Commission Regulation (EC) No 161/2008
of 21 February 2008
fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs, and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1). Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat, and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,
OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 679/2006 (OJ L 119, 4.5.2006, p. 1).
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2783/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common system of trade for ovalbumin and lactalbumin, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 104. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95 (OJ L 305, 19.12.1995, p. 49).
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/95, fixes detailed rules for implementing the system of additional import duties and fixes representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin.
OJ L 145, 29.6.1995, p. 47. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 34/2008 (OJ L 15, 18.1.2008, p. 13).
(2) It results from regular monitoring of the information providing the basis for the verification of the import prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin that the representative prices for imports of certain products should be amended taking into account variations of prices according to origin. Therefore, representative prices should be published.
(3) It is necessary to apply this amendment as soon as possible, given the situation on the market.
(4) 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 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1484/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 February 2008.
For the Commission
Jean-Luc Demarty
Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

ANNEX to the Commission Regulation of 21 February 2008 fixing representative prices in the poultrymeat and egg sectors and for egg albumin, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1484/95

‘ANNEX I
CN code	Description	Representative price(EUR/100 kg)	Security referred to in Article 3(3)(EUR/100 kg)	Origin Origin of imports: 01 Brazil 02 Argentina 03 Chile 04 Thailand.’
0207 12 10	Chicken carcases 70 % presented, frozen	103,9	0	01
		100,4	0	02
0207 12 90	Chickens, plucked and drawn, without heads and feet and without necks, hearts, livers and gizzards, known as “65 % chickens”, or otherwise presented, frozen	113,1	1	01
		108,1	3	02
0207 14 10	Boneless cuts of fowl of the species Gallus domesticus, frozen	232,9	20	01
		274,5	8	02
		325,1	0	03
0207 14 50	Breasts of chicken, frozen	322,0	0	01
		283,9	0	02
0207 14 60	Legs and cuts of chicken, frozen	114,8	8	01
0207 14 70	Other parts of chickens, frozen	211,9	22	01
0207 25 10	Turkey carcases, known as 80 % turkeys, frozen	181,1	0	01
0207 27 10	Boneless cuts of turkey, frozen	328,9	0	01
		398,3	0	03
0408 11 80	Dried egg yolks	397,7	0	02
0408 91 80	Dried eggs, not in shell	384,1	0	02
1602 32 11	Preparations of uncooked fowl of the species Gallus domesticus	231,3	17	01
		376,2	0	04
3502 11 90	Dried eggs, albumin	518,4	0	02