31994R1602

1 . 7. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 167/69

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1602/94 of 30 June 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies on pigmeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, grain ; whereas, in order to ensure the continued opera­ tion of the levy mechanism in question, the amounts of the monthly increases likely to be adopted by the Council for the 1994/95 marketing year should be taken as the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European basis ; whereas, however, this fixing is without prejudice to Community, measures to be adopted as a result of decisions which the Council may adopt at a later date as regards monthly increases for feed grain for the 1994/95 marketing year ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 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 (1 ) thereof, Whereas the value within the Community of that quan­ tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2764/75 ; whereas the Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be value for the same quantity on the world market must be charged on imports into the Community for the products determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ; specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 :

Whereas Article 3 of that Regulation provides that the price of each cereal on the world market is to be equal to Whereas, as the levies and sluice-gate prices were last the average of the cif prices of that cereal ; whereas the cif fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 687/94 of 28 prices are recorded for the five-month period ending one March 1994 (3), for the period from 1 April to 30 June month before the quarter in respect of which the said 1993, new levies and sluice-gate prices must be fixed for component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 January the period 1 July to 30 September 1994 ; to 3 1 May 1 994 ;

Whereas the levy on pig carcases is made up of two Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of components ; the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the four quarters to 1 April in each year ;

Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­ rence between prices within the Community and on the Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article 1 world market for the quantity of feed grain determined in (1 ) (a) and (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 other than accordance with Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) pig carcases must be derived from the levy on pig carcases No 2764/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down the rules for on the basis of the coefficients fixed for such products calculating a component of the levy on pig carcases (4), as pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4160/87 (*), the 2759/75 in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No composition whereof is indicated therein ; 3944/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing coefficients for calculating levies on pigmeat products (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2242/91 P); Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, for calculating the import levies in the pigmeat sector, the prices for feed grain within the Whereas the levies on the products specified in Article 1 Community are determined once a year for a period of 12 (1 ) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 are made up of months beginning on 1 July, on the basis of the two components ; threshold prices and the monthly increases therein ; whereas, in spite of all the Commission's efforts, the Council has not yet fixed the monthly increases for feed Whereas the first component must be derived from the levy on pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients fixed (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3944/87 ; (2) OJ No L 129, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 12. (j OJ No L 84, 29. 3. 1994, p. 5. (4) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 21 . (6) OJ No L 373, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 25. (*) OJ No L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 46. 0 OJ No L 204, 27. 7. 1991 , p. 21 .

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Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 %, Whereas the third amount, which represents overhead and for products falling within CN codes ex 1 602 and ex costs of production and marketing, shall, in accordance 1902 to 10 % of the average offer prices for imports with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, be during the 12 months to 1 April ; whereas those averages ECU 38,69 per 100 kilograms of pig carcases ; should be determined bearing in mind all the informa­ tion available on imports into the Community from third countries, taking into account the representative character of prices ; Whereas the sluice-gate prices of products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75, other than pig carcases, must be derived from the sluice-gate price for Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes 0206 30 21 , 0206 30 31 , 0206 41 91 , 0206 49 91 , pig carcases on the basis of the coefficients laid down by 1501 00 11 , 1601 00 10, 160210 00, 1602 20 90 and Regulation (EEC) No 3944/87 ; 1602 90 10 in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20 (GATT), the levies must not exceed the amount resulting December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain from that binding ; agricultural products originating in developing countries (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 (4), Whereas for pig carcases and other products referred to in and Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 (*) on the arran­ Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 of 29 gements applicable to agricultural products and certain October 1975 establishing the list of products for which goods resulting from the processing of agricultural sluice-gate prices are to be fixed and laying down the products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific rules for fixing the sluice-gate price for pig carcases ('), as States (ACP States), as last amended by Regulation (EC) last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3909/87 (2), the No 235/94 (6), special import arrangements were intro­ sluice-gate prices must be fixed in advance for each duced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the quarter ; framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in parti­ cular for certain pigmeat products ;

Whereas the sluice-gate price for pig carcases is made up Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision of three components ; 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community Q, no levies shall apply on imports of products originating in the overseas countries Whereas the first component must be equal to the value and territories ; on the world market of the quantity of feed grain equiva­ lent to the quantity of feedingstuffs required for the production in third countries of one kilogram of pigmeat, Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (8) and such quantity being composed as provided in Article 2 ( 1 ) (EC) No 3492/93 (9), on certain procedures for applying of Regulation (EEC) No 2766/75 ; the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC) Whereas the value of that quantity Of grain must be deter­ No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for mined in accordance with Article 2 (2) and (3) of Regula­ applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­ tion (EEC) No 2766/75 ; related matters between the European Economic Commu­ nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of Whereas the said Article 2 provides that the price for the other part (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the 2235/93 (u), and in particular Article 1 thereof introduce average of the cif prices of such cereal ; whereas the cif arrangements for reducing import levies on certain prices shall be determined for the period of five months products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No ending one month before the quarter in respect of which 2698/93 (12), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3560/ the said amount is calculated ; whereas that period is 93 (13), lays down detailed rules for applying the arrange­ 1 January to 31 May 1994 ; ments provided for in these agreements as regards pigmeat ;

Whereas the second component, which represents the (3) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 . extra cost, in relation to feed grain of feedingstuffs other (4) OJ No L 338, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 22. O OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p. 85. than grain required for the production of one kilogram of (6) OJ No L 30, 3 . 2. 1994, p. 12. pigmeat, shall, in accordance with Article 3 (1 ) of Regula­ O OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 . tion (EEC) No 2766/75, be 15% of the value of the (8) OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 . quantity of feed grain ; O OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4. (10) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9 . (") OJ No L 200, 10 . 8 . 1993, p. 5. (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 25. H OJ No L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 80. (2) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1987, p. 11 . H OJ No L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p. 42.

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Whereas, in addition, account must be taken of Decision HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 94/1 /ECSC, EC of the Council and Commission ('), concerning the conclusion of the Agreements on the European Economic Area, between the European Article 1 Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and their Member States, on the one hand, and Austria, 1 . From the 1 July 1994, the sluice-gate prices and Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Liechtenstein, on levies provided for in Articles 12 and 8 respectively of the other hand, hereafter referred to as the 'EEA Agree­ Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 for the products referred to ment'; whereas the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture in Article 1 (1 ) thereof shall be as set out in the Annex between the Community, on the one hand, and Austria hereto. and Finland, on the other hand, enter into force at the same time as the EEA Agreement ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3580/93 (2) lays down detailed rules 2. Nevertheless, in the case of products falling within for the application of the import arrangements for these CN codes 0206 30 21 , 0206 30 31 , 0206 41 91 , products originating in Austria and Finland ; 02064991 , 1501 00 11 , 1601 00 10, 16021000, Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (3) and 1602 20 90 or 1602 90 10, in respect of which the rate of (EC) No 3642/93 (4) on certain rules for applying the duty has been bound conforming to the general Agree­ Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters ment on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the levy shall not between the European Economic Community and the exceed the amount resulting from that binding. European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other part ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No Article 2 1590/940 lays down detailed rules for applying the arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards The levies fixed in this Regulation shall apply without pigmeat ; prejudice to measures to be taken as a result of decisions Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 of 29 March which may be adopted by the Council at a later date, 1994(6) jjgg 0pened Community tariff quotas for certain possibly with effect from 1 July 1994, as regards the agricultural products and fixed the levies to be applied on monthly increases applicable to feed grain. imports of those products ; whereas Regulation (EC) No 1 432/94 Q has established the detailed rules of the import regime for pigmeat laid down in Regulation (EC) No 774/94 ; Article 3 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1994.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 1 , 3. 1 . 1994, p. 1 . O OJ No L 326, 28 . 12. 1993, p. 16. (3) OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17. Is) See page 16 of this Official Journal. (6) OJ No L 91 , 8 . 4. 1994, p. 1 . o OJ No L 156, 23. 6. 1994, p. 14.

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 June 1994 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)(3) bound within GATT (%)

0103 91 10 71,09 36,28 — 0103 92 11 60,16 30,85 — 0103 92 19 71,09 36,28 (4) — 0203 11 10 92,44 47,17000 — 0203 1211 134,04 68,40 000 — 0203 12 19 1 03,53 52,84 («) 0 0 — 0203 19 11 103,53 52,84 0 00 — 0203 19 13 149,75 76,42 0 0 00 — 0203 19 15 80,42 41,04 000 — 0203 19 55 149,75 76,42 0 0 0 — 0203 19 59 149,75 76,42 0 0 0 — 0203 21 10 92,44 47,17 000 — 0203 22 11 134,04 68,40 0 0 0 — 0203 22 19 103,53 52,84 0 0 0 — 0203 29 11 103,53 52,84 0 0 0 — 0203 29 13 149,75 76,420000 — 0203 29 15 80,42 41 ,04 0 0 WO — 0203 29 55 149,75 76,420000 — 0203 29 59 149,75 76,42 000 — 0206 30 21 111,85 57,08 7 0206 30 31 8135 41,51 4 0206 41 91 111,85 57,08 7 0206 49 91 81,35 41,51 4 0209 00 11 36,98 18,87 — 0209 00 19 40,67 20,76 — 0209 00 30 22,19 11,32 — 0210 11 11 134,04 68,40OO — 0210 11 19 103,53 52,84 0 — 0210 11 31 260,68 133,03 0 0 — 0210 11 39 . 205,22 104,73 0 — 0210 12 11 80,42 41,04(')0 — 0210 12 19 134,04 68,40 0 0 — 0210 19 10 118,32 60,38 0 — 0210 19 20 129,42 66,04 0 — 0210 19 30 103,53 52,84 0 — 0210 19 40 149,75 76,42 0 0 — 0210 1951 1 49,75 76,42 0 — 0210 19 59 149,75 76,42 0 — 02 1 0 1 9 60 205,22 1 04,73 0 — 0210 19 70 257,91 131,62 0 — 0210 19 81 260,68 133,03 0 0 — 0210 19 89 260,68 133,03 0 — 0210 90 31 111,85 57,08 — 0210 90 39 8135 41,51 — 1501 00 11 29,58 15,10 3 1501 00 19 29,58 15,10 — 1601 00 10 129,42 103,88 0 24

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Conventional Sluice-gate price Amount of levies rate of duty CN code (ECU/100 kg) (ECU/ 100 kg)(3) bound within GAIT (%)

1601 00 91 217,23 153,17 (') 00 00 — 1601 00 99 147,90 99,07 00000 — 160210 00 103,53 56,96 26 1602 20 90 120,17 91,18 25 160241 10 226,48 159,74 00 — 160242 10 189,50 124,56 0 0 — 1602 49 11 226,48 163,67 0 0 — 160249 13 189,50 121,31 00 — 1602 49 15 189,50 ^ 117,28 000 — 1602 49 19 124,79 82^3 (') OO — 1602 49 30 103,53 7033 0 0 — 1602 49 50 61,93 59,4900 — 1602 90 10 120,17 82,59 26 1602 90 51 124,79 79,97 — 1902 20 30 61,93 51,01 —

{') The levy on products originating in the developing countries and listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 is reduced by 50 % within the limits of the fixed amounts referred to in that Annex. 0'The levy on products originating in the ACP 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. (*) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC. (4) For products imported from Poland, Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Republics, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2698/93. O For products imported from Austria or Finland, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 3580/93. 0 For products imported from Bulgaria and Romania, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1590/94. 0 For these imported products, the levy applicable is restricted within the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 774/94.

NB : The CN codes and the footnotes are defined in amended Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2658 /87.