NoL15/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.1.78
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No92/78
of18January1978
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
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
poultrymeat were,byRegulation (EEC)No
2277/77(5),lastfixedfortheperiod1November1977
to31January1978,theymustbefixedanewforthe
period1Februaryto30April1978;whereassuch
pricesandleviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedby
referencetofeed-grainpricesfortheperiod1August
to31December1977;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1iNovember,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byRegulation (EEC)No2778/75,thisminimumwas
setat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfortheprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccuntinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1978;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproducts,falling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18January1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(!)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
I2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
(>)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(4)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.1.
(5)OJNoL262,15.10.1977,p.40.

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1978
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 66.20 7.91
II.Other 17.41 4-43
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls 58.21 16.74
II.Ducks 70-13 24-26
III.Geese 85-72 22.51
IV.Turkeys 74-39 18.58
V.Guineafowls 97.31 28.54
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83°/ochickens' 73.13 21.04
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/ochickens' 83-15 23.92
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65°/ochickens' 90-60 26.06
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85°/oducks' 82-51 28.54
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/oducks' 100.19 34.65
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63°/oducks' 111-33 38.50
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82°/ogeese' 122.45 32-16
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75°/ogeese' 113.88 33.76
IV.Turkeys .106.27 26-54
V.Guineafowls 139.02 40.77

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CCTheading
No
iDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:217.00 63-8.
1.Offowls 99.66 28.67
2.Ofducks 122-46 42-35
3.Ofgeese 125-27 37-14
4.Ofturkeys 116.90 29-19
5.Ofguineafowls 152-92 44-85
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 70.53 20-75
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips 48.83 14.37
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 170.82 50-64
2.Ofturkeys 175-35 43.79
3.Ofotherpoultry 137.20 39-47
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 165-13.'48.95
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 95.64 23-89
bb)Other 164.72 41-14
3.Ofotherpoultry 128.88 37-08
f)Other 217.00 63-86
C.Offals 48.83 14.37
02.0?,Poultrylive,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Foiegras(gooseorduck) 1224.58 321.60
B.Other 124.78 36-72
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 108.50 31.93
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 130.23 38-32
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57°/oormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a) 238.70 70.25
b)Containing25%>ormorebutlessthan57°/obyweight
ofpoultrymeat (a) 130.20'38-32
c)Other 75-95 22-35
(•)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat ,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .