CELEX: 31994R3130
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-20 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3130/94 of 20 December 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

21 . 12. 94                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 330/51
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3130/94
                                                       of 20 December 1994
                                     fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          whereas, therefore, trends in world market prices for feed
                                                                     grain must be taken into account when fixing sluice-gate
                                                                     prices for the period 1 January to 31 March 1995 ;
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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                 market prices for feed grain should be taken into account
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being
market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation                 fixed ;
(EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12
( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed,
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products               trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75,         taken into account in fixing the levies ;
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
fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat (3) ;
                                                                     Whereas, in the case of pigmeat products, in respect of
                                                                     which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat             levies should be limited to the amounts resulting from
were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EC)                        that binding ;
No 2256/94 (4), for the period 1 October to 31 December
1994, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 January to
31 March 1995 ; whereas such prices and levies should in
principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the
period 1 July to 30 November 1994 ;                                  Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of
                                                                     5 March 1990 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) f), as
 1 October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in          last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2484/94 (8), 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 (9), no levies shall apply on
                                                                     imports of products originating in the overseas countries
(')  OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                            and territories ;
(2)  OJ  No  L 129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 12.
f)   OJ  No  L 152, 16. 6. 1990, p. 18.
(<)  OJ  No  L 245, 20. 9. 1994, p. 2.                               0 OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0    OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.                            (8) OJ No L 265, 15. 10. 1994, p. 3.
(6)  OJ  No  L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                            0 OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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 Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (') and                products and fixed the levies to be applied on imports of
 (EC) No 3492/93 (2) on certain procedures for applying              those products ; whereas Regulation (EC) No 1432/94 (I2)
 the Europe Agreement establishing an association                    has established the detailed rules of the import regime for
 between the European Communities and their Member                   pigmeat laid down in Regulation (EC) No 774/94 ;
 States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and
 Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for                 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­                  Committee for Pigmeat,
 related matters between the European Economic Commu­
 nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
 one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 the other part (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 2235/93 (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof, intro­                                  Article 1
 duce arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
 products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)                      1 . During the period 1 January to 31 March 1995, the
 No 2698/93 (s), as last amended by Regulation (EC)                 sluice-gate prices and levies provided for in Articles 12
 No 2676/94 (% lays down detailed rules for applying the            and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
 arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards           the products referred to in Article 1 (1 ) thereof shall be as
 pigmeat ;                                                          set out in the Annex hereto .
Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 f) and
(EC) No 3642/93 (8) on certain rules for applying the               2.     Nevertheless, in the case of products falling within
 Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters               CN      codes     0206 30 21 ,    0206 30 31 ,    0206 41 91 ,
between the European Economic Community and the                     02064991 ,       1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10,      16021000,
 European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,                 1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of
and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other              duty has been bound conforming to the general Agree­
 part ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1590/94               ment on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the levy shall not
(9), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2337/94 (10), lays            exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
down detailed rules for applying the arrangements
provided for in these agreements as regards pigmeat ;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 (") has
opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 20 December 1994.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Rene STEICHEN
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No   L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No   L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
0   OJ  No   L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
(4) OJ  No   L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 5.
(4 OJ No L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 80.
(6) OJ No L 285, 4. 11 . 1994, p. 7.
f) OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.
(8) OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.
(9) OJ No L 167, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 16.
H OJ No L 254, 30. 9. 1994, p. 19.
('■) OJ No L 91 , 8 . 4. 1994, p. 1 .                               (12) OJ No L 156, 23. 6. 1994, p. 14.
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                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 20 December 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)(2)       bound within
                                                                                       GATT (%)
                 0103 91 10               67,03                    38,09                   —
                 0103 92 11               57,00                     32,39                  —
                 010392 19                67,03                     38,09 (3)              —
                 0203 11 10               87,16                    49,53 (3)(4)            —
                 0203 12*1 1            1 26,38                    71 ,82 (3) (4)          —
                 0203  12 19              97,62                     55,48 (3)(4)           —
                 0203  19 11              97,62                     55,48 (3)(4)           —
                 0203  19 13            1 41 ,20                    80,24 f) (4) 0         —
                 0203  19 15              75,83                    43,09 (3)(4)            —
                 0203  19 55            1 41 ,20                    80,24 (3) (4)          —
                 0203  1 9 59           1 41 ,20                    80,24 (3) (4)          —
                 0203  21 10              87,16                     49,53 (3)(4)           —
                 0203  22 11            126,38                      71,82 (3)(4)           —
                 0203  2219               97,62                     55,48 (3)(4)           —
                 0203  29 11              97,62                     55,48 (3)(4)           —
                 0203  29 13            141,20                      80,24 (3)(4)           —
                 0203  29 15              75,83                     43,09 (') (4) 0        —
                 0203  29 55            141,20                      80,24 (3)(4)           —
                  0203 29 59            141,20                      80,24 (3){4)           —
                  0206 30 21            105,46                      59,93                    7
                  0206 30 31              76,70                     43,59                    4
                 0206 41 91             105,46                      59,93                    7
                 0206 49 91               76,70                     43,59                    4
                  0209 00 11              34,86                     19,81                  —
                  0209 00 19              38,35                     21,79                  —
                  0209 00 30              20,92                     11,89                  —
                  0210 11 11            126,38                      71,82 (3)              —
                  0210 11 19              97,62                     55,48 (3)              —
                  0210 11 31            245,79                    1 39,68 (')              —
                  0210 11 39             193,50                   1 09,96 (3)              —
                  0210 12 11              75,83                     43,09 (3)              —
                  0210 12 19            126,38                      71,82 (3)              —
                  0210 19 10             111,57       .             63,40 0                —
                  0210 19 20             122,02                     69,35 (3)              —
                  0210 19 30              97,62                     55,48 (3)              —
                  0210 1940              141,20                     80,24 (3)              —
                  0210 19 51             141,20                     80,24 (3)              —
                  0210 19 59             141,20                     80,24 (3)              —
                  0210 19 60             193,50                   1 09,96 (3)              —
                  0210  19 70           243,18                    1 38,20 (3)              —
                  0210 19 81            245,79                    1 39,68 (3)              —
                  0210  19 89           245,79                    1 39,68 (')              —
                  02109031               105,46                     59,93                  —
                  0210 90 39              76,70                     43,59                  —
                  1501 00 11              27,89                     15,85                    3
                  1501 00 19               27,89                     15,85                 —
                  1601 00 10             122,02                   107,18 (»)               24
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                                                                                                           Conventional
                       CN code               Sluice-gate price             Amount of levies                 rate of duty
                                              (ECU/ 100 kg)                 (ECU/100 kg)0                  bound within
                                                                                                             GAIT (%)
                     1601 00 91                   204,83                        158,71 OHO                       —
                     1 60 1 00 99                 1 39,46                       1 02,84 (') 0 (4)                —
                     1602 10 00                     97,62                         59,61                          26
                     1602 20 90                   113,31                          94,25                          25
                     1 602 41 1 0                 21 3,54                       1 65,51 0 0                      —
                     1602 4210                    178,68                        129,40 00                        —
                     1602 49 11                   213,54                        169,45 00                        —
                     1602 49 13                   178,68                        126,14 0 0                       —
                     1 602 49 1 5                 1 78,68                       1 22,1 1 0 0                     —
                     1 602 49 1 9                 11 7,67                         86,1 1 0 0                     —
                     1602 49 30                     97,62                         72,97 0 0                      —
                     1602 49 50                     58,40                         61,07OO                      1 —
                     1602 90 10                   113,31                          85,66                          26
                     1602 90 51                   117,67                          83,15                          —
                     1902 20 30                     58,40                         52,59                          —
            (') 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.
            (2) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC .
            (-1) For products imported from Poland, Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Republics, the levy applicable is
                 restricted within the conditions provided for in amended Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 .
            (4) For products imported from Bulgaria and Romania, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions
                 provided for in amended Regulation (EC) No 1590/94.
            (5) 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.