30.4.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL113/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1254/86
of29April1986
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1November,1
Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,changesinworld
marketpricesforfeedgrainshouldbetakenintoaccount
onlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
Whereas,CommissionRegulation(EEC)No631/86of28
February1986ontheapplicationofimportlevieson
productsfromPortugalsuspendedtheapplicationof
importleviesonpoultrymeatproductsfromPortugal
owingtotheminimaldifferencebetweenthepricesobtai­
ningintheCommunityontheonehandandinPortugal
ontheotherhand;whereasthesituationstillpertains;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2777/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinpoultrymeat('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No3768/85(2),andinparticularArticles3and7
(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75
mustbefixedquarterlyinadvanceinaccordancewith
methodsofcalculationlaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2778/75of29October1975layingdownrules
forcalculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepriceforpoul­
trymeat(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
750/81(4);
Whereas,sincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoul­
trymeatwere,byCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
177/86(*),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No631/86(*),
lastfixedfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1986,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31July1986;
whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldinprinciplebe
calculatedbyreferencetofeed-grainpricesfortheperiod
1November1985to31March1986;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,trends
inworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbyatleastaspecifiedminimuminrela­
tiontothatusedtocalculatethesluice-gatepriceforthe
precedingquarter;whereas,byRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75,thisminimumwassetat3%;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2177US,theleviesprovidedfor
inArticle3thereofandthesluice-gatepricesprovidedfor
inArticle7thereofshallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo02.03andwithinsubheading15.01Bor
16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespectof
whichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATT,the
levyshallnotexceedtheamountresultingfromthat
binding.
3.Forimportsofproductsspecifiedinparagraph 1
fromPortugal,applicationoftheleviesspecifiedinthe
Annexshallbesuspended .Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrainrequired
variesbymorethan3%fromthatusedforthepreceding
quarter;whereasthisvariationmustaccordinglybetaken
intoaccountinfixingsluice-gatepricesfortheperiod1
Mayto31July1986;
(»)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL362,31.12.1985,p.8.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(4)OJNoL80,26.3.1981,p.1.0OJNoL22,29.1.1986,p.15.
faOJNoL60,1.3.1986,p.11.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1986.

NoL113/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.4.86
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

30.4.86 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL113/31
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof29April1986fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor•
poultrymeat
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4IECU/100unitsECU/100units
01.05Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls :
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese 82,59 16,55
II.Other 22,26 6,64
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:I
I.Fowls 75,03 24,72
II.Ducks 95,59 38,08
III.Geese 115,30 36,41
IV.Turkeys 102,40 28,39
V.Guinea-fowls 125,00 43,23
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls )and
edibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'83%chickens'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwithhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%chickens'
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'65%chickens'94,27
107,19
116,7931,06
35,32
38,49
II.Ducks:l
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'85%
ducks'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%ducks'
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'63%ducks'112,46
136,56
151,7444,81
54,40
60,46
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,knownas'82%geese'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withorwithoutheartsand
gizzards,knownas'75%geese'164,71
155,9052,02
55,18
IV.Turkeys
a)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwithnecks,hearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'80%turkeys'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithoutnecks,hearts,
liversandgizzards,knownas'73%turkeys'146,29
160,3140,56
44,44li V.Guinea-fowls 178,57 61,75

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless :
a)Ofgeese 327,39 115,88
b)Ofturkeys 307,21 85,18
c)Ofotherpoultry 295,62 106,03
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls 128,47 42,34
2.Ofducks 166,91 66,51
3.Ofgeese 171,49 60,70
4.Ofturkeys 176,34 48,88
5.Ofguinea-fowls 196,43 67,93
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 94,19 32,14
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwingtips 65,21 22,25
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 233,85 82,77
2.Ofturkeys 1 234,06 64,90
3.Ofotherpoultry 176,86 58,28
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 226,06 80,01
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 109,72 30,42
bb)Other 197,49 54,76
3.Ofotherpoultry 166,14 54,75
f)Gooseorduckpaletots(') 204,72 76,71
g)Other 289,80 98,88
C.Offals 65,21 22,25
02.03'
Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck 1647,10 520,20
B.Other 166,64 56,86
02.05Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-extracted ),fresh,
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 144,90 49,44
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 173,88 59,33

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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)Other
2.Other292,58
289,12
318,7881,12
103,32
108,77
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweightofpoultry­
meat(2) 173,88 59,33
c)Other 101,43 34,61
(')Forthepurposesofsubheading02.02BIIf),'gooseorduckpaletotsshallbetakentomeangeeseorduckspluckedand
completelydrawn,withoutheadsorfeet,withcarcasebones(breastbone,ribs,backboneandsacrum)removedbutwiththe
femurs,tibiasandhumeri.
(2)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .