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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1607/77
of18July1977
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquartersto1Mayofeachyear;
Whereasthelevyonchicksmustbecalculatedinthe
samewayasthelevyonslaughteredpoultry;whereas,
however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedinthecalcula­
tionmustbethatshowninAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2778/75;whereasthesecondcomponent
mustbeequalto7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gate
pricesapplicabletochicks;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75mustbederived
fromthelevyonslaughteredpoultryonthebasisof
thecoefficientssetoutintheAnnextoCommission
RegulationNo199/67/EECof28June1967fixing
thecoefficientsforcalculatingleviesonderived
poultrymeatproducts(6),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1776/74(7);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat (J),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No369/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No2777/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No857/77(3)fortheperiodending31
July1977,andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1977;
Whereasthelevyonslaughteredpoultryismadeup
oftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2778/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepriceforpoul­
trymeat(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
371/76(5);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75;whereasthepriceofthelikequantityonthe
worldmarketmustbedetermined inaccordancewith
Article3thereof;
WhereasthatArticleprovidesthatthepriceforeach
typeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbeequal
totheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated ;whereasthatperiodis1
Februaryto30June1977;Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
02.03,orwithinsubheadings15.01Bor16.02BIof
theCommonCustomsTariff,inrespectofwhichthe
rateofdutypayablehasbeenboundwithinGATT,
theleviesmustnotexceedtheamountresultingfrom
thatbinding;
Whereas,sluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
857/77fortheperiodending31July1977,andprices
mustthereforenowbefixedanewfortheperiod1
Augustto31October1977;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceonslaughteredpoultry
ismadeupoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainshowninAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75;(i)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.0OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
(3)OJNoL104,28.4.1977,p.25.
(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(s)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.5.(')OJNo134,30.6.1967,p.2831/67.
(7)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.16.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereasthepriceofthisquantityofcerealsmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2778/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated;whereasthatperiodis1Februaryto30
June1977;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2778/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforchicksmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
slaughteredpoultry;whereas,however,thequantityof
feedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethatshown
inAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No2778/75;
whereasthestandardamountmustbethatfixedin
thesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricefortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
forslaughteredpoultryonthebasisofthecoefficients
fixedfortheseproductsinaccordancewithArticle5
(3)ofthatRegulation ;1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2777/75inrespectoftheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulationandthe
sluice-gatepricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofin
respectofthelikeproductsshallbeasshowninthe
Annexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheadings
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1August1977to31October1977
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' 18-15 3-68
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
B.Others:
I.Fowls 60-67 13-93
II.Ducks 67-99 20-55
III.Geese 70-68 18-35
IV.Turkeys 77-43 15-46
V.Guineafowls 101-86 23-46
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83%chickens' 76-23 17-50
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/ochickens' 86-67 19-90
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 94-44 21-68
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85%ducks' 79-99 24-17
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 97-13 29-35
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 107-92 32-60
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82°/ogeese' 100-97 26-21
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75°/ogeese' 90-39 27-26
IV.Turkeys 110-61 22-09
V.Guineafowls 145-51 33-52

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CUThelding
Ko DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceLery
I 2 3 4
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:212-12 52-84
1.Offowls 103-88 23-85
2.Ofducks 118-71 35-86
3.Ofgeese 99-43 29-99
4.Ofturkeys 121-67 24-30
5.Ofguineafowls 160-06 36-87
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 68-94 17-17
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips 47-73 11-89
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 135-59 40-89
2.Ofturkeys 182-51 36-45
3.Ofotherpoultry 143-01 32-84
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 131-07 39-53
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 99-55 19-88
bb)Other 171-45 34-24
3.Ofotherpoultry 134-34 30-85
f)Other 212-12 52-84
C.Offals 47-73 11-89
02.03 Poultrylive,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Foiegras(gooseorduck) 1009-70 262-10
B.Other 121-97 30-38
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 106-06 26-42
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 127-27 31-70
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%>ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a) 233-33 58-12
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57°/obyweight
ofpoultrymeat (a) 127-27 31-70
c)Other 74-24 18-49
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.