NoL109/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.4.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No944/76
of26April1976
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat^),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No369/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No148/76(3),fortheperiodending30
April1976,andleviesmustthereforebefixedanew
fortheperiod1Mayto31July1976;
Whereasthelevyonslaughteredpoultryismadeup
oftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepriceforpoul­
trymeat^),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
371/76(5);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75;whereasthepriceofthelikequantityonthe
worldmarketmustbedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article3thereof;
WhereasthatArticleprovidesthatthepriceforeach
typeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbeequal
totheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1
November1975to31March1976;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquartersto1Mayofeachyear;
Whereasthelevyonchicksmustbecalculatedinthe
samewayasthelevyonslaughteredpoultry;whereas,
however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedinthecalcula­tionmustbethatshowninAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2778/75;whereasthesecondcomponent
mustbeequalto7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gate
pricesapplicabletochicks;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(2)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyonslaughteredpoultryonthe
basisofthecoeffecients setoutintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulationNo199/67/EECof28June
1967fixingthecoefficientsforcalculatinglevieson
derivedpoultrymeatproducts(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1776/74(7);
Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
02.03,orwithinsubheading15.01Bor16.02BIof
theCommonCustomsTariff,inrespectofwhichthe
rateofdutypayablehasbeenboundwithinGATT,
theleviesmustnotexceedtheamountresultingfrom
thatbinding;
Whereas,sluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
148/76fortheperiodending30April1976,and
pricesmustthereforenowbefixedanewforthe
period1Mayto31July1976;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceonslaughteredpoultry
ismadeupoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainshowninAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75;
Whereasthepriceofthisquantityofcerealsmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No2778/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated;whereasthatperiodis1November1975
to31March1976;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2778/75;')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
3)OJNoL15,24.1.1976,p.11.
4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
5)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.5. (7)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.16.(6)OJNo134,30.6.1967,p.2831/67.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforchicksmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
slaughteredpoultry;whereas,however,thequantityof
feedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethatshown
inAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No2778/75;
whereasthestandardamountmustbethatfixedin
thesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2777/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
forslaughteredpoultryonthebasisofthecoefficients
fixedfortheseproductsinaccordancewithArticle5
(3)ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2777/75inrespectoftheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulationandthe
sluice-gatepricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofin
respectofthelikeproductsshallbeasshowninthe
Annexhereto.
2.Providedthatinthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1976.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26April1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

NoL109/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.4.76
ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1Mayto,31July1976
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' 18-65 2-431
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
B.Others:
I.Fowls 62-23 9-26
II.Ducks 71-01 12-47
III.Geese 73-36 11-38
IV.Turkeys 79-42 10-23
V.Guineafowls 104-85 15-15
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:V
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83°/ochickens' 78-19 11-58
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%chickens' 88-90 13-23
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65e/ochickens' 96-86 14-40
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85%ducks' 83-54 14-67
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/oducks' 101-44 17-82
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 112-70 19-79
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82e/ogeese' 104-80 16-26
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75%geese' 94-58 16-37
IV.Turkeys 113-46 14-62
V.Guineafowls 149-79 21-64

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CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceLery
1 2 3 4
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:219-26 33-48
1.Offowls 106-55 15-84
2.Ofducks 123-97 21-77
3.Ofgeese 104-04 18-01
4.Ofturkeys 124-81 16-08
5.Ofguineafowls 164-77 23-80
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 71-26 10-88
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips 49-33.7-53
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 141-87 24-56
2.Ofturkeys 187-21 24-12
3.Ofotherpoultry 146-69 21-83
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 137-14 23-74
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 102-11 13-16
bb)Other 175-86 22-66
3.Ofotherpoultry 137-80 20-51
f)Other 219-26 33-48
C.Offals 49-33 7-53
02.03 Poultrylive,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Foiegras(gooseorduck) 1048-00 162-60
B.Other 126-07 19-25
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 109-63 16-74
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 131-56 20-09
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:'
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a) 241-19 36-83
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweight
ofpoultrymeat (a) 131-56 20-09
c)Other 76-74 11-72
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .