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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2333/77 of 25 October 1977 amending Regulation No 204/67/EEC fixing coefficients for calculating levies on pigmeat products other than pig carcases and Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN since certain traders are making more and more use of COMMUNITIES, this possibility since the amendment of the import arrangements in the beef and veal sector ; whereas Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European these imports could threaten the working of the Economic Community, system ; whereas, moreover, prudent traders could foresee this amendment which is merely a correction of an existing anomaly ; whereas, in these circum­ Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No stances, it is not only necessary to put the measure 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ into force as soon as possible to prevent the conclu­ tion of the market in pigmeat (*), as amended by Regu­ sion of contracts for further imports under the same lation (EEC) No 367/76 (2), and in particular Article conditions, but to allow only those already in exist­ 10 (4) thereof, ence to be carried out ;

Whereas Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, under Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 provides that the levy on imports of the 2759/75, the tariff nomenclature resulting from the products listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) (c) thereof is to be application of that Regulation forms part of the equal to the sum of two components, one of which is Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regula­ derived from the levy on pig carcases on the basis of tion (EEC) No 950/68 of 28 June 1968 (5), as last the ratio within the Community of the price for such amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1111 /77 (6) ; products for the price for pig carcases ; whereas this ratio is expressed by a coefficient ; whereas Commis­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation sion Regulation No 204/67/EEC of 28 June 1967 (3), are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3406/73 (4), ment Committee for Pigmeat, fixed the coefficients for calculating the levies which apply to pigmeat products other than pig carcases ;

Whereas subheading 16.02 B III a) of the Common HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Customs Tariff includes prepared or preserved meat containing pigmeat and possibly other meat ; whereas the Community price for prepared meat containing Article 1 mainly uncooked beef and veal is considerably higher than that of other prepared meat containing pigmeat ; Annex II to Regulation No 204/67/EEC is hereby whereas a flow of imports into the Community of replaced by the Annex hereto. prepared meat containing mainly uncooked beef and veal has built up, thereby removing products containing beef and veal from the levy normally appli­ Article 2 cable to such meat ; whereas a coefficient should there­ fore be fixed for calculating^the levy on prepared or The following Article 2a is hereby added to Regula­ preserved meat containing pigmeat and uncooked tion No 204/ 67/ EEC : beef and veal which takes and account the rate of the levy and the customs duties normally applicable to ' Article 2a beef and veal contained in such products, such charges being representative factors of their value ; For the purposes of subheading 16.02 B III a) 1 , whereas a differentiation according to the proportion the term "uncooked* shall apply to products which of beef and pigmeat is not practicable ; have not been subjected to any heat-treatment or which have been subjected to a heat-treatment insufficient to ensure the coagulation of meat Whereas an immediate amendment of Regulation No proteins in the whole of the product and which 204/67/EEC is necessary, in view of the rapid increase therefore show traces of a pinkish liquid on the of the import of these products over recent weeks, cut surface when the product is cut along a line passing through its thickest part.' 0) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . I2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 1 . (3) OJ No 134, 30 . 6. 1967, p. 2840/67. (5) OJ No L 172, 27. 7. 1968, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 349, 19 . 12. 1973, p. 18 . (6) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977, p. 4.

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Article3¶

The Common Customs Tariff annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 is hereby amended to read as follows : 1 . The Additional Note to Chapter 16 shall be replaced by the following Additional Note : 'Additional Note

For the purposes of subheadings 16.02 B III a) 1 and B III b) 1 aa), the term "uncooked " shall apply to products which have not been subjected to any heattreatment or which have been subjected to a heat-treatment insufficient to ensure the coagulation of meat proteins in the whole of the product and which therefore show traces of a pinkish liquid on the cut surface when the product is cut along a line passing through its thickest part.'

2. Subheading 16.02 B III a) shall read as follows :

Rate of duty CCT Autonomous Description heading No ( % ) Conventional or (%) levy (L) 1 2 3 4

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : B. Other : III . Other : a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine :

— 1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked 26 (L) 2. Other, containing, by weight : aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin : — 1 1 . Hams, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof 26 (L) — 22. Shoulders and pieces thereof 26 (L) 33 . Other — 26 (L) bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offal, of any — kind, including fats of any kind or origin 26 (L) cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats — of any kind or origin 26 (L)

Article4¶

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 October 1977. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

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ANNEX

ANNEX II

CCT Coefficient heading Description ( % ) No

16.01 Sausages and the like, of meat, meat offal or animal blood : A. Liver sausages 1.53 B. Other (a) : I. Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked 2.50 II . Other 1.76

16.02 Other prepared or preserved meat or meat offal : A. Liver : II . Other 1.41 B. Other : III . Other : a) Containing meat or offal of domestic swine : 1 . Containing bovine meat, uncooked 400 2. Other, containing, by weight : aa) 80 % or more of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin : 11 . Hams, fillets and loins ; pieces thereof 2.65 22. Shoulders and pieces thereof 2.20 33 . Other 1.50 bb) 40 % or more but less than 80 % of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 1.25 cc) Less than 40 % of meat or offal, of any kind, including fats of any kind or origin 0.74

(a) The levy applicable to sausages imported in containers which also contain preservative liquid is collected on the net weight, i.e. after deduction of the weight of the liquid .'