CELEX: 31979R1591
Language: en
Date: 1979-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1591/79 of 26 July 1979 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

27. 7. 79                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 189 /35
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1591 /79
                                                        of 26 July 1979
                                     fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the levy on eggs for hatching must be calcu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                       lated in the same way as the levy on eggs in shell ;
                                                                  whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain used in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              the calculation must be that shown in Annex I to
Economic Community,                                                Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the second
                                                                   component must be equal to 7 % of the average of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       the sluice-gate prices applicable to eggs for hatching ;
2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in eggs (1), as amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 368/76 (2), and in particular Articles 3             Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article
and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                               1 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be
                                                                   derived from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                  the coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission
charged on imports into the Community for the                      Regulation No 164/67/EEC of 26 June 1967 fixing
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)          the factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices
No 2771 /75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­            for derived egg products (6), as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 81 1 /79 (3) for the period ending 31                tion (EEC) No 1775/74 (7);
July 1979 and levies must therefore be fixed anew for
the period 1 August to 31 October 1979 ;
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell is made up of two                Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified
components ;                                                       in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must
                                                                   be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice­
Whereas the first component must be equal to the                   gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No
difference between prices within the Community and                 811 /79 for the period ending 31 July 1979, and prices
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                 must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August
                                                                   to 31 October 1979 :
specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for
calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for
eggs (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell is made
2300/77 (5) ;                                                      up of two components ;
Whereas the price within the Community for that
quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­
dance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   Whereas the first component must be equal to the
 2773/75 ; whereas the price for the like quantity on              price on the world market for the quantity of feed
 the world market must be determined in accordance                 grain specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   2773/75 ;
with Article 3 thereof ;
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for
 each type of feed grain on the world market shall be              Whereas the price for that quantity of grain must be
 equal to the average of the cif prices determined for              determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
 that cereal for the period of five months ending one               Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
 month before the quarter in respect of which the said
 component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1
 February to 30 June 1979 ;                                         Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
                                                                    each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
 Whereas the second component must be equal to                      average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for
 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable            the period of five months ending one month before
 for the four quarters to 1 May in each year ;                      the quarter in respect of which the said component is
                                                                    calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30
 (!) OJ No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49 .                          June 1979 ;
 (2) OJ No  L  45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 2.
 (3) OJ No  L  104, 26. 4. 1979, p. 14.
 (4) OJ No  L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.                           (6) OJ No 129, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2578/67.
 (5) OJ No  L  271 , 22. 10. 1977, p. 6.                            (7) OJ No L 186, 10 . 7. 1974, p. 14.
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Whereas the second amount, which represents other            Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and           in the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separ­
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)          ated products, the same reduction in marketing costs
No 2773/75 ;                                                 as for whole products should be allowed for ; whereas,
                                                             however, the percentage to be deducted should be
Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching          lower than that taken for whole products, as the
must be calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate        production of separated products requires the use of
price for eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the quantity     fresh eggs ; whereas this percentage may be assessed at
of feed grain used in the calculation must be that           7 %;
specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
2773/75 ; whereas the standard amount must be that           Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 652/79 of 29
fixed in the same Annex ;                                    March 1979 (!) laid down the coefficient for
                                                             expressing amounts, fixed in units of account, in
Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products speci­       ECU ;
fied in Article 1 (1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
2771 /75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
for eggs in shell, taking into account the value of the      are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
basic product, the coefficients for those products fixed     ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
in accordance with Article 5 (2) of that Regulation and
the standard amount fixed in the Annex to Regulation         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
No 164/67/EEC ;
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for                                 Article 1
in the calculation of the sluice-gate for whole              The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
products, account must be taken of the absence of            (EEC) No 2771 /75 and the sluice-gate prices provided
certain marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and       for in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products
of a percentage reflecting the lower prices generally        specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof, shall be as set out in
obtained for eggs intended for processing ; whereas          the Annex hereto.
these marketing costs — to be deducted from the
sluice-gate price for eggs in shell — may be assessed                                 Article 2
at 0.0967 ECU per kilogram ; whereas the percentage
to be deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
may be assessed at 20 % ;                                     1979 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 26 July 1979.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                        Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                           Vice-President
                                                              (!) OJ No L 84, 4. 4. 1979, p. 1 .
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                                                                  ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 26 July 1979 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
            CCT heading                                                                      Sluice-gate
                No                                       Description                            price            Levy
                 1                                           2                                     3              4
                                                                                           ECU/ 100 units    ECU/100 units
          04.05                 Birds' eggs and egg yolks, fresh, dried or
                                otherwise preserved, sweetened or not :
                                A. Eggs in shell, fresh or preserved :
                                     I. Poultry eggs :
                                        a) Eggs for hatching (a) :
                                            1 . Of turkeys or geese                              40.77            8.56
                                            2. Other                                             10.29            3.09
                                                                                             ECU/100 kg       ECU/100 kg
                                         b) Other                                                79.58           30.35
                                B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                                     I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                         a) Eggs, not in shell :
                                            1 . Dried                                          326.55           137.18
                                            2. Other                                             86.64           35.21
                                         b) Egg yolks :
                                            1 . Liquid                                         176.16            61.91
                                            2. Frozen                                          187.68            66.16
                                            3 . Dried                                          388.92           142.04
          (■) Only poultry eggs ,which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com­
              munities are eligible for entry under this subheading.