CELEX: 31994R3053
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-15 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3053/94 of 15 December 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 323/4                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 16. 12. 94
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3053/94
                                                      of 15 December 1994
                                       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 Regulation (EEC)             overseas countries and territories with the European
 No 1574/93 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 (1 )             Economic Community (6), no levies shall apply on
 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 Q and
 methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation              (EC) No 3492/93 (8), 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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and
 4155/87 (4);                                                        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 2333/94 (*), last fixed            nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the
 for the period 1 October to 31 December 1994, they must             one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of
 be fixed anew for the period 1 January to 31 March 1995 ;           the other part (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
whereas such prices and levies should in principle be                2235/93 (10), 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 July to 30 November 1994 ;                                        products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2699/93 (u), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1               3026/94 (12), 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 (13), and
2773/75, the minimum was set at 3 % ;                               (EC) No 3642/93 (14) 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          (15), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3027/94 (16), lays
October to 31 December 1994 ;                                       down detailed rules for applying the arrangements
                                                                    provided for in these Agreements as regards eggs ;
Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October, 1
January and 1 April are being fixed, world market prices            (*) OJ No    L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
                                                                    O OJ No      L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 .
for feed grain are to be taken into account only if at the          (8) OJ No    L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4.
same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;                        (9) OJ No    L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
                                                                    (10) OJ No   L 200, 10. 8. 1993, p. 5.
                                                                    (u) OJ No    L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 88 .
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49.                            (>2) OJ No   L 321 , 14. 12. 1994, p. 10.
(2) OJ  No  L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 1 .                              H OJ No      L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16.
(3) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.                            (14) OJ No   L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17.
(4) OJ  No  L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29.                            H OJ No      L 166, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 62.
0   OJ  No  L 254, 30. 9. 1994, p. 9.                               (lé) OJ No   L 321 , 14. 12. 1994, p. 12.
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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 2771 /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 January 1995.
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 15 December 1994.
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                    Rene STEICHEN
                                                                             Member of the Commission
                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 15 December 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                            for eggs (3)
                                        CN
                                       code               Sluice-gate price             Levy
                                                           ECU/ 100 units         ECU/ 100 units
                                    0407 00 11                  50,98                   10,79 0
                                    0407 00 19                  10,74                    3,22 0
                                                            ECU/ 100 kg            ECU/ 100 kg
                                    0407 00 30                  81,37                   27,50 0
                                    0408 11 80                 396,69                 128,70 0
                                    0408 19 81                 179,55                   56,10 0
                                    0408 19 89                 191,30                   59,95 (')
                                    0408 91 80                 333,02                 1 24,30 (») (2)
                                    0408 99 80                  88,30                   31,90 (>)(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.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.
                           (2) Products falling within this code, imported from Romania and Bulgaria
                               under the Interim 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.
                           (3) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101
                               (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.