NoL103/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.4.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1021/81
of13April1981
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byRegulation(EEC)No2778/75,thisminimumwas
setat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Mayto31July1981;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
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(4);
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No3011/79fixingthe
coefficientsforcalculatingleviesonderivedpoultry­
meatproductshasbeenamendedbyCommission
Regulation (EEC)No941/81(5);
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereassincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeatwere,byRegulation (EEC)No151/81(6),
lastfixedfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1981,
theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31
July1981;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldin
principlebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grain
pricesfortheperiod1November1980to31March
1981;1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading15.01
Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,in
respectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
0OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.Article2 (3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(«)OJNoL80,26.3.1981,p.1.
0OJNoL96,8.4.1981,p.13.
(6)OJNoL18,21.1.1981,p.7. ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1981.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13April1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

NoL103/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.4.81
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof13April1981fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeat
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
85-53
23-659-65
3-39
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
78-44
103-59
122-87
108-06
133-4713-62
17-77
17-93
14-29
21-24
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls )and
edibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'83%chickens'98-54 17-11
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwithhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%chickens' 112-05 19-45
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 122-09 21-20
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'85%
ducks' 121-86 20-90
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 147-98 25-38
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 164-41 28-20
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,knownas'82%geese'175-53 25-61
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withorwithoutheartsand
gizzards,knownas'75%geese' 167-73 26-31
IV.Turkeys
(a)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwithnecks,hearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'80%turkeys' 154-37 20-41
(b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithoutnecks,hearts,
liversandgizzards,knownas'73%turkeys' 169-16 21-48
V.Guinea-fowls 190-67 30-34

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CCT
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
30912
134-30
180-85
184-50
186-08
209-74
100-46
69-55
251-60
246-99
184-88
243-21
115-78
208-40
173-68
309-12
69-55ECU/100kg
48-76
23-32
31-02
28-94
23-63
33-37
15-85
10-97
39-47
32-66
32-09
38-15
15-31
27-55
30-15
48-76
10-97
02.03Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck
B.Other1755-30
177-74256-10
28-04
02.05Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-extracted ),fresh,
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 154-56 24-38
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 185-47 29-26
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat(a):
1.Containinguncookedmeatoroffal;mixturesofcookedmeatoroffal
anduncookedmeatoroffal:
aa)Containingexclusivelyturkeymeat
bb)Other
2.Other
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweightofpoultry­
meat(a)
c)Other308-74
309-22
340-03
185-47
108-1940-82
50-74
53-64
29-26
17-07
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .