CELEX: 31992R2695
Language: en
Date: 1992-09-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2695/92 of 16 September 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

No L 272/44                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                  17. 9 . 92
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2695/92
                                                       of 16 September 1992
                                   fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October,
                                                                      1 January and 1 April are being fixed, changes in world
                                                                      market prices for feed grain should be taken into account
                                                                      only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                      Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed for
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75                  certain products ; changes in world market prices for feed
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                  grain must be taken into account in fixing the levies ;
market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7
(1 ) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of 20
                                                                      December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on certain
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the products            agricultural products originating in developing coun­
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75            tries (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with                 1 509/92 0, and (EEC) No 715/90 (8) on the arrangements
methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation                applicable to agricultural products and certain goods
(EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules                 resulting from the processing of agricultural products
for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­          originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States
trymeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   (ACP States), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
3986/87 (4 ;                                                          444/92 (®), special import arrangements were introduced
                                                                      involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the frame­
                                                                      work of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in particular for
                                                                      certain poultrymeat products ;
Whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for
 poultrymeat were, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 1790/91 (*) last fixed for the period 1 July to 30
 September 1992, they must be fixed anew for the period 1             Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of 20
 October to 31 December 1992 ; whereas such prices and                 December 1 990 applying generalized tariff preferences for
 levies should in principle be calculated by reference to              1991 in respect of certain agricultural products originating
 feed-grain prices for the period 1 April to 31 August                 in developing countries (l0), as last amended by Regulation
 1992 :                                                                (EEC) No 1509/92, partially or totally suspends Common
                                                                      Tariff duties, in particular on certain poultrymeat
                                                                       products ;
 Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from
 1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends
 in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into
 account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain               Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
 required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­              91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
 tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the          overseas countries and territories with the European
 preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No                   Economic Community ("), no levies shall apply on
 2778/75, this minimum was set at 3 % ;                                imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                       and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the
                                                                       abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be
                                                                       charged on imports of certain products originating in the
 Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required              overseas countries and territories in order to prevent
 for the production of poultrymeat varies by more than                 products originating from these countries and territories
 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas                from receiving more favourable treatment than similar
 this variation must accordingly be taken into account in              products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
 fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 October to 31              Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
 December 1992 ;
                                                                       (6) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
 (') OJ  No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                             0 OJ No L 159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1 .
 O   OJ  No   L 128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 29.                              (8) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
 (3) OJ  No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                             0 OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
 (4) OJ  No   L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 7.                              (,0) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 86.
 0   OJ  No   L 182, 2. 7. 1992, p. 61 .                               (") OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 ('), (EEC)          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
No 519/92 (2) and (EEC) No 520/92 (3) of 27 February
1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim                                      Article 1
Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
the European Economic Community and the European                1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 (1 )
Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the              of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies provided for
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the             in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for
                                                                in Article 7 thereof shall be as shown in the Annex
Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the
                                                                hereto.
other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import
levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­         2.    However, in the case of products falling within CN
tion (EEC) No 579/92 (4) lays down detailed rules for           codes     0207 31 ,  0207 39 90,     0207 50,    0210 90 71 ,
applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­          0210 90 79, 1501 00 90, 1602 31 , 1602 39 19, 1602 39 30
ments as regards poultrymeat ;                                  and 1 602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has
                                                                been bound within GAIT, the levy shall not exceed the ^
                                                                amount resulting from that binding.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are                                 Article 2
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1992.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 16 September 1992.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                     Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
(2) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
f) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
n OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 15.
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                                                       ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 16 September 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                               for poultrymeat (') 0
                                                                                   Conventional rate
                    CN code          Sluice-gate price              Levy
                                                                                       of duty
                                      ECU/ 100 units         ECU/ 100 units               %
                   0105 11 00               22,30                    6,13
                   0105 19 10               98,95                   20,28
                   0105 19 90               22,30                    6,13
                                       ECU/ 100 kg             ECU/ 100 kg
                   0105 91 00                77,04                  25,42 (4)
                   0105 99 10                87,16                  38,46
                   0105 99 20              112,97                   38,58 C)
                   0105 99 30              102,61                   29.04 0
                   0105 99 50              118,76                   40,28
                   0207 10 11                96,79                  31.93 (4)
                   0207 10 15              110,06                   36,31 (4)
                   0207 10 19              119,92                   39,56 (4)
                   0207 10 31              146,59                   41,49 (<)
                   0207 10 39              160,68                   45.48 (4)
                   0207 10 51              102,55                   45,24 (4)
                   0207 10 55              124,52                   54.94 (4)
                   0207 10 59              138,36                   61.05 fl (4)
                   0207 10 71              16139                    55,12 (4)
                   0207 10 79              152,27                   58,58 00
                   0207 10 90              169,65                   57,54
                   0207 21 10              110,06                   36,31 (4)
                   0207 21 90              119,92                   39,56 (4)
                   0207 22 10              146.59                   41.49 (4)
                   0207 22 90              160,68                   45,48 (4)
                   0207 23 11              124,52                   54,94 (4)
                   0207 23 19              138,36                   61.05 (2) (4)
                   0207 23 51              161,39                   55.12 (4)
                   0207 23 59              152^7                    58,58 (2)(4)
                   0207 23 90              1 69,65                  57,54
                   0207 31 00            1 613,90                  551,20                  3 ()
                   0207 39 11              282,95                  104,16 (4)
                   0207 39 13              131,91                   43,52 (4)
                   0207 39 15                91,40                  32,35 (4)
                   0207 39 17                63,28                  22,40 (4)
                   0207 39 21              181.60                   59,91 (4)
                   0207 39 23              170,59                   56,28 (4)
                   0207 39 25              281,24                   99,54
                   0207 39 27                63,28                  22,40 (4)
                   0207 39 31              307,84                   87.13 (4)
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                                                                    Conventional rate
             CN code          Sluice-gate price        Levy
                                                                        of duty
                                ECU/100 kg          ECU/ 100 kg            %
           0207 39 33               176,75             50,03 (4)
           0207 39 35                91,40             32,35 (4)          —
           0207 39 37                63,28             22,40 (4)          —
           0207 39 41               234,54             66,38 C)           —
           0207 39 43               109,94             31,12 0            _
           0207 39 45               197,90             56,01 (4)          —
           0207 39 47               281,24             99,54 0            —
           0207 39 51                63,28             22,40 (4)          —
           0207 39 53               319,77            123,02 00           —
           0207 39 55               282,95            104,16 (J)(4)       —
           0207 39 57               152,20             67,16              —
           0207 39 61               167,50             64,44 (2)(4)       —
           0207 39 63               186,62             63,29              —
           0207 39 65                91,40             32,35 00           —
           0207 39 67                63,28             22,40 O O          —
           0207 39 71               228,41             87,87 00           —
           0207 39 73               181,60             59,91 OO           _
           0207 39 75               220,79             84,94 0 0          —
           0207 39 77               170,59             56,28 00           —
           0207 39 81               193,76             79,46 00           —
           0207 39 83               281,24             99,54              —
           0207 39 85                63,28             22,40 0            —
           0207 39 90               161,71             57,24               10
           0207 41 10               282,95            104,16 0            —
           0207 41 1 1              131,91             43,52 O            —
           0207 41 21                91,40             32,35 O            —
           0207 41 31                63,28             22,40 O            —
           0207 41 41               181,60             59,91 O            —
           0207 41 51               170,59             56,28 O            —
           0207 41 71               281,24             99,54 O            —
           0207 41 90                63,28             22,40 O            —
           0207 42 10               307,84             87,13 0            —
           0207 42 1 1              176,75             50,03 O            —
           0207 42 21                91,40             32,35 O            —
           0207 42 31                63,28             22,40 O            —
           0207 42 41               234,54             66,38 O            —
           0207 42 51               109,94             31,12 0            —
           0207 42 59               197,90             56,01 O            —
           0207 42 71              281,24              99,54 O            —
           0207 42 90                63,28             22,40 O            —
           0207 43 1 1             319,77             123,02 O O          —
           0207 43 15              282,95             104.16OO            —
           0207 43 21               152,20             67,16              —
           0207 43 23               167,50             64,44 O O          —
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                                                                                                       Conventional rate
                        CN code                  Sluice-gate price                Levy
                                                                                                             of duty
                                                   ECU/ 100 kg                ECU/ 100 kg                       %
                      0207 43 25                        186,62                    63,29                        —
                      0207 43 31                         91,40                    32,35 (2) (4)                —
                      0207 43 41                          63,28                   22,40 00                     —
                      0207 43 51                        228,41                    87,87 (2)0                    —
                      0207 43 53                        181,60                    59,91 on                      —
                      0207 43 61                        220,79                    84,94 00                      —
                      0207 43 63                        170,59                    56,28 00                      —
                      0207 43 71                        193,76                    79,46 00                      —
                      0207 43 81                        281,24                    99,54                         —
                      0207 43 90                          63,28                   22,40 0                       —
                      0207 50 10                     1 613,90                    551,20                          30
                      0207 50 90                        161,71                    57,24                         10
                      0209 00 90                        140,62                    49,77                         —
                      0210 90 71      .               1 613,90                   551,20                          3
                      0210 90 79                        161,71                    57,24                         10
                       1501 00 90                       168,74                    59,72                         18
                       1602 31 11                       293,18                    82,98                         17
                       1602 31 19                       309,36                   109,49                         17
                       1602 31 30                       168,74                    59,72                         17
                       1602 31 90                         98,43                   34,84                         17
                       1602 39 11                       278,26                   103,68                         —
                       1602 39 19                       309,36                   109,49                         17
                       1602 39 30                        168,74                    59,72                        17
                       1602 39 90                         98,43                    34,84                        17
            (') The levy on products covered by CN codes 0207, 1602 31 and 1602 39 originating in the ACP countries and
                listed in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 is reduced by 50 % within the limits of the quotas referred to
                in that Regulation.
            (2) The levy on such 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.
            (3) The Common Customs Tariff duties on these products originating in the developing countries and listed in
                Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 are suspended and no levy is to be collected.
            (4) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­
                ments concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.1 certificates issued
                in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 579/92 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the
                Annex to that Regulation.
            (*) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.