31976R0911

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 911 /76 of 21 April 1976 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the second component shall be 7 % of the COMMUNITIES, average sluice-gate prices applicable for the four quar­ ters preceding 1 May of each year ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas the levies applicable to products listed in Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 ( 1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ 2759/75 other than pig carcases shall be derived from tion of the market in pigmeat ('), as amended by Regu­ the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­ lation (EEC) No 367/76 (2), and in particular Articles 8 cients fixed for such products pursuant to Article 10 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof, (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 in Annex I to Commission Regulation No 204/67/EEC of 28 June 1967 fixing coefficients for calculating levies on Whereas imports into the Community of any of the pigmeat products other than pig carcases (7), as last products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3406/73 (8) ; 2759/75 shall be subject to a levy fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas levies were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 85/76 of 19 Whereas the levies applicable to products listed in January 1976 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 shall 1 64/76 (4), for the period 1 February to 30 April 1976 be composed of two components ; and must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31 July 1976 ; Whereas the first component shall be derived from Whereas the levy applicable to pig carcases is the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coeffi­ composed of two components ; cients laid down in Annex II to Regulation No 204/ 67/EEC : Whereas the first component is to be equal to the difference between prices within the Community and on the world market for the quantity of feed grain Whereas the second component shall be 7 % , and for composed as provided in Article 1 of Council Regula­ products falling within heading No ex 16.02 of the tion (EEC) No 2764/75 of 29 October 1975 laying Common Customs Tariff to 10 % , of the average offer down the rules for calculating a component of the prices for imports during the 12 months preceding 1 levy on pig carcases (5), as amended by Regulation May ; whereas these averages should be determined (EEC) No 370/76 (6) ; bearing in mind all the information available relating to exports from third countries into the Community Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain within and into other third countries, taking into account, in the Community shall be determined in accordance the latter case, differences in the cost of transport and, with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 ; generally, differences in quality and the representative whereas the value of the same quantity on the world character of prices ; market shall be determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ; Whereas for the products falling within subheadings Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the world 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A and 16.02 A II market price for each cereal shall be equal to the of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the the rate of duty has been bound with GATT, levies cif prices shall be determined for the period of five must be restricted to the amounts resulting from that months ending one month before the quarter in binding ; respect of which the said component is calculated ; whereas that period runs from 1 November 1975 to 31 March 1976 ; Whereas for pig carcases and other products referred to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No (!) OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p. 1 . 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 establishing the list of (2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 1 . products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed (3) OJ No L 11 , 20 . 1 . 1976, p. 9 . (4) OJ No L 18 , 27. 1 . 1976, p. 19 . (5) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 21 . (7) OJ No L 134, 30 . 6. 1967, p . 2840/67. (<>) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 4. (8) OJ No L 349, 19 . 12. 1973, p. 18 .

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and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate Whereas the third amount, representing overhead price for pig carcases (!), as amended by Regulation costs of production and marketing, shall, in accor­ (EEC) No 370/76, the sluice-gate prices must be fixed dance with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No in advance for each quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate 2766/75, be 20 units of account per 100 kilogrammes prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 85/76 of pig carcases ; for the period 1 February to 30 April 1976 and must Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31 July 1976 ; in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is than pig carcases, shall be derived from the sluice-gate composed of three components ; price for pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients 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 ( I ) of Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (EEC) No 2766/75 ; Article 1 Whereas the value of that quantity of cereals shall be established in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of 1 . For the period 1 May to 31 July 1976 the levies Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ; provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices provided for each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the average cif price of such cereal ; whereas the cif prices products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) shall be determined for the period of five months No 2766/75, shall be as shown in 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 November 1975 to 31 March within subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 1976 ; 16.01 A and 16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff in respect of which the rate of duty has been Whereas the second component, representing the bound within GATT the levy shall not exceed the extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs amount resulting from that binding. other than grain required fror the production of one kilogramme of pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article 2 Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be 1 5 % of the value of the quantity of feed grain ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1976.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 21 April 1976. For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25.

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ANNEX

Conventional CCT Sluice-gate Amount oí price levies rate of duty heading Description of goods bound within No u. a. /100 kg u. a. /100 kg GATT ( % )

01.03 Live swine :

A. Domestic species :

11 . Other : a) Sows having farrowed at least once, of a weight of not 57-92 12-71 less than 160 kg 68-10 14-94 — b) Other

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, wiith or without heads, feet or flare fat 88-56 19-43 2. Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in) 137-26 3012 — 3 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­ in) 108-04 23-71 4. Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) 143-46 31-48 — 5 . Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies 77-04 16-91 — 6. Other : aa) Boned or boneless and frozen 143-46 31-48 — bb) Other 31-48

B. Offals :

II . Other : c) Of domestic swine : 1 . Heads and cuts of heads ; necks — 6-22 9 2. Feet ; tails — 1-75 9 3 . Kidneys — 20-41 9 4. Livers — 23-51 11 — 11-66 9 5 . Hearts ; tongues ; lungs 6. Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea and gullet _ 17-10 9 7. Other — 17-10 9

02.05 Pig fat free of lean meat and poultry fat (not rendered or solvent­ extracted), fresh, chilled , frozen , salted, ¡n brine, dried or smoked :

A. Back-fat : I. Fresh, chilled, frozen, salted or in brine 37-19 8-16 —

II . Dried or smoked — 9-52 . —

— 4-66 — B. Pig fat, other than that falling within ' subheading A

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Conventional CCT Sluice-gate Amount of price levies rate of duty heading Description of goods 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 Simoked :

B. Meat and edible meat offals of domestic swine :

I. Meat : a) Salted or in brine : 1 . Carcase? or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet or flare fat 88-56 19-43 2. Bacon sides, sipencers, 3/4 sides and middles : aa) Bacon sides 119-55 26-24 — — 26-24 — bb) Spencers — 29-15 — cc) 3/4 sides and middles 3 . Hams and cuits of hams, unboned ( bone-in) 137-26 30-12 — 4 . Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone-in) 108-04 23-71 5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) 143-46 31-48 6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies 77-04 16-91 7. Other — 31-48 b) Dried or smoked : 1 . Carcases or half-carcases, with or without heads, feet or flare fat 29-15 _ 2. Bacon sides, spencers, 3/4 sides and middles : aa) Bacon sides — 29-15 — — 29-15 — bb) Spencers cc) 3/4 sides and middles — 32-07 — 3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (ibone-in) : aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked — 38-87 — bb) Other — 54-80 — 4. Shoulders (fores) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­ in) : — 27-21 ' — aa) Slightly dried or «lightly smoked — 43-14 — bb) Other 5 . Loins and outs of loins, unboned (bone-in) : — 40-81 — aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked bb) Other __ 54-22 — 6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies : — 19-43 — aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked — 28-18 — bb) Other . 7. Other : — 40-81 — aa ) Slightly dried or slightly smoked bb) Other — 54-80 —

II . Edible meat offals : a) Heads and cuts of heads ; necks — 6-22 — b) Feet ; tails — 1-75 — c) Kidneys — 20-41 — — 23-51 — d ) Livers e) Hearts ; tongues ; lungs — 11-66 — f) Livers, hearts, tongues and lungs attached to the trachea and gullet 17-10 g ) Other 17-10

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Conventional CC.T Sluice-gate Amount of levies rate of duty heading Description of goods price 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 — 6-22 3 for human consumption ( a) II . Other 28-34 6-22 —

16.01 Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood :

— 40-03 24 A. Liver sausages

B. Other ( b) : — 68-78 — I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked — 45-30 — II . Other

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :

A. Liver : II . Other — 43-00 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 — 70-00 — bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof — 57-85 — cc) Other — 41-45 — 2. 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offals, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 34-29 _ 3 . Less than 40% of meat or offal, of any kind, includ­ — 22-08 — ing fats of any kind or origin

(a) Entry under this subheading is subjcct 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 .