NoL261/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.10.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2261/79
of15October1979
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat (J),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
1592/79(5),lastfixedfortheperiod1Augustto31
October1979,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod
1November1979to31January1980;whereassuch
pricesandleviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedby
referencetofeed-grainpricesfortheperiod1Mayto
30September1979;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byRegulation(EEC)No2778/75,thisminimumwas
setat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfortheprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1November1979to31January
1980;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15October1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
P)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(«)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.1.
5)OJNoL189,27.7.1979,p.38.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof15October1979fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeat
CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4 I ECU/100unitsECU/100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea
fowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese 81.73 12-50
II.Other 21.85 4-73
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls 73.30 17-72
II.Ducks 89.40 26J09
III.Geese 108.00 25.42
IV.Turkeys 93.21 19.90
V.Guineafowls 122.54 30.39
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83°/ochickens' 92.09 22-26
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/ochickens'104.71 25.32
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 114-09 27-58
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85%ducks' 105.18 30.69
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 127-72 37.27
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63°/oducks'141-91 41.41
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82%geese'154.29 36-31Ib)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75%geese' 144-52 38-01
IV.Turkeys133.15 28.43
V.Guineafowls 175.06 43.41

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CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
price Levy
1 2 3 4
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals)•
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls
2.Ofducks
3.Ofgeese
4.Ofturkeys
5.Ofguineafowls
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys
3.Ofotherpoultry
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks
bb)Other
3.Ofotherpoultry
f)Other
C.OffalsECU/100kgECU/100kg
27406
125.50
156.10
158.97
146.47
192.57
89.07
61.66
216.78
219.70
172-77
209-55
119.84
206.38
162.30
274.06
61-6668.98
30.34
45-55
41.81
311.27
47-75
22.42
15-52
57.02
46.91
41.78
55-11
215.59
44.07
39.25
68.98
15-52
02.03 Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck
B.Other1542.90
157-58363.10
39.66
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 137.03 34.49
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 164-44 41.39
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultryimeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%>ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a)
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%>byweight
ofpoultrymeat (a)
c)Other301.47
164.44
95.9275.88
41.39
24.14
(a)Forthepurportofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.