NoL22/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.1.77
COMMISSION REGULATION EEC)No138/77
of25January1977
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1977;
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
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1757/76of22July
1976fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs(3);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
werebyRegulation(EEC)No2546/76(4)lastfixedfor
theperiod1November1976to31January1977,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Februaryto30
April1977;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldin
principlebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grain
pricesfortheperiod1Augustto31December1976;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainareto
betakenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantity
offeedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2773/75of29
October1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthe
levyandthesluice-gatepriceforeggs(5),the
minimumwassetat3%;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation,andthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproducts,shallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1977.
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)OJNoL290,21.10.1976,p.11.
(5)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1977
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-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)9-05 1-76
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other71-88 16-80
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other291-97
77-2875-94
19-49
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried157-20
167-51
348-0434-27
36-62
78-62
(•)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading.