OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 55
19.6.67 OFFICIALJOURNALOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 2293/67
REGULATION No122/67/EECOFTHECOUNCIL
of13June1967
onthecommonorganisationofthemarketineggs
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Articles42and43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanPar­
liament1;
Whereastheoperationanddevelopmentofthecom­
monmarketinagriculturalproductsmustbeaccom­
paniedbytheestablishmentofacommonagricultural
policytoincludeinparticularacommonorganisa­
tionofagriculturalmarketswhichmaytakevarious
formsdependingontheproduct;
WhereasRegulationNo212providedthatthecom­
monorganisationofthemarketineggsshouldbees­
tablishedprogressivelyfrom1962;whereasthemain
featureofthemarketorganisationthusestablishedis
asystemofleviestobeappliedintradebetween
MemberStatesandwiththirdcountries,calculated
withparticularreferencetopricesforfeedgrain;
Whereastheintroductionon1July1967ofasingle
pricesystemforcerealswithintheCommunityleads
totheestablishment ofasinglemarketineggson
thatdate;
Whereastheaimofthecommonagriculturalpolicyis
toattaintheobjectivessetoutinArticle39ofthe
Treaty;whereas,intheeggssector,inordertostabil­
isemarketsandtoensureafairstandardofliving
fortheagriculturalcommunityconcerned,provision
shouldbemadeformeasurestofacilitatetheadjust­
mentofsupplytomarketrequirements ;
Whereasthecreationofasinglemarketforeggsin­
volvestheintroductionofasingletradingsystemattheexternalfrontiersoftheCommunity,thissystem
toincludelevies^andexportrefunds;
Whereastoachievethisaimitshouldasageneral
rulebesufficienttointroduce,inrespectofimports
fromthirdcountries,levieswhichtakeaccountofthe
incidenceonfeedingcostsofthedifferencebetween
pricesforfeedgrainwithintheCommunityandon
theworldmarket,andoftheneedtoprotectthe
Communityprocessingindustry;
Whereasitisnecessarytoavoiddisturbancesonthe
Communitymarketcausedbyoffersmadeonthe
worldmarketatabnormallylowprices;whereasto
thisendsluice-gatepricesshouldbefixedandlevies
shouldbeincreasedbyanadditionalamountwhen
free-at-frontier offerpricesarelowerthanthese
prices;
Whereasprovisionforgrantingarefundonexports
tothirdcountriesequaltothedifferencebetween
priceswithintheCommunityandontheworldmar­
ketwouldservetosafeguardCommunitypartici­
pationininternationaltradeineggs;
Whereas,inadditiontothesystemdescribedabove,
andtotheextentnecessaryforitsproperworking,
provisionshouldbemadeforregulatingor,whenthe
situationonthemarketsorequires,prohibitingthe
useof'inwardprocessingarrangements';
Whereasthelevysystemmakesitpossibletodispense
withallotherprotectivemeasuresattheexternal
frontiersoftheCommunity ;whereas,however,the
levymachinerymay,inexceptionalcircumstances ,
provedefective;whereas,insuchcases,soasnotto
leavetheCommunitymarketwithoutdefenceagainst
disturbanceswhichmayarisetherefromaftertheim­
portbarrierswhichexistedpreviouslyhavebeenre­
moved,theCommunityshouldbeenabledtotakeall
necessarymeasureswithoutdelay;
Whereastheestablishment ofasinglemarketineggs
involvestheremovalattheinternalfrontiersofthe
Communityofallobstaclestothefreemovementof
thegoodsinquestion;1OJNo103,2.6.1967,p.2084/67.
2OJNo30,20.4.1962,p.953/62.

56 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
(a)'eggsinshell'meanspoultryeggsinshell,fresh
orpreserved,otherthaneggsforhatchingspeci­
fiedin(b);
(b)'eggsforhatching'means ,poultryeggsfor
hatching;
(c)'wholeproducts'meanspoultryeggsnotinshell,
suitableforhumanconsumption ;
—freshorpreserved,sweetenedornot;
—.dried,sweetenedornot;
(d)'separatedproducts'meanspoultryeggyolks,
suitableforhumanconsumption :
—freshorpreserved,sweetenedornot;
—dried,sweetenedornot;Whereastheestablishment ofasinglemarketwould
bejeopardisedbythegrantingofcertainaids;
whereas,therefore,theprovisionsoftheTreatywhich
allowtheassessmentofaidsgrantedbyMember
Statesandtheprohibitionofthosewhichareincom­
patiblewiththecommonmarketshouldbemadeto
applytoeggs;
Whereasthetransitionfromthesystemprovidedin
RegulationNo21tothatestablishedbythisRegula­
tionshouldbeeffectedassmoothlyaspossible;
whereasproductsmarketedduringthefirstweeks
followingthedateonwhichthisRegulationbeginsto
applywillhavebeenobtainedfromcerealspurchased
atthenationalpricesrulingintheproducingcountry
beforethatdateanddifferingfromthecommon
prices;whereas,therefore,theproductioncostsof
suchproductswillstillbeinfluencedbydifferences
betweenthenationalpricesforcerealsrulingbefore
thatdate,andbetweenthesepricesandthecommon
prices;whereasdifferencesinproductioncostsmay
leadtocertaindisturbances intradebetweenMember
Statesandwiththirdcountries;whereas,inorderto
avoidsuchdisturbances ,provisionshouldbemade
forintra-Community leviesandsupplementary levies
inrespectofthirdcountriesonimportsoftheprod­
uctsinquestionforacertaintransitionalperiod;
whereas,moreover,othertransitionalmeasuresmay
provenecessarytofacilitatethetransitionfromthe
systemprovidedinRegulationNo21tothesystem
establishedbythisRegulation;
Whereasthecommonorganisationofthemarketin
eggsmusttakeappropriateaccount,atthesametime,
oftheobjectivessetoutinArticles39and110ofthe
Treaty;
Whereas,inordertofacilitateimplementation ofthe
proposedmeasures,aprocedureshouldbeprovided
forestablishingcloseco-operationbetweenMember
StatesandtheCommissionwithinaManagement
Committee;(e)a'quarter'meansaperiodofthreemonthsbegin­
ning1February,1May,1Augustor1Novem­
ber.
Article2
1.Inordertoencourageactionbytradeandjoint
tradeorganisations tofacilitatetheadjustmentof
supplytomarketrequirements ,withtheexceptionof
actionrelatingtowithdrawalfromthemarket,the
followingCommunitymeasuresmaybetakeninre­
spectoftheproductslistedinArticle1(1):
—measurestopromotebetterorganisationofpro­
duction,processingandmarketing;
—measurestoimprovequality;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thecommonorganisationofthemarketineggs
shallcoverthefollowingproducts:—measurestopermittheestablishment ofshort­
andlong-termforecastsonthebasisofthemeans
ofproductionused;
—measurestofacilitatetherecordingofmarket
pricetrends.
Generalrulesconcerningthesemeasuresshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle43(2)oftheTreaty.
2.ForoneormoreoftheproductslistedinArticle
1(1),marketingstandardsshallbeadopted.These
standardsmayrelateinparticulartogradingbyqual­
ityandweight,packaging,storage,transport,presen­
tationandmarking.
Standards,their,scopeandthegeneralrulesfortheir
applicationshallbeacloptedbytheCouncil,actingin
accordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromthe
Commission .CCT
Descriptionofgoods heading
No
(a)ex04.05APoultryeggsinshell,freshorpre­
served
(b)ex04.05BIPoultryeggsnotinshellandegg
yolks,suitableforhumanconsump­
tion,fresh,preserved,driedorsweet­
ened

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 57
Article3 Article5
Alevy,fixedinadvanceforeachquarterinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle17,shall
bechargedonimportsintotheCommunityofthe
productslistedinArticle1(1).
Article41.AsregardstheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(b),thelevyshallbederivedfromthelevyon
eggsinshellasfollows:
—inrespectofwholeproducts,onthebasisofthe
quantityofeggsinshellusedinthemanufacture
ofonekilogrammeofsuchproducts;
—inrespectofseparatedproducts,onthebasisof
thequantityofeggsinshellusedinthemanufac­
tureofonekilogrammeofsuchproductsandof
theaverageratiobetweenthemarketvaluesof
theeggconstituents .
2.Thecoefficientsexpressingthequantitiesand
theratiomentionedinparagraph1shallbefixedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
17.Theinformationusedinfixingthecoefficients
shallbereconsideredatleastonceayear.
Article6
WhenasubstantialpriceriseisrecordedontheCom­
munitymarketandthissituationislikelytocontinue,
therebydisturbingorthreateningtodisturbthemar­
ket,thenecessarymeasuresmaybetaken.
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission,shalladoptgen­
eralrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle.1.Thelevyoneggsinshellshallbecomposedof:
(a)onecomponentequaltothedifferencebetween
priceswithintheCommunityandontheworld
marketforthequantityoffeedgrainrequiredfor
theproductionintheCommunityofonekilo­
grammeofeggsinshell.
ThepricesforfeedgrainwithintheCommunity
shallbedeterminedonceayearforaperiodof
twelvemonthsbeginning1August,onthebasis
ofthethresholdpricesforsuchgrainandthe
monthlyincreasethereof.
Thepricesforfeedgrainontheworldmarket
shallbedeterminedquarterlyonthebasisofthe
pricesforsuchgrainforthesixmonthspre­
cedingthequarterduringwhichthesaidcom­
ponentiscalculated.
However,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeing
fixed,trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeed
grainshallbetakenintoaccountonlyifatthe
sametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisbeingfixed.
(b)onecomponentequalto7%oftheaverageof
thesluice-gatepricesrulingforthefourquarters
preceding1Mayofeachyear.
Thiscomponentshallbecalculatedonceayear
foraperiodoftwelvemonthsbeginning1
August.
2.Thelevyoneggsforhatchingshallbecalculated
inthesamewayasthelevyoneggsinshell.How­
ever,thequantityoffeedgraintobeusedshallbe
thatrequiredfortheproductionintheCommunityof
oneeggforhatching;thesluice-gatepriceshallbe
thatapplicabletoeggsforhatching.
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission,shall:
—determinethequantityoffeedgrainrequiredfor
theproductionofonekilogrammeofeggsinshell
andthequantityoffeedgrainrequiredforthe
productionofoneeggforhatching,andtheper­
centagesofthevariousfeedgrainsincludedin
thesequantities;
—adoptrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle.Article7
1.Sluice-gatepricesshallbefixedinadvancefor
eachquarterinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle17.
2.Thesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshellshallbe
composedof:
(a)anamountequaltothepriceontheworldmar­
ketforthequantityoffeedgrainrequiredforthe
productioninthirdcountriesofonekilogramme
ofeggsinshell;
(b)astandardamountrepresentingotherfeeding
costsandoverheadcostsofproductionandmar­
keting.
Thepriceforthequantityoffeedgrainontheworld
marketshallbedeterminedquarterlyonthebasisof
thepricesforsuchgrainforthesixmonthspreceding
thequarterduringwhichthesluice-gatepriceis
fixed.
However,whenthesluice-gatepriceapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1May,isbeingfixed,

58 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
4.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle17.
Theadditionalamountsshallbefixed,whereneces­
sary,inaccordancewiththesameprocedure.
Article9trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshallbe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainshowsaminimumvariationfromthatused
incalculatingthesluice-gatepriceforthepreceding
quarter.Theinformationusedinfixingthestandard
amountmentionedin(b)shallbereconsideredat
leastonceayear.
3.Thesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatchingshall
becalculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gateprice
foreggsinshell;however,thepriceforthequantity
offeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbetheprice
forthequantityrequiredfortheproductioninthird
countriesofoneeggforhatchingandthestandard
amountshallbetheamountrepresentingotherfeed­
ingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionandmar­
ketinginrespectofoneeggforhatching.
4.AsregardstheproductslistedinArticle
1(1)(b),thesluice-gatepricesshallbederivedfrom
thesluice-gatepriceforeggs,inshell,accountbeing
takenofthedepreciationinvalueofthebasicma­
terial,ofthecoefficientsfixedforsuchproductsunder
Article5(2)andofastandardamountrepresenting
overheadcostsofproductionandmarketingfixedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
17.
5.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shall
adoptrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle.1.Totheextentnecessarytoenabletheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)tobeexported,inthestatere­
ferredtothereinorintheformofgoodslistedinthe
Annex,onthebasisofpricesforthoseproductson
theworldmarket,thedifferencebetweenthoseprices
andpriceswithintheCommunitymaybecoveredby
anexportrefund.
2.Therefundshallbethesameforthewhole
Community .Itmaybevariedaccordingtouseor
destination .
Therefundshallbegrantedonapplicationbythe
partyconcerned .
Whentherefundisbeingfixedparticularaccount
shallbetakenoftheneedtoestablishabalancebe­
tweentheuseofCommunitybasicproductsinthe
manufactureofprocessedgoodsforexporttothird
countriesandtheuseofthirdcountryproducts
broughtinunderinwardprocessingarrangements .
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladoptgen­
eralrulesforgrantingexportrefundsandcriteriafor
fixingtheamountofsuchrefunds.
Refundsshallbefixedatregularintervalsinaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle17.
WherenecessarytheCommissionmay,attherequest
ofaMemberStateoronitsowninitiative,alterthe
refundsintheinterveningperiod.
3.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticle
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle17.Article8
Article101.Wherethefree-at-frontier offerpriceforaprod­
uctfallsbelowthesluice-gateprice,thelevyonthat
productshallbeincreasedbyanadditionalamount
equaltothedifferencebetweenthesluice-gateprice
andthefree-at-frontier offerprice.
2.However,thelevyshallnotbeincreasedbythis
additionalamountasregardsthirdcountrieswhich
arepreparedandinapositiontoguaranteethatthe
priceofimportsintotheCommunityofproducts
originatinginandcomingfromtheirterritorywill
notbelowerthanthesluice-gatepricefortheproduct
inquestionandthatanydeflectionoftradewillbe
avoided.
3.Thefree-at-frontier offerpriceshallbedeter­
minedforallimportsfromallthirdcountries.
However,ifexportsfromoneormorethirdcountries
areeffectedatabnormallylowprices,lowerthanthe
pricesrulinginotherthirdcountries,asecond
free-at-frontier offerpriceshallbedeterminedfor
exportsfromtheseothercountries.1.Totheextentnecessaryfortheproperworking
ofthecommonorganisationofthemarketineggs,
theCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission,mayprohibit,in
wholeorinpart,theuseofinwardprocessingar­
rangements :
—inrespectofproductslistedinArticle1(1)which
areintendedforthemanufactureofproduct's
listedinArticle1(1)(b);and

OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 59
Article12 —inspecialcases,inrespectofproductslistedin
Article1(1)wichareintendedforthemanufac­
tureofthegoodslistedintheAnnex.
2.Communityprovisionstoregulatetheinward
processingtradeintheproductslistedinArticle1(1)
shallbeadoptednotlaterthan1July1968.
3.Rulestobeapplieduntiltheprovisionsmen­
tionedinparagraph2enterintoforceshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredto
inparagraph1;theyshallapplyinrespectof:
(a)therateofyieldtobetakenwhendetermining
thequantityofArticle1(1)productsusedinthe
manufactureofprocessedgoodsforexport;
(b)thedetermination ,forthepurposesofapplying
thelevy,ofthequantityofproductsusedinthe
manufactureofprocessedgoodsputintofreecir­
culation.
4.ForthepurposesofthisArticle'inwardprocess­
ingarrangements'meansallthoseprovisionsdeter­
miningtheconditionsunderwhichproductsfrom
thirdcountriesareusedwithintheCommunityinthe
manufactureofgoodsforexportandenjoyexemp­
tionfromtheleviesapplicabletothem.1.IfbyreasonofimportsorexportstheCom­
munitymarketinoneormoreoftheproductslisted
inArticle1(1)experiencesoristhreatenedwith
seriousdisturbanceswhichmayendangertheobjec­
tivessetoutinArticle39oftheTreaty,appropriate
measuresmaybeappliedintradewiththirdcountries
untilsuchdisturbanceorthreatofdisturbancehas
ceased.
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty
onaproposalfromtheCommission ,shalladoptde­
tailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisparagraphand
definethecasesinwhichandthelimitswithinwhich
MemberStatesmaytakeprotectivemeasures.
2.Ifthesituationmentionedinparagraph1arises,
theCommissionshall,attherequestofaMember
Stateoronitsowninitiative,decideuponthenecess­
arymeasures;themeasuresshallbecommunicated
totheMemberStatesandshallbeimmediatelyappli­
cable.IftheCommissionreceivesarequestfroma
MemberState,itshalltakeadecisionthereonwithin
twenty-fourhoursfollowingreceiptoftherequest.
3.ThemeasuresdecideduponbytheCommission
maybereferredtotheCouncilbyanyMemberState
withinthreeworkingdaysfollowingthedayon
whichtheywerecommunicated .TheCouncilshall
meetwithoutdelay.Itmayamendorrepealthe
measuresinquestioninaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty.Article11
Article13
1.Thefollowingshallbeprohibitedintheinternal
tradeoftheCommunity :
—thelevyingofanycustomsdutyorchargehaving
equivalenteffect;
•—anyquantitativerestrictionormeasurehaving
equivalenteffect,subjecttotheprovisionsofthe
ProtocolontheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg ;1.Thegeneralrulesfortheinterpretation ofthe
CommonCustomsTariffandthespecialrulesforits
applicationshallapplytothetariffclassificationof
productscoveredbythisRegulation;thetariffno­
menclatureresultingfromapplicationofthisRegula­
tionshallbeincorporatedintheCommonCustoms
Tarifffromthedateonwhichthelatterisfullyap­
plied.
2.SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulationor
wherederogationtherefromisdecidedbytheCoun­
cil,actinginaccordancewiththevotingprocedure
laiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreatyonapro­
posalfromtheCommission ,thefollowingshallbe
prohibited :
—thelevyingofanycustomsdutyorchargehaving
equivalenteffect;
—theapplicationofanyquantitativerestrictionor
measurehavingequivalenteffect,subjecttothe
provisionsoftheProtocolontheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg .
Therestrictionofimportorexportlicencestoa
specifiedcategoryofthoseentitledtoreceivethem
shallbeoneofthemeasuresconsideredashaving
effectequivalenttoaquantitativerestriction.—recoursetoArticle44oftheTreaty.
2.GoodslistedinArticle1(1)whicharemanu­
facturedorobtainedfromproductstowhichArticle
9(2)andArticle10(1)oftheTreatydonotapply
shallnotbeadmittedtofreecirculationwithinthe
Community .
Article14
SaveasotherwiseprovidedinthisRegulation,
Articles92to94oftheTreatyshallapplytothe
productionofandtradeintheproductslistedin
Article1(1).

60 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ArticleIS Article19
MemberStatesandtheCommission shallcommuni­
catetoeachothertheinformationnecessaryforim­
plementingthisRegulation.Rulesforthecommuni­
cationanddistributionofsuchinformationshallbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle17.AttheendofthetransitionalperiodtheCouncil,act­
inginaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaid
downinArticle43,(2)oftheTreatyonaproposal
fromtheCommission ,shalldecideinthelightofex­
periencewhethertoretainoramendtheprovisionsof
Article17.
Article20Article16
ThisRegulationshallbesoappliedthatappropriate
accountistaken,atthesametime,oftheobjectives
setoutinArticles39and110oftheTreaty.1.AManagementCommitteeforPoultrymeatand
Eggs(hereinaftercalledthe'Committee')shallbees­
tablished,consistingofrepresentatives ofMember
Statesandpresidedoverbyarepresentative ofthe
Commission .
2.WithintheCommitteethevotesofMember
StatesshallbeweightedinaccordancewithArticle
148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChairmanshallnotvote.Article21
TheadditionalamountprovidedforinArticle8shall
beconsideredasalevyinrelationtothirdcountries
withinthemeaningofArticle11(4)ofCouncilRegu­
lationNo130/66/EEC1of26July1966onthe
financingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy.
Article17
Article22
ShouldItalyhaverecoursetotheprovisionsof
Article23ofCouncilRegulationNo120/67/EEC2of
13June1967onthecommonorganisationofthe
marketincereals,theCouncil,actinginaccordance
withthevotingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)
oftheTreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,
shalltakethenecessarymeasurestoavoiddistortions
ofcompetition .
Article231.WheretheprocedurelaiddowninthisArticleis
tobefollowed,theChairmanshallreferthematterto
theCommitteeeitheronhisowninitiativeoratthe
requestoftherepresentative ofaMemberState.
2.Therepresentative oftheCommissionshallsub­
mitadraftofthemeasurestobetaken.TheCom­
mitteeshalldeliveritsOpiniononsuchmeasures
withinatimelimittobesetbytheChairmanaccord­
ingtotheurgencyofthequestionsunderconsider­
ation.AnOpinionshallbeadoptedbyamajorityof
twelvevotes.
3.TheCommissionshalladoptmeasureswhich
shallapplyimmediately .However,ifthesemeasures
arenotinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheCom­
mittee,they,shallforthwithbecommunicated bythe
CommissiontotheCouncil.InthateventtheCom­
missionmaydeferapplicationofthemeasureswhich
ithasadoptedfornotmorethanonemonthfromthe
dateofsuchcommunication .
TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththevoting
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreaty,
maytakeadifferentdecisionwithinonemonth.1.Inordertooffsetthedifferencesinfeedingcosts
betweenMemberStatesresultingfromdifferencesbe­
tweenfeedgrainpricesexistingbefore1July1967,a
levyonimportsintooneMemberStatefromanother
MemberStateshallbechargedduringtheperiod
ending30July1967inrespectoftheproductslisted
inArticle1(1).
2.Inordertooffsetthedifferencesinfeedingcosts
betweenthirdcountriesandMemberStateswhose
feedgrainpricesarehigherthanthecommonprices,
suchdifferencesresultingfromdifferencesinsuch
pricesexistingbefore1July1967,asupplementary
levy,inadditiontotheleviessetoutinArticles4and
5increasedwhereappropriateinpursuanceofArticle
8,shallbechargedduringtheperiodending30JulyArticle18
TheCommitteemayconsideranyotherquestionre­
ferredtoitbyitsChairmaneitheronhisowninitia­
tiveorattherequestoftherepresentative ofaMem­
berState.1OJNo165,21.9.1966,p.2965/66.
2OjNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.

61 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
(b)shallbeequal,fortheperiodfrom1July1967to
31July1968,to7%ofthesluice-gatepriceappli­
cabletoeggsforhatchingfortheperiodfrom1July
1967to31October1967.1967onimportsfromthirdcountriesoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1).
3.TheCouncil,actinginaccordancewiththe
votingprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
TreatyonaproposalfromtheCommission ,shallfix
theamountsoftheleviesandsupplementary levies
providedforinparagraphs1and2.Article26
Article24
Shouldtransitionalmeasuresbenecessarytofacilitate
thetransitionfromthesystemprovidedinRegulation
No21tothatestablishedbythisRegulation,inpar­
ticulariftheintroductionofthenewsystemonthe
dateprovidedforwouldgiverisetosubstantialdiffi­
cultiesinrespectofcertainproducts,suchmeasures
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle17.Theyshallbeapplicableun­
til31December1967atthelatest.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfol­
lowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThesystemestablishedbythisRegulationshallapply
from1July1967,exceptforthemeasuresprovided
forinArticle24whichmaybemadetoapplyfrom
thedateofentryintoforceofthisRegulation .
RegulationNo21andtheprovisionsadoptedinim­
plementationthereofshallberepealedwitheffect
from1July1967,exceptfortheprovisionsofRegu­
lationNo3/63/EEC1andtheprovisionsinforceon
thatdatefixinganadditionalamountorrelatingto
thenon-fixingofsuchanamount,totheextentthat
suchprovisionsarecompatiblewiththisRegulation
andthemeasuresadoptedinpursuancethereof.Such
provisionsshallremaininforceuntilamendedorre­
pealedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthis
Regulationandthemeasuresadoptedinpursuance
thereof.Article25
1.Thelevyandthesluice-gatepriceshallbefixed
forthefirsttimefortheperiodfrom1Julyto31
October1967.
2.Whenthelevyoneggsforhatchingisbeingcal­
culated,thecomponentprovidedforinArticle4(1)1OJNo14,29.1.1963,p.153/63.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13June1967.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Ch.HEGER

62 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ANNEX
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
18.06 Chocolateandotherfoodpreparationscontainingcocoa
ex19.03 Macaroni,spaghettiandsimilarproducts:
A.Containingeggs
19.08 Pastry,biscuits,cakesandotherfinebakers'wares,whetherornot
containingcocoainanyproportion
ex22.09CIIISpirituousbeverages,other:
—Containingeggoreggyolk
ex35.02
exAIIAlbumins:
Other(thanunfitorrenderedunfitforhumanconsumption )
ex(a)Ovalbumins :
1.Dried(forexample,insheets,scales,flakes,powder)'
2.Other ,