CELEX: 31994R2256
Language: en
Date: 1994-09-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2256/94 of 19 September 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

No L 245/2                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                20 . 9 . 94
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2256/94
                                                       of 19 September 1994
                                     fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          grain must be taken into account when fixing sluice-gate
                                                                     prices for the period 1 October to 31 December 1994 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                     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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75
                                                                     only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being
                                                                     fixed ;
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
(1 ) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed
                                                                     trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
                                                                     taken into account in fixing the levies ;
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
with the methods of calculation laid down in Commis­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1611 /90 of 15 June 1990                    Whereas, in the case of pigmeat products, in respect of
fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat (3) ;            which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
                                                                     levies should be limited to the amounts resulting from
                                                                     that binding ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1976/94 (4), for the period 1 August to 30 September              Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of
 1994, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 October              20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on
to 31 December 1994 ; whereas such prices and levies                 certain agricultural products originating in developing
should in principle be fixed by reference to feed grain              countries f), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
prices for the period 1 April to 31 August 1994 ;                    No 3668/93 (8), and Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90
                                                                     of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agri­
                                                                     cultural products and certain goods resulting from the
                                                                     processing of agricultural products originating in the
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from                  African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) (9), as
 1 October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in          last amended by Regulation (EC) No 235/92 (10), special
world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into              import arrangements were introduced involving a reduc­
account only if the value of the quantity of feed grain              tion to 50 % in levies within the framework of fixed
required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­             amounts or annual quotas, in particular for certain
tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for           pigmeat products ;
the preceding quarter ; whereas this minimum was fixed
by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 (*), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (% at 3 % ;
                                                                     Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
                                                                     91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by            overseas countries and territories with the European
more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;             Economic Community (u), no levies shall apply on
whereas, therefore, trends in world market prices for feed           imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                     and territories ;
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p.  1.
(2) OJ  No  L 129, 11 . 5.  1989, p.  12.                            0 OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
(3) OJ  No  L 152, 16. 6.   1990, p.  18 .                           (8) OJ No L 338 , 31 . 12. 1993, p. 22.
(4) OJ  No  L 198, 30. 7.   1994, p.  124.                           0 OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p.  25.                            O OJ No L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 12.
h) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                                (") OJ No L 263, 19. 9 . 1991 , p. 1 .
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 Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (') and                and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other
 (EC) No 3492/93 (2), on certain procedures for applying             part ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1590/
 the Europe Agreement establishing an association                    94 (n) lays down detailed rules for applying the arrange­
 between the European Communities and their Member                   ments provided for in these agreements as regards
 States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and           pigmeat ;
 Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)
 No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for                  Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 (12) has
 applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­                  opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural
 related matters between the European Economic Commu­                products and fixed the levies to be applied on imports of
 nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the              those products ; whereas Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 (13)
 one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of             has established the detailed rules of the import regime for
 the other part (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC)                  pigmeat laid down in Regulation (EC) No 774/94 ;
 No 2235/93 (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof intro­
 duce arrangements for reducing import levies on certain             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)                      in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 No 2698/93 (*), as amended by Regulation (EC)                       Committee for Pigmeat,
 No 3560/93 (6), lays down detailed rules for applying the
 arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
 pigmeat ;                                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas, in addition, account must be taken of Decision
 94/ 1 /ECSC, EC of the Council and Commission Q,                                              Article 1
 concerning the conclusion of the Agreements on the
 European Economic Area, between the European                        1 . During the period 1 October to 31 December 1994,
 Community, the European Coal and Steel Community                    the sluice-gate prices and levies provided for in Articles
 and their Member States, on the one hand, and Austria,              12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
 Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Liechtenstein, on              the products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof shall be as
                                                                    set out in the Annex hereto.
 the other hand, hereafter referred to as the 'EEA Agree­
 ment' ; whereas the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture
 between the Community, on the one hand, and Austria                 2.    Nevertheless, in the case of products falling within
 and Finland, on the other hand, enter into force at the             CN      codes     0206 30 21 ,    0206 30 31 ,     0206 41 91 ,
 same time as the EEA Agreement ; whereas Commission                 0206 49 91 ,     1501 00 11 ,     1601 00 10,      1602 10 00,
 Regulation (EC) No 3580/93 (8) lays down detailed rules             1 602 20 90 or 1 602 90 1 0, in respect of which the rate of
 for the application of the import arrangements for these           duty has been bound conforming to the general Agree­
 products originating in Austria and Finland ;                      ment on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the levy shall not
Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (9) and                exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
(EC) No 3642/93 (10) on certain rules for applying the
 Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters                                          Article 2
 between the European Economic Community and the
 European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1994.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 19 September 1994.
                            •f
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Rene STEICHEN
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(>) OJ   No  L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
O   OJ   No L  319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
(3) OJ  No  L  56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 9 .
(4) OJ   No  L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 5.
Is) OJ No L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 80.
(6) OJ No L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p. 42.
0 OJ No L 1 , 3. 1 . 1994, p. 1 .
(8) OJ No L 326, 28 . 12. 1993, p. 16.                              (") OJ No L 167, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 16.
O OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.                                (I2) OJ No L 91 , 8. 4. 1994, p. 1 .
H OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.                                H OJ No L 156, 23. 6. 1994, p. 14.
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                                                    ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 19 September 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                   on pigmeat
                                                                                     Conventional
                  CN code        Sluice-gate price         Amount of levies           rate of duty
                                   (ECU/ 100 kg)            (ECU/100 kg)(3)          bound within
                                                                                       GATT (%)
                010391 10               68,79                    37,58                     —
                0103 92 11              58,51                    31,96                     —
                010392   19             68,79                    37,58 (4)                 —
                0203 11  10             89,46                    48,87 (4) 0 0             —
                0203 12  11           129,72                     70,86 000                 —
                0203 12  19           100,20                     54,73 (4) 0 (6)           —
                0203 19  11           100,20                     54,73 000                 —
                0203 19  13           144,93                     79,16 (4) 000             —
                0203 19  15             77,83                    42,51 000                 —
                0203 19  55           144,93                     79,16 0 00                —
                0203 19  59           144,93                     79,16 0 00                —
                0203 21  10             89,46                    48,87 0 00                ~
                0203 22  11           129,72                     70,86 0 00                —
                0203 22  19           100,20                     54,73 000                 —
                0203 29  11           1 00,20                    54,73 0 0 0               —
                0203 29  13           1 44,93                    79,1 6 (') 0 0 0          —
                0203 29  15             77,83                    42,51 0 0 0 0             —
                0203 29  55           144,93                     79,16 0000                —
                0203 29  59           144,93                     79,16 0 0 0               —
                0206 30  21           108,25                     59,13                      7
                0206 30  31             78,72                    43,00                      4
                0206 41  91           108,25                     59,13                      7
                0206 49  91             78,72                    43,00                      4
                0209 00  11             35,78                    19,55                     —
                0209 00  19             39,36                    21,50                     —
                0209 00  30             21,47                    11,73                     —
                0210 11  11           129,72                     70,86OO                   —
                0210 11  19           100,20                     54,73 0                   —
                0210  11 31           252,28                    137,81 00                  —
                0210  11 39           198,60                    108,49 0                   —
                0210  12 11             77,83                    42,51 00                  —
                0210  12 19           129,72                     70,86 0 0                 —
                0210  19 10           114,51                     62,55 0                   —
                0210  19 20           125,24                     68,41 0                   —
                0210  19 30           100,20                     54,73 0                   —
                0210  19 40           144,93                     79,16 0 0                 —
                0210  19 51           144,93                     79,16 0                   —
                0210  19 59           144,93                     79,16 0                   —
                0210  19 60           198,60                    108,49 0                   —
                0210  19 70           249,59                    136,34 0                   —
                0210  19 81           252,28                    137,81 00                  —
                0210  19 89           252,28                    137,81 0                   —
                0210  90 31           108,25                     59,13                     —
                0210  90 39             78,72                    43,00                     —
                 1501 00 11             28,63                    15,64                      3
                 1501 00 19             28,63                    15,64                     —
                 1601 00 10           125,24                    106,250                    24
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                                                                                                          Conventional
                                           Sluice-gate price             Amount of levies                  rate of duty
                     CN code
                                            (ECU/ 100 kg)                 (ECU/ 100 kg) (3)               bound within
                                                                                                            GATT (%)
                   1 60 1 00 9 1                21 0,23                       1 57,1 5 (') (2) (4) (0 0         —
                   1601 00 99                   143,14                        101,78 (') (2) (4) 00             —
                   160210 00                    100,20                          58,86                           26
                   1602 20 90                   116,30                          93,38                           25
                   160241 10                    219,18                        163,88 (4)0                       —
                   1602 42 10                   183,39                        1 28,04 (4)0                      —
                   1602 49 11                   219,18                        167,82 (4)0                       —
                   1 602 49 1 3                 1 83,39                       1 24,78 (4) 0                     —
                   1602 49 15                   183,39                        120,75 0 00                       —
                   1 602 49 1 9                 1 20,77                         85,21 (■) 0 0                   —
                   1602 49 30                   100,20                          72,23 0 0                       —
                   1602 49 50                     59,94                         60,63 0 0                       —
                   1602 90 10                   116,30                          84,79                           26
                   1602 90 51                   120,77                          82,26                           —
                   1902 20 30                     59,94                         52,14                           —
           (') 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/OCT 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 .
           (3) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
           (4) For products imported from Poland, Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Republics, the levy applicable is
               restricted within the conditions provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93.
           O For products imported from Austria or Finland, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided
               for in Regulation (EC) No 3580/93.
           (') For products imported from Bulgaria and Romania, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions
               provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1590/94.
           O For these imported products, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided for in Council
               Regulation (EC) No 774/94.
           NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC)
                   No 2658/87.