NoL262/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.10.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2275/77
of14October1977
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)No1605/77of19July
1977fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
eggs(3);
Whereassincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
were,byRegulation(EEC)No1605/77,lastfixedfor
theperiod1August1977to31October1977,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1November1977
to31January1978;whereassuchpricesandlevies
shouldinprinciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed­
grainpricesfortheperiod1May1977to30
September1977;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainareto
betakenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantity
offeedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2773/75of29
October1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthe
levyandthesluice-gatepriceforeggs(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No371/76(5),theminimumwas
setat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1November1977to31January
1978;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
worldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gate
priceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation,andthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproducts,shallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14October1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL179,19.7.1977,p.18.
(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64. (5)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.5.

15.10.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL262/37
ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1November1977to31January1978
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
price Levy
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) 8.46 2.51
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other 65.23 24.67
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other267.93
71.10111.51
28.62
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried144.57
154.02
319.0750.33
53.78
115.46
(a)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .