Regulation No 183/66/EEC of the Commission of 18 November 1966 on the non-fixing of an additional amount for South African eggs

REGULATION No 183/66/EEC OF THE COMMISSION of 18 November 1966 on the non-fixing of an additional amount for South African eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Regulation No 21 1 on the progressive establishment of a common organisation of the market in eggs, and in particular Article 6 (4) thereof;
Having regard to Commission Regulation No 154/66/EEC 2 of 25 October 1966 on fixing the additional amount for imports of poultry-farming products from third countries and repealing Regulation No 109, and in particular Article 4 thereof;
Whereas, in order to avoid disturbances in trade in the products covered by Regulation No 21 caused by offers from third countries at prices lower than the sluice-gate price, the levies fixed in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation No 21 and reduced, where appropriate, in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation, should be increased in each Member State by an additional amount equal to the difference between the free-at-frontier offer price and the sluice-gate price;
Whereas the levies are not, however, increased by this additional amount as regards third countries which are prepared and in a position to guarantee that the price for imports coming from their territory will not be lower than the sluice-gate price and that any deflection of trade will be avoided;
Whereas, by letter dated 10 November 1966, the Government of the Republic of South Africa stated that it was prepared to give such guarantees for exports of poultry eggs in shell ; whereas it will ensure that such poultry eggs in shell are exported to the Community only through the Egg Control Board, which is under permanent State supervision ; whereas it will ensure also that compensatory payments for exports to the Community are so fixed that deliveries are not made at prices lower than the sluice-gate price fixed by the Community for poultry eggs in shell which is valid on the day of customs clearance;
Whereas the Government of the Republic of South Africa has, furthermore, stated that it is prepared:    - to communicate to the Commission information  on the quantities, delivery date, country of  destination, frontier crossing point and the  amount of the compensatory payments;
- to enable the Commission to exercise continuous  supervision of the effectiveness of the measures it  has taken in particular with regard to the  calculation of compensatory payments;
Whereas questions affecting observance of the guarantee given have been discussed in detail with representatives of the Republic of South Africa ; whereas, following these discussions, it may be assumed that the Republic of South Africa is in a position to abide by its guarantee ; whereas, consequently, there is no need to fix an additional amount in respect of imports of poultry eggs in shell originating in and coming from the Republic of South Africa;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs;