31980R0951

18 . 4. 80 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 101 /39

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 951 /80 of 17 April 1980 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN the preceding quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate prices COMMUNITIES, should therefore be maintained unchanged until 31 July 1980 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No trends in world market prices for feed grain should be 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ taken into account only if at the same time a new tion of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by sluice-gate price is being fixed ; Regulation (EEC) No 1423/78 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof, Whereas, since no new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, the levies should accordingly be maintained Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and for the unchanged until 31 July 1980 ; other products specified in Article 1 of Council Regu­ lation (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 esta­ blishing the list of products for which sluice-gate Whereas, in the case of products falling within any of prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A or fixing the sluice-gate prices for pig carcases (3), as last 16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect amended by Regulation (EEC) No 772/79 (4), and of which the rate of duty has been bound within levies for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of GATT, the levies should be limited to the amounts Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must be fixed in resulting from that binding ; advance for each quarter in accordance with the methods of calculation laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1590/79 of 26 July 1979 fixing Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29 the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat (5) ; March 1979 on the import of the European monetary system on the common agricultural policy (7), as Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 264/79 (8), intro­ pigmeat were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No duced the ECU into the common agricultural policy ; 93/80 (6) for the period 1 February to 30 April 1980, whereas, since that time, pursuant to existing provi­ they must be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31 sions, the ECU has been taken into account in the July 1980 ; whereas such prices and levies should in fixing of amounts relating to : principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the period 1 November 1979 to 31 March 1980 ; — the application of the common agricultural policy,

— the special trade arrangements for goods resulting Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1 from the processing of agricultural products ; November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed, trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into account only if the value of the quantity of Whereas the period of validity of the aforesaid Regula­ feed grain required varies by at least a specified tion was limited to 31 March 1980 ; whereas it has not minimum in relation to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas been possible for a prolongation of those arrange­ ments, proposed by the Commission , to be adopted in this minimum was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 at 3 % ; time by the Council ; whereas, in order to avoid a break in the arrangements resulting, in particular, in alterations in the level of prices and of other amounts Whereas the price of the relevant quantity of feed in national currency, it appears necessary, in the grain does not vary by 3 % or more from that used for manifest public interest, as a precautionary measure and pending a final decision on the matter by the (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . Council, to continue the application of the arrange­ (2) OJ No L 171 , 28 . 6. 1978 , p. 19 . ments in their present form ; C) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25. («) OJ No L 99, 21 . 4. 1979, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 189, 27. 7. 1979, p. 30 . ( 7) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 13, 18 . 1 . 1980, p. 22. (8) OJ No L 161 , 29. 6. 1979, p. 1 .

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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation No 2759/75 for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to ment Committee for Pigmeat, Regulation ( EEC) No 93/80 .

2. Provided that, in the case of products falling HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : within any of subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A or 16.02 A II of the Common Customs Article 1 Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound within GAIT, the levy shall not exceed the 1 . For the period 1 May to 31 July 1980, the sluice­ amount resulting from that binding. gate prices provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products specified in Article 2 Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 and the levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1980.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 April 1980.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President