30.7.94 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL198/137
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1979/94
of29July1994
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketineggs('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1574/93(2),andinparticularArticles3and7(1)
thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75;
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75mustbe
fixedinadvanceforeachquarter;
Whereas,astheleviesandsluice-gatepricesforeggswere
fixedlatterlyinCommission Regulation(EC)No
709/94(3)fortheperiod1Aprilto30June1994,new
leviesandsluice-gatepricesmustbefixedfortheperiod1
Julyto30September1994,
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellismadeupoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrainspecifiedin
AnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2773/75of29
October1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevy
andthesluice-gatepriceforeggs(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No4155/87Q;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle4(1)(a)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75,forcalculatingtheimportleviesinthe
poultrymeatsector,thepricesforfeedgrainwithinthe
Communityaredeterminedonceayearforaperiodof12
monthsbeginningon1July,onthebasisofthe
thresholdpricesandthemonthlyincreasestherein;
whereas,inspiteofalltheCommission'sefforts,the
Councilhasnotfixedthemonthlyincreasesforfeed
grainbefore1July1994;whereas,inordertoensurethe
continuedoperationofthelevymechanisminquestion,
theCommissionhadtofixthelevyapplicablefrom1July1994,inRegulation(EC)No1583/94(*),basedon
theamountsofthemonthlyincreaseswhichitproposed
totheCouncilforthe1994/95marketingyear;whereas
attheendofJuly1994theCounciladoptedmonthly
increasesdifferentfromthoseproposedbytheCommis­
sion;whereas,asaresult,itisnecessarytofixonceagain
thelevyapplicablefrom1August1994;
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthatquan­
tityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No2773/75;whereasthe
priceforthelikequantityontheworldmarketmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle3thereof;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricesfor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonth
beforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponent
iscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May
1994;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto7%of
theaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicableforthe
fourquartersto1Aprilineachyear;
Whereasthelevyoneggsforhatchingmustbecalculated
inthesamewayasthelevyoneggsinshell;whereas,
however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedinthecalculation
mustbethatshowninAnnexItoRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75;whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequal
to7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
toeggsforhatching;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75mustbederived
fromthelevyoneggsinshellonthebasisofthecoeffi­
cientssetoutintheAnnextoCommissionRegulation
No164/67/EECof26June1967fixingthefactorsfor
calculatingleviesandsluice-gatepricesforderivedegg
productsI7),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No
3501/93(8);
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshellismadeup
oftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltotheprice
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrainspeci­
fiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2773/75;
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
OOJNoL152,24.6.1993,p.1.
(3)OJNoL85,30.5.1994,p.32. («)OJNoL166,1.7.1994,p.123.0OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
(8)OJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.25.(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.(jOJNoL392,31.12.1987,p.29.

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WhereasCouncilRegulations(EC)No3491/93(2)and
(EC)No3492/93(3),oncertainproceduresforapplying
theEuropeAgreementestablishinganassociation
betweentheEuropeanCommunitiesandtheirMember
States,oftheonepart,andtheRepublicsofHungaryand
Poland,oftheotherpart,andCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No520/92of27February1992oncertainrulesfor
applyingtheInterimAgreementontradeandtrade­
relatedmattersbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nityandtheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,ofthe
onepart,andtheCzechandSlovakFederalRepublic,of
theotherpart(4),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2235/93(*),andinparticularArticle1thereofintroduce
arrangements forreducingimportleviesoncertain
products;whereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2699/93(%asamendedbyRegulation (EC)No
3549/93Q,laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthe
importarrangementsprovidedforintheseagreementsas
regardspoultrymeat ;
WhereasCouncilRegulations(EC)No3641/93(8)and
(EC)No3642/93(9)oncertainrulesforapplyingthe
InterimAgreementontradeandtrade-relatedmatters
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
EuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,
andtheRepublicofBulgariaandRomania,oftheother
part;whereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1559/
94(,0)laysdowndetailedrulesforapplyingthearrange­
mentsprovidedforintheseagreementsasregardseggs;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofgrainmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2773/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealforthe
periodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbeforethe
quarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentiscalcu­
lated;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May1994;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatchingmust
becalculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
eggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantityoffeedgrain
usedinthecalculationmustbethatspecifiedinAnnexII
toRegulation(EEC)No2773/75;whereasthestandard
amountmustbethatfixedinthesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75must
bederivedfromthesluice-gatepricesforeggsinshell,
takingintoaccountthevalueofthebasicproduct,the
coefficientsforthoseproductsfixedinaccordancewith
Article5(2)ofthatRegulationandthestandardamount
fixedintheAnnextoRegulationNo164/67/EEC;
Whereasasregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedforin
thecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforwhole
products,accountmustbetakenoftheabsenceofcertain
marketingcostsspecifictoeggsinshell,andofapercen­
tagereflectingthelowerpricesgenerallyobtainedforeggs
intendedforprocessing;whereasthesemarketingcosts
—tobedeductedfromthesluice-gatepriceforeggsin
shell—maybeassessedat0,0967ECUperkilogram;
whereasthepercentagetobedeductedfromthatreduced
sluice-gatepricemaybeassessedat20%;
Whereasasregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedforin
thecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforseparated
products,thesamereductioninmarketingcostsasfor
wholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,however,
thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbelowerthanthat
takenforwholeproducts,astheproductionofseparated
productsrequirestheuseoffresheggs;whereasthis
percentagemaybeassessedat7%;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovidedforin
Article7thereof,inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)thereof,shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
Regulation(EC)No1583/94isrepealed.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August1994.
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity('),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;f)OJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.1.
OOJNoL319,21.12.1993,p.4.
OOJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.
OOJNoL200,10.8.1993,p.5.
OOJNoL245,1.10.1993,p.88.oOJNoL324,24.12.1993,p.8.
(*)OJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.16.
(>)OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.OOJNoL333,31.12.1993,p.17.
HOJNoL166,1.7.1994,p.62.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29July1994fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs(3)
code Sluice-gateprice Levy
ECU/100units ECU/100units
04070011 51,88 9,95(')
04070019 11,05 2,94(>)
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
04070030 84,12 24,98(')
04081180 408,67 116,91(')
04081981 184,77 50,96(')
04081989 196,88 54,46(')
04089180 342,96 112,91(>)(2)
04089980 90,85 28,98(l)(2)
(')Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,Hungary,the
CzechRepublicandtheSlovakRepublicundertheAgreements
concludedbetweenthosecountriesandtheCommunity,andinrespect
ofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)
No2699/93havebeenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutinthe
AnnextothatRegulation .
(2)Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromRomaniaandBulgaria
undertheInterimAgreementsconcludedbetweenthosecountriesand
theCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.lcertificatesissuedin
accordancewithRegulation(EC)No374/94havebeenpresented,are
subjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothatRegulation.
(3)NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101
(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.