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Summaries of EU Legislation

Import duties in the poultry meat and egg sectors

 

SUMMARY OF:

Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 — rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixing additional import duties in the poultry meat and egg sectors and for egg albumin

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?

It sets out detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixing representative prices in the poultry meat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.

KEY POINTS

Import, representative and trigger prices

The import prices to consider when imposing an additional import duty are based on the cost, insurance and freight (CIF) price. This is the price of a good delivered at the frontier of the importing country, before the payment of any import duties or other taxes on imports or trade and transport margins within the country. This is checked against the representative prices* (listed in Annex I) which the European Commission determines on the basis of the data provided by the European Union (EU) Member States. The trigger prices, at which additional import duty becomes payable, are listed in Annex II.

When the CIF import price per 100 kg of a consignment is higher than the representative price, the importer must present at least the following proofs to the competent authorities of the importing Member State:

  • purchasing contract (or an equivalent document),
  • insurance contract,
  • invoice,
  • certificate of origin (where applicable),
  • transport contract,
  • bill of lading (in case of sea transport).

The importer must also lodge a security payment that is equal to the difference between the amount of additional import duty calculated on the basis of the representative price, and the amount of additional import duty calculated on the basis of the CIF import price.

The importer has 2 months from the sale of the products in question — subject to a 9-month limit (extendable by up to 3 months in justified cases) from the date the declaration of release for free circulation was accepted — to prove that the consignment was disposed of under conditions confirming the correctness of the prices referred to above.

The security payment may be waived if the customs authorities are satisfied with the proof of conditions of disposal.

If these requirements are not met, the duty that is due must be recovered, including interest.

Duty payable

If the difference between the trigger price and the CIF import price is:

  • 1.

    less than or equal to 10% of the trigger price — no additional duty is payable;

  • 2.

    greater than 10% but less than or equal to 40% of the trigger price — the additional duty will be 30% of the amount by which the difference exceeds 10%;

  • 3.

    greater than 40% but less than or equal to 60% of the trigger price — the additional duty will be 50% of the amount by which the difference exceeds 40%, plus the additional duty allowed under (2);

  • 4.

    greater than 60% but less than or equal to 75% of the trigger price — the additional duty will be 70% of the amount by which the difference exceeds 60% of the trigger price, plus the additional duties allowed under (2) and (3);

  • 5.

    greater than 75% of the trigger price — the additional duty will be 90% of the amount by which the difference exceeds 75%, plus the additional duties allowed under (2), (3) and (4).

Scope

The additional import duties apply to the products listed in Annex I to the regulation and originating in the countries indicated therein.

If necessary, the Commission may, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, add or remove the countries of origin or goods to which additional import duties apply in Annex I, and, if the prices are at least 5% different from the determined price, adjust the representative prices.

The regulation repeals Regulation No 163/67/EEC.

FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?

It has applied since 1 July 1995.

BACKGROUND

See also:

KEY TERMS

Representative price. A price determined at regular intervals taking into account in particular:

- the prices on third country markets,

- free-at-Community-frontier offer prices,

- prices at the various stages of marketing in the Community for imported products.

MAIN DOCUMENT

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 of 28 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixing additional import duties in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and repealing Regulation No 163/67/EEC (OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, pp. 47–51).

Successive amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, pp. 1–142).

See consolidated version.

Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, pp. 1–208).

See consolidated version.

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 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, pp. 671–854).

See consolidated version.

last update 28.04.2023

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