31993R2706

1 . 10 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 245/ 117

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2706/93 of 30 September 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, accordingly be maintained unchanged until 31 December 1993 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 Economic Community (6), no levies shall apply on of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the imports of products originating in the overseas countries market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) and territories ; No 3207/88 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 (1 ) thereof, Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 f), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 (8), (EEC) No Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products 519/92 (9), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2234/ specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 93 (10), and (EEC) No 520/92 (n), as amended by Regula­ must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with the tion (EEC) No 2235/93 (12), of 27 February 1992 on methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreements (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules on trade and trade-related matters between the European for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel eggs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, 41 55/87 (4); the Republic of Hungary and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the other part, introduce Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were, arrangements for reducing import levies on certain by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 648/93 0, last products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No fixed for the period 1 July to 30 September 1993, they 2699/93 (B) lays down detailed rules for applying the must be fixed anew for the period 1 October to 31 arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards December 1993 ; whereas such prices and levies should in eggs ; principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain prices for the period 1 April to 31 August 1993 ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1 in accordance with the opinion of the Management October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, changes Committee for Poultrymeat and 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75, minimum was set at 3 % ; Article 1 Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required does not vary by 3 % or more from that used for the The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) preceding quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate prices fixed by No 2771 /75, in respect of the products specified in Regulation (EEC) No 1648/93 should accordingly be Article 1 (1 ) thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided maintained unchanged until 31 December 1993 for in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the like products shall be as fixed in the Annex. Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, world market prices Article 2 for feed grain are to be taken into account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1993. Whereas, since no new sluice-gate prices have been fixed, the levies fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1648/93 should (*) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 . o OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3. (8) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 3. (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49. 0 OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6. (2) OJ No L 286, 20. 10. 1988, p. 2. (10) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 4. (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64. (") OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9. Ó OJ No L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29. (12) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 4. 0 OJ No L 157, 29. 6. 1993, p. 33. (13) See page 88 of this Official Journal.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

\ Done at Brussels, 30 September 1993,

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 30 September 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs (2)

CN code Sluice-gate price Levy

ECU/ 100 units ECU/ 100 units

0407 00 11 51,52 11,39 (') 0407 00 19 10,93 3,43 (')

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg

0407 00 30 83,04 29,34 (») 0408 11 10 403,95 137,31 (') 0408 19 11 182,71 59,85 (') 0408 19 19 194,68 63,96 (') 0408 91 10 339,07 1 32,62 (') 0408 99 10 89,85 34,03 (')

(') Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslo­ vakia or Hungary under the Interim Agreements concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.l 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) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 (1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.