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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1669/78
of13July1978
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereasthelevyoneggsforhatchingmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthelevyoneggsinshell;
whereas,however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedin
thecalculationmustbethatshowninAnnexIto
Regulation (EEC)No2773/75;whereasthesecond
componentmustbeequalto7%oftheaverageof
thesluice-gatepricesapplicabletoeggsforhatching;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No2771/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyoneggsinshellonthebasisof
thecoefficientssetoutintheAnnextoCommission
RegulationNo164/67/EECof26June1967fixedthe
factorsforcalculatingleviesandsluice-gatepricesfor
derivedeggproducts(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1775/74(7);
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
754/78fortheperiodending31July1978,andprices
mustthereforenowbefixedanewfortheperiod1
Augustto31October1978;THECOMMISSION OFTHE:EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No368/76(2),andinparticularArticles3
and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2771/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No754/78fortheperiodending31July
1978(3)andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1978;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellismadeupoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
eggs(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2300/77p);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2773/75;whereasthepriceforthelikequantityon
theworldmarketshouldbedeterminedinaccordance
withArticle3thereof;
WhereasthatArticleprovidesthatthepricesforeach
typeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbeequal
totheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1
Februaryto30June1978;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquartersto1Mayineachyear;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
June1978;(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL101,14.4.1978,p.25.
(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(5)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.6.(6)OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
(7)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.14.

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Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)
No2773/75;Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforsepar­
atedproducts,thesamereductioninmarketingcosts
asforwholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,
however,thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbe
lowerthanthattakenforwholeproducts,asthe
productionofseparatedproductsrequirestheuseof
fresheggs;whereasthispercentagemaybeassessedat
7%;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatching
mustbecalculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gate
priceforeggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantity
offeedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethat
specifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No
2773/75;whereasthestandardamountmustbethat
fixedinthesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle 1(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
foreggsinshell,takingintoaccountthevalueofthe
basicproduct,thecoefficientsforthoseproductsfixed
inaccordancewithArticle5(2)ofthatRegulationand
thestandardamountfixedintheAnnextoRegulation
No164/67/EEC;
Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gateforwhole
products,accountmustbetakenoftheabsenceof
certainmarketingcostsspecifictoeggsinshell,and
ofapercentagereflectingthelowerpricesgenerally
obtainedforeggsintendedforprocessing ;whereas
thesemarketingcosts—tobedeductedfromthe
sluice-gate ,priceforeggsinshell—maybeassessed
at0.0800u.a./kg;whereasthepercentagestobe
deductedfromthatreducedsluice-gatepricemaybe
assessedat20%;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticleI(1)ofthatRegulationandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproductsshallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepikesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1Augustto31October1978
CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
price Levy
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):
1.Ofturkeysorgeese
2.Other33.85
8.565-41
2.43
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other 66.41 23.74
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other272-22
72-21107.30
27-54
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried146.81
156-42
324-22'48-43
51.75
111-10
(•)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCommunitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .