NoL285/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.10.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2959/85
of23October1985
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketineggs('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3643/81(2),andinparticular
Articles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereassluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75mustbefixedquarterlyinadvanceinaccor­
dancewiththemethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2773/75of29October
1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevyandthe
sluice-gatepriceforeggs(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2300/77(4);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
were,byRegulation(EEC)No2129/85(^,lastfixedfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1985,theymustbe
fixedanewfortheperiod1November1985to31
January1986;whereassuchpricesandleviesshould
inprinciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grain
pricesfortheperiod1Mayto30September1985;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No2773/75,theminimumwas
setat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1November1985to31January
1986;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
worldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gate
priceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ,andthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproducts,shallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1984.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23October1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL364,19.12.1981,p.1.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(4)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.6.0OJNoL198,30.7.1985,p.44.

25.10.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL285/17
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof23October1985fixingthesluice-gatepricesandlevies
foreggs
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100unitsECU/100units
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedorotherwise
preserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a):
1.Ofturkeysorgeese
2.Other44,34
11,778,48
3,05
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
b)Other 96,33 30,13
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:I
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggsnotinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other387,12
102,16136,19
34,95
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried207,92
221,63
461,7961,47
65,68
141,01
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuro­
peanCommunities areeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .