14.4.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No756/78
of13April1978
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Mayto31July1978;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat('),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No369/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75mustbefixedquarterlyinadvancein
accordancewithmethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2778/75of29October
1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevyand
thesluice-gatepriceforpoultrymeat (3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2299/77(4);
Whereassincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeatwere,byRegulation (EEC)No92/78(5),
lastfixedfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1978,
theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31
July1978;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldin
principlebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grain
pricesfortheperiod1November1977to31March
1978;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byRegulation(EEC)No2778/75,thisminimumwas
setat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedforHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13April1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(•)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(4)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.1.
(5)OJNoL15,19.1.1978,p.16.

NoL101/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.4.78
ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1Mayto31July1978
CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100unitsu.a./100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea
fowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese
II.Other66.54
17.577-56
4.26
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls
II.Ducks
III.Geese
IV.Turkeys
V.Guineafowls58.88
71.08
86.61
75.06
98.3215-97
23.23
21.60
17-89
27-42
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83%chickens'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/ochickens'
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65%chickens'
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85°/oducks'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%>ducks'
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63%ducks'
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82°/ogeese'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75%geese'
IV.Turkeys
V.Guineafowls73.99
84.12
91.66
83-62
101.54
112.83
123.73
115.28
107.23
140.4520.06
22.81
24-85
27-34
33.19
36-88
30.85
32.33
25-56
39.17

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CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
price Levy
1 2 3 4
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls
2.Ofducks
3.Ofgeese
4.Ofturkeys
5.Ofguineafowls
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys
3.Ofotherpoultry
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks
bb)Other
3.Ofotherpoultry
f)Other
C.Offalsu.a./100kgu.a./100kg
219.44
100.83
124.11
126.81
117.95
154.50
71.32
49.37
172.92
176.93
138.80
167.16
96.51
166.21
130.39
219.44
49.3761-22
27-34
40.57
35-56
28.12
43.09
19-9!)
13.77
48-50
42.17
37.64
46-88
23-00
39.62
35-36
61-22
13.77
02.03 Poultrylive,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Foiegras(gooseorduck)
B.Other1237.30
126.18308.50
35.20
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 109.72 30.61
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 131.66 36.73
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a)
b)Containing25°/oormorebutlessthan57%byweight
ofpoultrymeat (a)
c)Other241.38
131.66
76.80 j67-34
36.73
21-43
(■)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .