CELEX: 31992R2694
Language: en
Date: 1992-09-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2694/92 of 16 September 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 272/42                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                  17. 9. 92
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2694/92
                                                      of 16 September 1992
                                       fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1) of Council Decision
                                                                     91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                overseas countries and territories with the European
Economic Community,                                                  Economic Community (*), no levies shall apply on
                                                                     imports of products originating in the overseas countries
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75                and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be
market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)              charged on imports of certain products originating in the
No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 (1 )              overseas countries and territories in order to prevent
thereof,                                                             products originating from these countries and territories
                                                                     from receiving more favourable treatment than similar
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products               products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
                                                                     Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75
must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with the
methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation               Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 0, (EEC)
(EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules                No 519/92 (8) and (EEC) No 520/92 (9) of 27 February
for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for                1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim
eggs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                     Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
4155/87 C) ;                                                         the European Economic Community and the European
                                                                     Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the
Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were,          Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the
by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1788/92 Q, last                    Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the
fixed for the period 1 Juli to 31 September 1992, they               other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import
must be fixed anew for the period 1 October to 31                    levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­
December 1992 ; whereas such prices and levies should in             tion (EEC) No 579/92 (10) lays down detailed rules for
principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain prices             applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­
for the period 1 April to 31 August 1992 ;                            ments as regards eggs ;
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, changes              in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into           Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
 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                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 2773/75, the minimum was set at 3 % ;
 Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required                                       Article 1
 varies by more than 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 1992 ;                                        The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 2771 /75, in respect of the products specified in
 Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October, 1                Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided
                                                                      for in Article 7 thereof shall be as set out in the Annex
January and 1 April are being fixed, world market prices              hereto.
 for feed grain are to be taken into account only if at the
 same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;
 Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed,                                         Article 2
 changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
 taken into account in fixing the levies ;                            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1992.
 (') OJ  No L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49.                             (6) OJ No  L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
 0   OJ  No L  128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 29.                              0 OJ   No  L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 3.
 (3) OJ  No L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.                             (») OJ No  L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
 (4) OJ  No L  392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29.                             (') OJ  No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
 0   OJ  No L  182, 2. 7. 1992, p. 56.                                H OJ    No  L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 15.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 16 September 1992.
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                 Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                           Member of the Commission
                                                            ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 16 September 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                           for eggs (2)
                                      CN
                                      code               Sluice-gate price            Levy
                                                          ECU/ 100 units         ECU/ 100 units
                                   0407 00 1 1                 51,39                  13,14 (')
                                   0407 00 19                   10,88                  4,03 (')
                                                           ECU/ 100 kg            ECU/ 100 kg
                                   0407 00 30                  82,64                  34,61
                                   0408 11 10                 402,21                 161,97 (')
                                   0408 19 11                 181,95                  70,60 (')
                                   0408 19 19                 193,87                  75,45 (')
                                   0408 91 10                 337,63                 156,44 (')
                                   0408 99 10                  89,48                  40,15 0
                         (') Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslo­
                             vakia or Hungary under the Interim Agreements concluded between
                             those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.1
                             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.
                         (2) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101
                             ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.