18.10.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL292/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2408/78
of17October1978
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1November1978to31January
1979;
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
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2773/75of29October
1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevyand
thesluice-gatepriceforeggs(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2300/77(4);
Whereassincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggs
were,byRegulation(EEC)No1669/78(5),lastfixed
fortheperiod1Augustto31October1978,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1November1978
to31January1979;whereassuchpricesandlevies
shouldinprinciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed
grainpricesfortheperiod1Mayto30September
1978;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainareto
betakenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantity
offeedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatetheslui­
ce-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,by
Regulation(EEC)No2773/75,theminimumwasset
at3%:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2771/75inrespectoftheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofthatRegulation,andthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofinrespectof
thelikeproducts,shallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17October1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.49.
I2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.2.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.64.
(4)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.6.
(5)OJNoL192,15.7.1978,p.55.

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforeggsfortheperiod1November1978to31January1979
CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-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):
1.Ofturkeysorgeese
2.Other33.58
8.455-68
2-54
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
b)Other 65.14 24-92
B.Eggs,notinshell;eggyolks:
I.Suitableforhumanconsumption :
a)Eggs,notinshell:
1.Dried
2.Other267.61
71.02112-64
28.91
b)Eggyolks:
1.Liquid
2.Frozen
3.Dried144-41
153-85
318.7050-84
54-33
116-63
(a)Onlypoultry -eggswhichfulfiltheconditionsstipulatedbythecompetentauthoritiesoftheEuropeanCom­munitiesareeligibleforentryunderthissubheading .