CELEX: 31989R0073
Language: en
Date: 1989-01-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 73/89 of 13 January 1989 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

No L 11 / 16                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                 14. 1 . 89
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 73/89
                                                          of 13 January 1989
                                      fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           therefore be taken into' account when fixing sluice-gate
                                                                      prices for the period 1 February to 30 April 1989 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 November, 1
Economic Community,                                                   February and 1 May 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 the Act of Accession of Spain and                    fixed ;
Portugal,
                                                                      Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed
                                                                      trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                  taken into account in fixing the levies ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 3906/87 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12             Whereas, in the case of pigment products, in respect of
( 1 ) thereof,                                                        which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
                                                                      levies should be limited to the amounts resulting from
                                                                      that binding ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75,           Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/86 of 28
must be fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance                February 1986 on the application of import levies on
with the methods of calculation laid down in Commis­                   pigmeat products from Portugal (*) suspended the applica­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 2170/88 of 20 July 1988 fixing                tion of import levies on pigmeat products from Portugal
the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat (3) ;                    owing to the minimal difference between the prices
                                                                      obtaining in the Community on the one hand and in
                                                                       Portugal on the other hand ; whereas the situation still
                                                                       pertains ;
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
3254/88 (4) for the period 1 November 1988 to 31 January               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 1989, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 February               in accordance with the opinion of the Management
to 30 April 1989 ; whereas such prices and levies should               Committee for Pigmeat,
in principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for
the period 1 August to 31 December 1988 ;
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed, trends in
world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into
account only if the value of the quantity of feed grain
required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­
tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for                                       Article 1
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 % ;                       1 . For the period 1 February to 30 April 1989, the
                                                                       sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles
                                                                       12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
                                                                       the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by              shall be as shown in the Annex.
more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;
whereas trends in world market prices for feed grain must
                                                                       2. Provided that, in the case of products falling within
(')  OJ  No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                             any of subheadings 0206 30 21 , 0206 30 31 , 0206 41 91 ,
0    OJ  No  L  370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 .                             0206 49 91 ,     1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10,     160210 00,
0    OJ  No   L 190, 21 . 7. 1988, p. 32.
(*)  OJ  No  L  289, 22. 10. 1988, p. 40.
ft OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.                                  («) OJ No L 58, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 45.
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1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of      application of the levies specified in paragraphs 1 and 2
duty has been bound within GAIT, the levy shall not            shall be suspended.
exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
                                                                                        Article 2
3. For imports from Portugal of products specified in
paragraph 1 and in free circulation in that Member State,      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1989.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 13 January 1989.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                         ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 13 January 1989 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                       on pigmeat
                                                                                    Conventional
                                       Sluice-gate price       Amount of levies      rate of duty
                     CN code
                                        (ECU/ 100 kg)            (ECU/100 kg)       bound within
                                                                                      GATT (%)
                   0103 91 10                91,54                   42,35
                   0103 92 11                77,85                   36,02                —
                   0103 92 19                91,54                   42,35                —
                   0203 11 10               119,04                   55,07                —
                   0203 1211                172,61                   79,85                —
                   0203 12 19               133,32                   61,68                —
                   0203 19 11               133,32                   61,68                —
                   0203 19 13               192,84                   89,21                —
                   0203 19 15               103,56                   47,91                —
                   0203 19 55               192,84                   89,21                —
                    0203 19 59              192,84                   89,21                —
                   0203 21 10               119,04                   55,07                —
                    0203 22 1 1             172,61                   79,85                —
                    0203 22 19              133,32                   61,68                —
                    0203 29 1 1             133,32                   61,68                —
                    0203 29 13              192,84                   89,21                —
                    0203 29 15              103,56                   47,91                —
                    0203 29 55              192,84                   89,21                —
                    0203 29 59              192,84                   89,21                —
                    0206 30 21              144,04                   66,63                 7
                    0206 30 31              104,76                   48,46                 4
                    0206 41 91              144,04                   66,63                 7
                    0206 49 91              104,76                   48,46                  4
                    0209 00 11               47,62                   22,03                —
                    0209 00 19                52,38                  24,23                —
                    0209 00 30                28,57                  13,22                —
                    0210 11 11              172,61                   79,85                —
                    0210 11 19              133,32                   61,68                —
                    0210 11 31              335,69                  155,30                —
                    0210 11 39              264,27                  122J5                 —
                    0210 1211               103,56                   47,91                —
                    0210 12 19              172,61                   79,85                —
                    0210 19 10              15237                    70,49                —   '
                    0210 19 20              166,66                   77,10                —
                    0210 19 30              13332                    61,68                —
                    0210 19 40              192,84                   89,21                —
                    0210 19 51              192,84                   89,21                —
                    0210 19 59              192,84                   89,21                —
                    0210 19 60              264,27                  122^5                 —
                    0210 19 70              332,12                  153,64                —
                    0210 19 81              335,69                  155,30                —
                    0210 19 89              335,69                  155,30                —
                    0210 90 31              144,04                   66,63                —
                    0210 90 39              104,76                   48,46                —
                    1501 00 11                38,09                   17,62                 3
                    1501 00 19                38,09                   17,62               —
                    1601 00 10              166,66                   93,60                24
                    1601 00 91              279,74                  159,53                —
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                                                                                       Conventional
                  CN code             Sluice-gate price        Amount of levies         rate of duty
                                       (ECU/ 100 kg)            (ECU/100 kg)           bound within
                                                                                         GATT (%)
                 1601 00 99                190,46                  104,62                    _
                 160210 00                 133,32                   82,47                    26
                 1602 20 90                154,75                  122,60                    25
                 1602 41 10                291,65                  162,13                    —
                 1602 4210                 244,03                  132^3                     —   ■
                 1602 49 11                291,65                  162,13                    —
                 1602 49 13                244,03                  132^3                     —
                 1602 49 15                244,03                  132^3
                 1602 49 19                160,70                   88,47                    —
                 1602 49 30                133,32                   82,47                    —
                 1602 49 50                  79,76                  61,30                    —
                 1602 90 10                154,75                  122,60                    26
                 1602 90 51                160,70                   88,47                    —
                 1902 20 30                  79,76                  61 30                    —
           NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (OJ
                No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1) as amended.