31974R2707

26 . 10 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 289 / 19

REGULATION (EEC) No 2707 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 October 1974 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN for the previous quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate COMMUNITIES, prices fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2518 /74 should Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European accordingly be maintained unchanged until 31 Economic Community ; January 1975 ;

Having regard to Council Regulation No 123/ Whereas in fixing the levies to take effect on 1 67/EEC ( 1) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ November, 1 February and 1 May respectively no tion of the market in poultrymeat, as last amended by account is to be taken of the trend of feed grain prices the Act (2) concerning the conditions of accession and on the world market unless at the same time a new the adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Arti­ sluice-gate price is fixed ; cles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof ; Whereas, since no new sluice-gate price has been Whereas the sluice-gate prices and levies for the fixed, the levies fixed by Regulation (EEC) No products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 2518/74 should accordingly be maintained until 31 123/67/EEC must be fixed quarterly in advance January 1975 ; according to the methods of calculation indicated in Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1920/74 (3) of 23 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ July 1974 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for poultrymeat ; ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,

Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for poultry­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : meat were last fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2518/74 (4) for the period 7 October to 31 October Article 1 1974, new sluice-gate prices and levies must be fixed for the period 1 November 1974 to 31 January 1975 ; 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regula­ whereas such prices and levies should in principle be tion No 123/67/EEC in respect of the products speci­ calculated by reference to the prices of feed grains fied in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice­ over the period 1 February 1974 to 31 July 1974 ; gate prices provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation Whereas in fixing the sluice-gate prices to take effect in respect of the like products shall, for the period 1 on 1 November, 1 February and 1 May respectively no November 1974 to 31 January 1975, be as shown in account is to be taken of the trend pf feed grain prices the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2518/74. on the world market unless the price of the quantity 2. Provided that in the case of products falling of feed grain required varies by an amount in excess within heading No 02.03 or within subheading 15.01 of a specified minimum in relation to that used to B or 16.02 B I of the Common Customs Tariff in calculate the sluice-gate price for the preceding respect of which the rate of duty has been bound quarter ; whereas by Council Regulation No 146/ within GATT the levies shall not exceed the amounts 67/EEC (5) of 21 June 1967 laying down rules for resulting from that binding. calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poul­ trymeat, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 2 1717/74 (6), this minimum was set at 3 % ; Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1974 . required does not vary by 3 % or more from that used

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 . 2301 /67 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14. (3) OJ No L 202, 24. 7 . 1974, p. 23 . (4) OJ No L 270 , 5. 10 . 1974, p. 1 . (5) OJ No 125, 26 . 6 . 1967, p. 2470/67 . (6) OJ No L 181 , 4 . 7. 1974, p. 3 .