NoL189/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.7.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1592/79
of26July1979
fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesforpoultrymeat
Whereasthesecondcomponentmustbeequalto
7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gatepricesapplicable
forthefourquartersto1Mayineachyear;
Whereasthelevyonchicksmustbecalculatedinthe
samewayasthelevyonslaughteredpoultry;whereas,
however,thequantityoffeedgrainusedinthecalcula­
tionmustbethatshowninAnnexItoRegulation
(EEC)No2778/75;whereasthesecondcomponent
mustbeequalto7%oftheaverageofthesluice-gate
pricesapplicabletochicks;
WhereasthelevyontheproductsspecifiedinArticle
1(2)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75mustbe
derivedfromthelevyonslaughteredpoultryonthe
basisofthecoefficientssetoutintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulationNo199/67/EECof28June
1967fixingthecoefficientsforcalculatinglevieson
derivedpoultrymeatproducts(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1776/74(7);THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinpoultrymeat^),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No369/76(2),andinparticularArti­
cles3and7(1)thereof,
Whereasalevyfixedquarterlyinadvancemustbe
chargedonimportsintotheCommunityforthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No2777/75;whereaslevieswerelastfixedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No813/79(3)fortheperiodending31
July1979,andleviesmustthereforebefixedanewfor
theperiod1Augustto31October1979;
Whereasthelevyonslaughteredpoultryismadeup
oftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
differencebetweenpriceswithintheCommunityand
ontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeedgrain
specifiedinAnnexItoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2778/75of29October1975layingdownrulesfor
calculatingthelevyandthesluice-gatepriceforpoul­
trymeat^),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2299/77(5);
WhereasthepricewithintheCommunityforthat
quantityoffeedgrainmustbedeterminedinaccor­
dancewithArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75;whereasthepriceforthelikequantityon
theworldmarketmustbedeterminedinaccordance
withArticle3thereof;
WhereasthesaidArticle3providesthatthepricefor
eachtypeoffeedgrainontheworldmarketshallbe
equaltotheaverageofthecifpricesdeterminedfor
thatcerealfortheperiodoffivemonthsendingone
monthbeforethequarterinrespectofwhichthesaid
componentiscalculated;whereasthatperiodis1
Februaryto30June1979;Whereas,inthecaseofproductsfallingwithin
headingNo02.03,orwithinsubheadings15.01Bor
16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,inrespect
ofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenboundwithin
GATT,theleviesmustnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding;
Whereassluice-gatepricesfortheproductsspecified
inArticle1(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2777/75must
befixedinadvanceforeachquarter;whereassluice­
gatepriceswerelastfixedbyRegulation (EEC)No
813/79fortheperiodending31July1979,andprices
mustthereforebefixedanewfortheperiod1August
to31October1979:
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforslaughteredpoultry
ismadeupoftwocomponents ;
Whereasthefirstcomponentmustbeequaltothe
priceontheworldmarketforthequantityoffeed
grainshowninAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No
2778/75:(>)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,p.77.
(2)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.3.
(3)OJNoL104,26.4.1979,p.16.
(4)OJNoL282,1.11.1975,.p.84.
(5)OJNoL271,22.10.1977,p.1.(6)OJNo134,30.6.1967,p.2831/67.
(7)OJNoL186,10.7.1974,p.16.

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WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(l)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforPoultrymeatandEggs,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheleviesprovidedforinArticle3ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2777/75andthesluice-gateprices
providedforinArticle7thereof,inrespectofthe
productsspecifiedinArticle1(1),shallbeassetout
intheAnnexhereto.
2.Nevertheless ,inthecaseofproductsfalling
withinheadingNo02.03andwithinsubheadings
15.01Bor16.02BIoftheCommonCustomsTariff,
inrespectofwhichtherateofdutyhasbeenbound
withinGATT,thelevyshallnotexceedtheamount
resultingfromthatbinding.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1August
1979.Whereasthepriceforthatquantityofcerealsmustbe
determinedinaccordancewithArticle4(2)and(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No2778/75;
WhereasthesaidArticle4providesthatthepricefor
eachcerealontheworldmarketshallbeequaltothe
averageofthecifpricesdeterminedforthatcerealfor
theperiodoffivemonthsendingonemonthbefore
thequarterinrespectofwhichthesaidcomponentis
calculated;whereasthatperiodis1Februaryto30
June1979;
Whereasthesecondamount,whichrepresentsother
feedingcostsandoverheadcostsofproductionand
marketing,isfixedinAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)
No2778/75;
Whereasthesluice-gatepriceforchicksmustbecalcu­
latedinthesamewayasthesluice-gatepricefor
slaughteredpoultry;whereas,however,thequantityof
feedgrainusedinthecalculationmustbethatshown
inAnnexIItoRegulation(EEC)No2778/75;
whereasthestandardamountmustbethatfixedin
thesameAnnex;
Whereasthesluice-gatepricefortheproductsspeci­
fiedinArticle1(2)(d)ofRegulation (EEC)No
2777/75mustbederivedfromthesluice-gateprices
forslaughteredpoultryonthebasisofthecoefficients
fixedfortheseproductsinaccordancewithArticle5
(3)ofthatRegulation;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(»)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

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ANNEX
totheCommissionRegulationof26July1979fixingthesluice-gatepricesandleviesfor
poultrymeat
CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
priceLevy
1 2 3 4
ECU/100unitsECU/100units
01.05 Livepoultry,thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysandguinea
fowls:
A.Ofaweightnotexceeding185g,knownas'chicks':
I.Turkeysandgeese
II.Other80.57
21-3013.67
5-28
ECU/100kgECU/100kg
B.Other:
I.Fowls
II.Ducks
III.Geese
IV.Turkeys
V.Guineafowls71-77
86-25
105-01
90.97
119-2019-47
29-49
28.48
-22-20
34.13
02.02 Deadpoultry(thatistosay,fowls,ducks,geese,turkeysand
guineafowls)andedibleoffalsthereof(exceptliver),fresh,chilled,
orfrozen:
A."Wholepoultry:
I.Fowls:
a)Pluckedandgutted,withheadsandfeet,knownas
'83%chickens'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,butwith
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%chickens'
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeetandwithout
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'65°/ochickens'
II.Ducks:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawnorgutted,withheadsandfeet,
knownas'85°/oducks'
b)Plucked-anddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,with
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'70%>ducks'
c)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,without
hearts,liversandgizzards,knownas'63%ducks'
III.Geese:
a)Plucked,bled,notdrawn,withheadsandfeet,known
as'82°/ogeese'
b)Pluckedanddrawn,withoutheadsandfeet,withor
withoutheartsandgizzards,knownas'75%geese'
IV.Turkeys
V.Guineafowls90.17
102.53
111-72
101.47
123.21
136.90
150.01
,139.84
129-96
170.2824-45
27-81
30-29
34-69
42-13
46.81
40-69
42-80
31.71
48-75

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CCTheading
No DescriptionSluice-gate
price Levy
1 2 3 4
02.02
(cont'd)B.Poultrycuts(excludingoffals):ECU/100kgECU/100kg
I.Bonedorboneless
II.Unboned(bone-in):
a)Halvesorquarters:
1.Offowls
2.Ofducks
3.Ofgeese
4.Ofturkeys
5.Ofguineafowls
b)Wholewings,withorwithouttips
c)Backs,necks,backswithnecksattached,rumpsandwing
tips
d)Breastsandcutsofbreasts:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys
3.Ofotherpoultry
e)Legsandcutsoflegs:
1.Ofgeese
2.Ofturkeys:
aa)Drumsticksandcutsofdrumsticks
bb)Other
3.Ofotherpoultry
f)Other
C.Offals266.32
122.89
150.59
153.82
142-96
187-31
86-55
59.92
209-76
214-43
169.17
202.77
116.96
201-44
158.92
266-32
59.9277-28
33-32
51.49
47-08
34-88
53.63
25-12
17-39
64.20
52-32
45-89
62-06
28-54
49-15
43-11
77.28
17-39
02.03 Poultryliver,fresh,chilled,frozen,saltedorinbrine:
A.Fattyliverofgooseorduck
B.Other1500-10
153.13406-90
44-44
02.05 Pigfat,freeofleanmeatandpoultryfat(notrenderedorsolvent­
extracted),fresh,chilled,frozen,salted,inbrine,driedorsmoked:
C.Poultryfat t 133-16 38-64
15.01 Lard,otherpigfatandpoultryfat,renderedorsolvent-extracted :
B.Poultryfat 159-79 46.37
16.02 Otherpreparedorpreservedmeatormeatoffal:
B.Other:
I.Poultrymeatoroffal:
a)Containing57°/oormorebyweightofpoultrymeat (a)
b)Containing25%ormorebutlessthan57%>byweight
ofpoultrymeat (a)
c)Other292-95
159.79
93-2185-01
46.37
27-05
(a)forthepurposeofdeterminingthepercentageofpoultrymeat,weightofanybonesshallbedisregarded.