CELEX: 31982R1957
Language: en
Date: 1982-07-21 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1957/82 of 13 July 1982 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat

21 . 7. 82                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 212/27
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION                    EEC    No 1957/82
                                                       of 13 July 1982
                                 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   whereas the cif prices shall be determined for the
COMMUNITIES,                                                     period of five months ending one month before the
                                                                 quarter in respect of which the said component is
                                                                 calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            June 1982 ;
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 %
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                 of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for
zation of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by          the four quarters to 1 May in each year ;
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 2759/75 other
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                than pig carcases must be derived from the levy on pig
charged on imports into the Community for the                    carcases on the basis of the coefficients fixed for such
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)        products pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2759/79 ; whereas levies were last fixed by                   No 2759/75 in Annex I to Commission Regulation
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 862/82 of 14 April                (EEC) No 747/79 of 11 April 1979 fixing coefficients
1982 (3) for the period 1 May to 31 July 1982 and                for calculating levies on pigmeat products other than
levies must therefore be fixed anew for the period               pig carcases (*) ;
1 August to 31 October 1982 ;
Whereas the levy on pig carcases is made up of two               Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article
components ;                                                      1 (1 ) (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               Whereas the first component must be derived from
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain               the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients
specified in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No            fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 747/79 ;
2764/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down the rules for
calculating a component of the levy on pig carcases (4),
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 370/76 (*), 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 2764/75 ;            mined bearing in mind all the information available
whereas the value for the like quantity on the world             relating to imports into the Community from third
market must be determined in accordance with Article             countries, taking into account the representative
3 thereof ;                                                      character of prices ;
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for          Whereas, in the case of products falling within sub­
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be              headings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and
equal to the average of the cif prices of such cereal ;           16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect
                                                                 of which the rate of duty has been bound with GATT,
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                          the levies must not exceed the amount resulting from
(2) OJ  No  L 307, 18 . 11 . 1980, p. 5.                          that binding ;
(3) OJ  No  L 99, 15. 4. 1982, p. 29 .
O   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 21 .
(*) OJ  No  L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 4.                            fl OJ No L 95, 16. 4. 1979, p. 5.
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 Whereas, for pig carcases and other products referred           dance with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (pEC) No
 to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                  2766/75, be 38-69 ECU per 100 kilograms of pig
 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 establishing the list of             carcases1 :
 products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed
 and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate            Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to
 price for pig carcases ('), as last amended by Regulation       in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other
 (EEC) No 772/79 (2), the sluice-gate prices must be             than pig carcases, must be derived from the sluice-gate
 fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice-gate         price for pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients
 prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 862/82            laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 747/79 ;
 for the period 1 May to 31 July 1982 and prices must
 therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August to              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 31 October 1982 ;                                               are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is made          Committee for Pigmeat,
 up of three components ;
 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 as                                    Article 1
 provided in Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
 2766/75 ;
                                                                 1 . For the period 1 August to 31 October 1982 the
 Whereas the value of that quantity of grain must be             levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)
 determined in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of          No 2759/75 for the products referred to in Article
 Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                   1 (1 ) thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for in
Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price for           Article 12 thereof for the products referred to in
 each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the           Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 shall be as
                                                                 set out in the Annex hereto.
 average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the cif
 prices shall be determined for the period of five
 months ending one month before the quarter in                   2. Nevertheless, in the case of products falling
respect of which the said amount is calculated ;                 within subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I,
                                                                 16.01 A and 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
whereas that period is 1 February to 30 June 1982 ;
                                                                 Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been
Whereas the second component, which represents the               bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs           amount resulting from that binding.
 other than grain required for the production of one
kilogram of pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article
3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be 15 % of the                                   Article 2
value of the quantity of feed grain ;
Whereas the third amount, which represents overhead              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
costs of production and marketing, shall, in accor­              1982.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 13 July 1982.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              Poul DALSAGER
                                                                       Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
O OJ No L 99, 21 . 4. 1979, p. 1 .
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                                                                  ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 13 July 1982 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/ 100 kg) (ECU/100 kg)    GAIT (%)
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                                                          86-52       30-37
                       b) Other                                                                 101-74       35-71
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                                                     132-30       46-44
                              2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                       191-84        67-34
                             3. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                                  (bone-in)                                                     148-18        5201
                             4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                      214-33        75-23
                              5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                          11510         40-40
                              6 . Other :
                                  aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                              214-33        75-23
                                  bb) Other                                                                   75-23
              B. Offals :
                  II . Other :
                        c) Of domestic swine :
                             1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                              14-86             4
                            2. Feet ; tails                                                                    4-18             4
                            3 . Kidneys                                                                       48-76             4
                            4. Livers                                                                         56-19             7
                            5. Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                                       27-86             4
                            6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                                  and gullet                                                                  40-87             4.
                            7. Other                                                                          40-87             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                                  52-92       18-58
                  II . Dried or smoked                                                                        20-43
              B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                                         11-15
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                                                                                                                   Conventional
      CCT                                                                                Sluice-gate  Amount of
                                                                                                                    rate of duty
    heading                                     Description                                 price        levies
                                                                                                                   bound within
       No                                                                              (ECU/ 100 kg) (ECU/ 100 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                                                    132-30        46-44
                         2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                             aa) Bacon sides                                              169-34          59-44
                             bb) Spencers                                                                 59-44
                             cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                                    65-01
                        3. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                       191-84          67-34
                        4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                             (bone-in)                                                    148-18          52-01
                        5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)                     214-33         75-23
                        6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                          115-10         40-40
                        7. Other                                                                         75-23
                     b) Dried or smoked :
                         1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet or
                             flare fat                                                                   65-01
                        2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                             aa) Bacon sides                                                             65-01
                             bb) Spencers                                                                65-01
                             cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                                   69-66
                        3. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in):
                             aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                       78-95
                             bb) Other                                                                 130-96
                        4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                             (bone-in) :
                             aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                       58-05
                             bb) Other                                                                 103-09
                        5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) :
                             aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                       88-23
                             bb) Other                                                                 129-56
                        6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                             aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                       46-44
                             bb) Other                                                                   67-34
                        7 . Other :
                             aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                       88-23
                             bb) Other                                                                 130-96
               II . Edible meat offals :
                    a) Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                                 . 14-86
                    b) Feet ; tails                                                                        4-18
                    c)  Kidneys                                                                          48-76
                    d)  Livers                                                                           56-19
                    e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                                         27-86
                    f)  Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                        and gullet                                                                      40-87
                    g) Other                                                                            40-87
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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)    GAIT (%)
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)                                                         14-86            3
                    II . Other                                                                42-34         14-86
16.01 .         Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
                A. Liver sausages                                                                          81-51            24
                B. Other (b) :
                     I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                          138-53
                    II . Other                                                                             96-40
 16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                A. Liver :
                    II . Other                                                                             86-37            25
                B. Other :
                    III . Other :
                           a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :
                              1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked                                        202-76
                            1 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                     150-68
                                      22. Shoulders and pieces thereof                                    123-80
                                      33 . Other                                                           82-19
                                  bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or
                                      offals, of any kind, including fats of any kind or
                                      origin                                                               71-51
                                  cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind,
                                      including fats of any kind or origin                                 51-81
(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.