NoL26/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.87
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No264/87
of28January1987
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1November,1
Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,changesinworld
marketpricesforfeedgrainshouldbetakenintoaccount
onlyifatthesametimeanewsluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
Whereas,CommissionRegulation(EEC)No631/86of28
February1986ontheapplicationofimportlevieson
productsfromPortugalsuspendedtheapplicationof
importleviesonpoultrymeatproductsfromPortugal(*)
owingtotheminimaldifferencebetweenthepricesobtai­
ningintheCommunityontheonehandandinPortugal
ontheotherhand;whereasthesituationstillpertains;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2777/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinpoultrymeat('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1475/86(2),andinparticularArticles3and7
(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfortheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75
mustbefixedquarterlyinadvanceinaccordancewith
methodsofcalculationlaiddowninCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2778/75of29October1975layingdownrules
forcalculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepriceforpoul­
trymeat(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3233/86(4);
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,sincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoul­
trymeatwere,byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3187/86(*),lastfixedfortheperiod1November1986to
31January1987,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod
1Februaryto30April1987;whereassuchpricesand
leviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedbyreferenceto
feed-grainpricesfortheperiod1Augustto31December
1986;Article1
1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)
ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75,theleviesprovidedfor
inArticle3thereofandthesluice-gatepricesprovidedfor
inArticle7thereofshallbeasshownintheAnnex
hereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo02.03andwithinsubheading15.01Bor
16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespectof
whichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATT,the
levyshallnotexceedtheamountresultingfromthat
binding.
3.Forimportsofproductsspecifiedinparagraph 1
fromPortugal,applicationoftheleviesspecifiedinthe
Annexshallbesuspended.Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,trends
inworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobetakeninto
accountonlyifthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbyatleastaspecifiedminimuminrela­
tiontothatusedtocalculatethesluice-gatepriceforthe
precedingquarter;whereas,byRegulation(EEC)No
2778/75,thisminimumwassetat3%;
Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrainrequired
variesbymorethan3%fromthatusedforthepreceding
quarter;whereasthisvariationmustaccordinglybetaken
intoaccountinfixingsluice-gatepricesfortheperiod1
Februaryto30April1987;Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February1987.(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
OOJNoL133,21.5.1986,p.39.
OOJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(4)OJNoL301,25.10.1986,p.3.
OOJNoL297,21.10.1986,p.18. («)OJNoL60,1.3.1986,p.11.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinairMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28January1987.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President

NoL26/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.1.87
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof28January1987fixingthesluice-gatepricesandlevies
forpoultrymeat
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
IIECU/100unitsECU/100units
01.05Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls :
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese
II.Other98,06
22,0023,40
7,62
IIECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls
II.Ducks
III.Geese
IV.Turkeys
V.Guinea-fowls76,08
85,30
111,17
101,34
116,9831,42
49,45
48,61
36,09
51,04
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls)and
edibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
(a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'83%chickens'
(b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwithhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%chickens'
(c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithouthearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'65%chickens'
II.Ducks:
(a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'85%
ducks'
(b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%ducks'
(c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'63%ducks'
III.Geese:
(a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,knownas'82%geese'
(b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withorwithoutheartsand
gizzards,knownas'75%geese'
IV.Turkeys
(a)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwithnecks,hearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'80%turkeys'
(b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithoutnecks,hearts,
liversandgizzards,knownas'73%turkeys'
V.Guinea-fowls95,58
108,68
118,41
100,35
121,85
135,39
158,82
149,45
144,77
158,69
167,1239.48
44,89
48,92
58,18
70,64
78.49
69,44
74,23
51,55
56.50
72,92

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
IECU/100kgECU/100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless:
(a)Ofgeese
(b)Ofturkeys
(c)Ofotherpoultry
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)Gooseorduckpaletots(')
(g)Other
C.Offals313,85
304,02
278,36
130,25
148,93
164,40
174,56
183,83
89,94
62,27
224,18
231,63
179,32
216,70
108,58
195.44
168.45
189,91
276,74
62,27155,88
108,26
131,92
53,81
86,34
81.65
62,15
80,21
40,85
28,28
111,35
82,48
74,07
107,63
38.66
69,59
69,58
101,42
125,70
28,28
02.03Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck
B.Other1588,20
159,13694,40
72,28
02.05Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-extracted ),fresh,
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 138,37 62,85
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
IB.Poultryfat 166,04 75,42

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
\llECU/100kgECU/100kg
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
(a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat(2):
1.Containinguncookedmeatoroffal;mixturesofcookedmeatoroffal
anduncookedmeatoroffal:
aa)Containingexclusivelyturkeymeat
bb)Other
2.Other
(b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweightofpoultry­
meat(2)
(c)Other289,54
273,56
304,41
166,04
96,86103,10
131,34
138,27
75,42
44,00
(')Forthepurposesofsubheading02.02BII(f),'gooseorduckpaletotsshallbetakentomeangeeseorduckspluckedand
completelydrawn,withoutheadsorfeet,withcarcasebones(breastbone,ribs,backboneandsacrum)removedbutwiththe
femurs,tibiasandhumeri.
(2)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.