Date: 2020-03-27Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/449 of 25 March 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/449 amends Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 regarding representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin. The amendment adjusts representative import prices for certain products based on variations in price according to origin. This regulation entered into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, March 27, 2020.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1484/95:**
* Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this regulation.
* **Representative Prices:**
* Representative import prices for certain poultrymeat, egg products, and egg albumin are amended to reflect price variations based on origin.
* Specific price adjustments are detailed in the Annex, including CN codes, descriptions, origins, and EUR/100 kg values for various products.
* **Entry into Force:**
* The regulation entered into force on March 27, 2020, the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
* **Importers of Poultrymeat, Egg Products, and Egg Albumin:**
* *Impact:* Subject to revised representative prices when importing specific products from certain origins.
* *Action Required:* Review Annex I of the updated regulation to determine the new representative prices applicable to their imports and adjust pricing and import strategies accordingly.
* **European Commission:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for implementing and monitoring the updated regulation.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the updated representative prices are applied and enforced in trade operations.
* **Member States:**
* *Impact:* Required to apply the regulation in its entirety.
* *Action Required:* Implement the changes in national regulations and procedures.
Key Entities Referenced
Commission Regulation EC No 1484/95: Commission Regulation laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium.
Mara ngeles BENTEZ SALAS: Acting Director-General DirectorateGeneral for Agriculture and Rural Development
Commission Regulation EU No 1106/2012: Commission Regulation implementing Regulation EC No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An institution of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Regulation EU No 1308/2013: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products.
Regulation EU No 510/2014: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products.
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/449
of 25 March 2020
amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 as regards fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and
egg sectors and for egg albumin
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013
establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC)
No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007(1), and in particular Article 183(b) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 510/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 laying
down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products and
repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 1216/2009 and (EC) No 614/2009(2), and in particular Article 5(6)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95(3) lays down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional
import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
(2) Regular monitoring of the data used to determine representative prices for poultrymeat and egg products and for
egg albumin shows that the representative import prices for certain products should be amended to take account of
variations in price according to origin.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made
available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.
(2) OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 1.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 of 28 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional
import duties and fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and repealing Regulation
No 163/67/EEC (OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 47).L 94/12 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 27.3.2020
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 March 2020.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
María Ángeles BENÍTEZ SALAS
Acting Director-General
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural
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ANNEX
‘ANNEX I
Security under
Representative price
CN code Description Article 3 Origin (1)
(EUR/100 kg)
(EUR/100 kg)
0207 12 90 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not 129,1 0 AR
cut in pieces, presented as “65% chickens”,
frozen
0207 14 10 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, 221,8 24 AR
boneless cuts, frozen 198,3 31 BR
267,8 10 CL
222,3 23 TH
1602 32 11 Preparations of fowls of the species Gallus 310,6 0 BR
domesticus, uncooked
(1) Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1106/2012 of 27 November 2012 implementing
Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with
non-member countries, as regards the update of the nomenclature of countries and territories (OJ L 328, 28.11.2012, p. 7).’