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COMMISSION REGULATION (EECNo942/76
of26April1976
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
thecoefficients setoutintheAnnextoCommission
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
146/76fortheperiodending30April1976,and
pricesmustthereforenowbefixedanewforthe
period1Mayto31July1976;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)No146/76(3)fortheperiodending30
April1976andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewfor
theperiod1Mayto31July1976;
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
theworldmarketshouldbedetermined inaccordance
withArticle3thereof;
WhereasthatArticleprovidesthatthepriceforeach
typeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbeequal
totheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
component iscalculated ;whereasthatperiodis1
November1975to31March1976;
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 ;whereasthatperiodis1November1975
to31March1976;(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.(4OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL15,24.1.1976,p.7.
(■»)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(5)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.5.(")OJNo129,28.6.1967,p.2578/67.
(7)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.14.

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bedeductedfromthatreducedsluice-gatepricemay
beassessedat20%;
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,thepricefor
thequantityoffeedgrainmustbethepriceforthe
quantityspecifiedinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)
No2773/75;whereasthestandardamountmustbe
thatfixedinthesameAnnex;
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,accountshouldbetakenfirstlyofthe
absenceofcertainmarketingcostsspecifictoeggsin
shell,andofapercentagereflectingthelowerprices
generallyobtainedforeggsintendedforprocessing ;
whereasthesemarketingcosts—tobedeductedfrom
thesluice-gatepriceforeggsinshell—maybe
assessedat00800u.a./kg;whereasthepercentagetoHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulationandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproductsshallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionshallenterintoforceon1May1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1Mayto31July1976
2CCTheading
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) 9-15 1:35
μ.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other 73-09 12-67
B.EggS,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other
b)Eggyolks:
.1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried296-36
78-40
159-48
169-96
353-2857-27
14-70
25-85
27-62
59-30
(a)Onlypoultry«ggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading.