31984R2916

No L 275/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 10 . 84

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2916/84 of 17 October 1984 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN world market prices to a corrective factor of 0,967445 COMMUNITIES , used for the calculation of levies and sluice-gate prices ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for Economic Community, pigmeat were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2092/84 of 19 July 1984 (8) for the period 1 August to 31 October 1984, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November 1984 to 31 January 1985 ; whereas Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ such prices and levies should in principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the period 1 May to zation of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by 30 September 1984 ; Regulation (EEC) No 2966/ 80 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12 ( 1 ) thereof, Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1 November, 1 February and 1 May is being fixed, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 855/84 trends in world market prices for feed grain are to be of 31 March 1984 on the calculation and the dis­ taken into account only if the value of the quantity of mantlement of the monetary compensatory amounts feed grain required varies by at least a specified applying to certain agricultural products (3), as last minimum in relation to that used in calculating the amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1004/84 (4), sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas and in particular Article 1 thereof, this minimum was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/ 75 at 3 % ;

Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and for the Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies other products specified in Article 1 of Council Regu­ by less than 3 % from that used for the preceding lation (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 esta­ quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate prices should there­ blishing the list of products for which sluice-gate fore be maintained unchanged until 31 January 1985 ; prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate prices for pig carcases (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1905/83 (6), and Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 levies for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must be fixed in trends in world market prices for feed grain should be advance for each quarter in accordance with the taken into account only if at the same time a new methods of calculation laid down in Commission sluice-gate price is being fixed ; Regulation (EEC) No 2028 /83 of 20 July 1983 fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat (^ ; Whereas, since no new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, the levies should accordingly be maintained unchanged until 31 January 1985 ; Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 855/ 84, the central rate used under the common agri­ cultural policy has been subjected to a corrective factor Whereas, in the case of products falling within any of of 1,033651 with effect from the 1984/85 marketing subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A or year ; whereas the corrected central rate has led to a 16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect change in the relationship between the Community of which the rate of duty has been bound within price and the world market price ; whereas account GATT, the levies should be limited to the amounts should therefore be taken of this fact by subjecting resulting from that binding ;

(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (2) OJ No L 307, 18 . 11 . 1980, p. 5 . are in accordance with the opinion of the Management (') OJ No L 90 , 1 . 4. 1984, p. 1 . H OJ No L 101 , 13 . 4. 1984, p. 2 . Committee for Pigmeat, o OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25 . (6) OJ No L 190, 14 . 7 . 1983 , p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 199 , 22 . 7. 1983 , p. 16 . (") OJ No L 193, 21 . 7. 1984, p. 10 .

18 . 10 . 84 No L 275/ 29 Official Journal of the European Communities

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 1 (1 ) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2092/84.

2. Provided that, in the case of products falling within any of subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 Article 1 A I , 16.01 A or 16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the 1 . For the period 1 November 1984 to 31 January amount resulting from that binding. 1985, the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products Article 2 specified in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 and the levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products specified in Article 1984 .

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

Done at Brussels, 17 October 1984.

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission