31988R1068

23 . 4 . 88 No L 104/25 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1068/88 of 22 April 1988 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, for feed grain are to be taken into account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed, Economic Community, changes in world market prices for feed grain must be taken into account in fixing the levies ; Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 630/86 (*) on the application of import levies on egg products from Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 Portugal suspended the application of import levies on of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the egg products from Portugal owing to the minimal diffe­ market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) rence between the prices obtaining in the Community on No 4000/87 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) the one hand and in Portugal on the other hand ; whereas thereof, the situation still pertains ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 Q, as last Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1058/88 (8), introduced, specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 with effect from 1 January 1988, a new 'combined must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with the nomenclature', which meets the requirements of both the methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation Common Customs Tariff and the Community's statistics (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules on foreign trade and which replaces the previous nomen­ for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for clature ; eggs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4155/87 (4) ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were, Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 185/88 (*), last fixed for the period 1 February to 30 April 1988, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31 July 1988 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle be calculated by HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : reference to feed-grain prices for the period 1 November 1987 to 31 March 1988 ;

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 account only if the price of the (quantity of feed grain 1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­ (EEC) No 2771 /75 in respect of the products specified in tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the Article 1 (1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of 2773/75, the minimum was set at 3 % ; the like products shall be shown in the Annex.

Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required varies by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding 2. For imports from Portugal of products specified in quarter ; whereas this variation must accordingly be taken paragraph 1 , application of the levies that are specified in into account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1 the Annex is suspended. May to 31 July 1988 ;

Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 November, 1 Article 2 February and 1 May are being fixed, world market prices This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1988 . (') OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49 . 0 OJ No L 377, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 41 . 0 OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64. (*) OJ No L 60, 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 10 . (4) OJ No L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29 . 0 OJ No L 256, 7. 9 . 1987, p. 1 . ^ OI No L 19. 23 . 1 . 1988 , p. 20 . (8) See page 1 of this Official Journal.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 April 1988 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

ANNEX

to the Commission Regulation of 22 April 1988 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 50,81 15,30 0407 00 19 10,69 4,94

ECU/ 1 00 kg ECU/ 100 kg 1

0407 00 30 80,86 42,69 0408 11 10 394,48 199,79 0408 19 11 178,58 87,09 0408 19 19 190,27 93,06 0408 91 10 331,17 192,96 0408 99 10 87,82 49,52