31978R0754

14 . 4 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 101 / 25

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 754/ 78 of 13 April 1978 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 May to 31 July 1978 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, tion of the market in eggs ('), as amended by Regula­ world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into tion (EEC) No 368/76 (2), and in particular Articles 3 account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, 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 ; Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ the sluice-gate price for eggs (3), as last amended by ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, Regulation (EEC) No 2300/77 (4) ;

Whereas since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were, by Regulation (EEC) No 90/78 (5), last fixed for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the period 1 February to 30 April 1978 , they must be fixed anew for the period 1 May to 31 July 1978 ; whereas such prices and levies should in principle be Article 1 calculated by reference to feed-grain prices for the period 1 November 1977 to 31 March 1978 ; The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No Til Ml5 in respect of the products specified Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation , and the sluice-gate 1 November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, prices provided for in Article 7 thereof in respect of changes in world market prices for feed grain are to the like products, shall be as shown in the Annex be taken into account only if the price of the quantity hereto . of feed grain required varies by at least a specified minimum in relation to that used to calculate the sluice-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, Article 2 by Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75, the minimum was set at 3 % ; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 13 April 1978 . 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 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 64. (4) OJ No L 271 , 22. 10 . 19 77, p. 6 . (5) OJ No L 15, 19 . 1 . 1978 , p. 12.

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ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period 1 May to 31 July 1978

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description 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) : 33.65 5.08 1 . Of turkeys or geese 2 . Other 8.48 2-48

u.a. / 100 kg u.a. /100 kg b) Other 65.50 24-42

B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :

I. Suitable for human consumption : a) Eggs, not in shell : 1 . Dried 268-92 110.38 2 . Other 71.36 28-33 b) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid .145.10 49-82 2 . Frozen 154-59 53-24 3 . Dried 320-29 114-29

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