31974R2706

No L 289/ 18 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 10 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2706/ 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 October 1974 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain COMMUNITIES, required does not vary by 3 % or more from that used for the previous quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European prices fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2518 /74 should Economic Community ; accordingly be maintained unchanged until 31 Having regard to Council Regulation No 122/ January 1975 ; 67/EEC ( J ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in eggs, as last amended by the Whereas in fixing the levies to take effect on 1 Act (2) concerning the conditions of accession and the November, 1 February and 1 May respectively, no adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Articles account is to be taken of the trend of feed grain prices 3 and 7(1 ) thereof ; on the world market unless at the same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ; Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 122/ Whereas, since no new sluice-gate price has been 67/ EEC must be fixed quarterly in advance according fixed, the levies fixed by Regulation (EEC) No to the methods of calculation indicated in Commis­ 2518/74 should accordingly be maintained unchanged sion Regulation (EEC) No 1918 /74 (3) of 23 July 1974 until 31 January 1975 ; fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2518 /74 (4) for ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, the period 7 October to 31 October 1974, new sluice­ gate prices and levies must be fixed for the period 1 November 1974 to 31 January 1975 ; whereas such HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : prices and levies should in principle be calculated by reference to the prices of feed grains over the period 1 Article 1 February 1974 to 31 July 1974 ; Whereas in fixing the sluice-gate prices to take effect The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation No on 1 November, 1 February and 1 May respectively, 122/67/EEC in respect of the products specified in no account is to be taken of the trend of feed grain Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices on the world market unless the price of the prices provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation in quantity of feed grain required varies by an amount in respect of the like products shall, for the period 1 excess of a specified minimum in relation to that used November 1974 to 31 January 1975, be as shown in to calculate the sluice-gate price for the preceding the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2518 /74. quarter ; whereas by Council Regulation No 145/ 67/EEC (5) of 21 June 1967 laying down rules for Article 2 calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1716/74 (6), this This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November minimum was set at 3 % ; 1974 .

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

Done at Brussels, 25 October 1974. For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(•) OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p. 2293/ 67. (2) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14 . (3) OJ No L 202, 24. 7 . 1974, p. 18 . (4) OJ No L 270, 5 . 10 . 1974, p. 1 . (5) OJ No 125, 26 . 6 . 1967, p. 2467/67 . (b) OJ No L 181 , 4 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 .