22.10.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2954/83
of20October1983
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1November1983to31January
1984;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinpoultrymeat('),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece(2),andin
particularArticles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75mustbefixedquarterlyinadvancein
accordancewithmethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2778/75of29October
1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevyandthe
sluice-gatepriceforpoultrymeat(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No750/81(4);
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,sincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeatwere,byRegulation(EEC)No1976/83(*),
lastfixedfortheperiod1Augustto31October1983,
theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod1November
1983to31January1984;whereassuchpricesand
leviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedbyreferenceto
feed-grainpricesfortheperiod1Mayto30September
1983;Article1
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading15.01
Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,in
respectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byRegulation(EEC)No2778/75,thisminimumwas
setat3%;
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1983.(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(*)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(4)OJNoL80,26.3.1981,p.1.
OOJNoL195,19.7.1983,p.21.

22.10.83 NoL289/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20October1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

22.10.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL289713
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof20October1983fixingthesluice-gatepricesandlevies
forpoultrymeat
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 86,76 12,56
II.Other 24,23 4,76
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:I
I.Fowls 82,20 16,86
II.Ducks 106,92 26,47
III.Geese 126,04 25,91
IV.Turkeys 110,42 20,53
V.Guinea-fowls 137,01 30,49
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls)and
edibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'83%chickens'103,28 21,18
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwithhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%chickens' 117,43 24,09
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 127,96 26,24
II.Ducks:l
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'85%
ducks' 125,78 31,15
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 152,74 37,82
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 169,71 42,02
III.Geese:l
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,knownas'82%geese'180,05 37,02
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withorwithoutheartsand
gizzards,knownas'75%geese' 172,67 38,78
IV.Turkeysl
a)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwithnecks,hearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'80%turkeys'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithoutnecks,hearts,
liversandgizzards,knownas'73%turkeys'157,74
172,8529,33
32,14
V.Guinea-fowls 195,73 43,55

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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 362,61 81,44
b)Ofturkeys 331,25 61,59
c)Ofotherpoultry • 326,13 73,82
II.Unboned(bone-in):I
a)Halvesorquarters:l
1.Offowls 140,76 28,86
2.Ofducks 186,68 46,22
3.Ofgeese 189,94 42,66
4.Ofturkeys 190,14 35,35
5.Ofguinea-fowls 215,30 47,91I b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 103,52 22,56
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwingtips 71,67 15,62I d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 259,01 58,17
2.Ofturkeys 252,38 46,93
3.Ofotherpoultry 193,76 39,75
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:l
1.Ofgeese 250,37 56,23
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 118,31 22,00
bb)Other 212,95 39,60
3.Ofotherpoultry 182,02 37,34
f)Gooseorduckpaletots(') 227,79 53,62
g)Other 318,52 69,42
----mmmC.Offals 71,67 15,62
02.03Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:\
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck 1800,50 370,20\B.Other 183,15 39,92
02.05Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-extracted ),fresh,
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:\
C.Poultryfat 159,26 34,71
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :I
B.Poultryfat 191,11 41,65

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
'ECU/100kgECU/100kg
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat(2):
1.Containinguncookedmeatoroffal;mixturesofcookedmeatoroffal
anduncookedmeatoroffal:
aa)Containingexclusivelyturkeymeat
bb)Other315,48
319,2858,66
72,12
2.Other 350,37 76,36
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweightofpoultry­
meat(2) 191,11 41,65
c)Other 111,48 24,30
(')Forthepurposesofsubheading02.02BIIf),'gooseorduckpaletotsshallbetakentomeangeeseorduckspluckedand
completelydrawn,withoutheadsorfeet,withcarcasebones(breastbone,ribs,backbonearidsacrum)removedbutwiththe
femurs,tibiasandhumeri.
(2)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.