CELEX: 31983R1975
Language: en
Date: 1983-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1975/83 of 15 July 1983 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 195/ 18                         Official Journal of the European Communities                              19 . 7. 83
                                 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1975/83
                                                      of 15 July 1983
                                  fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 %
 COMMUNITIES,                                                   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 calcu­
                                                                lated in the same way as the levy on eggs in shell ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                   whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain used in
                                                                the calculation must be that shown in Annex I to
 2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
 zation of the market in eggs ('), as last amended by           Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the second
 Regulation (EEC) No 3643/81 (2), and in particular             component must be equal to 7 % of the average of the
Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                 sluice-gate prices applicable to eggs for hatching ;
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be               Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article
charged on imports into the Community for the                   1 (l)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be
products specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)        derived from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of
                                                                the coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission
No 2771 /75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 914/83 (3) for the period ending 31 July          Regulation No 164/67/EEC of 26 June 1967 fixing
 1983 and levies must therefore be fixed anew for the           the factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices
                                                                for derived egg products (*), as last amended by Regula­
period 1 August to 31 October 1983 ;
                                                                tion (EEC) No 1775/74 0 ;
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell is made up of two
components ;                                                    Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified
                                                                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              914/83 for the period ending 31 July 1983, and prices
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain              must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August
specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No             to 31 October 1983 ;
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 0 ;                                                     up of two components ;
Whereas the price within the Community for that                 Whereas the first component must be equal to the
quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­             price on the world market for the quantity of feed
dance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;           grain specified in Annex II to 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 price for that quantity of grain must be
                                                                determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for         Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be
equal to the average of the cif prices determined for           Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
that cereal for the period of five months ending one            each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
month before the quarter in respect of which the said           average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for
component is calculated ; whereas that period is                the period of five months ending one month before
 1 February to 30 June 1983 ;                                   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 1983 .
(2) OJ  No L 364, 19. 12. 1981 , p. 1 .
O   OJ  No L 101 , 20. 4. 1983, p. 19.
(<) OJ  No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.                         0 OJ No 129, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2578/67.
fa OJ No L 271 , 22. 10. 1977, p. 6.                            O OJ No L 186, 10. 7. 1974, p. 14.
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Whereas the second amount, which represents other             be deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price may
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and            be assessed at 20 % ;
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)
No 2773/75 ;                                                  Whereas, as regard the lower value 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 in the same way as the sluice-gate         whole products should be allowed for ; whereas,
price for eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the quantity      however, the percentage to be deducted should be
of feed grain used in the calculation must be that            lower than that taken for whole products, as the
specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No                  production of separated products requires the use of
2773/75 ; whereas the standard amount must be that            fresh eggs ; whereas this percentage may be assessed at
fixed in the same Annex ;                                     7% ;
Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products speci­        Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
fied in Article 1 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No            are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
2771 /75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices          Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
for eggs in shell, taking into account the value of the
basic product, the coefficients for those products fixed      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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 and the sluice-gate prices provided
in the calculation of the sluice-gate for whole               for in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products
products, account must be taken of the absence of             specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof, shall be as set out in
certain marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and of     the Annex hereto.
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 at      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
0,0967 ECU per kilogram ; whereas the percentage to            1983 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 15 July 1983.
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                          Poul DALSAGER
                                                                    Member of the Commission
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                                                           ANNEX
          to the Commission Regulation of 15 July 1983 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                            eggs
                CCT
               heading                          Description                        Sluice-gate        Levy
                 No                                                                   price
                  1                                 2                                   3               4
                        I                                                        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                          43,85             9,09
                                     2. Other                                         11,57             3,31
                        I                                                         ECU/ 100 kg     ECU/ 100 kg
                                 b) Other                                             94,05           32,74
                          B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                              I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                 a) Eggs not in shell :
                                     1 . Dried                                      378,85           147,98
                                     2. Other                                        100,06           37,98
                                 b) Egg yolks :
                                     1 . Liquid                                     203,60            66,79
                                     2. Frozen                                      217,00            71,37
                                     3 . Dried                                      451,87           153,22
          (a) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the Euro­
              pean Communities are eligible for entry under this subheading.