31983R0914

20 . 4 . 83 No L 101 / 19 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 914/83 of 19 April 1983 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN by Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75, the minimum was COMMUNITIES, set at 3 % ;

Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European required varies by more than 3 % from that used for Economic Community, the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must accordingly be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ prices for the period 1 May to 31 July 1983 ; zation of the market in eggs ('), as last amended by Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 Regulation (EEC) No 3643/81 (2), and in particular November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products price is fixed ; specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accor­ Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, dance with the methods of calculation laid down in changes in world market prices for feed grain must be Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October taken into account in fixing the levies ; 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation sluice-gate price for eggs (3), as last amended by Regu­ are in accordance with the opinion of the Management lation (EEC) No 2300/77 (4) ; Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were, by Regulation (EEC) No 96/83 (*), last fixed for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the period 1 February to 30 April 1983, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31 July 1983 ; Article 1 whereas such prices and levies should in principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain prices for the The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation period 1 November 1982 to 31 March 1983 ; (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 be hereto . taken into account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain required varies by at least a specified Article 2 minimum in relation to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1983 .

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

Done at Brussels, 19 April 1983 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49 . (2) OJ No L 364, 19 . 12. 1981 , p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64. (4) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 6. (5) OJ No L 14, 18 . 1 . 1983, p. 6.

No L 101 /20 Official Journal of the European Communities 20 . 4 . 83

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 19 April 1983 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

CCT Sluice-gate heading Description Levy No price

1 2 3 4

ECU/ 100 units ECU/ 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) : 1 . Of turkeys or geese 42,95 9,43 2 . Other 11,20 3,45

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg

b) Other 89,83 34,19 B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks : \

I. Suitable for human consumption : a) Eggs not in shell : 1 . Dried 363,62 154,54 2. Other 96,15 39,66 b) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid 195,60 69,75 2. Frozen 208,46 74,53 3 . Dried 433,52 160,01

(a) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the Euro­ pean Communities are eligible for entry under this subheading.