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REGULATION (EEC)No1878/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of23July1975
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereasthelevyoneggsforhatchingmustbecalcu­
latedbyusingthesamemethodasforthelevyon
eggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantityoffeed
grainusedforthecalculationmustbethatshownin
AnnexItoRegulationNo145/67/EEC;whereasthe
secondcomponentmustbeequalto7%ofthe
averageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicabletoeggsfor
hatching;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(1)(b)ofRegulationNo122/67/EECmustbe
derivedfromthelevyoneggsinshellonthebasisof
thecoefficients setoutintheAnnextoCommission
RegulationNo164/67/EEC(6)of26June1967fixing
thefactorsforcalculatingleviesandsluice-gateprices
forderivedeggproducts,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1775/74(7);
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo122/67/EECmustbe
fixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereas,sincethe
sluice-gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1048/75fortheperiodending31July1975,they
mustnowbefixedfortheperiod1Augustto31
October1975;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo122/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2),andinparticularArticles3and7(1)
thereof;
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityonthe
productsspecifiedtoinArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo
122/67/EEC;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1048/75(3)fortheperiodending31
July1975andnewleviesmustthereforebefixedfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1975;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellconsistsoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexIofCouncilRegulationNo145/
67/EEC(4)of21June1967laying'downrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepriceforeggs,
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1716/74(5);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulationNo145/67/EEC;
whereasthepriceforthelikequantityontheworld
marketshouldbedetermined inaccordance with
Article3ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasArticle3aforesaidprovidesthatthepricefor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedfor
thatcerealfortheperiodofsixmonthsprecedingthe
quarterduringwhichthecomponentwascalculated;
whereasthisperiodisthatfrom1November1974to
30April1975;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquarterstoIMayineachyear;Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshellconsists
oftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulationNo145/
67/EEC;
Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofgrainmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
RegulationNo145/67/EEC;
WhereasunderthesaidArticle4thepriceforeach
cerealontheworldmarketistobeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodofsixmonthsprecedingthequarterduring
whichthesaidcomponentiscalculated ;whereasthis
periodisthatfromINovember1974to30April
1975;')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.229*/67.
•')O')No1.7\,27.1972,p.14.
')OJNoI.104,24.4.1975,p.6.
')()')No125,26.6.1967,p.2467/67.
yOJNo1.ISI,4.7.1974,p.I.(")OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2.S78/67.
(0OjNoI.186,10.7.1974,p.14.

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Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulationNo145/
67/EEC;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatching
mustbecalculatedusingthesamemethodasthat
usedforcalculatingthesluice-gatepriceforeggsin
shell;whereas,however,thepriceforthequantityof
feedgrainmustbethepriceforthequantityspecified
inAnnexIItoRegulationNo145/67/EEC;whereas
thestandardamountmustbethatspecifiedinthe
sameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricefortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(l)(b)ofRegulationNo122/67/EEC
mustbederivedfromthesluice-gatepriceforeggsin
shellbytakingintoaccountthelowervalueofthe
basicproduct,thecoefficientsforthoseproductsfixed
pursuanttoArticle5(2)ofthatRegulationandthe
standardamountspecifiedintheAnnextoRegulation
No164/67/EEC;
Whereas,asregardsthevaluelosstobeallowedforin
thecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforwhole
products,accountshouldbetakenfirstlyofthelackof
certainmarketingcostsspecifictoeggsinshell,and
ofapercentagereflectingthelowerpricesgenerally
obtainedforeggsintendedforprocessing ;whereas
thesemarketingcosts—tobedeductedfromthe
sluice-gatepriceforeggsinshell—maybeassessed
at0-0800u.a./kg;whereasthepercentagetobedeductedfromthatreducedsluice-gatepricemaybe
assessedat20%;
Whereas,asregardsthevaluelosstobeallowedforin
thecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforseparated
products,thesamereductioninmarketingcostsasfor
wholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,
however,thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbe
lowerthanthattakenforwholeproducts,asthe
productionofseparatedproductsrequirestheuseof
fresheggs;whereasthatpercentagemaybeassessed
at7%;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulationNo
122/67/EECinrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)ofthatRegulationandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7ofthatRegulationin
respectoftheproductsshallbeasshowninthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23July1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1August1975
to31October1975
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4\ u.a./100unitsu.a./100units
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedor
otherwisepreserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a)9-37 1-13l u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other
b)Eggyolks:
.1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried75-52
305-17
80-66
164-09
174-88
363-8610-42
47-10
12-09
21-26
22-72
48-77
{•)Onlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentamunitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .authoritiesoftheEuropeanCom