31987R3225

29 . 10 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 307/27

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3225/87 of 28 October 1987 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , cases the amounts for January 1988 cannot, therefore, be determined at this stage ; whereas, accordingly, this fixing should, exceptionally, apply until 31 December 1987 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European only, the amounts for January 1988 being set at a later Economic Community, stage ;

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1 Portugal, 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 feed grain Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­ of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation the preceding quarter ; whereas this minimum was fixed (EEC) No 1475/86 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12 by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 at 3 % ; ( 1 ) thereof,

Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by Whereas sluice-gate prices for pig carcases and for the less than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; other products specified in Article 1 of Council Regula­ whereas the sluice-gate prices should therefore be main­ tion (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29 October 1975 establishing tained unchanged until 31 December 1987 ; the list of products for which sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down the rules for fixing the sluice-gate prices for pig carcases (3), as last amended by Regulation Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 November, 1 (EEC) No 1905/83 (4),' and levies for the products specified February and 1 May are being fixed, trends in world in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must be market prices for feed grain should be taken into account fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance with the only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being fixed : methods of calculation laid down in Commission Regula­ tion (EEC) No 2083/87 of 15 July 1987 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 Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat 31 December 1987 ; where last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/87 for the period 1 August to 31 October 1987, they must be fixed anew ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle Whereas, in the case of products falling within any of be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the period 1 subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 A or May to 30 September 1987 ; 16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levies should be limited to the amounts resulting from Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 that binding ; July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (*) introduces, with effect from 1 January 1988 , a new 'combined nomenclature' Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/86 of 28 which meets the requirements of both the Common February 1986 on the application of import levies on Customs Tariff and the Community's statistics on foreign pigmeat products from Portugal Q suspended the applica­ trade and which replaces the existing nomenclature ; tion of import levies on pigmeat products from Portugal whereas the entry into force of the combined nomencla­ owing to the minimal difference between the prices obtai­ ture will entail an amendment to Regulation (EEC) No ning in the Community on the one hand and in Portugal 2766/75 and, therefore, to the list of products for which on the other hand ; whereas the situation still pertains ; sluice-gate prices and levies are set ; whereas in some

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are • (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 133, 21 . 5 . 1986, p. 39 . in accordance with the opinion of the Management (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25 . Committee for Pigmeat, 0 OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1983, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 195, 16. 7. 1987, p . 15. («) OJ No L 256, 7. 9 . 1987, p . 1 . P) OJ No L 58 , 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 45.

No L . 307/28 29 . 10 . 87 Official Journal of the European Communities

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : respect of which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount resulting Article 1 from that binding.

1 . For the period 1 November 1987 to 31 December 3 . For imports from Portugal of products specified in 1987, the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 12 of paragraph 1 and in free circulation in that Member State, Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products specified application of the levies specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 and the shall be suspended. levies provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation shall be as shown by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/87 . Article 2

2. Provided that, in the case of products falling within any of subheadings 02.01 B II c) 1 to 7, 15.01 A I, 16.01 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November A or 16.02 A II of the Common Customs Tariff, in 1987 .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 October 1987.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President