CELEX: 31976R1760
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1760/76 of 22 July 1976 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat

23. 7. 76                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 197/21
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1760/76
                                                         of 22 July 1976
                                  fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas the levies applicable to products listed in
 COMMUNITIES,                                                      Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   2759/75 other than pig carcases shall be derived from
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             the levy on pig carasses on the basis of the coefficients
 Economic Community,                                                fixed for such products pursuant to Article 10 (4) of
                                                                   Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 in Annex I to Commis­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      sion Regulation No 204/67/EEC of 28 June 1967
 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                 fixing coefficients for calculating levies on pigmeat
 tion of the market in pigmeat (*), as amended by Regu­             products other than pig carcases (6), as last amended
 lation (EEC) No 367/76 (2), and in particular Articles 8          by Regulation (EEC) No 3406/73 (7) ;
 and 12(1 ) thereof,
Whereas imports into the Community of any of the                   Whereas the levies applicable to products listed in
 products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)            Article 1 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 shall
 No 2759/75 shall be subject to a levy fixed in advance            be composed of two components ;
 for each quarter ; whereas levies were last fixed by
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 911 /76 of 21 April
 1976 (3) for the period 1 May to 31 July 1976 and                 Whereas the first component shall be derived from
 must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August               the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­
 to 31 October 1976 ;                                              cients laid down in Annex II to Regulation No 204/
                                                                    67/EEC ;                                             '
Whereas the levy applicable to pig carcases is
 composed of two components ;
                                                                   Whereas the second component shall be equal to
Whereas the first component is to be equal to the                  7 %, and for products falling within heading No ex
 difference between prices within the Community and                 16.02 of the Common Customs Tariff to 10 %, of the
 on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                average offer prices for imports during the 12 months
 composed as provided in Article 1 of Council Regula­               preceding 1 May ; whereas these averages should be
 tion (EEC) No 2764/75 of 29 October 1975 laying                   determined bearing in mind all the information avail­
 down the rules for calculating a component of the                 able relating to exports from third countries into the
 levy on pig carcases (4), as amended by Regulation                 Community and into other third countries, taking
(EEC) No 370/76 (*) ;                                              into account, in the latter case, differences in the cost
                                                                   of transport and, generally, differences in quality and
Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain within             the representative character of prices ;
 the Community shall be determined in accordance
with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 ;
whereas the value of the same quantity on the world                Whereas for the products falling within subheadings
 market shall be determined in accordance with Article             02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and 16.02 A II
 3 thereof ;                                              1        of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which
                                                                   the rate of duty has been bound with GAIT, levies
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the world                 must be restricted to the amounts resulting from that
 market price for each cereal shall be equal to the                binding ;
average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the
cif prices shall be determined for the period of five              Whereas for pig carcases and other products referred
 months ending one month before the quarter in                     to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
respect of which the said component is calculated ;                2766/75 of 29 October 1975 establishing the list of
whereas that period runs from 1 February to 30 June                products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed
 1976 ;
                                                                   and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate
Whereas the second component shall be 7 % of the                   price for pig carcases (l), as amended by Regulation
average sluice-gate prices applicable for the four quar­           (EEC) No 370/76, the sluice-gate prices must be fixed
ters preceding 1 May of each year ;                                in advance for each quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate
                                                                   prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 911 /76
(») OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           for the period 1 May to 31 July 1976 and must be
(2) OJ  No  L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L 105, 22. 4. 1976, p. 18.                             (') OJ No 134, 30. 6. 1967, p. 2840/67.
(4) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 21 .                          (7) OJ No L 349, 19. 12. 1973, p. 18.
(5) OJ  No  L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 4.                              (») OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.
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fixed anew for the period 1 August to 31 October             Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to
1976 ;                                                       in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other
                                                             than pig carcases, shall be derived from the sluice-gate
Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is            price for pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients
composed of three components ;                               laid down by Regulation No 204/67/EEC ;
Whereas the first component shall be equal to the
value on the world market of the quantity of feed            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
grain equivalent to the quantity of feedingstuffs            are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
required for the production in third countries of one        ment Committee for Pigmeat,
kilogramme of pigmeat, such quantity being
composed as provided in Article 2 (1 ) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2766/75 ;                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the value of that quantity of cereals shall be
established in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of                               Article 1
Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ;
                                                              1 . For the period 1 August to 31 October 1976 the
Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price of        levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)
each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the        No 2759/75 for the products referred to in Article
average cif price of such cereal ; whereas the cif prices     1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices
shall be determined for the period of five months            provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No
ending one month before the quarter in respect of            2759/75 for the products referred to in Article 1 of
which the said amount is calculated ; whereas that           Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, shall be as shown in
period runs from 1 February to 30 June 1976 ;                the Annex hereto.
Whereas the second component, representing the               2. Provided that in the case of products falling
extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs       within subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I,
other than grain required for the production of one           16.01 A and 16.02 A II of the Common Customs
kilogramme of pigmeat, shall, in accordance with             Tariff in respect of which the rate of duty has been
Article 3 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be            bound within GATT the levy shall not exceed the
1 5 % of the value of the quantity of feed grain ;           amount resulting from that binding.
Whereas the third      amount, representing overhead
costs of production    and marketing, shall, in accor­                                Article 2
dance with Article     3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
2766/75, be 20 units   of account per 100 kilogrammes        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
of pig carcases :                                             1976.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 22 July 1976.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                           P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                                ANNEX
                                                                                                              Conventional
    CCT                                                                            Sluice-gate  Amount of
                                                                                                               rate of duty
  heading                                  Description of goods                       price        levies     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                                               58.17        15.55
                    b) Other                                                          68.40        18.29            —
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                                             88.95        23.78
                        2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                 137.87         36.86               .
                        3. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                             in)                                                    108.52         29.01
                         4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)              144.10         38.52               ,
                        5. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      77.39        20.69
                         6. Other :
                             aa) Boned or boneless and frozen                        144.10        38.52            —
                             bb) Other                                                             38.52
           B. Offals :
               II. Other :
                    c) Of domestic swine :
                        1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                           7.61            9
                       2. Feet; tails                                                                 2.14            9
                       3 . Kidneys                                                      —          24.97              9
                       4 . Livers                                                       —          28.77             11
                       5. Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                      —
                                                                                                   14.27              9
                        6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the
                            trachea and gullet                                                     20.93              9
                       7. Other                                                         —           20.93             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                         37.36          9.99          —
                II. Dried or smoked                                                      —          11.65           —
           B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A                       —            5.71          —
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   CCT                                                                                                     Conventional
                                                                                 Sluice-gate   Amount of
                                                                                                            rate of duty
  heading                                Description of goods                       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                                             88.95         23-78
                      2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                          aa) Bacon sides                                         120.08          32.10
                          bb) Spencers                                               —
                                                                                                  32.10          —
                          cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                  —
                                                                                                  35.67          —
                      3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in)                137.87          36.86          —
                      4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned
                          (bone-in)                                               108.52          29.01
                      5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in)              144.10          38.52
                      6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies                      77.39         20.69
                      7. Other                                                        —           38.52
                  b) Dried or smoked :
                      1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet
                          or flare fat                                                            35.67
                       2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles :
                          aa) Bacon sides                                             —           35.67          —
                          bb) Spencers                                               —            35.67          —
                          cc) 3/4 sides and middles                                   —           39.24          —
                      3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in ) :
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —            47.56          —
                          bb) Other                                                  —            67.06          —
                      4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­
                          in) :
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —            33.29          —
                          bb) Other                                                  —            52.79         —
                      5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in) :
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —           49.94          —
                          bb) Other                                                  —           66.35          —
                      6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies :
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —           23-78          —
                          bb) Other .                                                —
                                                                                                 34-48          —
                      7. Other :
                          aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked                      —
                                                                                                 49.94          —
                          bb) Other                                                  —
                                                                                                 67.06          —
             II . Edible meat offals :
                  a)  Heads and cuts of heads ; necks                                —             7.61
                  b)  Feet ; tails                                                  —
                                                                                                   2.14         —
                  c)  Kidneys                                                       —
                                                                                                 24.97          —
                  d)  Livers                                                        —
                                                                                                 28.77          —
                  e)  Hearts ; tongues ; lungs                                      —
                                                                                                 14.27          —
                   f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea
                      and gullet                                                                 20.93
                  R) Other                                                          —            20.93
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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 ( % )
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)                                                          —            7.61              3
                   II. Other     ■                                                                      28.46           7.61            —
16.01          Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :
               A. Liver sausages                                                                          —          45.28              24
               B. Other (b) :
                    I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked                                           —          79.95              —
                   II. Other                                                                              —          52.75              —
16.02          Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :
               A. Liver :
                   II. Other                                                                              —
                                                                                                                     50.23              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, tenderloins and loins ; pieces thereof                           —          81.32              —
                               bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof                                           —          67.72              —
                               cc) Other                                                                  —          48.47              —
                           2. 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offals, of
                               any kind, including fats of any kind or origin                                        43.23              _
                           3. Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, includ­
                               ing fats of any kind or origin                                             —          26.60              —
(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.