NoL14/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.1.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No97/83
of17January1983
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Whereasthepriceofthequantityoffeedgrain
requiredvariesbymorethan3%fromthatusedfor
theprecedingquarter;whereasthisvariationmust
accordinglybetakenintoaccountinfixingsluice-gate
pricesfortheperiod1Februaryto30April1983;
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);
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Whereas,sincethesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeatwere,byRegulation(EEC)No2822/82(5),
lastfixedfortheperiod1November1982to31
January1983,theymustbefixedanewfortheperiod
1Februaryto30April1983;whereassuchpricesand
leviesshouldinprinciplebecalculatedbyreferenceto
feed-grainpricesfortheperiod1Augustto31
December1982;Article1
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1983.(')OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.84.
(4)OJNoL80,26.3.1981,p.1.
(5)OJNoL297,23.10.1982,p.7.

18.1.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL14/9
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17January1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission

NoL14/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 18.1.83
ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof17January1983fixingthesluice-gatepricesandlevies
forpoultrymeat
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 83-25 15-27
II.Other 22-57 6-04
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:\
I.Fowls 75-34 23-21
II.Ducks 97-40 34-39
III.Geese 117-01 33-06
IV.Turkeys 103-68 25-88
V.Guinea-fowls 126-91 39-18
02.02Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea-fowls )and
edibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilledorfrozen:
A.Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'83%chickens'94-66 29-15
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwithhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%chickens'I
107-63 33-15
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'65%chickens'I
117-28 36-12
II.Ducks:l
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas'85%
ducks' Il
114-58 40-46
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withhearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'70%ducks'II
139-14 49-13
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withouthearts,liversand
gizzards,knownas'63%ducks' 154-60 54-59
III.Geese:.
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,knownas'82%geese'167-15 47-23
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withorwithoutheartsand
gizzards,knownas'75%geese'II
158-57 49-93
IV.Turkeys
a)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetbutwithnecks,hearts,livers
andgizzards,knownas'80%turkeys'148-11 36-97
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithoutnecks,hearts,
liversandgizzards,knownas'73%turkeys'II
162-31 40-52
V.Guinea-fowls 181-30 55-97

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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 33300 104-85
b)Ofturkeys 311-03 77-64
c)Ofotherpoultry 299-65 96-77
II.Unboned(bone-in):l
a)Halvesorquarters:l
1.Offowls 129-01 39-73
2.Ofducks 170-06 6005
3.Ofgeese 174-43 54-92
4.Ofturkeys 178-54 44-57
5.Ofguinea-fowls 199-43 61-57
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips 95-52 29-27
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwingtips 66-13 20-26
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese 237-86 74-90
2.Ofturkeys 236-98 59-15
3.Ofotherpoultry 177-59 54-70
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese 229-93 72-40
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks 111-08 27-73
bb)Other 199-95 49-91
3.Ofotherpoultry 166-83 51-38
f)Gooseorduckpaletots(') 208-40 69-34
g)Other 293-90 90-06
C.Offals 66-13 20-26
02.03Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck 1671-50 472-30
B.Other 168-99 51-78
02.05Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent-extracted ),fresh,
chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat 146-95 45-03
15.01Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :\
B.Poultryfat 176-34 54-04

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CCT
heading
NoDescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
16.02Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:l
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:l
a)Containing57%ormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (2):\
1.Containinguncookedmeatoroffal;mixturesofcookedmeatoroffallI
anduncookedmeatoroffal:II
aa)Containingexclusivelyturkeymeat 296-22 73-94
bb)Other 293-32 94-10
2.Other 323-29 99-07
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%byweightofpoultry­\
meat(2) 176-34 54-04
c)Other 102-87 31-52
(')Forthepurposesofsubheading02.02BIIf),'gooseorduckpaletotsshallbetakentomeangeeseorduckspluckedand
completelydrawn,withoutheadsorfeet,withcarcasebones(breastbone,ribs,backboneandsacrum)removedbutwiththe
femurs,tibiasandhumeri.
(2)Forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat ,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded .