CELEX: 31978R1669
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1669/78 of 13 July 1978 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

15 . 7. 78                             Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 192/ 55
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1669/78
                                                       of 13 July 1978
                                    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 ('), 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 fixed the
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)         factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices for
No 2771 /75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­           derived egg products (6), as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 754/78 for the period ending 31 July                tion (EEC) No 1 775/74 (7);
1978 (3) and levies must therefore be fixed anew for
the period 1 August to 31 October 1978 ;
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                754/78 for the period ending 31 July 1978 , and prices
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                must therefore now be fixed anew for the period 1
specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No               August to 31 October 1978 ;
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 p) ;                                                      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 should be determined in accordance               grain specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
with Article 3 thereof ;                                          2773 /75 ;
Whereas that Article provides that the prices for each
type of feed grain on the world market shall be equal             Whereas the price for that quantity of grain must be
to the average of the cif prices determined for that              determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
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 1978 ;                                        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 .
(2) OJ  No  L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 2.                             June 1978 ;
(3) OJ  No  L 101 , 14. 4. 1978, p. 25.
(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 the measures provided for in this Regulation
fixed in the same Annex ;                                      are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products speci­         ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
fied in Article 1 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
2771 /75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices
for eggs in shell , taking into account the value of the       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
basic product, the coefficients for those products fixed
in accordance with Article 5 (2) of that Regulation and
the standard amount fixed in the Annex to Regulation                                     Article 1
No 164/ 67/ EEC ;
                                                              The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for          (EEC) No 2771 /75 in respect of the products specified
in the calculation of the sluice-gate for whole                in Article I ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate
products, account must be taken of the absence of              prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in respect of
certain marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and         the like products shall be as shown in the Annex
of a percentage reflecting the lower prices generally          hereto.
obtained for eggs intended for processing ; whereas
these marketing costs — to be deducted from the
sluice-gate , price for eggs in shell — may be assessed                                  Article 2
at 0.0800 u.a./ kg ; whereas the percentages to be
deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price may be            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
assessed at 20 % ;                                             1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
                Done at Brussels, 13 July 1978 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                             Vice-President
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                                                                   ANNEX
                     Sluice-gate pikes and levies for eggs for the period 1 August to 31 October 1978
            CCT heading                                                                      Sluice-gate
                 No                                       Description                            price              Levy
                  1                                           2                                     3                4
                                                                                            u.a. /100 units   u.a. /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                              33.85             5-41
                                             2. Other                                               8.56            2.43
                                                                                             u.a. / 100 kg     u.a. /100 kg
                                         b) Other                                                 66.41           23.74
                                 B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                                      I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                         a) Eggs, not in shell :
                                             1 . Dried                                         272-22            107.30
                                             2. Other                                             72-21           27-54
                                         b) Egg yolks :
                                             1 . Liquid                                        146.81             48-43
                                             2. Frozen                                         156-42             51.75
                                             3 . Dried                                         324-22       '    111-10
           (•) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com
               munities are eligible for entry under this subheading.