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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No139/77
of25January1977
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordingly "betakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1977;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,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
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1759/76of22July
1976fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoul­
trymeat(3);
Whereas,sincesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultry­
meatwerebyRegulation (EEC)No2622/76(4)last
fixedfortheperiod1November1976to31January
1977,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod1
Februaryto30April1977;whereassuchpricesand
leviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedbyreferenceto
feed-grainpricesfortheperiod1Augustto31
December1976;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2778/75of29
October1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthe
levyandthesluice-gatepriceforpoultrymeat (5),this
minimumwassetat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedforHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777US,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
(3)OJNoL197,23.7.1976,p.17.
(4)OJNoL299,29.10.1976,p.25.
(5)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1Februaryto
30April1977
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100unitsu.a./100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea
fowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks' 18-47 3-09
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
B.Others:
I.Fowls 61-68 11-75
II.Ducks 69-95 16-70
III.Geese 72-42 15-09
IV.Turkeys 78-73 13-02
V.Guineafowls 103-81 19-47
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83°/ochickens' 77-50 14-76
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/ochickens'88-11 16-79
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65°/ochickens' 96-01 18-28
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85e/oducks' 82-30 19-64
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/oducks' 99-93 23-85
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63°/oducks' 111-04 26-50
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82%>geese' 103-46 21-56
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75%geese' 93-12 22-17
IV.Turkeys 112-47 18-60
V.Guineafowls 148-30 27-82

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CCTheading
Mo Descriptionofgoods!
Sluice-gate
priceLety
t 2 3 4
u.a./100kgIu.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in): '
a)Halvesorquarters:216-78
I
i
I43-70
1.Offowls 105-61 20-11
2.Ofducks 122-14 29-15
3.Ofgeese 102-43 24-39
4.Ofturkeys 123-72 20-46
5.Ofguineafowls 163-13 30-60
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 70-45 14-20
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips 48-78 9-83
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 139-68 33-26
2.Ofturkeys 185-58 30-69
3.Ofotherpoultry 145-38 27-70
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 135-02 32-15
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 101-22 16-74
bb)Other 174-33 28-83
3.Ofotherpoultry 136-57 26-02
f)Other 216-78 43-70
C.Offals 48-78 9-83
02.03 Poultrylive,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Foiegras(gooseorduck) 1034-60 215-60
B.Other 124-65 25-13
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inDrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 108-39 I21-85
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 130-07 26-22
1602 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultryimeatoroffal:
a)Containing57°/oormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a) 238-46 48-07.
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweight
ofpoultrymeat (a) 13007 26-22
c)Other 75-87 I15-30
I
(a)Fordtepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.