19.4.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL104/27
REGULATION (EEC)No1046/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of18April1973
fixingtheexportrefundsonpoultrymeatfortheperiodbeginning1May1973
thirdcountries,irrespective,ofwhethertheseare
Europeanthirdcountries,non-European thirdcoun­
triesontheMediterranean ormoredistantcoun­
tries;
Whereas,fortheotherproductslistedintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,therefundshouldbelimitedto
anamountwhich,whilepermittingofCommunity
participationininternationaltrade,takesaccountof
thenatureoftheseexportsandtheirimportanceat
thepresenttime;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofanex­
changeratewhichisbased,inthecaseofcurren­
cieswhicharefloatingorwhosecentralratediffers
fromtheofficialparity,ontheeffectiverateorthe
centralrateofthesecurrenciesand,inthecaseof
theUSdollar,onthechangeinparityannounced
on13February1973;
Whereas,sinceeconomicallyimportantquantitiesof
otherpoultrymeatproductsarenotbeingexported,
thereisnoneedtofixarefundfortheseatpre­
sent;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegu­
lationareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforPoultryandEggs;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
shouldbecho:enthatwillcoverthedifferencebet­
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18April1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
HOJNo117,19.6.1967,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.

NoL104/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.4.73
ANNEX
CCT
headingNo Descriptionofgoods Refund
u.a./100units
01.05
02.022.66
2.66
2.66
3.66
u.a./100kgLivepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeys
andguineafowls
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
a)forexportsto:
—thirdEuropeancountries,excludingtheUSSR
—thirdnon-European countriesontheMediterra­
nean
—territoriesandpossessionsofthirdnon-European
countriesontheMediterranean
b)forexportstothirdcountriesnotlistedata)
Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeys
andguineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),
fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'83%chickens'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbut
withhearts,liversandgizzards,knownas
'70%chickens'
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet
andwithouthearts,liversandgizzards,known
as'65%>chickens'
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,guttedbutnotdrawn,with
headsandfeet,knownas'85%ducks'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,
withhearts,liversandgizzards,knownas
'70°/oducks'
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet
andwithouthearts,liversandgizzards,known
as'63%>ducks'
IV.Turkeys
V.GuineaFowls
B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless10.00
11.50
12.50
12.50
15.00
16.50
13.00
17.50
27.50

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CCT
headingNo Descriptionofgoods Refund
u.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)
02.03
16.02II.Unboned(bonein):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls
2.Ofducks
4.Ofturkeys
5.Ofguineafowls
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
3.Ofother(i.e.otherthangeeseandturkeys)
poultry
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
2.Ofturkeys
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks
bb)Other
3.Ofother(i.e.otherthangeeseandturkeys)
poultry
Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
B.Other(i.e.otherthanfoiegras(gooseorduck))
Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultry
meat(a)
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57°/o
byweightofpoultrymeat(a)12.50
16.50
13.00
17.50
9.50
17.00
10.50
19.00
14.50
17.00
36.00
22.00
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingpoultrymeatcontent,theweightofthebonesisdisregarded ;theweightoftheskinis
takenintoaccountonlytotheextentthatitrepresentsthenationalratiobetweentheweightoftheskinandtheweight
ofthemeat.