CELEX: 31990R1677
Language: en
Date: 1990-06-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1677/90 of 21 June 1990 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L I 57/8                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                 22, 6 . 90
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1677/90
                                                        of 21 June 1990
                                      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
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              four quarters to 1 April in each year ;
Economic Community,
                                                                   Whereas the levy on eggs for hatching must be calculated
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                 in the same way as the levy on eggs in shell ; whereas,
Portugal,                                                          however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calculation
                                                                   must be that shown in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75
                                                                    2773/75 ; whereas the second component must be equal
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    to 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable
                                                                    to eggs for hatching ;
No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 (1 )
thereof,
                                                                   Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article 1
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                  (1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be derived
charged on imports into the Community for the products              from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of the coeffi­
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                 cients set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation
2771 /75 ;                                                          No 164/67/EEC of 26 June 1967 fixing the factors for
                                                                   calculating levies and sluice-gate prices for derived egg
Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in            products (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be             4155/87 ;
fixed in advance for each quarter ;
                                                                   Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in
Whereas, as the levies and sluice-gate prices were fixed           Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be
latterly in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 696/90 (3)              fixed in advance for each quarter ;
for the period 1 April to 30 June 1990, new levies and
sluice-gate prices must be fixed for the period 1 July to          Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell is made up
30 September 1990 ;                                                 of two components ;
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell is made up of two                Whereas the first component must be equal to the price
components ;                                                        on the world market for the quantity of feed grain speci­
                                                                    fied in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­
rence between prices within the Community and on the
world market for the quantity of feed grain specified in           Whereas the price for that quantity of grain must be
Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29                determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy             Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
and the sluice-gate price for eggs (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 41 55/87 (^ ;                                  Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
                                                                    each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
Whereas the price within the Community for that quan­               average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for the
tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with            period of five months ending one month before the
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the              quarter in respect of which the said component is calcu­
price for the like quantity on the world market must be             lated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May 1990 ;
determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;
                                                                   Whereas the second amount, which represents other
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for             feeding costs and overhead costs of production and
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be                marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
equal to the average of the cif prices determined for that          2773/75 ;
cereal for the period of five months ending one month
before the quarter in respect of which the said component          Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching must
is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May          be calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for
1990 :
                                                                    eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain
                                                                    used in the calculation must be that specified in Annex II
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49.                            to Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the standard
0   OJ  No  L 128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 29.                             amount must be that fixed in the same Annex ;
0   OJ  No  L 77, 23. 3. 1990, p. 8.
(4) OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.
(4 OJ No L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29.                               O OJ No 129, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2578/67.
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Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products specified         No 176/86 (J) suspended the application of import levies
in Article 1 (1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must        on egg products from Portugal owing to the minimal
be derived from the sluice-gate prices for eggs in shell,         difference between the prices obtaining in the Commu­
taking into account the value of the basic product, the           nity on the one hand and in Portugal on the other ;
coefficients for those products fixed in accordance with          whereas that situation still pertains ;
Article 5 (2) of that Regulation and the standard amount
fixed in the Annex to Regulation No 164/67/EEC ;                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
                                                                  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in          Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
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
tage reflecting the lower prices generally obtained for eggs      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
intended for processing ; whereas these marketing costs
— to be deducted from the sluice-gate price for eggs in
                                                                                            Article 1
shell — may be assessed at 0,0967 ECU per kilogram ;
whereas the percentage to be deducted from that reduced
sluice-gate price may be assessed at 20 % ;                       1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
                                                                  (EEC) No 2771 /75 and the sluice-gate prices provided for
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in          in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products specified in
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separated           Article 1 (1 ) thereof, shall be as set out in the Annex
products, the same reduction in marketing costs as for            hereto.
whole products should be allowed for ; whereas, however,
the percentage to be deducted should be lower than that           2. For imports from Portugal of products specified in
taken for whole products, as the production of separated          paragraph 1 , application of the levies specified in the
products requires the use of fresh eggs ; whereas this            Annex shall be suspended.
percentage may be assessed at 7 % ;
Whereas Commission Regulation. (EEC) No 630/86 of 28                                        Article 2
February 1986 on the application of import levies on egg
products from Portugal and amending Regulation (EEC)              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1990.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 21 June 1990.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Ray MAG SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
                                                                  (') OJ No L 60, 1 . 3. 1986, p. 10.
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                                                    ANNEX
             to the Commission Regulation of 21 June 1990 fixing the sluice-gate, prices and levies for
                                                       eggs
                                   CN
                                  code           Sluice-gate price       Levy
                                                  ECU/ 100 units     ECU/ 100 units
                               0407 00 1 1             52,79              12,41
                               0407 00 19               11,36              3,78
                                                   ECU/ 100 kg        ECU/100 kg
                               0407 00 30              86,92             32,43
                               0408 11 10             420,84            151,77
                               0408 19 11             190,07             66,16
                               0408 19 19             202,55             70,70
                               0408 91 10             353,09            146,58
                               0408 99 10              93,45             37,62