CELEX: 31973R1055
Language: en
Date: 1973-04-20
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1055/73 of the Commission of 18 April 1973 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

No L 105/ 6                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                20 . 4 . 73
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 1055/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 18 April 1973
                                    fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     fixed at 3 % by Council Regulation No 145/
COMMUNITIES,                                                       67/EEC (6) of 21 June 1967 laying down rules for
                                                                   calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                               Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain differs
                                                                   by more than 3 % from that used in the preceding
Having regard to Council Regulation No 122/                        quarter ; whereas this must be considered when^. the
67/EEC (1) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                 sluice-gate price is fixed for the period from 1 May to
tion of the market in eggs, as last amended by the                 31 July 1973 ;
Act (2) annexed to the Treaty (3) concerning the Acces­
sion of new Member States to the European Economic                 Whereas in fixing the levy operative from 1
Community and the European Atomic Energy                           November, 1 February and 1 May, account is to be
Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972,                  taken of trends in world feed grain prices only if new
and in particular Articles 3 and 7(1 ) thereof ;                   sluice-gate prices are fixed at the same time ;
Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products             Whereas new sluice-gate prices are being fixed ;
listed in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation No 122/67/EEC              whereas the levies must therefore be fixed in the light
must be fixed quarterly in advance using the methods               of feed grain price trends ;
of calculation determined in Commission Regulation               ' Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
(EEC) No 1 538/72 (4) of 18 July 1972 fixing the                   are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
sluice-gate prices and the levies on eggs ;                        ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs ;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 204/73 (5) fixed the
sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
from 1 February 1973 to 30 April 1973, they must be
fixed again for the period from 1 May 1973 to 31 July                                        Article 1
 1973 ; whereas they must in principle be based on
those for feed grain for the period from 1 August                  The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation No
 1972 to 31 January 1973 ;                                          122/67/EEC and the sluice-gate prices provided for in
                                                                   Article 7 of that Regulation for the products listed in
Whereas in fixing the sluice-gate prices operative                  Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation shall be as shown in
 from 1 November, 1 February and 1 May, account is                  the Annex.
 to be taken of trends in world feed grain prices only if
 the price of the quantity of feed grain differs but                                         Article 2
 slightly from that used in fixing the sluice-gate price
 for the preceding quarter ; whereas the difference was             This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1973 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 18 April 1973 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                    The President
                                                                            François-Xavier ORTOLI
 (i) OJ  No  117, 19 . 6. 1967, p. 2293,167.
 0   OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3. 1972, p. 14.
 (») OJ  No  L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 5.
 (<) OJ  No  L 164, 20. 7. 1972, p. 5.
 b) OJ No L 23, 29. 1 . 1973, p. 13.                                (') OJ No 125, 26. 6. 1967, p. 2467/67.
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                                                                    ANNEX
                             Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs from 1 May 1973 to 31 July 1973
              CCT heading                                                                       Sluice-gate         Rate of
                   No                                  Description of goods                        price             levies
                     1                                           2                                   3                  4
                                                                                            in u.a. /100 units in u.a. / 100 units
           04.05                   Birds' eggs and egg yolks, fresh, dried or
                                   otherwise preserved, sweetened or not :
                                   A. Eggs in shell, fresh or preserved :
                                        I. Poultry eggs :
                                           a) Eggs for hatching ( a)                                6-88               1-31
                                                                                              in u.a. / 100 kg   in u.a. / 100 kg
                                            b ) Other                                             52-67              14-39
                                   B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :
                                        I. Suitable for human consumption :
                                           a ) Eggs, not in shell :
                                                1 . Dried                                        224-29              61-01
                                                2 . Other                                         62-26              16-69
                                           b ) Egg yolks :
                                                1 . Liquid                                       121-00              29-36
                                                2 . Frozen                                       128-91              31-37
                                                3 . Dried                                        250-77              61-88
           ( a ) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com­
                 munities are eligible for entry under this subheading .