CELEX: 31992R1790
Language: en
Date: 1992-07-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1790/92 of 1 July 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

2. 7. 92                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 182/61
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1790/92
                                                       of 1 July 1992
                                fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the
                                                                 same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calculation
 Economic Community,                                             must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                 2778/75 ; whereas the second component must be equal
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75            to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the             to chicks ;
market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by Regulation
(EEC) No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7
(1 ) thereof,                                                    Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article 1
                                                                 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be derived
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the basis of the
 charged on imports into the Community for the products          coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission Regula­
 specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No             tion (EEC) No 3011 /79 of 20 December 1979 fixing the
 2777/75 ;                                                       coefficients for calculating levies on derived poultrymeat
                                                                 products and repealing Regulation No 199/67/EEC (6), as
Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in         last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3986/87 Q ;
Article 1 (1 ) of Regultion No 2777/75 must be fixed in
 advance for each quarter ;                                      Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes
                                                                 0207 31 , 0207 39 90, 0207 50, 0210 90 71 , 0210 90 79,
Whereas, as the levies and sluice-gate prices were fixed          1501 00 90, 1602 31 , 1602 39 1 9, 1602 39 30 and
 latterly in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 742/92 (3),           1 602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has been
 for the period 1 April to 30 June 1992, new levies and          bound within GATT, the levies must not exceed the
 sluice-gate prices must be fixed for the period 1 July to       amount resulting from that binding ;
 30 September 1992 ;
Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up of            Whereas the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry is
 two components ;                                                made up of two components ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­          Whereas the first component must be equal to the price
 rence between prices within the Community and on the            on the world market for the quantity of feed grain shown
world market for the quantity of feed grain specified in         in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;
Annex 1 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29
 October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy         Whereas the price for that quantitiy of cereals must be
 and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (4), as last          determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3986/87 (*) ;                    Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ;
Whereas the price within the Community for that quan­
tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with         Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the           each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
price for the like quantity on the workd market must be          average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for the
determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;                period of five months ending one month before the
                                                                 quarter in respect of which the said component is calcu­
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the price for           lated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May 1992 ;
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be
equal to the average of the cif prices determined for that       Whereas the second amount, which represents other
cereal for the period of five months ending one month            feeding costs and overhead costs of production and
before the quarter in respect of which the said component        marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May       2778/75 ;
 1992 ;
                                                                 Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu­
Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of             lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for slaught­
the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the         ered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain
four quarters to 1 April in each year ;                          used in the calculation must be that shown in Annex II to
                                                                 Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the standard
(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77.                           amount must be that fixed in the same Annex ;
(4 OJ No L 128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 29.
(3) OJ No L 82, 27. 3. 1992, p. 19.
(*) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84.                           (s) OJ No L 337, 29. 12. 1979, p. 65.
0 OJ No L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 7.                              O OJ No L 376, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 7.
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Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products specified in         certain agricultural products originating in developing
Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be            countries (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
derived from the sluice-gate prices for slaughtered poultry          1509/92, and (EEC) 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arran­
on the basis of the coefficients fixed for these products in        gements applicable to agricultural products and certain
accordance with Article 5 (3) of that Regulation ;                  goods resulting from the processing of agricultural
                                                                    products originating in the Africain, Caribbean and
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of 20                   Pacific States (ACP States) or the overseas countries and
December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for           territories (OCT)(9) as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
1991 in respect of certain agricultural products originating         No 444/92 (,0) ; special import arrangements were intro­
in developing countries ('), as last amended by Regulation          duced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the
(EEC) No 1 509/92 (2), partially or totally suspends                 framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in parti­
Common Tariff duties, in particular on certain poultry­             cular for certain poultrymeat products ;
meat products ;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the                in accordance with the opinion of the Management
overseas countries and territories with the European                 Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on
imports of products originating in the overseas countries
and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be
charged on imports of certain products originating in the
overseas countries and territories in order to prevent                                         Article 1
products originating from these countries and territories
from receiving more favourable treatment than similar                1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
products imported from Spain or Portugal into the                    (EEC) No 2777/75 and the sluice-gate prices provided for
Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;                       in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products specified in
                                                                     Article 1 (1 ), shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (4), (EEC)
 No 519/92 0 and (EEC) No 520/92 («) of 27 February                  2.    However, in the case of products falling within CN
 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim                 codes 0207 31 , 0207 39 90, 0207 50, 0210 90 71 ,
Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between                0210 90 79, 1501 00 90, 1602 31 , 1602 39 19, 1602 39 30
the European Economic Community and the European                     and 1 602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has
 Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the                  been bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the
Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the                  amount resulting from that binding.
 Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the
 other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import
 levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­                                       Article 2
 tion (EEC) No 579/92 f) lays down detailed rules for
 applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
 ments as regards poultrymeat ;                                      publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                                     Communities.
Whereas, by Council Regulations (EEC) No 3834/90 of
20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on                     It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1992.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 1 July 1992.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(>) OJ  No  L  370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 86.
(2) OJ  No  L  159, 12. 6. 1992, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L  263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
(<) OJ  No  L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
0   OJ  No  L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.                                (8) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 .
(*) OJ  No  L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.                                O OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.
0   OJ  No  L  62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 15.                                (10) OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p. 7.
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                                                    ANNEX
         to the Commission Regulation of 1 July 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                               poultrymeat (') 0
                                                                              Conventional rate
                 CN code          Sluice-gate price               Levy
                                                                                   of duty
                                   ECU/ 100 units            ECU/ 100 units           %
                0105 11 00                22,46                    5,99
                010519 10                 99,41                   19,86              —
                0105 19 90                22,46                    5,99
                                    ECU/ 100 kg                ECU/ 100 kg
                0105 91 00                77,81                   24,53 0
                0105 99 10                88,12                   37,43
                0105 99 20              113,90                    37,61 0
                0105 99 30              103,26                    28,35 (4)
                0105 99 50              119,67                    39,26
                0207 10 11                97,76                   30,82 (4)
                0207 10 15              111,16                    35,04 (4)
                0207 10 19              121,12                    38,17 0)
                0207 10 31              147,52                    40,50 (4)
                0207 10 39              161.70                    44,40 (4)
                0207 10 51              103.67                    44.03 (4)
                0207 10 55              125,89                    53,47 (4)
                0207 10 59              139,87                    59.42 00
                0207 10 71               162.71                   53,73 0
                0207 10 79               153,70                   57.05OO
                0207 10 90               170,95                   56,09
                0207 21 10               111,16                   35.04 O
                0207 21 90               121,12                   38,17 0
                0207 22 10               147,52                   40,50 0
                0207 22 90               161.70                   44,40 0
                0207 23 11               125,89                   53.47 0
                0207 23 19               139,87                   59,42 0 0
                0207 23 51               162.71                   53,73 O
                0207 23 59               153,70                   57.05OO
                0207 23 90               170,95                   56,09
                0207 31 00            1 627,10                   537,30                30
                0207 39 11              285,60                   101,220
                0207 39 13               133,23                   41,99 O
                0207 39 15                92,20                   31.48 0
                0207 39 17                63,83                   21,79 0
                0207 39 21               183,41                   57,82 0
                0207 39 23               172,30                   54,31 O
                0207 39 25              283.68                    96,86
                0207 39 27                63,83                   21,79 0
                0207 39 31              309,79                    85.05 (4)
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                                                                     Conventional rate
             CN code           Sluice-gate price        Levy
                                                                         of duty
                                 ECU/ 100 kg         ECU/ 100 kg            %
            0207 39 33               177,87             48,84 (4)
            0207 39 35                 92,20            31,48 (")
            0207 39 37                 63,83            21.79 (4)
            0207 39 41               236,03             64.80 (4)
            0207 39 43               110,64             30,38 (4)
            0207 39 45               199,15             56.68 (4)
            0207 39 47               283,68             96,86 (4)
            0207 39 51                 63,83            21,79 (4)
            0207 39 53               322,77            119,81 (2)(4)
            0207 39 55               285,60            101,22 (2)(4)
            0207 39 57               153.86             65,36
            0207 39 61               169,07             62,76 00
            0207 39 63               188,05             61,70
            0207 39 65                 92,20            31,48 0 (4)
            0207 39 67                 63,83            21,79 00
            0207 39 71               230,55             85,58 0 0
            0207 39 73                183,41            57,82 0 0
            0207 39 75               222.87             82,72 0 0
            0207 39 77               172,30             54,31 0 (4)
            0207 39 81                195,72            77,36 00
            0207 39 83               283,68             96,86
            0207 39 85                 63,83            21,79 0
            0207 39 90                163,12            55.69               10
            0207 41 10               285,60            101,220
            0207 41 1 1               133,23            41,99 0
            0207 41 21                 92,20            31,48 0
            0207 41 31                 63,83            21,79 0
            0207 41 41                183,41            57,82 0
            0207 41 51                172,30            54,31 0
            0207 41 71               283,68             96,86 O
            0207 41 90                 63,83            21,79 0
            0207 42 10               309,79             85,05 O
            0207 42 1 1               177,87            48,84 O
            0207 42 21                 92,20            31,48 0
            0207 42 31                 63,83            21.79 0
            0207 42 41               236,03             64.80 0
            0207 42 51                110,64            30,38 0
            0207 42 59                199,15            54,68 O
            0207 42 71               283,68             96,86 O
            0207 42 90                 63,83            21,79 0
            0207 43 1 1              322,77            119,81 0 (4)
            0207 43 15               285,60            101,22 OO
            0207 43 21                153,86            65,36
            0207 43 23                169,07            62,76 00
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                                                                                                    Conventional rate
                    CN code                   Sluice-gate price                Levy
                                                                                                          of duty
                                                ECU/ 100 kg                ECU/ 100 kg                       %
                   0207 43 25                       188,05                     61,70
                   0207 43 31                         92,20                    31,48 00
                   0207 43 41                         63,83                    21,79 00
                   0207 43 51                       230,55                     85,58 00
                   0207 43 53                       183,41                     57,82 0 0
                   0207 43 61                       222,87                     82,72 0 0
                   0207 43 63                       172,30                     54,31 (2) (4)
                   0207 43 71                       195,72                     77,36 0 0
                   0207 43 81                       283,68                     96,86
                   0207 43 90                         63,83                    21,79 (4)
                   0207 50 10                     1 627,10                    537,30                          30
                   0207 50 90                        163,12                    55,69                         10
                   0209 00 90                        141,84                    48,43
                   0210 90 71                     1 627,10                    537,30                          3
                   0210 90 79                        163,12                    55,69                         10
                   1501 00 90                        170,21                    58,12                         18
                   1602 31 11                       295.04                     81,00                         17
                   1602 31 19                       312.05                    106,55                         17
                   1602 31 30                        170,21                    58,12                         17
                   1602 31 90                         99,29                    33,90                         17
                   1602 39 11                       280,86                    100,82
                   1602 39 19                       312,05                    106,55                         17
                   1602 39 30                        170,21                    58,12                         17
                   1602 39 90                         99,29                    33,90                         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) 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.
         (4) Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslovakia or Hungary under the Interim Agree­
             ments 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.
         O No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.