19.7.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL195/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1976/83
of15July1983
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinpoultrymeat('),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece(2),andin
particularArticles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No915/83(3)fortheperiodending31July
1983andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewforthe
period1Augustto31October1983;
Whereasthelevyonslaughteredpoultryismadeupof
twocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2778/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
poultrymeat(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No750/81(*);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No2778/75;
whereasthepriceforthelikequantityontheworld
marketmustbedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle
3thereof;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricefor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedfor
thatcerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis
1Februaryto30June1983;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto7%
oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefor
thefourquartersto1Mayineachyear;
Whereasthelevyonchicksmustbecalculatedinthe
samewayasthelevyonslaughteredpoultry;whereas,
however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedinthecalcula­
tionmustbethatshowninAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2778/75;whereasthesecondcomponent
mustbeequalto7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gate
pricesapplicabletochicks;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(2)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyonslaughteredpoultryonthe
basisofthecoefficientssetoutintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No3011/79of20
December1979fixingthecoefficientsforcalculating
leviesonderivedpoultrymeatproductsandrepealing
RegulationNo199/67/EEC(*),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1507/820;
Whereas,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo02.03orwithinsubheadings15.01Bor
16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespect
ofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATT,theleviesmustnotexceedtheamountresul­
tingfromthatbinding;
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
915/83fortheperiodending31July1983,andprices
mustthereforebefixedanewfortheperiod1August
to31October1983;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforslaughteredpoultryis
madeupoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainshowninAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2778/75: 0OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.0OLNoL101,20.4.1983,p.21.0OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.0OJLNOL80,26.3.1981,p.1.(«)OJNoL337,29.12.1979,p.65.
f)OJNoL168,15.6.1982,p.5.

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fixedfortheseproductsinaccordancewithArticle5
(3)ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2777/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovided
forinArticle7thereof,inrespectoftheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1),shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
2.Nevertheless,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheadings
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1983.Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofcerealsmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation (EEC)No2778/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated;whereasthatperiodis1Februaryto30
June1983;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2778/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforchicksmustbe
calculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
slaughteredpoultry;whereas,however,thequantityof
feedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethatshown
inAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2778/75;whereas
thestandardamountmustbethatfixedinthesame
Annex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricefortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
forslaughteredpoultryonthebasisofthecoefficients
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels15July1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15July1983fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeat
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100unitsECU/100units
01.05Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls :
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese 84,91 14,42
II.Other 23,35 5,64
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls 79,02 20,50
II.Ducks 101,89 31,90
III.Geese 121,26 30,80
IV.Turkeys 106,86 24,19
V.Guinea-fowls 131,67 36,45
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls)and
edibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:I
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'83%chickens'99,29 25,75
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwithhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%chickens' 112,89 29,28
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 123,01 31,90
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'85%
ducks' 119,86 37,53
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 145,55 45,57
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 161,72 50,64
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,knownas'82%geese'173,23 44,00
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withorwithoutheartsand
gizzards,knownas'75%geese' 165,21 46,42
IV.Turkeys
a)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwithnecks,hearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'80%turkeys'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithoutnecks,hearts,
liversandgizzards,knownas'73%turkeys'152,65
167,2734,56
37,88
V.Guinea-fowls 188,10 52,07

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CCT
heading
NoDescription Sluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless :
a)Ofgeese 346,94 97,48
b)Ofturkeys 320,57 72,58
c)Ofotherpoultry 312,59 88,85
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls 135,31 35,09
2.Ofducks 177,89 55,70
3.Ofgeese 181,73 51,06
4.Ofturkeys 184,00 41,67
5.Ofguinea-fowls 206,91 57,28
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 99,37 27,03
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwingtips 68,80 18,71
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 247,82 69,63
2.Ofturkeys 244,24 55,30
3.Ofotherpoultry 186,27 48,31
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 239,55 67,31
2.Ofturkeys:\
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 114,49 25,92
bb)Other 206,08 46,66
3.Ofotherpoultry 174,98 45,38
f)Gooseorduckpaletots(') 217,53 64,40
g)Other 305,76 83,16
C.Offals 68,80 18,71
02.03Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck 1732,30 440,00
B.Other 175,81 47,82
02.05Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-extracted ),fresh,
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 152,88 41,58
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 183,46 49,90

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4IECU/100kgECU/100kg
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (2):
1.Containinguncookedmeatoroffal;mixturesofcookedmeatoroffal
anduncookedmeatoroffal:
aa)Containingexclusivelyturkeymeat
bb)Other305,30
305,8869,12
86,68
2.Other 336,34 91,48
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweightofpoultry­
meat(2) 183,46 49,90Ic)Other 107,02 29,11
(')Forthepurposesofsubheading02.02BIIf),'gooseorduckpaletotsshallbetakentomeangeeseorduckspluckedand
completelydrawn,withoutheadsorfeet,withcarcasebones(breastbone,ribs,backboneandsacrum)removedbutwiththe
femurs,tibiasandhumeri.
(2)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat ,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .