21.1.81 NoL18/5 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No150/81
of20January1981
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
byRegulation(EEC)No2773/75,theminimumwas
setat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1981;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
worldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gate
priceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketineggs('),aslastamendedbythe
ActofAccessionofGreece(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);
Whereassincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
were,byRegulation(EEC)No2605/80(*),lastfixedfor
theperiod1November1980to31January1981,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Februaryto30
April1981;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldin
principlebecalculatedbyreferencetofeedgrain
pricesfortheperiod1Augustto31December1980;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation,andthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproducts,shallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20January1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN
(l)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
OOJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
OOJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
OOJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.6.
OOJNoL268,11.10.1980,p.11.

NoL18/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.1.81
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof20January1981fixingthesluice-gatepricesandlevies
foreggs
CCTheading
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.Other43-17
11-296-84
2-38
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
b)Other 90-85 22-88
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggsnotinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other367-28
97-09103-42
26-54
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried197-54
210-53
437-9746-68
49-88
107-08
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .