31987R3216

No L 307/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 10 . 87

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3216/87 of 28 October 1987 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, accordingly be maintained unchanged until 31 January 1988 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 630/86 of 28 February 1986 on the application of import levies on egg Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and products from Portugal (®) suspended the application of Portugal, import levies on egg products from Portugal owing to the minimal difference between the prices obtaining in the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 Community on the one hand and in Portugal on the of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the other hand ; whereas the situation still pertains ; market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1475/86 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) . Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 thereof, July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff Q introduces, with effect Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products from 1 January 1988, a new 'combined nomenclature', specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 which meets the requirements of both the Common must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with the Customs Tariff and the Community's statistics on foreign methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation trade and which replaces the existing nomenclature ; (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules whereas the combined nomenclature codes should there­ for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for fore be specified, together with the relevant sluice-gate eggs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No price and levies ; 3232/86 (4) ; 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 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2235/ 87 (f), last Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, fixed for the period 1 August to 31 October 1987, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 November 1987 to 31 January 1988 ; whereas such prices and levies should HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : in principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain prices for the period 1 May to 30 September 1987 ; Article 1 Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, changes in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain (EEC) No 2771 /75 in respect of the products specified in required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­ Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No the like products shall, for the period 1 November 1987 2773/75, the minimum was set at 3 % ; to 31 January 1988 be as fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2235/87. Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required does not vary by 3 % or more from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas the sluice-gate prices fixed by 2. For imports from Portugal of products specified in Regulation (EEC) No 2235/87 should accordingly be paragraph 1 , application of the levies specified in the maintained unchanged until 31 January 1988 ; Annex shall be suspended.

Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 November, 1 3 . With effect from 1 January 1988 the sluice-gate February and 1 May are being fixed, world market prices price and the levies fixed in accordance with the prece­ for feed grain are to be taken into account only if at the ding paragraphs of this Article shall apply as shown in same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ; the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Whereas, since no new sluice-gate prices have been fixed, Article 2 the levies fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 2235/87 should This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49 . 1987 . 0 OJ No L 133 , 21 . 5 . 1986, p. 39 . (3) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64. (4) OJ No L 301 , 25. 10 . 1986, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 60, 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 10. 0 OJ No L 206, 28 . 7. 1987, p . 25 . 0 OJ No L 256, 7. 9 . 1987, p. 1 .

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

Done at Brussels, 28 October 1987 For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 28 October 1987 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

CN Sluice-gate price Levy code (')

1 2 3

ECU/ 100 units ECU/ 100 units

0407 00 1 1 50,52 15,57 0407 00 19 10,59 5,03

ECU/ 100 kg ECU/ 100 kg

0407 00 30 79,96 43,52 0408 11 10 390,56 203,67 0408 19 11 176,87 88,78 0408 19 19 188,45 94,87 0408 91 10 327,91 196,71 0408 99 10 86,99 50,48

(') See Regulation ( EEC) No 2658 /87 (OJ No L 256, 7. 9 . 1987, p. 1 ).