28.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL208/39
REGULATION (EEC)No2050/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of25July1973
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
122/67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthe\common
organizationofthemarketineggs,aslastamended
bytheAct(2)ontheConditionsofAccessionand
AdjustmentstotheTreaties,andinparticularArticles
3and7(1)thereof;
"Whereasalevyfixedinadvanceforeachquarter
shouldbechargedontheproductsreferredtoin
Article1(1)ofRegulationNo122/67/EECwhen
theseareimportedintotheCommunity ;whereasthe
levieswerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1055/73(3)fortheperiodupto31July1973anda
newlevyshouldaccordinglybefixedfortheperiod
from1Augustto31October1973; .
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellconsistsoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexIofCouncilRegulationNo
145/67/EEC(4)of21June1967layingdownrules
forcalculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
eggs;
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainshouldbedeterminedin
accordancewithArticle2ofRegulationNo
145/67/EEC;whereasthepriceforthelikequantity
ontheworldmarketshouldbedetermined in
accordancewithArticle3ofthatRegulation;
WhereasArticle3aforesaidprovidesthattheprice
foreachtypeoffeedgrainisequaltotheaverageof
thecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfortheperiod
ofsixmonthsprecedingthequarterduringwhichthesaidcomponentwascalculated;whereasthatperiod
runsfrom1November1972to30April1973;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesoperative
forthefourquarterspreceding1Mayineachyear;
Whereasthelevyoneggsforhatchingmustbe
calculatedbyusingthesamemethodasforthelevy
oneggsinshell,whereas,however,thequantityof
feedgrainusedforthecalculationmustbethatfixed
inAnnexIofRegulationNo145/67/EEC;whereas
thesecondcomponentmustbeequalto7%ofthe
averageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicabletoeggsfor
'hatching;
Whereasthelevyontheproductsreferredtoin
Article1(1)(b)ofRegulationNo122/67/EECmust
bederivedfromthelevyforeggsinshellbyapplying
thecoefficientsfixedintheAnnextoCommission
RegulationNo164/67/EEC(5)of26June1967fixing
thefactorsforcalculatingleviesandsluice-gateprices
forderivedeggproducts,asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1005/68(6);
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesfortheproducts
referredtoinArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo
122/67/EECmustbefixedinadvanceforeach
quarter;whereas,sincethesluice-gatepriceswerelast
fixedbyRegulation (EEC)No1055/73fortheperiod
upto31July1973,theymustnowbefixedforthe
periodfrom1Augustto31October1973;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshellconsists
oftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainspecifiedinAnnexIIofRegulationNo
145/67/EEC;
Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofgrainmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle(4)2and(3)
ofRegulationNo145/67/EEC;
WhereasunderthatArticle4thepriceforeachcereal
ontheworldmarketistobeequaltotheaverageof
thecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfortheperiod
HOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2293/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL105,20.4.1973,p.6. (5)OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
(6)OJNoL171,20.7.1968,p.10. (4)OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2467/67.

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assessedat0-0413u.a./kg;whereasthepercentageto
bedeductedfromthatreducedsluice-gatepricemay
beassessedat15%;
Whereas,withregardtothelossvaluetobeincluded
inthecalculationofthesluice-gatepricefor
separatedproducts,thesamemarketingcostsasthose
usedforwholeproductsshouldbetakeninto
account;whereas,however,thepercentagetobeused
shouldbelowerthanthatusedforwholeproducts,
asfresheggsmustbeusedinseparatedproducts;
whereasthatpercentagemaybeassessedat7%;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs;ofsixmonthsprecedingthequarterduringwhichthe
saidcomponentiscalculated;whereasthatperiod
runsfrom1November1972to30April1973;
Whereasthesecondamount,reflectingotherfeeding
costsandoverheadcostsofproduction,wasfixedby
AnnexIItoRegulationNo145/67/EEC;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatching
mustbecalculatedusingthesamemethodasthat
usedforcalculatingthesluice-gatepriceforeggsin
shell;whereas,however,thepriceforthequantityof
feedgrainmustbethepriceforthequantityfixedin
AnnexIItoRegulationNo145/67/EEC;whereasthe
standardamountmustbethatfixedinthesame
Annex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricefortheproducts
mentionedinArticle1(1)(b)ofRegulationNo
122/67/EECmustbederivedfromthesluice-gate
priceforeggsinshellbytakingintoaccounttheless
valueofthebasicmaterial,thecoefficientsforthose
productsfixedpursuanttoArticle5(2)ofthat
Regulation,andthestandardamountreferredtoin
theAnnextoRegulationNo164/67/EEC;
Whereas,withregardtothelessvaluetobeincluded
inthecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforwhole
products,accountshouldbetakenfirstlyofthelack
ofcertainspecificmarketingcostsforeggsinshell,
andofapercentagereflectingthelowerprices
generallyobtainedforeggsreservedforprocessing;
whereasthesemarketingcosts—tobededucted
fromthesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshell—maybeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulationNo
122/67/EECandthesluice-gatepricesprovidedforin
Article7ofthatRegulationfortheproductsreferred
toinArticle1(1)ofthatsameRegulationarefixed
intheAnnex.
r
'Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfrom1August1973to31October1973
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceRateof
levies
1 2 3 4
inu.a./100unitsinu.a./100units
04.05Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedorother­
wisepreserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a) 7-05 1-15
inu.a./100kginu.a./100kg
b)Other
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried55-02
232-77
64-58
125-46
133-68
2601912-47
52-87
14-47
25-44
27-18
53-62
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­
munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .