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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1671/78
of13July1978
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquartersta1Mayofeachyear;
Whereasthelevyonchicksmustbecalculatedinthe
samewayasthelevyonslaughteredpoultry;whereas,
however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedinthecalcula­
tionmustbethatshowninAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2778/75;whereasthesecondcomponent
mustbeequalto7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gate
pricesapplicabletochicks;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(2)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyonslaughteredpoultryonthe
basisofthecoefficients setoutintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulationNo199/67/EECof28June
1967fixingthecoefficientsforcalculatinglevieson
derivedpoultrymeatproducts(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1776/74(7);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat (*),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No369/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No756/78(3)fortheperiodending31
July1978,andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1978;
Whereasthelevyonslaughteredpoultryismadeup
oftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2778/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepriceforpoul­
trymeat(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2299/77(5);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75;whereasthepriceofthelikequantityonthe
worldmarketmustbedeterminedinaccordancewith
Article3thereof;
WhereasthatArticleprovidesthatthepriceforeach
typeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbeequal
totheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthat
cerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1
Februaryto30June1978;Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
02.03,orwithinsubheadings15.01Bor16.02BIof
theCommonCustomsTariff,inrespectofwhichthe
rateofdutypayablehasbeenboundwithinGATT,
theleviesmustnotexceedtheamountresultingfrom
thatbinding;
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
756/78fortheperiodending31July1978,andprices
mustthereforenowbefixedanewfortheperiod1
Augustto31October1978;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceonslaughteredpoultry
ismadeupoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainshowninAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75;(»)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
(3)OJNoL101,14.4.1978,p.29.
(<)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(5)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.1.(')OJNo134,30.6.1967,p.2831/67.
7)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.16.

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WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereasthepriceofthisquantityofcerealsmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2778/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated;whereasthatperiodis1Februaryto30
June1978;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2778/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforchicksmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
slaughteredpoultry;whereas,however,thequantityof
feedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethatshown
inAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2778/75;
whereasthestandardamountmustbethatfixedin
thesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricefortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2777/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
forslaughteredpoultryonthebasisofthecoefficients
fixedfortheseproductsinaccordancewithArticle5
(3)cfthatRegulation;Article1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2777/75inrespectoftheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofthatRegulationandthe
sluice-gatepricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofin
respectofthelikeproductsshallbeasshowninthe
Annexhereto.
2.However,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo02.03andwithinsubheadings15.01Bor
16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariffinrespect
ofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamountresulting
fromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1Augustto31October1978
CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100unitsu.a./100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea
fowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese 66.82 8-24
II.Other 17.70 4-16
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls 59.48 15-44
II.Ducks 71-82 22-74
III.Geese 87.31 21-37
IV.Turkeys 75.59 17-48
V.Guineafowls 99.10 26-78
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83°/»chickens' 74.74 19.40
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/ochickens' 84.97 22-05
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 92.59 24.03
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85%>ducks' 84.49 26.76
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/oducks' 102.60 32-48
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63°/oducks' 114.00 36.09
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82%>geese' 124.73 30.53
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75°/«geese' 116.38 31.98
IV.Turkeys 107.98 24-97
V.Guineafowls 141.57 38.26

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CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
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.Ofgeese221.40
101.85
125.40 '
128.02
118.78
155-73
71.96
49-82
174-57
178-17
140.20
168-7559.90
26.43
39.70
35-18
27-47
42.09
19-47
13-48
47.97
41.20
36.38
46-37
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 97-18 22-47
bb)Other 167-37 38-70
3.Ofotherpoultry 131.70 34-18
f)Other 221.40 59.90
C.Offals 49.82 13-48
02.03 Poultry,live,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Foiegras(gooseorduck) 1247.30 305-30
B.Other 127-31 34-44
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 110-70 29.95
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 132-84 35-94
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a) 243.54 65-89
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweight
ofpoultrymeat (a) 132-84 35-94
c)Other 77.49 20.97
(A)Fordiepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .