CELEX: 31992R1788
Language: en
Date: 1992-07-02
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1788/92 of 1 July 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 182/56                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  2. 7. 92
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1788/92
                                                         of 1 July 1992
                                      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
                                                                    1992 ;
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
743/92 (3) for the period 1 April to 30 June 1992, 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 1992 ;
                                                                   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
Regulation (EEC) No 4155/87 (*) ;
                                                                   Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
                                                                   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 1992 ;
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
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49.                           to Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the standard
(2) OJ  No  L 128, 11 . 5. 1989, p. 29.                            amount must be that fixed in the same Annex ;
(3) OJ  No  L 82, 27. 3. 1992, p. 24.
0   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        from receiving more favourable treatment than similar
in Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must         products imported from Spain or Portugal into the
be derived from the sluice-gate prices for eggs in shell,         Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 ;
taking into account the value of the basic product, the          Whereas Council Regulations (EEC) No 518/92 (2), (EEC)
coefficients for those products fixed in accordance with
                                                                  No 519/92 (3) and (EEC) No 520/92 (4) of 27 February
Article 5 (2) of that Regulation and the standard amount
fixed in the Annex to Regulation No 164/67/EEC ;                  1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim
                                                                  Agreements on trade and trade-related matters between
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in          the European Economic Community and the European
the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for whole               Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the
products, account must be taken of the absence of certain         Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary and the
marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and of a percen­       Czech and Slovak Federal Republic respectively, of the
tage reflecting the lower prices generally obtained for eggs      other part, introduce arrangements for reducing import
intended for processing ; whereas these marketing costs           levies on certain products ; whereas Commission Regula­
— to be deducted from the sluice-gate price for eggs in           tion (EEC) No 579/92 (*) lays down detailed rules for
shell — may be assessed at 0,0967 ECU per kilogram ;              applying the arrangements provided for in these agree­
whereas the percentage to be deducted from that reduced           ments as regards eggs ;
sluice-gate price may be assessed at 20 % ;                       Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for in          in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separated          Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
 products, the same reduction in marketing costs as for
whole products should be allowed for ; whereas, however,          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 the percentage to be deducted should be lower than that
 taken for whole products, as the production of separated
                                                                                             Article 1
 products 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
                                                                  hereto.
 overseas countries and territories with the European
 Economic Community ('), no levies shall apply on
 imports of products originating in the overseas countries                                   Article 2
 and territories ; whereas, pursuant to Article 101 (4) of the    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
 abovementioned Decision, a special amount shall be
                                                                  publication in the Official Journal of the European
 charged on imports of certain products originating in the         Communities.
 overseas countries and territories in order to prevent
 products originating from these countries and territories        It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1992.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States.
                   Done at Brussels, 1 July 1992.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                        Member of the Commission
                                                                  (2) OJ No  L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 3.
                                                                  (3) OJ No  L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 6.
                                                                  (4) OJ No  L  56, 29. 2. 1992, p. 9.
(') OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1991 , p. 1 .                             0   OJ No  L  62, 7. 3. 1992, p. 15.
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                                                             ANNEX
            to die Commission Regulation of 1 July 1992 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                              eggs 0
                                        CN
                                       code
                                                          Sluice-gate price            Levy
                                                           ECU/ 100 units         ECU/ 100 units
                                    0407 00 11                   51,72                 12,83 (')
                                    0407 00 19                   10,99                  3,92 (')
                                                            ECU/ 100 kg            ECU/ 100 kg
                                    0407 00 30                   83,64                 33,69
                                    0408 11 10                 406,57                 157,67 0
                                    0408 19 11                 183,85                  68,73 (')
                                    0408 19 19                 195,90                  73,44 (')
                                    0408 91 10                 341,24                 152,28 O
                                    0408 99 10                   90,41                 39,08 0
                          (') 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.1
                              certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No S79I92 have
                              been presented, are subject to the levies set out in the Annex to that
                              Regulation.
                          O No levy applies to OCT originating products according to Article 101
                              ( 1 ) of Decision 91 /482/EEC.