31993R3587

28 . 12 , 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 326/47

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3587/93 of 27 December 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, accordingly be maintained unchanged until 31 March 1994 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 (*), 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 1574/93 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (7), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2233 /93 (s), (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 (I0), and (EEC) No 520/92 ("), 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 (J), 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, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, introduce arrange­ Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were, ments for reducing import levies on certain products ; by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2706/93 (5), last whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2699/93 ("), as fixed for the period 1 October to 31 December 1993, they amended by Regulation (EC) No 3549/93 (u), lays down must be fixed anew for the period 1 January to 31 March detailed rules for applying the arrangements provided for 1994 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle in these agreements as regards eggs ; be calculated by reference to feed-grain prices for the period 1 July to 30 November 1 993 ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75, the minimum was set at 3 % ; Article 1

Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) does not vary by 3 % or more from that used for the No 2771 /75, in respect of the products specified in preceding quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate prices fixed by Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof and the sluice-gate prices provided Regulation (EEC) No 2706/93 should accordingly be for in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the like products maintained unchanged until 31 March 1994 ; 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 January 1994.

Whereas, since no new sluice-gate prices have been fixed, (6) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1991 , p. 1 . the levies fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2706/93 should (7) OJ No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 3 . (") OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993 , p. 3. 0 OJ No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 6. (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49 . H OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p . 4. (2) OJ No L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 1 . (") OJ No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 9 . (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64. ( I2) OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29 . H OJ No L 245, 1 . 10 . 1993, p . 88 , 0 OJ No L 245, 1 . 10 . 1993, p . 117. ( l4) OJ No L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p. 8 ,

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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

28 . 12 . 93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 326/49

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 27 December 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 1 1 51,52 11,39 (') 0407 00 19 10,93 3,43 0

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg

0407 00 30 83,04 29,34 (') 0408 11 80 403,95 137,31 0 0408 19 81 182,71 59,85 0 0408 19 89 194,68 63,96 (') 0408 91 80 1 017,22 397,85 0 0408 99 80 269,56 102,10 0

(') Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic under the Interim Agree­ ments concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.l certificates issued in accordance with Regula­ tion (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 .