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No L 202/ 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 7. 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1918 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 23 July 1974 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN grain used for the calculation must be that shown in COMMUNITIES , Annex I to Regulation No 145/67/ EEC ; whereas the second component must be equal to 7 % of the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European average of the sluice-gate prices applicable to eggs for Economic Community ; hatching ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 122/ Whereas the levy on the products specified in Article 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in eggs , as last amended by the 1 (1 ) (b) of Regulation No 122/ 67/ EEC must be Act (2) on the conditions of accession and adjustments derived from the levy on eggs in shell on the basis of the coefficients set out in the Annex to Commission to the Treaties, and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof ; Regulation No 1 64/ 67/ EEC (6) of 26 June 1967 fixing the factors for calculating levies and sluice-gate prices Whereas a levy fixed quarterly in advance must be for derived egg products , as last amended by Regula­ charged on imports into the Community on the tion ( EEC) No 1 775 / 74 ( 7 ) ; products specified to in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 122/ 67 / EEC ; whereas levies were last fixed by Regula­ Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified tion ( EEC) No 966/ 74 (3), for the period ending 31 in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 122/ 67/ EEC must be July 1974, and new levies must therefore be fixed for fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas , since the the period 1 August to 31 October 1974 ; sluice-gate prices were last fixed by Regulation ( EEC) No 966/ 74 for the period ending 31 July 1974 , they Whereas the levy on eggs in shell consists of two must now be fixed for the period 1 August to 31 components ; October 1974 ; Whereas the first component must be equal to the difference between prices within the Community and Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell consists on the world market for the quantity of feed grain of two components ; specified in Annex I of Council Regulation No 145/ 67/ EEC (4) of 21 June 1967 laying down rules for Whereas the first component must be equal to the calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs, price on the world market for the quantity of feed as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1716/74 (5 ) ; grain specified in Annex II to Regulation No 145/ 67 / EEC ; Whereas the price within the Community for that quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor­ Whereas the price for that quantity of grain must be dance with Article 2 of Regulation No 145 / 67 / EEC ; determined in accordance with Article 4 ( 2) and ( 3 ) of whereas the price for the like quantity on the world Regulation No 145 / 67 / EEC ; market should be determined in accordance with Article 3 of that Regulation ; Whereas under the said Article 4 the price for each cereal on the world market is to be equal to the Whereas Article 3 aforesaid provides that the price for average of the cif prices determined for that cereal for each type of feed grain on the world market shall be the period of six months preceding the quarter during equal to the average of the cif prices determined for which the said component is calculated ; whereas this that cereal for the period of six months preceding the period is that from 1 November 1973 to 30 April quarter during which the component was calculated ; 1 974 ; whereas this period is that from 1 November 1973 to 30 April 1 974 ; Whereas the second amount, which represents other Whereas the second component must be equal to feeding costs and overhead costs of production , and 7 % of the average of the sluice-gate prices applicable marketing is fixed in Annex II to Regulation No 145 / for the four quarters to 1 May in each year ; 67 / EEC ; Whereas the levy on eggs for hatching must be calcu­ Whereas the sluice-gate price for eggs for hatching lated by using the same method as for the levy on must be calculated using the same method as that eggs in shell ; whereas , however, the quantity of feed used for calculating the sluice-gate price for eggs in shell ; whereas , however, the price for the quantity of (') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 229.3 / 67. feed grain must be the price for the quantity specified (-') OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14 . ( 3 ) OJ No L 1 10 , 24 . 4 . 1974, p. 13 . O OJ No 125 , 26 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2467/ 67 . ( h) OJ No 129 , 28 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2578 / 67 . (5 ) OJ No L 181 , 4 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 . O O J No L 186 , 10 . 7 . 1974, p . 14 .

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in Annex II to Regulation No 145/67/ EEC ; whereas products , the same reduction in marketing costs as for the standard amount must be that specified in the whole products should be allowed for ; whereas, same Annex ; however, the percentage to be deducted should be lower than that taken for whole products, as the Whereas the sluice-gate price for the products speci­ production of separated products requires the use of fied in Article 1 ( 1 ) (b) of Regulation No 122/ 67/ EEC fresh eggs ; whereas that percentage may be assessed must be derived from the sluice-gate price for eggs in at 7 % ; shell by taking into account the lower value of the basic product, the coefficients for those products fixed Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation pursuant to Article 5 (2) of that Regulation , and the are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ standard amount specified in the Annex to Regulation ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, No 164/ 67/ EEC ; Whereas, as regards to the value loss to be allowed for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : in the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for whole products, account should be taken firstly of the lack of Article 1 certain marketing costs specific to eggs in shell, and of a percentage reflecting the lower prices generally The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation No obtained for eggs intended for processing ; whereas 122/67/ EEC and the sluice-gate prices provided for in these marketing costs — to be deducted from the Article 7 of that Regulation for the products specified sluice-gate price for eggs in shell — may be assessed in Article 1 ( 1 ) thereof shall be as shown in the Annex hereto . at 0-0800 u.a./kg ; whereas the percentage to be deducted from that reduced sluice-gate price may be assessed at 20 % ; Article 2 Whereas, as regards the value loss to be allowed for in This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August the calculation of the sluice-gate prices for separated 1974 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 23 July 1974. For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period 1 August 1974 to 31 October 1974

CCT heading Sluice-gate Rate of 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) 9-45 0-50

u. a. / 100 kg u. a. / 100 kg b) Other 76-42 3-97

B. Eggs , not in shell ; egg yolks :

I. Suitable for human consumption : a > Eggs, not in shell : 1 . Dried 308-42 17-94 2 . Other 81-50 4-61 b) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid 165-81 8-10 2 . Frozen 176-71 8-65 3 . Dried 367-79 18-58

( a ) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com­ munities are eligible for entry under this subheading.