31976R1760

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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 Whereas the first component shall be derived from 1976 (3) for the period 1 May to 31 July 1976 and 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 7 %, and for products falling within heading No ex Whereas the first component is to be equal to the 16.02 of the Common Customs Tariff to 10 % , of the difference between prices within the Community and 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 into account, in the latter case, differences in the cost (EEC) No 370/76 (*) ; 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 for the products falling within subheadings whereas the value of the same quantity on the world 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 of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which 3 thereof ; 1 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 price for pig carcases (l), as amended by Regulation Whereas the second component shall be 7 % of the (EEC) No 370/76, the sluice-gate prices must be fixed average sluice-gate prices applicable for the four quar­ in advance for each quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate ters preceding 1 May of each year ; prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 911 /76 for the period 1 May to 31 July 1976 and must be (») OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (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 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation value on the world market of the quantity of feed are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ grain equivalent to the quantity of feedingstuffs ment Committee for Pigmeat, required for the production in third countries of one kilogramme of pigmeat, such quantity being composed as provided in Article 2 (1 ) of Regulation HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : (EEC) No 2766/75 ;

Whereas the value of that quantity of cereals shall be Article 1 established in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of 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 the Annex hereto. period runs from 1 February to 30 June 1976 ;

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 1976 . of pig carcases :

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 58.17 15.55 less than 160 kg 68.40 18.29 — 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, 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 solventextracted), 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 —

— 5.71 — B. Pig fat, other than that falling within subheading A

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Conventional CCT Amount of Sluice-gate heading levies rate of duty Description of goods price 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 — 32.10 — bb) Spencers — cc) 3/4 sides and middles 35.67 — 137.87 36.86 — 3 . Hams and cuts of hams , unboned ( bone-in) 4. Shoulders ( fores ) and cuts of shoulders, unboned 108.52 29.01 (bone-in) 5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned (bone-in) 144.10 38.52 77.39 20.69 6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies 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 : — 35.67 — aa) Bacon sides — 35.67 — bb) Spencers cc) 3/4 sides and middles — 39.24 — 3 . Hams and cuts of hams, unboned (bone-in ) : — 47.56 — aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked — 67.06 — bb) Other 4. Shoulders (fores ) and cuts of shoulders, unboned (bone­ in) : — 33.29 — aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked — 52.79 — bb) Other 5 . Loins and cuts of loins, unboned ( bone-in) : — 49.94 — aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked — 66.35 — bb) Other 6. Bellies (streaky) and cuts of bellies : — 23-78 — aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked — 34-48 — bb ) Other . 7. Other : — 49.94 — aa) Slightly dried or slightly smoked

— — bb) Other 67.06

II . Edible meat offals : a) Heads and cuts of heads ; necks — 7.61 b) Feet ; tails — 2.14 — — 24.97 — c) Kidneys 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 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 — 7.61 3 for human consumption (a)

II. Other ■ 28.46 7.61 —

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

— 45.28 24 A. Liver sausages

B. Other (b) : — 79.95 — I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked — 52.75 — II . Other

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal :

A. Liver : — 50.23 25 II . Other

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 : — 81.32 — aa) Hams, tenderloins and loins ; pieces thereof — 67.72 — bb) Shoulders and pieces thereof cc) Other — 48.47 — 2. 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offals, of 43.23 _ any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 3 . Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, includ­ — 26.60 — ing fats of any kind or origin

(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.