CELEX: 31977R1582
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1582/77 of 12 July 1977 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat

No L 175/ 12                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             15. 7. 77
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1582/77
                                                          of 12 July 1977
                                    fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      whereas that period runs from 1 February to 30 June
COMMUNITIES,                                                         1977 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas the second component shall be 7 % of the
Economic Community,                                                 average sluice-gate prices applicable for the four quar­
                                                                    ters preceding 1 May of each year ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiz­                   Whereas the levies applicable to products listed in
ation of the market in pigmeat ('), as amended by                   Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
Regulation ( EEC) No 367/76 (2), and in particular Arti­            2759/75 other than pig carcases shall be derived from
cles 8 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof,                                        the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­
                                                                    cients fixed for such products pursuant to Article 10
Whereas imports into the Community of any of the                    (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 in Annex I to
products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No            Commission Regulation No 204/67/ EEC of 28 June
2759/75 shall be subject to a levy fixed in advance for              1967 fixing coefficients for calculating levies on
each quarter ; whereas the levies were last fixed by                 pigmeat products other than pig carcases (6), as last
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 820/77 of 22 April                   amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3406/73 (7) ;
1 977 (3) for the period 1 May to 31 July 1977 and
must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August
to 31 October 1977 ;                                                Whereas the levies applicable to products listed in
                                                                    Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 shall
                                                                    be composed of two components ;
Whereas the levy applicable to pig carcases is
composed of two components ;
                                                                    Whereas the first component shall be derived from
                                                                     the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­
Whereas the first component is to be equal to the                    cients laid down in Annex II to Regulation No 204/
difference between prices within the Community and                   67/ EEC ;
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain
composed as provided in Article 1 of Council Regula­
tion (EEC) No 2764/75 of 29 October 1975 laying                     Whereas the second component shall be equal to
down the rules for calculating a component of the                    7 % , and for products falling within heading No ex
levy on pig carcases (4), as amended by Regulation                    16.02 of the Common Customs Tariff to 10 % , of the
( EEC) No 370/76 (5) ;                                               average offer prices for imports during the 12 months
                                                                     preceding 1 May ; whereas these averages should be
                                                                     determined bearing in mind all the information avail­
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain within               able relating to imports into the Community from
the Community shall be determined in accordance                      third countries, taking into account the representative
with Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2764/75 ;                     character of prices ;
whereas the value of the same quantity on the world
market shall be determined in accordance with Article
3 thereof ;                                                          Whereas, for the products falling within subheadings
                                                                     02.01 B II c), 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and 16.02 A II of the
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the world                   Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the rate
market price for each cereal shall be equal to the                   of duty has been bound with GATT, levies must be
average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the               restricted to the amounts resulting from that binding ;
cif prices shall be determined for the period of five
months ending one month before the quarter in                        Whereas, for pig carcases and other products referred
respect of which the said component is calculated ;                  to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2766/75 of 29 October 1975 establishing the list of
(')  OJ No  L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ No  L 45, 21 . 2 . 1976 , p. 1 .                             products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed
(})  OJ No  L 99 , 23 . 4 . 1977 , p. 7 .
(4 ) OJ No  L 282, 1.11 . 1975 , p. 21 .                             ( b) OJ No 134, 30 . 6 . 1967, p . 2840 /67 .
(5 ) OJ No  L 45, 21 . 2 . 1976 , p. 4 .                             ( 7) OJ No L 349, 19 . 12 . 1973 , p . 18 .
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 and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate          dance with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
 price for pig carcases ('), as amended by Regulation          2766/75, be 20 units of account per 100 kilograms of
( EEC) No 370/76, the sluice-gate prices must be fixed         pig carcases :
 in advance for each quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate
 prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 820/77          Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to
 for the period 1 May to 31 July 1977 and must be              in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other
 fixed anew for the period 1 August to 31 October              than pig carcases, shall be derived from the sluice-gate
 1977 ;                                                        price for pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients
                                                               laid down by Regulation No 204/ 67/EEC ;
Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is
 composed of three components ;                                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                               are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
Whereas the first component shall be equal to the              ment Committee for Pigmeat,
value on the world market of the quantity of feed
grain equivalent to the quantity of feedingstuffs
required for the production in third countries of one          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
kilogram of pigmeat, such quantity being composed
as provided in Article 2 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
2766/75 ;                                                                               Article 1
Whereas the value of that quantity of cereals shall be          1.     For the period 1 August to 31 October 1977, the
established in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of        levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)
Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                  No 2759/75 for the products referred to in Article 1
                                                               ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices
Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price of          provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the          2759/75 for the products referred to in Article 1 of
average cif price of such cereal ; whereas the cif prices      Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, shall be as shown in
shall be determined for the period of five months              the Annex hereto .
ending one month before the quarter in respect of
which the said amount is calculated ; whereas that             2.      Provided that in the case of products falling
period runs from 1 February to 30 June 1977 ;                  within subheadings 02.01 B II c), 15.01 A I, 16.01 A
                                                               and 16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff in
Whereas the second component, representing the                 respect of which the rate of duty has been bound
extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs         within GATT the levy shall not exceed the amount
other than grain required for the production of one            resulting from that binding.
kilogram of pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article
3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be 15 % of the
value of the quantity of feed grain ;                                                   Article 2
Whereas the third amount, representing overhead                This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
costs of production and marketing, shall , in accor­            1977 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 12 July 1977.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                              Vice-President
(») OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975 , p. 25 .
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                                                                 ANNEX
                                                                                                                    Conventional
   CCT
  heading
    No
                                            Description of goods                    1 Sluice-gate
                                                                                         price
                                                                                      u.a. / 100 kg
                                                                                                    Amount of
                                                                                                       levies
                                                                                                    u.a. / 100 kg
                                                                                                                  '  rate of duty
                                                                                                                    bound within
                                                                                                                      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                                                 52.27          21.15
                    b) Other                                                            61.47          24.87
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                                              79.93          32.34
                        2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                    123.89          50.12
                        3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                              in )                                                      97.51          39.45
                         4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in)                129.48          52.39
                         5 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      69.54          28.13
                         6. Other :
                              aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                          129.48         52.39
                              bb ) Other                                                               52.39
           B. Offals :
               II . Other :
                    c) Of domestic swine :
                        1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                             10.35               9
                        2 . Feet ; tails                                                                  2.91              9
                        3 . Kidneys                                                                    33.95                9
                       4 . Livers                                                                      39-13              11
                        5 . Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                                   19.40                9
                        6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                             trachea and gullet                                                        28.46                9
                        7 . Other                                                                       28.46               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                           33.57           13.58
                II. Dried or smoked                                                                     15.85
           B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                                         7.76
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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 ( % )
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                                              79.93          32.34
                       2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                           aa) Bacon sides                                          107.90          43.65
                           bb) Spencers                                                             43.65
                           cc) 3 /4 sides and middles                                               48.51
                       3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                 123.89          50.12
                       4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                           (bone-in)                                                 97.51          39.45
                       5 . Loins and cuts of loins , unboned (bone-in )             129.48          52.39
                       6. Bellies ( streaky) and cuts of bellies                     69.54          28.13
                       7. Other                                                                     52.39
                   b ) Dried or smoked :
                       1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                           or flare fat                                                             48.51
                       2 . Bacon sides , spencers , 3 /4 sides and middles :
                           aa ) Bacon sides                                                         48.51
                           bb) Spencers                                                             48.51
                           cc) 3 /4 sides and middles                                               53.36
                       3 . Hams and cuts of hams , unboned ( bone-in ) :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                    64.67
                           bb ) Other                                                               91.19
                       4. Shoulders ( fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                           in ) :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                    45.27
                           bb ) Other                                                               71.79
                       5. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in) :
                           aa ) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                   67.91
                           bb ) Other                                                               90.22
                       6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                    32.34
                           bb ) Other                                                               46.89
                       7. Other :
                           aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                                    67.91
                           bb) Other                                                                91.19
              II . Edible meat offals :
                   a) Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                               10.35
                   b ) Feet ; tails                                                                    2.91
                   c) Kidneys                                                                       33.95
                   d) Livers                                                                        39.13
                   c) Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                                      19.40
                    f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                       and gullet                                                                   28.46
                   R) Other                                                                         28.46
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                                                                                                                                    Conventional
      CCT                                                                                              Sluice-gate   Amount of
     heading                                                                                                                        rate of duty
                                                  Description of goods                                      price       levies     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)                                                                    10.35              3
                      II . Other                                                                           25.58        10.35            —
16.01            Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
                 A. Liver sausages                                                                          —
                                                                                                                        59.08            24
                 B. Other (b ) :
                       I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                          —
                                                                                                                      101.74             —
                      II . Other                                                                            —
                                                                                                                        70.11            —
16.02            Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
                 A. Liver :
                      II . Other                                                                            —
                                                                                                                        63.29            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, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof                            —
                                                                                                                      107.89             —
                                    bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof                                        —
                                                                                                                        89.54            —
                                    cc ) Other                                                               —
                                                                                                                        61.51            —
                               2 . 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offals, of
                                    any kind , including fats of any kind or origin                                     51.92
                               3 . Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, includ­
                                    ing fats of any kind or origin                                           —          32.63            —
( a ) Entry under this subheading is subject to conditions to he 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 .