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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1757/76
of22July1976
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereasthelevyoneggsforhatchingmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthelevyoneggsinshell;
whereas,however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedin
thecalculationmustbethatshowninAnnexIto
Regulation(EEC)No2773/75;whereasthesecond
componentmustbeequalto7%oftheaverageof
thesluice-gatepricesapplicabletoeggsforhatching;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyoneggsinshellonthebasisof
thecoefficientssetoutintheAnnextoCommission
RegulationNo164/67/EECof26June1967fixing
thefactorsforcalculatingleviesandsluice-gateprices
forderivedeggproducts(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1775/74(7);
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereas,sluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
942/76fortheperiodending31July1976,andprices
mustthereforenowbefixedanewfortheperiod1
Augustto31October1976;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs(*),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No368/76(2),andinparticularArticles3
and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No942/76(3)fortheperiodending31
July1976andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1976;
Whereasthelevyoneggsinshellismadeupoftwo
components ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
eggs(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
371/76(5);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2773/75;whereasthepriceforthelikequantityon
theworldmarketshouldbedeterminedinaccordance
withArticle3thereof;
WhereasthatArticleprovidesthatthepriceforeach
typeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbeequal
totheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1
Februaryto30June1976;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquartersto1Mayineachyear;Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshellismade
upoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75;
Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofgrainmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2773/75;
WhereeasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated;whereasthatperiodis1Februaryto30
June1976;(>)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.0OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL109,27.4.1976,p.5.
(<)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(»)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.5.(')OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
OOJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.14.

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Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforsepar­
atedproducts,thesamereductioninmarketingcosts
asforwholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,
however,thepercentagetobedeductedshouldbe
lowerthanthattakenforwholeproducts,asthe
productionofseparatedproductsrequirestheuseof
fresheggs;whereasthispercentagemaybeassessedat
7%;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2773/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforeggsforhatching
mustbecalculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gate
priceforeggsinshell;whereas,however,thequantity
offeedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethat
specifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2773/75;whereasthestandardamountmustbethat
fixedinthesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-pricefortheproductsspecifiedin
Article1(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No2771/75must
bederivedfromthesluice-gatepricesforeggsin
shell,takingintoaccountthevalueofthebasic
product,thecoefficientsforthoseproductsfixedin
accordancewithArticle5(2)ofthatRegulationand
thestandardamountfixedintheAnnextoRegulation
No164/67/EEC;
Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gateforwhole
products,accountmustbetakenoftheabsenceof
certainmarketingcostsspecifictoeggsinshell,and
ofapercentagereflectingthelowerpricesgenerally
obtainedforeggsintendedforprocessing;whereas
thesemarketingcosts—tobedeductedfromthe
sluice-gatepriceforeggsinshell—maybeassessed
at0-0800u.a./kg;whereasthepercentagetobe
deductedfromthatreducedsluice-gatepricemaybe
assessedat20%;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulationandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproductsshallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22July1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Sluice-gateprices*andleviesforeggsfortheperiod1Augustto31October1976
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) 9.20 1.60
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other 73.60 15.21
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried298.21
78.88
160.46
171.00
355.5368.75
17.64
31.03
33.15
71.18
(•)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading.