COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 371/76 of 16 February 1976 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2773/75 and (EEC) No 2778/75 in respect of the reference period for calculating the levies and the sluice-gate prices for eggs and poultrymeat

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 368/76 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (3) and 7 (5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 (4), and in particular Articles 4 (3) and 7 (5) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 368/76 amended Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 in respect of the reference period for the prices of feed grain to be used in calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs;

Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 369/76 amended Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 in respect of the reference period for the prices of feed grain to be used in calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat;

Whereas, therefore, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for eggs (5) and Council Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down rules for calculating the levy and the sluice-gate price for poultrymeat (6) should be amended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Articles 3 (2) and 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2773/75 and in Articles 3 (2) and 4 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2778/75, the words "of six months" are hereby deleted.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 1976.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 February 1976.

For the Council

The President

J. HAMILIUS (1)OJ No L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 49. (2)See page 2 of this Official Journal. (3)OJ No L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 77. (4)See page 3 of this Official Journal. (5)OJ No L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 64. (6)OJ No L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 84.