CELEX: 31976R1757
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1757/76 of 22 July 1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 197/ 12                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              23 . 7. 76
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1757/76
                                                           of 22 July 1976
                                       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 last amended by Regu­
  lation (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 942/76 (3) for the period ending 31                   tion (EEC) No 1 775/74 (7);
 July 1976 and levies must therefore be fixed anew for
  the period 1 August to 31 October 1976 ;
 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                   942/76 for the period ending 31 July 1976, 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 1976 ;
 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
 371 /76 (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 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 price 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 1976 ;                                          Whereeas 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 1976 ;
0    OJ No   L  45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 2.
(3)  OJ No   L  109, 27. 4. 1976, p. 5.
(<)  OJ No   L  282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.                           (') OJ No 129, 28. 6. 1967, p. 2578/67.
(»)  OJ No   L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 5.                               O 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-price for the products specified in        ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
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 basic             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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 1 (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 percentage to be
deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price may be           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
assessed at 20 % ;                                             1976.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
                Done at Brussels, 22 July 1976.
                                                                        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 to 31 October 1976
               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)                                 9.20            1.60
                                                                                               u.a. / 100 kg   u.a./100 kg
                                           b) Other                                               73.60           15.21
                                  B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                                       I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                           a) Eggs, not in shell :
                                              1 . Dried                                         298.21            68.75
                                              2. Other                                            78.88           17.64
                                          b) Egg yolks :
                                              1. Liquid                                         160.46            31.03
                                              2 . Frozen                                        171.00            33.15
                                              3 . Dried                                         355.53            71.18
            (•) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com­
                munities are eligible for entry under this subheading.