CELEX: 31995R0663
Language: en
Date: 1995-03-28 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 663/95 of 28 March 1995 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

29 . 3 . 95            EN                  Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 69/33
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 663/95
                                                           of 28 March 1995
                                          fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed,
                                                                       changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
                                                                       taken into account in fixing the levies ;
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75                 Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                  91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
 market in eggs ('), as last amended by the Act of Acces­              overseas countries and territories with the European
 sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular                Economic Community (5), no levies shall apply on
 Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                       imports of products originating in the overseas countries
                                                                       and territories ;
 Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products
 specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75
 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with the             Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (6) and
 methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation                (EC) No 3492/93 Q, on certain procedures for applying
 (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules                 the Europe Agreement establishing an association
 for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for                between the European Communities and their Member
 eggs (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                      States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and
 4155/87 (3);                                                          Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                       No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for
                                                                       applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­
 Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were,           related matters between the European Economic Commu­
 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3053/94 (4), last fixed              nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
 for the period 1 January to 31 March 1995, they must be               one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of
 fixed anew for the period 1 April to 30 June 1995 ;                   the other part (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 whereas such prices and levies should in principle be                 2235/93 (9), and in particular Article 1 thereof, introduce
 calculated by reference to feed-grain prices for the period           arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
 1 October 1994 to 28 February 1995 ;                                  products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                       2699/93 (10), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1                 481 /95 ("), lays down detailed rules for applying the
 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, changes               arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
                                                                       eggs ;
 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 Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (l2), and
2773/75, the minimum was set at 3 % ;                                  (EC) No 3642/93 (13) lay down certain rules for applying
                                                                       the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters
                                                                       between the European Economic Community and the
Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required               European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,
varies by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding               and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other
quarter ; whereas this variation must accordingly be taken             part ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/94
into account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1             (l4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 481 /95, lays
April to 30 June 1995 ;                                                down detailed rules for applying the arrangements
                                                                       provided for in these Agreements as regards eggs ;
Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October, 1
                                                                        o OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
January and 1 April are being fixed, world market prices                6) OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
for feed grain are to be taken into account only if at the              Í OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;                            8) OJ   No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
                                                                        ') OJ   No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5.
                                                                        10) OJ  No L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 88 .
(') OJ    No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49 .                             ") OJ   No L 49, 4. 3. 1995, p. 22.
(2) OJ    No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.                              12) OJ  No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.
(J) OJ    No  L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29.                              13) OJ  No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.
(4) OJ    No  L 323, 16. 12. 1994, p. 4.                                14) OJ  No L 166, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 62.
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           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion
           of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                             Article 1
           The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 277 1 /75, in respect of the
           products specified in Article 1 (1 ) thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article
           7 thereof shall be as set out in the Annex.
                                                             Article 2
           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1995.
           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 28 March 1995.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                     Franz FISCHLER
                                                                             Member of the Commission
                                                              ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 March 1995 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                               eggs (3)
                                          CN
                                         code              Sluice-gate price             Levy
                                                            ECU/ 1 00 units        ECU/ 1 00 units
                                      0407 00 1 1                62,26                  12,36 (')
                                      0407 00 19                  13,21                  3,659 0
                                                             ECU/ 1 00 kg           ECU/ 1 00 kg
                                      0407 00 30                100,42                  31,21   (')
                                      0408 1 1 80               488,45                 146.08   (')
                                      0408 19 81                220.92                  63,68   0
                                      0408 19 89                235,40                  68,05   (')
                                      0408 91 80                409.93                 141.09   C)(2)
                                      0408 99 80                108,62                  36,21   C)(2)
                           (') Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Hungary, the
                                Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic under the Agreements
                                concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect
                                of which EUR.l certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC)
                                No 2699/93 have been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the
                                Annex to that Regulation.
                           (2) Products falling within this code, imported from Romania and Bulgaria
                                under the Agreements concluded between those countries and the
                                Community, and in respect of which EUR.l 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 .
                           ( l) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101
                                ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.