CELEX: 31993R1648
Language: en
Date: 1993-06-29
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1648/93 of 28 June 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

29 . 6. 93                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 157/33
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1648/93
                                                         of 28 June 1993
                                       fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         is calculated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May
                                                                    1993 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of
Economic Community,
                                                                    the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for the
                                                                    four quarters to 1 April in each year ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                Whereas the levy on eggs for hatching must be calculated
market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)             in the same way as the levy on eggs in shell ; whereas,
No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 (1 )             however, the quantity of feed grain used in the calculation
thereof,                                                            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
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                   to eggs for hatching ;
charged on imports into the Community for the products
specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No                  Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article 1
2771 /75 ;                                                          (1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be derived
                                                                    from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of the coeffi­
Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in            cients set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation
Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be              No 164/67/EEC of 26 June 1967 fixing the factors for
fixed in advance for each quarter ;                                 calculating levies and sluice-gate prices for derived egg
                                                                    products ^, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                    4155/87 ;
Whereas, as the levies and sluice-gate prices for eggs were
fixed latterly in Commission Regulation (EEC) No                    Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified in
783/93 (3) for the period 1 April to 30 June 1993, new              Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be
levies and sluice-gate prices must be fixed for the period 1        fixed in advance for each quarter ;
July to 30 September 1993 ;
                                                                    Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell is made up
                                                                    of two components ;
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell is made up of two
components ;                                                        Whereas the first component must be equal to the price
                                                                    on the world market for the quantity of feed grain speci­
Whereas the first component must be equal to the diffe­             fied in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
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          Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
Regulation (EEC) No 4155/87(0 ;                                     each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
                                                                    average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for the
Whereas the price within the Community for that quan­               period of five months ending one month before the
tity of feed grain must be determined in accordance with            quarter in respect of which the said component is calcu­
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the              lated ; whereas that period is 1 January to 31 May 1993 ;
price for the like quantity on the world market must be
determined in accordance with Article 3 thereof ;                   Whereas the second amount, which represents other
                                                                    feeding costs and overhead costs of production and
                                                                    marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for             2773/75 ;
each type of feed grain on the world market shall be
equal to the average of the cif prices determined for that          Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching must
cereal for the period of five months ending one month               be calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate price for
before the quarter in respect of which the said component           eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain
                                                                    used in the calculation must be that specified in Annex II
0   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 79, 1 . 4. 1993, p. 52.
O   OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.
0   OJ  No  L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29.                            (6) OJ No 129, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2578/67.
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Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products specified         1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim
in Article 1 (1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must        Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
be derived from the sluice-gate prices for eggs in shell,         the European Economic Community and the European
taking into account the value of the basic product, the           Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the
coefficients for those products fixed in accordance with          Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the
Article 5 (2) of that Regulation and the standard amount          Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the
fixed in the Annex to Regulation No 164/67/EEC ;                  other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in          levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for whole               tion (EEC) No 579/92 (*), as last amended by Regulation
products, account must be taken of the absence of certain         (EEC) No 3730/92 (*), lays down detailed rules for
marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and of a percen­       applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­
tage reflecting the lower prices generally obtained for eggs      ments as regards eggs ;
intended for processing ; whereas these marketing costs
— to be deducted from the sluice-gate price for eggs in           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
shell — may be assessed at 0,0967 ECU per kilogram ;              in accordance with the opinion of the Management
whereas the percentage to be deducted from that reduced           Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
sluice-gate price may be assessed at 20 % ;
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separated
products, the same reduction in marketing costs as for            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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 1
prodiicts requires the use of fresh eggs ; whereas this
percentage may be assessed at 7 % ;                               The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                  No 2771 /75 and the sluice-gate prices provided for in
Whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (1 ) of Council Decision         Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products specified in
91 /482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the             Article 1 (1 ) thereof, shall be as set out in the Annex
overseas countries and territories with the European              hereto.
Economic Community ('), no levies shall apply on
imports of products originating in the overseas countries
and territories ;                                                                           Article 2
Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (2), (EEC)
No 519/92 (3) and (EEC) No 520/92 (4) of 27 February              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 28 June 1993.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Rene STEICHEN
                                                                        Member of the Commission
(') OJ No  L  263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .
0   OJ No  L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
(3) OJ No  L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.                              O OJ No L 62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 15.
(4) OJ No  L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.                              (6) OJ No L 380, 24. 12. 1992, p. 12.
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                                                             ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 28 June 1993 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                              eggs (2)
                                        CN
                                       code               Sluice-gate price             Levy
                                                           ECU/ 100 units         ECU/ 100 units
                                    0407 00 11                  51,52                   11,39 (')
                                    0407 00 19                  10,93                    3,43 (')
                                                            ECU/ 1 00 kg           ECU/ 100 kg
                                    0407 00 30                  83,04                   29,34 (')
                                    0408 11 10                 403,95                 137,31 (»)
                                    0408 19 11                 182,71                   59,85 (')
                                    0408 19 19                 194,68                   63,96 (')
                                    0408 91 10                 339,07                 1 32,62 (')
                                    0408 99 10                  89,85                   34,03 (')
                         (') Products falling within this code, imported from Poland, Czechoslo­
                              vakia or Hungary under the Interim Agreements concluded between
                              those countries and the Community, and in respect of which EUR.l
                              certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 579/92 have
                              been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the Annex to that
                            , Regulation .
                         (2) No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101
                              ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.