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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1788/92
of1July1992
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-gatepricesforeggswere
fixedlatterlyinCommission Regulation (EEC)No
743/92(3)fortheperiod1Aprilto30June1992,new
leviesandsluice-gatepricesmustbefixedfortheperiod1
Julyto30September1992;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellismadeupoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrainspecifiedin
AnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2773/75of29
October1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevy
andthesluice-gatepriceforeggs(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No4155/87(*);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthatquan­
tityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article2ofRegulation (EEC)No2773/75;whereasthe
priceforthelikequantityontheworldmarketmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle3thereof;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricesfor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonth
beforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May
1992;
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
products^,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;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May1992;
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)OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.29.
(3)OJNoL82,27.3.1992,p.24.0OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.0OJNoL392,31.12.1987,p.29. (6)OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.

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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,
thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbelowerthanthat
takenforwholeproducts,astheproductionofseparated
productsrequirestheuseoffresheggs;whereasthis
percentagemaybeassessedat7%;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity('),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(4)ofthe
abovementioned Decision,aspecialamountshallbe
chargedonimportsofcertainproductsoriginatinginthe
overseascountriesandterritoriesinordertoprevent
productsoriginatingfromthesecountriesandterritoriesfromreceivingmorefavourabletreatmentthansimilar
productsimportedfromSpainorPortugalintothe
Communityasconstitutedon31December1985;
WhereasCouncilRegulations(EEC)No518/92(2),(EEC)
No519/92(3)and(EEC)No520/92(4)of27February
1992oncertainproceduresforapplyingtheInterim
Agreementsontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,andthe
RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofHungaryandthe
CzechandSlovakFederalRepublicrespectively,ofthe
otherpart,introducearrangements forreducingimport
leviesoncertainproducts;whereasCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No579/92(*)laysdowndetailedrulesfor
applyingthearrangements providedforintheseagree­
mentsasregardseggs;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovidedforin
Article7thereof,inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)thereof,shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplywitheffectfrom1July1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1July1992.
FortheCommission
RayMACSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(2)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
(3)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
(4)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.0OJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.15. (')OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.

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ANNEX
todieCommissionRegulationof1July1992fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs0
CN
codeSluice-gateprice Levy
ECU/100units ECU/100units
04070011
0407001951,72
10,9912,83(')
3,92(')
ECU/100kg ECU/100kg
04070030
04081110
04081911
04081919
04089110
0408991083,64
406,57
183,85
195,90
341,24
90,4133,69
157,670
68,73(')
73,44(')
152,28O
39,080
(')Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,Czechoslo­
vakiaorHungaryundertheInterimAgreementsconcludedbetween
thosecountriesandtheCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.1
certificatesissuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)NoS79I92have
beenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothat
Regulation.
ONolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101
(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.