NoLI57/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22,6.90
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1677/90
of21June1990
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
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)No696/90(3)
fortheperiod1Aprilto30June1990,newleviesand
sluice-gatepricesmustbefixedfortheperiod1Julyto
30September1990;
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
beforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponent
iscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May
1990: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;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May1990;
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.49.0OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.29.0OJNoL77,23.3.1990,p.8.
(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(4OJNoL392,31.12.1987,p.29. OOJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.

22.6.90 NoL157/9 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
No176/86(J)suspendedtheapplicationofimportlevies
oneggproductsfromPortugalowingtotheminimal
differencebetweenthepricesobtainingintheCommu­
nityontheonehandandinPortugalontheother;
whereasthatsituationstillpertains;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :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%;
WhereasCommissionRegulation .(EEC)No630/86of28
February1986ontheapplicationofimportleviesonegg
productsfromPortugalandamendingRegulation(EEC)Article1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovidedfor
inArticle7thereof,inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)thereof,shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
2.ForimportsfromPortugalofproductsspecifiedin
paragraph 1,applicationoftheleviesspecifiedinthe
Annexshallbesuspended.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1990.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21June1990.
FortheCommission
RayMAGSHARRY
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL60,1.3.1986,p.10.

NoL157/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.6.90
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof21June1990fixingthesluice-gate ,pricesandleviesfor
eggs
CN
codeSluice-gateprice Levy
ECU/100units ECU/100units
04070011 52,79 12,41
04070019 11,36 3,78
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
04070030 86,92 32,43
04081110 420,84 151,77
04081911 190,07 66,16
04081919 202,55 70,70
04089110 353,09 146,58
04089910 93,45 37,62