24.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL202/23
REGULATION (EEC)No1920/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of23July1974
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo123/67/EEC
(')of13June1967onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinpoultrymeat ,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)ontheconditionsofaccessionandadjustments
totheTreaties,andinparticularArticles3and7(1)
thereof;
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityofthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulationNo
123/67/EEC;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No968/74(3),fortheperiodending31
July1974,andnewleviesmustthereforebefixedfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1974;
Whereasthelevyonslaughteredpoultryconsistsof
twocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulationNo146/
67/EEC(4)of21June1967layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepriceforpoul­
trymeat,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1717/74(5);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulationNo146/67/EEC;
whereasthepriceofthelikequantityontheworld
marketmustbedetermined inaccordance with
Article3ofthatRegulation ;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricefor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedfor
thatcerealfortheperiodofsixmonthsprecedingthe
quarterduringwhichthecomponentiscalculated ;
whereasthisperiodisthatfrom1November1973to
30April1974;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquartersto1Mayofeachyear;
Whereasthelevyonchicksmustbecalculatedinthe
samewayasthelevyonslaughteredpoultry;whereas,nevertheless ,thequantityoffeedgrainusedforthe
calculationmustbethatshowninAnnexItoRegula­
tionNo146/67/EEC;whereasthesecondcomponent
mustbeequalto7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gate
pricesapplicabletochicks;
Whereasthelevyapplicabletotheproductsspecified
inArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulationNo123/67/EEC
mustbederivedfromthelevyonslaughteredpoultry
onthebasisofthecoefficientssetoutintheAnnexto
Commission RegulationNo199/67/EEC(6)of28
June1967fixingthecoefficientsforcalculatinglevies
onderivedpoultrymeatproducts,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1776/74(7);
Whereas,fortheproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
02.03,andsubheading15.01B,and16.02BIofthe
CommonCustomsTariff,inrespectofwhichtherate
ofdutypayablehasbeenboundwithinGATT,the
leviesshallbelimitedtotheamountresultingfrom
thatbinding;
Whereas,fortheproductsspecifiedinArticle1(1)of
RegulationNo123/67/EEC,sluice-gatepricesmust
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
968/74fortheperiodending31July1974,andnew
pricesmustthereforenowbefixedfortheperiod1
Augustto31October1974;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforslaughteredpoultry
ismadeupoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketofthequantityoffeed
grainshowninAnnexIItoRegulationNo146/
67/EEC;
Whereasthepriceofthisquantityofcerealsmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
RegulationNo146/67/EEC;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepriceof
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodofsixmonthsprecedingthequarterduring
whichthesaidcomponentiscalculated ;whereasthis
periodisthatfrom1November1973to30April
1974;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcosts,andoverheadcostsofproductionand(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2301/67.
(*')OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL110,24.4.1974,p.17.
(4)OJNoL125,26.6.1967,p.2470/67.
(5)OJNoL181,4.7.1974,p.3.(o)OJNo134,30.6.1967,p.2X31/67.
(7)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.16.

NoL202/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.7.74
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegula­
tionNo123/67/EECandthesluice-gateprices
providedforinArticle7ofthatRegulationforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.However,forproductsfallingwithinheadingNo
02.03orwithinsubheadings 15.01Bor16.02BIof
theCommonCustomsTariffinrespectofwhichthe
rateofdutyhasbeenboundwithinGATT,thelevies
shallbelimitedtotheamountresultingfromthat
binding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1974.marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulationNo146/
67/EEC;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforchicksmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
slaughteredpoultry;whereas,nevertheless ,thequan­
tityoffeedgrainusedforthecalculationmustbethat
showninAnnexIItoRegulationNo146/67/EEC;
whereasthestandardamountmustbethatfixedin
thesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulationNo123/67/EEC
mustbederivedfromthesluice-gatepricesforslaught­
eredpoultryonthebasisofthecoefficientsfixedfor
theseproductsinaccordancewithArticle5(3)ofthat
Regulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

24.7.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL202/25
ANNEX
Sluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeatfortheperiod1August1974to31October1974
CCTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceRateof
levy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100unitsu.a./100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeys,andguinea
fowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks' 19-12 1-02
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
B.Others:
I.Fowls 64-11 3-68
II.Ducks 73-89 3-77
III.Geese 75-93 3-63
IV.Turkeys81-34 4-32
V.Guineafowls 107-73 6-29
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeys,and
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83%chickens' 80-56 4-43
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%chickens' 91-59 5-25
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 99-80 5-6b
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85°/oducks' 86-93 4-44
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/oducks' 105-56 5-39
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63°/oducks' 117-29 5-99
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82°/ogeese' 108-47 5-18
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75°/ogeese' 98-58 4-26
IV.Turkeys 116-20 6-17
V.Guineafowls 153-90 8-98

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(XTheading
No DescriptionofgoodsSluice-gate
priceRateof
levy
1 2 3 4
u.a./100kgu.a./100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:226-34 12-02
1.Offowls 109-78 6-23
2.Ofducks 129-02 6·59
3.Ofgeese 108-44 4-69
4.Ofturkeys 127-82 6-79
5.Ofguineafowls 169-29 9-88
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 73-56 3-91
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips 50-93 2-70
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 147-87 6-39
2.Ofturkeys 191-73 10-18
3.Ofotherpoultry 151-12 8-66
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 142-94 6-18
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 104-58 5-55
bb)Other 180-11 9-56
3.Ofotherpoultry 141-96 8-14
f)Other 226-34 12-02
C.Offals 50-93 2-70
02.03 Poultrylive,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Foiegras(gooseorduck) 1084-70 51-80
B.Other 130-15 6-91
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 113-17 6-01
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 135-807-21
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57°/oormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a) 248-97 13-22
;b)Containing25°/oormorebutlessthan57%byweight
ofpoultrymeat (a) 135-80 7-21
c)Other 79-22 4-21
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat ,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .