CELEX: 31994R0711
Language: en
Date: 1994-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 711/94 of 29 March 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

No L 85/36                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                 30 . 3 . 94
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 711 /94
                                                         of 29 March 1994
                                   fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 April
                                                                      to 30 June 1994 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                      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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75                  only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1 574/93 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7
(1 ) thereof,                                                         Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed
                                                                      changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
                                                                      taken into account in fixing the levies ;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the products
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 Reguliation               Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of
(EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules                 20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on
for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­          certain agricultural products originating in developing
trymeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)                      countries (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 3714/92 (4);                                                        No 1028/93 Q, and (EEC) No 715/90 (8) on the arrange­
                                                                      ments applicable to agricultural products and certain
                                                                      goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
                                                                      products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
Whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­             States (ACP States), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 trymeat were, by Commission Regulation (EC)                           No 444/92 (9), special import arrangements were intro­
 No 3586/93 (*), last fixed for the period 1 January to                duced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the
 31 March 1994, they must be fixed anew for the period                 framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in parti­
 1 April to 30 June 1994 ; whereas such prices and levies              cular for certain poultrymeat products ;
should in principle be calculated by reference to feed­
grain prices for the period 1 October 1993 to 28 February
 1994 ;
                                                                       Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of
                                                                       20 December 1 990 applying generalized tariff preferences
 Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from                  for 1991 in respect of certain agricultural products origi­
  1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends             nating in developing countries (10), as last amended by
 in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into            Regulation (EEC) No 1028/93, partially or totally
 account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain               suspends Common Tariff duties, in particular on certain
 required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­              poultrymeat products ;
 tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the
 preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC)
 No 2778/75, this minimum was set at 3 % ;
                                                                       Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
                                                                       91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
                                                                       overseas countries and territories with the European
 Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required              Economic Community (u), no levies shall apply on
  for the production of poultry other than fowls varies by             imports of products originating in the overseas countries
  more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ;             and territories ;
  whereas this variation must accordingly be taken into
                                                                       (6) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
  O   OJ No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                             0 OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 1 .
  (2) OJ No   L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 1 .                               (8) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
  0   OJ No   L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                             (9) OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
  (4) OJ No   L 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.                              (,0) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 86.
  0   OJ No   L 326, 28 . 12. 1993, p. 42.                             (") OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (') and                and poultrymeat sectors within certain quantity limits ;
(EC) No 3492/93 (2), on certain procedures for applying             whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 374/94 (9) lays
the Europe Agreement establishing an association                    down detailed rules for applying the arrangements
between the European Communities and their Member                   provided for in these agreements as regards eggs and
States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and            poultrymeat ;
Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)
No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­
                                                                     in accordance with the opinion of the Management
related matters between the European Economic Commu­                 Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 the other part (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 2235/93 (4), and in particular Article 1 thereof intro­                                     Article 1
 duce arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
 products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC)                       1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
 No 2699/93 (*), as amended by Regulation (EC)                       (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the products specified in
 No 3549/93 (*), lays down detailed rules for applying the           Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices
 arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards            provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of
 poultrymeat ;                                                        the like products shall be fixed in the Annex.
                                                                      2.    However, for products falling within CN codes
 Whereas the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­                    0207 31 , 0207 39 90, 0207 50, 0210 90 71 , 0210 90 79,
 related matters between the Community and the Republic               1501 00 90, 1602 31 , 1602 39 19, 1602 39 30 and
 of Bulgaria Q, signed in Brussels on 8 March 1993,                   1 602 39 90, for which the rate of duty has been bound
 entered into force on 31 December 1993 ; whereas the                 under GATT, the levies shall be limited to the amount
 Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters                 resulting from that binding.
 between the Community and Romania (8), signed in Brus­
 sels on 1 February 1993, entered into force on 1 May                                           Article 2
  1993 ; whereas the said Agreements provide for a reduc­
  tion in the import levy for certain products in the eggs            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1994.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                    Done at Brussels, 29 March 1994.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                  Rene STEICHEN
                                                                            Member of the Commission
   (') OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
   (2) OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
   (3) OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
   (4) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5.
   O   OJ No L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 88.
   (6) OJ No L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p. 8.
   0   OJ No L 323, 23. 12. 1993, p. 2.
   (8) OJ No L 81 , 2. 4. 1993, p. 2.                                  (') OJ No L 48, 19 . 2. 1994, p. 21 .
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 29 March 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                 poultrymeat (') (*)
                   CN code                                                              Conventional rate
                                     Sluice-gate price                Levy
                                                                                            of duty
                                      ECU/ 100 units           ECU/ 100 units                  %
                  0105 11 11                22,56                      5,11                   —
                  0105 11 19                22,56                      5,11                   —
                  0105 11 91                22,56                      5,11                   —
                  0105 11 99                22,56                      5,11                   —
                  0105 19 10                99,70                     17,31                   —
                  0105 19 90                22,56                      5,11                   —
                                       ECU/ 100 kg              ECU/ 100 kg
                  0105 91 00                78,61                     20,29 (4)               —
                  0105 99 10                88,74                     31,24                   —
                  0105 99 20               114,49                     31,75 (4)               —
                  0105 99 30               103,68                     24,18 (4)               —
                  0105 99 50               120,25                     33,16                   —
                  0207 10 11                98,76                     25,49 (4)               —
                  0207 10 15               112,30                     28,98 (4)               —
                  0207 10 19               122,36                     31,58 ("H5)             —
                  0207 10 31               148,12                     34,54 (4)               —
                  0207 10 39               162,37                     37,86 (4)               —
                  0207 10 51               104,40                     36,76 (4)0              —
                  0207 10 55               126,77                     44,63 (4)0              —
                  0207 10 59               140,86                     49,60 (2) (4) (*)       —
                  0207 10 71               163,56                     45,35                   —
                  0207 10 79               154,64                     47,90 (2) (4) (*)       —
                  0207 10 90               171,79                     47,37                   —
                  0207 21 10               112,30                     28,98 (4) Q             —
                  0207 21 90               122,36                     31,58 (<)(*)            —
                  0207 22 10               148,12                     34,54 (4)               —
                  0207 22 90               162,37                     37,86 (4)               —
                  0207 23 11               126,77                     44,63 (4)0              —
                  0207 23 19               140,86                     49,60 (2) (4) (*)       —
                  0207 23 51               163,56                     45,35 ("H5)             —
                  0207 23 59               154,64                     47,90 (2) (4) 0         —
                  0207 23 90               171,79                     47,37                   —
                  0207 31 10             1 635,60                    453,50                     3 (3)
                  0207 31 90             1 635,60                    453,50                     3 (3)
                  0207 39 1 1              287,59                     84,69 (4)               —
                  0207 39 13               134,60                     34,74 (4)               —
                  0207 39 15                92,77                     26,44 (4)               —
                  0207 39 17                 64,22                    18,31 (4)               —
                  0207 39 21               185,30                     47,82 (4)               —
                  0207 39 23               174,07                     44,92 (4)               —
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                                                                        Conventional rate
            CN code          Sluice-gate price        Levy
                                                                            of duty
                               ECU/ 100 kg         ECU/ 100 kg                 %
           0207 39 25              285,44             81,36                   —
           0207 39 27                64,22            18,31 (4)               —
           0207 39 31              311,05             72,53 (4)               —
           0207 39 33              178,61             41,65 0                 —
           0207 39 35                92,77            26,44 0                 —
           0207 39 37                64,22            18,31 (4)               —
           0207 39 41              236,99             55,26 0                 —
           0207 39 43              1 1 1,09           25,91 (4)               —
           0207 39 45              199,96             46,63 (4)               —
           0207 39 47              285,44             81,36 (4)               —
           0207 39 51                64,22            18,31 (4)               —
           0207 39 53              324,74            100,59 OHO               —
           0207 39 55              287,59             84,69 000               —
           0207 39 57              154,95             54,56                   —
           0207 39 61              170,10             52,69 (2) (4) O         —
           0207 39 63              188,97             52,11                   —
           0207 39 65                92,77            26,44 (2) (4) (5)       —
           0207 39 67                64,22            18,31 (2) (4) O         —
           0207 39 71              231,96             71,85 OOO               —
           0207 39 73              185,30             47,82 0 0 0             —
           0207 39 75              224,23             69,46 O O O             —
           O2073977                ! 74,07            44,92000                —
           0207 39 81              196,99             64,78 0 0 0             —
           0207 39 83              285,44             81,36                   —
           0207 39 85                64,22            18,31 00                —
           0207 39 90              164,13             46,78                    10
           0207 41 10              287,59             84,69 0                 —
           0207 41 11              134,60             34,74 0                 —
           0207 41 21                92,77            26,44 O                 —
           0207 41 31                62,22            18,31 0                  —
           0207 41 41              185,30             47,82 0                  —
           0207 41 51              174,07             44,92 0 0               —
           0207 41 71              285,44             81,36 0 0               —
           0207 41 90                64,22            18,3100                  —
           0207 42 10              311,05             72,53 0                  —
           0207 4211               178,61             41,65 0                  —
           0207 42 21                92,77            26,44 0                  —
           0207 42 31                64,22            18,31 0                 —
           0207 42 41              236,99             55,26 0                 —
           0207 42 51              111,09             25,91 0                  —
           0207 42 59              199,96             46,63 0                  —
           0207 42 71              285,44             81,36 0                  —
           0207 42 90                64,22            18,31                    —
           0207 43 11              324,74            100,59 OOO                —
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                                                                                                         Conventional rate
                       CN code                   Sluice-gate price                Levy
                                                                                                              of duty
                                                   ECU/ 100 kg                ECU/ 100 kg                        %
                      020743 15                         287,59                    84,69 (2)(4)0                  —
                      0207 43 21                        154,95                    54,56                          —
                      0207 43 23                        170,10                    52,69 (2) (4) 0                —
                      0207 43 25                        188,97                    52,11                          —
                      0207 43 31                          92,77                   26,44 (2) (4) (*)              —
                      0207 43 41                          64,22                   18,31 (2)(4)0                  —
                      0207 43 51                        231,96                    71,85 (2)(4)0                  —
                      0207 43 53                        185,30                    47,82 (2) (4) 0                —
                      0207 43 61                        224,23                    69,46 (2) (4) (*)              —
                      0207 43 63                        174,07                    44,92 (2) (4) (*)              —
                      0207 43 71                        196,99                    64,78 (2) (4) (*)              —
                      0207 43 81                        285,44                    81,36                          —
                      0207 43 90                          64,22                   18,31 OO                       —
                      0207 50 10                     1 635,60                    453,50                           3 (3)
                      0207 50 90                        164,13                    46,78                          10
                      0209 00 90                        142,72                    40,68                          —
                      0210 90 71                      1 635,60                   453,50                           3
                      0210 90 79                        164,13                    46,78                          10
                      1501 00 90                         171,26                   48,82                          18
                       1602 31 11                       296,24                    69,08                          17
                       1602 31 19                       313,98                    89,50                          17
                       1602 31 30                        171,26                   48,82                          17
                       1602 31 90                         99,90                   28,48                          17
                       1602 39 11                       282,76                    84,44                          —
                       1602 39 19                        313,98                    89,50                         17
                       1602 39 30                        171,26                   48,82                          17
                       1602 39 90                         99,90                    28,48                         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.
           (*) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland and Hungary under the Agreements concluded between
                those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.l certificates issued in accordance with Regu­
                lation (EEC) No 2699/93 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation.
           (*) Products falling within this code, imported from the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Bulgaria and Romania
                 under the Interim Agreements concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which
                 EUR. 1 certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 374/94 have been presented, are subject to the
                 levies set out in the Annex to that Regulation.
            (f) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.