28.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL104/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No857/77
of27April197?
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)Mo
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat ('),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No369/76(?),andinparticular
Article3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2777/75mustbefixedquarterlymadvancem
accordancewithmethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1759/76of22July
1976fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoul­
trymeat(5);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultry­
meatwere,byRegulation (EEC)No139/77(4),last
fixedfortheperiod1February1977to30April1977,
theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod!May1977to
31July1977;whereassuchpricesandleviesshould
inprinciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grain
pricesfortheperiod1November1976to31March
1977;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November ,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleast;ispecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2778/75of29
October1975lavingdownrulesforcalculatingthe
levyandthesluice-gatepriceforpoultrymeat(-),this
minimumwassetat3%;Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1May1977to31July1977;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November ,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
ateinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
ArticleI
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandsluice-gateprices
providedtormArticle7thereofshallbeasshownin
theAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGAIT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27April1977.
/•'..■the(Commission
Finn(GUNDELACH
VicePresident
(!)OJNoL282,i.11.197S,p.77.
(-')OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.v
OJNoL197,23.7.1976 ,p.17.
(•»)OJNoL22,26.1.1977,p.14.
»)OJNoI-282,1.11.1975,p.84.

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1May1977to31July1977
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100unitsu.a./100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea
fowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks' 18.25 3.31
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
B.Others:
I.Fowls 61.01 12.52
II.Ducks 68.61 18.14
III.Geese 71.23 16.32
IV.Turkeys 77.83 13.94
V.Guineafowls 102.47 20.97
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
*83%chickens' 76.66 15.72
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas70%chickens' 87.16 17.88
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 94.97 19.47
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85%ducks' 80.71 21.34
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 98.01 25.92
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
'hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 108.90 28.80
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82%geese' 101.75 23.31
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75%geese' 91.24 24.09
IV.Turkeys 111.19 19.91
V.Guineafowls 146.38 29.96

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CCTheading
MoDescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceLery
1 2 |3 4
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless !213.60 47-10
II.Unboned(bone-in): i
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)Other104.47
119.79
100.36
122.31
161.02
69.42
48.06
136.86
183.46
143.81
132.30
100.07
172.34
135.10
213.60121.42
31.68
26.50
21.90
32.96
15.31
10.60
36.14
32.85
29.50
34.93'
17.92
30.86
27.71
47.10
C.Offals 48.06 10.60
02.03 Poultrylive,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Foiegras(gooseorduck)
B.Other1017.50
122.82233.10
27.08
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 106.80 23.55
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 128.16 28.26
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a)
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweight
ofpoultrymeat (a)
c)Other234.96
128.16
74.7651.81
28.26
16.49
(a)For(hepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.