29.10.87 NoL307/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3216/87
of28October1987
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
accordinglybemaintainedunchangeduntil31January
1988;
Whereas,CommissionRegulation(EEC)No630/86of28
February1986ontheapplicationofimportleviesonegg
productsfromPortugal(®)suspendedtheapplicationof
importleviesoneggproductsfromPortugalowingtothe
minimaldifferencebetweenthepricesobtaininginthe
CommunityontheonehandandinPortugalonthe
otherhand;whereasthesituationstillpertains;
.WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87of23
July1987onthetariffandstatisticalnomenclature and
ontheCommonCustomsTariffQintroduces,witheffect
from1January1988,anew'combinednomenclature',
whichmeetstherequirements ofboththeCommon
CustomsTariffandtheCommunity'sstatisticsonforeign
tradeandwhichreplacestheexistingnomenclature ;
whereasthecombinednomenclature codesshouldthere­
forebespecified,togetherwiththerelevantsluice-gate
priceandlevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,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)No2235/87(f),last
fixedfortheperiod1Augustto31October1987,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1November1987to
31January1988;whereassuchpricesandleviesshould
inprinciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grainprices
fortheperiod1Mayto30September1987;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,changes
inworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbyatleastaspecifiedminimuminrela­
tiontothatusedtocalculatethesluice-gatepriceforthe
precedingquarter;whereas,byRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75,theminimumwassetat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrainrequired
doesnotvaryby3%ormorefromthatusedforthe
precedingquarter;whereasthesluice-gatepricesfixedby
Regulation (EEC)No2235/87shouldaccordinglybe
maintainedunchangeduntil31January1988;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1November,1
Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,worldmarketprices
forfeedgrainaretobetakenintoaccountonlyifatthe
sametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sincenonewsluice-gatepriceshavebeenfixed,
theleviesfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No2235/87shouldHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)ofthatRegulationandthesluice-gateprices
providedforinArticle7ofthatRegulationinrespectof
thelikeproductsshall,fortheperiod1November1987
to31January1988beasfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2235/87.
2.ForimportsfromPortugalofproductsspecifiedin
paragraph 1,applicationoftheleviesspecifiedinthe
Annexshallbesuspended .
3.Witheffectfrom1January1988thesluice-gate
priceandtheleviesfixedinaccordancewiththeprece­
dingparagraphsofthisArticleshallapplyasshownin
thetablesetoutintheAnnextothisRegulation.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1987. (')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.0OJNoL133,21.5.1986,p.39.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(4)OJNoL301,25.10.1986,p.1.
0OJNoL206,28.7.1987,p.25.(*)OJNoL60,1.3.1986,p.10.
0OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28October1987
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28October1987fixingthesluice-gatepricesandlevies
foreggs
CN
code(')Sluice-gateprice Levy
1 2 3
ECU/100units ECU/100units
04070011
0407001950,52
10,5915,57
5,03
ECU/100kg ECU/100kg
04070030
04081110
04081911
04081919
04089110
0408991079,96
390,56
176,87
188,45
327,91
86,9943,52
203,67
88,78
94,87
196,71
50,48
(')SeeRegulation(EEC)No2658/87(OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1).