21.10.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL290/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2546/76
of20October1976
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1November1976to31January
1977;
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(1),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)No1757/76lastfixedfor
theperiod1August1976to31October1976,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1November1976
to31January1977;whereassuchpricesandlevies
shouldinprinciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed
grainpricesfortheperiod1Mayto30September
1976;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworld-market pricesforfeedgrainareto
betakenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantity
offeedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2773/75of29
October1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthe
levyandthesluice-gatepriceforeggs(4),this
minimumwassetat3%;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article/
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation,andthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproducts,shallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentire!anddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(!)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(})OJNoL197,23.7.1976,p.12.
(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1November1976to31January1977
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) 9.30 1.50
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other 74-76 14.14
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other302.41
79.9663.91
16.40
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried162.66
173.36
360.5828.85
30.83
66.18
(>)OnlypoultryeggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading.