CELEX: 31988R2170
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2170/88 of 20 July 1988 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat

No L 190/32                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  21 . 7. 88
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2170/88
                                                           of 20 July 1988
                                      fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article 1
                                                                     (1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 other than
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               pig carcases must be derived from the levy on pig carcases
 Economic Community,                                                 on the basis of the coefficients fixed for such products
                                                                     pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  2759/75 in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 Portugal,                                                           3944/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing coefficients for
                                                                     calculating levies on pigmeat products, amending the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2 759/75               Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on. the
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                Common Customs Tariff and repealing Regulation (EEC)
 market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation                No 747/79 (<);
(EEC) No 3906/87 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12
( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article 1
                                                                     (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 are made up of
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                    two components ;
charged on imports into the Community for the products
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
2759/75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Commission               Whereas the first component must be derived from the
Regulation (EEC) No 1065/88 (3) for the period 1 May to              levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients fixed
 31 July 1988 and levies must therefore be fixed anew for            in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3944/87 ;
 the period 1 August to 31 October 1988 ;
Whereas the levy on pig carcases is made up of two                   Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 %,
components ;                                                         and for products falling within CN code ex 1602 to 10 %,
                                                                     of the average offer prices for imports during the 12
Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­              months to 1 May ; whereas these averages should be
rence between prices within the Community and on the                 determined bearing in mind all the information available
world market for the quantity of feed grain specified in             relating to imports into the Community from third coun­
Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 of 29               tries, taking into account the representative character of
October 1975 laying down the rules for calculating a                 prices ;
component of the levy on pig carcases (4), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 4160/87 (^ the composition                    Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes
whereof is indicated therein ;
                                                                     0206 30 21 ,       0206 30 31 ,   0206 41 91 ,    0206 49 91 ,
                                                                      1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10, 1602 10 00, 1602 20 90 and
Whereas the value within the Community for that quan­                 1 602 90 10 in respect of which the rate of duty has been
tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with             bound with GATT, the levies must not exceed the
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 ; whereas the               amount resulting from that binding ;
value for the like quantity on the world market must be
determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;
                                                                     Whereas, for pig carcases and other products referred to
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for              in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be                 29 October 1975 establishing the list of products for
equal to the average of the cif prices of such cereal ;              which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down
whereas the cif prices shall be determined for the period            the rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for pig carcases Q,
of five months ending one month before the quarter in                as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87, the
respect of which the said component is calculated ;                  sluice-gate prices must be fixed in advance for each
whereas that period is 1 February to 30 June 1988 ;                  quarter ; whereas sluice-gate prices were last fixed by
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 1065/88 for the period 1 May to 31
Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of                 July 1988 and prices must therefore be fixed anew for the
the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the             period 1 August to 31 October 1988 ;
four quarters to 1 May in each year ;
                                                                     Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is made up
('   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            of three components ;
0    OJ  No  L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .
(3)  OJ  No  L 104, 23. 4. 1988, p. 14.
(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.                            0 OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
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  Whereas the first component must be equal to the value          tion of import levies on pigmeat products from Portugal
  on the world market of the quantity of feed grain equiva­       owing to the minimal difference between the prices obtai­
  lent to the quantity of feedingstuffs required for the          ning in the Community on the one hand and in Portugal
  production in third countries of one kilogram of pigmeat,      on the other hand ; whereas the situation still pertains ;
  such quantity being composed as provided in Article 2 (1 )
  of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 Whereas the value of that quantity of grain must be deter­      in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                 Committee for Pigmeat,
  mined in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of Regula­
  tion (EEC) No 2766/75 ;
 Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price for          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
 average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the cif
 prices shall be determined for the period of five months                                  Article 1
 ending one month before the quarter in respect of which
 the said amount is calculated ; whereas that period is 1         1.    For the period 1 August to 31 October 1988 the
 February to 30 June 1988 ;                                      levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                 2759/75 for the products referred to in Article
 Whereas the second component, which represents the              1 (1 ) thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for in
 extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs other    Article 12 thereof for the products referred to in Article 1
 than grain required for the production of one kilogram of       of Regulation (EEC) No 2 766/75 shall be as set out in the
 pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Regula­    Annex hereto.
 tion (EEC) No 2766/75, be 15% of the value of the
 quantity of feed grain ;                                        2.    Nevertheless, in the case of products falling within
 Whereas the third amount, which represents overhead             CN codes 0206 30 21 , 0206 30 31, 0206 41 91 ,
 costs of production and marketing, shall, in accordance         0206 49 91 ,     1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10,    1602 10 00,
 with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be           1602 20 90 and 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of
 38,69 ECU per 100 kilograms of pig carcases :                   duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not
                                                                 exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
 Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to in
 Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other than pig        3.    For imports from Portugal of products specified in
 carcases, must be derived from the sluice-gate price for        paragraph I and in free circulation in that Member State,
 pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients laid down by      application of the levies specified in the Annex shall be
 Regulation (EEC) No 3944/87 ;                                   suspended.
 Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/86 of 28                                      Article 2
 February 1986 on the application of import levies on
 pigmeat products from Portugal ^1) suspended the applica­       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1988.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 20 July 1988 .
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                               Vice-President
(') OJ No L 58, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 45.
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                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 20 July 1988 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)      bound within
                                                                                      GAIT (%)
                   0103 91 10                71,49                   54,21
                   0103 92 11                60,80                   46,1 1
                   0103 92 19                71,49                   54,21
                   0203 11 10                92,96                   70,50
                   0203 12 11          .   134,79                   102,23
                   0203 12 19              104,12                    78,96
                   0203 19 11              104,12                    78,96
                   0203 19 13              150,60                   114,21
                   0203 19 15                80,88                    61,34
                   0203 19 55              150,60                   114,21
                   0203 19 59              150,60                   114,21
                   0203 21 10                92,96                    70,50
                   0203 22 1 1             134,79                   102,23
                   0203 22 19              104,12                     78,96
                   0203 29 1 1             104,12                     78,96
                   0203 29 13              150,60                   114,21
                   0203 29 15                80,88                    61,34
                   0203 29 55              150,60                   114,21
                   0203 29 59              150,60                   114,21
                   0206 30 21              112,48                     85,31                 7
                   0206 30 31                81,80                    62,04                 4
                   0206 41 91               112,48                    85,31                 7
                   0206 49 91                81,80                    62,04                 4
                   0209 00 1 1               37,18                    28,20
                   0209 00 19                40,90                    31,02
                   0209 00 30                22,31                    16,92
                   0210 1111                134,79                  102,23
                   0210 11 19               104,12                    78,96
                   0210 11 31              262,15                   198,81
                   0210 11 39              206,37                   156,51
                   0210 12 11                80,88                    61,34
                   0210 12 19               134,79                  102,23
                   0210 19 10               118,99                    90,24
                   0210 19 20               130.14                    98,70
                   0210 19 30               104,12                    78,96
                   0210 19 40               150,60                  114,21
                   0210 19 51               150,60                   114,21
                   0210 19 59            .  150,60                   114,21
                   0210 1960                206,37                   156,51
                    0210 19 70              259,36                   196,70
                   0210 19 81               262.15                   198,81
                   0210 19 89               262,15                   198,81
                    0210 90 31              112,48                     85,31
                    0210 90 39                81,80                    62,04
                    1501 00 11                29,75                    22,56                 3
                    1501 00 19                29,75                    22,56
                    1601 00 10              130,14                   115,20                24
                    1601 00 91              218,46                   195,80
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                      Official Journal of the European Communities               No L 190/35
                                                                   Conventional
            CN code          Sluice-gate price   Amount of levies   rate of duty
                              (ECU/ 100 kg)       (ECU/ 100 kg)    bound within
                                                                     GATT (%)
           1601 00 99             148,74             129,31
           1602 10 00             104,12              99,75              26
           1602 20 90             120,85             142,66              25
           1602 41 10             227,75             199,94              _
           1602 42 10             190,57             164,57
           1602 49 11             227,75             199,94
           1602 49 13             190,57             164,57
           1602 49 15             190,57             164,57
           1602 49 19             125,50             109,31
           1602 49 30             104,12              99,75
           1602 49 50              62,28              71,64               _
           1602 90 10             120,85             142,66              26
           1602 90 51             125,50             109,31
           1902 20 30              62,28              71,64             —