CELEX: 31981R1064
Language: en
Date: 1981-04-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1064/81 of 21 April 1981 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

No L 111 /22                              Official Journal of the European Communities                            23 . 4. 81
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1064/81
                                                         of 21 April 1981
                                   fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 May to 31
COMMUNITIES,                                                        July 1981 ;
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
                                                                    taken into account only if at the same time a new
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        sluice-gate price is being fixed ;
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in pigmeat ( J ), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2966/80 (2), and in particular                  Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed,
Articles 8 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 prices for pig carcases (3), as last         GATT, the levies should be limited to the amounts
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 772/79 (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                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
methods of calculation laid down in Commission
                                                                     ment Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EEC) No 192/ 81 of 26 January 1981
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
 192/81 for the period 1 February to 30 April 1981 ,
they must be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31
July 1981 ; whereas such prices and levies should in                                        Article 1
principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for
the period 1 November 1980 to 31 March 1981 ;
                                                                     1 . For the period 1 May to 31 July 1981 , the sluice­
                                                                     gate prices provided for in Article 12 of Regulation
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1                (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products specified in
 November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed,                      Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 and the
 trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be              levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)
 taken into account only if the value of the quantity of             No 2759/75 for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 )
 feed grain required varies by at least a specified                  of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex
 minimum in relation to that used in calculating the                 hereto .
 sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas
 this minimum was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No
 2766/75 at 3 % ;                                                    2. Provided that, in the case of products falling
                                                                     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
 Whereas the value of the       quantity of feed grain varies        Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been
 by more than 3 % from           that used for the preceding         bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
 quarter ; whereas trends       in world market prices for           amount resulting from that binding.
 feed grain must therefore       be taken into account when
 (')  OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 .
 (2)  OJ No L 307, 18 . 11 . 1980 , p . 5 .                                                 Article 2
 (3 ) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 25 .
 (4)  OJ No L 99 , 21 . 4. 1979 , p. 1 .
 (5 ) OJ No L 23 , 27. 1 . 1981 . p. 9 .                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1981 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 21 April 1981 .
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                    Poul DALSAGER
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 21 April 1981 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on
                                                                 pigmeat
                                                                                                                     Conventional
      car                                                                                   Sluice-gate Amount of
                                                                                                                      rate of duty
    heading                                      Description                                   price      levies
                                                                                                                     bound within
       No                                                                                  ECU/ 1 00 kg ECU/ 1 00 kg
                                                                                                                       GATT (%)
01.03         Live swine :
              A. Domestic species :
                  II . Other :
                        a) Sows having farrowed at least once, of a weight of not less
                            than 1 60 kg                                                       93-37       14-95           —
                        b) Other                                                              109-78       17-58           —
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 fat                                                    142-76       22-86           —
                             2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                      207-00       3315            —
                             3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                 (bone-in)                                                    159-89       25-60
                             4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                    231-27       37-03
                             5 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                        124-20       19-89           —
                             6 . Other :
                                 aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                             231-27       37-03           —
                                 bb) Other                                                       —         37-03           —
              B. Offals :
                   II . Other :
                         c) Of domestic swine :
                             1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                              7-32            4
                             2. Feet ; tails                                                     —            2-06            4
                             3 . Kidneys                                                          -
                                                                                                           24-00              4
                             4 . Livers                                                          —         27-66              7
                             5. Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                         —
                                                                                                            13-72             4
                             6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                                 and gullet                                                       —
                                                                                                            20-12             4
                             7 . Other                                                            —         20-12             4
 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                             57-10         9-14    v     —
                    II . Dried or smoked                                                          —
                                                                                                            10-06            —
               B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                            —            5-49          —
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                                                                                                                     Conventional
      CCT                                                                                  Sluice-gate Amount of
     heading                                       Description                                price      levies       rate of duty
                                                                                                                     bound within
       No                                                                                 ECU/ 1 00 kg ECU/ 1 00 kg    GAIT (% )
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                                                    142-76       22-86            —
                            2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                                 aa) Bacon sides                                             182-74       29-26            —
                                 bb) Spencers                                                  —
                                                                                                          29-26            —
                                cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                      —
                                                                                                          32-00            —
                            3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                     207-00       33-15            —
                            4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                 (bone-in)                                                   159-89       25-60            —
                            5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                    231-27       37-03            —
                            6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                         124-20       19-89            —
                            7 . Other                                                           —
                                                                                                          37-03            —
                        b) Dried or smoked :
                            1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet or
                                 flare fat                                                      —         32-00            —
                            2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                                 aa) Bacon sides                                                —
                                                                                                          32-00            —
                                 bb) Spencers                                                   —
                                                                                                          32-00             —
                                 cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                      —
                                                                                                          34-29             —
                            3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) :
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                         —         38-86             —
                                  bb) Other                                                     —
                                                                                                           64-46            —
                            4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                  (bone-in) :
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                         —          28-57            —
                                  bb) Other                                                     —          50-75            —
                             5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                         —
                                                                                                           43-43            —
                                  bb) Other                                                     —
                                                                                                           63-78            —
                             6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                        —
                                                                                                           22-86            —
                                   bb) Other                                                    —
                                                                                                           33-15            —
                             7 . Other :
                                   aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                        —          43-43            —
                                   bb) Other                                                    —
                                                                                                           64-46            —
                   II . Edible meat offals :
                         a)  Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                     —
                                                                                                              7-32          —
                         b)   Feet ; tails                                                       —
                                                                                                              2-06          —
                         c)  Kidneys                                                             —
                                                                                                            24-00           —
                         d)   Livers                                                             —
                                                                                                            27-66            —
                         e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                            —
                                                                                                            13-72            —
                         f)   Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                              and gullet                                                         —
                                                                                                            20-12            —
                         g) Other                                                                —          20-12            —
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                                                                                                                 Conventional
       CCT                                                                               Sluice-gate Amount of
     heading                                      Description                               price       levies    rate of duty
                                                                                                                 bound within
        No                                                                              ECU/ 100 kg  ECU/ 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)                                           —
                                                                                                          7-32           3
                   II . Other                                                               45-68         7-32         —
16 .01         Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
               A. Liver sausages                                                             —
                                                                                                        48-50          24
                B. Other (b) :
                    L Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                               —
                                                                                                        80-52          —
                   II . Other                                                                —
                                                                                                         53-88         —
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :
                   II . Other                                                                —
                                                                                                         55-72         25
                B. Other :
                   III . Other :
                          a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :
                             1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked                            —         107-84          —
                             2. Other, containing, by weight :
                                 aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind, inclu­
                                     ding fats of any kind or origin :
                                     1 1 . Hams, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof          —
                                                                                                         84-21         —
                                     22. Shoulders and pieces thereof                        —
                                                                                                         69-26         —
                                     33 . Other                                              —           47-46         —
                                 bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or
                                     offals, of any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                     origin                                                  —
                                                                                                         41-10         —
                                 cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                     including fats of any kind or origin                    —           31-62         —
(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.