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,

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;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The levies fixed in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation No 21, and reduced, where appropriate, in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation shall 1 OJ No 30, 20.4.1962, p. 953/62. 2 OJ No 191, 26.10.1966, p. 3272/66. not, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 6 (3) of Regulation No 21, be increased by an additional amount in respect of imports of eggs in shell (sub-heading No ex 04.05 A of the Common Customs Tariff) originating in and coming from the Republic of South Africa.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 November 1966.

The President

For the Commission

Walter HALLSTEIN