CELEX: 31977R1605
Language: en
Date: 1977-07-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1605/77 of 18 July 1977 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 179 / 18                           Official Journal of the European Communities                              19 . 7. 77
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1605/77
                                                        of 18 July 1977
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas the levy on eggs for hatching must be calcu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                       lated in the same way as the levy on eggs in shell ;
                                                                  whereas, however, the quantity of feed grain used in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              the calculation must be that shown in Annex I to
Economic Community,                                                Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ; whereas the second
                                                                   component must be equal to 7 % of the average of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       the sluice-gate prices applicable to eggs for hatching ;
2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in eggs ( J), as last amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 368/76 (2), and in particular Articles 3           Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article
and 7 ( 1 ) thereof,                                               1 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be
                                                                   derived from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of
Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be                  the coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission
charged on imports into the Community for the                      Regulation No 164/67/EEC of 26 June 1967 fixed the
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC)          factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices for
No 2771 /75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­            derived egg products (6), as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 855/77 for the period ending 31 July                 tion (EEC) No 1 775/74 (7);
1 977 (3) and levies must therefore be fixed anew for
the period 1 August to 31 October 1977 ;
Whereas the levy on eggs in shell is made up of two                Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified
components ;                                                       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                 855/77 for the period ending 31 July 1977, and prices
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                 must therefore now be fixed anew for the period 1
specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No                August to 31 October 1977 ;
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
371 /76 (5);                                                       up of two components ;
Whereas the price within the Community for that
quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­
dance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No                        Whereas the first component must be equal to the
2773/75 ; whereas the price for the like quantity on               price on the world market for the quantity of feed
the world market should be determined in accordance               grain specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                   2773 / 75 ;
with Article 3 thereof ;
Whereas that Article provides that the prices for each
type of feed grain on the world market shall be equal              Whereas the price for that quantity of grain must be
to the average of the cif prices determined for that               determined in accordance with Article 4 (2) and (3) of
cereal for the period of five months ending one                    Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 ;
month before the quarter in respect of which the said
component is calculated ; whereas that period is 1
February to 30 June 1977 ;                                         Whereas the said Article 4 provides that the price for
                                                                   each cereal on the world market shall be equal to the
Whereas the second component must be equal to                      average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for
7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable            the period of five months ending one month before
for the four quarters to 1 May in each year ;                      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 1 977 ;
(2 ) OJ No  L 45, 21 . 2 . 1976, p. 2 .
(3)  OJ No  L 104, 28 . 4. 1977, p. 21 .
(4)  OJ No  L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p. 64 .                           (6) OJ No 129 , 28 . 6 . 1967, p. 2578 /67 .
(5)  OJ No  L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 5 .                            ( 7) OJ No L 186, 10 . 7 . 1974, p. 14.
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Whereas the second amount, which represents other            Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and           in the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separ­
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)          ated products, the same reduction in marketing costs
No 2773/75 ;                                                 as for whole products should be allowed for ; whereas,
                                                              however, the percentange to be deducted should be
Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching          lower than that taken for whole products, as the
must be calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate         production of separated products requires the use of
price for eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the quantity      fresh eggs ; whereas this percentage may be assessed at
of feed grain used in the calculation must be that            7% ;
specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No
2773/75 ; whereas the standard amount must be that           Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
fixed in the same Annex ;                                    are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products speci­        ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
fied in Article 1 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No
2771 /75 must be derived from the sluice-gate prices
for eggs in shell, taking into account the value of the       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION .
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                                    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 in respect of the products specified
in the calculation of the sluice-gate for whole               in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate
products, account must be taken of the absence of             prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in respect of
certain marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and        the like products shall be as shown in the Annex
of a percentage reflecting the lower prices generally         hereto .
obtained for eggs intended for processing ; whereas
these marketing costs — to be deducted from the
sluice-gate price for eggs in shell — may be assessed                                   Article 2
at 0-0800 u.a./kg ; whereas the percentages to be
deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price may be           This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August
assessed at 20 % ;                                            1977 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 18 July 1977.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                            Vice-President
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                                                                   ANNEX
               Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period 1 August 1977 to 31 October 1977
              CCT heading                                                                     Sluice-gate
                  No                                 Description of goods                        price             Levy
                   I                                           2                                   3                4
                                                                                             u.a./100 units   u.a./100 units
           04.05                ' Birds' eggs anid 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)                                 8-85            2-12
                                                                                              u.a./100 kg      u.a./100 kg
                                          b) Other                                                69-62            20-61
                                  B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                                       I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                           a) Eggs, not in shell :
                                              1 . Dried                                         283-84             9316
                                              2. Other                                            75-19            23-91
                                           b) Egg yolks :
                                              1 . Liquid                                        152-91             42-04
                                              2. Frozen                                         162-94             44-93
                                              3. Dried                                          338-21             96-45
            (a) Only poultry «ggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com­
                munities ate eligible for entry under this subheading.