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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 768/90 of 29 March 1990 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, market prices for feed grain should be taken into account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being fixed ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed trends in world market prices for feed grain must be Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and taken into account in fixing the levies ; Portugal,

Whereas, in the case of pigment products, in respect of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the levies should be limited to the amounts resulting from market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation that binding ; (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12 (1 ) thereof, Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3899/89 of 18 December 1989 reducing for 1990 the levies on certain Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products agricultural products originating in developing coun­ specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, tries Q and Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 must be fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricul­ with the methods of calculation laid down in Commis­ tural products and certain goods resulting from the sion Regulation (EEC) No 1755/89 of 20 June 1989 processing of agricultural products originating in the fixing the levies and sluice-gate prices on pigmeat (3) ; African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) or the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (8), special import Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat arrangements were introduced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the framework of fixed amounts or were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3930/89 (4) for the period 1 January to 31 March 1990, annual quotas, in particular for certain pigmeat products ; they must be fixed anew for the period 1 April to 30 June 1990 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 616/86 of 28 be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the period 1 February 1986 on the application of import levies on October 1989 to 28 February 1990 ; pigmeat products from Portugal (') suspended the applica­ tion of import levies on pigmeat products from Portugal Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1 owing to the minimal difference between the prices October, 1 January and 1 April is being fixed, trends in obtaining in the Community on the one hand and in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into Portugal on the other hand ; whereas the situation still account only if the value of the quantity of feed grain pertains ; required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­ tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are the preceding quarter ; whereas this minimum was fixed in accordance with the opinion of the Management by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of the Council (*), as last Committee for Pigmeat, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (6), at 3% ;

Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas trends in world market prices for feed grain must HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : therefore be taken into account when fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 April to 30 June 1990 ;

Article 1 Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends in world 1 . For the period 1 April to 30 June 1990 , the (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles 0 OJ No L 129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 12. 0 OJ No L 172, 21 . 6. 1989, p. 8. (<) OJ No L 375, 23 . 12. 1989, p. 78 . 0 OJ No L 383, 30. 12. 1989, p. 125. 0 OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25. (8) OJ No L 84, 30 . 3 . 1990, p. 85. (6) OJ No L 370, 30 . 12. 1987, p. 11 . O OJ No L 58, 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 45.

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12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for application of the levies specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation shall be suspended. shall be as shown in the Annex. 2. Provided that, in the case of products falling within CN codes 0206 30 21 , 0206 30 31 , 0206 41 91 , 0206 49 91 , 1501 00 11 , 1601 00 10, 1602 10 00, 1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not Article 2 exceed the amount resulting from that binding. 3. For imports from Portugal of products specified in paragraph 1 and in free circulation in that Member State, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1990.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 March 1990 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 March 1990 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat

Conventional Sluice-gate price Amount of levies rate of duty CN code (ECU/100 kg) (ECU/100 kg) bound within GAIT (%)

0103 91 10 80,94 45,08 0103 92 11 68,83 38,34 0103 9219 80,94 45,08 0203 11 10 105,25 58,62 0203 1211 152,61 84,99 0203 1 2 19 117,88 65,65 0203 1911 117,88 65,65 0203 19 13 170,51 94,96 0203 19 15 91,57 51,00 0203 19 55 170,51 94,96 0203 19 59 170,51 94,96 0203 21 10 105,25 58,62 0203 2211 152,61 84,99 0203 22 19 117,88 65,65 0203 29 1 1 117,88 65,65 0203 29 13 170,51 94,96 (>) 0203 29 15 91,57 51,00 0203 29 55 170,51 94,96 (') 0203 29 59 170,51 94,96 0206 30 21 127,35 70,93 7 0206 30 31 92,62 51,58 4 0206 41 91 127,35 70,93 7 0206 49 91 92,62 51,58 4 0209 00 11 42,10 23,45 0209 00 19 46,31 25,79 0209 00 30 25,26 14,07 0210 11 11 152,61 84,99 (') 0210 11 19 1 17,88 65,65 0210 11 31 296,81 165,30 0210 11 39 233,66 130,13 0210 12 11 91,57 51,00 (>) 0210 12 19 152,61 84,99 0210 19 10 134,72 75,03 0210 19 20 147,35 82,06 0210 19 30 1 17,88 65,65 0210 19 40 170,51 94,96 (>) 0210 19 51 170,51 94,96 0210 19 59 170,51 94,96 0210 19 60 233,66 130.13 0210 19 70 293,65 163,54 0210 19 81 296,81 165,30 0210 19 89 296,81 165,30 0210 90 31 127,35 70,93 0210 90 39 92,62 51,58 1501 00 11 33,68 18,76 3 1501 00 19 33,68 18,76 1601 00 10 147,35 99,30 0 24 1601 00 91 247,34 170.14 (') P)

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Conventional Sluice-gate price Amount of levies rate of duty CN code (ECU/ 100 kg) (ECU/ 100 kg) bound within GAIT (%)

1601 00 99 168,40 11 2,95 0 (2) 1602 10 00 117,88 86,44 26 1602 20 90 136,83 97,47 25 1602 41 10 257,86 179,68 1602 42 10 215,76 146,05 1602 49 11 257,86 186,05 1602 49 13 215,76 152,85 1602 49 15 215,76 150,49 0 1602 49 19 142,09 95,42 0 1602 49 30 117,88 84,97 1602 49 50 70,52 60,36 1602 90 10 136,83 97,47 26 1602 90 51 142,09 95,42 1902 20 30 70,52 65,17

(') The levy on products originating in the developing countries and listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3899/89 is reduced by 50% within the limits of the fixed amounts referred to in that Annex. (2) The levy on products originating in the ACP States/OCT countries and listed in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 reduced by 50 % within the limits of the quotas referred to in that Regulation.

NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2658 /87 (OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1 ).