27.7.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL189/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1591/79
of26July1979
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereasthelevyoneggsforhatchingmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthelevyoneggsinshell;
whereas,however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedin
thecalculationmustbethatshowninAnnexIto
Regulation (EEC)No2773/75;whereasthesecond
componentmustbeequalto7%oftheaverageof
thesluice-gatepricesapplicabletoeggsforhatching;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2771/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyoneggsinshellonthebasisof
thecoefficientssetoutintheAnnextoCommission
RegulationNo164/67/EECof26June1967fixing
thefactorsforcalculatingleviesandsluice-gateprices
forderivedeggproducts(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1775/74(7);
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
811/79fortheperiodending31July1979,andprices
mustthereforebefixedanewfortheperiod1August
to31October1979:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs(1),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No368/76(2),andinparticularArticles3
and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No811/79(3)fortheperiodending31
July1979andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1979;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellismadeupoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
eggs(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2300/77(5);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2773/75;whereasthepriceforthelikequantityon
theworldmarketmustbedeterminedinaccordance
withArticle3thereof;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricesfor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedfor
thatcerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1
Februaryto30June1979;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquartersto1Mayineachyear;Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshellismade
upoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75;
Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofgrainmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2773/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated;whereasthatperiodis1Februaryto30
June1979;(!)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL104,26.4.1979,p.14.
(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(5)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.6.(6)OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
(7)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.14.

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Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2773/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatching
mustbecalculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gate
priceforeggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantity
offeedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethat
specifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No
2773/75;whereasthestandardamountmustbethat
fixedinthesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
foreggsinshell,takingintoaccountthevalueofthe
basicproduct,thecoefficientsforthoseproductsfixed
inaccordancewithArticle5(2)ofthatRegulationand
thestandardamountfixedintheAnnextoRegulation
No164/67/EEC;
Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gateforwhole
products,accountmustbetakenoftheabsenceof
certainmarketingcostsspecifictoeggsinshell,and
ofapercentagereflectingthelowerpricesgenerally
obtainedforeggsintendedforprocessing ;whereas
thesemarketingcosts—tobedeductedfromthe
sluice-gatepriceforeggsinshell—maybeassessed
at0.0967ECUperkilogram;whereasthepercentage
tobedeductedfromthatreducedsluice-gateprice
maybeassessedat20%;Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforsepar­
atedproducts,thesamereductioninmarketingcosts
asforwholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,
however,thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbe
lowerthanthattakenforwholeproducts,asthe
productionofseparatedproductsrequirestheuseof
fresheggs;whereasthispercentagemaybeassessedat
7%;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(!)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovided
forinArticle7thereof,inrespectoftheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)thereof,shallbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(!)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26July1979fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100unitsECU/100units
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedor
otherwisepreserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a):
1.Ofturkeysorgeese
2.Other40.77
10.298.56
3.09
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
b)Other 79.58 30.35
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other326.55
86.64137.18
35.21
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried176.16
187.68
388.9261.91
66.16
142.04
(■)Onlypoultryeggs,whichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading.