31978R1669
15 . 7 . 78 No L 192/ 55 Official Journal of the European Communities
COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1669/ 78 of 13 July 1978 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 the calculation must be that shown in Annex I to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 amended by Regula tion ( 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 754/78 for the period ending 31 July tion ( EEC) No 1 775/74 ( 7); 1978 (3) and levies must therefore be fixed anew for the period 1 August to 31 October 1978 ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices for the products specified Whereas the levy on eggs in shell is made up of two in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must components ; be fixed in advance for each quarter ; whereas sluice gate prices were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the first component must be equal to the 754/78 for the period ending 31 July 1978 , and prices difference between prices within the Community and must therefore now be fixed anew for the period 1 on the world market for the quantity of feed grain August to 31 October 1978 ; specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 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 2300 /77 p ) ; up of two components ;
Whereas the price within the Community for that quantity of feed grain must be determined in accor Whereas the first component must be equal to the dance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No price on the world market for the quantity of feed 2773/75 ; whereas the price for the like quantity on 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 1978 ; 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 1978 ; (2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 101 , 14. 4. 1978 , p. 25 . (4) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64. (6) OJ No 129 , 28 . 6. 1967, p . 2578 / 67. (5) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 6. (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 percentage 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 ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, Whereas the sluice-gate prices for the products speci 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 I ( 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 % ; 1978 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 13 July 1978 .
For the Commission
Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President
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ANNEX
Sluice-gate pikes and levies for eggs for the period 1 August to 31 October 1978
CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description Levy price
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) : 33.85 5-41 1 . Of turkeys or geese 2. Other 8.56 2.43
u.a. / 100 kg u.a. /100 kg b) Other 66.41 23.74
B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
I. Suitable for human consumption : a) Eggs, not in shell : 1 . Dried 272-22 107.30 2 . Other 72-21 27-54 b) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid 146.81 48-43 2. Frozen 156-42 51.75 3 . Dried 324-22 ' 111-10
(•) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com munities are eligible for entry under this subheading.