CELEX: 31973R0231
Language: en
Date: 1973-01-31 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 231/73 of the Council of 31 January 1973 amending Regulations Nos 134/67/EEC and 137/67/EEC on sluice-gate prices and the system of 'pilot products and derived products' for pigmeat, with especial reference to the nomenclature of goods

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                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 231/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                      of 31 January 1973
              amending Regulations Nos 134/67/EEC and 137/67/EEC on sluice-gate prices and the
              system of 'pilot products and derived products' for pigmeat, with especial reference to
                                                  the nomenclature of goods
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          Whereas the tariff nomenclature arising from
                                                                  Regulation No 121 /67/EEC is incorporated in the
                                                                  Common Customs Tariff;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community ;
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation No
121/67/EEC (*) of 13 June 1967, on the common
organization of the market in pigmeat as last                                              Article 1
amended by the Act (2) concerning the conditions of
Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in
particular Articles 12 (4) and 13 (4) thereof;                     1.    For the purposes of this Regulation :
                                                                   (a) 'Bacon side' shall be taken to mean half a pig
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                     carcase without the head, chaps, neck, feet, tail,
                                                                        flare fat, kidneys, tenderloin, blade-bone,
                                                                        sternum, vertebral column, pelvic bone and
Whereas it is necessary to create specific subdivisions                 diaphragm;
for bacon and like products by reason of their
importance in Community trade ;                     whereas,
consequently, it is necessary to adapt Article 1 of                (b) 'Spencer' shall be taken to mean a bacon side
Council Regulation No 134/67/EEC (3) of 13 June                        without the ham, whether or not boned;
1967, establishing the list of products for which
sluice-gate prices are fixed and adopting the rules for             (c) '3 /4 side' shall be taken to mean a bacon side
the fixing of sluice-gate prices for pig carcases, as last             without the shoulder, whether or not boned;
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2139/72 (4), and
the Annexes to Council Regulation No 137/67/EEC                    (d) 'Middle' shall be taken to mean a bacon side
of 13 June 1967, laying down general rules for the                     without the ham and the shoulder whether or not
system of 'pilot products and derived products'                        boned.
allowing additional amounts to be fixed for
pigmeat (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2/72 (6);                                                         2. For the purposes of subheading 02.06 B I b) 3 ,
                                                                  4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Common Customs Tariff,
                                                                  products whose water/protein ratio in the meat is
Whereas, to ensure the uniformity of the                          more than 2-8 shall be considered as slightly dried or
nomenclature of the products coming under the                     slightly smoked. The protein content shall be taken
common rules of the markets in pigmeat, the entry                 to mean the nitrogen content multiplied by 6-25 .
under heading No 15.01 A I of the Common
Customs Tariff should be made more precise and                    The      nitrogen   content shall   be   determined   in
harmonized in the different Community languages ;                 accordance with the ISO method PR No 1233 .
                                                                                           Article 2
(*) OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2283/67.
(2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 14.
(3) OJ No 120, 21 . 6. 1967, p. 2367/67.                          The list of products under headings Nos 02.06 and
(4) OJ No L 229, 7. 10. 1972, p. 3 .                              15.01 of the Common Customs Tariff which appears
(5) OJ No 122, 22. 6. 1967, p. 23 95/67.                          in Annex II ( b) of Regulation No 137/67/EEC is
(«) OJ No L 2, 4. 1 . 1972, p. 1 .                                replaced by the following list:
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           CCT
          heading                                Description of goods
            No
           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
                               2. Bacon sides, 3/4 sides, spencers and middles:
                                  aa) Bacon sides
                                  bb) Spencers
                                  cc) 3/4 sides and middles
                              3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned (bone-in)
                              4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in)
                              5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)
                              6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies
                              7. Other
                          b ) Dried or smoked :
                              1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without headá, feet or flare
                                  fat '
                              2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides, and middles:
                                  aa) Bacon sides
                                  bb) Spencers
                                  cc) 3/4 sides and middles
                              3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned (bone-in):
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                  bb) Other
                              4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in) :
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                  bb ) Other
                              5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in):
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                  bb ) Other
                              6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                  bb) Other
                              7. Other:
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                  bb) Not specified
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                      CCT
                    heading                                                 Description of goods
                       No
                     02.06             B.    II . Edible meat offals :
                   (cont'd)
                                                  a) Heads and parts of heads ; necks
                                                  b) Feet; tails
                                                  c) Kidneys
                                                  d) Livers
                                                  e) Hearts ; tongues; lungs
                                                   f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea and
                                                      gullet
                                                  g) Other
                      15.01            Lard and other pig or poultry fat, rendered or otherwise extracted with the
                                       aid of solvents :
                                       A. Lard and other rendered pig fat:
                                              I. For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs for
                                                  human consumption (a)
                                             II. Other
           ( a ) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
                                                                    Article 3
           The list of products under heading No 02.06 of the Common Customs Tariff referred to
           in Article 1 of Regulation No 134/67/EEC, for which sluice-gate prices are fixed, shall
           be replaced by the following list:
                      CCT
                    heading                                                 Description of goods
                       No
                      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:
                                                      2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                                                          aa) Bacon sides
                                                      3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned
                                                      4. Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                                      5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned
                                                      6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies
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                                                  Article 4
          Annex 1 of Regulation No 137/67/EEC shall be replaced by Annex 1 of this Regulation.
                                                  Article S
          The Common Customs Tariff shall be amended in accordance with Annex II of this
          Regulation.
                                                  Article 6
          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official
          Journal of the European Communities.
          It shall apply from 1 January 1973 in respect of heading No 15.01 of the Common
          Customs Tariff and from 1 February 1973 in respect of heading No 02.06 of the
          Common Customs Tariff.
          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 31 January 1973 .
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                                                                  A. LAVENS
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                                                      ANNEX I
          List of pilot products and derived products of the products listed in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation
                                                     No 121 /67/EEC
                                  No in the
                                nomenclature
                                 oí Annex II                           Description of goods
                                to Regulation
                               No 137/67/EEC
          Pilot product      02.01 A III a) 1   Meat of domestic swine in carcases or half-carcases, with
                                                or without heads, feet or flare fat
          Derived products 02.01 A III a)       Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen:
                                                6. Other
                             02.06 B I a)       Meat of domestic swine, salted or in brine :
                                                7. Other
                             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
                                                7. Other:
                                                    aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                                    bb) Other
          Pilot product      02.01 A III a) 2   Hams and cuts of ham, unboned (bone-in)
          Derived products 02.01 A III a)       Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen :
                                                6. Other
                             02.06 B I a)       Meat of domestic swine, salted or in brine :
                                                7. Other
                             02.06 B I b )      Meat of domestic swine, dried or smoked :
                                                3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned (bone-in):
                                                    aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                                    bb ) Other
                                                7. Other:
                                                    aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                                    bb ) Other
                             16.01              Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal
                                                blood :
                             B                  Other :
                             I                  Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked
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                                   No in the
                                 nomenclature
                                  of Annex II                           Description of goods
                                 to Regulation
                                No 137/67/ EEC
                             16.02               Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                             B                   Other:
                             III                 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,
                                                         including fats of any kind or origin:
                                                         aa) Hams, tenderloins and loins, and cuts thereof
                                                          cc) Other
            Pilot product    02.01 A III a) 3    Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in)
            Derived products 02.01 A III a)      Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen :
                                                 6. Other
                             02.06 B I a)        Meat of domestic swine, salted or in brine:
                                                 7. Other
                             02.06 B I b)        Meat of domestic swine, dried or smoked:
                                                 4. Shoulders and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in):
                                                    aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                                    bb) Other
                                                 7. Other:
                                                    aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                                    bb ) Other
                              16.01              Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal
                                                 blood :
                             B                   Other :
                             I                   Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked
                             II                  Not specified
                              16.02              Other prepared and preserved meat or meat offal :
                             B                   Other:
                             III                 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,
                                                         including fats of any kind or origin :
                                                         bb) Shoulders and cuts of shoulders
                                                          cc) Other
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                                  No in the
                                nomenclature
                                 of Annex II                           Description of goods
                                to Regulation
                               No 137/67/EEC
                             16.01 III              2. 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offal
                                                        of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin
                                                    3 . Less than 40 % of meat or offal, including fats of
                                                        any kind or origin
           Pilot product    02.01 A III a) 4    Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in )
           Derived products 02.01 A III a)      Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen :
                                                6. Other
                            02.06 B I a)        Meat of domestic swine, salted or in brine :
                                                7. Other
                            02.06 B I b)        Meat of domestic swine, dried or smoked :
                                                5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in):
                                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                                   bb ) Other
                                                7. Other:
                                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                                   bb) Other
                            16.02               Other prepared and preserved meat or meat offal :
                            B                   Other :
                            III                 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,
                                                        including fats of any kind or origin :
                                                        aa) Hams, tenderloins and loins, and cuts thereof
           Pilot product    02.01 A III a) 5    Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies
           Derived products 02.01 A III a)      Meat of domestic swine, fresh, chilled or frozen :
                                                6. Other
                            02.06 B I a)        Meat of domestic swine, salted or in brine :
                                                7. Other
                            02.06 B I b) .      Meat of domestic swine, dried or smoked :
                                                6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                                   bb ) Other
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                                    No in the
                                  nomenclature
                                   of Annex II                            Description of goods
                                  to Regulation
                                 No 137/67/EEC
                              02.06 B I b)        7. Other:
                                                      aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                                      bb) Other
                              16.02               Other prepared and preserved meat or meat offal :
                              B                   Other:
                              III                 Not specified:
                                                  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, including fats of any kind or origin
                                                       3. Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                                           including fats of any kind or origin
             Pilot product    02.05 A I           Pig fat, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine
             Derived products 02.05 A II          Back fat, dried or smoked
                              02.05 B             Pig fat other than that falling within subheading A
                               16.01               Sausages and the like of meat, meat offal or animal blood:
                              B                    Other:
                              I                    Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked
                              II                   Not specified
                               16.02               Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal:
                              B                    Other :
                               III                 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,
                                                           including fats of any kind or origin:
                                                           cc) Other
                                                       2. 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offal,
                                                           of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin
                                                       3. Less than 40 % of meat or offal, . of any kind,
                                                            including fats of any kind or origin
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                                 No in the
                               nomenclature
                                of Annex II                          Description of goods
                               to Regulation
                              No 137/67/EEC
           Pilot product    02.06 B I a) 2 aa) Bacon sides
           Derived products 02.06 B I a)       Meat of domestic swine, salted or in brine:
                                               2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles:
                                                   bb) Spencers
                                                   cc) 3/4 sides and middles
                                               7. Other
                            02.06 B I b)       Meat of domestic swine, dried or smoked:
                                               2. Bacon sides, spenoers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                                                   aa) Bacon sides
                                                   bb) Spencers
                                                   cc) 3/4 sides and middles
                                               3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned (bone-in):
                                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                               4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                                   (bone-in):
                                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                               5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in):
                                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                               6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
                                               7. Other:
                                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked
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                                                                  ANNEX II
             1 . Chapter 2 of the Common Customs Tariff shall be amended as follows :
                 ( a ) The expression 'Additional Note' shall be replaced by the expression 'Additional
                        Notes'.
                 (b ) The existing Additional Note shall be numbered ' I '.
                 (c) The following Additional Notes 2 and 3 shall be inserted as follows :
                        '2. A. for the purposes of subheadings 02.06 B I a) 2 aa) and 02.06 B I b) 2 aa),
                                 "bacon side" shall be taken to mean half a pig carcase without the head,
                                 chaps, neck, feet, tail, flare fat, kidneys, tenderloin, blade bone, sternum,
                                 vertebral column, pelvic bone and diaphragm ;
                             B. for the purposes of subheadings 02.06 B I a) 2 bb) and 02.06 B I b) 2 bb),
                                 "3 /4 sides" shall be taken to mean bacon sides without the shoulder,
                                 whether or not boned ;
                             C. for the purposes of subheadings 02.06 B I a) 2 cc) and 02.06 B I b) 2 cc),
                                 "spencers" shall be taken to mean bacon sides without the ham, whether
                                 or not boned ;
                             D. for the purposes of subheadings 02.06 B I a) 2 cc) and 02.06 B I b) 2 cc),
                                 "middles" shall be taken to mean bacon sides without the ham and the
                                 shoulder, whether or not boned.
                         3 . For the purposes of subheadings 02.06 B I b) 3 aa), 4 aa), 5 aa), 6 aa) and 7
                             aa), products whose water/protein ratio in the meat (nitrogen content
                             multiplied by 6-25 ) is more than 2-8 shall be considered as slightly dried and
                             slightly smoked.'
             2.       Subheadings Nos 02.06 B I and 15.01 A of the Customs Tariff shall be amended as
             follows :
                                                                                                    Duty rates
                   CCT
                  heading                             Description of goods             autonomous %        conventional
                     No
                                                                                        or levies (P)           %
                      1                                         2                             3                 4
                   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 :
                                          L Meat :
                                             a) Salted or in brine :
                                                1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or
                                                    without heads, feet or flare fat       25 (P)
                                                2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides
                                                    and middles :
                                                    aa) Bacon sides                        25 (P)              —
                                                    bb) Spencers                           25 (P)              —
                                                    cc) 3/4 sides and middles             25 (P)
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                                                                                                              Duty rates
                  CCT
                heading                               Description of goods                       autonomous %        conventional
                   No
                                                                                                   or levies (P)          %
                    1                                           2                                        3                4
                 02.06            B.     I. a) 3 . Hams and cuts of ham , unboned
               (cont'd)                             (bone-in)                                        25 (P)              —
                                               4. Shoulders and cuts of shoulders,
                                                    unboned (bone-in)                                25 (P)              —
                                               5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned
                                                    (bone-in)                                        25 (P)              —
                                               6. Bellies      (streaky)     and   cuts    of
                                                    bellies                                          25 (P)              —
                                               7. Other                                              25 (P)              —
                                            b) Dried or smoked:
                                               1 . Carcases or half-carcases with or
                                                    without heads, feet or flare fat                 25 (P)              —
                                               2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides
                                                    and middles :
                                                    aa) Bacon sides                                  25 (P)              —
                                                   bb) Spencers                                      25 (P)              —
                                                   cc) 3/4 sides and middles                         25 (P)              —
                                               3 . Hams and cuts of ham, unboned
                                                    (bone-in):
                                                    aa) Slightly dried or slightly
                                                         smoked                                      25 (P)
                                                   bb ) Other                                        25 (P)              —
                                               4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of                                            .
                                                   shoulders, unboned :
                                                    aa) Slightly dried or slightly
                                                         smoked                                      25 (P)
                                                   bb) Other                                         25 (P) .            —
                                               5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned
                                                   (bone-in):
                                                    aa) Slightly dried or slightly
                                                         smoked                                      25 (P)              —
                                                   bb) Other                                         25 (P)              —
                                               6. Bellies (streaky)         and cuts of
                                                   bellies :
                                                    aa) Slightly      dried    or   slightly
                                                         smoked                                     25 (P)               —
                                                   bb) Other                                        25 (P)               —
                                               7. Other:
                                                   aa) Slightly       dried    or   slightly
                                                         smoked                                     25 (P)               —
                                                   bb) Other                                        25 (P)               —
                                 Lard and other pig or poultry fat rendered or
                15.01            otherwise extracted with the aid of solvents :
                                 A. Lard and other rendered pig fat:
                                       I. For     industrial     uses    other   than    the
                                           manufacture of foodstuffs for human
                                           consumption (a)                                            4 (P)               3
                                      II. Other                                                     20 (P)
          (a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.