21.7.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL212/17
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1954/82
of16July1982
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketineggs('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3643/81(2),andinparticular
Articles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No907/82(3)fortheperiodending31July
1982andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewforthe
period1Augustto31October1982;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellismadeupoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
eggs(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2300/770;
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No2773/75;
whereasthepriceforthelikequantityontheworld
marketmustbedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle
3thereof;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricesfor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedfor
thatcerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis
1Februaryto30June1982;Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto7%
oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefor
thefourquartersto1Mayineachyear;
Whereasthelevyoneggsforhatchingmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthelevyoneggsinshell;
whereas,however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedin
thecalculationmustbethatshowninAnnexIto
Regulation(EEC)No2773/75;whereasthesecond
componentmustbeequalto7%oftheaverageofthe
sluice-gatepricesapplicabletoeggsforhatching;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(l)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyoneggsinshellonthebasisof
thecoefficientssetoutintheAnnextoCommission
RegulationNo164/67/EECof26June1967fixing
thefactorsforcalculatingleviesandsluice-gateprices
forderivedeggproducts(*),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1775/74Q;
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
907/82fortheperiodending31July1982,andprices
mustthereforebefixedanewfortheperiod1August
to31October1982;
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
June1982. (')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL364,19.12.1981,p.1.
OOJNoL108,22.4.1982,p.12.
(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(ÓOJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.6.0OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
f)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.14.

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bedeductedfromthatreducedsluice-gatepricemay
beassessedat20%;
Whereas,asregardthelowervaluetobeallowedforin
thecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforseparated
products,thesamereductioninmarketingcostsasfor
wholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,
however,thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbe
lowerthanthattakenforwholeproducts,asthe
productionofseparatedproductsrequirestheuseof
fresheggs;whereasthispercentagemaybeassessedat
7%;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)
No2773/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatching
mustbecalculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gate
priceforeggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantity
offeedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethat
specifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No
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-gateforwhole
products,accountmustbetakenoftheabsenceof
certainmarketingcostsspecifictoeggsinshell,andof
apercentagereflectingthelowerpricesgenerally
obtainedforeggsintendedforprocessing ;whereas
thesemarketingcosts—tobedeductedfromthe
sluice-gatepriceforeggsinshell—maybeassessedat
00967ECUperkilogram;whereasthepercentagetoHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovided
forinArticle7thereof,inrespectoftheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)thereof,shallbeassetoutin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

21.7.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL212/19
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof16July1982fixingthesluice-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.Other43-51
11-438-87
3-21
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
b)Other 92-46 31-76
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggsnotinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other373-11
98-59143-56
36-84
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried200-58
213-78
444-9464-79
69-24
148-64
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuro­
peanCommunities areeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .