CELEX: 31981R2109
Language: en
Date: 1981-07-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2109/81 of 22 July 1981 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat

No L 205/6                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             25 . 7 . 81
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2109/81
                                                           of 22 July 1981
                                     fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        period of five months ending one month before the
COMMUNITIES,                                                         quarter in respect of which the said component is
                                                                     calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30
                                                                     June 1981 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas the second component must be equal to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                    for the four quarters to 1 May in each year ;
tion of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2966/ 80 (2), and in particular
Articles 8 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                     Whereas the levies on the products specified in
                                                                     Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                    2759/75 other than pig carcases must be derived from
charged on imports into the Community for the                        the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)             cients fixed for such products pursuant to Article
No 2 759/75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by                       10(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 in Annex I to
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1064/81 of 21                          Commission Regulation (EEC) No 747/79 of 1 1 April
April 1981 (3) for the period 1 May to 31 July 1981                   1979 fixing coefficients for calculating levies on
and levies must therefore be fixed anew for the period                pigmeat products other than pig carcases (6) ;
1 August to 31 October 1981 ;
Whereas the levy on pig carcases is made up of two                   Whereas the levies on the products specified in
components ;                                                          Article 1 ( l)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 are
                                                                      made up of two components ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the
difference between prices within the Community and
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain
                                                                      Whereas the first component must be derived from
                                                                      the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­
specified in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
2764/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down the rules for
                                                                      cients fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      747/ 79 ;
calculating a component of the levy on pig
carcases (4 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
370/76 (5), the composition whereof is indicated
therein ;                                                             Whereas the second component must be equal to
                                                                      7 % , and for products falling within heading No ex
                                                                      16.02 of the Common Customs Tariff, to 10 % , of the
Whereas the value within the Community for that                       average offer prices for imports during the 12 months
quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­                   to 1 May ; whereas these averages should be deter­
dance with Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No                          mined bearing in mind all the information available
2764/75 ; whereas the value for the like quantity on                  relating to imports into the Community from third
the world market must be determined in accordance
                                                                      countries, taking into account the representative
with Article 3 thereof ;
                                                                      character of prices ;
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be                  Whereas, in the case of products falling within
equal to the average of the cif prices of such cereal ;               subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A
whereas the cif prices shall be determined for the                    and 16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in
                                                                      respect of which the rate of duty has been bound with
  >) OJ No   L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p . 1 .                              GATT, the levies must not exceed the amount
 -)  OJ No   L 307 , 18 . 11 . 1980 , p . 5 .                         resulting from that binding ;
 3)  OJ No   L 111 , 23 . 4 . 1981 , p . 22 .
 •>) OJ No   L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p . 21 .
 5)  OJ No   L 45 , 21 . 2 . 1976, p . 4 .                            (6) OJ No L 95, 16. 4. 1979 , p. 5 .
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Whereas, for pig carcases and other products referred             Whereas the third amount, which represents overhead
to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                     costs of production and marketing, shall, in accor­
2766/75 of 29 October 1975 establishing the list of                dance with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed              2766/75, be 38-69 ECU per 100 kilograms of pig
and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate              carcases :
price for pig carcases ( 1), as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 772/79 (2), the sluice-gate prices must             Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to
be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice­             in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other
gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                 than pig carcases, must be derived from the sluice­
1064/81 for the period 1 May to 31 July 1981 and                  gate price for pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­
prices must therefore be fixed anew for the period                 cients laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 747/79 ;
1 August to 31 October 1981 ;
                                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is made            are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
up of three components ;                                           ment Committee for Pigmeat,
Whereas the first component must be equal to the
value on the world market of the quantity of feed                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
grain equivalent to the quantity of feedingstuffs
required for the production in third countries of one
kilogram of pigmeat, such quantity being composed                                            Article 1
as provided in Article 2(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
2766/ 75 ;                                                         1.       For the period 1 August to 31 October 1981 the
                                                                   levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)
Whereas the value of that quantity of grain must be                No 2759/75 for the products referred to in Article
determined in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of             1 ( 1 ) thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for in
Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                     Article 12 thereof for the products referred to in
Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price for            Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 shall be as
                                                                   set out in the Annex hereto .
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the             2. Nevertheless, in the case of products falling
cif prices shall be determined for the period of five             within subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I,
months ending one month before the quarter in                      16.01 A and 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
respect of which the said amount is calculated ;                  Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been
whereas that period is 1 February to 30 June 1981 ;               bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
Whereas the second component, which represents the                 amount resulting from that binding.
extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs
other than grain required for the production of one                                          Article 2
kilogram of pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article
3(1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be 15 % of the              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
value of the quantity of feed grain ;                              1981 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 22 July 1981 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                   The President
                                                                                  Gaston THORN
(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25 .
(2 ) OJ No L 99, 21 . 4. 1979 , p . 1 .
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                                                                    ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 22 July 1981 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on
                                                                    pigmeat
                                                                                                                      Conventional
      CCT                                                                                    Sluice-gate Amount of
    heading                                        Description                                  price      levies      rate of duty
                                                                                                                      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 160 kg                                                         92-10       20-69           —
                        b) Other                                                               108-29       24-33           —
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                                                    140-82       31-64           —
                             2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                       204-19       45-88           —
                             3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                  (bone-in)                                                    157-72       35-44           —
                              4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                    228-13       51-26           —
                              5 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                        122-51       27-53            —
                              6 . Other :
                                  aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                             228-13       51-26            —
                                  bb) Other                                                       —
                                                                                                            51-26            —
              B. Offals :
                   II . Other :
                        c) Of domestic swine :
                             1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                  —
                                                                                                             10-12             4
                             2. Feet ; tails                                                      —           2-85             4
                             3 . Kidneys                                                          —         33-22              4
                             4 . Livers                                                           —
                                                                                                            38-28              7
                             5 . Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                         —
                                                                                                             18-98             4
                             6 . Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                                  and gullet                                                      —
                                                                                                             27-84             4
                             7 . Other                                                            —
                                                                                                             27-84             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                             56-33       12-66            —
                   II . Dried or smoked                                                           —
                                                                                                             13-92            —
               B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                            —
                                                                                                               7-59           —
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                                                                                                                     Conventional
      CCT                                                                                  Sluice-gate Amount of
                                                                                                                     rate of duty
    heading                                        Description                                price      levies
                                                                                                                    bound within
       No                                                                                 ECU/ 1 00 kg ECU/ 1 00 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 brine :
                            1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet or
                                 flare fat                                                   140-82       31-64           —
                            2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                                 aa) Bacon sides                                             180-25       40-50           —
                                 bb) Spencers                                                  —
                                                                                                          40-50           —
                                 cc) 3 /4 sides and middles                                    —          44-30           —
                            3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                     204-19       45-88           —
                            4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                 (bone-in)                                                   157-72       35-44           —
                            5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                   228-13       51-26           —
                            6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                         122-51       27-53           —
                            7. Other                                                           —
                                                                                                          51-26           —
                        b) Dried or smoked :
                            1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet or
                                 flare fat                                                      —
                                                                                                          44-30           —
                            2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                                 aa) Bacon sides                                                —
                                                                                                          44-30           —
                                 bb) Spencers                                                   —
                                                                                                          44-30           —
                                 cc) 3 /4 sides and middles                                     —
                                                                                                          47-46           —
                            3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) :
                                 aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                          —
                                                                                                          53-79           —
                                 bb) Other                                                      —         89-22           —
                            4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                 (bone-in) :
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                         —         39-55            —
                                 bb) Other                                                      —
                                                                                                          70-24            —
                            5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                         —
                                                                                                          60-12            —
                                  bb) Other                                                     —
                                                                                                          88-28            —
                             6 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                         —          31-64           —
            I                     bb) Other                                                     —          45-88           —
                             7. Other :
                                  aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                         —
                                                                                                           60-12           —
                                  bb) Other                                                     —
                                                                                                           89-22           —
                   II . Edible meat offals :
                         a) Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                     —
                                                                                                           10-12           —
                         b) Feet ; tails                                                        —
                                                                                                             2-85          —
                         c) Kidneys                                                             —
                                                                                                           33-22           —
                         d) Livers                                                              —
                                                                                                           38-28           —
                         e) Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                            —
                                                                                                           18-98           —
                         f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                             and gullet                                                         —
                                                                                                           27-84           —
                         g) Other                                                               —
                                                                                                           27-84           —
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                                                                                                                 Conventional
      CCT                                                                               Sluice-gate Amount of
                                                                                                                  rate of duty
    heading                                     Description                                price       levies
                                                                                                                 bound within
       No                                                                              ECU/ 1 00 kg ECU/ 1 00 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)                                                       10-12            3
                   II . Other                                                              45-06        10-12          —
16.01          Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
               A. Liver sausages                                                            —
                                                                                                        60-80          24
               B. Other (b) :
                    I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                       102-05
                   II . Other                                                                           68-92          —
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :
                   II . Other                                                                —          67-13           25
               B. Other :
                   III . Other :
                         a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :
                            1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked                                      142-96
                            2. Other, containing, by weight :
                                aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind, inclu­
                                    ding fats of any kind or origin :
                                     11 . Hams, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof                    108-52
                                    22. Shoulders and pieces thereof                                    89-46           —
                                    33 . Other                                               —          60-81
                                bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or
                                    offals, of any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                    origin                                                              51-84
                                cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                     including fats of any kind or origin                                38-70
(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.