CELEX: 31976R2586
Language: en
Date: 1976-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2586/76 of 25 October 1976 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices for pigmeat

No L 295/ 16                                Official Jqurnal of the European Communities                             26 . 10 . 76
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2586/76
                                                          of 25 October 1976
                                    fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 November
COMMUNITIES,                                                           1976 to 31 January 1977 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1
Economic Community,                                                    November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed,
                                                                       trends in world market prices for feed grain should be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                           taken into account only if at the same time a new
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                     sluice-gate price is being fixed ;
tion of the market in pigmeat ('), as amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 367/76 (2), and in particular Articles 8               Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
and 12 ( 1 ) thereof,                                                  trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
                                                                       taken into account in fixing the levies ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and for the
other products specified in Article 1 of Council Regu­                 Whereas in the case of products falling within any of
lation (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 esta­                       subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A or
blishing the list of products for which sluice-gate                    16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff in respect
prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for                   of which the rate of duty has been bound within
fixing the sluice-gate price for pig carcases (3 ), as                 GATT the levies should be limited to the amounts
amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 370/ 76 (4), and                       resulting from that binding ;
levies for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must be fixed in
                                                                       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
advance for each quarter in accordance with the
methods     of calculation       laid    down     in  Commission
                                                                       are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                       ment Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation ( EEC) No 1760/76 of 22 July 1976 fixing
the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat (5 ) ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
pigmeat were last fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No
 1760/76 for the period 1 August to 31 October 1976,
they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November
 1976 to 31 January 1977 ; whereas such prices and                                              Article 1
levies should in principle be fixed by reference to feed
grain prices for the period 1 May to 30 September
 1976 ;                                                                 1.     For the period 1 November 1976 to 31 January
                                                                        1977 the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12
                                                                       of Regulation ( EEC) No 2759/75 for the products
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1                  specified in Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2766/75
 November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed,                        and the levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation
trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be                 ( EEC) No 2759/ 75 for the products specified in
taken into account only if the value of the quantity of                Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation shall be as shown in
 feed grain required varies by at least a specified                    the Annex hereto .
 minimum in relation to that used in calculating the
 sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas
 this minimum was fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No                         2.     Provided that, in the case of products falling
 2766 / 75 at 3 % ;                                                    within any of subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01
                                                                       A I , 16.01 A or 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
                                                                       Tariff in respect of which the rate of duty has been
 Whereas the value of the         quantity of feed grain varies        bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
 by more than 3 % from            that used for the preceding          amount resulting from that binding.
 quarter ; whereas trends         in world market prices for
 feed grain must therefore        be taken into account when
   ') O) No L  282 , 1.11 . 1975 , p . 1 .                                                      Article 2
  -)  OJ No L  45 , 21 . 2 . 1976, p . 1 .
  3)  OJ No L  282, 1.11 . 1975 , p . 25.
  •») OJ No  L 45 , 21 . 2 . 1976 , p . 4 .                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
  5   OJ No L  197 , 23 . 7 . 1976 , p . 21                             1976 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 25 October 1976 .
                                                                    For the Commission
                                                                      P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX
                                                                                                               Conventional
    CCT                                                                            Sluice-gate   Amount of
                                                                                                                rate of duty
  beading                                  Description of goods                        price         levies    bound within
    Mo                                                                             u. a. /100 kg u. a. /100 kg   GATT (% )
01.03     Live swine :
          A. Domestic species :
              H. Other :
                  a) Sows having farrowed at least once, of a weight of not
                      less than 160 kg                                                 59-93         14-33
                   b) Other                                                            70-47         16-85           —
02,01     Meat and edible offals of the animals falling within heading No
          01.01, 01.02, 01.03 or 01.04, fresh, chilled or frozen :
          A. Meat :
              III. Of swine :
                    a) Of domestic swine :
                       1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                            or flare fait                                              91-64         21-91
                       2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                   142-04          33-97           —
                       3. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                            in)                                                      111-80          26-74
                        4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                148-46          35-50           —
                       5 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                       79-73         19-07           —
                       6. Other :
                            aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                         148-46          35-50           —
                            bb) Other                                                                35-50
          B. Offals :
              II. Other :
    -
                   c) Of domestic swine :
                       1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                              —              7-01           9
                      2 . Feet; tails                                                   —               1-97          9
                      3 . Kidneys                                                       —            23-01            9
                      4 . Livers                                                        —
                                                                                                     26-52           11
                      5 . Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                       —
                                                                                                     13-15            9
                       6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                           trachea and gullet                                                        19-28            9
                      7. Other                                                           —           19-28            9
02.05     Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered or solvent­
          extracted), fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked :
          A. Back-fat :
               I. Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine                           38-49            9-20         —
              II. Dried or smoked                                                        —           10-74           —
          B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                        —              5-26         —
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                                                                                                                 Conventional
   CCT                                                                              Sluice-gate   Amount of
  heading                                  Description of goods                           price       levies      rate of duty
                                                                                                                 bound within
    No                                                                              u. a. /100 kg u. a. /100 kg    GATT (% )
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 ibrine :
                        1 . Carcases ior half-carcases, with or without heads, feet                                 -
                            or flare fat                                                91-64         21-91
                        2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                            aa) Bacon sides                                          123-71           29-58            —
                            bb) Spencers                                                   —
                                                                                                      29-58            —
                            cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                      —
                                                                                                      32-87            —
                        3.  Hams and cuits of hams, unboned (bone-in)                 142-04          33-97            —
                        4.  Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                            (bone-in)                                                  111-80         26-74
                        5.  Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                 148-46         35-50
                        6.  Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                        79-73         19-07           —
                        7. Other                                                           —          35-50            —
                    b) Dried or smoked :
                        1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                            or flare fat                                                              32-87            _
                         2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                            aa) Baicon sides                                               —          32-87            —
                            bb) Spencers                                                   —          32-87            —
                            cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                      —          36-16            —
                        3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (ibone-in) :
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                          —          43-83            —
                            bb) Other                                                      —          61-80            —
                        4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                            in) :
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                          —          30-68            —
                            bb) Other                                                      —          48-65            —
                        5. Loins and outs of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                          —          46-02            —
                            bb) Other                                                      —          61-14            —
                        6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                          —          21-91            —
                            bb) Other .                                                    —          31-78            —
                        7. Other :
                            aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                    ■     —          46-02            —
                            bb) Other                                                      —
                                                                                                      61-80            —
                II. Edible meat offals :
                    a)  Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                    —             7-01
                    b)   Feet ; tails                                                      —
                                                                                                         1-97
                    c)  Kidneys                                                            —
                                                                                                      23-01            —
                    d)   Livers                                                         ' —           26-52            —
                    e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                           —
                                                                                                      13-15            —
                     f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                        and gullet                                                                    19-28
                    R) Other                                                               —          19-28
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                                                                                                                                  Conventional
    CCT                                                                                              Sluice-gate Amount of
   heading                                    Description of goods                                       price      levies         rate of duty
                                                                                                                                  bound within
     No                                                                                              u.a./100 kg u.a ./100 kg       GATT (% )
15.01          Lard, other pig fat and poultry fat, rendered or solvent extracted :
               A. Lard and other pig fat :
                    I. For industrial uses other than the manufacture of foodstuffs
                        for human consumption (a)                                                        —            7-01                3
                   II. Other                                                                            29-32         701               —
16.01          Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
               Λ. Liver sausages                                                                         —          42-43                24
               B. Other (b) :
                    I. ^Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                         —          75-29           '   —
                   II. Other                                                                             —          49-47               —
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :
                   II. Other                                                                             —          47-60               25
               B. Other :
                   III. Other :
                         a) Containing meat or offals of domestic swine and con­
                            taining 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 ; pieces thereof                         —          76-37               —.
                                bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof                                         —          63-61               —
                                cc) Other                                                                —          45-67               —
                            2. 40 °/o or more but less than 80 °/o of meat or offàls, of
                                any kind, including fats of any kind or origin                           »          40-89
                            3. Less than 40 °/o of meat or offal, of any kind, includ­
                                ing fats of any kind or origin                                           —          25-22               —
(a) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to be determined by the competent authorities.
(b) The levy on sausages imported in containers which also contain preserving liquid, shall be charged on the net weight, i.e. minus the weight
    of the liquid.