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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No185/88
of22January1988
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
forfeedgrainaretobetakenintoaccountonlyifatthe
sametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sincenonewsluice-gatepriceshavebeenfixed,
theleviesfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3216/87should
accordinglybemaintainedunchangeduntil30April
1988;
Whereas,CommissionRegulation(EEC)No630/86of28
February1986ontheapplicationofimportleviesonegg
productsfromPortugal(6)suspendedtheapplicationof
importleviesoneggproductsfromPortugalowingtothe
minimaldifferencebetweenthepricesobtaininginthe
CommunityontheonehandandinPortugalonthe
otherhand;whereasthesituationstillpertains;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2658/87Qintro­
duced,witheffectfrom1January1988,anew'combined'
nomenclature',whichmeetstherequirementsofboththe
CommonCustomsTariffandtheCommunity'sstatistics
onforeigntradeandwhichreplacesthepreviousnomen­
clature;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2771/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketineggs('),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No4000/87(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)No3216/87(^last
fixedfortheperiod1November1987to31January
1988,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod1February
to30April1988;whereassuchpricesandleviesshould
inprinciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grainprices
fortheperiod1Augustto31December1987;
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)No3216/87shouldaccordinglybe
maintainedunchangeduntil30April1988;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1November,1
Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,worldmarketpricesHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)ofthatRegulationandthesluice-gateprices
providedforinArticle7ofthatRegulationinrespectof
thelikeproductsshall,fortheperiod1Februaryto30
April1988beasfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No3216/87.
2.ForimportsfromPortugalofproductsspecifiedin
paragraph 1,applicationoftheleviesshallbesuspended.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1988. (')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.0OJNoL377,31.12.1987.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(4)OJNoL301,25.10.1986,p.1.0OJNoL307,29.10.1987,p.10.i6)OJNoL60,1.3.1986,p.10.0OJNoL256,7.9.1987,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22January1988.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President