NoL202/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.7.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1918/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of23July1974
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo122/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)ontheconditionsofaccessionandadjustments
totheTreaties,andinparticularArticles3and7(1)
thereof;
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityonthe
productsspecifiedtoinArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo
122/67/EEC;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No966/74(3),fortheperiodending31
July1974,andnewleviesmustthereforebefixedfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1974;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellconsistsoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexIofCouncilRegulationNo145/
67/EEC(4)of21June1967layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepriceforeggs,
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1716/74(5);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulationNo145/67/EEC;
whereasthepriceforthelikequantityontheworld
marketshouldbedetermined inaccordance with
Article3ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasArticle3aforesaidprovidesthatthepricefor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedfor
thatcerealfortheperiodofsixmonthsprecedingthe
quarterduringwhichthecomponentwascalculated ;
whereasthisperiodisthatfrom1November1973to
30April1974;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquartersto1Mayineachyear;
Whereasthelevyoneggsforhatchingmustbecalcu­
latedbyusingthesamemethodasforthelevyon
eggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedforthecalculationmustbethatshownin
AnnexItoRegulationNo145/67/EEC;whereasthe
secondcomponentmustbeequalto7%ofthe
averageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicabletoeggsfor
hatching;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(1)(b)ofRegulationNo122/67/EECmustbe
derivedfromthelevyoneggsinshellonthebasisof
thecoefficients setoutintheAnnextoCommission
RegulationNo164/67/EEC(6)of26June1967fixing
thefactorsforcalculatingleviesandsluice-gateprices
forderivedeggproducts,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1775/74(7);
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo122/67/EECmustbe
fixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereas,sincethe
sluice-gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)
No966/74fortheperiodending31July1974,they
mustnowbefixedfortheperiod1Augustto31
October1974;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshellconsists
oftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulationNo145/
67/EEC;
Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofgrainmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
RegulationNo145/67/EEC;
WhereasunderthesaidArticle4thepriceforeach
cerealontheworldmarketistobeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodofsixmonthsprecedingthequarterduring
whichthesaidcomponentiscalculated ;whereasthis
periodisthatfrom1November1973to30April
1974;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproduction ,and
marketingisfixedinAnnexIItoRegulationNo145/
67/EEC;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatching
mustbecalculatedusingthesamemethodasthat
usedforcalculatingthesluice-gatepriceforeggsin
shell;whereas,however,thepriceforthequantityof
feedgrainmustbethepriceforthequantityspecified(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.229.3/67.
(-')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL110,24.4.1974,p.13.
OOJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2467/67.
(5)OJNoL181,4.7.1974,p.1.(h)OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
OOJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.14.

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inAnnexIItoRegulationNo145/67/EEC;whereas
thestandardamountmustbethatspecifiedinthe
sameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricefortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(1)(b)ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC
mustbederivedfromthesluice-gatepriceforeggsin
shellbytakingintoaccountthelowervalueofthe
basicproduct,thecoefficientsforthoseproductsfixed
pursuanttoArticle5(2)ofthatRegulation ,andthe
standardamountspecifiedintheAnnextoRegulation
No164/67/EEC;
Whereas,asregardstothevaluelosstobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforwhole
products,accountshouldbetakenfirstlyofthelackof
certainmarketingcostsspecifictoeggsinshell,and
ofapercentagereflectingthelowerpricesgenerally
obtainedforeggsintendedforprocessing ;whereas
thesemarketingcosts—tobedeductedfromthe
sluice-gatepriceforeggsinshell—maybeassessed
at0-0800u.a./kg;whereasthepercentagetobe
deductedfromthatreducedsluice-gatepricemaybe
assessedat20%;
Whereas,asregardsthevaluelosstobeallowedforin
thecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforseparatedproducts,thesamereductioninmarketingcostsasfor
wholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,
however,thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbe
lowerthanthattakenforwholeproducts,asthe
productionofseparatedproductsrequirestheuseof
fresheggs;whereasthatpercentagemaybeassessed
at7%;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulationNo
122/67/EECandthesluice-gatepricesprovidedforin
Article7ofthatRegulationfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)thereofshallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1August1974to31October1974
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceRateof
levy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100unitsu.a./100units
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedor
otherwisepreserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved :
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a)9-45 0-50
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other76-42 3-97
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a>Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried308-42
81-50
165-81
176-71
367-7917-94
4-61
8-10
8-65
18-58
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­
munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .