29.1.87 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL26/31
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No266/87
of28January1987
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketineggs(1),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)No3188/86(*),last
fixedfortheperiod1November1986to31January
1987,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod1February
to30April1987;whereassuchpricesandleviesshould
inprinciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grainprices
fortheperiod1Augustto31December1986;
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
Februaryto30April1987;
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,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)ofthatRegulation,andthesluice-gateprices
providedforinArticle7thereofinrespectofthelike
products,shallbeasshownintheAnnexhereto.
2.ForimportsfromPortugalofproductsspecifiedin
paragraph 1,applicationoftheleviesspecifiedinthe
Annexshallbesuspended.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1987.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28January1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.0OJNoL133,21.5.1986,p.39.0OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.0OJNoL301,25.10.1986,p.1.
ftOJNoL297,21.10.1986,p.23. (*)OJNoL60,1.3.1986,p.10.

NoL26/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.87
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28January1987fixingthesluice-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.Other50,76
10,6715,54
5,09
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
b)Other 80,69 44,36
l B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggsnotinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other330,58
87,67200,51
51,46
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried178,26
189,93
393,7490,49
96,70
207,60
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCommu­
nitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading.