CELEX: 31992R0742
Language: en
Date: 1992-03-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 742/92 of 26 March 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

27. 3 . 92                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 82/ 19
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 742/92
                                                         of 26 March 1992
                                   fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          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
                                                                     certain products ; changes in world market prices for feed
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75                grain must be taken into account in fixing the levies ;
 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, 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 ^, as extended by Regulation (EEC) No 3588/91 Q,
 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with               and (EEC) No 71 5/90 (8) on the arrangements applicable
 methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation              to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from
 (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules               the processing of agricultural products originating in the
 for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­        African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States), as last
 trymeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 444/92 (9), special
 3986/87 n ;                                                         import arrangements were introduced involving a reduc­
                                                                     tion to 50 % in levies within the framework of fixed
                                                                     amounts or annual quotas, in particular for certain
 Whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for                poultrymeat products ;
 poultrymeat were, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 3637/91 (*) last fixed for the period 1 January to 31 March
  1992, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 April to
 30 June 1992 ; whereas such prices and levies should in             Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of 20
 principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain prices            December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for
 for the period 1 October 1991 to 29 February 1992 ;                  1991 in respect of certain agricultural products originating
                                                                     in developing countries (10), as extended by Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 3587/91 ("), partially or totally suspends
 Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from                 Common Tariff duties, in particular on certain poultry­
  1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends            meat products ;
 in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into
 account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain
 required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­
 tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the
 preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No                 Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision
 2778/75, this minimum was set at 3 % ;                              91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
                                                                     overseas countries and territories with the European
                                                                      Economic Community (12), no levies shall apply on
                                                                      imports of products originating in the overseas countries
Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required             and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the
 for the production of poultrymeat varies by more than                abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be
 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas              charged on imports of certain products originating in the
 this variation must accordingly be taken into account in
 fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 April to 30 June         overseas countries and territories in order to prevent
 1992 ;                                                              products originating from these countries and territories
                                                                     from receiving more favourable treatment than similar
                                                                     products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
                                                                      Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October,
 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, changes in world
                                                                     o OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
                                                                     O OJ No L 341 , 12. 12. 1991 , p. 6.
(')  OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                            («) OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0    OJ  No  L 128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 29.                             0 OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
0    OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                            (,0) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 86.
(4)  OJ  No  L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 7.                             (") OJ No L 341 , 12. 12. 1991 , p. 1 .
0    OJ  No  L 344, 14. 12. 1991 , p. 51 .                           H OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
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Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 0, (EEC)             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 No 519/92 0 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 1602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has
                                                                 been bound within GATT, 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 April 1992.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 26 March 1992.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
0   OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
(3) OJ  No L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
(4) OJ  No L  62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 15.
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                                                      ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 26 March 1992 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             %
                  010511 00                22,44                      6,23              —
                  0105 19 10               99,36                     20,55              —
                  01051990                 22,44                      6,23              —
                                      ECU/ 100 kg               ECU/ 100 kg
                  010591 00                77,93                     25,27 (4)          —
                  010599 10                88,02                     39,08              —
                  0105 99 20              113,80                     39,17 (4)          —
                  0105 99 30              103,19                     29,47 (4)          —
                  0105 99 50              119,57                     40,89              —
                  0207 10 11               97,91                     31,75 (4)          —
                  0207 10 15              111,33                     36,10 (4)          —
                  0207 10 19              121,30                     39,33 (4)          —
                  020710 31               147,42                     42,10 (4)          —
                  0207 10 39              161,60                     46,15 (4)          —
                  0207 10 51              103,55                     45,98 (4)          —
                  0207 10 55              125,74                     55,83 (4)          —
                  0207 10 59              139,71                     62,03 (2)(4)       —
                  0207 10 71              162,57                     55,96 (4)          —
                  0207 10 79              153,55                     59,50 (2)(4)       —
                  0207 10 90              170,81                     58,41              —
                  0207 21 10              111,33                     36,10 (4)          —
                  0207 21 90              121,30                     39,33 (4)          —
                  0207 22 10              147,42                     42,10 (4)          —
                  0207 22 90              161,60                     46,15 (4)          —
                  0207 23 11              125,74                     55,83 (4)          —
                  0207 23 19              139,71                     62,03 (2)(4)       —
                  0207 23 51              162,57                     55,96 (4)          —
                  0207 23 59              153,55                     59,50 (2)(4)       —
                  0207 23 90              170,81                     58,41              —
                  0207 31 00            1 625,70                    559,60                3 (3)
                  0207 39 11              285,52                    105,23 (4)          —
                  0207 39 13              133,43                     43,26 (4)          —
                  0207 39 15               92,15                     32,75 (4)          —
                  0207 39 17               63,80                     22,68 (4)          —
                  0207 39 21              183,69                     59,57 (4)          —
                  0207 39 23              172,56                     55,96 (4)          —
                  0207 39 25              283,54                    100,78              —
                  0207 39 27               63,80                     22,68 (4)          —
                  0207 39 31              309,58                     88,41 (4)          —
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                                                                       Conventional rate
            CN code           Sluice-gate price         Levy
                                                                           of duty
                                ECU/100 kg          ECU/100 kg                %
           0207 39 33               177,76              50,77 0              —
           0207 39 35                 92,15             32,75 (4)            —
           0207 39 37                 63,80             22,68 (4)            —
           0207 39 41               235,87               67,36 (4)           —
           0207 39 43               110,57               31,58 (4)            —
           0207 39 45               199,02               56,84 (4)            —
           0207 39 47               283,54            100,78 (4)              —
           0207 39 51                 63,80              22,68 (4)            —
           0207 39 53               322,46            1 24,95 (2)(4)          —
           0207 39 55               285,52            105,23 (2)(4)           —
           0207 39 57                153,68              68,23                —
           0207 39 61                168,91              65,45 (2)(4)         —
           0207 39 63                187,89              64,25                —
           0207 39 65                 92,15              32,75 (2)(4)         —
           0207 39 67                 63,80              22,68 (*)(4)         —
           0207 39 71               23033                89,25 (2) <4)        —
           0207 39 73                183,69              59,57 (2)(4)         —
           0207 39 75               222,65               86,28 (2)(4)         —
           0207 39 77                172,56              55,96 (2)(4)         —
           0207 39 81                195,51              80,74 (2)(4)         —
           0207 39 83               283,54             100,78                 —
           0207 39 85                 63,80              22,68 (4)            —
           0207 39 90                163,04              57,95                10
           0207 41 10                285,52           1 05^23 (4)             —
           0207 41 11                133,43              43,26 (4)            —
           020741 21                  92,15              32,75 (4)            —
           0207 41 31                 63,80              22,68 (4)            —
           0207 41 41                183,69             -59,57 (4)            —
           0207 41 51                172,56              55,96 (4)            —
           0207 41 71                283,54            1 00,78 (4)            —
           0207 41 90                 63,80              22,68 (4)            —
           0207 42 10                309,58              88,41 (4)            —
           0207 4211                 177,76              50,77 (4)            —
           0207 42 21                 92,15              32,75 (4)            —
           0207 42 31                 63,80              22,68 (4)            —
           0207 42 41               235,87               67,36 (4)            —
           0207 42 51                110,57              31,58 (4)            —
           0207 42 59                199,02              56,84 (4)            —
           0207 42 71               283,54            100,78 (4)              —
           0207 42 90                 63,80              22,68 (4)            —
           0207 43 1 1               322,46            1 24,95 (2) (4)        —
           0207 43 15               285,52            1 05,23 (2)(4)          —
           0207 43 21                153,68              68,23                —
           0207 43 23                168,91              65,45 0 (4)          —
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                                                                                                     Conventional rate
                      CN code                  Sluice-gate price                Levy
                                                                                                           of duty
                                                  ECU/ 100 kg               ECU/100 kg                        %
                    0207 43 25                       187,89                     64,25                        —
                    0207 43 31                        92,15                     32,75 (2)(4)                 —
                    0207 43 41                        63,80                     22,68 0 (4)                  —
                    0207 43 51                       230,33                     89,25 (2)(4)                 —
                    0207 43 53                       183,69                     59,57 (2)(4)                 —
                    020743 61                        222,65                     86,28 (2)(4)                 —
                    0207 43 63                       172,56                     55,96 (2)(4)                 —
                    0207 43 71                       195,51                     80,74 (2)(4)                 —
                    0207 43 81                       283,54                    100,78                        —
                    0207 43 90                         63,80                    22,68 (4)                    —
                    0207 50 10                     1 625,70                    559,60                          3 (3)
                    0207 50 90                       163,04                     57,95                         10
                    0209 00 90 ,                     141,77                     50,39                        —
                    0210 90 71                     1 625,70                    559,60                          3
                    0210 90 79                       163,04                     57,95                         10
                    1501 00 90                       170,12                     60,47                         18
                    1602 31 11                       294,84                     84,20                         17
                    1602 31 19                       311,89                    110,86                         17
                    1602 31 30                       170,12                     60,47                         17
                    1602 31 90                        99,24                     35,27                         17
                    1602 39 11                       280,72                    104,92                        —
                    1602 39 19                       311,89                    110,86                         17
                    1602 39 30                       170,12                     60,47                         17
                    1602 39 90                        99,24                     35,27                         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 3809/91 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.l 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.
          O No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.