CELEX: 31974R1918
Language: en
Date: 1974-07-24 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1918/74 of the Commission of 23 July 1974 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 202/ 18                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                    24 . 7. 74
                               REGULATION ( EEC) No 1918 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                             of 23 July 1974
                                        fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          grain used for the calculation must be that shown in
COMMUNITIES,                                                            Annex I to Regulation No 145/67/ EEC ; whereas the
                                                                        second component must be equal to 7 % of the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   average of the sluice-gate prices applicable to eggs for
Economic Community ;                                                    hatching ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 122/
67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                     Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article
tion of the market in eggs, as last amended by the                      1 (1 ) (b) of Regulation No 122/ 67/ EEC must be
Act (2) on the conditions of accession and adjustments                  derived from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of
                                                                        the coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission
to the Treaties, and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 )
thereof ;                                                               Regulation No 1 64/ 67/ EEC (6) of 26 June 1967 fixing
                                                                        the factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                       for derived egg products, as last amended by Regula­
charged on imports into the Community on the                            tion (EEC) No 1 775/74 (7) ;
products specified to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No
 122/ 67/ EEC ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­               Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified
tion ( EEC) No 966/ 74 (3), for the period ending 31                    in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 122/ 67/ EEC must be
July 1974, and new levies must therefore be fixed for                   fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas, since the
the period 1 August to 31 October 1974 ;                                sluice-gate prices were last fixed by Regulation ( EEC)
                                                                        No 966/74 for the period ending 31 July 1974, they
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell consists of two
                                                                        must now be fixed for the period 1 August to 31
components ;                                                            October 1974 ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the
difference between prices within the Community and                      Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell consists
 on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                     of two components ;
 specified in Annex I of Council Regulation No 145/
 67/ EEC (4) of 21 June 1967 laying down rules for                      Whereas the first component must be equal to the
 calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs,                price on the world market for the quantity of feed
 as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1716/74 (5 ) ;                       grain specified in Annex II to Regulation No 145/
                                                                         67 / EEC ;
 Whereas the price within the Community for that
 quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­                     Whereas the price for that quantity of grain must be
 dance with Article 2 of Regulation No 145/ 67/ EEC ;                    determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
 whereas the price for the like quantity on the world                    Regulation No 145/ 67/ EEC ;
 market    should     be    determined       in   accordance   with
 Article 3 of that Regulation ;                                          Whereas under the said Article 4 the price for each
 Whereas Article 3 aforesaid provides that the price for                 cereal on the world market is to be equal to the
 each type of feed grain on the world market shall be                    average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for
 equal to the average of the cif prices determined for                   the period of six months preceding the quarter during
 that cereal for the period of six months preceding the                  which the said component is calculated ; whereas this
 quarter during which the component was calculated ;                     period is that from 1 November 1973 to 30 April
                                                                         1 974 ;
 whereas this period is that from 1 November 1973 to
 30 April 1 974 ;
                                                                         Whereas the second amount, which represents other
 Whereas the second component must be equal to                           feeding costs and overhead costs of production , and
 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable                 marketing is fixed in Annex II to Regulation No 145/
  for the four quarters to 1 May in each year ;                          67 / EEC ;
 Whereas the levy on eggs for hatching must be calcu­                    Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching
  lated by using the same method as for the levy on                      must be calculated using the same method as that
 eggs in shell ; whereas , however, the quantity of feed                 used for calculating the sluice-gate price for eggs in
                                                                         shell ; whereas, however, the price for the quantity of
 (')  OJ No  117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 229.3 / 67.                         feed grain must be the price for the quantity specified
 (-') OJ No  L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14 .
 (3)  OJ No  L 1 10 , 24 . 4 . 1974, p. 13 .
 O    OJ No  125 , 26 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2467/ 67 .                        ( h) OJ No 129 , 28 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2578 / 67 .
 (5 ) OJ No  L 181 , 4 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 .                                O O J No L 186 , 10 . 7 . 1974, p . 14 .
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in Annex II to Regulation No 145/67/ EEC ; whereas              products, the same reduction in marketing costs as for
the standard amount must be that specified in the              whole products should be allowed for ; whereas,
same Annex ;                                                    however, the percentage to be deducted should be
                                                                lower than that taken for whole products, as the
Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products speci­           production of separated products requires the use of
fied in Article 1 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation No 122/ 67/ EEC       fresh eggs ; whereas that percentage may be assessed
must be derived from the sluice-gate price for eggs in         at 7 % ;
shell by taking into account the lower value of the
basic product, the coefficients for those products fixed       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
pursuant to Article 5 (2) of that Regulation , and the         are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
standard amount specified in the Annex to Regulation            ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
No 164/ 67/ EEC ;
Whereas, as regards to the value loss to be allowed for         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
in the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for whole
products, account should be taken firstly of the lack of                                   Article 1
certain marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and
of a percentage reflecting the lower prices generally          The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation No
obtained for eggs intended for processing ; whereas             122/67/ EEC and the sluice-gate prices provided for in
these marketing costs — to be deducted from the                Article 7 of that Regulation for the products specified
sluice-gate price for eggs in shell — may be assessed           in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof shall be as shown in the Annex
at 0-0800 u.a./kg ; whereas the percentage to be                hereto .
deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price may be
assessed at 20 % ;                                                                         Article 2
Whereas, as regards the value loss to be allowed for in        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separated         1974 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 23 July 1974.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                              The President
                                                                         Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                                                                     ANNEX
                   Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period 1 August 1974 to 31 October 1974
               CCT heading                                                                     Sluice-gate          Rate of
                   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)                                   9-45            0-50
                                                                                               u. a. / 100 kg    u. a. / 100 kg
                                           b) Other                                                  76-42              3-97
                                   B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                                        I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                            a > Eggs, not in shell :
                                                1 . Dried                                         308-42              17-94
                                                2 . Other                                            81-50              4-61
                                           b) Egg yolks :
                                                1 . Liquid                                        165-81                8-10
                                                2 . Frozen                                        176-71                8-65
                                                3 . Dried                                         367-79              18-58
             (a) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com­
                 munities are eligible for entry under this subheading.