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24 . 10 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 296/ 13

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2874/ 73 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 October 1973 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain differs COMMUNITIES , by more than 3 % from that used in the preceding quarter ; whereas this must be considered when the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European sluice-gate price is fixed for the period from 1 Economic Community ; November 1973 to 31 January 1974 ; Having regard to Council Regulation No 122/ Whereas in fixing the levy operative from 1 67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ November, 1 February and 1 May, account is to be tion of the market in eggs, as last amended by the taken of trends in world feed grain prices only if new Act (2) on the conditions of Accession and Adjust­ sluice-gate prices are fixed at the same time ; ments to the Treaties, and in particular Articles 3 and 7(1 ) thereof ; Whereas new sluice-gate prices are being fixed ; Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products whereas the levies must therefore be fixed in the light listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 122/67/ EEC of feed grain price trends ; must be fixed quarterly in advance using the methods of calculation determined in Commission Regulation Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation (EEC) No 2050/73 (3) of 25 July 1973 fixing the are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ sluice-gate prices and the levies on eggs ; ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2050/73 fixed the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : from 1 August 1973 to 31 October 1973, they must be fixed again for the period from 1 November 1973 to 31 January 1974 ; whereas they must in principle be Article 1 based on those for feed grain for the period from 1 February 1973 to 31 July 1973 ; The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation No 122/67/ EEC and the sluice-gate prices provided for in Whereas in fixing the sluice-gate prices operative Article 7 of that Regulation for the products listed in from 1 November, 1 February and 1 May, account is Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation shall be as shown in to be taken of trends in world feed grain prices only if the Annex . the price of the quantity of feed grain differs but slightly from that used in fixing the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas the difference was Article 2 fixed at 3 % by Council Regulation No 145/ 67/ EEC (4 ) of 21 June 1967 laying down rules for This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs ; 1973 .

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

Done at Brussels, October 1973 . For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No 1 »-, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2293/67. (2) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14. (3) OJ No L 208 , 28 . 7 . 1973 , p . 39 . (4) OJ No 125, 26. 6 . 1967, p. 2467/67.

No L 296/ 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 24 . 10 . 73

ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs from 1 November 1973 to 31 January 1974

CCT heading Sluice-gate Rate of No Description of goods price levies

1 2 3 4 in u. a. / 100 units in u. a. / 100 units 04.05 Bird's 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 ) 7-22 1-00

u. a. / 100 kg u. a. / 100 kg 57-35 10-53 b ) Other

B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :

I. Suitable for human consumption : a ) Eggs, not in shell : 1 . Dried 241-17 44-65 2 . Other 66-88 12-21 b ) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid 129-87 21-48 2 . Frozen 138-39 22-96 3 . Dried 269-48 45-28

( 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.