CELEX: 31994R1978
Language: en
Date: 1994-07-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1978/94 of 29 July 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

30. 7. 94                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 198/ 131
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1978/94
                                                          of 29 July 1994
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         months beginning on 1 July, on the basis of the thre­
                                                                     shold prices and the monthly increases therein ; whereas,
                                                                     in spite of all the Commission's efforts, the Council has
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              not fixed the monthly increases for feed grain before 1
 Community,
                                                                     July 1994 ; whereas, in order to ensure the continued
                                                                     operation of the levy mechanism in question, the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75                Commission had to fix the levy applicable from 1 July
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 1994, in Regulation (EC) No 1582/94 (*), based on the
 market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by Regulation            amounts of the monthly increases which it proposed to
 (EEC) No 1 574/93 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7           the Council for the 1994/95 marketing year ; whereas at
 ( 1 ) thereof,                                                      the end of July 1994 the Council adopted monthly
                                                                     increases different from those proposed by the Commis­
                                                                     sion ; whereas, as a result, it is necessary to fix once again
 Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                   the levy applicable from 1 August 1994 ;
 charged on imports into the Community for the products
 specified in Article 1 , ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
 2777/75 ;                                                           Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the price for
                                                                     each type of feed grain on the world market shall be
 Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in            equal to the average of the cif prices determined for that
 Article 1 (1 ) of Regultion No 2777/75 must be fixed in             cereal for the period of five months ending one month
 advance for each quarter ;                                          before the quarter in respect of which the said component
                                                                     is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May
                                                                      1994 ;
 Whereas, as the levies and sluice-gate prices were fixed
 latterly in Commission Regulation (EC) No 71 1 /94 (3), for
 the period 1 April to 30 June 1994, new levies and                  Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of
 sluice-gate prices must be fixed for the period 1 July to           the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the
 30 September 1994 ;                                                 four quarters to 1 April in each year ;
 Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up of               Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the
 two components ;                                                    same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas,
                                                                     however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calculation
 Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­             must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No
 rence between prices within the Community and on the                2778/75 ; whereas the second component must be equal
 world market for the quantity of feed grain specified in            to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable
 Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29                to chicks ;
 October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy
 and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (4), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 Q ;                          Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article 1
                                                                     (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be derived
                                                                     from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the basis of the
Whereas the price within the Community for that quan­                coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission Regula­
 tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with            tion (EEC) No 3011 /79 of 20 December 1979 fixing the
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the               coefficients for calculating levies on derived poultrymeat
 price for the like quantity on the world market must be             products and repealing Regulation No 199/67/EEC f), as
 determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;                   last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC)          Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes
 No 2777/75, for calculating the import levies in the                0207 31 , 0207 39 90, 0207 50, 0210 90 71 , 0210 90 79,
poultrymeat sector, the prices for feed grain within the             1501 00 90,     1602 31 , 1602 39 19, 1602 39 30 and
Community are determined once a year for a period of 12              1 602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has been
                                                                     bound within GATT, the levies must not exceed the
(')   OJ No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                           amount resulting from that binding ;
(2)   OJ No  L  152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 1 .
(3)   OJ No  L  85, 30. 3. 1994, p. 36.
(4)   OJ No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                           f) OJ No L 166, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 118.
0     OJ No  L  378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.                            0 OJ No L 337, 29. 12. 1979, p. 65.
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Whereas the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry is           Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC)
made up of two components ;                                        No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for
                                                                   applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­
Whereas the first component must be equal to the price             related matters between the European Economic Commu­
 on the world market for the quantity of feed grain shown          nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
 in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;                      one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of
                                                                   the other part (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   2235/93 Q, and in particular Article 1 thereof introduce
Whereas the price for that quantitiy of cereals must be            arrangements for reducing import levies on certain
 determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of            products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;                                     2699/93 (8), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
                                                                   3549/93 (9), lays down detailed rules for applying the
Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for             arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards
 each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the             poultrymeat ;
 average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for the
 period of five months ending one month before the
 quarter in respect of which the said component is calcu­
 lated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May 1994 ;         Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 (10) has
                                                                   opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural
                                                                   products and fixed the levies to be applied on imports of
Whereas the second amount, which represents other                  those products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No
 feeding costs and overhead costs of production and                 1431 /94 (n) has established the detailed rules of the
 marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No            import regime for poultrymeat laid down in Regulation
 2778/75 ;
                                                                   (EC) No 774/94 ;
Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu­
 lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for slaught­
ered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain        Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (12) and
used in the calculation must be that shown in Annex II to          (EC) No 3642/93 (u) on certain rules for applying the
 Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the standard                 Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters
 amount must be that fixed in the same Annex ;                     between the European Economic Community and the
                                                                    European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part,
Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products specified in        and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other
Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be           part ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/
 derived from the sluice-gate prices for slaughtered poultry       94 (H) lays down detailed rules for applying the arrange­
 on the basis of the coefficients fixed for these products in      ments provided for in these agreements as regards
 accordance with Article 5 (3) of that Regulation ;                poultrymeat ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of 20
 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for         Whereas, by Council Regulations (EEC) No 3834/90 of
 1991 in respect of certain agricultural products originating      20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on
 in developing countries ('), as last amended by Regulation        certain agricultural products originating in developing
(EC) No 3668/93 (2), partially or totally suspends                 countries (15), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
 Common Tariff duties, in particular on certain poultry­           3668/93 and (EEC) 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arran­
meat products ;                                                    gements applicable to agricultural products and certain
                                                                   goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision         products originating in the Africain, Caribbean and
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the              Pacific States (ACP States) or the overseas countries and
overseas countries and territories with the European               territories (OCT) (16) as last amended by Regulation (EC)
 Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on                  No 235/94 (17) ; special import arrangements were intro­
 imports of products originating in the overseas countries         duced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the
and territories ;                                                  framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in parti­
                                                                   cular for certain poultrymeat products ;
Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (4) and
(EC) No 3492/93 (*), on certain procedures for applying            (6) OJ No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 9 .
                                                                   O OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5.
the Europe Agreement establishing an association                   (8) OJ No L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 88 .
between the European Communities and their Member                  O OJ No L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p. 8 .
States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and          (10) OJ No L 91 , 8 . 4. 1994, p. 1 .
                                                                   (u) OJ No L 156, 23. 6. 1994, p. 9.
                                                                   (>2) OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.
(') OJ   No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 86.                           H OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.
(2) OJ   No L 338, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 22.                           H OJ No L 166, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 62.
(3) OJ   No L 263, 19.  9. 1991 , p. 1 .                           C 5) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
(4) OJ   No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .                           H OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ   No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.                            (17) OJ No L 30, 3 . 2. 1994, p. 12.
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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are         2.   However, in the case of products falling within CN
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                 codes    0207 31 ,  0207 39 90,     0207 50,   02109071 ,
Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,                              0210 90 79, 1501 00 90, 1602 31 , 1602 39 19, 1602 39 30
                                                                 and 1602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has
                                                                 been bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                    amount resulting from that binding.
                                                                                         Article 2
                          Article 1
                                                                 Regulation (EC) No 1582/94 is repealed.
1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
(EEC) No 2777/75 and the sluice-gate prices provided for                                 Article 3
in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products specified in
Article 1 ( 1 ), shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1994.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                   Done at Brussels, 29 July 1994.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                            Rene STEICHEN
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                           ANNEX
               to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                      poultrymeat (') (6)
                                                                                           Conventional rate
                       CN code           Sluice-gate price                 Levy                of duty
                                          ECU/ 100 units            ECU/100 units                 %
                      0105 11 11                 22,53                       4,61                —
                      0105 11 19                 22,53                       4,61                —
                      0105 11 91                 22,53                       4,61                —
                      0105 11 99                 22,53                       4,61                —
                      0105 19 10                 99,63                     15,83                 —
                      0105 19 90                 22,53                       4,61                —
                                           ECU/ 100 kg                ECU/ 100 kg
                      010591 00                  78,47                     1 8,05 (4)            —
                      010599 10                  88,59                     27,64                 —
                      0105 99 20               114,35                      28,34 (4)             —
                      0105 99 30               103,58                      21,75 (4)             —
                      0105 99 50               120,11                      29,60                 —
                      0207 10 11                 98,58                     22,69 (4)             —
                      0207 10 1 5              112,10                      25,79 (4)             —
                      0207 10 19               122,14                      28,11 (4)0            —
                      0207 10 31               147,97                      31,07 (4)             —
                      0207 10 39               162,20                      34,05 (4)             —
                      0207 10 51               104,21                      32,53 (4)0            —
                      0207 10 55               126,55                      39,49 (4)0            —
                      0207 10 59               140,61                      43,89 (2) (4) 0       —
                      0207 10 71               163,35                      40,48 (4) f)          —
                      0207 10 79               154,40                      42,57 (2) (4) 0       —
                      0207 10 90               171,58                      42,29                 —
                      0207 21 10               112,10                      25,79 OQ              —
                      0207 21 90               122,14                      28,11 (4)0            —
                      0207 22 10               147,97                      31,07 (4)              —
                      0207 22 90               162,20                      34,05 (4)              —
                      0207 23 11               126,55                      39,49 (4)0             —
                      0207 23 1 9              1 40,6 1                    43,89 (2) (4) 0        —
                      0207 23 51               163,35                      40,48 («)(*)           —
                      0207 23 59               154,40                      42,57 (2) (4) 0        —
                      0207 23 90               171,58                      42,29                  —
                      0207 31 10             1 633,50                     404,80                   3 (3)
                      0207 31 90             1 633,50                     404,80                   3 (3)
                      0207 39 11               287,15                      75,31 (4)              —
                      0207 39 13               134,35                      30,92 (4)              —
                      0207 39 15                 92,64                     23,56 (4)              —
                      0207 39 17                 64,13                     16,31 (4)              —
                      0207 39 21               184,97                      42,55 (4)              —
                      0207 39 23               173,76                      39,97 (4)              —
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                                                                        Conventional rate
            CN code          Sluice-gate price        Levy
                                                                            of duty
                               ECU/100 kg          ECU/100 kg         |        %
           0207 39 25              285,04             72,48                   —
          0207 39 27                 64,13             1 6,31 (4)             —
          0207 39 31               310,74             65,25 (4)               —
          0207 39 33               178,42             37,46 (4)               —
          0207 39 35                92,64             23,56 (4)               —
          0207 39 37                64,13             16,31 (4)               —
          0207 39 41               236,75             49,71 (4)               —
          0207 39 43               110,98             23,30 (4)               —
          0207 39 45               199,76             41,94 (4)               —
          0207 39 47               285,04             72,48 (4)               —
          0207 39 51                64,13             16,31 (4)               —
          0207 39 53               324,24             89,40 (2) (4) 0         —
          0207 39 55               287,15             75,31 000               —
          0207 39 57               154,67             48,28                   —
          0207 39 61               169,84             46,83 000               —
          0207 39 63               188,74             46,52                   —
          0207 39 65                92,64             23,56 (2) (4) 0         —
          0207 39 67                64,13             16,31 000               —
          0207 39 71               231,60             63,86 (2) (4) 0         —
          0207 39 73               184,97             42,55 (2) (4) 0         —
          0207 39 75               223,88             61,73 000               —
          0207 39 77               173,76             39,97 (2) (4) 0         —
          0207 39 81               196,67             57,44 (2) (4) 0         —
          0207 39 83               285,04             72,48                   —
          0207 39 85                64,13             16,31 00                —
          0207 39 90               163,90             41,68                   10
          0207 41 10              287,15              75,3100                 —
          0207 41 11               134,35             30,92 (4)               —
          0207 41 21                92,64             23,56 (4)               —
          0207 41 31                64,13             16,31 (4)               —
          0207 41 41               184,97             42,55 (4)Q              —
          0207 41 51               173,76             39,97 00                —
          0207 41 71              285,04              72,48 000               —
          0207 41 90                64,13             16,31 00                —
          0207 42 10              310,74              65,25 0 0               —
          0207 42 11               178,42             37,46 0 0               —
          0207 42 21                92,64             23,56 0                 —
          0207 42 31                64,13             16,31 0                 —
          0207 42 41              236,75             49,71 0                  —
          0207 42 51              110,98             23,30 0                  —
          0207 42 59              199,76             41,94 0                  —
          0207 42 71              285,04             72,48 0 0                —
          0207 42 90                64,13             16,31                   —
          0207 43 11              324,24             89,40 0 00               —
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                                                                                                          Conventional rate
                          CN code                  Sluice-gate price                Levy                        of duty
                                                     ECU/ 100 kg                ECU/100 kg                         %
                        0207 43 15                       287,15                     7531000                       —
                        0207 43 21                       154,67                     48,28                         —
                        0207 43 23                       169,84                     46,83 0 0 0                   —
                        0207 43 25                       188,74                     46,52                         —
                        0207 43 31                         92,64                    23,56 000                     —
                        0207 43 41                         64,13                    16,31000                      —
                        0207 43 51                       231,60                     63,86 000                     —
                        0207 43 53                       184,97                     42,55 000                     —
                        0207 43 61                       223,88                     61,73 0 0 0                   —
                        0207 43 63                       173,76                     39,97 0 0 0                   —
                        0207 43 71                       196,67                     57,44000                       —
                        0207 43 81                       285,04                     72,48                         —
                        0207 43 90                         64,13                    16,3100                        —
                        0207 50 10                     1 633,50                    404,80                           3O
                        0207 50 90                       163,90                     41,68                          10
                        0209 00 90                       142,52                     36,24                          —
                        0210 90 71                     1 633,50                    404,80                           3
                        0210 90 79                       163,90                     41,68                          10
                        1501 00 90                       171,02                     43,49                          18
                        160231 11                        295,94                     62,14                          170
                        1602 31 19                       313,54                     79,73                          17
                        1602 31 30                       171,02                     43,49                          17
                        1602 31 90                         99,76                    25,37                          17
                        1602 39 11                       282,32                     75,08                          —
                        1602 39 19                       313,54                     79,73                          17 0
                        1602 39 30                       171,02                     43,49                          17
                        1602 39 90                         99,76                    25,37                          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) Products imported under the Interim Agreements concluded between Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, the
                  Slovak Republic, Romania and Bulgaria or 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, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic
                  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 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 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 1 559/94 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.
              O The levy on products falling within this code, imported under Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 and Commis­
                  sion Regulation (EC) No 1431 /94, is limited under the conditions laid down in this Regulation.
              O The duty of the Common Customs Tariff on products falling within this code, imported under Regulation (EC)
                  No 1798/94, is limited under the conditions laid down in this Regulation.