19.1.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL13/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No95/79
of18January1979
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat (J),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No369/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75mustbefixedquarterlyinadvancein
accordancewithmethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2778/75of29October
1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevyand
thesluice-gatepriceforpoultrymeat (3),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2700/78(4);
Whereassincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeat were,byRegulation (EEC)No
2410/78(5),lastfixedfortheperiod1November1978
to31January1979,theymustbefixedanewforthe
period1Februaryto30April1979;whereassuch
pricesandleviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedby
referencetofeed-grainpricesfortheperiod1August
to31December1978;
Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatetheslui­
ce-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,by
Regulation(EEC)No2778/75,thisminimumwasset
at3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfortheprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1979;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18January1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
(3)OJNoL324,18.11.1978,p.25.
(«)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.1.
(5)OJNoL292,18.10.1978,p.9.

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ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1February
to30April1979
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 65.88 9-17
II.Other 17.26 4.60
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls 57.93 17.21
II.Ducks 69.29 25-47
III.Geese 84.91 23-83
IV.Turkeys 73.79 19.32
V.Guineafowls 96.41 29.79
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83%>chickens' 72.78 21-63
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%chickens'82-75 24-59
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 90.17 26-80
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85°/oducks' 81-51 29-97
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 98.98 36-38
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 109-98 40-42
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82%geese' 121.30 34.04
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75°/ogeese' 112.63 35-82
IV.Turkeys 105-42 27.60
V.Guineafowls 137.73 42-55

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CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
price Levy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:215.00 66.78
1.Offowls 99.19 29-48
2.Ofducks 120-98 44-46
3.Ofgeese 123.89 39-40
4.Ofturkeys 115.96 30.36
5.Ofguineafowls 151-50 46.81
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips ,69.88 21.70
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips 48.38 15-03
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 168.95 53-73
2.Ofturkeys 173.94 45-54
3.Ofotherpoultry 136.54 40-57
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 163.31 51-94
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 94.88.24-84
bb)Other 163.40 42.78
3.Ofotherpoultry 128.26 38-11
f)Other 215-00 66.78
C.Offals 48.38 15-03
02.03 Poultry,live,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Foiegras(gooseorduck) 1213.00 340.40
B.Other 123.63 38.40
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 107-50 33.39
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 129.00 40.07
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a) 236-50 73-46
b)Containing25°/oormorebutlessthan57°/obyweight
ofpoultrymeat (a)129-00 40-07
c)Other 75-25 23.37
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .