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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No754/78
of13April1978
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Mayto31July1978;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
worldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gate
priceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No368/76(2),andinparticularArticles3
and7(1)thereof,
Whereassluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75mustbefixedquarterlyinadvanceinaccor­
dancewiththemethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2773/75of29October
1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevyand
thesluice-gatepriceforeggs(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2300/77(4);
Whereassincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
were,byRegulation(EEC)No90/78(5),lastfixedfor
theperiod1Februaryto30April1978,theymustbe
fixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31July1978;
whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldinprinciplebe
calculatedbyreferencetofeed-grainpricesforthe
period1November1977to31March1978;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainareto
betakenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantity
offeedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byRegulation (EEC)No2773/75,theminimumwas
setat3%;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)NoTilMl5inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation,andthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproducts,shallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13April1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(4)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.6.
(5)OJNoL15,19.1.1978,p.12.

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1Mayto31July1978
CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100unitsu.a./100units
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedor
otherwisepreserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a):
1.Ofturkeysorgeese
2.Other33.65
8.485.08
2-48
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried65.50
268-92
71.36
.145.10
154-59
320-2924-42
110.38
28-33
49-82
53-24
114-29
(•)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­
munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .