CELEX: 31975R1868
Language: en
Date: 1975-07-23 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1868/75 of the Commission of 22 July 1975 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat

No L 190/ 18                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              23 . 7 . 75
                                REGULATION ( EEC) No 1868 /75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 22 July 1975
                                     fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas the third amount, representing overhead
COMMUNITIES,                                                          costs of production and marketing, is in accordance
                                                                      with Article 3 (2) of Regulation No 134/67/EEC to be
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 20 u^its of account per 100 kilogrammes of pig
Economic Community ;                                                  carcases ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 121 /
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                   Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products listed in
tion of the market in pigmeat, as last amended by                     Article 1 of Regulation No 134/67/ EEC, other than
Regulation (EEC) No 1 861 /74 (2), and in particular                  pig carcases, is to be derived from the sluice-gate price
Articles 8 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof ;                                     for pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients fixed
                                                                      for such products pursuant to Article 10 ( 4) of Regula­
Whereas for pig carcases and the other products listed                tion No 121 /67/ EEC by Commission Regulation No
in Article 1 of Council Regulation No 134/                            204/67/EEC (6) of 28 June 1967 fixing coefficients for
67/ EEC (3) of 13 June 1967 establishing the list of                  calculating levies on pigmeat products othei than pig
products for which sluice-gate prices are fixed and                   carcases, as last amended by Regulation (LEC) No
adopting the rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for               3406/73 (7) ;
pig carcases, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3158 /73 (4), the sluice-gate prices must be fixed in
advance for each quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate                    Whereas imports into the Community of any of tht
prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                         products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation 121 /
919/75 (5) for the period 1 May to 31 July 1975 and                   67/ EEC are to be subject to a levy fixed in advance for
must be fixed anew for the period 1 August to 31                      each quarter ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­
October 1 975 ;                                                       tion (EEC) No 919/75 for the period 1 May to 31 July
                                                                       1975 and must therefore be fixed anew for the period
Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is made                 1 August to 31 October 1975 ;
up of three components ;
Whereas the first amount is to be equal to the value                  Whereas the levy applicable to pigmeat is made up of
on the world market of a quantity of feed grain equiva­               two components ;
lent to the quantity of feedingstuffs required for the
production in third countries of one kilogramme of                    Whereas the first component is to be equal to the
pigmeat, such quantity being determined and                           difference between prices within the Community and
composed as provided in Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation                 on the world market for the quantity of feed grain
No 134/ 67/ EEC ;                                                     determined and composed as provided in Article 1 of
                                                                      Council Regulation No 133/67/ EEC (8) of 13 June
Whereas the price of that quantity of cereals is to be                 1967 laying down the rules for calculating a compo­
established in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of               nent of the levy on pig carcases ;
Regulation No 134/67/ EEC ;
Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price of                 Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain within
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the                 the Community is to be determined in accordance
average cif price of this cereal for the period of six                with Article 2 of Regulation No 133/67/ EEC ;
 months preceding the quarter during which the                        whereas the price of the like quantity on the world
component in question is calculated ; whereas that                    market is to be determined in accordance with Article
 period runs from 1 November 1974 to 30 April 1975 ;                   3 of that Regulation ;
Whereas the second amount, representing the extra
 cost, over feed grain , of feedingstuffs other than grain            Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the world
 required for the production of one kilogramme of                      market price for each cereal shall be equal to the
 pigmeat, is in accordance with Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regula­             average of the cif prices determined for this cereal for
 tion No 134/ 67/ EEC to be 15 % of the value of the                   the period of six months preceding the quarter during
 quantity of feed grain ;                                             which the first component in question is calculated ;
                                                                      whereas that period runs from 1 November 1974 to
(')  O) No  117, 19 . 6 .   1967, p . 2283 / 67 .
                                                                       30 April 1975 ;
(-)  OJ No  L 197, 19 .    7 . 1974, p. 3 .
(3 ) OJ No  120 , 21 . 6 .  1967, p. 2367/ 67 .                        (b) OJ No 134, 30 . 6. 1967, p. 2840/67.
O    OJ No  L 322, 23 .    11 . 1973 , p. 1 .                          ( 7) OJ No L 349 , 19 . 12 . 1973, p . 18 .
b) OJ No L 89, 10. 4„ 1975, p. 16.                                     b) OJ No 120, 21 . 6. 1967, p. 2366/67.
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Whereas the second component is to be equal to 7 %             of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which
of the average sluice-gate prices applicable for the four      the rate of duty has been bound against increase
quarters preceding 1 May of each year ;                        within GATT, levies must be confined to the amounts
                                                                resulting from that binding ;
Whereas the levy applicable to products listed in
Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation No 121 / 67/ EEC,    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
other than pig carcases, is to be derived from the levy         are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
on pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients laid           ment Committee for Pigmeat,
down in Annex I to Regulation No 204/67/ EEC ;
Whereas the levy applicable to products listed in               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation No 121 /67/ EEC is made
up of two components ;                                                                  Article 1
Whereas the first component is to be derived from the .         1 . The sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12
levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coefficient laid       of Regulation No 121 /67/ EEC for the products speci­
down in Annex II to Regulation No 204/67/ EEC ;                 fied in Article I of Regulation No 134/67/ EEC and
                                                                the levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation No
Whereas the second component is to be equal to 7 % ,            121 /67/ EEC for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 )
and for products falling within heading No ex 16.02             of that Regulation shall for the period 1 August 31
of the Common Customs Tariff to 10 % , of the                   October 1975 be as shown in the Annex hereto .
average offer prices for imports during the 12 months
preceding 1 May ; whereas it is appropriate to                  2. Provided that in the case of products falling
determine this average by reference to all the informa­         within any of subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01
tion available relating to exports from third countries         A I , 16.01 A and 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
into the Community and into other third countries,              Tariff in respect of which the rate of duty has been
taking into account, in the last-named case, differ­            bound within GATT the levy shall not exceed the
ences in the cost of transport and, generally, differ­          amount resulting from that binding.
ences in quality and the representative character of
prices ;                                                                                Article 2
Whereas the products falling within subheadings                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I , 16.01 A and 16.02 A II         1 975 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 22 July 1975 .
                                                                           For the Coin mission
                                                                             P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                         Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX
                                                                                                                 Conventional
    CCT             •
                                                                                      Sluice-gate   Amount of
                                                                                                                  rate of duty
  heading                                    Description of goods                         price        levies    bound within
    No                                                                                u. a. /100 kg u.a ./100 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                                                60.68         10-37
                    b) Other                                                             71-35         12-19
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                                              92-78         15-85
                          2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                  143-81          24-57
                          3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                               in )                                                    113-19          19-34
                          4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                150-30          25-68
                          5 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      80-72         13-79
                          6. Other :
                               aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                        150-30          25-68
                               bb ) Other                                                              25-68
          B. Offals :
              11 . Other :
                    c) Of domestic swine :
                         1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                             5-07           9
                        2 . Feet ; tails                                                                 1-43           9
                        3 . Kidneys                                                                    16-65            9
                        4 . Livers                                                                     19-18           11
                        5 . Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                                     9-51           9
                         6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                              trachea and gullet                                                       13-95            9
                        7. Other                                                                       13-95            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                            38-97            6-66
               II . Dried or smoked                                                                       7-77
          B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                                         3-80         -
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    CCT                                                                                                        Conventional
                                                                                  Sluice-gate   Amount of
                                                                                                                rate of duty
  heading                                 Description of goods                       price         levies      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 brine :
                       1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                            or flare fat                                            92-78          15-85
                       2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                            aa) Bacon sides                                       125-25          21-40
                           bb) Spencers                                                            21-40
                           cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                              23-78
                       3 . Hams and cuits of hams, unboned (bone-in)              143-81          24-57
                       4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                           (bone-in)                                              113-19           19-34
                       5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)              150-30           25-68
                       6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                     80-72          13-79
                       7. Other                                                                   25-68              —
                   b) Dried or smoked :
                       1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                           or flare fat                                                           23-78
                       2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                           aa) Bacon sides                                                        23-78
                           bb) Spencers                                                           23-78
                           cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                              26-16
                       3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in ) :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                  31-71
                           bb) Other                                                              44-71
                       4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                           in) :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                  22-20
                           bb) Other                                                              35-20
                       5 . Loins and outs of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                  33-29
                           bb) Other                                                              44-23
                       6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                  15-85
                           bb) Other .                                                            22-99
                       7. Other :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                  33-29
                           bb) Other                                                              44-71
              II. Edible meat offals :
                   a)  Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                              5-07
                   b)  Feet ; tails                                                                  1-43
                   c)  Kidneys                                                                    16-65
                   d)  Livers                                                                     19-18
                   e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                                     9-51
                    f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                       and gullet                                                                 13-95
                   g) Other                                                                       13-95
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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)                                                                       5-07              3
                   II. Other                                                                            29-69          5-07
16.01          Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal .blood :
               A. Liver sausages                                                                                     34-56              24
               B. Other (b) :
                    I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                                      59-83
                   II. Other                                                                                         39-00
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :
                   II. Other                                                                                         37-95              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                                      60-51
                               bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof                                                      49-98
                               cc) Other                                                                             36-08
                           2. 40% or more but less than 80% of meat or offals, of
                               any kind, including fats of any kind or origin                                        29-92
                           3. Less than 40% of meat or offal, of any kind, includ­
                               ing fats of any kind or origin                                                        19-43
(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.