NoL198/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.7.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2129/85
of29July1985
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccord­
ancewithArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No2773/75;
whereasthepriceforthelikequantityontheworld
marketmustbedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle
3thereof;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketineggs('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3643/81(2),andinparticular
Articles3and7(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No855/84
of31March1984onthecalculationandthedis­
mantlementofthemonetarycompensatory amounts
applyingtocertainagriculturalproducts(3),aslast
amendedbyCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1004/84(4),
andinparticularArticle1thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1025/85(^fortheperiodending31
July1985andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1985;
Whereas,pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
855/84,thecentralrateusedunderthecommonagri­
culturalpolicyhasbeensubjectedtoacorrectivefactor
of1,033651witheffectfromthe1984/85marketing
year;whereasthecorrectedcentralratehasledtoa
changeintherelationshipbetweentheCommunity
priceandtheworldmarketprice;whereasaccount
shouldthereforebetakenofthisfactbysubjecting
worldmarketpricestoacorrectivefactorof0,967445
usedforthecalculationofleviesandsluice-gate
prices;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellismadeupoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
eggs(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2300/770;Whereasoneofthecomponentsrequiredforuseof
themethodofcalculatingtheleviesthatislaiddown
intheabovementioned Regulationsisthepriceinthe
Communityofagivenquantityoffeedgrain;whereas
theCouncilhasnotsofaradoptedcereal-sectorprices
forthe1985/86marketingyear,asprovidedforin
Article3(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2727/75(8);
whereastheCommissioninordertodischargethe
tasksincumbentonitundertheTreatymusttake
whateverinterimmeasuresareindispensabletoensure
thecontinuedfunctioningofthecommonagricultural
policyinthesectorconcerned;
WhereastheCommission underthesecircumstances
hasadoptedpricestobeusedfordeterminingthe
leviesinthecerealssector;whereasthosepricesare
giveninArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No2124/85(9);
whereastheseprices,whichdeterminethefoodgrain
pricesintheCommunitythataretobeusedinthe
pigmeatsector,must,usingthetraditionalmethodof
calculation,beusedfordetermination oftheleviesin
thatsector;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricesfor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedfor
thatcerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis
1Februaryto30June1985;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto7%
oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefor
thefourquartersto1Mayineachyear;
Whereasthelevyoneggsforhatchingmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthelevyoneggsinshell;
whereas,however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedin
thecalculationmustbethatshowninAnnexIto
Regulation(EEC)No2773/75;whereasthesecond
componentmustbeequalto7%oftheaverageofthe
sluice-gatepricesapplicabletoeggsforhatching;(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
2)OJNoL364,19.12.1981,p.1.
(3)OJNoL90,1.4.1984,p.1.
(4)OJNoL101,13.4.1984,p.2.(jOJNoL110,23.4.1985,p.16.(jOJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
0OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.6.(8)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
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WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(l)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2771/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyoneggsinshellonthebasisof
thecoefficientssetoutintheAnnextoCommission
RegulationNo164/67/EECof26June1967fixing
thefactorsforcalculatingleviesandsluice-gateprices
forderivedeggproducts('),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1775/74(2);
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1025/85fortheperiodending31July1985andprices
mustthereforebefixedanewfortheperiod1August
to31October1985;2773/75;whereasthestandardamountmustbethat
fixedinthesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2771/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
foreggsinshell,takingintoaccountthevalueofthe
basicproduct,thecoefficientsforthoseproductsfixed
inaccordancewithArticle5(2)ofthatRegulationand
thestandardamountfixedintheAnnextoRegulation
No164/67/EEC;
Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforwhole
products,accountmustbetakenoftheabsenceof
certainmarketingcostsspecifictoeggsinshell,andof
apercentagereflectingthelowerpricesgenerally
obtainedforeggsintendedforprocessing;whereas
thesemarketingcosts—tobedeductedfromthe
sluice-gatepriceforeggsinshell—maybeassessedat
0,0967ECUperkilogram;whereasthepercentageto
bedeductedfromthatreducedsluice-gatepricemay
beassessedat20%;
Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforsepa­
ratedproducts,thesamereductioninmarketingcosts
asforwholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,
however,thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbe
lowerthanthattakenforwholeproducts,asthe
productionofseparatedproductsrequirestheuseof
fresheggs;whereasthispercentagemaybeassessedat
7%;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshellismade
upoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75;
Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofgrainmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2773/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated;whereasthatperiodis1Februaryto30
June1985;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2773/75;Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovided
forinArticle7thereof,inrespectoftheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)thereof,shallbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatching
mustbecalculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gate
priceforeggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantity
offeedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethat
specifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)NoArticle2
(')OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
(2)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.14.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29July1985fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100unitsECU/100units
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedorotherwise
preserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a):
1.Ofturkeysorgeese
2.Other45,72
12,357,08
2,47
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
b)Other 102,85 24,05
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggsnotinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other410,67
108,23108,71
27,90
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried220,31
234,86
490,2049,06
52,43
112,55
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuro­
peanCommunities areeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .