CELEX: 31978R2369
Language: en
Date: 1978-10-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2369/78 of 11 October 1978 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices for pigmeat

12. 10 . 78                              Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 286 / 15
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2369/78
                                                       of 11 October 1978
                                    fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 November
COMMUNITIES,                                                        1978 to 31 January 1979 ;
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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        taken into account only if at the same time a new
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                  sluice-gate price is being fixed ;
tion of the market in pigmeat (^ as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (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              GATT, the levies should be limited to the amounts
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 370/76 (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 1614/78 of 11 July 1978 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
1614/78 , for the period 1 August to 31 October 1978 ,
they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November
1978 to 31 January 1979 ; whereas such prices and                                            Article 1
levies should in principle be fixed by reference to feed
grain prices for the period 1 May to 30 September
1978 ;                                                              1.      For the period 1 November 1978 to 31 January
                                                                    1979 , the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12
                                                                    of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1               specified in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75
November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed,                      and the levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation
trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be              (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products specified in
taken into account only if the value of the quantity of             Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation shall be as shown in
feed grain required varies by at least a specified                  the Annex hereto .
minimum in relation to that used in calculating the
sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas
this minimum was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No                       2.      Provided that, in the case of products falling
2766/75 at 3 % ;                                                    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
                                                                    Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been
Whereas the value of the        quantity of feed grain varies       bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
by more than 3 % from           that used for the preceding         amount resulting from that binding.
quarter ; whereas trends        in world market prices for
feed grain must therefore       be taken into account when
(')  OJ No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                                                     Article 2
(2)  OJ No  L 171 , 28 . 6 . 1978 , p. 19 .
(3 ) OJ No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
(4)  OJ No  L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 4.                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November
(5)  OJ No  L 189, 12. 7. 1978 , p. 5 .                              1978 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 11 October 1978 .
                                                                  For the Commission
                                                                   Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                      Vice-President
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                                                                 ANNEX
               to the Commission Regulation of 11 October 1978 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices
                                                                on pigmeat
                                                                                                                 Conventional
    CCT                                                                              Sluice-gate   Amount of
   heading                                        Description                            price        levies      rate of duty
                                                                                                                 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                                              44.51         25-33            __
                      b) Other                                                          52.34         29-78            —
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 fait                                             68-06        38.73
                          2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                 105.50          60-03           —
                          3. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-
                              in)                                                       83.04        47-25
                          4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)               110.26         62.74
                          5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      59-21        33-70
                          6. Other :
                              aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                        110.26         62.74            -
                              bb ) Other                                                 —           62.74            —
            B. Offals :
                II . Other :
                      c) Of domestic swine :
                         1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                             —           12-39              9
                         2 . Feet ; tails                                                —             3-49             9
                         3 . Kidneys                                                     —           40-67              9
                         4 . Livers                                                      —           46.87            11
                         5. Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                     —           23-24              9
                         6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                             trachea and gullet                                          _           34-08              9
                         7. Other                                                        —           34.08              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                          28.59        16-27            —
                II. Dried or smoked                                                      —           18-98            —
            B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A          '
                                                                                         —             9-30           —
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   CCT
                                                                                                              Conventional
                                                                                  Sluice-gate   Amount of
                                                                                                               rate of duty
  heading                                     Description                            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                                              68.06         38-73
                       2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                           aa ) Bacon sides                                          91.88        52.29             —
                           bb) Spencers                                               —
                                                                                                   52.29            —
                           cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                  —            58.10            —
                       3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned ( bone-in )              105.50          60.03            —
                       4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                           (bone-in )                                                83.04         47.25
                       5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in)             110-26          62.74            —
                       6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      59-21         33.70            —
                       7. Other                                                       —            62-74            —
                   b) Dried or smoked :
                       1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                           or flare fat                                                            58.10
                        2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                            aa) Bacon sides                                           —            58-10            —
                           bb) Spencers                                               —
                                                                                                   58-10            —
                           cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                  —
                                                                                                   63.91            —
                       3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned ( bone-in ) :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —
                                                                                                   77-46            —
                           bb ) Other                                                 —
                                                                                                 109-22
                       4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-
                           in ) :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                   54-22
                           bb ) Other                                                 —
                                                                                                   85.98            —
                       5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in ) :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —
                                                                                                   81.34            —
                           bb ) Other                                                 —
                                                                                                 108-06             —
                       6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —
                                                                                                   38.73            —
                           bb) Other                                                  —
                                                                                                   56-16            —
                       7. Other :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —
                                                                                                   81.34            —
                           bb) Other                                                  —
                                                                                                 109-22             —
              II . Edible meat offals :
                   a)  Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                —
                                                                                                   12.39
                   b)  Feet ; tails                                                   —
                                                                                                     3.49           —
                   c)  Kidneys                                                        —
                                                                                                   40-67            —
                   d)   Livers                                                        —
                                                                                                   46-87            —
                   e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                       —
                                                                                                   23-24            —
                    f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                       and gullet                                                                  34.08
                   R) Other                                                                        34-08
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                                                                                                                                  Conventional
    CCT                                                                                              Sluice-gate   Amount of
   heading                                         Description                                           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)                                                        —
                                                                                                                      12-39              3
                    II . Other                                                                           21.78        12.39             —
16.01          Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
               A. Liver sausages                                                                          —
                                                                                                                      72-96             24
               B. Other (b ) :
                     I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                          —         117-23              —
                    II . Other                                                                            —           80.97             —
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :
                    II . Other                                                                            —
                                                                                                                      76.11             25
               B. Other :
                    III. Other :
                          a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :
                             1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked                                         —         168.53              —
                             2. Other, containing, by weight :
                                 aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind, in­
                                      cluding fats of any kind or origin :
                                      11 . Hams, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof                       —
                                                                                                                     125.04             —
                                      22. Shoulders and pieces thereof                                    —          102.71             —
                                      33 . Other                                                          —           71.00             —
                                 bb ) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or
                                      offals, of any kind , including fats of any kind or
                                      origin                                                                          63.11
                                 cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind ,
                                      including fats of any kind or origin                                —           41.46             —
(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 .