CELEX: 31994R0687
Language: en
Date: 1994-03-29
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 687/94 of 28 March 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

29 . 3. 94                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 84/5
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 687/94
                                                         of 28 March 1994
                                      fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
 THE COMMISSION OF THIi EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         therefore the sluice-gate prices must be maintained
                                                                      unchanged until 30 June 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
                                                                      only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                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 not been fixed,
                                                                      the levies must remain unchanged ;
 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                Whereas, in the case of pigmeat products, in respect of
 sion Regulation (EEC) No 1611 /90 of 15 June 1990                   which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat (3);             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 (EC)                       Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of
 No 3583/93 (4), for the period 1 January to 31 March
                                                                      20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on
 1994, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 April to             certain agricultural products originating in developing
 30 June 1994 ; whereas such prices and levies should in
 principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the
                                                                     countries Q, as last amended by Regulation (EC)
                                                                      No 3668/93 (8), and Council Regulation (EEC)
 period 1 October 1993 to 28 February 1994 ;                          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
                                                                     African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) as last
 Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from                 amended by Regulation (EC) No 235/94 (10), special
 1 October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in          import arrangements were introduced involving a reduc­
world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into              tion to 50 % in levies within the framework of fixed
 account only if the value of the quantity of feed grain             amounts or annual quotas, in particular for certain
 required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­            pigmeat products ;
 tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for
 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
                                                                     overseas countries and territories with the European
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by            Economic Community (u), no levies shall apply on
less than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;             imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                     and territories ;
(')  OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2)  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 338, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 22.
(4)  OJ  No  L 326, 28 . 12. 1993, p. 29.                           0 OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
(j OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.                               H OJ No L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 12.
(j 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 (EC) No 3491 /93 (') and                Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters
 (EC) No 3492/93 (2), on certain procedures for applying             between the Community and Romania (10), signed in
  the Europe Agreement establishing an association                   Brussels on 1 February 1993, entered into force on 1 May
 between the European Communities and their Member                    1993 ; whereas the said Agreements provide for a reduc­
 States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and           tion in the import levy for meat of domestic swine, fresh,
 Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)             chilled or frozen, falling within CN codes 0203, 1601 00
  No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for                 and 1 602 within certain quantity limits ; whereas
 applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­                  Commission Regulation (EC) No 238/94 (n) lays down
 related matters between the European Economic Commu­                detailed rules for applying the arrangements provided for
 nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the              in these agreements as regards pigmeat ;
 one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of
 the other part (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 No 2235/93 (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof intro­          in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 duce arrangements for reducing import levies on certain             Committee for Pigmeat,
 products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)
 No 2698/93 (*), as amended by Regulation (EC)
 No 3560/93 (6), lays down detailed rules for applying the
 arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
 pigmeat ;                                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas, in addition, account must be taken of Decision
                                                                                               Article 1
 94/ 1 /ECSC, EC of the Council and Commission Q,
 concerning the conclusion of the Agreements on the
 European Economic Area, between the European                        1 . For the period 1 April to 30 June 1994 the
 Community, the European Coal and Steel Community                    sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles
 and their Member States, on the one hand, and Austria,              12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
 Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Liechtenstein, on              the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation
 the other hand, hereafter referred to as the 'EEA Agree­            shall be as shown in the Annex.
 ment' ; whereas the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture
 between the Community, on the one hand, and Austria                 2.    Provided that, in the case of products falling within
 and Finland, on the other hand, enter into force at the             CN      codes     0206 30 21 ,   0206 30 31 ,   0206 41 91 ,
 same time as the EEA Agreement ; whereas Commission                 0206 49 91 ,     1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10,     1602 10 00,
 Regulation (EC) No 3580/93 (8) lays down detailed rules             1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of
 for the application of the import arrangements for these           duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not
 products originating in Austria and Finland ;                      exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
Whereas the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­
                                                                                               Article 2
 related matters between the Community and the Republic
 of Bulgaria (9), signed in Brussels on 8 March 1993,
 entered into force on 31 December 1993 : whereas the               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1994.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels, 28 March 1994.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Rene STEICHEN
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No L  319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
O   OJ   No L  319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
O   OJ   No L  56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 9 .
(4) OJ   No L  200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5.
0   OJ  No  L  245, 1 . 10 . 1993, p. 80.
(6) OJ  No  L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p. 42.
O   OJ  No  L  1 , 3. 1 . 1994, p. 1 .
(8) OJ  No  L  326, 28 . 12. 1993, p. 16.                          (10) OJ No L 81 , 2. 4. 1993, p. 2.
O   OJ  No  L  323, 23. 12. 1993, p. 2.                             (") OJ No L 30, 3. 2. 1994, p. 16.
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                                                   ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 March 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on
                                                   pigmeat
                                                                                         Conventional
                                 Sluice-gate price         Amount of levies               rate of duty
                  CN code
                                  (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 (4)                      —
                0203 11 10              92,10                   53,52 (4) (5) (6)              —
                0203 12 11            133,55                    77,60 (4)(5)(6)                —
                0203 12 19            1 03,1 5                  59,94 (4) (*) f)               —
                0203 19 11            1 03,1 5                  59,94 (4) (s) (6)              —
                0203 19 13            149,20                    86,70 (4) 0 (6)                —
                0203 19 15              80,13                   46,56 (4) 0 (6)                —
                0203 19 55            149,20                    86,70 (4) (5) (6)              —
                0203 19 59            149,20                    86,70 (4) (5) (6)              —
                0203 21 10              92,10                   53,52 (4) 0 («)                —
                0203 22 11            133,55                    77,60 (4) (5) (6)              —
                0203 22 19            103,15                    59,94 (4) (5) (6)              —
                0203 29 1 1           1 03,1 5                  59,94 (4) 0 (6)                —
                0203 29 13            149,20                    86,70 (') (4) (*) (6)          —
                0203 29 15              80,13                   46,56 (4)(5)(6)                —
                0203 29 55            149,20                    86,70 (') (4) 0 (6)            —
                0203 29 59            149,20                    86,70 (4) (5) (6)              —
                0206 30  21           111,44                    64,76                           7
                0206 30  31             81,05                   47,10                           4
                0206 41  91           111,44                    64,76                           7
                0206 49  91             81,05                   47,10                           4
                0209 00  11             36,84                   21,41                          —
                0209 00  19             40,52                   23,55                          —
                0209 00  30             22,10                   12,84                          —
                0210 11  11           133,55                    77,60 (') C)               .   —
                0210  11 19           103,15                    59,94 (4)                      —
                0210  11 31          259,72                   1 50,92 (4) (5)                  —
                0210  11 39          204,46                   11 8,81 (4)                      —
                0210  12 11             80,13                   46,56 0 (4)                    —
                0210  12 19           133,55                    77,60 (4)(5)                   —
                0210  19 10           117,89                    68,50 (4)                      —
                0210  19 20           128,94                    74,93 (4)                      —
                0210  19 30           103,15                    59,94 (4)                      —
                0210  19 40           149,20                    86,70 (<)(4)                  —
                0210  19 51           149,20                    86,70 (4)                      —
                0210  19 59          149,20                     86,70 (4)                     —
                0210  19 60          204,46                   118,81 (4)                      —
                0210  19 70          256,96                   149,32 (4)                      —
                0210  19 81          259,72                   150,92 (4)(5)                   —
                0210  19 89          259,72                   1 50,92 (4)                     —
                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                   1 12,76 (2)                     24
                1601 0091            216,44                   165,19 (') (2) (4) (5) (6)      —
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                                                                                                           Conventional
                    CN code               Sluice-gate price             Amount of levies                    rate of duty
                                           (ECU/ 100 kg)                 (ECU/ 100 kg) (3)                 bound within
                                                                                                             GAIT (%)
                  1601 00 99                   147,36                         1 10,70 OOOOO                      —
                  160210 00                    103,15                           64,07                            26
                  1602 20 90                   119,73                         109,53                             25
                  1602 41 10                   225,65                         177,99 (4)(6)                      —
                  1602 42 10                   188,81                         142,77 (4)(6)                      —
                  1602 49 11                   225,65                         179,53 (4)(6)                      —
                  160249 13                    188,81                         1 28,64 (4)(6)                     —
                  160249 15                    188,81                         1 30,29 (') (4) (6)                —
                  1602 49 19                   124,34                           90,35 (') (4) (6)                —
                  1602 49 30                   103,15                           76,37 (4)(6)                     —
                  1602 49 50                    61,71                           56,39 (4)(6)                     —
                  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.
          (3) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
          (4) For products imported from Poland, Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Republics, the levy applicable is
              restricted within the conditions provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93.
          (*) For products imported from Austria or Finland, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided
              for in Regulation (EC) No 3580/93.
          (*) For products imported from Bulgaria and Romania, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions
              provided for in Regulation (EC) No 234/94.
          NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC)
                  No 2658/87.