13.4.89 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No942/89
of12April1989
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
marketpricesforfeedgrainshouldbetakenintoaccount
onlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sincenonewsluice-gatepriceshavebeenfixed,
theleviesfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No138/89should
accordinglybemaintainedunchangeduntil31July
1989;
Whereas,CommissionRegulation(EEC)No631/86of28
February1986ontheapplicationofimportlevieson
productsfromPortugalsuspendedtheapplicationof
importleviesonpoultrymeatproductsfromPortugal(6)
owingtotheminimaldifferencebetweenthepricesobtai­
ningintheCommunityontheonehandandinPortugal
ontheotherhand;whereasthesituationstillpertains;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2777/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinpoultrymeat('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3907/87(2),andinparticularArticles3and7
(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75
mustbefixedquarterlyinadvanceinaccordancewith
methodsofcalculationlaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2778/75of29October1975layingdownrules
forcalculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
poultrymeat(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3986/87(4);
Whereas,sincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeatwere,byCommissionRegulations(EEC)No
138/89Is)lastfixedfortheperiod1Februaryto30April
1989,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31
July1989;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldinprin­
ciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grainpricesfor
theperiod1November1988to31March1989;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,trends
inworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbyatleastaspecifiedminimuminrela­
tiontothatusedtocalculatethesluice-gatepriceforthe
precedingquarter;whereas,byRegulation(EEC)No
2778/75,thisminimumwassetat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrainrequired
doesnotvaryby3%ormorefromthatusedforthe
precedingquarter;whereasthesluice-gatepricesfixedby
Regulation(EEC)No138/89shouldaccordinglybemain­
tainedunchangeduntil31July1989fortheseproducts;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1November,1
Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,changesinworldArticle1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2777/75inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)ofthatRegulationandthesluice-gateprices
providedforinArticle7ofthatRegulationinrespectof
thelikeproductsshall,fortheperiod1Marchto31July
1989,be-asfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No138/89.
2.HoweverforproductsfallingwithinCNcodes
020731,02073990,020750,02109071,02109079,
15010090,160231,16023919,16023930and
16023990forwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
underGATT,theleviesshallbelimitedtotheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
3.Forimportsofproductsspecifiedinparagraph 1
fromPortugal,applicationoftheleviesshallbe
suspended.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1989.(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.0OJNoL370,30.12.1987,p.14.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(4)OJNoL376,31.12.1987.V)OJNoL17,21.1.1989,p.15. (6)OJNoL60,1.3.1986,p.11.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12April1989.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission