CELEX: 31993R2705
Language: en
Date: 1993-10-01 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2705/93 of 30 September 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

1 . 10. 93                                Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 245/ 113
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2705/93
                                                      of 30 September 1993
                                     fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         therefore the sluice-gate prices should remain unchanged
                                                                    until 31 December 1993 :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October,
                                                                    1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends in world
                                                                    market prices for feed grain should be taken into account
                                                                    only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                fixed ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12
(1 ) thereof,
                                                                    Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has not been fixed
                                                                    it is necessary to maintain, unchanged, the levies until
                                                                    31 December 1993 :
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75,
must be fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance
with the methods of calculation laid down in Commis­
                                                                    Whereas, in the case of pigment products, in respect of
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1611 /90 of 15 June 1990                   which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat (3) ;           levies should be limited to the amounts resulting from
                                                                    that binding ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 1651 /93 (4), for the period 1 July to 30 September              Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of
 1993, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 October             20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on
to 31 December 1993 ; whereas such prices and levies                certain agricultural products originating in developing
should in principle be fixed by reference to feed grain             countries f), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
prices for the period 1 April to 31 August 1993 ;                    No 1028/93 (8), and Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 715/90 (9) on the arrangements applicable to agricul­
                                                                     tural products and certain goods resulting from the
                                                                     processing of agricultural products originating in the
                                                                    African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) as last
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from                 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (10), special
1 October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in           import arrangements were introduced involving a reduc­
world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into              tion to 50 % in levies within the framework of fixed
account only if the value of the quantity of feed grain              amounts or annual quotas, in particular for certain
required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­             pigmeat products ;
tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for
the preceding quarter ; whereas this minimum was fixed
by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 (*), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (*), at 3 % ;
                                                                    Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
                                                                     91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
                                                                     overseas countries and territories with the European
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by            Economic Community (ll), no levies shall apply on
less than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;             imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                     and territories :
0   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p.  1.
(2) OJ  No  L 129, 11 . 5.  1989, p.  12.                            0 OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
0   OJ  No  L 152, 16. 6.   1990, p.  18.                            (8) OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 1 .
(A) OJ  No  L 157, 29. 6.   1993, p.  43.                            0 OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p.  25.                            H OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
(4 OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                                (") OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92Q, as                  ments for these products originating in Austria and
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 (2), (EEC)                 Finland ;
No 519/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2234/93 (4), and (EEC) No 520/92 (% as amended by              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 (*), of 27 February 1992 on           in accordance with the opinion of the Management
certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreements            Committee for Pigmeat,
on trade and trade-related matters between the European
Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel
Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland,           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak
Federal Republic respectively, of the other part, introduce
                                                                                            Article 1
arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)                    1 . For the period 1 October to 31 December 1993, the
No 2698/93 Q, lays down detailed rules for applying the           sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles
arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards           12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
pigmeat ;                                                         the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation
Whereas, in addition, account must be taken of Council            shall be as shown in the Annex.
Decision 93/239/EEC of 15 March 1993 concerning the
conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges             2.    Provided that, in the case of products falling within
of letters between the European Economic Community,               CN      codes     0206 30 21 ,   0206 30 31 ,   0206 41 91 ,
                                                                  02064991 ,       1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10,     1602 1000,
of the one part, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic
of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of                1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of
Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden, of the other part,              duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not
on the provisional application of the Agreements on               exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
certain arrangements in the field of agriculture, signed by
the said parties in Oporto on 2 May 1 992 (8) ; whereas                                     Article 2
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 1 56/93 (9) lays down
detailed rules for the application of the imports arrange­        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1993.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 30 September 1993.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Rene STEICHEN
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
(2) OJ  No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 3.
0   OJ  No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
0   OJ  No L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 4.
0   OJ  No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
0   OJ  No L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 5.
Q   See page 80 of this Official Journal.
(8) OJ  No L 109, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No L 117, 13. 5. 1993, p. 11 .
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                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 30 September 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                      on pigmeat
                                                                                         Conventional
                    CN code           Sluice-gate price          Amount of levies         rate of duty
                                       (ECU/ 100 kg)             (ECU/ 100 kg) (3)       bound within
                                                                                           GAIT (%)
                   0103 91 10               72,16                     40,30                    —
                   0103 9211                61,37                     34,27                    —
                   0103 9219                72,16                     40,30 (4)                —
                   0203 11 10               93,84                     52,40 (4)0               —
                   0203 12 11              136,07                     75,98 (4)0               —
                   0203 12 19              105,10                     58,69 (4)0               —
                   0203 19 11              105,10                     58,69 (4)0               —
                   0203 19 13              152,02                     84,89 ("H5)              —
                   0203 19 15               81,64                     45,59 (4)0               —
                   0203 19 55              152,02                     84,89 (4)0               —
                   0203 19 59              152,02                     84,89 (4)0               —
                   0203 21 10               93,84                      52,40 (4)0              —
                   0203 22 11              136,07                     75,98 (4)0               —
                   0203 2219               105,10                     58,69 (4)0       /     ,^
                   0203 29 11              105,10                      58,69 (4)0              —
                   0203 29 13              152,02                      84,89 (■) (4) 0         —
                   0203 29 15                81,64                    45,59 (4)0               —
                   0203 29 55              152,02                      84,89 (■) 00            —
                   0203 29 59              152,02                      84,89 (4)0              —
                   0206 30 21              113,55                      63,40                    7
                   0206 30 31                82,58                    46,11                     4
                   0206 41 91              113,55                      63,40                    7
                   0206 49 91                82,58                     46,11                    4
                   0209 00 11               37,54                      20,96                   —
                   0209 00 19               41,29                      23,06                   —
                   0209 00 30                22,52                     12,58                   —
                   0210 11 11              136,07                      75,98 (') (4)           —
                   0210 11 19              105,10                      58,69 (4)               —
                   0210 11 31              264,63                    147,77 (4)0               —
                   0210 11 39              208,32                    11 6,33 (4)               —
                   0210 1211                 81,64                     45,59 C )(4)            —
                   0210 1219               136,07                      75,98 (4)0              —
                   0210 19 10              120,12                      67,07 (4)               —
                   0210 19 20              131,38                      73,36 (4)               —
                   0210 19 30              105,10                      58,69 (4)               —
                   0210 19 40              152,02                      84,89 (>) (4)           —
                   0210 19 51              152,02                      84,89 (4)               —
                   0210 19 59              152,02                      84,89 (4)               —
                   0210 19 60              208,32                    1 16,33 (4)               —
                   0210 19 70              261,81                    146,19 (4)                —
                   0210 19 81              264,63                    147,77 (4)0               —
                   0210 19 89              264,63                    147,77 (4)                —
                   0210 90 31              113,55                      63,40                   —
                   0210 90 39                82,58                     46,11                   —
                   1501 00 11                30,03                     16,77                     3
                   1501 00 19                30,03                     16,77                   —
                   1601 00 10              131,38                    111,20 0                  24
                   1601 00 91              220,52                    162,56 O 0 (4) 0          —
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                                                                                                               Conventional
                                                  Sluice-gate price           Amount of levies                 rate of duty
                         CN code
                                                   (ECU/ 100 kg)               (ECU/ 100 kg)Q                 bound within
                                                                                                                GATT (%)
                       1601 00 99                      150,14                       108,90 (>)(2)(4)0               —
                        160210 00                      105,10                         62,82                         26
                       1602 20 90                      121,99                       108,08                          25
                        1602 41 10                     229,91                       175,25 (4)
                        1602 4210                      192,37                       1 40,47 (4)                     —
                        1602 49 11                     229,91                       1 76,78 (4)                     —
                        1602 49 13                     192,37                       1 26,35 (4)                     —
                        1602 49 15                     192,37                       127,99 (•)(<)                   —
                        1602 49 19                     126,68                         88,84 (')(4)                  —
                        1602 49 30                     105,10                         75,12 (4)                     —
                        1602 49 50                       62,87                        55,64 (4)                     —
                        1602 90 10                     121,99                         89,38                         26
                        1602 90 51                     126,68                         87,02                         —
                        1902 20 30                       62,87                        47,98                         —
              (') The levy on products originating in the developing countries and listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC)
                  No 3834/90 is reduced by 50 % within the limits of the fixed amounts referred to in that Annex.
              (2) The levy on products originating in the ACP and listed in Article 8 of amended Regulation (EEC) No 715/90
                  reduced by 50 % within the limits of the quotas referred to in that Regulation.
              (3) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.
              (4) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­
                  ments concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.1 certificates issued
                  in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the
                  Annex to that Regulation.
              (*) For products imported from Austria or Finland, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided
                  for in Regulation (EEC) No 1156/93.
              NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                      2658/87.