NoL212/20 21.7.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1955/82
of16July1982
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinpoultrymeat('),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece(2),andin
particularArticles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75;whereaslevies*werelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No908/82(3)fortheperiodending31July
1982andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewforthe
period1Augustto31October1982;
Whereasthelevyonslaughteredpoultryismadeupof
twocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2778/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepricefor
poultrymeat (4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No750/810;
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No2778/75;
whereasthepriceforthelikequantityontheworld
marketmustbedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle
3thereof;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricefor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedfor
thatcerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis
1Februaryto30June1982;
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto7%
oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefor
thefourquartersto1Mayineachyear;
Whereasthelevyonchicksmustbecalculatedinthe
samewayasthelevyonslaughteredpoultry;whereas,
however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedinthecalcula­
tionmustbethatshowninAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2778/75;whereasthesecondcomponent
mustbeequalto7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gate
pricesapplicabletochicks;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(2)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyonslaughteredpoultryonthe
basisofthecoefficients setoutintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No3011/79of20
December1979fixingthecoefficientsforcalculating
leviesonderivedpoultrymeatproductsandrepealing
RegulationNo199/67/EEC(®),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1507/820;
Whereas,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo02.03orwithinsubheadings15.01Bor
16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespect
ofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATT,theleviesmustnotexceedtheamountresul­
tingfromthatbinding;
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation(EEC)No
908/82fortheperiodending31July1982,andprices
mustthereforebefixedanewfortheperiod1August
to31October1982;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforslaughteredpoultryis
madeupoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainshowninAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No
2778/75; (')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNoL108,22.4.1982,p.13.
0OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.0OJNoL80,26.3.1981,p.1.(6)OJNoL337,29.12.1979,p.65.
OOJNoL168,15.6.1982,p.5.

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fixedfortheseproductsinaccordancewithArticle5
(3)ofthatRegulation;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofcerealsmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2778/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated;whereasthatperiodis1Februaryto30
June1982;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2778/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforchicksmustbe
calculatedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
slaughteredpoultry;whereas,however,thequantityof
feedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethatshown
inAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2778/75;whereas
thestandardamountmustbethatfixedinthesame
Annex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricefortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No
2777/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
forslaughteredpoultryonthebasisofthecoefficients1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No2777/75andthesluice-gatepricesprovided
forinArticle7thereof,inrespectoftheproducts
specifiedinArticle1(1),shallbeassetoutinthe
Annexhereto.
2.Nevertheless ,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheadings
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1982.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels16July1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

NoL212/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.7.82
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof16July1982fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeat
CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100unitsECU/100units
01.05Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls :
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese 84-43 1410
II.Other 23-12 5-49
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls 76-99 21-32
II.Ducks 100-59 30-95
III.Geese 120-03 29-96
IV.Turkeys 105-94 23-56
V.Guinea-fowls 130-29 35-40
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls)and
edibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'83%chickens'96-73 26-78
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwithhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%chickens' 109-99 30-46
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 119-84 33-19
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'85%
ducks' 118-34 36-42
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 143-70 44-22
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 159-66 49-14
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,knownas'82%geese'171-47 42-80
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withorwithoutheartsand
gizzards,knownas'75%geese' 163-29 45-10
IV.Turkeys
a)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwithnecks,hearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'80%turkeys'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithoutnecks,hearts,
liversandgizzards,knownas'73%turkeys'151-34
165-8433-66
36-89
V.Guinea-fowls 186-13 50-57

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorboneless :
a)Ofgeese 342-91 94-71
b)Ofturkeys 317-81 70-69
c)Ofotherpoultry 307-88 87-68
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls 131-82 36-51
2.Ofducks 175-63 54-05
3.Ofgeese 179-62 49-61
4.Ofturkeys 182-42 40-58
5.Ofguinea-fowls 204-74 55-63
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 98-08 26-52
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwingtips 67-90 18-36
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 244-94 67-65
2.Ofturkeys 242-14 53-86
3.Ofotherpoultry 181-48 50-26
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 236-77 65-40
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 113-51 25-25
bb)Other 204-31 45-44
3.Ofotherpoultry 170-48 47-21
f)Gooseorduckpaletots(') 214-90 62-52 .
g)Other 301-78 81-60
C.Offals 67-90 18-36
02.03Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck 1714-70 428-00
B.Other 173-52 46-92
02.05Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-extracted ),fresh,
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 150-29 40-80
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 181-07 48-96

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat(2):
1.Containinguncookedmeatoroffal;mixturesofcookedmeatoroffal
anduncookedmeatoroffal:
aa)Containingexclusivelyturkeymeat
bb)Other302-68
301-5667-32
85-18
2.Other 331-96 89-76
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweightofpoultry­
meat(2) 181-07 48-96
c)Other 105-62 28-56
(')Forthepurposesofsubheading02.02BIIf),'gooseorduckpaletotsshallbetakentomeangeeseorduckspluckedand
completelydrawn,withoutheadsorfeet,withcarcasebones(breastbone,ribs,backboneandsacrum)removedbutwiththe
femurs,tibiasandhumeri.
(2)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat ,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.