CELEX: 31989R0137
Language: en
Date: 1989-01-21
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 137/89 of 20 January 1989 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

21 . 1 . 89                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 17/ 13
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 137/89
                                                       of 20 January 1989
                                      fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        quarter ; whereas this variation must accordingly be taken
                                                                   into account in fixing sluice-gate prices for the period 1
                                                                   February to 30 April 1989 ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                               Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 November, 1
                                                                   February and 1 May are being fixed, world market prices
                                                                   for feed grain are to be taken into account only if at the
 Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ;
 Portugal,
                                                                   Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price has been fixed,
                                                                   changes in world market prices for feed grain must be
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75             taken into account in fixing the levies ;
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
 market in eggs ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)           Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 630/86 (6) on
 No 3207/88 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 )          the application of import levies on egg products from
-thereof,                                                          Portugal suspended the application of import levies on
                                                                   egg products from Portugal owing to the minimal diffe­
                                                                   rence between the prices obtaining in the Community on
 Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products            the one hand and in Portugal on the other hand ; whereas
 specified in Article 1 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75       the situation still pertains ;
 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accordance with the
 methods of calculation laid down in Council Regulation            Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
 (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules             in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for            Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
 eggs (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 4155/87 0 ;
 Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were,        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3306/88 (*), last
 fixed for the period 1 November 1988 to 31 January
  1989, they must be fixed anew for the period 1 February
 to 30 April 1989 ; whereas such prices and levies should                                     Article 1
 in principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain prices
 for the period 1 August to 31 December 1988 ;
                                                                    1 . The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 2771 /75 in respect of the products specified in
 Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 1            Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation and the sluice-gate prices
 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, changes            provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of
 in world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into         the like products shall be shown in the Annex.
 account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain
 required varies by at least a specified minimum in rela­
 tion to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the
 preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No                2. For imports from Portugal of products specified in
 2773/75, the minimum was set at 3 % ;                              paragraph 1 , application of the levies that are specified in
                                                                    the Annex is suspended.
 Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain required
 varies by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding
                                                                                              Article 2
(') OJ   No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49.
(2) OJ   No L 286, 20. 10. 1988, p. 2.                              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1989.
(J) OJ   No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64.
(4) OJ   No L 392, 31 . 12. 1987, p. 29.
0   OJ   No L 293, 27. 10. 1988, p. 39.                            (*) OJ No L 60, 1 . 3 . 1986, p. 10.
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States.
            Done at Brussels, 20 January 1989.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                      Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                   Member of the Commission
                                                    ANNEX
            to the Commission Regulation of 20 January 1989 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies
                                                    for eggs
                                   CN
                                   code          Sluice-gate price         Levy
                                     1                   2                  3
                           \                      ECU/ 100 units      ECU/ 100 units
                                0407 00 11             54,06               12,19
                                0407 00 19              11,79               3,70
                                                   ECU/ 100 kg         ECU/100 kg
                                0407 00 30             90,83               31,73
                                0408 11 10            437,88              148,50
                                0408 19 11            197,50               64,73
                                0408 19 19            210,49               69;i7
                                0408 91 10            367,23              143,42
                                0408 99 10             97,08     ,         36,81