19.7.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL199/23
REGULATION (EEC)No1939/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of18July1973
fixingtheexportrefundsonpoultrymeatfortheperiodbeginning1August1973
thirdcountries,irrespective,ofwhethertheseare
Europeanthirdcountries,non-European thirdcoun­
triesontheMediterranean ormoredistantcoun­
tries;
Whereas,fortheotherproductslistedintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,therefundshouldbelimitedto
anamountwhich,whilepermittingofCommunity
participationininternationaltrade,takesaccountof
thenatureoftheseexportsandtheirimportanceat
thepresenttime;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbfecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25°/o,atrateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanoftheSpotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,sinceeconomicallyimportantquantitiesof
otherpoultrymeatproductsarenotbeingexported,
thereisnoneedtofixarefundfortheseatpre­
sent;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforPoultryand
Eggs,hasnotdeliveredanOpinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitsChairman ;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo123/67/
EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat ,aslastamended
bytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEcono­
micCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthefifthsubpa­
ragraphofArticle9(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle9ofRegulationNo123/67/EECpro­
videsthatthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1(1)ofthat
RegulationandpricesforthoseproductsintheCom­
munitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo176/67/EEC(4)of
27June1967,asamendedbyRegulationNo2689/
72(5),laysdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcri­
teriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
poultrymeatthattherefundshouldbefixedas
indicatedbelow;
Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinsubheading
01.05AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,anamount
shouldbechosenthatwillcoverthedifferencebet­
weenthemostfavourableimportpricesintraditional
importingthirdcountriesandexportpricesinexpor­
tingmemberstates;
Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinsubheading
01.05AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,provision
shouldbemade,accountbeingtakenofconditions
ofcompetitiondeterminedinteraliabytransport
costs,fordifferentamountswhichwouldallowex­
portingMemberStatestocontinuetotradewithHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thelistofproductsforwhichtheexportre­
fundreferredtoinArticle9ofRegulationNo123/
67/EECisgranted,andtheamountofthatrefund,
areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnex.
2.Norefundisfixedforanyoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo123/67/EEC
notincludedintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(^OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2301/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2612/67.
(5)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.41.

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ANNEX
CCT
headingNo Descriptionofgoods Refund
u.a./100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeys
andguineafowls
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
a)forexportsto:.
—thirdEuropeancountries,excludingtheUSSR 2-66
—thirdnon-European countriesontheMediterra­
nean 2-66
—territoriesandpossessionsofthirdnon-European
countriesontheMediterranean 2-66
b)forexportstothirdcountriesnotlistedata) 3*66
u.a./100kg
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeys
andguineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),
fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'83°/ochickens' 8-57
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbut
withhearts,liversandgizzards,knownas
'70°/ochickens' 9-99
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet
andwithouthearts,liversandgizzards,known
as'65%>chickens' 10-81
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,guttedbutnotdrawn,with
headsandfeet,knownas'85%ducks' 11-18
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,
withhearts,liversandgizzards,knownas
'70%ducks' 13-48
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet
andwithouthearts,liversandgizzards,known
as'63°/oducks' 14-91
IV.Turkeys 11-54
V.GuineaFowls 15-57
B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):■
I.Bonedorboneless 24-35

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CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods Refund
u.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)II.Unboned(bonein):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls 10-81
2.Ofducks 14-91
4.Ofturkeys11-54
5.Ofguineafowls15-57
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips8-29
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
3.Ofother(i.e.otherthangeeseandturkeys)
poultry 15-04
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
2.Ofturkeys
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 9-28
bb)Other 16-81
3.Ofother(i.e.otherthangeeseandturkeys)
poultry 13-39
02.03 Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
B.Other(i.e.otherthanfoiegras(gooseorduck)) 14-75
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultry
meat(a) 31-59
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%
byweightofpoultrymeat(a) 19-16
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingpoultrymeatcontent,theweightofthebonesisdisregarded ;theweightoftheskinis
takenintoaccountonlytotheextentthatitrepresentsthenationalratiobetweentheweightoftheskinandtheweight
ofthemeat.