CELEX: 31992R3581
Language: en
Date: 1992-12-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3581/92 of 11 December 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

12. 12. 92                                Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 364/ 17
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3581/92
                                                      of 11 December 1992
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         whereas trends in world market prices for feed grain must
                                                                    therefore be taken into account when fixing sluice-gate
                                                                    prices for the period 1 January to 31 March 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
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75                only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 fixed :
 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 been fixed
                                                                     trends in world market prices for feed grain must be
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products               taken into account in fixing the levies ;
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
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1611 /90 of 15 June 1990                    Whereas, in the case of pigment products, in respect of
fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat (') ;            which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the
                                                                     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
2770/92 (4), for the period 1 October to 31 December
 1992, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 January to           Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
31 March 1993 ; whereas such prices and levies should in             December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the         agricultural products originating in developing countries
period 1 July to 30 November 1992 ;                                  f), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 509/92 (8),
                                                                     and Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (9) on the arran­
                                                                     gements applicable to agricultural products and certain
                                                                     goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
                                                                     products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1                States (ACP States), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in             444/92 (I0), special import arrangements were introduced
world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into              involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the frame­
account only if the value of the quantity of feed grain              work of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in particular for
required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­             certain pigmeat products ;
tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for
the preceding quarter ; whereas this minimum was fixed
by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of the Council             as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (6), 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 ("), no levies shall apply on
more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;             imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                     and territories ;
(') 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.
(3) OJ  No  L 152, 16. 6. 1990, p. 18 .                              f) OJ   No L 159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L 280, 24. 9. 1992, p. 19.                               0 OJ    No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.                             ("•) OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 9 .
(6) OJ  No  L 370, 30 . 12. 1987, p. 11 .                            (") OJ  No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 ('), (EEC)             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 No 519/92 (2) and (EEC) No 520/92 (}) of 27 February
 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim                                         Article 1
 Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
 the European Economic Community and the European                   1.   For the period 1 January to 31 March 1993, the
 Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the                sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles
 Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the               12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for
 Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the            the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation
 other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import            shall be as shown in the Annex.
 levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­           2.    Provided that, in the case of products falling within
 tion (EEC) No 564/92 (4), modified by Regulation (EEC)            CN      codes     0206 30 21 ,   0206 30 31 ,   0206 41 91 ,
 No 3371 /92 (^ lays down detailed rules for applying the          0206 49 91 ,     1501 00 11 ,    1601 00 10,     1602 10 00,
 arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards          1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of
 pigmeat ;                                                         duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not
                                                                   exceed the amount resulting from that binding.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                                    Article 2
 in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 Committee for Pigmeat,                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 11 December 1992.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
(2) OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
(3) OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
(4) OJ  No L  61 , 6. 3. 1992, p. 9.
0   OJ  No L  342, 25. 11 . 1992, p. 22.
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 11 December 1992 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)(')    bound within
                                                                                    GATT (%)
                  0103 91 10                69,91                   49,79               —
                  0103 9211                 59,46                   42,34               —
                  010392 19                 69,91                   49,79 (4)           —
                  0203 11 10                90,91                   64,74 (4)           —
                  0203 1211               131,82                    93,87 (4)           —
                  0203 12 19              101,82                    72,51 (4)           —
                  0203 19 11              101,82                    72,51 (4)           —
                  0203 19 13              147,27                  1 04,88 (4)           —
                  0203 19 15                79,09                   5632 (4)            —
                  0203 19 55              147,27                  104,88 (4)            —
                  0203 19 59              147,27                  104,88 (4)            —
                  0203 21 10                90,91                   64,74 (4)           —
                  0203 22 11              131,82                    93,87 (4)           —
                  0203 22 19              101,82                    72,51 (4)           —
                  0203 29 11              101,82                    72,51 (4)           —
                  0203 29 13              147,27                  1 04,88 (')(4)        —
                  0203 29 15                79,09                   56,32 (4)           —
                  0203 29 55              147,27                  1 04,88 (') C)        —
                  0203 29 59              147,27                  1 04,88 (4)           —
                  0206 30 21              110,00                    78,34                 7
                  0206 30 31                80,00                   56,97                 4
                  0206 41 91              110,00                    78,34                 7
                  0206 49 91                80,00                   56,97                 4
                  0209 00 11                36,36                   25,90               —
                  0209 00 19                40,00                   28,49               —
                  0209 00 30                21,82                   15,54               —
                  0210  11 11             131,82                    93,87 C)(4)         —
                  0210  11 19             101,82                    72,51 (4)           —
                  0210  11 31             256,37                  1 82,57 (4)           —
                  0210  11 39             201,82                  143,73 (4)            —
                  0210  12 11               79,09                   56,32 (')(«)        —
                  0210  12 19              131,82                   93,87 (4)           —
                  0210  19 10             116,36                    82,87 (4)           —
                  0210  19 20              127,27                   90,64 (4)           —
                  0210  19 30             101,82                    71,51 (4)           —
                  0210  19 40             147,27                  1 04,88 (')(4)        —
                  0210  19 51             147,27                  1 04,88 (4)           —
                  0210  19 59             147,27                  1 04,88 (4)           —
                  0210  19 60             201,82                  143,73 (4)            —
                  0210  19 70             253,64                  1 80,63 (4)           —
                  0210  19 81             25637                   1 82,57 (4)           —
                  0210  19 89             256,37                  1 82,57 (4)           —
                  0210  90 31              110,00                   78,34               —
                  0210  90 39               80,00                   56,97               —
                  1501  00 11               29,09                   20,72                 3
                   1501 00 19               29,09                   20,72               —
                  1601 00 10               127,27                 10637 (2)             24
                   1601 00 91             213,64                  1 88,46 OHO           —
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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 (%)
                     1 601 00 99                     1 45,46                   1 27,24 (') (2) (4)            —
                     1602 10 00                      101,82                      81,05                        26
                     1602 20 90                      118,18                    125,48                         25
                     1602 41 10                      222,73                    205,88 (4)                     —
                     1602 42 10                      186,37                    160,71 (4)                     —
                     1602 49 11                      222,73                    205,77 (4)                     —
                     1602 49 13                      186,37                    178,51 (4)                     —
                     1602 49 15                      1 86,37                   1 53,29 (')(4)                 —
                     1 602 49 1 9                    1 22,73                   1 08,08 (') (4)                —
                     1602 49 30                      101,82                      90,72 (4)                    —
                     1602 49 50                        60,91                     57,47 (4)                    —
                     1602 90 10                      118,18                    105,43                         26
                     1602 90 51                      122,73                    103,69                         —
                     1902 20 30                        60,91                     55,86                        —
            (') 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.
            (J) 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.l certificates issued
                in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 564/92 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the
                Annex to that Regulation.
            NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                   2658/87.