NoL85/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities30.3.94
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No709/94
of29March1994
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepricehasbeenfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity(6),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
WhereasCouncilRegulations(EC)No3491/93Qand
(EC)No3492/93(8),oncertainproceduresforapplying
theEuropeAgreementestablishinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheirMember
States,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicsofHungaryand
Poland,oftheotherpart,andCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No520/92of27February1992oncertainrulesfor
applyingtheInterimAgreementontradeandtrade­
relatedmattersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity ,ofthe
onepart,andtheCzechandSlovakFederalRepublic,of
theotherpart(9),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2235/93(10),andinparticularArticle1thereof,introduce
arrangements forreducingimportleviesoncertain
products;whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2699/93("),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
3549/93(12),laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthe
arrangementsprovidedforintheseagreementsasregards
eggs;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketineggs('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1574/93(2),andinparticularArticles3and7(1)
thereof,
Whereassluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
mustbefixedquarterlyinadvanceinaccordancewiththe
methodsofcalculationlaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2773/75of29October1975layingdownrules
forcalculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
eggs(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
4155/87(4);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggswere,
byCommissionRegulation(EC)No3587/93Q,lastfixed
fortheperiod1Januaryto31March1994,theymustbe
fixedanewfortheperiod1Aprilto30June1994;
whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldinprinciplebe
calculatedbyreferencetofeed-grainpricesfortheperiod
1October1993to28February1994;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom1
October,1Januaryand1Aprilarebeingfixed,changes
inworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbyatleastaspecifiedminimuminrela­
tiontothatusedtocalculatethesluice-gatepriceforthe
precedingquarter;whereas,byRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75,theminimumwassetat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrainrequired
variesbymorethan3%fromthatusedforthepreceding
quarter;whereasthisvariationmustaccordinglybetaken
intoaccountinfixingsluice-gatepricesfortheperiod1
Aprilto30June1994;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1October,1
Januaryand1Aprilarebeingfixed,worldmarketprices
forfeedgrainaretobetakenintoaccountonlyifatthe
sametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisfixed;WhereastheInterimAgreementontradeandtrade­
relatedmattersbetweentheCommunityandtheRepublic
ofBulgaria(13),signedinBrusselson8March1993,
enteredintoforceon31December1993;whereasthe
InterimAgreementontradeandtrade-relatedmatters
betweentheCommunityandRomania(14),signedin
Brusselson1February1993,enteredintoforceon1May
1993;whereasthesaidAgreementsprovideforareduc­
tionintheimportlevyforcertainproductsintheeggs
andpoultrymeatsectorswithincertainquantitylimits;
whereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No374/94(1S)lays
downdetailedrulesforapplyingthearrangements
providedforintheseagreementsasregardseggsand
poultrymeat ;
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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationareinaccordancewiththeopinion
oftheManagementCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75,inrespectofthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)thereofandthesluice-gatepricesprovidedforinArticle
7thereofshallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1April1994.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29March1994fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs(3)
CN
codeSluice-gateprice Levy
ECU/100units ECU/100units
04070011 51,93 11,01(')
04070019 11,07 3,30(')
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
04070030 84,29 28,19(')
04081180 409,42 131,93(')
04081981 185,10 57,51(')
04081989 197,23 61,45(')
04089180 343,59 127,42(')(2)
04089980 91,01 32,70(')(2)
(')Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,Hungaryand
theCzechRepublicandtheSlovakRepublicundertheAgreements
concludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity ,andinrespect
ofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)
No2699/93havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutinthe
AnnextothatRegulation .
(2)Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromtheCzechRepublic,
theSlovakRepublic,RomaniaandBulgariaundertheInterimAgree­
mentsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity ,andin
respectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithRegula­
tion(EC)No374/94havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviesset
outintheAnnextothatRegulation .
(3)NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101
CnofDecision91/482/F.EC.