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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3663/91 of 16 December 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends in world market prices for feed grain should be taken into account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is being Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European fixed ; Economic Community,

Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has not been fixed it is necessary to maintain, unchanged, the levies until 31 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 March 1992 ; of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 8 and 12 Whereas, in the case of pigment products, in respect of (1) thereof, which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levies should be limited to the amounts resulting from that binding ; .

Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20 must be fixed in advance for each quarter in accordance December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain with the methods of calculation laid down in Commis­ agricultural products originating in developing coun­ sion Regulation (EEC) No 1611 /90 of 15 June 1990 tries^7), prolonged by Regulation (EEC) No 3588/91 (8), fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat (3) ; and Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Carib­ Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for pigmeat bean and Pacific States (ACP States) or the overseas coun­ were last fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No tries and territories (OCT) (9), as amended by Regulation 2807/91 (4), for the period 1 October to 31 December (EEC) No 523/90 (10), special import arrangements were 1991 , they must be fixed anew for the period 1 January to introduced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within 31 March 1992 ; whereas such prices and levies should in the framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in principle be fixed by reference to feed grain prices for the particular for certain pigmeat products ; period 1 July to 30 November 1991 ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Whereas, when the sluice-gate price applicable from 1 Committee for Pigmeat, October, 1 January and 1 April 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 required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­ tion to that used in calculating the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas this minimum was fixed HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : by Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of the Council (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3906/87 (6), at 3 % ;

Article 1 Whereas the value of the quantity of feed grain varies by less than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; therefore the sluice-gate prices should remain unchanged 1 . For the period 1 January to 31 March 1992, the until 31 March 1992 ; sluice-gate prices and the levies provided for in Articles 12 and 8 respectively of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 12. (3) OJ No L 152, 16. 6. 1990, p. 18 . O OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990. (4) OJ No L 270, 26. 9. 1991 , p. 25. (8) OJ No L 341 , 12. 12. 1991 , p. 6. 0 OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25. 0 OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. 0 OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 . (10) OJ No L 58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .

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the products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation 1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of shall be as shown in the Annex. duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the amount resulting from that binding.

2. Provided that, in the case of products falling within Article 2 CN codes 0206 30 21 , 0206 30 31 , 0206 41 91 , 0206 49 91 , 1501 00 11 , 1601 00 10, 1602 10 00, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 December 1991 . For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 16 December 1991 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 GATT (%)

0103 91 10 71,91 49,97 0103 9211 61,16 42,49 — 0103 921 9 71,91 49,97 — 0203 11 10 93,51 64,98 — 0203 12 11 135,59 94,21 — 0203 12 19 104,73 72,77 — 0203 19 11 104,73 72,77 — 0203 19 13 151,49 105,26 — 0203 19 15 81,35 56,53 — 0203 19 55 151,49 105,26 — 0203 19 59 151,49 105,26 — 0203 21 10 93,51 64,98 — 0203 22 1 1 135,59 94,21 — 0203 22 19 104,73 — 72,77 0203 29 11 104,73 72,77 — 0203 29 13 151,49 — 105,26 (') 0203 29 15 81,35 56,53 — 0203 29 55 151,49 105,26 (') — 0203 29 59 151,49 105,26 — 0206 30 21 113,15 78,62 7 0206 30 31 82,29 57,18 4 0206 41 91 113,15 78,62 7 0206 49 91 82,29 57,18 4 0209 00 11 37,40 25,99 — 0209 00 19 41,14 28,59 — 0209 00 30 22,44 — 15,59 0210 11 11 135,59 — 94,21 (') 0210 11 19 104,73 72,77 — 0210 11 31 263,70 183,23 — 0210 11 39 207,59 144,24 — 0210 12 11 81,35 56,53 (') — 0210 12 19 135,59 94,21 — 0210 19 10 119,69 83,17 — 0210 19 20 130,91 90,97 — 0210 19 30 104,73 72,77 — 0210 19 40 151,49 — 105,26 0 0210 19 51 151,49 105,26 — 0210 19 59 151,49 105,26 — 0210 19 60 207,59 144,24 — 0210 19 70 260,89 181,28 — 0210 19 81 263,70 183,23 — 0210 19 89 263,70 183,23 — 0210 90 31 113,15 78,62 — 0210 90 39 82,29 57,18 — 1501 00 11 29,92 20,79 3 1501 00 19 29,92 20,79 — 1601 00 10 130,91 106,70 (2) 24 1601 00 91 219,75 — 190,64 (')O

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

1601 00 99 149,62 125,85 00 1602 10 00 104,73 100,59 26 1602 20 90 121,56 111,59 25 1602 41 10 — 229,10 193,33 1602 42 10 — 191,70 157,95 1602 4911 205,43 — 229,10 1602 49 13 165,52 — 191,70 1602 49 15 — 191,70 151,26 0 1602 49 19 126,24 — 106,63 0 1602 49 30 104,73 89,40 _ 1602 49 50 62,65 64,78 . — 1602 90 10 121,56 105,73 26 1602 90 51 126,24 104,00 — 1902 20 30 62,65 56,02 —

(') The levy on products originating in the developing countries and listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 is reduced by SO % 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 amended 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 ).