31977R0138

No L 22/ 12 Official Journal of the European Communities 26 . 1 . 77

COMMISSION REGULATION EEC) No 138 / 77 of 25 January 1977 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the price of the quantity of feed grain COMMUNITIES, required varies by more than 3 % from that used for the preceding quarter ; whereas this variation must Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European accordingly be taken into account in fixing sluice-gate Economic Community, prices for the period 1 February to 30 April 1 977 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 tion of the market in eggs (*), as amended by Regula­ November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into tion (EEC) No 368 /76 (2), and in particular Articles 3 and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate price is fixed ; Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, 2771 /75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accor­ changes in world market prices for feed grain must be dance with the methods of calculation laid down in taken into account in fixing the levies ; Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1757/76 of 22 July 1976 fixing the sluice-gate prices and levies for Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation eggs (3) ; are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, Whereas, since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were by Regulation (EEC) No 2546/76 (4) last fixed for the period 1 November 1976 to 31 January 1977, they HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : must be fixed anew for the period 1 February to 30 April 1977 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle be calculated by reference to feed-grain Article 1 prices for the period 1 August to 31 December 1976 ; The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from (EEC) No 2771 /75 in respect of the products specified 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation, and the sluice-gate changes in world market prices for feed grain are to prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in respect of be taken into account only if the price of the quantity the like products, shall be as shown in the Annex of feed grain required varies by at least a specified hereto . minimum in relation to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 Article 2 October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs (5), the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February minimum was set at 3 % ; 1977 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 25 January 1977 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975 , p . 49 . (2) OJ No L 45, 21 . 2 . 1976, p. 2 . (3) OJ No L 197, 23 . 7 . 1976, p . 12 . (4) OJ No L 290, 21 . 10 . 1976, p . 11 . (5 ) OJ No L 282, 1.11 . 1975, p . 64.

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period 1 February to 30 April 1977

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description of goods price Levy

1 2 3 4 u. a. /100 units u. a./100 units 04.05 Birds' eggs and egg yolks, fresh, dried or otherwise preserved, sweetened or not : A. Eggs in shell, fresh or preserved :

I. Poultry eggs : a) Eggs for hatching ( a ) 9-05 1-76

u. a./100 kg u. a. /100 kg b) Other 71-88 16-80

B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :

I. Suitable for human consumption : a) Eggs, not in shell : 1 . Dried 291-97 75-94 2 . Other 77-28 19-49 b) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid 157-20 34-27 2 . Frozen 167-51 36-62 3 . Dried 348-04 78-62

(•) Only poultry eggs which fulfil the conditions stipulated by the competent authorities of the European Com­ munities are eligible for entry under this subheading.