NoL272/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.9.92
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2694/92
of16September1992
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity (*),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(4)ofthe
abovementioned Decision,aspecialamountshallbe
chargedonimportsofcertainproductsoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritoriesinordertoprevent
productsoriginatingfromthesecountriesandterritories
fromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthansimilar
productsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
WhereasCouncilRegulations(EEC)No518/920,(EEC)
No519/92(8)and(EEC)No520/92(9)of27February
1992oncertainproceduresforapplyingtheInterim
Agreementsontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,andthe
RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofHungaryandthe
CzechandSlovakFederalRepublicrespectively,ofthe
otherpart,introducearrangementsforreducingimport
leviesoncertainproducts;whereasCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No579/92(10)laysdowndetailedrulesfor
applyingthearrangementsprovidedforintheseagree­
mentsasregardseggs;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketineggs('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1235/89(2),andinparticularArticles3and7(1)
thereof,
Whereassluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
mustbefixedquarterlyinadvanceinaccordancewiththe
methodsofcalculationlaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2773/75of29October1975layingdownrules
forcalculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
eggs(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
4155/87C);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggswere,
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1788/92Q,last
fixedfortheperiod1Julito31September1992,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Octoberto31
December1992;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldin
principlebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grainprices
fortheperiod1Aprilto31August1992;
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
Octoberto31December1992;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1October,1
Januaryand1Aprilarebeingfixed,worldmarketprices
forfeedgrainaretobetakenintoaccountonlyifatthe
sametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepricehasbeenfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75,inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)thereofandthesluice-gatepricesprovided
forinArticle7thereofshallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October1992.
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.0OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.29.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.(6)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.0OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
(»)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
(')OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.HOJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.15.(4)OJNoL392,31.12.1987,p.29.0OJNoL182,2.7.1992,p.56.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16September1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof16September1992fixingthesluice-gatepricesandlevies
foreggs(2)
CN
codeSluice-gateprice Levy
ECU/100units ECU/100units
04070011 51,39 13,14(')
04070019 10,88 4,03(')
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
04070030 82,64 34,61
04081110 402,21 161,97(')
04081911 181,95 70,60(')
04081919 193,87 75,45(')
04089110 337,63 156,44(')
04089910 89,48 40,150
(')Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,Czechoslo­
vakiaorHungaryundertheInterimAgreementsconcludedbetween
thosecountriesandtheCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.1
certificatesissuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No579/92have
beenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothat
Regulation .
(2)NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101
(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.