CELEX: 31975R1878
Language: en
Date: 1975-07-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1878/75 of the Commission of 23 July 1975 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 191 / 8                                Official Journal of the European Communities                                24 . 7 . 75
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                              REGULATION ( EEC) No 1878 /75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 23 July 1975
                                         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 by using the same method as for the levy on
                                                                       eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  grain used for the calculation must be that shown in
Economic Community ;                                                   Annex I to Regulation No 145/67/ EEC ; whereas the
                                                                       second component must be equal to 7 % of the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 122/                            average of the sluice-gate prices applicable to eggs for
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                    hatching ;
tion of the market in eggs, as last amended by the Act
of Accession (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7(1 )
thereof ;                                                              Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article
                                                                       1 (1 ) (b) of Regulation No 122/67/ EEC must be
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                      derived from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of
                                                                       the coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission
charged on imports into the Community on the
products specified to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No              Regulation No 164/67/EEC (6) of 26 June 1967 fixing
122/67/ EEC ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­                the factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices
tion ( EEC) No 1 048 /75 (3) for the period ending 31                  for derived egg products, as last amended by Regula­
July 1975 and new levies must therefore be fixed for                   tion (EEC) No 1 775/74 (7) ;
the period 1 August to 31 October 1975 ;
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell consists of two                      Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified
components ;                                                           in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 122/67/EEC must be
                                                                       fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas, since the
Whereas the first component must be equal to the                       sluice-gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC)
difference between prices within the Community and                     No 1048 /75 for the period ending 31 July 1975, they
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                     must now be fixed for the period 1 August to 31
specified in Annex I of Council Regulation No 145/                     October 1975 ;
67/ EEC (4) of 21 June 1967 laying' down rules for
calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs,
as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 71 6/74 (5) ;                      Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell consists
                                                                       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 No 145/67/ EEC ;                    Whereas the first component must be equal to the
whereas the price for the like quantity on the world                   price on the world market for the quantity of feed
market     should     be   determined        in  accordance  with      grain specified in Annex II to Regulation No 145/
Article 3 of that Regulation ;                                         67/ EEC ;
Whereas Article 3 aforesaid provides that the price 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 six months preceding the                 Regulation No 145/67/ EEC ;
quarter during which the component was calculated ;
whereas this period is that from 1 November 1974 to
30 April 1975 ;
                                                                       Whereas under the said Article 4 the price for each
                                                                       cereal on the world market is to 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 six months preceding the quarter during
for the four quarters to I May in each year ;                          which the said component is calculated ; whereas this
                                                                       period is that from I November 1974 to 30 April
 ') OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967 , p . 229 */ 67 .                         1 975 ;
 •') O') No 1 . 7 \, 27 .   1972, p. 14 .
 ') OJ No I. 104 , 24 . 4 . 197 5 , p . 6 .
 ') ()') No 12 5, 26 . 6 . 1967, p . 2467/ 67 .                        (") OJ No 129 , 28 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2.S78 / 67 .
 y OJ No 1 . I SI , 4 . 7 . 1974 , p . I.                              (0 Oj No I. 186, 10 . 7. 1974, p. 14.
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Whereas the second amount, which represents other            deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price may be
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and           assessed at 20 % ;
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation No 145/
67 / EEC ;
                                                             Whereas, as regards the value loss to be allowed for in
                                                              the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separated
Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching           products, the same reduction in marketing costs as for
must be calculated using the same method as that             whole products should be allowed for ; whereas,
used for calculating the sluice-gate price for eggs in        however, the percentage to be deducted should be
shell ; whereas, however, the price for the quantity of       lower than that taken for whole products, as the
feed grain must be the price for the quantity specified       production of separated products requires the use of
in Annex II to Regulation No 145/67/ EEC ; whereas            fresh eggs ; whereas that percentage may be assessed
the standard amount must be that specified in the             at 7 % ;
same Annex ;
                                                              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products speci­         are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
fied in Article 1 ( l)(b) of Regulation No 122/ 67/ EEC       ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
must be derived from the sluice-gate price for eggs in
shell by taking into account the lower value of the           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
basic product, the coefficients for those products fixed
pursuant to Article 5 (2) of that Regulation and the                                  Article 1
standard amount specified in the Annex to Regulation
No 1 64/ 67/ EEC ;                                            The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation No
                                                               122/67/ EEC in respect of the products specified in
Whereas, as regards the value loss to be allowed for in       Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for whole           prices provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation in
products, account should be taken firstly of the lack of      respect of the products shall be as shown in the
certain marketing costs specific to eggs in shell , and       Annex hereto .
of a percentage reflecting the lower prices generally
obtained for eggs intended for processing ; whereas                                   Article 2
these marketing costs — to be deducted from the
sluice-gate price for eggs in shell — may be assessed         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
at 0-0800 u.a./ kg ; whereas the percentage to be              1 975 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 23 July 1975.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                       Member of the Commission
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                                                                     ANNEX
                                 Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period 1 August 1975
                                                              to 31 October 1975
               CCT heading                                                                      Sluice-gate
                   No                                  Description of goods                         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)                                  9-37               1-13
                              l                                                                 u.a. /100 kg       u.a./100 kg
                                           b) Other                                                75-52              10-42
                                   B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                                        I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                           a) Eggs, not in shell :
                                                1 . Dried                                        305-17               47-10
                                                2. Other                                           80-66               12-09
                                           b) Egg yolks :
                                               .1 . Liquid                                        164-09              21-26
                                               2. Frozen                                          174-88              22-72
                                                3 . Dried                                         363-86              48-77
             {•) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent a authorities  of the European Com
                 munities are eligible for entry under this subheading.