    bb) Other                                                  —           67-01          —
                 B. Offals :
                     II. Other :                                                                         l\
                           c) Of domestic swine :                                           l
                               1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                             —           13.24            9
                               2 . Feet; tails                                                 —             3-72           9
                               3 . Kidneys                                                     —           43-43           9
                               4 . Livers                                                      —           50-05          11
l                              5. Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                     —           24-82            9
                               6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                                   trachea and gullet                                                      36-40            9
                               7. Other                                                        —
                                                                                                           36.40            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. Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine                          26.82         17.37          —
                     II . Dried or smoked                                                      —           20.27          —
                 B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                       —              9-93        —
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    CCT                                                                                                    Conventional
                                                                                   Sluice-gate Amount of
                                                                                                            rate of duty
  heading                                      Description                            price       levies   bound within
     No                                                                            u.a./100 kg 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                                             63.85        41.36
                        2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :          \
                            aa ) Bacon sides                                         86.20        55.84          —
                            fob) Spencers                                              —          55-84          —
                            cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                  —          62-04          —
                       3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                  98.97        64-11          —
                       4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                            (bone-in )                                               77.90        50-46          __
                       5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)               103-44        67.01          —
                       6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      55.55        35-98          —
                       7. Other                                                        —          67.01          —
                   b) Dried or smoked :                                            \
\                      1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                            or flare fat                                                          62.04    I
                        2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                             aa) Bacon sides                                           —
                                                                                                  62-04          —
                            bb) Spencers                                               —
                                                                                                  62-04          —
                            cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                  —
                                                                                                  68.25          —
                        3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned ( bone-in) :            I
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —
                                                                                                  82-72          —
                            bb) Other                                                 —
                                                                                                116.64
                       4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-
                            in) :
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                     —
                                                                                                 57.91          —
                            bb) Other                                                 —
                                                                                                  91.82          —
                       5. Loins and outs of loins, unboned (bone-in) :                                     I
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                     —
                                                                                                  86.86         —
                            bb) Other                                                 —
                                                                                                115.40          —
                       6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                     —
                                                                                                 41.36          —
                            bb) Other                                                 —
                                                                                                  59.97          —
                       7. Other :
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                     —           86.86         —
                            bb) Other                                                 —         116-64          —
               II. Edible meat offals :                                            ll
                   a)   Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                               —           13.24         —
                   b)   Feet ; tails                                                  —            3-72         —
                   c)   Kidneys                                                       —          43.43          —
                   d)   Livers                                                        —          50-05          —
                   e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                       —          24.82          _
                    f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                       and gullet                                                     _
                                                                                                 36-40'
                   R) Other                                                           —
                                                                                                 36.40          _
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                                                                                                                                   Conventional
    CCT                                                                                              Sluice-gate   Amount of
   heading                                         Description                                           price         levies
                                                                                                                                   rate of duty
                                                                                                                                  bound within
     No                                                                                              u.a./100 kg   u .a ./100 kg    GATT (% )
15.01          Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent extracted :
               A. Lard and other pig fat :
                     I. For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs
                         for human consumption (a)                                                                     13.24             3
                    II. Other                                                                           20.43          13.24            —
16.01          Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
               A. Liver sausages                                                                                       76.98            24
                                                                                                                 ,
               B. Other (b) :
                     I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                         —           123.80             —
                    11 . Other                                                                           —             85.60            —
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :
                    II . Other                  x                                                        —             79.82            25
               B. Other :                                                                       \
                    III. Other :
                         a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :
                             1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked                                        —           179.05             —
                             2. Other, containing, by weight :
                                 aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind, in­
                                     cluding fats of any kind or origin :                       I
                                     11 . Hams, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof                       — .'       132.01              —
                                     22. Shoulders and pieces thereof                                    —           108-50             —
                                     33 . Other                                                          —             74.94            —
                                 bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or
                                     offals, of any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                     origin                                                                            66.40
                                 cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                     including fats of any kind or origin                                —             43-41            —
(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 .