22.10.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2953/83
of20October1983
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketineggs('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3643/81(2),andinparticular
Articles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereassluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2771/75mustbefixedquarterlyinadvanceinaccor­
dancewiththemethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2773/75of29October
1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevyandthe
sluice-gatepriceforeggs(3),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2300/77(4);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
were,byRegulation(EEC)No1975/83(*),lastfixedfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1983,theymustbe
fixedanewfortheperiod1November1983to31
January1984;whereassuchpricesandleviesshould
inprinciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grain
pricesfortheperiod1Mayto30September1983;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,byRegulation(EEC)No2773/75,theminimumwas
setat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1November1983to31January
1984;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
worldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gate
priceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation,andthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproducts,shallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1983.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20October1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
I1)OJNoL364,19.12.1981,p.1.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(4)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.6.
OOJNoL195,19.7.1983,p.18.

NoL289/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.10.83
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof20October1983fixingthesluice-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.Other45,17
12,127,77
2,76
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
b)Other 100,25 27,00
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggsnotinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other401,27
105,81122,04
31,32
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried215,37
229,58
478,8755,08
58,86
126,36
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuro­
peanCommunities areeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .