NoL286/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.10.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2785/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of12October1973
fixingtheexportrefundsonpoultrymeatfortheperiodbeginning1November1973
thirdcountries,irrespective,ofwhethertheseare
Europeanthirdcountries,non-European thirdcoun­
triesontheMediterranean ormoredistantcoun­
tries;
Whereas,fortheotherproductslistedintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,therefundshouldbelimitedto
anamountwhich,whilepermittingofCommunity
participation ininternationaltrade,takesaccountof
thenatureoftheseexportsandtheirimportanceat
thepresenttime;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25°/o,atrateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,sinceeconomicallyimportantquantitiesof
otherpoultrymeatproductsarenotbeingexported,
thereisnoneedtofixarefundfortheseatpre­
sent;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforPoultryand
Eggs,hasnotdeliveredanOpinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitsChairman;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo123/67/
EEC0)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat ,aslastamended
bytheAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEcono­
micCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community,signedatBrusselson22January1972,
andinparticularthefirstsentenceofthefifthsubpa­
ragraphofArticle9(2)thereof;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheMonetary
Committee ;
WhereasArticle9ofRegulationNo123/67/EECpro­
videsthatthedifferencebetweenpricesontheworld
marketfortheproductslistedinArticle1(1)ofthat
RegulationandpricesforthoseproductsintheCom­
munitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo176/67/EEC(4)of
27June1967,asamendedbyRegulationNo2689/
72(5),laysdowngeneralrulesforgrantingexport
refundsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountofsuch
refunds;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesandcri­
teriatothepresentsituationonthemarketin
poultrymeatthattherefundshouldbefixedas
indicatedbelow;
Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinsubheading
01.05AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,anamount
shouldbechosenthatwillcoverthedifferencebet­
weenthemostfavourableimportpricesintraditional
importingthirdcountriesandexportpricesinexpor­
tingmemberstates;
Whereas,forproductsfallingwithinsubheading
01.05AoftheCommonCustomsTariff,provision
shouldbemade,accountbeingtakenofconditions
ofcompetitiondeterminedinteraliabytransport
costs,fordifferentamountswhichwouldallowex­
portingMemberStatestocontinuetotradewithHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thelistofproductsforwhichtheexportre­
fundreferredtoinArticle9ofRegulationNo123/
67/EECisgranted,andtheamountofthatrefund,
areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnex.
2.Norefundisfixedforanyoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo123/67/EEC
notincludedintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November
1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12October1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
hrancois-Xavier ORTOLI
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2301/67.
(*)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(<)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2612/67.
(5)OINoL289.27.12.1972.p.41.

13.10.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL286/13
ANNEX
CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods Refund
u.a./100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeys
andguineafowls
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
a)forexportsto:
—thirdEuropeancountries,excludingtheUSSR 0-89
—thirdnon-European countriesontheMediterra­
nean 0-89
—territoriesandpossessionsofthirdnon-European
countriesontheMediterranean 0-89
b)forexportstothirdcountriesnotlistedata) 1-84
u.a./100kg
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeys
andguineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),
fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'83%chickens' 5-42
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbut
withhearts,liversandgizzards,knownas
'70%>chickens' 6-43
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet
andwithouthearts,liversandgizzards,known
as'65°/ochickens' 6-93
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,guttedbutnotdrawn,with
headsandfeet,knownas'85%ducks' 7-79
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,
withhearts,liversandgizzards,knownas
'70°/oducks' 9-44
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet
andwithouthearts,liversandgizzards,known
as'63%ducks' 10-50
IV.Turkeys 7-96
V.GuineaFowls 10-77
B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals): ¡
I.Bonedorboneless 15-87

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CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods Refund
u.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)II.Unboned (bonein):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls 6-93
2.Ofducks 10-50
4.Ofturkeys 7-96
5.Ofguineafowls 10-77
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 5-29
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
3.Ofother(i.e.otherthangeeseandturkeys)
poultry 10-61
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
2.Ofturkeys
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 6-37
bb)Other 11-54
3.Ofother(i.e.otherthangeeseandturkeys)
poultry 9-32
02.03 Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
B.Other(i.e.otherthanfoiegras(gooseorduck)) 9-36
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultry
meat(a) 20-35
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%
byweightofpoultrymeat(a) 12-21
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingpoultrymeatcontent,theweightofthebonesisdisregarded ;theweightoftheskinis
takenintoaccountonlytotheextentthatitrepresentsthenationalratiobetweentheweightoftheskinandtheweight
ofthemeat.