CELEX: 31991R1818
Language: en
Date: 1991-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1818/91 of 27 June 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 166/24                               Official Journal of the European Communities                                 28 . 6. 91
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1818/91
                                                         of 27 June 1991
                                       fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May
                                                                     1991 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of
                                                                    the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the
                                                                    four quarters to 1 April in each year ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                Whereas the levy on eggs' for hatching must be calculated
market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             in the same way as the levy on eggs in shell ; whereas,
No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 )            however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calculation
thereof,                                                            must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2773/75 ; whereas the second component must be equal
                                                                    to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                   to eggs for hatching ;
charged on imports into the Community for the products
specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                 Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article 1
2771 /75 ;                                                          ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be derived
                                                                    from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of the coeffi­
Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in            cients set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation
Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be             No 164/67/EEC of 26 June 1967 fixing the factors for
fixed in advance for each quarter ;                                 calculating levies and sluice-gate prices for derived egg
                                                                    products (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    4155/87 ;
Whereas, as the levies and sluice-gate prices were fixed
latterly in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 744/91 (3)               Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in
for the period 1 April to 30 June 1991 , new levies arid            Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be
sluice-gate prices must be fixed for the period 1 July to           fixed in advance for each quarter ;
30 September 1991 ;
                                                                    Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell is made up
                                                                    of two components ;
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell is made up of two
components ;                                                        Whereas the first component must be equal to the price
                                                                    on the world market for the quantity of feed grain speci­
Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­             fied in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
rence between prices within the Community and on the
world market for the quantity of feed grain specified in            Whereas the price for that quantity of grain must be
Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29                determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy             Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
and the sluice-gate price for eggs (4), as last amended by          Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price         for
Regulation (EEC) No 4155/87 0 ;                                     each cereal on the world market shall be equal to         the
                                                                    average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for  the
Whereas the price within the Community for that quan­               period of five months ending one month before             the
tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with            quarter in respect of which the said component is calcu­
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the              lated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May 1991 ;
price for the like quantity on the world market must be
determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;                   Whereas the second amount, which represents other
                                                                    feeding costs and overhead costs of production and
                                                                    marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for             2773/75 ;
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be
equal to the average of the cif prices determined for that          Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching must
cereal for the period of five months ending one month               be calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for
before the quarter in respect of which the said component           eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain
                                                                    used in the calculation must be that specified in Annex II
(') OJ  No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49.                           to Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the standard
(2) OJ  No  L  128, 1L 5. 1989, p. 29.                              amount must be that fixed in the same Annex ;
(3) OJ  No  L  80, 27. 3. 1991 , p. 25.
 ") OJ  No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.
h OJ No L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29.                                (<) OJ No 129, 28. 6. 1967, p. 2578/67.
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Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products specified        taken for whole products, as the production of separated
in Article 1 (1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must       products requires the use of fresh eggs ; whereas this
be derived from the sluice-gate prices for eggs in shell,        percentage may be assessed at 7 % ;
taking into account the value of the basic product, the
coefficients for those products fixed in accordance with         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Article 5 (2) of that Regulation and the standard amount         in accordance with the opinion of the Management
fixed in the Annex to Regulation No 1 64/67/EEC ;                Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for whole
                                                                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
products, account must be taken of the absence of certain
marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and of a percen­
tage reflecting the lower prices generally obtained for eggs                               Article 1
intended for processing ; whereas these marketing costs
— to be deducted from the sluice-gate price for eggs in          The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
shell — may be assessed at 0,0967 ECU per kilogram ;             No 2771 /75 and the sluice-gate prices provided for in
whereas the percentage to be deducted from that reduced          Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products specified in
sluice-gate price may be assessed at 20 % ;                      Article 1 (1 ) thereof, shall be as set out in the Annex
                                                                 hereto.
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separated
products, the same reduction in marketing costs as for                                     Article 2
whole products should be allowed for ; whereas, however,
the percentage to be deducted should be lower than that          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1991 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 27 June 1991 .
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
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                                                   ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 27 June 1991 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                      eggs
                                  CN
                                  code
                                                Sluice-gate price        Levy
                                                 ECU/ 100 units     ECU/ 100 units
                               0407 00 11             51,38              13,62
                               0407 00 19              10,88              4,20
                                                  ECU/100 kg         ECU/ 100 kg
                               0407 00 30             82,60              36,05
                               0408 11 10            402,03             168,71
                               0408 19 11            181,87              73,54
                               0408 19 19            193,79              78,59
                               0408 91 10            337,45             162,95
                               0408 99 10             89,43              41,82