28.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL104/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No855/77
of27April1977
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
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
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1757/76of22July
1976fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs(3);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
were,byRegulation(EEC)No138/77(4),lastfixedfor
theperiod1February1977to30April1977,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1May1977to31
July1977;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldin
principlebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grain
pricesfortheperiod1November1976to31Marchlevyandthesluice-gatepriceforeggs(5),the
minimumwassetat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1May1977to31July1977;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
worldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gate
priceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation ,andthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproducts,shallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1977.1977;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainareto
betakenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantity
offeedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2773/75of29
October1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthe
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27April1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL197,23.7.1976 ,p.12.
4)OJNoL22,26.1.1977,p.12. (5)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1May1977to31July1977
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100unitsu.a./100unit*
04.05 Birds'eggsandeggyolks,fresh,driedor
otherwisepreserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a) 8.91 1.89
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other 70.32*18.24
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried286.37
75.84
154.24
164.35
341.2582.44
21.16
37.21
39.76
85.36
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCCom­munitiesateeligibleforentryunderthissubheading.