29.4.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL112/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1163/87
of28April1987
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketineggs('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1475/86(2),andinparticularArticles3and7(1)
thereof,
Whereassluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
mustbefixedquarterlyinadvanceinaccordancewiththe
methodsofcalculationlaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2773/75of29October1975layingdownrules
forcalculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
eggs(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3232/86(4);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggswere,
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No266/87(*),lastfixed
fortheperiod1Februaryto30April1987,theymustbe
fixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31July1987;whereas
suchpricesandleviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedby
referencetofeed-grainpricesfortheperiod1November
1986to31March1987;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,changes
inworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbyatleastaspecifiedminimuminrela­
tiontothatusedtocalculatethesluice-gatepriceforthe
precedingquarter;whereas,byRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75,theminimumwassetat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrainrequired
variesbymorethan3%fromthatusedforthepreceding
quarter;whereasthisvariationmustaccordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gatepricesfortheperiod1
Mayto31July1987;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1November,1
Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,worldmarketprices
forfeedgrainaretobetakenintoaccountonlyifatthe
sametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
Whereas,CommissionRegulation(EEC)No630/86of28
February1986ontheapplicationofimportleviesonegg
productsfromPortugal(*)suspendedtheapplicationof
importleviesoneggproductsfromPortugalowingtothe
minimaldifferencebetweenthepricesobtaininginthe
CommunityontheonehandandinPortugalonthe
otherhand;whereasthesituationstillpertains;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)ofthatRegulation,andthesluice-gateprices
providedforinArticle7thereofinrespectofthelike
products,shallbeasshownintheAnnexhereto.
2.ForimportsfromPortugalofproductsspecifiedin
paragraph 1,applicationoftheleviesspecifiedinthe
Annexshallbesuspended.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28April1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.0OJNoL133,21.5.1986,p.39.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(<)OJNoL301,25.10.1986,p.1.
(*)OJNoL26,29.1.1987,p.31. {*)OJNoL60,1.3.1986,p.10.

NoL112/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.4.87
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28April1987fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4IECU/100unitsECU/100units
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedorotherwise
preserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a):
1.Ofturkeysorgeese
2.Other50,56
10,6015,73
5,16IECU/100kgECU/100kg
b)Other
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggsnotinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried80,08
328,36
87,10
177,10
188,69
391,0844.92
203,04
52,11
91,64
97.93
210,23
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCommu­
nitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .