CELEX: 31985R2129
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-30
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2129/85 of 29 July 1985 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 198 /44                           Official Journal of the European Communities                            30 . 7. 85
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2129/85
                                                       of 29 July 1985
                                   fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Whereas the price within the Community for that
COMMUNITIES,                                                     quantity of feed grain must be determined in accord­
                                                                 ance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            whereas the price for the like quantity on the world
Economic Community,                                              market must be determined in accordance with Article
                                                                 3 thereof ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
zation of the market in eggs ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 3643/81 (2), and in particular               Whereas one of the components required for use of
Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                  the method of calculating the levies that is laid down
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 855/84              in the abovementioned Regulations is the price in the
of 31 March 1984 on the calculation and the dis­                 Community of a given quantity of feed grain ; whereas
mantlement of the monetary compensatory amounts                  the Council has not so far adopted cereal-sector prices
                                                                 for the 1985/86 marketing year, as provided for in
applying to certain agricultural products (3), as last
amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1004/84 (4),              Article 3 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 (8) ;
and in particular Article 1 thereof,                             whereas the Commission in order to discharge the
                                                                 tasks incumbent on it under the Treaty must take
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                whatever interim measures are indispensable to ensure
charged on imports into the Community for the                    the continued functioning of the common agricultural
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)        policy in the sector concerned ;
No 2771 /75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 1025/85 (^ for the period ending 31                Whereas the Commission under these circumstances
July 1985 and levies must therefore be fixed anew for            has adopted prices to be used for determining the
the period 1 August to 31 October 1985 ;                         levies in the cereals sector ; whereas those prices are
                                                                 given in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2124/85 (9) ;
Whereas, pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No                 whereas these prices, which determine the food grain
855/84, the central rate used under the common agri­             prices in the Community that are to be used in the
cultural policy has been subjected to a corrective factor        pigmeat sector, must, using the traditional method of
of 1,033651 with effect from the 1984/85 marketing               calculation, be used for determination of the levies in
year ; whereas the corrected central rate has led to a           that sector ;
change in the relationship between the Community
price and the world market price ; whereas account
should therefore be taken of this fact by subjecting             Whereas the said Article 3 provides that the prices for
world market prices to a corrective factor of 0,967445           each type of feed grain on the world market shall be
used for the calculation of levies and sluice-gate               equal to the average of the cif prices determined for
prices ;                                                         that cereal for the period of five months ending one
                                                                 month before the quarter in respect of which the said
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell is made up of two              component is calculated ; whereas that period is
components ;                                                      1 February to 30 June 1985 ;
Whereas the first component must be equal to the
difference between prices within the Community and               Whereas the second component must be equal to 7 %
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain               of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable for
specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No              the four quarters to 1 May in each year ;
2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for
calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for               Whereas the levy on eggs for hatching must be calcu­
eggs (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                 lated in the same way as the levy on eggs in shell ;
2300/77 0 ;                                                      whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain used in
                                                                 the calculation must be that shown in Annex I to
(') OJ  No  L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49.
                                                                  Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the second
 2) OJ  No  L 364, 19 . 12. 1981 , p. 1 .                        component must be equal to 7 % of the average of the
(3) OJ  No  L 90, 1 . 4. 1984, p . 1 .                           sluice-gate prices applicable to eggs for hatching ;
(4) OJ  No  L 101 , 13 . 4. 1984, p. 2.
(j OJ No L 110, 23. 4. 1985, p. 16.
(j OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.                            (8) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 271 , 22 . 10 . 1977, p . 6 .                          (y) See page 31 of this Official Journal.
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  Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article           2773/75 ; whereas the standard amount must be that
   1 ( l)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be              fixed in the same Annex ;
  derived from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of
  the coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission
                                                                  Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products speci­
  Regulation No 164/67/EEC of 26 June 1967 fixing
                                                                  fied in Article 1 (1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
  the factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices
                                                                  2771 /75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices
  for derived egg products ('), as last amended by Regula­
                                                                  for eggs in shell, taking into account the value of the
  tion (EEC) No 1 775/74 (2) ;
                                                                  basic product, the coefficients for those products fixed
                                                                  in accordance with Article 5 (2) of that Regulation and
                                                                  the standard amount fixed in the Annex to Regulation
  Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified           No 164/67/EEC ;
  in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must
  be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice­         Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for
  gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No             in the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for whole
  1025/85 for the period ending 31 July 1985 and prices          products, account must be taken of the absence of
  must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August           certain marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and of
  to 31 October 1985 ;                                           a percentage reflecting the lower prices generally
                                                                 obtained for eggs intended for processing ; whereas
                                                                 these marketing costs — to be deducted from the
 Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell is made         sluice-gate price for eggs in shell — may be assessed at
  up of two components ;                                         0,0967 ECU per kilogram ; whereas the percentage to
                                                                 be deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price may
                                                                 be assessed at 20 % ;
 Whereas the first component must be equal to the                Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for
 price on the world market for the quantity of feed              in the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for sepa­
 grain specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No              rated products, the same reduction in marketing costs
 2773/75 ;                                                       as for whole products should be allowed for ; whereas,
                                                                 however, the percentage to be deducted should be
                                                                 lower than that taken for whole products, as the
 Whereas the price for that quantity of grain must be            production of separated products requires the use of
 determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of          fresh eggs ; whereas this percentage may be assessed at
                                                                7% ;
 Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
                                                                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for         Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
 each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
 average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for
 the period of five months ending one month before
 the quarter in respect of which the said component is
 calculated ; whereas that period is 1 February to 30
                                                                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 June 1985 ;
 Whereas the second amount, which represents other                                       Article 1
 feeding costs and overhead costs of production and
 marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)            The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
 No 2773/75 ;
                                                                (EEC) No 2771 /75 and the sluice-gate prices provided
                                                                for in Article 7 thereof, in respect of the products
                                                                specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof, shall be as set out in
                                                                the Annex hereto .
Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching
must be calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate
price for eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the quantity
of feed grain used in the calculation must be that                                       Article 2
specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
(') OJ No 129, 28 . 6. 1967, p. 2578/67.                        This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
(2) OJ No L 186, 10 . 7. 1974, p. 14.                           1985 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 29 July 1985.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                Vice-President
                                                           ANNEX
           to the Commission Regulation of 29 July 1985 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for
                                                             eggs
                 CCT
               heading                           Description                        Sluice-gate        Levy
                  No                                                                   price
                    1                                2                                   3               4
                                                                                  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                          45,72             7,08
                                      2. Other                                         12,35             2,47
                                                                                   ECU/ 100 kg     ECU/ 100 kg
                                  b) Other                                            102,85           24,05
                           B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                               I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                  a) Eggs not in shell :
                                      1 . Dried                                       410,67          108,71
                                      2. Other                                        108,23           27,90
                                  b) Egg yolks :
                                      1 . Liquid                                      220,31           49,06
                                      2. Frozen                                       234,86           52,43
                                      3 . Dried                                       490,20          112,55
           (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.