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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1978/94 of 29 July 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, months beginning on 1 July, on the basis of the thre­ shold prices and the monthly increases therein ; whereas, in spite of all the Commission's efforts, the Council has Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European not fixed the monthly increases for feed grain before 1 Community, July 1994 ; whereas, in order to ensure the continued operation of the levy mechanism in question, the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 Commission had to fix the levy applicable from 1 July of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the 1994, in Regulation (EC) No 1582/94 (*), based on the market in poultrymeat ('), as last amended by Regulation amounts of the monthly increases which it proposed to (EEC) No 1 574/93 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 the Council for the 1994/95 marketing year ; whereas at ( 1 ) thereof, the end of July 1994 the Council adopted monthly increases different from those proposed by the Commis­ sion ; whereas, as a result, it is necessary to fix once again Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be the levy applicable from 1 August 1994 ; charged on imports into the Community for the products specified in Article 1 , ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 ; Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the price for each type of feed grain on the world market shall be equal to the average of the cif prices determined for that Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in cereal for the period of five months ending one month Article 1 (1 ) of Regultion No 2777/75 must be fixed in before the quarter in respect of which the said component advance for each quarter ; is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May 1994 ; Whereas, as the levies and sluice-gate prices were fixed latterly in Commission Regulation (EC) No 71 1 /94 (3), for the period 1 April to 30 June 1994, new levies and Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of sluice-gate prices must be fixed for the period 1 July to the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the 30 September 1994 ; four quarters to 1 April in each year ;

Whereas the levy on slaughtered poultry is made up of Whereas the levy on chicks must be calculated in the two components ; same way as the levy on slaughtered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calculation Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­ must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No rence between prices within the Community and on the 2778/75 ; whereas the second component must be equal world market for the quantity of feed grain specified in to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable to chicks ; Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (4), as last Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article 1 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 Q ; (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be derived from the levy on slaughtered poultry on the basis of the Whereas the price within the Community for that quan­ coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission Regula­ tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with tion (EEC) No 3011 /79 of 20 December 1979 fixing the Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the coefficients for calculating levies on derived poultrymeat price for the like quantity on the world market must be products and repealing Regulation No 199/67/EEC f), as determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ; last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 ;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (1 ) (a) of Regulation (EEC) Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN codes No 2777/75, for calculating the import levies in the 0207 31 , 0207 39 90, 0207 50, 0210 90 71 , 0210 90 79, poultrymeat sector, the prices for feed grain within the 1501 00 90, 1602 31 , 1602 39 19, 1602 39 30 and Community are determined once a year for a period of 12 1 602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levies must not exceed the (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 77. amount resulting from that binding ; (2) OJ No L 152, 24. 6. 1993, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1994, p. 36. (4) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 84. f) OJ No L 166, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 118. 0 OJ No L 378, 23 . 12. 1992, p. 23. 0 OJ No L 337, 29. 12. 1979, p. 65.

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Whereas the sluice-gate price for slaughtered poultry is Poland, of the other part, and Council Regulation (EEC) made up of two components ; No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain rules for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade­ related matters between the European Economic Commu­ Whereas the first component must be equal to the price nity and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the on the world market for the quantity of feed grain shown one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; the other part (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2235/93 Q, and in particular Article 1 thereof introduce Whereas the price for that quantitiy of cereals must be arrangements for reducing import levies on certain determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; 2699/93 (8), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3549/93 (9), lays down detailed rules for applying the Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for arrangements provided for in these agreements as regards each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the poultrymeat ; average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for the period of five months ending one month before the quarter in respect of which the said component is calcu­ Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 (10) has lated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May 1994 ; opened Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and fixed the levies to be applied on imports of Whereas the second amount, which represents other those products ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No feeding costs and overhead costs of production and 1431 /94 (n) has established the detailed rules of the marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No import regime for poultrymeat laid down in Regulation 2778/75 ; (EC) No 774/94 ;

Whereas the sluice-gate price for chicks must be calcu­ lated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for slaught­ ered poultry ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3641 /93 (12) and used in the calculation must be that shown in Annex II to (EC) No 3642/93 (u) on certain rules for applying the Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 ; whereas the standard Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters amount must be that fixed in the same Annex ; between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania, of the other Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products specified in part ; whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1559/ Article 1 (2) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 must be 94 (H) lays down detailed rules for applying the arrange­ derived from the sluice-gate prices for slaughtered poultry ments provided for in these agreements as regards on the basis of the coefficients fixed for these products in poultrymeat ; accordance with Article 5 (3) of that Regulation ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3833/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for Whereas, by Council Regulations (EEC) No 3834/90 of 1991 in respect of certain agricultural products originating 20 December 1990 reducing for 1991 the levies on in developing countries ('), as last amended by Regulation certain agricultural products originating in developing (EC) No 3668/93 (2), partially or totally suspends countries (15), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No Common Tariff duties, in particular on certain poultry­ 3668/93 and (EEC) 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arran­ meat products ; gements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the Africain, Caribbean and Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 ( 1 ) of Council Decision Pacific States (ACP States) or the overseas countries and 91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the territories (OCT) (16) as last amended by Regulation (EC) overseas countries and territories with the European No 235/94 (17) ; special import arrangements were intro­ Economic Community (3), no levies shall apply on imports of products originating in the overseas countries duced involving a reduction to 50 % in levies within the and territories ; framework of fixed amounts or annual quotas, in parti­ cular for certain poultrymeat products ; Whereas Council Regulations (EC) No 3491 /93 (4) and (6) OJ No L 56, 29 . 2. 1992, p. 9 . (EC) No 3492/93 (*), on certain procedures for applying O OJ No L 200, 10. 8 . 1993, p. 5. the Europe Agreement establishing an association (8) OJ No L 245, 1 . 10. 1993, p. 88 . between the European Communities and their Member O OJ No L 324, 24. 12. 1993, p. 8 . States, of the one part, and the Republics of Hungary and (10) OJ No L 91 , 8 . 4. 1994, p. 1 . (u) OJ No L 156, 23. 6. 1994, p. 9. (> 2) OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 16. (') OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 86. H OJ No L 333, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 17. (2) OJ No L 338, 31 . 12. 1993, p. 22. H OJ No L 166, 1 . 7. 1994, p. 62. (3) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 . C 5) OJ No L 370, 31 . 12. 1990, p. 121 . (4) OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 1 . H OJ No L 84, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85. 0 OJ No L 319, 21 . 12. 1993, p. 4. (17) OJ No L 30, 3 . 2. 1994, p. 12.

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Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are 2. However, in the case of products falling within CN in accordance with the opinion of the Management codes 0207 31 , 0207 39 90, 0207 50, 02109071 , Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, 0210 90 79, 1501 00 90, 1602 31 , 1602 39 19, 1602 39 30 and 1602 39 90, in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound within GATT, the levy shall not exceed the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : amount resulting from that binding.

Article 2 Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 1582/94 is repealed. 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 and the sluice-gate prices provided for Article 3 in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ), shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1994.

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

Done at Brussels, 29 July 1994.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 1994 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat (') (6)

Conventional rate CN code Sluice-gate price Levy of duty

ECU/ 100 units ECU/100 units %

0105 11 11 22,53 4,61 — 0105 11 19 22,53 4,61 — 0105 11 91 22,53 4,61 — 0105 11 99 22,53 4,61 — 0105 19 10 99,63 15,83 — 0105 19 90 22,53 4,61 —

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg

010591 00 78,47 1 8,05 (4) — 010599 10 88,59 27,64 — 0105 99 20 114,35 28,34 (4) — 0105 99 30 103,58 21,75 (4) — 0105 99 50 120,11 29,60 — 0207 10 11 98,58 22,69 (4) — 0207 10 1 5 112,10 25,79 (4) — 0207 10 19 122,14 28,11 (4)0 — 0207 10 31 147,97 31,07 (4) — 0207 10 39 162,20 34,05 (4) — 0207 10 51 104,21 32,53 (4)0 — 0207 10 55 126,55 39,49 (4)0 — 0207 10 59 140,61 43,89 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 10 71 163,35 40,48 (4) f) — 0207 10 79 154,40 42,57 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 10 90 171,58 42,29 — 0207 21 10 112,10 25,79 OQ — 0207 21 90 122,14 28,11 (4)0 — 0207 22 10 147,97 31,07 (4) — 0207 22 90 162,20 34,05 (4) — 0207 23 11 126,55 39,49 (4)0 — 0207 23 1 9 1 40,6 1 43,89 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 23 51 163,35 40,48 («)(*) — 0207 23 59 154,40 42,57 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 23 90 171,58 42,29 — 0207 31 10 1 633,50 404,80 3 (3) 0207 31 90 1 633,50 404,80 3 (3) 0207 39 11 287,15 75,31 (4) — 0207 39 13 134,35 30,92 (4) — 0207 39 15 92,64 23,56 (4) — 0207 39 17 64,13 16,31 (4) — 0207 39 21 184,97 42,55 (4) — 0207 39 23 173,76 39,97 (4) —

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Conventional rate CN code Sluice-gate price Levy of duty

ECU/100 kg ECU/100 kg | %

0207 39 25 285,04 72,48 — 0207 39 27 64,13 1 6,31 (4) — 0207 39 31 310,74 65,25 (4) — 0207 39 33 178,42 37,46 (4) — 0207 39 35 92,64 23,56 (4) — 0207 39 37 64,13 16,31 (4) — 0207 39 41 236,75 49,71 (4) — 0207 39 43 110,98 23,30 (4) — 0207 39 45 199,76 41,94 (4) — 0207 39 47 285,04 72,48 (4) — 0207 39 51 64,13 16,31 (4) — 0207 39 53 324,24 89,40 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 39 55 287,15 75,31 000 — 0207 39 57 154,67 48,28 — 0207 39 61 169,84 46,83 000 — 0207 39 63 188,74 46,52 — 0207 39 65 92,64 23,56 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 39 67 64,13 16,31 000 — 0207 39 71 231,60 63,86 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 39 73 184,97 42,55 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 39 75 223,88 61,73 000 — 0207 39 77 173,76 39,97 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 39 81 196,67 57,44 (2) (4) 0 — 0207 39 83 285,04 72,48 — 0207 39 85 64,13 16,31 00 — 0207 39 90 163,90 41,68 10 0207 41 10 287,15 75,3100 — 0207 41 11 134,35 30,92 (4) — 0207 41 21 92,64 23,56 (4) — 0207 41 31 64,13 16,31 (4) — 0207 41 41 184,97 42,55 (4)Q — 0207 41 51 173,76 39,97 00 — 0207 41 71 285,04 72,48 000 — 0207 41 90 64,13 16,31 00 — 0207 42 10 310,74 65,25 0 0 — 0207 42 11 178,42 37,46 0 0 — 0207 42 21 92,64 23,56 0 — 0207 42 31 64,13 16,31 0 — 0207 42 41 236,75 49,71 0 — 0207 42 51 110,98 23,30 0 — 0207 42 59 199,76 41,94 0 — 0207 42 71 285,04 72,48 0 0 — 0207 42 90 64,13 16,31 — 0207 43 11 324,24 89,40 0 00 —

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Conventional rate CN code Sluice-gate price Levy of duty

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/100 kg %

0207 43 15 287,15 7531000 — 0207 43 21 154,67 48,28 — 0207 43 23 169,84 46,83 0 0 0 — 0207 43 25 188,74 46,52 — 0207 43 31 92,64 23,56 000 — 0207 43 41 64,13 16,31000 — 0207 43 51 231,60 63,86 000 — 0207 43 53 184,97 42,55 000 — 0207 43 61 223,88 61,73 0 0 0 — 0207 43 63 173,76 39,97 0 0 0 — 0207 43 71 196,67 57,44000 — 0207 43 81 285,04 72,48 — 0207 43 90 64,13 16,3100 — 0207 50 10 1 633,50 404,80 3 O 0207 50 90 163,90 41,68 10 0209 00 90 142,52 36,24 — 0210 90 71 1 633,50 404,80 3 0210 90 79 163,90 41,68 10 1501 00 90 171,02 43,49 18 160231 11 295,94 62,14 170 1602 31 19 313,54 79,73 17 1602 31 30 171,02 43,49 17 1602 31 90 99,76 25,37 17 1602 39 11 282,32 75,08 — 1602 39 19 313,54 79,73 17 0 1602 39 30 171,02 43,49 17 1602 39 90 99,76 25,37 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) Products imported under the Interim Agreements concluded between Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Romania and Bulgaria or 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.1 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. (*) Products falling within this code, imported from Bulgaria and Romania under the Interim Agreements concluded between those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR. 1 certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1 559/94 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. O The levy on products falling within this code, imported under Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 and Commis­ sion Regulation (EC) No 1431 /94, is limited under the conditions laid down in this Regulation. O The duty of the Common Customs Tariff on products falling within this code, imported under Regulation (EC) No 1798/94, is limited under the conditions laid down in this Regulation.