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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2299/77

OF 11 OCTOBER 1977

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2778/75 LAYING DOWN RULES FOR CALCULATING THE LEVY AND THE SLUICE-GATE PRICE FOR POULTRYMEAT AND REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ON THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2777/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN POULTRYMEAT ( 1 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 369/76 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 4 ( 3 ) AND 7 ( 5 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2778/75 OF 29 OCTOBER 1975 LAYING DOWN RULES FOR CALCULATING THE LEVY AND THE SLUICE-GATE PRICE FOR POULTRYMEAT ( 3 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 371/76 ( 4 ) , FIXED , IN PARTICULAR FOR SLAUGHTERED DUCKS AND GEESE AND FOR CHICKS OF ANY KIND , BOTH THE QUANTITIES OF FEED GRAIN REQUIRED FOR THE PRODUCTION IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THIRD COUNTRIES OF ONE KILOGRAM OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY AND ONE CHICK AND THE STANDARD AMOUNT REPRESENTING OTHER FEEDING COSTS AND THE OVERHEAD COSTS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF ONE KILOGRAM OF SLAUGHTERED POULTRY AND ONE CHICK ;

WHEREAS , BECAUSE OF ADVANCING PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES AND CHANGING PRICES DURING RECENT YEARS , CHANGES HAVE BEEN SEEN TO OCCUR IN THE DATA USED TO FIX THE ABOVEMENTIONED COMPONENTS ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE LATTER SHOULD BE AMENDED ;

WHEREAS , FINALLY , THESE COMPONENTS WERE FIXED IN RESPECT OF CHICKS WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO KIND ; WHEREAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE REVEALS CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES IN PRODUCTION AND MARKETING CONDITIONS FOR TURKEY AND GEESE CHICKS COMPARED WITH THOSE FOR THE CHICKS OF OTHER POULTRY ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , THE COMPONENTS FOR CALCULATING THE LEVY AND THE SLUICE-GATE PRICE FOR THESE TWO GROUPS OF CHICKS SHOULD BE DIFFERENTIATED ;

WHEREAS THE TARIFF NOMENCLATURE RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2777/75 IS CONTAINED IN THE COMMON CUSTOMS TARIFF ANNEXED TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 ( 5 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1111/77 ( 6 ) ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

ANNEX I TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2778/75 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY ANNEX I TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

ANNEX II TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2778/75 IS HEREBY REPLACED BY ANNEX II TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 3

IN THE ANNEX TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 950/68 , THE ENTRIES UNDER SUBHEADING 01.05 A ARE HEREBY REPLACED BY THOSE CONTAINED IN ANNEX III TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 4

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON 1 FEBRUARY 1978 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 11 OCTOBER 1977 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

A . HUMBLET

( 1 ) OJ NO L 282 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 77 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 45 , 21 . 2 . 1976 , P . 3 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 282 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , P . 84 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 45 , 21 . 2 . 1976 , P . 5 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 172 , 22 . 7 . 1968 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO L 134 , 28 . 5 . 1977 , P . 4 .

ANNEX 1

CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*QUANTITY IN KG*COMPOSITION*

1*2*3*4*

01.05*LIVE POULTRY , THAT IS TO SAY , FOWLS , DUCKS , GEESE , TURKEYS AND GUINEA FOWLS : ***

*A . OF A WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 185 G : ***

*I . TURKEYS AND GEESE*0,830 EACH*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *

*II . OTHER*0,392 EACH*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *

02.02*DEAD POULTRY ( THAT IS TO SAY , FOWLS , DUCKS , GEESE , TURKEYS AND GUINEA FOWLS ) AND EDIBLE OFFALS THEREOF ( EXCEPT LIVER ) , FRESH , CHILLED OR FROZEN : ***

*A . WHOLE POULTRY : ***

*I . FOWLS : ***

*A ) 83 % CHICKENS*1,925*MAIZE 80 % , BARLEY 20 % *

*B ) 70 % CHICKENS*2,189*MAIZE 80 % , BARLEY 20 % *

*C ) 65 % CHICKENS*2,385*MAIZE 80 % , BARLEY 20 % *

*II . DUCKS : ***

*A ) 85 % DUCKS*2,853*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *

*B ) 70 % DUCKS*3,464*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *

*C ) 63 % DUCKS*3,849*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *

*III . GEESE : ***

*A ) 82 % GEESE*3,122*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *

*B ) 75 % GEESE*3,413*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *

*IV . TURKEYS*2,338*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *

*V . GUINEA FOWLS*3,808*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *

ANNEX II

CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*QUANTITY IN KG*COMPOSITION*STANDARD AMOUNT IN U.A .*

1*2*3*4*5*

01.05*LIVE POULTRY , THAT IS TO SAY , FOWLS , DUCKS , GEESE , TURKEYS AND GUINEA FOWLS : ****

*A . OF A WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 185 G : ****

*I . TURKEYS AND GEESE*0,830 EACH*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *0,6000*

*II . OTHER*0,392 EACH*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *0,1448*

02.02*DEAD POULTRY ( THAT IS TO SAY , FOWLS , DUCKS , GEESE , TURKEYS AND GUINEA FOWLS ) AND EDIBLE OFFALS THEREOF ( EXCEPT LIVER ) , FRESH , CHILLED OR FROZEN : ****

*A . WHOLE POULTRY :

*I . FOWLS : ****

*A ) 83 % CHICKENS*1,684*MAIZE 80 % , BARLEY 20 % *0,6069*

*B ) 70 % CHICKENS*1,915*MAIZE 80 % , BARLEY 20 % *0,6900*

*C ) 65 % CHICKENS*2,087*MAIZE 80 % , BARLEY 20 % *0,7518*

*II . DUCKS : ****

*A ) 85 % DUCKS*2,647*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *0,6275*

*B ) 70 % DUCKS*3,214*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *0,7620*

*C ) 63 % DUCKS*3,571*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *0,8467*

*III . GEESE : ****

*A ) 82 % GEESE*3,049*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *0,9969*

*B ) 75 % GEESE*3,333*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *0,8900*

*IV . TURKEYS*2,275*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *0,8929*

*V . GUINEA FOWLS*3,410*MAIZE 60 % , BARLEY 30 % , OATS 10 % *1,1356*

ANNEX III

CCT HEADING NO*DESCRIPTION*RATE OF DUTY*

**AUTONOMOUS % OR LEVY ( L ) *CONVENTIONAL % *

1*2*3*4*

01.05*LIVE POULTRY , THAT IS TO SAY , FOWLS , DUCKS , GEESE , TURKEYS AND GUINEA FOWLS : ***

*A . OF A WEIGHT NOT EXCEEDING 185 G : ***

I . TURKEYS AND GEESE*12 ( L ) * - *

*II . OTHER*12 ( L ) * -