CELEX: 31993R3583
Language: en
Date: 1993-12-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 3583/93 of 27 December 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

28 . 12. 93                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 326/29
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3583/93
                                                      of 27 December 1993
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       must be taken into account when fixing sluice-gate prices
                                                                    for the period 1 January to 31 March 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 (EEC)
 No 2705/93 (4), for the period 1 October to 31 December            Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of
  1993, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 January to         20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on
 31 March 1994 ; whereas such prices and levies should in           certain agricultural products originating in developing
 principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the       countries (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 period 1 July to 30 November 1993 ;                                No 1028/93 (8), and Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 715/90 (9) on the arrangements applicable to agricul­
                                                                    tural 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) as last
 1 October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in         amended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (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 (6), 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
 less than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;           Economic Community ("), no levies shall apply on
therefore trends in world market prices for feed grain              imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                    and territories :
(■) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0 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 108 , 1 . 5. 1993, p. 1 .
(4j OJ No L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 113.                              0 OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85.
0 OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.                                H OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p . 7.
(6) 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 (EEC) No 518/92 0, as                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 (2), (EEC)
 No 519/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC)                                              Article 1
 No 2234/93 (4), and (EEC) No 520/92 (% as amended by
 Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 (6), of 27 February 1992 on          1 . For the period 1 January to 31 March 1994 the
 certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreements           sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles
 on trade and trade-related matters between the European          1 2 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
 Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel               the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation
 Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland,          shall be as shown in the Annex.
 the Republic of Hungary and the Czech Republic and the
 Slovak Republic, of the other part, introduce arrange­           2.    Provided that, in the case of products falling within
 ments for reducing import levies on certain products ;           CN      codes    0206 30 21 ,     0206 30 31 ,  0206 41 91 ,
 whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 f7), as           0206 49 91 ,    1501 00 11 ,      1601 00 10,    1602 10 00,
 amended by Regulation (EC) No 3560/93 (8), lays down             1 602 20 90 or 1 602 90 1 0, in respect of which the rate of
 detailed rules for applying the arrangements provided for        duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not
 in these agreements as regards pigmeat ;                         exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                                   Article 2
 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 Committee for Pigmeat,                                           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 27 December 1993.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              Rene STEICHEN
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
(J) OJ  No  L 200, 10 . 8 . 1993, p. 3.
(3) OJ  No  L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
(4) OJ  No  L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 4.
(*) OJ  No  L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
(6) OJ  No  L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5.
0   OJ  No  L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 80.
(8) OJ  No  L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p. 42.
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                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 27 December 1993 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
                                                                                       GATT (%)
                   0103 91 10                70,82                    41,16
                   0103 92 11                60,23                    35,00
                   0103 92 19                70,82                    41,16 0
                   0203 11 10                92,10                    53,52 0 0
                   0203 12 11               133,55                    77,60 0 0
                   0203 12 19              103,15                     59,94 0 0
                   0203 19 11               103,15                    59,94 0 0
                   0203 19 13              149,20                     86,70 0 0
                   0203 19 15                80,13                    46,56 0 0
                   0203 1 9 55             149,20                     86,70 0 0
                   0203 1 9 59             149,20                     86,70 0 0
                   0203 21 10                92,10                    53,52 0 0
                   0203 22 1 1             133,55                     77,60 0 0
                   0203 22 19              103,15                     59,94 0 0
                   0203 29 1 1             103,15                     59,94 0 0
                   0203 29 13              149,20                     86,70OOO
                   0203 29 1 5               80,13                    46,56 0 0
                   0203 29 55              149,20                     86,70 000
                   0203 29 59              149,20                     86,70 0 O
                   0206 30 21              111,44                     64,76                 7
                   020630 31                 81,05                    47,10                 4
                   0206 41 91              111,44                     64,76                 7
                   0206 49 91                81,05                    47,10                 4
                   0209 00 1 1               36,84                    21,41
                   0209 00 19                40,52                    23.55
                   0209 00 30                22,10                    12,84
                   0210 1111               133,55                     77,60 0 0
                   0210 11 19              103,15                     59,94 0
                   0210 11 31              259,72                    150,92 0 0
                   0210 11 39              204,46                    118,81 0
                   0210 12 11                80,13                    46.56 0 0
                   0210 12 19              133,55                     77,60 0 0
                   0210 19 10              117,89                     68,50 0
                   0210 19 20              1 28,94                    74.93 0
                   0210 19 30              103,15                     59.94 0
                   0210 19 40              149,20                     86,70 0 0
                   0210 19 51              149,20                     86,70 0
                   0210 19 59              149,20                     86,70 0
                   0210 19 60              204,46                   118,81 0
                   0210 19 70              256,96                   149,32 0
                   0210 19 81              259,72                   1 50,92 0 0
                   0210 19 89              259,72                   150,92 0
                   0210 90 31              111,44                     64,76
                   0210 90 39                81,05                    47,10
                   1501 00 11                29,47                    17,13                 3
                   1501 00 19                29,47                    17,13
                   1601 00 10              128,94                   112,76 0               24
                   1601 00 91              216,44                   165,19 000
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                                                                                                             Conventional
                        CN code                 Sluice-gate price           Amount of levies                  rate of duty
                                                 (ECU/ 100 kg)               (ECU/ 100 kg)(')                bound within
                                                                                                               GATT (% )
                      1601 00 99                     147,36                       1 10,70 (') (2) (4)
                      1602 10 00                     103,15                         64,07                          26
                      1602 20 90                     119,73                       109,53                           25
                      1602 41 10                     225,65                       1 77,99 (4)
                      1602 42 10                     188,81                       1 42,77 (4)
                      1602 49 11                     225,65                       179,53 (4)
                      1602 49 13                     188,81                       1 28,64 (4)
                      1 602 49 1 5                   188,81                       130,29 (') (4)
                      1602 49 19                     124,34                         90,35 C )(4)
                      1602 49 30                     103,15                         76,37 (4)
                      1602 49 50                      61,71                         56,39 (4)
                      1602 90 10                     119,73                         90,84                          26
                      1602 90 51                     124,34                         88,54
                      1902 20 30                      61,71                         48,73
            (') 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 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.
            (') 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, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic and
                Hungary under the Interim Agreements concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect
                of which EUR.l certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 have been presented, are
                subject to the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation.
            (') For products imported from Austria or Finland, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided
                for in Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 56/93.
            NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                    2658 /87.