NoL166/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.6.91
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1818/91
of27June1991
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2771/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketineggs('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1235/89(2),andinparticularArticles3and7(1)
thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2771/75;
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75mustbe
fixedinadvanceforeachquarter;
Whereas,astheleviesandsluice-gatepriceswerefixed
latterlyinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No744/91(3)
fortheperiod1Aprilto30June1991,newleviesarid
sluice-gatepricesmustbefixedfortheperiod1Julyto
30September1991;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellismadeupoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrainspecifiedin
AnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2773/75of29
October1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevy
andthesluice-gatepriceforeggs(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No4155/870;
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthatquan­
tityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No2773/75;whereasthe
priceforthelikequantityontheworldmarketmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle3thereof;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricesfor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonth
beforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May
1991;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto7%of
theaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicableforthe
fourquartersto1Aprilineachyear;
Whereasthelevyoneggs'forhatchingmustbecalculated
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
products(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
4155/87;
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75mustbe
fixedinadvanceforeachquarter;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshellismadeup
oftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltotheprice
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrainspeci­
fiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2773/75;
Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofgrainmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2773/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealforthe
periodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbeforethe
quarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentiscalcu­
lated;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May1991;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatchingmust
becalculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
eggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantityoffeedgrain
usedinthecalculationmustbethatspecifiedinAnnexII
toRegulation (EEC)No2773/75;whereasthestandard
amountmustbethatfixedinthesameAnnex;(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL128,1L5.1989,p.29.
(3)OJNoL80,27.3.1991,p.25.
")OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.hOJNoL392,31.12.1987,p.29. (<)OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.

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takenforwholeproducts,astheproductionofseparated
productsrequirestheuseoffresheggs;whereasthis
percentagemaybeassessedat7%;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,Whereasthesluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75must
bederivedfromthesluice-gatepricesforeggsinshell,
takingintoaccountthevalueofthebasicproduct,the
coefficientsforthoseproductsfixedinaccordancewith
Article5(2)ofthatRegulationandthestandardamount
fixedintheAnnextoRegulationNo164/67/EEC;
Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedforin
thecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforwhole
products,accountmustbetakenoftheabsenceofcertain
marketingcostsspecifictoeggsinshell,andofapercen­
tagereflectingthelowerpricesgenerallyobtainedforeggs
intendedforprocessing;whereasthesemarketingcosts
—tobedeductedfromthesluice-gatepriceforeggsin
shell—maybeassessedat0,0967ECUperkilogram;
whereasthepercentagetobedeductedfromthatreduced
sluice-gatepricemaybeassessedat20%;
Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedforin
thecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforseparated
products,thesamereductioninmarketingcostsasfor
wholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,however,
thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbelowerthanthatHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovidedforin
Article7thereof,inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)thereof,shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27June1991.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof27June1991fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs
CN
codeSluice-gateprice Levy
ECU/100units ECU/100units
04070011
0407001951,38
10,8813,62
4,20
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
04070030
04081110
04081911
04081919
04089110
0408991082,60
402,03
181,87
193,79
337,45
89,4336,05
168,71
73,54
78,59
162,95
41,82