29.6.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL157/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1648/93
of28June1993
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
783/93(3)fortheperiod1Aprilto30June1993,new
leviesandsluice-gatepricesmustbefixedfortheperiod1
Julyto30September1993;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellismadeupoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothediffe­
rencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityandonthe
worldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrainspecifiedin
AnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2773/75of29
October1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevy
andthesluice-gatepriceforeggs(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No4155/87(0;
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthatquan­
tityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No2773/75;whereasthe
priceforthelikequantityontheworldmarketmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle3thereof;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricesfor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonth
beforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May
1993;
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;whereasthatperiodis1Januaryto31May1993;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatchingmust
becalculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
eggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantityoffeedgrain
usedinthecalculationmustbethatspecifiedinAnnexII
toRegulation(EEC)No2773/75;whereasthestandard
amountmustbethatfixedinthesameAnnex;0OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.0OJNoL128,11.5.1989,p.29.0OJNoL79,1.4.1993,p.52.
OOJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.0OJNoL392,31.12.1987,p.29. (6)OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.

NoL157/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.6.93
1992oncertainproceduresforapplyingtheInterim
Agreementsontradeandtrade-relatedmattersbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheEuropean
CoalandSteelCommunity,oftheonepart,andthe
RepublicofPoland,theRepublicofHungaryandthe
CzechandSlovakFederalRepublicrespectively,ofthe
otherpart,introducearrangements forreducingimport
leviesoncertainproducts;whereasCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No579/92(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3730/92(*),laysdowndetailedrulesfor
applyingthearrangementsprovidedforintheseagree­
mentsasregardseggs;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,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
prodiictsrequirestheuseoffresheggs;whereasthis
percentagemaybeassessedat7%;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle101(1)ofCouncilDecision
91/482/EECof25July1991ontheassociationofthe
overseascountriesandterritorieswiththeEuropean
EconomicCommunity('),noleviesshallapplyon
importsofproductsoriginatingintheoverseascountries
andterritories;
WhereasCouncilRegulations(EEC)No518/92(2),(EEC)
No519/92(3)and(EEC)No520/92(4)of27FebruaryHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovidedforin
Article7thereof,inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)thereof,shallbeassetoutintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1993.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL263,19.9.1991,p.1.0OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.3.
(3)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.6.
(4)OJNoL56,29.2.1992,p.9.OOJNoL62,7.3.1992,p.15.
(6)OJNoL380,24.12.1992,p.12.

29.6.93 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL157/35
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28June1993fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs(2)
CN
codeSluice-gateprice Levy
ECU/100units ECU/100units
04070011
0407001951,52
10,9311,39(')
3,43(')
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
04070030 83,04 29,34(')
04081110 403,95 137,31(»)
04081911 182,71 59,85(')
04081919 194,68 63,96(')
04089110 339,07 132,62(')
04089910 89,85 34,03(')
(')Productsfallingwithinthiscode,importedfromPoland,Czechoslo­
vakiaorHungaryundertheInterimAgreementsconcludedbetween
thosecountriesandtheCommunity,andinrespectofwhichEUR.l
certificatesissuedinaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No579/92have
beenpresented,aresubjecttotheleviessetoutintheAnnextothat
,Regulation .
(2)NolevyappliestoOCToriginatingproductsaccordingtoArticle101
(1)ofDecision91/482/EEC.