31986R0176

29 . 1 . 86 No L 22/ 13 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 176/86 of 28 January 1986 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required varies by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must accordingly be taken Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, into account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 February to 30 April 1986 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 November, 1 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the February and 1 May are being fixed, world market prices market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) for feed grain are to be taken into account only if at the No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ; thereof, Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, changes in world market prices for feed grain must be Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products taken into account in fixing the levies ; specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with the Whereas, pursuant to Article 394 of the Act of Accession methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation of Spain and Portugal, the application to the new Member (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules States of the Community rules introduced for the produc­ for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for tion of and trade in agricultural products and for the trade eggs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No in certain goods resulting from the processing of agricul­ 2300/77 (4) ; tural products shall be postponed ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were, in accordance with the opinion of the Management by Regulation (EEC) No 2959/85 (*), last fixed for the Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, period 1 November 1985 to 31 January 1986, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 February to 30 April 1986 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle be HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : calculated by reference to feed-grain prices for the period 1 August to 31 December 1985 ; Article 1

Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1 The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, changes No 2771 /75 in respect of the products specified in Article in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation, and the sluice-gate prices account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain provided for in Article 7 thereof in respect of the like required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­ products, shall be as shown in the Annex hereto. tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, by Article 2 Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75, the minimum was set at 3 % : This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1986.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 January 1986 For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49. (2) OJ No L 362, 31 . 12. 1985, p. 8 . (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64. (*) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10 . 1977, p. 6. O OJ No L 285, 25. 10 . 1985, p. 16.

No L 22/ 14 29 . 1 . 86 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 January 1986 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

CCT Sluice-gate heading Description Levy price No 1 2 3 4

ECU/ 100 units ECU/ 100 units I

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 42,90 9,92 2. Other 11,17 3,65

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg I

b) Other 89,57 36,38 B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks : I. Suitable for human consumption : a) Eggs not in shell : 1 . Dried 362,67 164,44 2 . Other 95,91 42,20 b) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid 195,11 74,22 2. Frozen 207,94 79,31 3 . Dried 432,40 170,26

(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.