31993R3586

No L 326/42 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 12 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3586/93 of 27 December 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required for the production of fowls does not vary by 3 % or more from that used for this quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate prices fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2708/93 should Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, accordingly be maintained unchanged until 31 March 1994 for these products ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 October, market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by Regulation 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, changes in world (EEC) No 1 574/93 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 market prices for feed grain should be taken into account ( 1 ) thereof, only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;

Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the products Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed for specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 certain products ; changes in world market prices for feed must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with grain must be taken into account in fixing the levies ; 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 Whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3834/90 of trymeat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on No 3714/92 (4) ; certain agricultural products originating in developing countries (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1028/93 (7), and (EEC) No 715/90 (8) on the arrange­ Whereas, since the sluice-gate prices and levies for poul­ ments applicable to agricultural products and certain trymeat were, by Commission Regulation (EEC) goods resulting from the processing of agricultural No 2708/93 (*), last fixed for the period 1 October to products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific 31 December 1993, they must be fixed anew for the States (ACP States), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) period 1 January to 31 March 1994 ; whereas such prices No 444/92 (9), special import arrangements were intro­ and levies should in principle be calculated by reference duced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the to feed-grain prices for the period 1 July to 30 November framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in parti­ 1993 ; cular for certain poultrymeat products ;

Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of 1 October, 1 January and 1 April are being fixed, trends 20 December 1 990 applying generalized tariff preferences in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into for 1991 in respect of certain agricultural products origi­ account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain nating in developing countries (10), as last amended by required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­ Regulation (EEC) No 1028/93, partially or totally tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the suspends Common Tariff duties, in particular on certain preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) poultrymeat products ; No 2778/75, this minimum was set at 3 % ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the for the production of poultry other than fowls varies by overseas countries and territories with the European more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; Economic Community ("), no levies shall apply on whereas this variation must accordingly be taken into imports of products originating in the overseas countries account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period and territories ; 1 January to 31 March 1994 ; (6) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990 , p . 121 . (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77. O OJ No L 108 , 1 . 5. 1993, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 1 . H OJ No L 84, 30. 3 . 1990, p . 85. (J) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. 0 OJ No L 52, 27. 2. 1992, p . 7. (4) OJ No L 378, 23 . 12. 1992, p. 23 . (I0) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990 , p . 86. 0 OJ No L 245, 1 . 10 . 1993 , p . 121 . (") OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1991 , p. 1 .

28 . 12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 326/43

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233/93 (2), (EEC) No 519/92 (J), as amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 1 No 2234/93 (4), and (EEC) No 520/92 (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 (6) of 27 February 1992 on 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreements (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices on trade and trade-related matters between the European provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel the like products shall be fixed in the Annex. Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovak 2. However, for products falling within CN codes Republic, of the other part, introduce arrangements for 0207 31 , 0207 39 90, 0207 50 , 0210 90 71 , 0210 90 79 , reducing import levies on certain products ; whereas 1501 00 90 , 1602 31 , 1602 39 19 , 1602 39 30 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2699/93 (7), as 1 602 39 90, for which the rate of duty has been bound amended by Regulation (EC) No 3549/93 (8), lays down under GATT, the levies shall be limited to the amount detailed rules for applying the arrangements provided for resulting from that binding. in these agreements as regards poultrymeat ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Article 2 in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 December 1993 .

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 3 . (2) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 3. 0 OJ No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 6 . (4) OJ No L 200, 10 . 8 . 1993, p . 4. (Ó OJ No L 56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9. (6) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p . 88 . (8) OJ No L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p . 8 .

No L 326/44 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 12 . 93

ANNEX to the Commission Regulation of 27 December 1993 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 1111 22,36 5,30 0105 11 19 22,36 5,30 0105 11 91 22,36 5,30 0105 11 99 22,36 5,30 0105 19 10 99,13 17,84 0105 19 90 22,36 5,30

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg 0105 91 00 77,67 21,38 0 0105 99 10 87,54 32,54 0105 99 20 113,34 32,96 0 0105 99 30­ 102.87 25,05 0 0105 99 50 119,11 34,43 0207 10 11 99,57 26,86 0 0207 10 15 110.95 30,54 0 0207 10 19 120.88 33,28 0 0207 10 31 146.96 35,78 (4) 0207 10 39 161,09 39,22 0 0207 10 51 102,99 38,28 0 0207 10 55 125,06 46,48 0 0207 10 59 138,96 51,65 0 (4) 0207 10 71 161,91 47,09 0 0207 10 79 152,83 49,81 00 0207 10 90 170,16 49,19 0207 21 10 110.95 30,54 0 0207 21 90 120,88 33,28 0 0207 22 10 146.96 35,78 0 0207 22 90 161,09 39,22 0 0207 23 1 1 125.06 46,48 0 0207 23 19 138.96 51,6500 0207 23 51 161,91 47,090 0207 23 59 152,83 49,81 00 0207 23 90 170,16 49,19 0207 31 10 1 619,10 470,90 3 (') 0207 31 90 1 619,10 470,90 3 0 0207 39 1 1 284,32 88,35 O 0207 39 13 132.97 36,61 0 0207 39 15 91,77 27,53 0 0207 39 17 63,54 19,06 0 0207 39 21 183.07 50,39 0 0207 39 23 171,97 47,34 O

28 . 12. 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 326/45

Conventional rate CN code Sluice-gate price Levy of duty ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg %

0207 39 25 282,38 84,72 0207 39 27 63,54 19,06 (4) 0207 39 31 308,62 75,14 (4) 0207 39 33 177,20 43,1 4 (4) 0207 39 35 91,77 27,53 (4) 0207 39 37 63,54 19,06 (4) 0207 39 41 235,14 57,25 (4) 0207 39 43 110,22 26,84 (4) 0207 39 45 198,40 48,30 (4) 0207 39 47 282,38 84,72 (4) 0207 39 51 63,54 1 9,06 (4) 0207 39 53 320,94 104,60 (2)(4) 0207 39 55 284,32 88,35 (2) (4) 0207 39 57 152,86 56,82 0207 39 61 168,11 54,79 (2)(4) 0207 39 63 187,18 54,11 0207 39 65 91,77 27,53 (2)(4) 0207 39 67 63,54 19,06 (2) (4) 0207 39 71, 229,25 74,72 (2) (4) 0207 39 73 183,07 50,39 (2)(4) 0207 39 75 221,60 72,22 (2)(4) 0207 39 77 171,97 47,34 (2)(4) 0207 39 81 194,53 67,41 (2)(4) 0207 39 83 282,38 84,72 0207 39 85 63,54 19,06 (4) 0207 39 90 162.37 48,71 10 0207 41 10 284,32 88,35 (4) 0207 41 1 1 132,97 36,61 (4) 0207 41 21 91,77 27,53 (4) 0207 41 31 63,54 19,06 (4) 0207 41 41 183,07 50,39 (4) 0207 41 51 171,97 47,34 (4) 0207 41 71 282.38 84,72 (4) 0207 41 90 63,54 19,06 O 0207 42 10 308,62 75,14 (4) 0207 42 1 1 177,20 43,14 (4) 0207 42 21 91,77 27,53 (4) 0207 42 31 63,54 19,06 (4) 0207 42 41 235,14 57,25 (4) 0207 42 51 110,22 26,84 (4) 0207 42 59 198,40 48,30 (4) 0207 42 71 282,38 84,72 (4) 0207 42 90 63,54 19,06 0207 43 1 1 320,94 1 04,60 (2)(4)

No L 326/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 12. 93

Conventional rate CN code Sluice-gate price Levy of duty ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg %

0207 43 15 284,32 88,35 (2) (4) 0207 43 21 152,86 56,82 0207 43 23 168,11 54,79 (2) (") 0207 43 25 187.18 54,11 0207 43 31 91,77 27,53 (2) (4) 0207 43 41 63,54 19,06 (2) (4) 0207 43 51 229,25 74,72 (2) (4) 0207 43 53 183,07 50,39 (2)(4) 0207 43 61 221,60 72,22 (2)(4) 0207 43 63 171,97 47,34 (2)(4) 0207 43 71 194,53 67,41 (2)(4) 0207 43 81 282,38 84,72 0207 43 90 63,54 1 9,06 (4) 0207 50 10 1 619,10 470,90 3 0 0207 50 90 162,37 48,71 10 0209 00 90 141.19 42,36 0210 90 71 1 619,10 470,90 3 0210 90 79 162,37 48,71 10 1501 00 90 169,43 50,83 18 1602 31 11 293,92 71,56 17 1602 31 19 310,62 93,19 17 1602 31 30 169,43 50,83 17 1602 31 90 98,83 29,65 17 1602 39 11 279,50 88,02 1602 39 19 310,62 93,19 17 1602 39 30 169,43 50,83 17 1602 39 90 98,83 29,65 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. (') 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, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic 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 . 0 No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.