NoL29/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.2.73
REGULATION (EEC)No235/73OFTHECOUNCIL
of31January1973
layingdownthegeneralrulesofthesystemofcompensatoryamounts'forpouhrymeat
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtotheTreaty(')concerningtheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCom­
munity,signedatBrusselson22January1972,and
inparticularArticle62(1)oftheActannexedthereto;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission :
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle55oftheAct,differences
inthepricelevelsofagriculturalproductsbetween
theCommunityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenew
MemberStatesaretobecompensatedbylevying
orgrantingcompensatoryamountsapplicableintrade
betweenthenewMemberStatesandintradebetween
thenewMemberStatesandthirdcountries;whereas
suchamountsaretobecalculatedinrespectof
poultrymeatinaccordancewithArticle79ofthe
Act;
Whereasthecompensatory amountapplicableper
kilogrammeofslaughteredpoultrymustbecalcula­
tedonthebasisofthecompensatoryamountsappli­
cabletothequantityoffeedgrainwhichisrequired
fortheproductionintheCommunityof1kgof
slaughteredpoultry;whereasthisquantityoffeed
grainwasfixedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation
No146/67/EEC(2)of21June1967layingdown
rulesforcalculatingthelevyandthesluice-gate
priceforpoultrymeat ;
Whereasthecompensatory amountapplicableper
chickiscalculatedinaccordancewiththesame
criteria;
Whereasthecompensatory amountsapplicableto
feedgrainwerefixedinaccordancewithCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No229/73(s)of31January1973
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesystemofcompen­
satoryamountsforcereals;Whereas,moreover,accountshouldbetakenofthe
economicsituationofpoultryproductioninthenew
MemberStates;
Whereasthecompensatory amountfortheother
productscoveredbyCouncilRegulationNo123/67/
EEC(4)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat ,aslastamended
bytheActmustbederivedfromthecompensatory
amountapplicabletoslaughteredpoultrywiththe
helpofthecoefficientsusedforthecalculationof
thelevy;
Whereasthecompensatory amountsforcerealsare
applicableuntil31July1973;whereasthesame
periodofapplicabilityshouldthereforebeprovided
forinrespectofpoultrymeat ;
Whereas,inpursuanceofArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)
No229/73,thelevyingorgrantingofcompensatory
amountsforcerealscanbelimitedinordertodeal
withthesituationreferredtoinArticle56ofthe
Act,itisnecessarytotakethisrestrictionintoaccount
forpoultrymeatproducts,viewedasproductsderived
fromcereals,inordertoensuretheproperfunc­
tioningofthecommonorganizationofthemarket;
Whereas,sincetheaimofcompensatory amountsin
intra-Community tradeistoprovidesatisfactory
conditionsforthemovementofproductsbetween
twoMemberStateswithdifferentpricelevels,a
compensatory amountmustbeleviedforimports
intoaMemberStatehavingahigherpricelevelfor
feedgrainand,conversely,suchanamountmustbe
grantedforexportstoaMemberStatehavinga
lowerpricelevelforfeedgrain;
Whereas,consequently ,Article55(1)(a)oftheAct,
underwhichcompensatoryamountsaretobelevied
bytheimportingMemberStateorgrantedbythe
exportingMemberState,meansthatthetaskof
levyingorgrantingsuchamountsfallstotheMem­
berStatehavingthehighestpricelevelforfeed
grain;
Whereasrulesmustbelaiddownforthelevyingand
grantingofcompensatory amountsinsuchaway
astoavoiddeflectionoftrade;
(')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(")OJNo125,26.6.1967,p.2470/67.
(s)OJNoL27,1.2.1973,p.25. C)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2301/67.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : accordancewithArticles1and2lessthedifference
betweenthosecompensatory amountsandthe
amountscalculatedinthelightoftheaverageofthe
leviesvalidduringthefirst25daysofJanuary1973
forthecerealsinquestion.Articlei
Article41.Thecompensatory amountsforslaughtered
poultryandchicks,applicableintradebetweenthe
Communityasoriginallyconstitutedandthenew
MemberStates,andbetweenthoseStatesandthird
countries,until31July1973,arefixedintheAnnex
hereto.Thecompensatory amountsapplicableintradebet­
weentwonewMemberStatesshallbeequaltothe
differencebetweenthecompensatory amounts
applicableintradebetweenthosenewMember
StatesrespectivelyandtheCommunityasoriginally
constituted .2.Thecompensatory amountsapplicablefrom
1August1973shallbecalculatedonthebasisof
theamountsreferredtoinparagraph1byreference
tothevariationinthecompensatory amountsap­
plicableforthequantityoffeedgrainsrequiredto
produce1kgofpoultrymeatoronechickinthe
Community .ArticleS
Article2IntradebetweenthenewMemberStates,andbet­
weenthoseStatesandtheCommunityasoriginally
constituted,thecompensatory amountsshallbe
leviedorgrantedbythatoneofthetwoMember
Statesconcernedwhosepricelevelforthequantity
offeedgrainreferredtoinAnnexIofRegulation
No146/67/EECisthehigher. Thecompensatoryamountsfortheproductsreferred
toinArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulationNo123/67/EEC,
applicableintradebetweentheCommunityasori­
ginallyconstitutedandthenewMemberStates,and
betweenthoseStatesandthirdcountries,shallbe
derivedfromthecompensatory amountapplicable
toslaughteredpoultrywiththehelpofthecoeffi­
cientsexpressingtheratiosreferredtoinArticle5(1)
oftheabovementioned Regulation .Article6
Article31.IntradebetweenthenewMemberStatesand
thirdcountries,thecompensatory amountsshallbe
deductedfromleviesandrefunds.
2.If,whereacompensatory amountisfixedfor
aproduct,therefundislowerthanthatcompen­
satoryamount,orisnotfixed,provisionmaybe
madeforthelevyinthenewMemberStatecon­
cerned,whenexportingtheproductinquestionto
thirdcountries,ofanamountnotexceedingthe
differencebetweenthecompensatory amountand
therefundor,asthecasemaybe,notexceeding
thecompensatory amount.
Article71.IfononeormoredaysinamonthArticle7of
Regulation (EEC)No229/73isapplied,theamount
applicableinthefollowingmonthasthecompen­
satoryamountfortheproductsreferredtoin
Articles1and2,shallbedeterminedmonthlyonthe
basisoftheaverageoftheamountsdetermined
duringthefirst25daysoftheprecedingmonthfor
thecerealsincludedinthequantityoffeedgrain
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulationNo146/67/EEC.
However,iftheamountvariesbylessthan5°/o
oftheamountdeterminedfortheprecedingmonthit
shallremainunchanged.
2.TheamountsapplicableduringFebruary1973
shallbeequaltothecompensatoryamountsfixedinThecompensatory amountapplicableshallbethat
inforceonthedayofimportationorexportation .
Article8
1.Detailedrulesforthegranting,levyingand
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3.TheamountsreferredtoinArticle3shallbe
fixedbytheCommission .downinsuchawayastoprevent,inparticular,
deflectionoftradeandinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle17ofRegulation
No123/67/EEC.
2.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisRegula­
tionandinparticularcompensatory amountsother
thanthosedeterminedinArticle1(1)shallbedrawn
upaccordingtothesameprocedure .Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1973.
fortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX
Tradewith
CO
heading
NoDescriptionofgoods
Denmark IrelandUnited
Kingdom
1 2 4 5
u.a./100unitsu.a./100unitsu.a./100units
01.05Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowl,ducks,geese,turkeys,and
guineafowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding 185g(knownas'chicks')01328 0·7175 14127
u.a./100kgu.a./100kgu.a./100kg
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducksgeese,turkeys,and
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,
chilled,orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
1.Fowl:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,known
as'83%chickens'
b)Pluckedandgutted,withoutheadsandfeet,but
withhearts,livers,andgizzards,knownas'70°/o
chickens'
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetand
withouthearts,livers,andgizzards,knownas
'65%chickens *
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorguttedwithheads
andfeet,knownas'85°/oducks'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
orwithouthearts,livers,andgizzards,knownas
'70°/oducks'
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'82°/ogeese'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
orwithoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75°/o
geese'
IV.Turkeys
V.Guineafowls0·3346
0·3859
0·4277
1·0278
1·2486
1·1038
1·2051
09699
1·50913·7294
4·3016
4·7678
5·5428
6·7334
5·9527
6·4992
5·2306
8·13866·6737
7·6976
8·5318
10·9547
13·3077
11·7648
12·8448
10·3376
16·0840