20.4.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL101/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No915/83
of19April1983
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Mayto31July1983;
Whereas,whentheleviesapplicablefrom1
November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainshould
betakenintoaccountonlyifatthesametimeanew
sluice-gatepriceisfixed;
Whereas,sinceanewsluice-gatepriceistobefixed,
changesinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainmustbe
takenintoaccountinfixingthelevies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinpoultrymeat('),aslast
amendedbytheActofAccessionofGreece(2),andin
particularArticles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75mustbefixedquarterlyinadvancein
accordancewithmethodsofcalculationlaiddownin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2778/75of29October
1975layingdownrulesforcalculatingthelevyandthe
sluice-gatepriceforpoultrymeat (3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No750/81(4);
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereas,sincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeatwere,byRegulation(EEC)No97/83(*),
lastfixedfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1983,
theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod1Mayto31
July1983;whereassuchpricesandleviesshouldin
principlebecalculatedbyreferencetofeed-grain
pricesfortheperiod1November1982to31March
1983;1.InrespectoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1
(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No2777/75,thelevies
providedforinArticle3thereofandthesluice-gate
pricesprovidedforinArticle7thereofshallbeas
shownintheAnnexhereto.
2.Providedthat,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheading15.01
Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,in
respectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.Whereas,whenthesluice-gatepricesapplicablefrom
1November,1Februaryand1Mayarebeingfixed,
trendsinworldmarketpricesforfeedgrainaretobe
takenintoaccountonlyifthepriceofthequantityof
feedgrainrequiredvariesbyatleastaspecified
minimuminrelationtothatusedtocalculatethe
sluice-gatepricefortheprecedingquarter;whereas,
byRegulation(EEC)No2778/75,thisminimumwas
setat3%;
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1May1983.(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(«)OJNoL80,26.3.1981,p.1.
(5)OJNoL14,18.1.1983,p.8.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19April1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof19April1983fixingthesluice-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 83,64 14,88
II.Other 22,75 5,86
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:I
I.Fowls 76,43 21,96
II.Ducks 98,46 33,25
III.Geese 118,01 32,03
IV.Turkeys 104,43 25,11
V.Guinea-fowls 128,04 37,93
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls )and
edibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'83%chickens'96,03 27,59
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwithhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%chickens' 109,19 31,37
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 118,97 34,18
II.Ducks: ll
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'85%
ducks' 115,83 39,12
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%ducks' 140,65 47,50
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 156,28 52,78
III.Geese: Il
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,knownas'82%geese'168,59 45,76
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withorwithoutheartsand
gizzards,knownas'75%geese' 160,14 48,33
IV.Turkeysl
a)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwithnecks,hearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'80%turkeys'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithoutnecks,hearts,
liversandgizzards,knownas'73%turkeys'149,18
163,4835,87
39,31
V.Guinea-fowls 182,91 54,18

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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 336,29 101,49
b)Ofturkeys 313,28 75,33
c)Ofotherpoultry 302,93 93,14
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:II
1.Offowls 130,87 37,60
2.Ofducks 171,91 58,06
3.Ofgeese 176,15 53,16
4.Ofturkeys 179,83 43,24
5.Ofguinea-fowls 201,20 59,60
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 96,47 28,24
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwingtips 66,78 19,55
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 240,21 72,50
2.Ofturkeys 238,69 57,39
3.Ofotherpoultry 180,16 51,76
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 232,20 70,08
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 111,89 26,90
bb)Other 201,39 48,42
3.Ofotherpoultry 169,24 48,62
f)Gooseorduckpaletots(') 210,56 67,09
g)Other 296,82 86,90
C.Offals 66,78 19,55
02.03Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck 1685,90 457,60
B.Other 170,67 49,97
02.05Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-extracted ),fresh,
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 148,41 43,45
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 178,09 52,14

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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)Other298,36
296,4471,74
90,70
2.Other 326,50 95,59
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweightofpoultry­
meat(2) 178,09 52,14
c)Other 103,89 30,42
(')Forthepurposesofsubheading02.02BIIf),'gooseorduckpaletotsshallbetakentomeangeeseorduckspluckedand
completelydrawn,withoutheadsorfeet,withcarcasebones(breastbone,ribs,backboneandsacrum)removedbutwiththe
femurs,tibiasandhumeri.
(2)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.