21.1.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL18/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No153/81
of20January1981
fixingtheexportrefundsonpoultrymeat
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachotheratanygivenmomentwithin
abandof2-25%,arateofexchangebasedon
theireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedonthe
arithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesofeach
ofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagivenperiodin
relationtotheCommunitycurrenciesreferredto
inthepreviousindent;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforPoultrymeat
andEggshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitschairman,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinpoultrymeat('),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece(2),andin
particularthefirstsentenceofthefifthsubparagraph
ofArticle9(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
WhereasArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75
providesthatthedifferencebetweenpricesonthe
worldmarketfortheproductslistedinArticle1(1)of
thatRegulationandpricesforthoseproductswithin
theCommunitymaybecoveredbyanexportrefund;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2779/75of29
October1975(3),laysdowngeneralrulesforgranting
exportrefundsandcriteriaforfixingtheamountof
suchrefunds;
Whereasitfollowsfromapplyingtheserulesand
criteriatothepresentsituationonthemarketinpoul­
trymeatthattherefundshouldbefixedatanamount
whichwouldpermitCommunityparticipation in
worldtradeandwouldalsotakeaccountofthenature
oftheseexportsandtheirimportanceatthepresent
time:HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thelistofproductsonwhichtheexportrefund
referredtoinArticle9ofRegulation(EEC)No
2777/75isgranted,andtheamountofthatrefund,
shallbeassetoutintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1981.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20January1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN
(>)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
P)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.90.

NoL18/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.1.81
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof20January1981fixingtheexportrefundsonpoultry­
meat
CCT
heading Description Refund
No
ECU/100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls:
ForallexportsexcepttotheUnitedStatesofAmerica:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese 3-50
II.Other 1-70
ECU/100kg
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosayfowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,
chilledorfrozen:
ForallexportsexcepttotheUnitedStatesofAmerica:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83%chickens' 1500
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%chickens'1500
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetand
withouthearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65%
chickens' 15-00
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorguttedwithheadsand
feet,knownas85%ducks 2200
b)Pluckedanddrawnwithoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzardsknownas70%ducks 2200
c)Pluckedanddrawnwithoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas63%ducks 2200
IV.Turkeys 1500
B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls 1900
2.Ofducks 2600
4.Ofturkeys 1600
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 1300
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
2.Ofturkeys 24-00
3.Ofotherpoultry 26-00
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
2.Ofturkeys
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 12-00
bb)Other 21-00
3.Ofotherpoultry 24-00