21. 12. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No C 344/15 
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 on the common 
organization of the market in poultrymeat 
COM(87) 513 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 9 November 1987) 
(87/C 344/05) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Whereas the Community is a contracting party to the 
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity 
Description and Coding System, hereinafter referred to as 
'the harmonized system', which replaces the Convention of 
15 December 1950 on Nomenclature for the Classification 
of Goods in Customs Tariffs; 
Whereas, from 1 January 1988, there is established by 
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (*) a combined 
goods nomenclature based on the harmonized system 
which will meet the requirements both of the Common 
Customs Tariff and of the external trade statistics of the 
Community; 
Whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to express the 
descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which 
appear in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 (2), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1475/86 (3), according 
to the terms of the combined nomenclature based on the 
harmonized system; 
Whereas certain edible flours and meals of meat or meat 
offal are classified in subheadings of heading No 02.06 of 
the Common Customs Tariff presently in force, which are 
covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75; whereas, in the 
combined nomenclature based on the harmonized system, 
by way of simplification, a single subheading has been 
established to cover all edible flours and meals of meat or 
meat offal; whereas it is desirable that the said flours and 
meals be covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 
of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market 
in beef and veal (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) 
(!) OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77. 
(3) OJ No L 133, 21. 5. 1986, p. 39. 
(4) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24. No 000/88; whereas, as a consequence, they should no 
longer be covered by Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75; 
Whereas certain homogenized preparations of meat, meat 
offal or blood, preparations of animal blood, and stuffed 
pasta containing more than 20 % by weight of sausages and 
the like, meat and meat offal, including fats, are classified in 
subheadings of heading No 16.02 of the Common Customs 
Tariff presently in force, which are covered by Regulation 
(EEC) No 2777/75; whereas, in the combined nomencla­
ture based on the harmonized system, by way of 
simplification, single subheadings have been established for 
each of the aforementioned preparations; whereas it is 
desirable that the said preparations be covered by Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the 
common organization of the market in pigmeat (5), as last 
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 000/88; whereas, as a 
consequence, they should no longer be covered by 
Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75; 
Whereas numerous Regulations in the poultrymeat sector 
must be adapted in the light of the new nomenclature; 
whereas, under Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/ 
87, the changes made may be of a technical nature only; 
whereas, accordingly, a provision should be introduced 
whereby all other adjustments to Council and Commission 
Regulations on the common organization of the market in 
poultrymeat should be made in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2777/75, provided that such adjustments are required 
solely as a result of the introduction of the harmonized 
system, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Regulation (EEC) No Till IIS is hereby amended as 
follows: 
1. Article 1 (1) is replaced by the following: 
'1. The common organization of the market in 
poultrymeat shall cover the following products: 
(*) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. 
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(a) 0105 
(b) ex 0207 
(c) 0207 31 00 
0207 39 90 
0207 50 
0210 90 71 
0210 90 79 
(d) 0209 0090 
(e) 1501 00 90 
(f) 1602 31 
1602 39 Description 
Live poultry, that is to say, fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, ducks, geese, 
turkeys and guinea fowls 
Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No 0105 fresh, chilled or frozen, 
excluding livers falling within subheadings 0207 3100, 0207 39 90 and 0207 50 
Poultry livers, fresh, chilled or frozen 
Poultry livers salted, or in brine, dried or smoked 
Poultry fat (not rendered), fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked 
Poultry fat, rendered, whether or not pressed or solvent-extracted 
Other prepared or preserved meat, or offal of poultry of heading No 0105' 
2. Article 5 (2) is replaced by the following: 
'2. By way of derogation from the provisions of 
paragraph 1, for products falling within subheadings 
0207 3100, 0207 39 90, 0207 50, 0210 90 71, 
0210 90 79, 150100 90, 1602 31, 1602 39 19, 
1602 39 30 and 1602 39 90, of the combined nomencla­
ture, in respect of which the rate of duty has been bound 
within GATT, the levies shall be limited to the amount 
resulting from that binding.' 
Article 2 
The Commission, in accordance with the procedure 
provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 shall make the necessary adaptations to Council or 
Commission acts concerning the common organization of 
the market in poultrymeat which result from the appli­
cation of Article 1. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 1988. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States.