31978R2408

18 . 10 . 78 No L 292/5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2408/78 of 17 October 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 November 1978 to 31 January Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1979 ; 2771 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ Whereas, when the levies applicable from 1 tion of the market in eggs (1), as amended by Regula­ November, 1 February and 1 May are being fixed, tion (EEC) No 368/76 (2), and in particular Articles 3 world market prices for feed grain are to be taken into and 7 ( 1 ) thereof, account only if at the same time a new sluice-gate Whereas sluice-gate prices and levies for the products price is fixed ; specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771 /75 must be fixed quarterly in advance in accor­ Whereas, since a new sluice-gate price is to be fixed, dance with the methods of calculation laid down in changes in world market prices for feed grain must be Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October taken into account in fixing the levies ; 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation the sluice-gate price for eggs (3), as last amended by are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ Regulation (EEC) No 2300/77 (4) ; ment Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs, Whereas since sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs were, by Regulation (EEC) No 1 669/78 (5), last fixed for the period 1 August to 31 October 1978, they HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : must be fixed anew for the period 1 November 1978 to 31 January 1979 ; whereas such prices and levies Article 1 should in principle be calculated by reference to feed grain prices for the period 1 May to 30 September The levies provided for in Article 3 of Regulation 1978 ; (EEC) No 2771 /75 in respect of the products specified in Article 1 ( 1 ) of that Regulation, and the sluice-gate Whereas, when the sluice-gate prices applicable from 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 hereto . be taken into account only if the price of the quantity of feed grain required varies by at least a specified minimum in relation to that used to calculate the slui­ Article 2 ce-gate price for the preceding quarter ; whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75, the minimum was set This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November at 3 % : 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 17 October 1978 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(>) OJ No L 282, 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49 . I2) 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 . 1977, p. 6. (5) OJ No L 192, 15 . 7. 1978 , p. 55.

No L 292/6 18 . 10 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

Sluice-gate prices and levies for eggs for the period 1 November 1978 to 31 January 1979

CCT heading Sluice-gate No Description Levy price

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) : 33.58 5-68 1 . Of turkeys or geese 2 . Other 8.45 2-54

u.a. / 100 kg u.a. / 100 kg b) Other 65.14 24-92

B. Eggs, not in shell ; egg yolks :

I. Suitable for human consumption : a) Eggs, not in shell : 1 . Dried 267.61 112-64 2 . Other 71.02 28.91 b) Egg yolks : 1 . Liquid 144-41 50-84 2 . Frozen 153-85 54-33 3 . Dried 318.70 116-63

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