CELEX: 31991R2821
Language: en
Date: 1991-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2821/91 of 26 September 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

No L 271 /36                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 27 . 9 . 91
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2821/91
                                                      of 26 September 1991
                                   fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas
                                                                    this variation must accordingly be taken into account in
                                                                    fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 October to 31
                                                                    December 1991 :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                    Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October,
                                                                    1 January and 1 April are being fixed, changes in world
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75                market prices for feed grain should be taken into account
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;
market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7
(1 ) thereof,
                                                                    Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed for
                                                                    certain product ; changes in world market prices for feed
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the products          grain must be taken into account in fixing the levies ;
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75
must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with
methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules
 for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­       Whereas, by Council Regulations (EEC) No 3834/90 of
trymeat ^), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on
 3986/87 (4 5                                                       certain agricultural products originating in developing
                                                                    countries (6) and (EEC) 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the
                                                                    arrangements applicable to agricultural products and
                                                                    certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
Whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­          products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
 trymeat were, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No                    States (ACP States) or the overseas countries and territories
 1816/91 Is) last fixed for the period 1 July to 30                 (OCTJf), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
September 1991 , they must be fixed anew for the period 1           523/91 (8), special import arrangements were introduced
October to 31 December 1991 ; whereas such prices and               involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the frame­
 levies should in principle be calculated by reference to           work of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in particular for
 feed-grain prices for the period 1 April to 31 August              certain poultry meat products ;
 1991 :
                                                                    Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of 20
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from                 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for
 1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends            1991 in respect of certain agricultural products originating
in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into           in developing countries (9), as amended by Regulation
account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain             (EEC) No 3835/90 (10), partially or totally suspends
required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­             Common Tariff duties, in particular on certain poultry
tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the         meat products ;
preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No
2778/75, this minimum was set at 3 % ;
                                                                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required             in accordance with the opinion of the Management
for the production of poultrymeat varies by more than                Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
(■) OJ  No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                           (<■) OJ No L 370, 31 , 12. 1990 .
(2) OJ  No  L  128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 29.                            0 OJ No L 84, 30 . 3. 1990, p . 85.
0   OJ  No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                           (8) OJ No L 58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L  376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 7.                            O OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 86.
(j OJ No L 166, 28. 6. 1991 , p. 14.                                 (10) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 126.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                   2.    However, in the case of products falling within CN
                                                                codes   0207 31 ,   0207 39 90,    0207 50,    0210 90 71 ,
                                                                0210 90 79, 1501 00 90, 1602 31 , 1602 39 1 9, 1602 39 30
                         Article 1
                                                                and 1602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has
                                                                been bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 (1 )      amount resulting from that binding.
of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies provided for
in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for                            Article 2
in Article 7 thereof shall be as shown in the Annex
hereto.                                                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1991 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 26 September 1991 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                         ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 26 September 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                   for poultrymeat (')
                                                                                    Conventional rate
                     CN code           Sluice-gate price               Levy
                                                                                        of duty
                                        ECU/ 100 units          ECU/ 100 units             %
                    0105 11 00                 22,56                    6,12              —
                    0105 19 10                 99,70                   20,23              —
                    010519 90                  22,56                    6,12              —
                                         ECU/100 kg              ECU/ 100 kg
                    0105 91 00                 78,41                   24,72              —
                    0105 99 10                 88,74                   38,30              —
                    0105 99 20               114,49                    38,44              —
                    0105 99 30               103,69                    28,95              —
                    0105 99 50               120,25                    40,12              —
                    0207 10 11                 98,51                   31,05              —
                    0207 10 1 5              112,02                    35,31              —
                    0207 10 19               122,05                    38,46              —
                    0207 10 31               148,13                    41,35              —
                    0207 10 39               162,37                    45,33              —
                    0207 10 51               104,40                    45,06              —
                    0207 10 55               126,77                    54,72              —
                    0207 10 59               140,86                    60,80 (2)          —
                    0207 10 71               163,56                    54,91               —
                    0207 10 79               154,64                    58,35 (2)          —
                    0207 10 90               171,79                    57,32              —
                    0207 21 10               112,02                    35,31               —
                    0207 21 90               122,05                    38,46              —
                    0207 22 10               148,13                    41,35               —
                    0207 22 90               162,37                    45,33               —
                    0207 23 1 1              126,77                    54,72               —
                    0207 23 19               140,86                    60,80 (2)           —
                    0207 23 51               163,56                    54,91               —
                    0207 23 59               154,64                    58,35 (2)           —
                    0207 23 90               171,79                    57,32
                    0207 31 00             1 635,60                   549,10                30
                    0207 39 1 1              287,41                   103,15               —
                    0207 39 13               134,26                    42,31               —
                    0207 39 15                 92,74                   32,12               —
                    0207 39 17                 64,20                   22,23               —
                    0207 39 21               184,83                    58,26               —
                    0207 39 23                173,63                   54,73               —
                    0207 39 25               285,34                    98,82               —
                    0207 39 27                 64,20                   22,23               —
                    0207 39 31               311,07                    86,84               —
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                                                                    Conventional rate
            CN code           Sluice-gate price         Levy
                                                                        of duty
                                ECU/ 100 kg         ECU/ 100 kg            %
           0207 39 33               178,61              49,86
           0207 39 35                92,74              32,12             —
           0207 39 37                64,20              22,23             —
           0207 39 41               237,01              66,16             —
           0207 39 43               111,10              31,01             —
           0207 39 45               199,98              55,82             —
           0207 39 47               285,34              98,82             —
           0207 39 51                64,20              22,23             —
           0207 39 53               324,74             122,54 (2)         —
           0207 39 55               287,41             103,15 (2)         —
           0207 39 57               154,95              66,88             —
           0207 39 61               170,10              64,19 (2)         —
           0207 39 63               188,97              63,05             —
           0207 39 65                92,74              32,12 (2)         —
           0207 39 67                64,20              22,23 (2)         —
           0207 39 71               231,96              87,53 (J)         —
           0207 39 73               184,83              58,26 (2)         —
           0207 39 75               224,23              84,61 (2)         —
           0207 39 77               173,63              54,73 (2)         —
           0207 39 81               196,99              79,16 (2)         —
           0207 39 83               285,34              98,82             —
           0207 39 85                64,20              22,23             —
           0207 39 90               164,07              56,82             10
           0207 41 10               287,41            103,15              —
           0207 41 11               134,26              42,31             —
           0207 41 21                92,74              32,12             —
           0207 41 31                64,20              22,23             —
           0207 41 41               184,83              58,26             —
           0207 41 51               173,63              54,73             —
           0207 41 71               285,34              98,82             —
           0207 41 90                64,20              22,23             —
           0207 42 10              311,07               86,84             —
           0207 42 1 1              178,61              49,86             —
           0207 42 21                92,74              32,12             —
           0207 42 31                64,20              22,23             —
           0207 42 41              237,01               66,16             —
           0207 42 51               111,10              31,01             —
           0207 42 59               199,98              55,82             —
           0207 42 71              285,34               98,82             —
           0207 42 90                64,20              22,23             —
           0207 43 1 1             324,74             1 22,54 (2)         —
           0207 43 15              287,41             103,15 (2)          —
           0207 43 21               154,95              66,88             —
           0207 43 23               170,10              64,19 O           —
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                                                                                                        Conventional rate
                        CN code                  Sluice-gate price                Levy
                                                                                                              of duty
                                                   ECU/ 100 kg               ECU/100 kg                          %
                       0207 43 25                      188,97                     63,05                         —
                       0207 43 31                       92,74                     32,1 2 (2)                    —
                       0207 43 41                       64,20                     22,23 (2)                     —
                       0207 43 51                      231,96                     87,53 (2)                     —
                       0207 43 53                      184,83                     58,26 (2)                     —
                       0207 43 61                      224,23                     84,61 (2)                     —
                       0207 43 63                      173,63                     54,73 (2)                     —
                       0207 43 71                      196,99                     79,1 6 (2)                    —
                       0207 43 81                      285,34                     98,82                         —
                       0207 43 90                        64,20                    22,23                         —
                       0207 50 10                    1 635,60                    549,10                           30
                       0207 50 90                      164,07                     56,82                          10
                       0209 00 90                      142,67                     49,41                         —
                       0210 90 71                    1 635,60                    549,10                           3
                       0210 90 79                      164,07                     56,82                          10
                       1501 00 90                      171,20                     59,29                          18
                       1602 31 11                      296,26                     82,70                          17
                       1602 31 19                      313,87                    108,70                     -    17
                       1602 31 30                      171,20                     59,29                          17
                       1602 31 90                        99,87                    34,59                          17
                       1602 39 11                      282,62                    102,86                     '   —
                       1602 39 19                      313,87                    108,70                          17
                       1602 39 30                      171,20                     59,29                          17
                       1602 39 90                        99,87                    34,59                          17
             (') The levy on products covered by CN codes 0207, 1602 31 and 1602 39 originating in the ACP/OCT 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.