31979R0093

19 . 1 . 79 No L 13/ 33 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 93/79

of 18 January 1979

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 varies by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European accordingly be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate Economic Community, prices for the period 1 February to 30 April 1979 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, tion of the market in eggs (l), as amended by Regula­ world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into tion (EEC) No 368/76 (2), and in particular Articles 3 account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, price is fixed ; Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No changes in world market prices for feed grain must be 2771 /75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accor­ dance with the methods of calculation laid down in taken into account in fixing the levies ; Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ the sluice-gate price for eggs (3), as last amended by ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, Regulation (EEC) No 2300/77 (4) ;

Whereas since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : were, by Regulation (EEC) No 2408/78 (5), last fixed for the period 1 November 1978 to 31 January 1979, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 February to Article 1 30 April 1979 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle be calculated by reference to feed grain The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation prices for the period 1 August to 31 December 1978 ; (EEC) No 2771 /75 in respect of the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation, and the sluice-gate Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in respect of 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, the like products, shall be as shown in the Annex changes in world market prices for feed grain are to hereto . be taken into account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain required varies by at least a specified minimum in relation to that used to calculate the slui­ Article 2 ce-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, by This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75, the minimum was set 1979 . at 3 % ;

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

Done at Brussels, 18 January 1979.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH

Vice-President

(!) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49 . (2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2. 1976, p. 2. (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64. («) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 6. 5 ) OJ No L 292, 18 . 10 . 1978 , p. 5.

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period 1 February to 30 April 1979

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description 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 ) : 33.18 6.07 1 . Of turkeys or geese 2 . Other 8.29 2.70

u.a. / 100 kg u.a. /100 kg

63.30 26.63 b) Other

B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :

I. Suitable for human consumption : a ) Eggs, not in shell : 1 . Dried 260.96 120.37 2 . Other 69.32 30.89 b) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid 140.92 54.33 2. Frozen 150.12 58.05 3 . Dried 310.69 124.63

(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.