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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1605/77
of18July1977
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/EECof26June1967fixedthe
factorsforcalculatingleviesandsluice-gatepricesfor
derivedeggproducts(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1775/74(7);
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2771/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
855/77fortheperiodending31July1977,andprices
mustthereforenowbefixedanewfortheperiod1
Augustto31October1977;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketineggs(J),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No368/76(2),andinparticularArticles3
and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2771/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No855/77fortheperiodending31July
1977(3)andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1977;
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;
WhereasthatArticleprovidesthatthepricesforeach
typeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbeequal
totheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1
Februaryto30June1977;
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;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated ;whereasthatperiodis1Februaryto30
June1977;(!)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL104,28.4.1977,p.21.
(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(5)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.5.(6)OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
(7)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.14.

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Whereas,asregardsthelowervaluetobeallowedfor
inthecalculationofthesluice-gatepricesforsepar­
atedproducts,thesamereductioninmarketingcosts
asforwholeproductsshouldbeallowedfor;whereas,
however,thepercentangetobedeductedshouldbe
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-gatepricesfortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(1)(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2771/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
foreggsinshell,takingintoaccountthevalueofthe
basicproduct,thecoefficientsforthoseproductsfixed
inaccordancewithArticle5(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;whereasthepercentagestobe
deductedfromthatreducedsluice-gatepricemaybe
assessedat20%;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION .
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulationandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproductsshallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1August1977to31October1977
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceLevy
I 2 3 4
u.a./100unitsu.a./100units
04.05 'Birds'eggsanideggyolks,fresh,driedor
otherwisepreserved,sweetenedornot:
A.Eggsinshell,freshorpreserved:
I.Poultryeggs:
a)Eggsforhatching(a) 8-85 2-12
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other 69-62 20-61
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other283-84
75-199316
23-91
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried152-91
162-94
338-2142-04
44-93
96-45
(a)Onlypoultry«ggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­munitiesateeligibleforentryunderthissubheading.