CELEX: 31987R2235
Language: en
Date: 1987-07-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2235/87 of 27 July 1987 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

28 . 7. 87                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 206/25
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2235/87
                                                         of 27 July 1987
                                      fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of
                                                                    the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the
                                                                    four quarters to 1 May in each year ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                   Whereas the levy on eggs for hatching must be calculated
                                                                    in the same way as the levy on eggs in shell ; whereas,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calculation
Portugal,                                                           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
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75               to eggs for hatching ;
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article 1
No 1475/86 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 (1 )            (1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be derived
thereof,                                                            from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of the coeffi­
                                                                    cients set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation
                                                                    No 164/67/EEC of 26 June 1967 fixing the factors for
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                   calculating levies and sluice-gate prices for derived egg
charged on imports into the Community for the products              products (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                  1775/74 0 ;
2771 /75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 1163/87 (3) for the period ending 31
July 1987 and levies must therefore be fixed anew for the           Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in
period 1 August to 31 October 1987 ;                                Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be
                                                                    fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice-gate
                                                                    prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1163/87 for
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell is made up of two                 the period ending 31 July 1987 and prices must therefore
components ;                                                        be fixed anew for the period 1 August to 31 October
                                                                    1987 ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­
rence between prices within the Community and on the                Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell is made up
world market for the quantity of feed grain specified in            of two components ;
Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29
October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy             Whereas the first component must be equal to the price
and the sluice-gate price for eggs (4), as last amended by          on the world market for the quantity of feed grain speci­
Regulation (EEC) No 1475/86 ;                                       fied in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
Whereas the price within the Community for that quan­               Whereas the price for that quantity of grain must be
tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with            determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the
price for the like quantity on the world market must be
determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;                   Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
                                                                    each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
                                                                    average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for the
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for             period of five months ending one month before the
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be                quarter in respect of which the said component is calcu­
equal to the average of the cif prices determined for that          lated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30 June 1987 ;
cereal for the period of five months ending one month
before the quarter in respect of which the said component
is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30             Whereas the second amount, which represents other
June 1987 ;                                                         feeding costs and overhead costs of production and
                                                                    marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    2773/75 ;
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49.
0   OJ  No  L 133, 21 . 5.  1986, p. 39.
(3) OJ  No  L 112, 29. 4.   1987, p. 25.                            O OJ No 129, 28. 6. 1967, p. 2578/67.
(4) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.                            (") OJ No L 186, 10. 7. 1974, p. 14.
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Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching must          Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 630/86 of 28
be calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for        February 1986 on the application of import levies on egg
eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain      products from Portugal and amending Regulation (EEC)
used in the calculation must be that specified in Annex II        No 176/86 (') suspended the application of import levies
to Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the standard             on egg products from Portugal owing to the minimal
amount must be that fixed in the same Annex ;                     difference between the prices obtaining in the Commu­
                                                                  nity on the one hand and in Portugal on the other hand ;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products specified         whereas the situation still pertains ;
in Article 1 (1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must .
be derived from the sluice-gate prices for eggs in shell,         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
taking into account the value of the basic product, the           in accordance with the opinion of the Management
coefficients for those products fixed in accordance with          Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
Article 5 (2) of that Regulation and the standard amount
fixed in the Annex to Regulation No 164/67/EEC ;
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for whole
products, account must be taken of the absence of certain
marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and of a percen­                                 Article 1
tage reflecting the lower prices generally obtained for eggs
intended for processing ; whereas these marketing costs           1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
— to be deducted from the sluice-gate price for eggs in           (EEC) No 2771 /75 and the sluice-gate prices provided for
shell — may be assessed at 0,0967 ECU per kilogram ;              in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products specified in
whereas the percentage to be deducted from that reduced           Article 1 (1 ) thereof, shall be as set out in the Annex
sluice-gate price may be assessed at 20 % ;                       hereto.
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in          2. For imports from Portugal of products specified in
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separated           paragraph 1 , application of the levies specified in the
products, the same reduction in marketing costs as for            Annex shall be suspended.
whole products should be allowed for ; whereas, however,
the percentage to be deducted should be lower than that
taken for whole products, as the production of separated                                    Article 2
products requires the use of fresh eggs ; whereas this
percentage may be assessed at 7 % ;                               This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1987.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 27 July 1987.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                Vice-President
                                                                  (') OJ No L 60, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 10.
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                                                                ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 27 July 1987 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                                  eggs
                  CCT
                                                      Description                            Sluice-gate          Levy
                heading                                                                         price
                   No
                    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                              50,52              15,57
                                           2. Other                                             10,59               5,03
                                                                                            ECU/ 100 kg        ECU/ 100 kg
                                       b) Other                                                 79,96             43,52
                                B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                                    I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                       a) Eggs not in shell :
                                           1 . Dried                                           327,91            196,71
                                           2. Other                                             86,99              50,48
                                       b) Egg yolks :
                                           1 . Liquid                                          176,87              88,78
                                           2. Frozen                                           188,45             94,87
                                           3 . Dried                                           390,56            203,67
           (a) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Commu­
               nities are eligible for entry under this subheading.