21.1.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL18/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No151/81
of20January1981
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1981;
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)No2299/77(^;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Whereassincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeatwere,byRegulation(EEC)No2606/80(%
lastfixedfortheperiod1November1980to31
January1981,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod
1Februaryto30April1981;whereassuchpricesand
leviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedbyreferenceto
feed-grainpricesfortheperiod1Augustto31
December1980;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%:
Article2
(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.0OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(«)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.1.
0OJNoL268,11.10.1980,p.13.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1981.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20January1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN

21.1.81 OfficialJournalottheEuropeanCommunities NoL18/9
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof20January1981fixingthesluice-gatepricesandlevies
forpoultrymeat
CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100unitsECU/100unie
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea­
fowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese 83-95 11-24
II.Other 22-90 4-14
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls 76-27 16-09
II.Ducks 95-40 22-41
III.Geese 113-69 22-11
IV.Turkeys 97-45 17-42
V.Guinea-fowls 128-91 26-33
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guinea-fowls )andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled
orfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83°/ochickens' 95-83 20-21
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70°/ochickens' 108-96 22-98
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65%chickens' 118-73 25-04
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85%>ducks'I112-24 26-36
I
I b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
! hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%ducks'!
136-29 32-01
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 151-44 35-56
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82°/ogeese' 162-42 31-58
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75%geese' 153-41 32-83
IV.Turkeys 139-22 24-88
V.Guinea-fowls 184-15 37-62

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CCTheading
No Description
iSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 I 2 3 4
IECU/100kgECU/100kg
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):
I.Bonedorbonelessi
288-82 60-12
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls
2.Ofducks
3.Ofgeese
' 4.Ofturkeys
5.Ofguinea-fowls
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys
3.Ofotherpoultry
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcu'.sofdrumsticks
bb)Other
3.Ofotherpoultry
f)Other130-60
I166-58
j168-75
153-14
202-57
93-87
64-98
230-12
222-75
179-78
222-44
104-42
187-95
168-89
288-8227-54
39-12
36-11
27-37
41-38
19-54
13-53
49-25
39-81
37-92
47-60
18-66
33-59
35-62
60-12
C.Offals 64-98 13-53
02.0.1 Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck
B.Other1624-20
166-07315-80
34-57
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 144-41 30-06
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 173-29 36-07
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a):
1.Containinguncookedmeatoroffal;mixturesof
cookedmeatoroffalanduncookedmeatoroffal:
aa)Containingexclusivelyturkeymeat
bb)Other
2.Other
b)Containing25°/eormorebutlessthan57°/obyweight
ofpoultrymeat (a)
c)Other278-44
291-40
317-70
173-29
101-09
I49-76
62-72
66-13
36-07
21-04
(a)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanyBonesshallbedisregarded.