31985R2959

No L 285/ 16 25 . 10 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2959/85 of 23 October 1985 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 prices for the period 1 November 1985 to 31 January 2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ 1986 ; zation of the market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3643/81 (2), and in particular Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No price is fixed ; 2771 /75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accor­ dance with the methods of calculation laid down in Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, 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 sluice-gate price for eggs (3), as last amended by Regu­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation lation (EEC) No 2300/77 (4) ; are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were, by Regulation (EEC) No 2129/85 (^, last fixed for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the period 1 August to 31 October 1985, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November 1985 to 31 Article 1 January 1986 ; whereas such prices and levies should The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation in principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain (EEC) No 2771 /75 in respect of the products specified prices for the period 1 May to 30 September 1985 ; in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation, and the sluice-gate prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in respect of Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from the like products, shall be as shown in the Annex 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, hereto . changes in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into account only if the price of the quantity of Article 2 feed grain required varies by at least a specified minimum in relation to that used to calculate the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, 1984 .

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

Done at Brussels, 23 October 1985 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') 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 . 0 OJ No L 198 , 30 . 7. 1985, p . 44.

25 . 10 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 285/ 17

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 23 October 1985 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 44,34 8,48 2 . Other 11,77 3,05

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg

b) Other 96,33 30,13 B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks : I

I. Suitable for human consumption : a) Eggs not in shell : 1 . Dried 387,12 136,19 2. Other 102,16 34,95 b) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid 207,92 61,47 2 . Frozen 221,63 65,68 3 . Dried 461,79 141,01

(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 .