NoL15/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.1.74
REGULATION (EEC)No131/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of17January1974
fixingtheexportrefundsonpoultrymeatfortheperiodbeginning1February1974
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo123/67/
EEC(*)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
01.05Aof-theCommonCustomsTariff,provision
shouldbemade,accountbeingtakenofconditions
ofcompetitiondeterminedinteraliabytransport
costs,fordifferentamountswhichwouldallowex­
portingMemberStatestocontinuetotradewiththirdcountries,irrespective,ofwhethertheseare
Europeanthirdcountries,non-European thirdcoun­
triesontheMediterranean ormoredistantcoun­
tries;
Whereas,fortheotherproductslistedintheAnnex
tothisRegulation,therefundshouldbelimitedto
anamountwhich,whilepermittingofCommunity
participationininternationaltrade,takesaccountof
thenatureoftheseexportsandtheirimportanceat
thepresenttime;
Whereas,iftherefundsystemistooperatenormally,
refundsshouldbecalculatedonthefollowingbasis:
—inthecaseofcurrencieswhicharemaintainedin
relationtoeachother,atanygivenmoment,
withinabandof2-25%>,atrateofexchange
basedontheireffectiveparity;
—forothercurrencies,anexchangeratebasedon
thearithmeticmeanofthespotmarketratesof
eachofthesecurrenciesrecordedforagiven
period,inrelationtotheCommunitycurrencies
referredtointheprevioussubparagraph ;
Whereas,sinceeconomicallyimportantquantitiesof
otherpoultrymeatproductsarenotbeingexported,
thereisnoneedtofixarefundfortheseatpre­
sent;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforPoultryand
Eggs,hasnotdeliveredanOpinionwithinthetime
limitsetbyitsChairman ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thelistofproductsforwhichtheexportre­
fundreferredtoinArticle9ofRegulationNo123/
67/EECisgranted,andtheamountofthatrefund,
areherebyfixedasshownintheAnnex.
2.Norefundisfixedforanyoftheproducts
listedinArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo123/67/EEC
notincludedintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1974.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17January1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
HOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2301/67.nOJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNo130,28.6.1967,p.2612/67.
(s)OJNoL289,27.12.1972,p.41.

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ANNEX
CCT
headingNo Descriptionofgoods Refund
u.a./100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeys
andguineafowls
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
a)forexportsto:
—thirdEuropeancountries,excludingtheUSSR 0-42
—thirdnon-European countriesontheMediterra­
nean 0-42
—territoriesandpossessionsofthirdnon-European
countriesontheMediterranean 0-42
b)forexportstothirdcountriesnotlistedata) 1-37
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°/ochickens' 2-55
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbut
withhearts,liversandgizzards,knownas
'70°/ochickens' 3-03
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet
andwithouthearts,liversandgizzards,known
as'65%chickens' 3-26
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,guttedbutnotdrawn,with
headsandfeet,knownas'85%ducks' 3-69
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,
withhearts,liversandgizzards,knownas
'70°/oducks' 4-47
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet
andwithouthearts,liversandgizzards,known
as'63°/oducks' 4-98
IV.Turkeys 3-77
V.GuineaFowls 5-11
B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless 7-88

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CCT
headingNoDescriptionofgoods Refund
!u.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)II.Unboned(bonein):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls 3-26
2.Ofducks 4-98
4.Ofturkeys3-77
5.Ofguineafowls5-11
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 2-63
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
3.Ofother(i.e.otherthangeeseandturkeys)
poultry 5-00
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
2.Ofturkeys
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 3-02
bb)Other 5-47
3.Ofother(i.e.otherthangeeseandturkeys)
poultry 4-39
02.03 Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
B.Other(i.e.otherthanfoiegras(gooseorduck)) 4-65
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultry
j meat(a) 10-10
jb)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%
byweightofpoultrymeat(a)I
6-06
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingpoultrymeatcontent,theweightofthebonesisdisregarded ;theweightoftheskinis
takenintoaccountonlytotheextentthatitrepresentsthenationalratiobetweentheweightoftheskinandtheweight
ofthemeat.