CELEX: 31991R0745
Language: en
Date: 1991-03-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 745/91 of 26 March 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

27. 3. 91                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 80/27
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 745/91
                                                          of 26 March 1991
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          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 April to 31 June
                                                                       1991 ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
                                                                       whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75                  1 January and 1 April are being fixed, changes in world
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                 market prices for feed grain should be taken into account
 market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by Regulation             only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;
 (EEC) No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7
 ( 1 ) thereof,
                                                                      Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed for
 Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the products           certain product ; changes in world market prices for feed
 specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2 777/75          grain must be taken into account in fixing the levies ;
 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with
 methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation
 (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules
 for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­
 trymeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 3986/87 (4 ;                                                          whereas, by Council Regulations (EEC) No 3834/90 of
                                                                      20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the . levies on
                                                                      certain agricultural products originating in developing
                                                                      countries f) and (EEC) 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the
                                                                      arrangements applicable to agricultural products and
 whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­           certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
 trymeat were, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No                      products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific
 3864/90 (s), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                       States (ACP States) or the overseas countries and territories
 465/91 (6), last fixed for the period 1 January to 31 March          (OCT) (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 1990, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 April to              523/91 (9), special import arrangements were introduced
 30 June 1991 ; whereas such prices and levies should in              involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the frame­
 principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain prices            work of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in particular for
 for the period 1 October to 28 February 1991 ;                       certain poultry meat products ;
 whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from
 1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends
 in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into           Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of 20
 account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain              December 1 990 applying generalized tariff preferences for
 required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­             1991 in respect of certain agricultural products originating
 tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the         in developing countries (10) partially or totally suspends
preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No                   Common Tariff duties, in particular on certain poultry
2778/75, this minimum was set at 3 % :                                meat products ;
Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required
for the production of poultrymeat varies by more than                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                      in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                      Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
(')   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.
0     OJ  No L  128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 29.
0     OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                            O OJ    No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
(4)   OJ  No L  376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 7.                             O OJ    No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
O     OJ  No  L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 72.                             O OJ    No L 58, 5. 3. 1991 , p. 1 .
(6)   OJ  No L  54, 28 . 2. 1991 , p. 25.                             O OJ    No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                   2.    However, in the case of products falling within CN
                                                                codes   0207 31 , 0207 39 90, 0207 50, 0210 90 71 ,
                                                                0210 90 79, 1501 00 90 , 1602 31 , 1602 39 19 , 1602 39 30
                         Article 1                              and 1 602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has
                                                                been bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
1 . In respect of the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 )     amount resulting from that binding.
of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75, the levies provided for
in Article 3 thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided for                            Article 2
in Article 7 thereof shall be as shown in the Annex
hereto.                                                         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1991 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 26 March 1991 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                        ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 26 March 1991 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            %
                   0105 11 00                22,04                     6,66
                   0105 19 10                98,18                    21,81              —
                   0105 19 90                22,04                     6,66              —
                                        ECU/ 100 kg               ECU/ 100 kg
                   0105 91 00                76,52                   26,99               —
                   0105 99 10                85,55                   42,08               —
                   0105 99 20               111,41                   42,04               —
                   0105 99 30               101,51                   31,50               —
                   0105 99 50               117,22                   43,85               —
                   0207 10 11                96,14                   33,91               —
                   0207 10 15               109,32                   38,56               —
                   0207 10 19               119,11                   42,01               —
                   0207 10 31               145,01                   45,00               —
                   0207 10 39               158,95                   49,33               —
                   0207 10 51               100,64                   49,51               —
                   0207 10 55               122,21                   60,12               —
                   0207 10 59               135,79                   66,80 (2)           —
                   0207 10 71               159,16                   60,05               —
                   0207 10 79               149,83                   63,96 (2)           — .
                   0207 10 90               167,46                   62,64               —
                   0207 21 10               109,32                   38,56               —
                   0207 21 90               119,11                   42,01               —
                   0207 22 10               145,01                   45,00               —
                   0207 22 90               158,95                   49,33               —
                   0207 23 1 1              122,21                   60,12               —
                   0207 23 19               135,79                   66,80 (2)           —
                   0207 23 51               159,16                   60,05               —
                   0207 23 59               149,83                   63,96 (2)           —
                   0207 23 90               167,46                   62,64               —
                   0207 31 00            1 591,60                   600,50                 30
                   0207 39 1 1             279,30                   112,92               —
                   0207 39 13               131,02                   46,21               —
                  0207 39 15                 90,20                   35,14               —
                  0207 39 17                 62,45                   24,33               —
                  0207 39 21                180,38                   63,62               —
                  0207 39 23                169,45                   59,77               —
                  0207 39 25               277,54                   108,12               —
                  0207 39 27                 62,45                   24,33               —
                  0207 39 31               304,52                    94,50               —
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                                                                    Conventional rate
            CN code           Sluice-gate price         Levy
                                                                        of duty
                                ECU/ 100 kg          ECU/100 kg            %
           0207 39 33               174,85              54,26             —
           0207 39 35                90,20              35,14             —
           0207 39 37                62,45              24,33             —
           0207 39 41               232,02              72,00             —
           0207 39 43               108,76              33,75             —
           0207 39 45               195,76              60,75             —
           0207 39 47               277,54             108,12             —
           0207 39 51                62,45              24,33             —
           0207 39 53               314,64             134,32 (2)         —
           0207 39 55               279,30             112,92 (2)         —
           0207 39 57               149,37              73,48             —
           0207 39 61               164,81              70,36 (2)         —
           0207 39 63               184,21              68,90             —
           0207 39 65                90,20              35,14 (2)         —
           0207 39 67                62,45              24,33 (2)         —
           0207 39 71               224,75              95,94 (2)         —
           0207 39 73               180,38              63,62 (2)         —
           0207 39 75               217,25              92,74 (2)         —
           0207 39 77               169,45              59,77 (2)         —
           0207 39 81               190,43              86,86 (2)         —
           0207 39 83               277,54             108,12             —   .
           0207 39 85                62,45              24,33             —
           0207 39 90               159,59              62,17              10
           0207 41 10               279,30             112,92             —
           0207 41 11               131,02              46,21             —
           0207 41 21                90,20              35,14             —
           0207 41 31                62,45              24,33             —
           0207 41 41               180,38              63,62             —
           0207 41 51               169,45              59,77             —
           0207 41 71               277,54             108,12             —
           0207 41 90                62,45              24,33             —
           0207 42 10               304,52              94,50             —
           0207 42 11               174,85              54,26             —
           0207 42 21                90,20              35,14             —
           0207 42 31                62,45              24,33             —
           0207 42 41               232,02              72,00             —
           0207 42 51               108,76              33,75             —
           0207 42 59               195,76              60,75             —
           0207 42 71               277,54             108,12             —
           0207 42 90                62,45              24,33             —
           0207 43 1 1             314,64           . 1 34,32 (2)         —
           0207 43 15              279,30              112,92             —
           0207 43 21               149,37              73,48             —
           0207 43 23               164,81              70,36 (J)         —
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                                                                                                      Conventional rate
                      CN code                  Sluice-gate price                 Levy
                                                                                                           of duty
                                                 ECU/ 100 kg               ECU/ 100 kg                        %
                     0207 43 25                      184,21                      68,90                       —
                     0207 43 31                       90,20                      35,14 (2)                   —
                     0207 43 41                       62,45                      24,33 (2)                   —
                     0207 43 51                      224,75                      95,94 (2)                   —
                     0207 43 53                      180,38                      63,62 (2)                   —
                     0207 43 61                      217,25                      92,74 0                     —
                     0207 43 63                      169,45                      58,77 (2)                   —
                     0207 43 71                      190,43                      86,86 (2)                   —
                     0207 43 81                      277,54                    108,12                        —
                     0207 43 90                        62,45                     24,33                       —
                     0207 50 10                    1 591,60                    600,50                          30
                     0207 50 90                      159,59                      62,17                        10
                     0209 00 90                      138,77                      54,06                       —
                     0210 90 71                    1 591,60                    600,50                          3
                     0210 90 79                      159,59                      62,17                        10
                     1501 00 90                      166,52                      64,87                        18
                     1602 31 11                      290,02                      90,00                        17
                     1602 31 19                      305,29                    118,93                         17
                     1602 31 30                      166,52                      64,87                        17
                     1602 31 90                       97,14                      37,84                        17
                     1602 39 11                      274,42                    112,64                        —
                     1602 39 19                      305,29                    1 18,93                        17
                     1602 39 30                      166,52                      64,87                        17
                     1602 39 90                       97,14                      37,84                        17
           (') The levy on products covered by CN codes 0207, 1602 31 and 1602 39 originating in the ACP/OCT 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) 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.