CELEX: 31991R3637
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3637/91 of 13 December 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

14. 12. 91                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 344/51
                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3637/91
                                                       of 13 December 1991
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          this variation must accordingly be taken into account in
                                                                     fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 January to 31
                                                                     March 1992 ;
 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
                                                                     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 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
                                                                     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 Regulation
                                                                     Whereas, by Council Regulations (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
 trymeat ^), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                  certain agricultural products originating in developing
 3986/87 (4) ;                                                       countries (6), as extended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     3588/91 0, and (EEC) 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the
                                                                     arrangements 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) or the overseas countries and territories
 trymeat were, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No                     (OCT) (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 2821 /91 (*) last fixed for the period 1 October to 31              523/91 (9), special import arrangements were introduced
 December 1991 , they must be fixed anew for the period 1            involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the frame­
 January to 31 March 1992 whereas such prices and levies             work of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in particular for
 should in principle be calculated by reference to feed­             certain poultry meat products ;
grain prices for the period 1 July to 30 November 1991 ;
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from                 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of 20
 1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends            December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for
in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into            1991 in respect of certain agricultural products originating
account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain              in developing countries (l0), as extended by Regulation
required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­             (EEC) No 3587/91 ("), partially or totally suspends
tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the         Common Tariff duties, in particular on certain poultry
preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No                  meat products ;
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,
3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas
                                                                     (6) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
(')  OJ  No  L 282,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                           0 OJ No L 341 , 12. 12. 1991 , p. 6.
0    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 58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
(4)  OJ  No  L 376,  31 . 12. 1987, p. 7.                            (10) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 86.
0    OJ  No  L 271 , 27. 9. 1991 , p. 36.                            (") OJ No L 341 , 12. 12. 1991 , p. 1 .
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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 19, 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 January 1992.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 13 December 1991 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
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                                                       ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 13 December 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                 for poultrymeat (l)
                                                                                 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              —
                  0105 19 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 15               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)          —
                  020710 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                3 (3)
                  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             1 22,54 (2)        —
              0207 39 55              287,41             103,1 5 (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 (2)        —
              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 11              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 11              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 (2)         —
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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.