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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No813/79
of24April1979
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
fortheprecedingquarter;whereasthesluice-gate
pricesfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No95/79should
accordinglybemaintainedunchangeduntil31July
1979fortheseproducts;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(6)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed
forcertainproducts,changesinworldmarketprices
forfeedgrainmustbetakenintoaccountinfixing
thelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforjnthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeaf/andEggs,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat('),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No369/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75mustbefixedquarterlyinadvancein
accordancewithmethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2778/75(3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2299/77(4);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultry­
meatwere,byRegulation (EEC)No95/79(5),last
fixedfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1979,they
mustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31July
1979;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldinprin­
ciplebecalculatedbyreferencetofeedgrainprices
fortheperiod1November1978to31March1979;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byRegulation (EEC)No2778/75,thisminimumwas
setat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityof,feedgrain
requiredfortheproductionoffowlsvariesbymore
than3%fromthatusedfortheprecedingquarter;
whereasthisvariationmustaccordinglybetakeninto
accountinfixingsluice-gatepricesfortheperiod
1Mayto31July1979;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredfortheproductionofpoultryotherthan
fowlsdoesnotvaryby3%ormorefromthatusedHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Inthecaseofproductsfallingwithinheading
No02.03andwithinsubheading15.01Bor16.02BI
oftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespectofwhich
therateofdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATT,the
levyshallnotexceedtheamountresultingfromthat
binding.
Article2
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(4)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.1.
(5)OJNoL13,19.1.1979,p.37.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1979.
(0)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24April1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1May
to31July1979
CCTheading
Nk DescriptionSluice-gate
price Levy
1 2 3I4
ECU/100unitsECU/100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea
fowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese 79-65 11-09
II.Other 20-87 5-56
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls 70-55 20-21
II.Ducks 83-77 30-79
III.Geese 102-65 28-81
IV.Turkeys 89-21 23-36
V.Guineafowls 1-16-56 36-01
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,„
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83%chickens' 88-65 25-40
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/ochickens' 100-79 28-87
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65°/ochickens' 109-82'3(1-47
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85%ducks' 98-54 36-231
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%>ducks' 119-66 43^98
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 132-96 48-87
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82%geese' 146-65 41-45
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,wichor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75°/ogeese' 136-16 43-30
IV.Turkeys 127-45 33-37
V.^Guineafowls 166-51 51-44

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CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
price Urr
1 2 3 4
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:260-24 80-40
1.Offowls 120-80 34-61
2.Ofducks 146-26 53-75
3.Ofgeese 149-78'47-63
4.Ofturkeys 140-19 36-70
5.Ofguineafowls 183-16 56-59
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 84-58 26-13
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips 58-55 18-09
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 204-25 64-96
2.Ofturkeys 210-29 55-06
3.Ofotherpoultry 16.6-30 47-63
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 19743'62-79
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcuesofdrumsticks 114-71 30-03
bb)Other 197-54 51-72
3.Ofotherpoultry 156-22 44-74
f)Other 260-24 80-40
C.Offals 58-55 18-09
02.03 Poultry,live,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck 1466-46 411-53
B.Other 149-63 46-23
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 130-12 40-20
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 156-15 48-24
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a) 286-27 88-43
b)Containing25°/oormorebutlessthan57%>byweight
ofpoultrymeat (a) 156-15 48-24
c)Other 91-08 28-14
(a)Forthepurpofiofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.