26.1.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL18/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No156/82
of22January1982
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1982;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinpoultrymeat('),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece(2),andin
particularArticles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75mustbefixedquarterlyinadvancein
accordancewithmethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2778/75of29October
1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevyandthe
sluice-gatepriceforpoultrymeat(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No750/81(*);
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereas,sincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeatwere,byRegulation(EEC)No2920/81(\
lastfixedfortheperiod1November1981to31
January1982,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod
1Februaryto30April1982;whereassuchpricesand
leviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedbyreferenceto
feed-grainpricesfortheperiod1August1981to31
December1981;1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading15.01
Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,in
respectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGAIT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byRegulation(EEC)No2778/75,thisminimumwas
setat3%:
Article2
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
I1)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(4)OJNoL80,26.3.1981,p.1.
(*)OJNoL290,10.10.1981,p.7.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1982.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22January1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

26.1.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL18/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof22January1982fixingthesluice-gatepricesandlevies
forpoultrymeat
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
01.05Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls :
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese
II.Other
B.Other:
I.Fowls
II.Ducks
III.Geese
IV.Turkeys
V.Guinea-fowlsECU/100unitsECU/100units
84-02
22-9312-73
4-84
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
76-18
99-47
118-97
105-15
129-1119-00
26-71
26-01
20-34
31-06
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls )and
edibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'83%chickens'95-71 23-86
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwithhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%chickens' 108-83 27-14
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 118-58 29-56
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'85%
ducks' 117-02 31-42
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 142-10 38-16
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 157-89 42-40
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,knownas'82%geese'169-96 37-15
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withorwithoutheartsand
gizzards,knownas'75%geese' 161-64 38-92
IV.Turkeys
a)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwithnecks,hearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'80%turkeys' 150-21 29-05
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithoutnecks,hearts,
liversandgizzards,knownas'73%turkeys' 164-60 30-93
V.Guinea-fowls 184-44 44-37

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heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls
2.Ofducks
3.Ofgeese
4.Ofturkeys
5.Ofguinea-fowls
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwingtips
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys
3.Ofotherpoultry
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks
bb)Other
3.Ofotherpoultry
f)Other
C.OffalsECU/100kg
298-88
13044
173-68
177-80
181-06
202-88
97-14
67-25
242-46
240-34
179-57
234-38
112-66
202-78
168-69
298-88
67-25ECU/100kg
71-06
32-52
46-64
42-81
34-02
48-81
23Ό9
15-99
58-38
46-48
44-78
56-43
21-79
39-22
42-07
71-06
15-99
02.03Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck
B.Other1699-60
171-86371-50
40-86
02.05Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-extracted ),fresh,
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 149-44 35-53
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 179-33 42-64
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
LPoultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat(a):
1.Containinguncookedmeatoroffal;mixturesofcookedmeatoroffal
anduncookedmeatoroffal:
aa)Containingexclusivelyturkeymeat
bb)Other
2.Other
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweightofpoultry­
meat(a)
c)Other300-42
298-50
328-77
179-33
104-6158-10
74-30
78-17
42-64
24-87
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .