CELEX: 31976R0942
Language: en
Date: 1976-04-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 942/76 of 26 April 1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

27. 4. 76                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 109/ 5
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC No 942/76
                                                      of 26 April 1976
                                   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 ('), 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 fixing
products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC)        the factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices
No 2771 /75 ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­           for derived egg products (6), as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 146/76 (3) for the period ending 30                 tion ( EEC) No 1775/74.(7);
April 1976 and levies must therefore be fixed anew for
the period 1 May to 31 July 1976 ;
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                 146/76 for the period ending 30 April 1976, and
on the world market for the quantity of feed grain                prices must therefore now be fixed anew for the
specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No               period 1 May to 31 July 1976 ;
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 price 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
November 1975 to 31 March 1976 ;
                                                                  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 November 1975
(') OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1 975 , p. 49 .                           to 31 March 1976 ;
(4 OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 2.
(3) OJ No L 15, 24. 1 . 1976, p. 7 .
(■») OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p. 64 .                            (") 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              be deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price may
feeding costs and overhead costs of production and             be assessed at 20 % ;
marketing, is fixed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)
No 2773/75 ;                                                   Whereas, as regards the lower value to be allowed for
                                                               in the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separ­
Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching            ated products, the same reduction in marketing costs
must be calculated in the same way as the sluice-gate          as for whole products should be allowed for ; whereas,
price for eggs in shell ; whereas, however, the price for      however, the percentage to be deducted should be
the quantity of feed grain must be the price for the           lower than that taken for whole products, as the
quantity specified in Annex II to Regulation (EEC)             production of separated products requires the use of
No 2773/75 ; whereas the standard amount must be               fresh eggs ; whereas this percentage may be assessed at
that fixed in the same Annex ;                                 7%;
Whereas the sluice-price for the products specified in         Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Article 1 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must       are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
be derived from the sluice-gate prices for eggs in             ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
shell, taking into account the value of the basic
product, the coefficients for those products fixed in          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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 should be taken firstly of the               prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in respect of
absence of certain marketing costs specific to eggs in         the like products shall be as shown in the Annex
shell, and of a percentage reflecting the lower prices         hereto .
generally obtained for eggs intended for processing ;
whereas these marketing costs — to be deducted from                                      Article 2
the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell — may be
assessed at 0 0800 u.a./kg ; whereas the percentage to         This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 1976.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 26 April 1976.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                            P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                     Member of the Commission
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                                                                  ANNEX
                         Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period 1 May to 31 July 1976
             CCT heading                                                                     Sluice-gate
                 No                                  Description of goods                         price             Levy
                  1                                            2                                    3                 4
                                                                                            u. a. /100 units u. a. /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)                                  9-15              1:35
                                                                                             μ.a. /100 kg     u.a. /100 kg
                                         b) Other                                                 73-09           12-67
                                B. EggS, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                                     I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                         a) Eggs, not in shell :
                                             1 . Dried                                          296-36            57-27
                                             2 . Other                                            78-40           14-70
                                         b) Egg yolks :
                                            .1 . Liquid                                         159-48            25-85
                                             2 . Frozen                                         169-96            27-62
                                             3 . Dried                                          353-28           59-30
          (a) Only poultry «ggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com­
              munities are eligible for entry under this subheading.